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Nov 12
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H.R. 3377, THE DISASTER RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
aka: my government health care bill
Congressman Oberstar:
“The bill also takes small steps to address two very pressing issues that face our nation: health care and housing. This legislation makes temporary employees hired…in response to a disaster eligible to enroll in the Federal Health Benefits Program. Most of the employees [sent] to disasters—many of whom have been employed…for years—do not have access to employer sponsored health insurance.”
Update: 11/05/09 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
What does this mean?
Maybe within a year or two us disaster employees will have access to government health care plans.

H.R. 3377, THE DISASTER RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009

aka: my government health care bill

Congressman Oberstar:

“The bill also takes small steps to address two very pressing issues that face our nation: health care and housing. This legislation makes temporary employees hired…in response to a disaster eligible to enroll in the Federal Health Benefits Program. Most of the employees [sent] to disasters—many of whom have been employed…for years—do not have access to employer sponsored health insurance.”

Update: 11/05/09 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

What does this mean?

Maybe within a year or two us disaster employees will have access to government health care plans.

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Nov 11
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Nov 10
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Nov 09
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Picture by Marc Farre
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Picture by Marc Farre

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On Sunday I was allowed a tour of the west wing of the White House.   (situation room door, press secretary office, assistance to the assistance to the deputy secretary’s desk, that painting of washington crossing the delaware, the roosevelt room, the cabinet room, purell-hand-washing-stands-everywhere, press room, rose garden, big screens with the redskins game, oval office, beer summit site)But saw something I really didn’t expect…At the White House, below the press briefing room in the west wing is an emptied pool. Built for FDR, it was used by several presidents. Nixon covered the pool and above it created the press briefing room we see today.  However, the empty pool still exists. It now houses IT equipment and…signatures.  we were allowed to sign our names to the White House Pool built for FDR.
there doesn’t seem to be a specific group of people who are meant to sign the walls: press, wh staff, celebrities - paul rudd a few weeks ago.
It’s really, “if you find the pool, then you get to sign the pool”.
so go find the pool!

On Sunday I was allowed a tour of the west wing of the White House.   

(situation room door, press secretary office, assistance to the assistance to the deputy secretary’s desk, that painting of washington crossing the delaware, the roosevelt room, the cabinet room, purell-hand-washing-stands-everywhere, press room, rose garden, big screens with the redskins game, oval office, beer summit site)


But saw something I really didn’t expect…

At the White House, below the press briefing room in the west wing is an emptied pool. Built for FDR, it was used by several presidents. Nixon covered the pool and above it created the press briefing room we see today.  However, the empty pool still exists. It now houses IT equipment and…signatures.  

we were allowed to sign our names to the White House Pool built for FDR.

there doesn’t seem to be a specific group of people who are meant to sign the walls: press, wh staff, celebrities - paul rudd a few weeks ago.

It’s really, “if you find the pool, then you get to sign the pool”.

so go find the pool!

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amtrak has a new website!
trip from washington to sacramento will still take 74 hours but will only cost $250.

amtrak has a new website!

trip from washington to sacramento will still take 74 hours but will only cost $250.

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Nov 07
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Losing Net Neutrality, Worst Case Scenario
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Losing Net Neutrality, Worst Case Scenario

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Nov 06
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Nov 04
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Jones: “For the fans that haven’t seen you play, which NBA player do you think you play like?”

Rubio: “I’m Ricky Rubio, I’m not like anyone else.”

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Nov 02
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There are a thousand gigabytes in a terabyte, a thousand terabytes in a petabyte, a thousand petabytes in an exabyte, a thousand exabytes in a zettabyte, and a thousand zettabytes in a yottabyte. In other words, a yottabyte is 1,000,000,000,000,000GB. The NSA to Store a YOTTABYTE of Your Phone Calls and Emails - Gizmodo

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Nov 01
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halloween.

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Oct 31
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happy halloween
go scare an old man.
steveagee:nickholmes:blackandwtf:via.

happy halloween

go scare an old man.

steveagee:nickholmes:blackandwtf:via.

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Oct 30
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Oct 29
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no, sorry.
there is a difference between 26 and 35.
also, 86 is not the same as 103.

no, sorry.

there is a difference between 26 and 35.

also, 86 is not the same as 103.

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