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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · 12d

They signed up for the job fully informed, because we have all known it for well over a decade. It's not a surprise so just do the work you signed up for.

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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 13d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 13d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 12d

I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 13d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 23

well she did not consider pedophilia inappropriate so what does this even mean

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 22

Fail

Post headline
Ghislaine Maxwell tells Justice Dept. she never saw Trump act inappropriately
"He was a gentleman in all respects," the imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate, whose lawyer has repeatedly discussed the possibility of a pardon, said

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Aug 21

I just read about Tiffany Trump's husband asking only $25,000 for access. It was so paltry that the other side just sent him $100,000 in response

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Aug 4

Turns out access journalism is all about the access and not at all about the journalism

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Aug 4

Huh. It's almost like Trump Administration sources maybe aren't providing totally rock-solid information to reporters. Crazy, amirite?

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard President Garber Tells Faculty He Is Not Considering a $500 Million Deal With Trump | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has told faculty that a deal with the Trump administration is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement, according to th...

www.thecrimson.com

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Aug 3

For the fans

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 3

The Twins sent all of the digital assets they had — including the original song track. The trade was done.

Then Phillies had 36 hours to recreate Jhoan Duran’s entrance.

Here's how the teams collaborated to save one of the best experiences in baseball: http://dlvr.it/TMH1vX

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 This! 🚨

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StuFalk @stufalk.bsky.social · Jul 30

They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
The movement against ICE in Los Angeles — one that is starting to take root across the country — demonstrates a shift from symbolic protest to direct action.

By Michelle Goldberg and Daniel Terna

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

www.nytimes.com

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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · Jul 30

people who go “you hate them just because you disagree on ONE thing,” and the “one thing” is fundamental human rights

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jul 28

do people actually believe them? how can they still?

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jul 19

"you can embrace the chaotic, messy, sometimes frustrating democratic system that has produced more innovation than any other system in human history. Or ... a dictator who eagerly promises to make everything simple and efficient mainly by ignoring the nuances and complexities of reality"

Techdirt @techdirt.com · Jul 17

Fascism For First Time Founders

Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who…

Fascism For First Time Founders

Over the last year or so I've seen a disturbing tendency in tech/startup/VC worlds to buy into the neoreactionary view that for startups to be successful they need to get on board the Trump train. Yes, there are the big name folks who everyone knows about and who didn't really surprise anyone—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, David Sacks, Elon Musk (pre-fallout)—but the more troubling trend has been watching younger entrepreneurs and VCs listen to their podcasts, read their posts and books, and slowly nod along to the idea that democracy is holding back innovation.

www.techdirt.com

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jul 7

Also if your company is collecting employee data, make sure you have strong privacy and security protections

Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · Jul 7

do you feel comfortable telling an organization that grants anonymity to a eugenecist who hacked a university admissions office the answers to these questions

NYT questionnaire asking readers:
What is your race or ethnicity?
What is your name?
What is your email address?
Where do you live?

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Jul 7

Reposted with alt-text.

Email with the subject line: DEI whistle-blower questionner
Sent to all of HHS mailing list

Then, text of email:
Dear HHS colleagues,

The US Department of Health and Human Services is committed to serving all Americans with equal dignity and respect, while ensuring that taxpayer resources are used only to improve the health, safety and well-being of the public. In accordance with Executive Order 1414, Ending the Radical and Wasteful DEI programs, we are asking for your feedback on the following questions:

In the past five years:
1. Have you witnessed any grants, contracts, or training materials with discriminatory language (Please answer "yes" or "no" only}
1/ Do you know of anyone who was passed over for promotion/hiring due to race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or genetic information (please answer yes or no only)
3. Do you know of any former career employees who quit or faced discipline during the previous administration instead of carrying out DEI orders (Please share yes or no only).
4. Can you identify any DEI policies that caused discrimination against employees, contractors or members of the general public (for example discrimination in employment, in services provided or in public messaging?) Please give details about where such discrimination occurs.
5.Anything relevant you would like to share.

If you would like to disclose information about specific individuals, please do not provide names. Rather, please describe circumstances surrounding the allegation, your contact information, and we will follow up on further details.

Please submit your answers via this link.

Note: Your response to this survey is not sufficient to initiate an Equal Employment opportunity complaint. If you feel you yourself has been discriminated or retaliated against, please utilize the relevant EEO processes available to you for these purposes.

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jul 4

kid rock complaining to XÆ A-12

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 24

More to come

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 24

Co-author @mckensie.bsky.social and I interviewed Angela Vallot, Brickson Diamond, Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Felicia Medina, Frank Dobbin, Hanna Naima McCloskey, Joelle Emerson Justin Reyes, Katie Rinkus, Lisa Gelobter, @michellekimkim.bsky.social and @realgirl88.bsky.social who shared insights

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 24

Values, planning and DEI are even more critical today for long-term success, worker & customer loyalty, legal compliance, and reputation. Our guide equips CEOs to make informed, thoughtful decisions based on historical context, actual legal risk and real outcomes. projectinclude.org/assets/pdf/P...

projectinclude.org

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · Jun 23

This whole, "sexual assault and harassment is bad when Trump does it, but ok when our side does it," is sending a really clear message that the old guard of Democratic leadership only cares about women when it's politically advantageous.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Former critics who once demanded Cuomo resign are now endorsing him

A POLITICO review of Cuomo’s touted endorsers found that few of them stood by him in 2021.

www.politico.com

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 19

It is hard to track all the different companies when you are running so many. Not to mention all the kids

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 19

was this for the Space company or the blowtorch company?

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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · Jun 19

I fed my dog like that but she grabbed and swallowed the whole corn cob and we spent the afternoon and evening in the ASPCA ER. It was her first and only taste of corn. I wonder if it was worth it every time I see her watching us eat corn now

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 17

One month apart.

A screenshot of a Wired article by Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra, published May 14, 2025, with the headline: "CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers."

A screenshot of a Wired article by Lily Hay Newman, published June 16, 2025, with the headline: "Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses."

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · Jun 18

"“This has nothing to do with political party,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced during a Monday press conference. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”"

www.washingtoninformer.com/naacp-nomina...

NAACP Shuts Out Trump: First Time in 116 Years, Civil Rights Group Refuses to Invite Sitting President

NAACP refuses to invite President Trump to its national convention due to his divisive policies and attacks on civil rights and diversity.

www.washingtoninformer.com

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