Today alone there have been no fewer than 10 posts in the mom groups I'm in asking for or offering food assistance for the impending EBT/SNAP benefits ending. Moms helping moms feed their kids while the government builds ballrooms and buys jets. just saying.

Next week’s editors’ chat will feature @josiecox.bsky.social and @kathleenedavis.bsky.social talking live about all things hustle culture and burnout. Paid subscribers can join us on October 30th at 12 PM EST to be part of this conversation. You can upgrade and sign up here: buff.ly/8d0XvQv

In all the (justified) uproar about the East Wing demolition @lizaboyd.bsky.social noted that the East Wing was the home of the Office of the First Lady and that by tearing it down, it's another of the administration's efforts to reduce the visibility of women across the board.

"It’s normal, I think, to sometimes hate your parents. And to slam doors, too." This article about when gentle parenting goes too far by @emmahaslett.bsky.social for @thepersistent.bsky.social is says what we are all thinking. www.thepersistent.com/gentle-paren...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.” These stories show what happens when it’s the other way around. Great and necessary series

'It is a five-alarm fire to see that the gender wage gap is widening for an unprecedented second year in a row.' www.thepersistent.com/gender-pay-g...

"Imagine you’ve just lost everything in a natural disaster and the response team can’t treat your injuries and are barely even allowed to speak to you—because you’re a woman. www.thepersistent.com/afghanistan-...

My first piece in The Persistent looks at the mismatch between the school calendar and typical work schedules and how this year's RTO mandates have eliminated flexible work resulting in 212,000 women leaving the workforce since January. www.thepersistent.com/school-calen...

This story was such a wild ride. Amazing reporting from emails most journalists would usually delete.

"AI might be a good worker—and great for a company’s bottom line—but it’s the worst customer a company could ask for." Michael Grothaus makes a point Andy Jassy might not have considered.

For the past 5 years I've worked with @juliarherbst.bsky.social and others on a 1st of it's kind list of 50 Queer leaders across industries. This year's list Queer Changemakers, features some amazing people working for a better future. www.fastcompany.com/91333780/que...

Well...not exactly the post I wanted to share as I start posting on this platform more...but here we are.

Today's Pressing Question is perhaps the biggest of all: How can I be happier? There is no easy answer or quick fix. But there are a few things you can do to cultivate more moments of happiness in your daily life. Here are my thoughts:

I am a firm no Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving person. BUT since Christmas music is everywhere I'll offer my first hot take of the season: "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus" is a deeply problematic for several reasons.

Think of how much has happened since March 2020 when millions of employees started working from home. After over 4 years of an endless string of debates about if, how, and when employees should return to office (RTO) why are we STILL debating it? I offer a few thoughts:

What if you think you are doing a great job and your manager disagrees? This week's pressing question is about what you can do if you don't agree with your performance review. Give it a read and tell me about a time you disagreed with your performance review and what you did.

Up over at @fastcompany.bsky.social today I wrote about Trump's attempts to push his top nominees through without a Senate vote. www.fastcompany.com/91228802/rec...

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Today's Pressing Questions is: How do I get people to respond to my emails? By some estimates, the average office worker gets 120 emails a day. Here's my advice on how to write an email that will get a response:

Starting from scratch. Help me find who to follow...so far the algorithm is mostly serving me pictures of mushrooms..which isn't the worst thing but also not the best news source

One of many reasons why I left the site that shall not be named. Let's hope this platform is more vigilant in protecting users against hate speech, misinformation and conspiracy theories.