Jess Aloe
@jessaloe.bsky.social
Journalist/banana-hater. Digital editor at the Boston Business Journal.
My colleague @donseiffert.bsky.social looked at the annual reports of several big companies, including GE, RTX, CVS and more. He found that they’re quietly removing the word “diversity”
Here's the link to the story! www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
February 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My colleague @donseiffert.bsky.social looked at the annual reports of several big companies, including GE, RTX, CVS and more. He found that they’re quietly removing the word “diversity”
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It also throws around the term “marxist” and, reader, I hope I don’t have to tell you there are no federal agencies or programs that are officially labeled marxist
One reason why the OMB memo is so confusing is that it throws out a phrase like "green new deal" like it is a thing, but legally/bureaucratically it means nothing.
This is a reminder that the Green New Deal is not law and was never passed into law.
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It also throws around the term “marxist” and, reader, I hope I don’t have to tell you there are no federal agencies or programs that are officially labeled marxist
So, how’s everyone doing?
January 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So, how’s everyone doing?
Here’s how Mass. companies are preparing for a new era of tariffs under Trump, by me and @lucymaffei88.bsky.social www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
January 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here’s how Mass. companies are preparing for a new era of tariffs under Trump, by me and @lucymaffei88.bsky.social www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
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Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety
Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety
Trump’s inauguration was stacked with tech bosses.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety
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A local 3D-printing startup has found an unlikely new use for its technology: helping a sea turtle swim again. www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
December 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
A local 3D-printing startup has found an unlikely new use for its technology: helping a sea turtle swim again. www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
This is good insight into how journalism works.
1/ Here’s a story about how journalism works.
Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish.
We were recently looking at Pete Hegseth’s different statements over the years about West Point, where he has said he was admitted.
First stop: West Point.
Spoiler Alert: This is how we decide *not* to publish.
We were recently looking at Pete Hegseth’s different statements over the years about West Point, where he has said he was admitted.
First stop: West Point.
December 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM
This is good insight into how journalism works.
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Is it time for centralized Bluesky verification?
The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...
The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...
Bluesky has an impersonator problem
Cryptoscammers tried to trick me using fake profiles of tech personalities. I am not alone.
www.technologyreview.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Is it time for centralized Bluesky verification?
The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...
The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...
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Exclusive: A bill to force health insurers to divest their pharmacy businesses is set to be introduced by a bipartisan group of senators
Exclusive | Lawmakers Plot to Force Health Insurers to Sell Off Pharmacies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are set to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers, the drug middlemen that have now faced yearslong scrutiny from Congress and the Federal Trade…
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Exclusive: A bill to force health insurers to divest their pharmacy businesses is set to be introduced by a bipartisan group of senators
What could go wrong?
This, courtesy of the owner of the LA Times, is the worst “tech solution for journalism” idea since the CueCat.
December 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
What could go wrong?
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Two Massachusetts companies — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and bluebird bio Inc. — are taking part in a new model to expand access to cell and gene therapies for people with Medicaid.
www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Two Massachusetts companies — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and bluebird bio Inc. — are taking part in a new model to expand access to cell and gene therapies for people with Medicaid.
www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
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I've updated the Boston News and Journalists Starter Pack again; we're close to maxing this pack out! And if you would rather follow a list, I've made on of those too!
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
December 5, 2024 at 12:49 AM
I've updated the Boston News and Journalists Starter Pack again; we're close to maxing this pack out! And if you would rather follow a list, I've made on of those too!
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT
Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...
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Napoleon, December 3, 1812
i've sobered up and the cold is getting to me so I may have to retreat from history
December 3, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Napoleon, December 3, 1812
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Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto
Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto
They suggest aggressive antitrust enforcement, and openness to crypto.
buff.ly
December 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto
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“It’s frustrating that places still feel like they can’t act on some of these cases that are clearly emergencies." - Dr. Allison Gilbert, an OB-GYN in Dallas.
Heartbreaking and enraging reporting from Lizzie Presser + Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/pors...
Heartbreaking and enraging reporting from Lizzie Presser + Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/pors...
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM
“It’s frustrating that places still feel like they can’t act on some of these cases that are clearly emergencies." - Dr. Allison Gilbert, an OB-GYN in Dallas.
Heartbreaking and enraging reporting from Lizzie Presser + Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/pors...
Heartbreaking and enraging reporting from Lizzie Presser + Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/pors...
Joining Bluesky was worth it for this thread alone.
The Washington Post reports that Michael Anton and Sebastian Gorka had a falling out over who should receive credit for writing Trump's speeches. This is incorrect. In this thread, I will tell you the real reason why Anton dislikes Gorka. 🧵
November 24, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Joining Bluesky was worth it for this thread alone.
We’ve had a cursed giant emerald just sitting around this country for the last two decades and nobody thought…hey, maybe we’re not in the best place to risk a cursed giant emerald?
THE 836-POUND, MINIFRIDGE-SIZED BAHIA EMERALD, wrenched illegally from a Brazilian mine in 2001 and smuggled out of the country, is heading home, a U.S. judge rules. The $1 billion mass of green crystal and black schist is said to be cursed Terrence McCoy reports
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U.S. judge clears way for ‘cursed’ giant emerald to return to Brazil
The judge brushed aside pleas from a consortium of U.S. gem spectators who claimed to be the rightful owners.
wapo.st
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 PM
We’ve had a cursed giant emerald just sitting around this country for the last two decades and nobody thought…hey, maybe we’re not in the best place to risk a cursed giant emerald?
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Sad to see the Center for Public Integrity might shut down later this year (via @watchdogdiva.bsky.social). #investigativejournalism
November 22, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Sad to see the Center for Public Integrity might shut down later this year (via @watchdogdiva.bsky.social). #investigativejournalism
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Breaking: SEC Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry, plans to step down on Jan. 20
Gary Gensler Plans to Step Down From SEC in January
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry, plans to step down on Jan. 20.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Breaking: SEC Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry, plans to step down on Jan. 20
I will not be calling these “skeets.”
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 AM
I will not be calling these “skeets.”
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Update: This list keeps growing
As Trump prepares for a second term, @19thnews.bsky.social is pulling together allegations of sexual assault and harassment against the president-elect’s Cabinet-level picks.
Here's what we've found so far: 19thnews.org/2024/11/sexu...
Here's what we've found so far: 19thnews.org/2024/11/sexu...
The growing list of sexual misconduct allegations against Trump’s picks
At least four of the president-elect’s top picks to lead his government have been accused of sexual assault, harassment or child sex trafficking.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Update: This list keeps growing
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Blue Hills burning tonight. Two more dry days to go (and more Red Flag Warnings in effect tomorrow) #wbz
Holy shit. That’s a hell of a fire on the South side of the Blue Hills. Rain can’t come soon enough.
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Blue Hills burning tonight. Two more dry days to go (and more Red Flag Warnings in effect tomorrow) #wbz
Looking for some Boston media to follow?
Here are some key Greater Boston media folks to follow here. Please suggest more and I'll add them to the list!
go.bsky.app/G4BCxLq
go.bsky.app/G4BCxLq
November 19, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Looking for some Boston media to follow?