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Sending an email to employees asking them to list five things they did that week is a classic move from a manager who has no idea how to manage

Breaking News: President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer, a role that traditionally stays in place as administrations change.

A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants. #IDsky #Medsky #Episky www.science.org/content/arti...

Iron Jawed Angels movie is a must see for all American women as a reminder of what it took to win the right to vote in this country.

“But Republicans, who are looking to slash federal spending and offer lucrative tax cuts to corporations and wealthier Americans, now see a big target ripe for trimming.” apnews.com/article/medi...

Good point. Let’s not forget - NBC created the myth of Trump as a genius businessman to sell The Apprentice. Let’s not make the same mistake by mythologizing his current benefactor and owner.

The Trump administration has directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory panel, a key forum for the nation’s discussion of information about vaccine safety and effectiveness. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Uh oh. A friend of Mario Delvecchio?

A top Social Security Administration official resigned after clashing with Musk staffers over access to sensitive personal records. They sought entry into an internal system containing Americans’ private data. Thank you, Michelle, for resisting—and for your 30 years of service.

That tracks.

And now this: “Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to continue.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

Led Zeppelin’s IV climbs to #24 on the U.K.'s Rock & Metal Albums chart, while Led Zeppelin rises to #38. Four Symbols has now spent 590 weeks on the chart, while the band's debut album has logged 266 weeks, both continuing their long-running success.

I love Eddie Murphy’s “Gumby”

#WNBA news: The next expansion franchise is reportedly going to Cleveland. The WNBA is allegedly preparing to award Cleveland a team, with a bid worth a league record $250M.

A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector.

As Gabriel Allon would say, “Moscow Rules” “Russia’s spy services have a shadowy new unit taking aim at the West with covert attacks across Europe and elsewhere” www.wsj.com/world/europe...

“In practice, this means that the nation’s top consumer financial watchdog has effectively been pulled off the street, prevented from providing oversight over big banks, payday lenders and other financial institutions that could be hurting consumers.” www.cnn.com/2025/02/09/b...

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And now this …

The billionaire who bought the presidency now has access to all the personal information of everyone who gets social security, receives an IRS tax refund and more. Information he could theoretically use in any way he wants because no one is stopping him. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Great…

No no no no. Not my tax dollars

President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.