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IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty
IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump's "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ibm-folds-to-trump-anti-dei-push-admits-no-misconduct-but-pays-17m-penalty/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Oberst Enzian 14h ago

Admiral Wonderboat 18h ago

reminder: you're not lazy

Oberst Enzian 14h ago

Lady Laura

14h ago

The House on the Estuary - Teresa Lawler

#Art #Painting

Oberst Enzian 14h ago

Texas Observer 14h ago

Out today: “The decision … is not going to result in any more oil production; it’s not going to result in lower gas prices. It will result in real harm and the potential extinction of one or more species in the Gulf.” https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-god-squad-endangered-species-gulf-drilling/

#environment #Politics #Trump #GulfCoast #news #energy #USpol #ClimateChange #water

How Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Could Devastate Endangered Species Along Texas’ Gulf Coast

If left intact, the exemption for oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could forever harm vulnerable species and their habitats.

The Texas Observer

Oberst Enzian 15h ago

Obsidian Urbex Photography 20h ago

🕛Illusions of control. Abandoned power plant control rooms are always fascinating to explore and photograph.

#Photography #Abandoned #LostPlaces #Industry #Ruins #AbandonedPlaces #Energy #Industrial

Oberst Enzian 15h ago

Scary Austin 17h ago

Cartoonist Rob Rogers was fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2018 for the cartoon below. While he seems to have done all right for himself, it's just one episode of many showing the rank cowardice of the media that contributed to this disaster.

#Trump #Epstein #Media

Oberst Enzian 15h ago

Nick 17h ago

Amazing that one arsehole bloke has managed to make every single normal person’s life measurably worse, all around the world.

The Great Men theory of history is wrong, but the Massive Cunts theory of history is holding up pretty well. #Trump

Oberst Enzian 15h ago

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Wendy 15h ago

"I live in this body. I die in this body. I was not given a map to find my way out of its wilderness, nor do I desire one." — Assotto Saint, Haitian-American poet and queer activist, Stations (1989) thistleandmoss.com/p... #trans #queer #lgbtqia #news #liberal #progressive #nonfiction #history