Not the Only One

The acting White House national cyber director was told in recent weeks that she would not be considered to serve in a permanent role, despite endorsements from key lawmakers from both parties and her predecessor, because of personal debt issues that would make her difficult to confirm, according to four people familiar with the matter.

Day himself is Asian American, a group that’s abundant in medicine. But as he dug further, his datasets and personal experiences began to collide. He found that white doctors were more than four times as likely as their Asian American colleagues to be promoted to medical school department chair positions in a wide array of medical specialties, and that Black and brown doctors were more than twice as likely as Asians to be promoted.

I worked for the US Small Business Administration in the late '80's and my supervisor wouldn't allow us to accept so much as a cup of coffee from the bankers whose applications we had to review. Some fellow Loan Officers secretly accepted various enducements, however, up to and including taking lucrative jobs after leaving the agency. You can expect a certain amount of this at lower levels of the government but SCOTUS? It's gross.

In another example of how fash trash victories lead directly to violence against minorities, four French neo-nazis with ties to Le Pen's RN party got arrested after beating up someone because they were perceived as transgender. These assholes think that a win in the coming snap elections will grant them permission for unlimited violence against LGBTQI+ folks, and they're only going to jail for 6-7 months 🚮 https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/extreemrechtse-knokploeg-opent-in-parijs-jacht-...

I’m not saying prizes need to reward writers for their personal circumstances around writing. But what I’m saying is that you need to recognise the playing field IS NOT LEVEL.

Mariani, who had been head of sustainability, diversity and inclusion for just 18 months, wrote on her email out-of-office: "There is a life outside the FIA. A life where talent and dedication are rewarded. Where women in leadership positions can thrive, feel valued and respected." Her role was removed as part of an internal restructure that split her responsibilities across two separate divisions.

A decade ago, world leaders agreed to a host of sustainable development goals. Today, governments are wildly off track to achieve them. Simultaneously, efforts to address global poverty and climate change have been derailed. The problem isn’t a lack of money to deliver on climate and development. Since 2015, the wealth of the world’s richest 1% has surged by over $33.9 trillion, enough to end annual poverty 22 times. Private interests are hijacking efforts to fund a sustainable future. In ...