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Master Thread Dance Your Cares Away/Fraggle/Law Abiding Citizens
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I think that’s similar to how Aunt Bea’s friend Clara used to win the homemade pickle contest in Mayberry every year.
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Well the Pentagon has already identified and begun the internal transfer process to issue payments via the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).
Also this echoes tactics used in the 2018-2019 shutdown, where the Pentagon tapped similar prior-year funds.
How Troops Will Be Paid
According to Pentagon officials, the Department of Defense/Department of War
will reprogram approximately $8 billion in unused R&D funds account for fiscal year 2024.
These "leftover" funds were not spent by the end of FY2024 (September 30, 2024) and are now being reallocated as a short-term bridge to cover the mid-month payroll.
Under federal budgeting rules (e.g., 10 U.S.C. § 127b and reprogramming authorities),
the Pentagon can transfer funds between accounts with congressional notification,
BUT in a shutdown, executive action allows IMMEDIATE use of prior-year unobligated balances to fulfill mandatory obligations like military pay.
This is a one-time fix for the October 15 payday; future paychecks would require congressional action to end the shutdown or additional reprogramming.
The $8 billion covers the estimated $8-10 billion needed for ONLY THIS payday,
based on annual military compensation of about $192 billion (or ~$16 billion monthly).
It targets basic pay, allowances, and related costs for active-duty personnel.
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The News Recap
1. Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2. Trump has signed his Gaza Peace Plan
3. Mexico has added animal protection to its Constitution
4. Alec Baldwin has crashed his Range Rover into tree in the Hamptons
5. Fauci says another pandemic will happen soon
6. The Government Shutdown Continues
7. Arby's is being sued for false advertising
8. Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones $1.4B appeal for defamation against Sandy Hook families
9. Germany's economy could suffer $46.4 billion losses if this winter is very cold
10. Jaakko Ohtonen was cast as Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ sequels
11. JPMorgan is launching a $1.5 Trillion initiative to boost critical industries in America
12. Laurence Fishburne says he would like to play Professor X in the new ‘X-MEN’ reboot movie
13. Chris McGinn wins her 1st Game on Jeopardy
14. Madagascar President Rajoelina fled the country in fear for his life following a military coup
15. Poland told Germany to halt prosecutions over the Nord Stream pipeline attacks
16. X will begin displaying the country each user is based in starting next week
17. Vernon Jones is running for Georgia Secretary of State in 2026 as a Republican
18. The Liberty Flames defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 30-27
19. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays to lead the series 2-0
20. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers to lead the series 2-0
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