Dom DiFurio
@domdifurio.bsky.social
He/him. Former award winning DFW-based journalist talking about Texas, politics, tech and business trends. Formers: Stacker, Dallas Morning News, Arizona State University.
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"This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history." Story on the decimation of NIH by @maxkozlov.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...?
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history." Story on the decimation of NIH by @maxkozlov.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...?
Bezos' deference to Trump in his stewardship of the WaPo seems to be paying off. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/f...
FTC asks to delay Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, citing staffing shortfalls
The agency cited staffing and budget constraints as factors for why the trial should be pushed back.
www.cnbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Bezos' deference to Trump in his stewardship of the WaPo seems to be paying off. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/f...
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Has a single mainstream publication reported on this?
SCOOP: The US Dept. of Education and GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw will each recognize "DeTrans Awareness Day" tomorrow with events featuring anti-trans activists.
In lieu of a press release, I’m told the Dept. event will be covered exclusively by a reporter from The Federalist.
In lieu of a press release, I’m told the Dept. event will be covered exclusively by a reporter from The Federalist.
GOP will observe “DeTrans Awareness Day” with multiple events Wednesday
Rep. Dan Crenshaw and the Dept. of Education are leading the charge.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Has a single mainstream publication reported on this?
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Hello, I’m a disruptor, very smart, here to create efficiency. I’m just going to drill holes in the bottom of this boat to see which parts of the hull are mission-critical.
March 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hello, I’m a disruptor, very smart, here to create efficiency. I’m just going to drill holes in the bottom of this boat to see which parts of the hull are mission-critical.
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A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
Not only is the Trump admin turning many federal workers' livelihoods on their heads, but it's finding ways to punish others. Imagine you shelled out $$$ for an EV in recent years and now your employer is shutting off convenient access to charging. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US to Shut Off Electric-Vehicle Chargers at Federal Buildings
Federal buildings across the US have been ordered to shut off electric-vehicle chargers, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest move to rescind pro-EV initiatives in President Dona...
www.bloomberg.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Not only is the Trump admin turning many federal workers' livelihoods on their heads, but it's finding ways to punish others. Imagine you shelled out $$$ for an EV in recent years and now your employer is shutting off convenient access to charging. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The [consumer confidence] index fell to 98.3, falling for the third-straight month and marking the largest monthly decline since August 2021, as expectations for inflation in the year ahead climbed." www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/e...
Consumer confidence registers biggest monthly decline since August 2021 as inflation fears take hold | CNN Business
The American consumer is getting worried about the economy.
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"The [consumer confidence] index fell to 98.3, falling for the third-straight month and marking the largest monthly decline since August 2021, as expectations for inflation in the year ahead climbed." www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/e...
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Processing camps and a paramilitary army reminds me of something or other but I can’t quite place it
February 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Processing camps and a paramilitary army reminds me of something or other but I can’t quite place it
“Some people go so far as to bring AI-generated images into plastic surgeons’ offices to demonstrate their ideal faces, said Keshav Magge, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bethesda, Maryland…” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
AI ‘inspo’ is everywhere. It’s driving your hair stylist crazy.
From bridal shops to med-spas to hardware stores, AI-generated photos are warping our sense of reality and hurting small businesses along the way.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Some people go so far as to bring AI-generated images into plastic surgeons’ offices to demonstrate their ideal faces, said Keshav Magge, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bethesda, Maryland…” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
I don’t feel like you often see such a visceral bipartisan backlash against red state leadership posting on FB these days. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s post here about school vouchers is pretty unpopular!
February 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don’t feel like you often see such a visceral bipartisan backlash against red state leadership posting on FB these days. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s post here about school vouchers is pretty unpopular!
DFW power outages appear to be getting fixed pretty rapidly today, thank goodness. Stay warm out there y'all. www.dallasnews.com/news/weather...
Power outages drop after over 5,000 people in D-FW were without power Wednesday morning
As the coldest wind chills of the year hit Dallas-Fort Worth, just over 5,000 people were without power in Dallas and Tarrant counties Wednesday morning.
www.dallasnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
DFW power outages appear to be getting fixed pretty rapidly today, thank goodness. Stay warm out there y'all. www.dallasnews.com/news/weather...
"Tariffs on China haven’t yet had a major effect on the U.S. supply chain, as most goods spend about 6-8 weeks in transit... Though delayed, impacts will likely begin to emerge as China ramps up business activity after the Lunar New Year holiday season." www.star-telegram.com/news/busines...
‘It will drive the entire market’: Texas supply chain industries brace for Trump tariffs
Looming tariffs could make transporting goods (and your latest Shein order) more expensive.
www.star-telegram.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Tariffs on China haven’t yet had a major effect on the U.S. supply chain, as most goods spend about 6-8 weeks in transit... Though delayed, impacts will likely begin to emerge as China ramps up business activity after the Lunar New Year holiday season." www.star-telegram.com/news/busines...
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*one million grindset scammed/scammers crying out in unison*
Scoop: A Canadian trucking company told WIRED 2 of their trucks were turned away at the US borders today because they contain de minimis (<$800) packages from China. USPS also announces it will stop accepting parcels from China, both an impact of Trump's China tariff EO www.wired.com/story/tariff...
USPS Halts All Packages From China, Sending the Ecommerce Industry Into Chaos
As part of new tariffs on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump eliminated an exemption for small packages, vastly increasing the amount of parcels US Customs and Border Protection needs to inspect.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
*one million grindset scammed/scammers crying out in unison*
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NEWS: Sources tell me that DOGE is setting its sights on the Department of Labor next. DOL workers have been ordered to give DOGE access to whatever they ask for—or risk termination.
“We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”
“We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”
February 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NEWS: Sources tell me that DOGE is setting its sights on the Department of Labor next. DOL workers have been ordered to give DOGE access to whatever they ask for—or risk termination.
“We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”
“We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”
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"Stop the Coup!"
Scene at Treasury.
Scene at Treasury.
February 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Stop the Coup!"
Scene at Treasury.
Scene at Treasury.
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ICE went to the home of a 61-year-old man with poor health and after his family informed ICE agents that they needed a warrant signed by a judge, dozens of ICE agents instead showed up in an armored vehicle with a battering ram and flash grenades and took him by force.
A family member is speaking out against an ICE operation in northwest Phoenix on Sunday, calling it an unnecessary use of force www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Family member condemns use of armored vehicle, stun grenades in Phoenix ICE arrest
The arrest took place amid Trump's immigration crackdown. An armored vehicle with battering ram and dozens of ICE agents were present to arrest one man.
www.azcentral.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ICE went to the home of a 61-year-old man with poor health and after his family informed ICE agents that they needed a warrant signed by a judge, dozens of ICE agents instead showed up in an armored vehicle with a battering ram and flash grenades and took him by force.
If Luka wasn't a millionaire this would've been an all-timer of a month and a half for anyone else: Home robbed of ~$30k around xmas > Surprise trade to new employer exempting from more contract $$ > Forced to relocate for work while purchasing new home... www.dallasnews.com/business/rea...
Luka Doncic was buying a new D-FW home before trade to Lakers
Former Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic was in the process of buying a new home in the Dallas-Fort Worth-area before a blockbuster trade that sent him to...
www.dallasnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If Luka wasn't a millionaire this would've been an all-timer of a month and a half for anyone else: Home robbed of ~$30k around xmas > Surprise trade to new employer exempting from more contract $$ > Forced to relocate for work while purchasing new home... www.dallasnews.com/business/rea...
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This is probably not a surprise to people in the disability community, and I apologize for my ignorance about it, but I have been genuinely surprised how much immediate government wrath is going towards people in the disability community
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is probably not a surprise to people in the disability community, and I apologize for my ignorance about it, but I have been genuinely surprised how much immediate government wrath is going towards people in the disability community
Wth is Noah talking about. Those objecting are already objecting. Have been. Those in Trump's base knew exactly what they wanted, voted for it, and are now tuning out.
"At some point, Americans will demand that he start doing his main job, which is making the executive branch function."
"At some point, Americans will demand that he start doing his main job, which is making the executive branch function."
Such a relief to have a tenured Harvard Law School professor inform me that Trump's attacks on the Constitution are no biggie, but personally, I would rather hear from a federal worker who has to decide whether to quit by Friday, or an undocumented person afraid to show up for work, or a trans pers
February 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wth is Noah talking about. Those objecting are already objecting. Have been. Those in Trump's base knew exactly what they wanted, voted for it, and are now tuning out.
"At some point, Americans will demand that he start doing his main job, which is making the executive branch function."
"At some point, Americans will demand that he start doing his main job, which is making the executive branch function."
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Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
February 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFp8K0M...
Across all platforms the Dallas Mavericks have lost the most fans on Instagram since the Luka news roughly 24 hours ago, per Social Blade metrics. ~50k unfollowed on IG, ~4k on X/Twitter.
February 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Across all platforms the Dallas Mavericks have lost the most fans on Instagram since the Luka news roughly 24 hours ago, per Social Blade metrics. ~50k unfollowed on IG, ~4k on X/Twitter.