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“‘Remote Work Is Hurting Company Culture,’ Says CEO After 3rd Round of Layoffs” #satire #ButJustBarely

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UPDATE: Friends, I had tagged this #Satire because Reductress is, in fact, satire.

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https://reductress.com/post/remote-work-is-hurting-company-culture-says-ceo-after-3rd-round-of-layoffs/

‘Remote Work Is Hurting Company Culture,' Says CEO After 3rd Round of Layoffs

Proving that he has his finger on the pulse when it comes to his employees, 55-year-old CEO Peter Harkins just sent a company-wide email in which he blamed remote work for “hurting company culture.” This comes after the third consecutive round of layoffs he just authorized.   “I’m sure we are

Reductress

Republicans: "The Left is out of control. They're the violent ones!"

Also Republicans: "Hey Republican Rep. wife, we will make your life miserable if your husband doesn't vote for Jim Jordan. Do what we say, OR ELSE!!!" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/don-bacon-wife-text-messages-jim-jordan_n_652f77b3e4b03b213b07c3f7

GOP Rep. Reveals Threatening Texts His Wife Received About Jim Jordan Vote

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon's' wife fired back at the anonymous messages.

HuffPost

Plastic surgeries have been warned that they are being targeted by cybercriminals plotting to steal sensitive data - ncluding patients' medical records and photographs - that will be later used for extortion.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire blog: https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/plastic-surgeries-warned-fbi-they-are-being-targeted-cybercriminals

#cybersecurity #databreach #extortion #ransomware

Plastic surgeries warned by the FBI that they are being targeted by cybercriminals

US plastic surgery clinics warned of cybercriminals targeting patient data, including medical records and photos for extortion

18 October 1942 | A transport of 1,710 Jews deported from Westerbork arrived at #Auschwitz. After the arrival selection 116 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 1,594 people were immediately murdered in gas chambers.

SS physician Johann Paul Kremer was present there. In his diary he wrote: "Today, Sunday morning, I was present at the 11th special action (the Dutch) in humid cold weather. Disgusting scenes with three women who only begged to spare their lives".

#Auschwitz #history

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Yet another seditious Republican billionaire donor

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Rabois

He's another Google investor, like Chris Hohn, who ordered layoffs at profitable companies to boost stock prices for himself
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-meta-staff-do-fake-work-says-vc-keith-rabois-2023-3

He thinks DeSantis style fascism is very cool. Like letting Floridians die needlessly of preventable disease.
https://fortune.com/2023/07/11/tech-vc-keith-rabois-florida-ron-desantis-policies-copied-every-state/

It's about the Russian money laundering...
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/opinion/sway-kara-swisher-keith-rabois.html

Keith Rabois - Wikipedia

Is 2024 really “the most important election” ever?

I’ll say this: For the foreseeable future, the fate of democracy hangs in the balance - and is on the ballot! - in every single election.

And those who seek to subvert and abolish democracy might only have to win once to get what they want.

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Unlike some others, Harriet Tubman did not believe the abolitionist John Brown was crazy. Indeed, she had deep respect for Brown and supported his militant approach to the abolition of slavery, something that was somewhat uncommon at that time when many anti-slavery agitators were advocating for a more pacifist approach.

Image: Harriet Tubman between 1871 and 1876.

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ACAB spotted in Red Deer, Alberta
I don't get it.
Every YouTube video is either "all of science and the entire history of the world explained (5:41)" or "how player two's controller inputs are processed on level six of this japan-only game boy advance game that was only available free with a particular brand of cereal for two weeks in one store (2:37:21)"