The bill is called “The true shutdown fairness act”, and it is a poorly named response to the republican “shutdown fairness act”.

The main differences between the bills (which aren’t really covered in the news, but you can read the bills) is that the shutdown fairness act was limited to excepted employees (those who have to work without pay), as well as some military personnel and some contractors. But it gave trump discretion about who could get paid, and did nothing for furloughed employees, nor guarantee all service members or contractors get paid (again, because it allowed trump to pick and choose)

The true shutdown fairness act aimed to ensure all federal employees and service members get paid, and prevent mass firings during the shutdown. I don’t know/understand why this bill was rejected (I’ll edit if I can find anything)

This post and this post go into a bit more detail.

Edit: I can’t find a news article with direct quotes, but this is part of the ai overview (so take it with a grain of salt)

Underlying reasons: Democrats opposed the Republican bill because they felt it would grant the President too much power to decide which employees would be paid and which would not. Republicans, in turn, blocked the Democratic bill, with Johnson expressing concern that it would limit the President’s ability to manage the government and potentially reduce the workforce.

I think a browser extension would only route through the VPN for traffic within that browser.

It’s easy to test - with the extension running, check your IP in two browsers (or, better yet, from the terminal)

vim for the win!

Then trumps famine will begin

It’s a weird traffic pattern, but it’s essentially a separate street

You’re absolutely correct. What struck me was the juxtaposition of a line of parents picking up their kids and a truck that’s been modified to say “war” (or “raw” if you read it in a mirror)

He’s petty and doesn’t remember who was president when the events took place. I imagine he’ll argue immunity is retroactive

Is there an unexpected Futurama community? I think we need one…

I need an adult

😝

I’m close enough that it’s possible!

Obviously, we can’t fight on an empty stomach

I admire the commitment. We can meet at a Wawa and find a nearby hill where we can battle this out

Let the battle begin!

The only correct answer

The obvious question is Taylor ham or pork roll?

In (I think) the 12th amendment, it states that anyone who is ineligible to run for president is also ineligible to be vice president. While it’s not necessarily clear, I imagine that’d also mean that anyone ineligible to run for president would not be eligible for any position that would put them in line of succession for president

I RAID1 like a caveman

Nah fam, my entire house is smart. It’s just that it all runs on a completely separate and isolated network than anything else, and I can revoke all access to that network with ease.

Edit to add that printers are actually the fucking worst for this, since so many of them now are network printers, rather than just-plug-it-into-my-computer printers. They are notorious for being insecure, and require being on the same network as the computer from which it’s printing. I have another separate network with very limited access just for my printer, and I have to join it from my computer if I ever want to print or scan

I hate when people are pedantic 😉