Stars resign after Trump takesover of Kennedy Center. Renee Fleming soprano resigned as an artistic adviser
Shondra Rhimes, resigned as treasurer
Ben Folds singer, songwriter resigns as adviser to National Symphony Orchestra

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/a...

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:

-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.

-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.

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to recap:
— Trump was *for* the TikTok ban
— which the GOP Congress passed
— and the GOP Supreme Court upheld
— and even though Biden said he wouldn't enforce the ban, TikTok shut down anyway
— so that Trump could "save" it
— and the media fell for it
we really do live in the dumbest fucking country

Blue sky is awesome because a bunch of people who like to make jokes and a bunch of people who are incapable of identifying a joke are forced to share space

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Apple and Costco are not alone in taking a strong stand on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). The list of corporate giants pushing back on the 'anti-woke' #DEI backlash is growing in 2025.

www.thequeenzone.com/dei-isnt-dyi... via @thequeenzone.bsky.social

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

But some people are just too old and frail to handle cold weather.