Stansbury issued a damning rebuttal to Vance’s Dismantle DEI Act of 2024 which was brought to a mark-up without a hearing.

“If this is really about making sure that we have qualified individuals inside the federal government, why is the president-elect choosing absolutely unqualified Cabinet secretaries to be at the head of every single agency?”

“We’ve got now a World Wide Wrestling Executive who’s gonna run education. We’ve got a Fox News commentator who’s gonna run the military for us!”

What are the odds of these cooperative relationships enduring through the next 4 years?

𝐔.𝐒. 𝐃𝐨𝐃 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚

U.S. defense cooperation with Southeast Asian allies and partners, centered on ASEAN and its member states, seeks to empower the region through practical cooperation on building capabilities, exchanging expertise, ensuring free trade, and bolstering sovereignty, all underscored with collaboration and mutual respect.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3973788/us-department-of-defense-vision-statement-for-a-prosperous-and-secure-southeast/

Former babysitter to RFK Jr.'s kids speaks about sexual assault allegation

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/20/rfk-jr-sexual-assault-allegation-eliza-cooney/76450231007/

Was reading the Narrative of Sojourner Truth today. Heartbreaking stories of Isabella and Ned told briefly here. This is the sort of history that is banned in Florida now, I suppose. Remember Ron DeSantis saying that slavery was a great opportunity? #books #writing

A small tech company called Cape has been selling a privacy-focused cellphone service to the U.S. military. Now Cape will be offering its product to high-risk members of the public.

The intended market includes corporate executives, politicians, journalists, and domestic abuser survivors with plans to offer another version of the product to the broader public next year.
#privacy

https://www.404media.co/i-dont-own-a-cellphone-can-this-privacy-focused-network-change-that/

So I've worked in international education most of my career. Each year there is a report called Open Doors that tracks the economic impact that students and their families provide economically to the US. This past year international stuents contributed 43.8 Billion dollars to the US economy. Pretty neat!

Native American Heritage Month

#History

On November 21, 1969, a significant event in Native American history unfolded: the occupation of Alcatraz Island by a group known as Indians of All Tribes (IAT). This act of civil disobedience marked a pivotal moment in the Red Power movement, a campaign advocating for Native American rights and sovereignty.

A charm bag charging a few years ago.

@damselfly59 @th3j35t3r Now if only we could get all of them to kick in $5 this month. $858K would probably make a huge difference for J and CoSo!

The New York Times and Daily News have sued OpenAI and its investor Microsoft over suspicions that ChatGPT was trained on their copyrighted works. Now, it turns out, the lawyers’ research into the training data was erased last week by OpenAI engineers, presumably by accident.
#AI #technews

https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/21/openai-accidentally-erased-chatgpt-training-findings-as-lawyers-seek-copyright-violations/

Some early 20th century French postcards. The babies have gotten into the champagne again. A float from the Nice Carnival of 1905, a great period for carnival floats there. Peekaboo flirt. And the magic of Spring. #art #france

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On Thursday, the CFPB issued a final rule that will regulate digital payment apps that process over 50 million transactions each year, covering services like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, Cash App, and others.

The new rule is meant to ensure digital payment providers adhere to the same laws as credit unions and large banks.
#technews

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/21/24302322/apple-pay-cash-app-paypal-regulated-banks-cfpb

You want to get your tunes tied? Dr Fran has a list of over 1500 gynecologists.

#femalesterilization #sterilization #healthcare