A Democratic senator’s internship job posting was deemed "political malpractice" by an essay in The Atlantic on Friday that argued diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) language can fuel the White identity politics that Democrats oppose. The commentary by Conor Friedersdorf, headlined "The DEI Language That’s Doing More Harm Than Good," pointed to a social media post from Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., in which he sought interns for his Boston office. In the post, Markey wrote, "BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working
Saturday is the first day of early voting in New York and Empire State voters could help decide which party will control the House over the next two years.
David Spade and Dana Carvey call out Hollywood's focus on race and gender. In a recent episode of their " Fly on the Wall " podcast, the two comedians questioned Hollywood's emphasis on race and gender, with Spade arguing that the industry should "stop separating us like that" by highlighting those distinctions. "On race, let me just say at any of these award shows, I saw a clip the other day saying, 'And this gentleman won, and he's the first black director to win for this documentary,' I wish
Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to Westminster” ahead of a fresh drive to devolve spending power in next week’s budget. In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey, will include plans for a new £1.5bn borrowing facility, to be drawn up in collaboration with mayors over the next two years. Regional mayors have long complained that they are constrained by their limited borrowing power – in contrast to local authorities
Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government has said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted. The Starlink satellite terminals, which are produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations. Sudden speed restrictions on the terminals, which capped operations at speeds of 160km/h (99mph), led to the failure of several Ukrainian combat missi
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Beverly Hills school board candidate Kim Lifschitz faced accusations of antisemitism this week after screenshots surfaced appearing to mock a trustee's visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall, while a separate controversy involving her husband's comments featured on a livestream by Twitch streamer Hasan Piker resurfaced. The screenshots show messages labeled with Lifschitz's name responding to a Beverly Hills Standard article documenting Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education member
