Melissa R.
genmai-cha-cha-cha.bsky.social
Melissa R.
@genmai-cha-cha-cha.bsky.social
Yarn and food and tai chi and chaos gardening.
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“Diversity is better for the bottom line,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “In a global economy, those who reject the multicultural nature of consumerism and business will be left in the past they are living in.”

#DEI

apnews.com/article/blac...
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
apnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Marko Elez's reported resignation has interesting implications for Musk/DOGE control over Treasury payment data. Elez was one of only two DOGE affiliates permitted by court order to access the data, and DOJ claimed that the other (Tom Krause) had only supervised Elez's work.
February 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.

Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
TL;dr - draconian legislation around abortion rights (and more) is already federal law. It has been unenforceable for decades, its parts established as unconstitutional. But it is there, and we have no reason to believe it won't be used as a hammer or a wedge.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Thoughts and prayers" says the new administration, continuing the traditional response to tragedies that could be mitigated or prevented.
Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.
January 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform

Roughly 6,000 readers answered the poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X 👏

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Hoping this platform will be a little different than the ones that inspired this. lithub.com/rebecca-soln...
Rebecca Solnit: How to Comment on Social Media
1) Do not read the whole original post or what it links to, which will dilute the purity of your response and reduce your chances of rebuking the poster for not mentioning anything they might&#8217…
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November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM