Question!! (1/2): Why haven’t streamers aggressively gone after the late night market? (For all political persuasions!) Whenever I have watched a late show it’s always been the next day on YouTube, because I’m old now and should be asleep by the “live” airing...

A deeper look at how the Trump administration is targeting liberal groups, with @caitlinreilly.bsky.social and @simonefoxman.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia - interesting read, highlighting dual standards of social conduct that apply to expats, something that's overwhelmingly clear when you travel across the Gulf region www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...

The Department of Justice takes an expansive view of what constitutes DEI under new guidance... Among their targets: - Scholarships only open to people of a certain race (maybe also: gender, religion, etc.) - Diverse slates - Diversity statements More: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ICYMI from me: Can Zohran Mamdani Give New York City Families Free Child Care? - I look into the growing 2-K + beyond movement in NYC and the potential costs after the stunning primary result www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Given all the numbers in this thread, I've been a bit surprised to see just *how* stilted my social media feeds are (mine seem extremely pro-Mamdani). Maybe results will differ from this polling. But if they're anything close... then it's a good reminder to be dubious of social media.

How Home Depot Parking Lots Turned Into Deportation Hotspots Undocumented laborers have long gathered at fringes of US's No.1 home-improvement retailer. Federal agents are turning up there, too www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @bloomberg.com @emilyflitter.bsky.social @simonefoxman.bsky.social

NEW: In the 30-year history of organizing for day laborers’ rights which began in LA, Home Depot has played a key role. Here’s how the retailer interacts with organizers & the laborers themselves, who often wait for work near its stores. W/ @simonefoxman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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...

NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...

Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for her survival.

Two Zuckerberg-financed schools designed for low-income students -- in East Palo Alto and East Bay -- are shutting down. East Palo Alto's Enrollment: 443 students, most Latino. The reason: Zuckerberg's charity won't say. Free link ⤵️ www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

A short🧵: The Trump executive order "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" sets out to eliminate liability under federal civil rights laws for disparate impact. It includes a lot of bluster, but its key operative provisions instruct DOJ to begin the process of rescinding regulations.

So, uh, it certainly looks like DOJ intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but….it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...

mitch mcconnell on trump’s tariffs, speaking like a republican no longer seeking reelection “they are a tax on everyday working americans. preserving the long-term prosperity of american industry and workers requires working with our allies, not against them.”

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

Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @gregstohr.bsky.social David Voreacos, Ava Benny-Morrison @emilyflitter.bsky.social David Gillen @simonefoxman.bsky.social Meghan Tribe.

ICYMI: Big Law has been in uproar as firms consider how to respond to executive orders. We found out more about what's happening behind the scenes - & why many top firms have been hesitant to join a legal effort combatting the orders (Gift link - free for 7 days) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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

Final Consumer Sentiment data from UMich just released. No bueno. - *2/3* of consumers expect unemployment to rise in year ahead. Highest reading since 2009 -long-term inflation expectations hit a *32-yr high* -Expectations index plunged 18%, and has now lost more than *30%* since November 2024

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... )

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

New from me, @emilyflitter.bsky.social and @theamarareport.bsky.social - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is walking a tightrope as he tries to keep a popular community-lending initiative, the CDFI Fund, alive even after it was targeted by a Trump EO: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Canadian citizen says she was on a routine visa application visit to San Diego when she ended up in ICE detention for 2 weeks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Bessent Resists DOGE Cuts That Put Low-Income Lending Program Under Fire www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @emilyflitter.bsky.social @simonefoxman.bsky.social @theamarareport.bsky.social

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

That time when Robby Starbuck and McKinsey sounded eerily similar on explaining the gender pay gap... and I posit the best "choice" a woman can really make if she wants to get ahead (ICYMI) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

God, that was hard to bear. Students told a physics town hall that grad schools have rescinded admission. NSF proposals are censored for words like “bias,” even when the meaning is technical. Physics curricula are being banned by school districts for encouraging girls. #APSGlobalSummit2025 #APSMarch

Accessibility rarely gets much attention as part of DEI/DEIA... but *interesting* to see airlines attempt to overturn rules on wheelchairs just as the Trump admin tries to kick the acronyms to the curb... www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Like, .. 85% less. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

The top criminal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington quit today, citing pressure by the Trump administration to open what she viewed as an improper criminal probe of a federal contract. ca.news.yahoo.com/senior-u-pro...

Reporter: What do you need to buy Gaza? Trump: "We're not going to buy anything. We're going to have it. We're going to keep it... and nobody's going to question it."

“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.” From our @science.org news team 🧪

The order requires OMB to tell all grant/aid recipients that the freeze has been blocked. OMB must roll back any steps they had already taken to carry it out. Will Trump's executive branch follow the court's order? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Energy customers in the US Northeast could be on the hook if Canada tariffs come into effect - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A Trump executive order on combatting antisemitism “seems to simply restate existing law,” Prof. @tomginsburg.bsky.social told @bloomberg.com’s @simonefoxman.bsky.social.

*COMING UP AT NOON* - Join me and my @bloomberg.com colleagues as we answer your pressing questions about DEI -- what it is, what it means, and what attacks on DEI by Donald Trump and others mean for companies, workers and beyond. www.bloomberg.com/sessions/202...

The USAF has reversed itself "after uproar." We must continue to pay attention. We must continue to preserve & share the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen & the Women Airforce Service Pilots. I promised them I would always tell their stories. You can too. Knowledge is power! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Expert suggests "things like Head Start, which goes to child-care facilities, or things that go to states, like the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program" may be affected www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Several agencies—including the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission—have removed webpages for their DEI programs 🎁Gift Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Vomiting, Changing Jobs: Federal Employees Describe Dark Day As Trump Guts DEI www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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

JPMorgan, Goldman CEOs Resist Calls to Roll Back DEI Programs -Shareholder proposals on diversity submitted by 2 groups -‘Bring them on,’ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says of activists www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @emilyflitter.bsky.social Jeff Green @simonefoxman.bsky.social

In the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020, the largest US companies started hiring more black workers. Now, that trend has stalled, and black workers have all but erased earlier gains. That's the top finding of our massive analysis of S&P 100 companies... (1/3) www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

MY LATEST: Grindr, the LGBTQ dating app, will cover as much as $300,000 in fertility, surrogacy and adoption costs for employees — far more than what the average company offers its workers. (Gift link!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

These money managers downplay the threat of Trump’s tariffs - from @bloomberg.com Women, Money & Power event today www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hong Kong's strict rules around IVF and other fertility treatments are spurring residents to go abroad for expensive — and sometimes illegal — measures to try and have children.