Oct 10, 2022

Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average, toward 2023 health premiums


Health Insurance Rates for Feds Increase Higher Than Fed COLA Rate Will Be

Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average, toward 2023 health premiums


'...Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) will see a significantly larger increase to their health premium costs in 2023, compared with the last few years. ...'


Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
Tags: Health Insurance, FEHBP, Out-of-control Federal Health Insurance Prices, Destruction of Federal Retirees,

Oct 6, 2022

How do you destroy people making less than $50,000/year on Social Security and Other Low Wage Working Class Caste Positions


Biden-Flation Eats Away An Entire Month of Americans’ Paychecks and It’s Not Going Away


'It is shocking how many Americans are losing ground every month...Americans are facing the steepest pay cut in 25 years, according to a new report by the Dallas Federal Reserve.'...they are skipping meals. They’re dipping into their savings. Seventy percent say they’re looking for extra work to find a way to somehow make ends meet. “We’ve got a lot of Americans who decided to delay their own retirement because they don’t know how to make it in Joe Biden’s very cruel economy. The president is doing nothing about reducing those crushing prices.”


Reference: house.gov
Tags: destruction of the middle class,Destruction of the elderly,Inflation,Biden Legacy,


Oct 4, 2022

BELOW AVERAGE JOE Inside Biden’s seven biggest gaffes and failures from falling up stairs of Air Force One to weakness on world stage


BELOW AVERAGE JOE Inside Biden’s seven biggest gaffes and failures from falling up stairs of Air Force One to weakness on world stage


Polling paints a grim picture for the Biden administration as 62 percent disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy, while 69 percent say the White House’s Covid messaging has been confusing. And, US party preferences appear to have shifted...


Reference: www.thesun.co.uk
Tags: Joe Biden

Biden Saved from Embarrassment | Citizen Declines Biden Push-up Challenge


Video | Biden Calls Iowa Man 'Damn Liar,' Issues Push-Up Challenge


'...Joe Biden called an Iowa voter a “damn liar” and challenged him to a push-up competition Thursday in New Hampton, Iowa, after the man accused Biden of improper dealings with Ukraine. ...'


Reference: www.bloomberg.com
Tags: Biden the Push-Up King, Joe Biden Super-Athlete - Just ask him,

Joe Biden Mocked for Saying He Was 'Raised in the Puerto Rican Community'


Joe Biden Mocked for Saying He Was 'Raised in the Puerto Rican Community'


'...American Radio personality Chris Stigall also reposted a clip of Biden's comment, writing "I didn't know Corn Pop was Puerto Rican."...The name "Corn Pop" is in reference to a story that Biden had been continuously mocked for in the past, in which the president supposedly fought off a gang leader in Wilmington, Delaware, named Corn Pop after Biden broke the rules at an all-black pool.'


Reference: www.newsweek.com
Tags: Biden Legacy, Biden Quotes, Puerto Rico, Joe Biden the Fighter (fought off a gang leader),

Sep 27, 2022

Republicans have an opportunity to force Biden’s hand on border security


Republicans have an opportunity to force Biden’s hand on border security


'The ingenious plan of former Trump adviser Stephen Miller is for Republicans to focus attention on Biden’s border crisis by refusing to pass the bill without an amendment to deal with the invasion at the southern border. They also must ensure the continuing resolution expires by February so an incoming Republican majority will not be handcuffed next year'


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Tags: Republicans have an opportunity to force Biden’s hand on border security

Sep 26, 2022

The Unhappy Forgotten Voters: New Social Security Recipients Will Determine the 2022 and 2024 Elections


What age group votes more?


'...Voter turnout also increased as age, educational attainment and income increased. Voter turnout was highest among those ages 65 to 74 at 76.0%, while the percentage was lowest among those ages 18 to 24 at 51.4%...'


Reference: www.census.gov
Tags: Destruction of Social Security, What age group votes more?, Who Really Determines Election Results, Social Security Recipients are the Largest Voting Block in the U.S.,

Sep 12, 2022

2023 COLA and the Long Expected Federal Retirement Tsunami


2023 COLA and the Long Expected Federal Retirement Tsunami


'With a significant differential between a COLA and pay raise in 2022 and 2023, many federal employees are likely to retire. Here is why. ...this is a good time to retire, there could be a retirement exodus. Most of these 325,000 can retire when they decide to leave. 100% more than when tsunami first predicted. ...Why Projections May Not be Accurate'


Reference: www.fedsmith.com


Sep 6, 2022

Joe Biden’s divide & clunker approach


Joe Biden’s divide & clunker approach


'In tone and substance, the speech was the polar opposite of Biden’s inaugural address just 20 months ago. Then he pledged to bring the country together, using “unity” or similar words 15 times, as in this sequence: “My whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, and uniting our nation.” ...'


Reference: nypost.com
Tags: Joe Biden's Best Attempt at a Unifying Speech (FAIL), Ineffective Orator Examples, Biden Legacy,


Sep 2, 2022

US jobs growth slows in August | The world's biggest economy continues to shrink.


US jobs growth slows in August


'...US employers added 315,000 new jobs in August, far fewer than in July, as fears rise that the labour market is heading for a slowdown. The jobless rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5%, according to the figures from the US Labor Department....'


Reference: www.bbc.com
Tags: US jobs growth slows


Aug 29, 2022

George Soros’ reality-defying bid to justify funding pro-crime DAs


George Soros’ reality-defying bid to justify funding pro-crime DAs


'Billionaire George Soros claimed the policies by the soft-on-crime district attorneys he supported are "popular." ...Billionaire George Soros, who’s funneled millions to district-attorney candidates that promise to keep criminals out of prison...He sees policing as something harmful that needs to be addressed. ...lawbreakers pay no price for their actions.'


Reference: nypost.com
Tags: George Soros, U.S.A. Hating Billionaires,Biden Legacy,Harris Legacy,Destruction of America,

Aug 18, 2022

January 2023 Federal Employee Pay Raise Update


Presidential Letter Likely Next Step Toward 4.6 Percent Fed Pay Raise


'...That letter in almost all cases has repeated the raise proposal the President originally made in the early-year budget message to Congress—in this case for 4.6 percent....'


Reference: www.fedweek.com
Tags: January 2023 Federal Employee Pay Raise Update


Aug 9, 2022

Marco Rubio Fires Warning to Biden Over Trump Mar-a-Lago Raid


Marco Rubio Fires Warning to Biden Over Trump Mar-a-Lago Raid


'...Trump said the search at his home amounted to "prosecutorial misconduct," that "such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries" and the U.S. is now "corrupt at a level not seen before." "I'm telling you, you're playing with fire," Rubio said. "This is dangerous, because someone else will be in power one day, and now you have created the precedent for them to do this back to you. ...'


Reference: www.newsweek.com
Tags: Department of Justice, Alleged Rogue Federal Agencies, CIA,FBI,National Archives Alleged Partisan Politics,

Jul 17, 2022

Social Security: Estimate for 2023 COLA Pushes Into Double Digits After Latest Inflation Report


Social Security: Estimate for 2023 COLA Pushes Into Double Digits After Latest Inflation Report


'...If that happens, it will be the first time the COLA has reached double digits since it hit 11.2% in 1982, according to the Social Security Administration. This year’s COLA of 5.9% is the highest since 1981. As recently as last year the COLA was only 1.3%. If inflation runs “hot” — or higher than the recent average — the 2023 COLA could be 11.4%, said Mary Johnson, the Senior Citizens League’s Social Security and Medicare policy analyst. That would be the second-highest COLA since the SSA began ...'


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Tags: Social Security, COLA 2023,


Jun 29, 2022

Immigration crisis: Illegal border crossings into US hit record highs


Immigration crisis: Illegal border crossings into US hit record highs


'...Border authorities registered more than 239,000 encounters in May, as a growing number of migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, as well as Russia and Ukraine, sought to enter the country...'


Reference: english.elpais.com
Tags: Illegal Immigration,border crisis 2022,Biden Legacy,


Apr 13, 2022

Health benefits -- New law creates Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for employees, others


Health benefits -- New law creates Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for employees, others


'...The Postal Service reform legislation that President Biden signed into law on April 6 will involve changes to employees’ health and retirement benefits. USPS understands that employees have many questions, so here are a few things...'


Reference: NPMHU Local 317
Tags: Postal Service reform legislation, Biden Legacy, Health Benefits, Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB),


Apr 12, 2022

Social Security Telephone Problems Affecting Customer Service


Social Security Telephone Problems Affecting Customer Service


'...Unfortunately, you may get a busy signal or unintentionally disconnected from your call while you are speaking with or are on hold for a representative...'


Reference: www.ssa.gov
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Mar 20, 2022

Disclosures Show Dr. Fauci’s Household Made $1.7 Million In 2020, Including Income, Royalties, Travel Perks And Investment Gains


Disclosures Show Dr. Fauci’s Household Made $1.7 Million In 2020, Including Income, Royalties, Travel Perks And Investment Gains


'...The financial disclosures contain a wealth of previously unknown information. For example, the Fauci household’s net worth exceeds $10.4 million...'


Reference: www.forbes.com
Tags: Dr. Fauci


Mar 10, 2022

Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076 Passes Senate


Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076 Passes Senate


'...The Postal Service Reform Act repeals the burdensome 2006 mandate for the USPS to prefund its retiree healthcare benefits and aligns retiree healthcare with the best practices in the private sector that lower premiums for NPMHU members and our fellow postal employees as well as safeguarding benefits. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation will save the federal government over $1.5 billion over the next ten years. ...'


Reference: npmhu317.blogspot.com
Tags: Postal News,Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076,


Feb 11, 2022

Biden to propose 4.6 percent pay raise for federal employees, the biggest hike in 20 years


The forgotten aging population. If you have already served your purpose you are useless in the eyes of the Biden administration. Postal service, federal retirees and everyone on social security left out of Biden monetary increases as inflation takes a heavy toll and erodes what little they have to survive on.

Biden to propose 4.6 percent pay raise for federal employees, the biggest hike in 20 years


'...WASHINGTON — Federal employees and military service members would receive average raises of 4.6 percent next January under...'


Reference: www.msn.com
Tags: The forgotten many, Social Security, Destruction of the elderly, Creating more inflation,


Feb 6, 2022

Black and Brown federal contract workers get pay raises, thanks to Biden executive order


Black and Brown federal contract workers get pay raises, thanks to Biden executive order


'...Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see as much as $3,500 per year in pay increases due to a Biden Administration executive order that took effect on Sunday. Many federal contractors who...'


Reference: yahoo.com
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Feb 3, 2022

$15 Increase! Amazon is raising the price of Prime to $139 per year


Amazon is raising the price of Prime to $139 per year


'...The company can't blame the hike on financial hardship, at least. Amazon's net profit jumped nearly 57 percent in 2021 to $33.4 billion — the lingering COVID-19 pandemic has been good for Amazon's core shopping business....'


Reference: yahoo.com
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Jan 14, 2022

No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect


  No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect in 2022

New Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode. Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Reference: https://www.hhs.gov/



Jan 13, 2022

Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends (Updated Jan. 10, 2020)


Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends (Updated Jan. 10, 2020)


'...This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF). ...'


Reference: www.everycrsreport.com
Tags: Federal employee stats


Jan 11, 2022

Biden’s plan to federalize elections


Biden’s plan to federalize elections


'...President Biden pushing a radical plan to overhaul elections is nothing but a "power grab." "This is nothing but a power grab to take the right at the constitutional authority of states to manage their own elections, and it's a federal takeover of our elections...'


Reference: www.foxnews.com
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Jan 5, 2022

Voters are correct: Biden is to blame for inflation


Voters are correct: Biden is to blame for inflation


'...Inflation is soaring, and voters blame President Biden. A Morning Consult poll in late October showed 62 percent of registered voters believe Biden’s policies are to blame for rising prices on everything from turkeys to gasoline to apartment rents. Guess what? They should. ...'


Reference: thehill.com
Tags: Destruction of America's Working Class,Destruction of America's retirees, Biden Legacy, Harris Legacy, Democrats Running America (the Result),


Leaders Question Locations and Pay Rates of Teleworking Federal Employees


Leaders Question Locations and Pay Rates of Teleworking Federal Employees


'...The underlying issue is that while an individual’s locality pay rate is based on the location of the official duty station, for nearly two years many federal employees have been working exclusively, or nearly so, from other places—in some cases where the locality pay rate is lower, yet they continue to receive the higher rate. ...'


Reference: www.fedweek.com
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Jan 4, 2022

White House Renews Efforts to Improve Integrity of Federal Payments


White House Renews Efforts to Improve Integrity of Federal Payments


'...New data shows an uptick in errors...'


Reference: www.govexec.com
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The 3 Most Important Retirement Counseling Tips


The 3 Most Important Retirement Counseling Tips


'...counseled federal employees who are completing their retirement applications and getting ready to transition from employee to annuitant, there are some important reminders I make sure to tell them. Here are the top three pro tips that every retiring federal employee should know:...'


Reference: www.govexec.com
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'Protect America Now' - Headed by sheriffs that care about America: Is your Sheriff a Member?


'Protect America Now' - Headed by sheriffs that care about America


'..."It's a group formed from several of us sheriffs all across the country," Arnott told the News-Leader. "It's a grassroots organization that is basically telling the American citizens that we need to stand up and that the sheriff is the last line of defense." The group is headed by Mark Lamb...'


Reference: www.news-leader.com
Tags: Protect America Now


Jan 3, 2022

CDC, corporations pushing people back to work while still sick


Flight attendants objectto CDC, corporations pushing people back to work while still sick


'...“This is a real concern because what this is going to do is it is going to increase the number of infections because people are going to come back and they are still infectious,” said Sara Nelson, the President of the Association for Flight Attendants. “There’s no way of confirming they are not because there aren’t testing protocols. This is going to perhaps give a short-term relief to the staffing of these flights over this holiday season. But a long-term extension of the pandemic because of the change in policy.”...'


Reference: wjla.com
Tags: CDC


Jan 2, 2022

Oops: VP Harris corrects her "misspeak"


Kamala Harris says ‘democracy’ is biggest national security threat in CBS interview


'...During the interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan asked her about the one national security threat that keeps her up at night worrying. “Frankly, one of them is our democracy. ...'


Reference: nypost.com
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Dec 17, 2021

Will Federal Employees Get Extra Time Off at Christmas?


Will Federal Employees Get Extra Time Off at Christmas?


'...Since Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, feds are likely to just get off that Friday. ...'


Reference: www.govexec.com
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Dec 14, 2021

Why a Federal Employee Union Lost its Collective Bargaining Rights in South Korea: Mayonnaise


Why a Federal Employee Union Lost its Collective Bargaining Rights in South Korea: Mayonnaise


'...Rationing the sale of mayonnaise in South Korea was a factor in a federal union losing representation rights...'


Reference: www.fedsmith.com
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Dec 6, 2021

OPM Reminds Agencies to Provide Feds Leave for COVID-19 Boosters


OPM Reminds Agencies to Provide Feds Leave for COVID-19 Boosters


'...To support the administration’s vaccination efforts, the Office of Personnel Management would like to remind agency human resources offices and the federal workforce of the leave policies associated with getting the booster shot.” Agencies must grant federal employees up to four hours of administrative leave to receive a vaccine booster shot...'


Reference: www.govexec.com
Tags: vaccine booster shot, Leave for COVID-19 Boosters,


Dec 2, 2021

Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Could Result in Thousands of Firings


Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Could Result in Thousands of Firings

'...This mandate could result in more than a hundred thousand people being disciplined or fired for refusing to comply, even if those workers are otherwise excellent employees or if their loss will severely disrupt the government’s ability to function. ...'


Reference: www.heritage.org



Sep 24, 2021

Federal retirement claims processing not getting any faster


Federal retirement claims processing not getting any faster


'...Federal retirement claims processing is almost back to its pandemic peak. In August, claims took an average of two-and-a-half months — 93 days — to process, compared to 91 days in July and 78 days in June. This is the second-highest monthly processing time since...'


Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
Tags: Federal retirement claims processing

Al Sharpton speech at border drowned out by protesters: 'We don't want his trouble'


Al Sharpton speech at border drowned out by protesters: 'We don't want his trouble'


'...his comments were overwhelmed by protesters who accused him of being "a disgrace" and "a racist." Among the phrases hecklers hurled at Sharpton were "Why are you stoking racism where it doesn't exist?" and "How much money are you making out of this?" "Del Rio is not a racist city," someone shouted. "Del Rio is a loving, caring community. We don't want your racism in Texas. Get out of here! Nobody wants to hear your racist nonsense in Del Rio!...accused Sharpton of inciting 'violence and riots'...'


Reference: www.foxnews.com
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Apr 2, 2021

Cutting Post Office Hours, Closing Plants and Slowing Mail Accompany Growth Efforts in USPS Break-Even Plan


Cutting Post Office Hours, Closing Plants and Slowing Mail Accompany Growth Efforts in USPS Break-Even Plan


'...In a new revelation within the plan, the Postal Service said it will resume closing some of processing centers it never got around to shuttering after it paused the closures in 2015. USPS will use “data-driven analytics” to “strategically implement some of those consolidations where facilities remain underutilized...'


Reference: www.govexec.com
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Sep 14, 2020

The 2021 stealth pay raise for feds


The 2021 stealth pay raise for feds


'...Normally this time of year, the issue of a federal pay raise in the following January is sort of a big deal. In a presidential year Democrats would often be pushing it big time while even conservative Republicans might look the other way or even join in to okay it...'


Reference: federalnewsnetwork.com
Tags: Federal Employee 2021 Pay Raise