#continuing resolution

[princetofbone]

Goals/Resolutions

I have. Opinions. On goals and resolutions and all those fun things. One of the greatest things in life for me is completing a goal. That said, following through with the things you promise yourself is incredibly difficult- especially if you go for big goals (which is a-okay you just gotta prep right)

Note on resolutions: Please PLEASE start doing the thing a month or two before the new year. I know it sounds dumb because it's a NEW YEAR resolution, not a November resolution, but getting into the habit of (for example) going to the gym 3x per week in November, and having slip ups in November, means that when January rolls around, it isn't new and scary, and it's way less likely that you will stop doing the goal in a week.

Note for all goals: don't aim too high- like in the previous example, I said gym 3x per week. I know so many people who decided they wanted to go to the gym every day, and then missed one day, and gave up because their streak wasn't perfect. Depending on the importance to you, I might even pick a goal way lower than what you think you can do- just so you can give yourself grace if you have an off day, or if you get sick.

Onto my method!

I'm a visual person, and I also happen to enjoy decorating paper, so I make goal sheets. I typically have three at any point in time.

My quarterly goals. I'm still in high school, so I make a goal sheet for each quarter of the school year. These are going to be your most broad goals- get >85% in all my classes - or journal 2x per week. Goals that are longer term, or goals that are not incredibly difficult, but would do a lot of good for you. Try and make these goals easy/medium. For example- I hope to journal every day for this quarter because it does me quite a bit of good, however I know that there may be days where I get tired or don't have time, so I left plenty of room for error.

Monthly goals. These can be very similar to quarterly goals, so if it wouldn't help you to have both- don't. I do this, because I like to hyperofocus some months onto specific things. I'm doing NaNoWriMo this November, and so one of my monthly goals will to be writing every day. Separating this out to months is less stressful for me, because I can push through one months, but pushing through three is an awful lot.

The most important for me- Weekly goal sheets. I don't include weekends into these, and they are typically very focused on issues I'm having in that moment. I was finding myself skipping a lot of class, so a weekly goal was to go to every class I had. The weekly goal sheets allow you to focus in on issues you're having, and help push you towards achieving your quarterly/monthly goals.

The thing that allows all these sheets and rules and nonsense to work is a rewards system. As I'm making my sheets, I write in things I can do if I complete my goals. For the weekly goals, I will allow a trip to my fav tea shop, or organizing an event with friends. I try pretty hard not to make the reward buying something because that feels icky to me.

Monthly goals, I generally attatch a reward that could be read as a chore. For example, one of my goals this month is to read before bed three times a week. If I do that, I can clean out my bookshelves and get rud of books. This may not seem like a reward, but once I clean out my shelves, I'm allowed to buy more books, so it opens an opportunity. (without rewarding myself via consumerism)

Quarterly rewards are the most exciting (for me). I have a long list of things I can afford, I want, but feel like I need a special occasion to buy. this could be a tailored vest, a pen, a new notebook. Is it consumerism based reward? Yes. Does it massively decrease my purchasing bc I only by myself "for fun" things when I complete a quarterly task? Yes. It also forces me to use self control because I

1) have to wait a while to get the thing

2) If I don't do the goal, I cannot buy.

I hope something from this helped/sparked ideas, so go, be free, make some goals!

#studyblr #student #study #study motivation #motivation #goals #resolutions #advice #continuing resolution #motivation tips #goal tips #dark acadamia aesthetic #aesthetic #chaotic academia #dark academia #chaotic academic aesthetic #student tips #student help

[govtshutdown]

#HouseFail

#government shutdown? #congress #house of representatives #continuing resolution #government shutdown #one week left #House Republicans #House GOP #FY2024

[memenewsdotcom]

House votes to fund government

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#America #continuing resolution #government #house #meme #memes #Mike Johnson #news #politics #republican #speaker #spending #united states

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A feud over spending cuts between hardline and centrist Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives raises the risk that the federal government will suffer its fourth shutdown in a decade this fall.

Members of the hardline House Freedom Caucus are pushing to cut spending to a fiscal 2022 level of $1.47 trillion, $120 billion less than President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to in their May debt ceiling compromise.

With Republicans also seeking higher spending on defense, veterans benefits and border security, analysts say the hardline target would mean cuts of up to 25% in areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, science, commerce, water and energy, and healthcare.

Centrists, who call themselves "governing" Republicans, say their hardline colleagues are ignoring the fact that their priorities are rejected by Democrats who control the Senate and White House, and that spending will wind up near the level agreed by McCarthy and Biden anyway.

The result is a major headache for centrist Republicans from swing districts that Biden won in 2020 and others with constituents in the firing line of hardline spending targets.

"The reductions are so deep," said Representative Don Bacon, a centrist Republican from Nebraska. "They want to make everything a root canal."

Hardliners view the 2024 fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1 as a test of Republican resolve to reduce the federal debt and move on to reform social programs including Medicare and Social Security.

"I don't fault any individual member for raising concerns and wanting to make sure that the bill is right for them and for their district," said Representative Ben Cline, who belongs to the Freedom Caucus, the conservative Republican Study Committee and the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.

"What there has to be is an understanding that for there to be 218 Republican votes, the spending needs to be in line with pre-COVID levels rather than the debt-limit agreement."

One significant source of frustration is hardline demands for cuts to bills that have already been vetted by the 61-member House Appropriations Committee.

"We're not, willy-nilly, just trying to give money away. We're trying to focus and prioritize," said Representative David Joyce, a member of the appropriations committee who heads the 42-member centrist Republican Governance Group.

With Democrats opposed to hardline proposals, McCarthy can afford to lose no more than four Republican votes if he hopes to pass all 12 appropriations bills before funding expires on Sept. 30.

"I do not know how they get themselves out of this jam," said William Hoagland, a former Senate Republican budget director now at the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank.

TRICKY PATH

When the House returns from summer recess on Sept. 12, lawmakers will have 12 days to complete their bills and hammer out compromise legislation with the Senate or risk a partial government shutdown.

McCarthy acknowledged last week they may have to resort to a stopgap funding bill, known as a "continuing resolution," or CR, to keep federal agencies open.

That option could be complicated by hardline demands that it include some of former President Donald Trump's border policies, which Democrats reject.

Some House Republicans say the challenges are similar to disagreements McCarthy has overcome on other major legislation, including an April Republican debt ceiling bill that cemented his negotiating position in talks with Biden.

"The more appropriations bills we can get across the finish line, the more we'll have the leverage we need to negotiate a good deal with the Senate," said Representative Dusty Johnson, who chairs the Main Street Caucus, whose members describe themselves as "pragmatic conservatives".

Failure would mean another costly government shutdown starting in October, which would be the fourth in a decade.

SHUTDOWN RISK

House Freedom Caucus members say a shutdown could be necessary to achieve their objectives.

"It's not something that the members of the Freedom Caucus generally wish for," said Representative Scott Perry, who chairs the group of roughly three dozen conservatives.

"But we also understand that very little happens in Washington that's difficult, without someone or something forcing it to happen," he told Reuters.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in Congress, said last week that Republicans will be to blame for any new shutdown "if the House decides to go in a partisan direction."

Disputes over funding and policy have shut down the federal government three times in the past decade: once in 2013 over healthcare spending and twice in 2018 over immigration. A 35-day shutdown that began in December 2018 and ran into January 2019 cost the economy 0.02% of GDP, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

This time, the slim 222-212 House Republican majority could pay a political price. A shutdown would disrupt the lives of Americans barely a year before the 2024 election, when Republicans must defend 18 House seats in districts that Biden won in 2020.

McCarthy could face the prospect of having to resort to a CR that requires bipartisan support to pass, neutralizing the hardliners, analysts said.

That could endanger McCarthy's speakership under a deal he struck allowing a single lawmaker to move for his dismissal.

Would the House Freedom Caucus end McCarthy's reign over a CR?

"I wouldn't go that far," Perry said. "That's a final option. We want to work with the leadership. We want to work with Kevin, and we think that we can."

#us politics #news #reuters #republicans #conservatives #2023 #us house of representatives #government shutdown #House Freedom Caucus #rep. Kevin McCarthy #biden administration #president joe biden #rep. Don Bacon #federal debt #rep. Ben Cline #rep. David Joyce #William Hoagland #continuing resolution #stopgap funding bill #rep. Dusty Johnson #sen. Chuck Schumer

[gwydionmisha]

Let's talk about Congress, confusion, and continuing resolutions....

#Continuing Resolution #Budget #Republican Agenda #Government Shutdown #News #Youtube

[kdevasier]

What is a Continuing Resolution? Short Answer: a Way for Congress to Pass the Buck.

In Congress, it is common to hear jargon that means nothing to everyday people. But a common term that gets bandied about in political news is a "CR" or a "Continuing Resolution." What is that, one might wonder? It is a way for Congress to keep prior appropriations that fund day-to-day operations of the federal government if Congress cannot agree on a appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.

The fiscal year always starts on October 1st, and if Congress cannot agree on any appropriations bills, then a CR is needed as a stopgap to prevent a partial government shutdown. As of February 2024, because none of the 12 appropriation bills were enacted las year, a CR was passed in September 2023, and another in November and January, to keep funding at its current levels.

The current CR deadlines are March 1st and 8th, and if Congress does not pass any appropriation bills or another CR, the government will shut down. With Congressional Republicans not incline to work with Democrats in an election year, the best case scenario will be another CR.

#congress #democrats #election #gop #continuing resolution

[filosofablogger]

Is This Any Way To Run A Country?

Well, once again Congress managed to kick the proverbial can down the road at the last possible minute and avert the shutdown that would have happened at 12:01 this morning.  Now we can breathe easy until March.  This has been going on since September … Congress approving Continuing Resolutions (CRs) to fund the government at current levels for a month or so in order to give them time to work on…

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#congressional term limits #Continuing Resolution #House Freedom Caucus #House Speaker Mike Johnson #Kevin McCarthy #U.S. Congress #U.S. House of Representatives

[calicojack1718]

Call Your MoC: Pass a Clean Continuing Resolution & Why the Freedumb Cockus is Damn Dumb

Recharge your batteries, top up your phone, it's time to call your members of Congress. We need a clean continuing resolution and we need it now. Then we need the GOP to comply with their budget agreement. Calling works. Here's how.

SUMMARY: This urgent post highlights the impending government shutdown and the severe consequences it holds. It sheds light on the historical ineffectiveness of government shutdowns and their exorbitant costs. It emphasizes the detrimental impact on government employees and businesses depending on government contracts. The author passionately calls on readers to take action by contacting their…

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#Call Congress #Continuing Resolution #Executive Dysfunction #Freedom Caucus #Government Shut Down #Malignant #Marjorie Taylor Greene #Members of Congress #Narcissism #Narcissistic Delusion #Overproduced Elites #Republicans #Trump #Unproductive

[krackkokichi]

transparent cutout edits

i decided to cut these out from the black backgrounds because i was tired of everyone using that sloppy bonnie edit (the op said it was done by a website, so i'm not attacking anyone). i was going to do monty too, but i struggled so hard with motivation on chica and roxy, and these four are a set in the ride anyway.

no credit necessary if you decide to use these for some reason

bonus edit of bonnie under the cut:

(if you use this one please credit me tho)

#fnaf #glamrock bonnie #glamrock freddy #glamrock chica #roxanne wolf #this took me like 15 hours across five days jfc #i had to completely redraw freddy's edges and bonnie didn't have ANY. they were all fuzzed out #so im pretty pleased to be done #if anyone asks me to i'll do monty but i kinda doubt anyone will see this so im not putting in that effort rn #did yall even know that bonnie's whiskers were so long on the cutout? cause i didnt until i found one with the black background #also sorry his is lower quality i could not find a single high resolution one that was actually high resolution #any i found had high pixel counts but low image quality. im so sorry bonnie. continuously shafted even in death

[silveredsticks]

We were just basically hugging each other - 〽️ insta

#Frank Nazar III #rutger mcgroarty #it's been forever they've been circling #also for frank to continue his weekend of looking beautiful #i realise these gifs look like potato but it had terrible resolution og #& i just wanted to have something that i can chat about my #compliments fic #in the tags on if i want later without annoying anyone

[thespoonisvictory]

now this is going to sound a little insane given how that episode went. but I am just thinking about how god damn satisfying it’s going to be when gerard finally gets his foot out of his mouth long enough for him to show elody who he’s actually become. 

really. just any situation where he gets out of his own head long enough to show how much he cares about the world and the people he’s with now. after this is all over, let him joke around with ylfa and pinocchio affectionately, or dance with rosamund after dinner, be chastised affectionately by timothy. and I want elody to see and go oh, and get it all at once. Fuck it, let it be him with that giant gleaming sword, leaping to protect the children, while simultaneously instructing pib on the best move.

 I want the moment she falls back in love with him to be one where she sees without him asking, without him even really wanting to. And it knocks the wind of her, the fondness. And she looks up again, and his eyes are human, and you get the picture. 

#d20 #neverafter #prince gerard of greenleigh #like we're in bad right now but there is such a beautiful resolution to these continued beats gerard being unable to speak #which is him not having to speak at all #I also don't think they have to fall in love or be together #I just have a deep need for the narrative resolution of elody finally Getting It

[govtshutdown]

It doesn't have to be this way SMH

#House Republicans #GOP #Republican Party #republicans #government shutdown? #continuing resolution #congress #house of representatives #stopgap #kick the can #cr #appropriations #9 days left

[ibijau]

a while back, a youtuber I like posted a video about "the oldest joke in the world" which referenced several times the play "the frogs" by Aristophanes, so recently I picked it at the library because why not

I'm so glad I did, this shit is way, way funnier than I expected.

#jau rants #maybe in 2024 I should put as a good resolution to go to the theater #until them I'm gonna continue reading about dionysos being a rude and self centered little twink #and maybe check more of the theater selection at the library

[sleeperagentclone]

I honestly still can't get over the fact that Gilear didn't even mention Fig while he and Fabian's mom (I can't spell elf names, don't @ me) were telling Fabian about their cruise. They're going to send for Fabian over the holidays but what about Fig? And like I get it, this was Lou's scene, it was setting up some very important hurdles for Fabian this season and besides, Fig has between 2 to 3 other parents and her own cavalcade of problems to deal with. Brennan wants room to expand the world and bring in new npcs, that's great! But up to this point Gilear has been so important to Fig's story and has cared so much about her that it just feels wrong for him to leave without a word like that.

#This will continue to occupy my thought's until we get some type of resolution to it #Even if the resolution is the season ending and it turning out it was just a little bit out of character #Fantasy High #Fantasy High Junior Year #Gilear Faeth #Fig Faeth

[daisynik7]

HAPPY FRIDAY FRIENDS! ✨We managed the first week of 2024, let's give ourselves the biggest pat on the back today and be even kinder to ourselves next week! ✨

#always striving to be kinder to myself #my resolution for this year is not to let my insecurities swallow me up as often as they used to #it'll be a work in progress #but any effort is already progress #so we continue to strive! #nikki's nonsense

[filosofablogger]

Coupl'a Thoughts

Just a couple of thoughts from this tired mind this Thursday morning … On November 1st the House voted not to expel Representative George Santos.  The line of thinking among Republicans was that they cannot afford to lose a single seat of their very slim 4-person majority.  The line of thinking among Democrats was that the House Ethics Committee would soon be releasing their own report on…

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#accountability for members of Congress #Continuing Resolution #faux impeachment investigation #George Santos #government shutdown #House Ethics Committee #U.S. Congress