Notices by Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se), page 9

Since everybody is panicking over a plunge in the Dow index:

1. Things have been overheated & this does happen.
2. The US government debt ceiling may breach this month.
3. There may be another government shutdown later this week.
4. The IRS is performing at its finest in hauling in the gross receipts as to taxes. Tax collection is at record levels. Spending drastically outpaced receipts even before the TCJA cuts.
5. The Federal Short Term Funds Rate (“interest rates”) adjusts quarterly.

holy shit this is the actual real-life FBI Cyber Crime website what https://glitch.social/media/fifAE9pa-DrTu35vmcA

@kibi If you think it is that bad then go on USAJobs.gov, submit your resume, and get it fixed as a working member of their IT staff. Critical Personnel Pay Authority ensures you'd be paid on par with Silicon Valley even.

@bob 2 world wars have shown the USA that SIGINT is pretty necessary for it. Non-State Actors in Armed Conflict make Guantanamo Bay necessary as laws still haven't adapted to that particular horror. Taser is a genie that isn't going back in the bottle.

Most of the "security" units DHS gathered were spread across the Justice, Treasury, and Transportation departments as well as the GSA. FEMA was merely absorbed. Shutting down DHS removes many normal government functions from happening.

You are very special.

I created a website for all free online tools. It's my playground

Hacker News Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16305793

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Why yes, certain agency officers were having SHUTDOWN PREPARATION MEETINGS again. I'm still designated essential with that designation expiring on April 18th when filing season concludes. Appropriations for all agencies run out at 2359 ET on 2018-02-08.

If you're looking for a tax refund while we're shut down if we're shut down, you won't get it. No money can be paid out. Payments would be received in from taxpayers, though. Taxpayer Advocate Service won't be able to provide hardship help.

@lnxw48a1 See: https://identi.ca/alpacaherder/note/nUBlJSDaRxSDzKFQnTG6bA