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kubica, in X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information
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Oh, come on, he's begging the governments for a ban.

mPony, in The Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Days

reminder: SAG-AFTRA is still on strike

Whisp, in Federal judge rules Texas public drag show ban is unconstitutional - UPI.com

Get fucked Texas

AfricanExpansionist, in U.S. Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt: A "Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist"

Kids in South Korea get free lunch at school. Likewise in China. US kids? They get debt

jeremy_sylvis, in Federal judge rules Texas public drag show ban is unconstitutional - UPI.com
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Common federal judge W these days

Rapidcreek, in Biden joins striking auto workers on picket line

Meanwhile… After being rebuffed by the UAW, Trump will be appearing at Drake Enterprises (a non-union auto parts manufacturer) tomorrow in Clinton Township, Michigan, in effort to, as Drake spokesman said, “expand name recognition for Drake Enterprises.”

The workers at Drake are not union members or on strike.

ConstableJelly, in Newsom and DeSantis to debate in November

I can't see this as anything other than a losing scenario for just... sensibility and maturity in general. Neither DeSantis nor Hannity are serious people, and there's simply no way this debate isn't just chum for the rabid fanatics who enjoy their malevolent circus act.

alexyeahdude, in Offices remain half full after latest round of RTO mandates: Taking away hybrid could be a ‘betrayal’

I have yet to see a valid argument about why this is needed

AdmiralShat,

There are.plenty of valid arguments,

  1. Easier to track worker productivity (this is actually wrong, is significantly easier to track productivity done remotely, but management has lost out on traditional visual cues for productivity)
  2. These corporations either own the real-estate, so having them empty greatly reduces the value, or are tied into long term leases they can’t get out of.
  3. Mandating a RTO is also an easier way to offload staff without doing layoffs, as many will just leave.
  4. It’s easier for people in positions of upper management to “build work culture” and “team development”

None of this are valid to you, but I imagine this type of thinking makes sense to management

ampersandrew,
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#4 is difficult to quantify, so it's probably the one they feel the strongest about. I also frequently hear from people who prefer working in an office (they exist) that if you need someone, you can just walk over to their desk and ask them for help rather than trying to get a hold of them via IM. In my experience, that person is at lunch or in a conference room somewhere, so you're leaving an IM for them anyway.

HubertManne, in Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College
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unfortunately 65% is just the population of the 15 largest states.

ulkesh, in Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College
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Ranked choice voting is what we need at all levels of government. But Republicans will never allow this, especially at the President level because they know it will lead to them never being elected again. And ratification of any possible amendment to the Constitution at this point in our history is so unlikely it’s probably easier to just attempt a coup again and continue the attacks on voting rights.

Perhaps in fifty years, if the US lasts that long.

silvershrimp0,
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We need a proportional system. Instant Runoff only provides a marginal improvement over the status quo.

Facebones, in Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College

People are increasingly against 2 or 3 states dictating the leadership of the entire country?

Noooooooooooooooi

sin_free_for_00_days, in Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral College

There are so many things that are hanging around way past their due date in that old ass document.

Playingwithethenew, in Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

I hope it doesn't cut anything.

zoe, in Can We Fix Carbon Offsets?

Bezos Earth Fund

that is the most snake-oil non profit i have ever seen

Pisodeuorrior,

Yeh sounds like the Darth Vader Charity Fund for Survivors of the Alderan Disaster.

FfaerieOxide, in Bob Menendez: 'I will be exonerated' on fraud charges
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The Blagojevich Technique.

Madison_rogue,
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I don't know, honestly all the prosecution showed as evidence were possessions. Proof would be financial records or other documentation that shows a chain of custody of those possessions and money.

Jury is still out. Doesn't look good, however I'd reserve judgement until new things come to light.

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