«I’ve had people say to me that they know layoffs are harmful to company well-being, let alone the well-being of employees, and don’t accomplish much, but everybody is doing layoffs and their board is asking why they aren’t doing layoffs also.»
https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/
All hail GitHub Copilot?
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/06/flaws_rust_projects_ddos/
Good to know people can change their minds.
«“It is the decline in support for Brexit among those who originally voted for it that primarily explains why there has been a swing against the idea during the last twelve months.”»
https://qz.com/genesis-silvergate-crypto-layoffs-ftx-collapse-losses-1849957544
Somebody asked the question on Twitter, “Did Santos’s opponent spend zero minutes on research?”
«The Democrat did spend a total of $22,000 over three payments on Deep Dive Political Research, an opposition research firm, per FEC filings. (This organization did not respond to a Vanity Fair interview request.) Local news organizations did raise questions in their coverage of Santos. One column in The North Shore Leader noted the eye-popping increase in Santos’s net worth from less than $5,000 to more than $11 million over a period of two short years. The piece even quoted an anonymous Republican leader as saying, “Are we being played as extras in ‘The Talented Mr. Santos’?” And the DCCC’s research memo on Santos outlined many of the allegations made in the Times report. It noted the IRS’s lack of knowledge of the congressman-elect’s animal-rescue charity and raised questions about his financial status. The document does, however, list Santos’s educational and professional claims without question. The bulk of the 87-page research document leans into Santos’s ties to Trump and his antiabortion stance.
Zimmerman says his campaign “was unrelenting in getting people’s attention” but that, ultimately, “I think part of the problem, quite frankly, was everyone saw this as not a competitive seat. They didn’t see the Republican tidal wave coming in New York, and so they didn’t focus on the race.” Jacobs, too, echoed this sentiment. “Santos didn’t win the race based on his campaign or who he is,” he said. “Like many other Republicans, particularly on Long Island, [Santos] won because of the view that this was an issue-driven election and the issue this year was crime.” Indeed, a red wave did run through New York on November 8, where even Sean Patrick Maloney—the person tasked with steering Democrats to another majority—lost his own race.»
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/house-republicans-george-santos-democrats-ethics
Might be a good resource in my efforts to be an #antiracist.
Looks a little complicated, but it works for him, so….
https://accountable.us/house-gop-set-to-gut-office-of-congressional-ethics/
Apparently, OCE was expected to have a heavy workload this term.
Also mentioned by a major “print” outlet, but using language I won’t endorse by re-posting.
@tracilaw 🔗 https://mstdn.social/users/tracilaw/statuses/109616559677797042 – Netflix has made the interview with Zelenskyy and Letterman free and public for everyone in case anyone is interested. #Ukraine #RemovePutin
Really?
@sethcotlar 🔗 https://mastodon.social/users/sethcotlar/statuses/109622227250928882 – Get ready for the propaganda initiative in which Mastodon will be labeled a site for “groomers” and “pedophiles.” It’s the least creative messaging imaginable, but you know it’s only a matter of time before we hear it coming from Elon, Fox, Daily Wire, etc. FWIW, Human Events is a right wing rag with roots that stretch back to the Goldwater conservatism of the early 1960s. It was Reagan’s favorite source of information.
I don’t think this post needs a title. Y’all figure it out.
«And who, he asked, would be the site supervisor? A bearded man in Ray-Ban sunglasses and a Norfolk State University sweatshirt stepped forward.
“What’s your name, sir?” Jones asked.
“Devon Henry.”
“Devon Hen—” Jones began, then dropped his voice respectfully. “Oh, Mr. Henry. Of course.”»
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/02/devon-henry-confederate-statues-richmond/
Here, Read This 