Great big take on the potential "death spiral" facing US mass transit - with an ominous warning for the 2026 World Cup
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

ADL appears to pivot somewhat on campus antisemitism crackdown, weighing in critically on arrests of college students:
ejewishphilanthropy.com/we-must-figh...

Wilmer Hale, also subject to an EO yesterday, is also suing...

Jenner & Block Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

A judge dismissed a lawsuit against a Citigroup fee waiver program for minority-owned banks, saying that the plaintiffs -- customers of Chase and BofA who paid higher fees at Citi ATMs -- lacked standing to sue.

(my story from July here: bloomberg.com/news/article... )

New @nbcnews.com poll indicates why DEI is becoming such a salient political issue...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Happening on that other platform...
ADL scolds Elon Musk for "highly offensive jokes"

Women will reach or exceed parity in 3 state legislatures: CO, NV, NM

New data from @cawp-ru.bsky.social on the number of women in state government. Ongoing disparity between Rs and Ds, but some gains from the R side in 2024 election.
4pj7uzbab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001...

Employers starting to freak out over potential mass immigrant deportations -- especially in places like Texas's construction industry...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"I’m straight up just saying that we should not have women in combat roles" - Defense Sec nominee Pete Hegseth on a recent podcast
Anti-DEI already on the agenda with cabinet picks. More on him:
www.foxnews.com/politics/pet...

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