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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Don’t Pout Politics Behind Punned Pornouns

Imagine how surprised employees at various federal departments were Friday evening. oid orders were implented from many hot agents an reveald orders, it was mandated to drop use of gender pronouns like "he" or "she", and this directive came from higher ups in the sections staff at the Department of

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Trump's New Shoes, FBI's Fresh Feet

Changing the partment, United states top boss begins to take down everybody he feels like, regardless of the level. Our country's main police force got several people out from the door putres a fast shake-up in the us This decision came in with 5 major top dogs in numerous cities leaving the spotl

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Feb 01 2025TECHNOLOGY

Tech Titans Return To Social Media Stage

Picture this: some of the world's biggest tech companies are making a comeback on a certain social media platform. You might be wondering, why the sudden change of heart? Well, it's all about politics. The man who took over the platform and renamed it X has close ties to the current political a

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Trump's New Plan to Change Civil Rights

Imagine starting a job and immediately shaking things up. That's what Donald Trump did when he began his second term in office. He hit the ground running with a bunch of executive orders around hot-button topics. These orders deal with issues like transgender rights, abortion, and

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Chaos at USAID: Senior Leaders Sidelined and a Director Fights Back

In a surprising move, almost 60 senior leaders at USAID were temporarily taken off the job. This decision was reversed later in the day by a senior career civil servant. This employee, who was in charge of employee and labor relations, wrote to the affected employees. He told them he had no evidence

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

What Really Happened When DEI Practices Were Questioned

Supporters of causes favoring more representation in the workforce of people with disabilities were under the spotlight, but not for positive improvements of disabilities. Conservative backers accused companies were boosting hiring efforts Those who didn’t support the the companies efforts contend

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Zuckerberg's Big Shift

Zuckerberg, the big boss of the social media giant Meta, recently had a chat with his employees. He talked about some big changes he's made to rules about speech and ended some programs. And he's all for having a great relationship with President Trump and the US government. Zuckerberg is 40 years o

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Government's Big Push to Cut Diversity Initiatives Creates Big Mess

Let's start with a big move by the government. They are removing all references to "diversity, " "equity, " and "inclusion" across federal agencies. This includes even the most basic employee manuals. Take the Internal Revenue Service’s procedural handbook for employees, for example. The terms were

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Resign or Face the Axe: Trump Purge of FBI Senior Ranks

The Trump Administration has taken dramatic steps to transform the upper ranks of the FBI, making the agency seem more like a revolving door than a stable institution. Avalanches of discord have been swirling around the FBI lately, but this time the storms are political rather than legal.

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Jan 31 2025POLITICS

Health Controversies Around Vaccines: Who Really Controls Policy and The Role of Biden's HHS Appointments

Robert F Kennedy Jr the new HHS secretary nominee as well as President Joe Biden are set up for a big battle. The decisions around vaccine policy in the U. S. could be shifted to a more vaccine-risk focused way. The Biden administration, in its final stretch, made a series of last-minute a

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