@wongsmith.bsky.social
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DOGE is making cuts to everything from USAID to the military with the goal of downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Who’s affected and how?
We're answering questions about Trump’s efforts to slash the government.
🎧 Tune in on February 27 at 11:15 a.m. EST: bloom.bg/4keZ9c5
We're answering questions about Trump’s efforts to slash the government.
🎧 Tune in on February 27 at 11:15 a.m. EST: bloom.bg/4keZ9c5
February 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
DOGE is making cuts to everything from USAID to the military with the goal of downsizing the federal bureaucracy. Who’s affected and how?
We're answering questions about Trump’s efforts to slash the government.
🎧 Tune in on February 27 at 11:15 a.m. EST: bloom.bg/4keZ9c5
We're answering questions about Trump’s efforts to slash the government.
🎧 Tune in on February 27 at 11:15 a.m. EST: bloom.bg/4keZ9c5
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🎙️ Four years after Beijing’s crackdown on tech, Xi Jinping is embracing some of China’s top tech bosses again.
Find out what this means for the country’s tech titans and their US rivals on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Find out what this means for the country’s tech titans and their US rivals on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Big Take Asia
We’re taking The Big Take to Asia. Each week, Bloomberg’s Oanh Ha tells a story from the home of the world's most dynamic economies - and the markets, tycoons and businesses that drive the ever-shifti...
link.podtrac.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🎙️ Four years after Beijing’s crackdown on tech, Xi Jinping is embracing some of China’s top tech bosses again.
Find out what this means for the country’s tech titans and their US rivals on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
Find out what this means for the country’s tech titans and their US rivals on the Big Take Asia Podcast ⤵️
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Gonna tattoo their forearms too?
The Trump administration is planning to require undocumented immigrants to join a federal registry, with potential fines, prison time and deportation for non-participation.
Trump to Force Migrants to Join Registry or Face Fines, Prison
The Trump administration is planning to require undocumented immigrants to join a federal registry, threatening potential fines, prison time and deportation for anyone caught failing to participate.
www.bloomberg.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Gonna tattoo their forearms too?
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Watching @pbs @americanexperience.bsky.social on Walter White, the early and decades-long leader of the NAACP in the first half of the 20th century. LEARN about him.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | American Experience | PBS
The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights history.
www.pbs.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Watching @pbs @americanexperience.bsky.social on Walter White, the early and decades-long leader of the NAACP in the first half of the 20th century. LEARN about him.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” they wrote. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”
21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle ...
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” they wrote. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”
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US Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip | CNN Politics
A fractured Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose appeal drew national attention and support from the state’s conservative attorney general,...
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
US Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/p...
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bari weiss once again proving that she believes in absolutely nothing.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
Think I’ll pass on the piece in which a racist creep explains why a major party embracing the Nazi salute really isn’t a big deal.
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
bari weiss once again proving that she believes in absolutely nothing.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.