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Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

September 5, 2016 3:00 pm

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Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.

Today is Labor Day, and OPM wishes you a happy day off.

NASA spent their day playing with robots (because of course they did), which actually sounds like a pretty good day in the park. And the $1.36 million prize? That’s just icing on the cake (or more appropriately, the umbrella in the Mai Tai).

For the history buffs, the Smithsonian gives us the background of the holiday.

A history of #LaborDay from our @amhistorymuseum: https://t.co/T2dMktAirR pic.twitter.com/q6glO5RapX

— Smithsonian (@smithsonian) September 5, 2016

The American Federation of Government Employees is a little more concise.

Three tips from @JDavidCoxSr for #LaborDay:
Organize.
Organize.
Organize. #1u pic.twitter.com/sbZolQZnz5— AFGE (@AFGENational) September 5, 2016

And that’s the true meaning of Labor Day, Charlie Brown.

Daisy Thornton

Daisy Thornton is Federal News Network’s digital managing editor. In addition to her editing responsibilities, she covers federal management, workforce and technology issues. She is also the commentary editor; email her your letters to the editor and pitches for contributed bylines.

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