Ian McVann
@mcvann.bsky.social
Software Engineer and International Affairs Student. Opinions are my own.
Ah yes diversity famously unimportant for spying where language and cultural knowledge is always in demand.
The CIA has moved to dismiss an unspecified number of officers who were working on recruiting and diversity issues, according to former officials, in what would be one of the largest mass firings in the agency’s history.
The C.I.A. Is Planning Its Largest Mass Firing in Nearly 50 Years
The possible purge of officers working on recruiting and diversity comes as the agency moves to comply with the spirit of an executive order banning efforts to diversify the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ah yes diversity famously unimportant for spying where language and cultural knowledge is always in demand.
Was thinking today about how to make grassroots lobbying the most effective - I know emails generally get sorted by congressmen and grouped together - is there any laws regarding AI voice agents?
February 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Was thinking today about how to make grassroots lobbying the most effective - I know emails generally get sorted by congressmen and grouped together - is there any laws regarding AI voice agents?
Cuts are fun until they affect things and people you care about. I hope we can avoid shadow exemptions, because they allow politicians to keep voting for policies that hurt others only because their own constituents are safe. It takes anger to make change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States. (Gift Article)
Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Cuts are fun until they affect things and people you care about. I hope we can avoid shadow exemptions, because they allow politicians to keep voting for policies that hurt others only because their own constituents are safe. It takes anger to make change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
First post on here, going to try to post my thoughts daily. May be incorrect sometimes.Today I'm thinking about the seemingly dichotomous actions based around meritocracy and the current MAGA party. They claim to love meritocracy, but push forward some of the least qualified people by most metrics.
February 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
First post on here, going to try to post my thoughts daily. May be incorrect sometimes.Today I'm thinking about the seemingly dichotomous actions based around meritocracy and the current MAGA party. They claim to love meritocracy, but push forward some of the least qualified people by most metrics.