The case argued Wednesday involved a challenge to a 2012 law that took away an opportunity for state employees to pay a fee to tack an extra five years onto their work history.
California legislators created the opportunity for “air time” — so called because the employee does not actually work — for pension calculations in 2003. Workers had to have at least five years of state service to take advantage of it. LATimes
I'd like an air time pension, cuz I want to loaf about --
why should I slave away at work until I am worn out?
If legislators wanna give me gravy for my train
I'll take it very gladly with no scruple and no strain.
In fact I say they should increase this airy benefit
so after one week on the job I can just up and quit.
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LONDON — Facebook used the mountains of data it collected on users to favor certain partners and punish rivals, giving companies such as Airbnb and Netflix special access to its platform while cutting off others that it perceived as threats. NYT
Facebook hasn't got a clue
when it comes to counting coup.
They think scalps around their belt
will increase their hankered gelt.
And they hand out bribes like sweets
(I'd like to see their balance sheets.)
Money and position are
their one and only guiding star.
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WASHINGTON—Negotiations over President Trump’s demand for $5 billion in border wall funding have injected tension between some House and Senate Democrats and added a new wrinkle to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s quest to become speaker in January. WSJ
That Wall is getting in my hair.
That Wall seems to be everywhere.
It's on TV; it's in the Times;
it's creeping into all my rhymes!
Although unbuilt, that Wall is real;
it's in my head like some brain eel.
It causes shut-downs and despair;
how did it get so doctrinaire?
I wouldn't mind a ditch or trench --
but that damn Wall's a monkey wrench!
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The U.S. soldier was ready to deploy across the world at a moment’s notice, but when the orders came down weeks ago to mobilize on the southern border, it sparked a flash of concern.
He knew the mission was in support of border agents combing harsh borderland terrain to arrest anyone unlawfully in the country.
People like him.
“I’m an illegal immigrant,” the Chinese-born soldier told The Washington Post by phone.
The enemy is bureaucrats
who have the brains of simple gnats
and move so slow on keen requests
to be a citizen, not guests.
The Army now is full of troops
who'd gladly jump through fiery hoops
to be a citizen and serve
their new country without reserve.
Our promises to them we skirt
and hide behind the Trump stuffed shirt.
Old Uncle Sam must shed a tear
to see such soldiers disappear.
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