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U.S. President Donald Trump has an obsession with gold that would make King Midas blush. Here's the Wall Street Journal's exclusive story on how Trump has added a gold Trump crest over the door leading into the White House, brought his own cherubs from Mar-a-Lago, engaged a cabinetmaker from south Florida to add gilded carvings to the Oval Office fireplace, and more. “It’s the Golden Office for the Golden Age,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an email. [gift link]

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#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #GildedAge #Decor #Design #Architecture #WhiteHouse

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The CEO of U.S. retailer Target plans to meet with civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton this week. Target eliminated some of its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs after President Donald Trump's inauguration, and has experienced declining footfall subsequently. Rev. Sharpton's National Action Network has encouraged consumers to avoid retailers that scaled back DEI initiatives. While he hasn't called out Target specifically, he has said he will consider it if the company doesn't reaffirm its commitment to Black businesses, employees and consumers. Here's more from CNBC. See the Retail Wire story at the second link for info on Target's current downturn.

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#BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #Retail #Lifestyle #Target #DEI #USPolitics #AlSharpton #RevAlSharpton

Target CEO Cornell to meet with Sharpton to discuss DEI rollback as civil rights leader considers boycott

Target CEO Brian Cornell will meet with the Rev. Al Sharpton as the company contends with a slump in foot traffic after walking back some DEI initiatives.

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So dope that @index is adding a switch for Bridgy Fed!

One of our (many) goals with @anewsocial is to make it easier to bridge your accounts on platforms and apps you already use, so I love seeing it pop up organically on such an important platform 🌐🙏🏼

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"This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly," says World Press Photo executive director Joumana El Zein Khoury of the World Press Photo of the year. The portrait of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024 was taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times. Learn more about the winning image, runners up and regional winners from @BBCNews.

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#Photography #Photos #NewsPhotography #WorldNews #Palestine

2025 World Press Photo Contest: Winners revealed

A Palestinian child coping with amputation and a young Ukrainian girl traumatised by war are among the winning images.

We’re moving fast to report on this election, and going above our normal editorial spending, because this moment is too important to miss.

Will you join us? 🗳🗞 #CdnElxn2025 #CdnMedia

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They treat your relationships like data points on a graph to delete on a whim. This is why the open social web and account portability is so important.

https://mastodon.social/@caseynewton/114344845681410314

Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far. Via @Mashable. #Meta #Facebook #Antitrust #FTC #MarkZuckerberg #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/2w90yM
Every Meta FTC trial revelation so far

Here's what we learned when Mark Zuckerberg took the stand.

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White House aims to defund NPR and PBS in move slammed as “cultural sabotage”
Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS "is not budget discipline, it's cultural sabotage."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding

Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS “is not budget discipline, it’s cultural sabotage.”…

Ars Technica