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Carney signals that cancelling carbon tax will be one of his first acts as PM
#PolicyChange #CarbonTax #FirstActs #Carney #CanadaPM
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Carney signals that cancelling carbon tax will be one of his first acts as PM - The Logic
Champagne rises to finance minister, trade team remains intact as PM and cabinet are sworn inLaura Osman (The Logic Inc.)
Afraid of public scrutiny, Musk walks back yet another cruel plan
#PublicScrutiny #PolicyChange #SocialSecurityWorks #DigitalDivide #ElonMusk
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Afraid of public scrutiny, Musk walks back yet another cruel plan
It turns out Elon Musk isn’t quite as powerful as he seems to believe. On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency was considering no ...Daily Kos
Southwest Airlines Ends This Crucial Policy and Black Folks Are Losing Their Minds
#PolicyChange #BlackCommunityReaction #TravelNews #FreeCheckInEnds #Backlash
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Southwest Airlines Ends This Crucial Policy and Black Folks Are Losing Their Minds
With the airline stopping its free checked bag service, many think this could be the beginning of the end.Phenix S Halley (The Root)
The EPA is scrapping fuel economy regs, claiming it will bring back US jobs
#EPA #AdministratorZeldin #ConsumerChoice #EnvironmentalPolicy #PolicyChange
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The EPA is scrapping fuel economy regs, claiming it will bring back US jobs
EPA Administrator Zeldin says it is necessary “to protect consumer choice.”…Jonathan M. Gitlin (Ars Technica)
Chris Mason: Starmer echoes Liz Truss on reform of government
#PolicyChange #LizTruss #PoliticalOverlap #KeirStarmer #PublicSectorEfficiency
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Starmer echoes Liz Truss on reform of government
Sir Keir's argument overlaps with the former PM's - that the proliferation of arm's length bodies slow down change.Chris Mason (BBC News)
EPA Moves to Abdicate its Responsibilities with Health and Climate Rollbacks
#PublicHealthThreat #RegulatoryReversal #PolicyChange #HealthEnvironment #GreenNewDeal
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EPA Moves to Abdicate its Responsibilities with Health and Climate Rollbacks
In a staggering announcement, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled plans to repeal or weaken 31 crucial standards that protect public health and address the climate crisis. This is a plan to give a slew of industries – from power plants...www.nrdc.org
Social Security likely to end phone-based service
#PhoneServiceEnding #SSAChanges #TrumpAdministration #NationalZero #PolicyChange
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Social Security likely to end phone-based service - National Zero
The Social Security Administration’s phone-based service for seniors and disabled people is likely to get DOGEd, the Washington Post reports on the Trump regime tempting the wrath of the olds.Spartan (National Zero)
EPA's Reckless Move to Halt Clean Energy Grants
#ClimateAction #EPA #CleanEnergy #PolicyChange #GreenEconomy
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EPA’s Reckless Move to Halt Clean Energy Grants
Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced that the agency would cancel $20 billion of contracts that are poised to deliver unprecedented clean energy upgrades to homes, businesses, schools, and churches across the nation.www.nrdc.org
▶ Trump Order ACCIDENTALLY Goes After HIS OWN FIRM?!
#PolicyChange #LegalIndustry #TrumpExecutiveOrder #DiversityEquityInclusion #BigLawFirms
The Just Security Podcast: The Department of Justice Then and Now (NYU Law Forum)
#NYULawForum #WhiteHouseJusticeDivision #LegalAnalysis #JustSecurityPodcast #PolicyChange
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Just Security Podcast: DOJ Then and Now
Former White House and DOJ officials assess how he division between the President and the Justice Department has changed.Trevor Morrison (Just Security)
FLASHBACK: Trump Tells Supporters of 'Electric Car Lunacy' to 'ROT IN HELL!'
#AutomotiveIndustry #Politics #Criticism #ElectricCars #PolicyChange
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Trump Told Electric Car Supporters to 'ROT IN HELL' in 2023
What a difference two years can make. Well, two years and nearly $300 million.Sarah Rumpf (Mediaite)
Little Marco Rubio Boasts About Shuttering USAid Because That's What Rich People Do
#GovernmentConsolidation #PolicyChange #InternationalAid #MarcoRubio #USAID
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Little Marco Rubio Boasts About Shuttering USAid Because That’s What Rich People Do
Donald Trump's new secretary of state said any remaining USAid programs would be managed by the state department.Stephen A. Crockett Jr. (NewsOne)
Proposed cuts to SNAP benefits could deepen hunger and hurt local economies, experts warn
#ExpertWarning #EconomicImpact #SNAPCuts #PolicyChange #HungerCrisis
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How SNAP benefit cuts could impact food security, local economies and public health in your community
SNAP cuts could leave families unable to afford basic meals, worsening food insecurity and local economiesSalon.com
The SNP must answer the nuclear question
#SNP #PoliticalOpportunity #InsiderPressure #PolicyChange #UnilateralAction
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The SNP must answer the nuclear question
“When the facts change, careful consideration of our response is appropriate.” With those ostensibly gentle words, Ian Blackford, the former Westminster leader of the SNP, launched, if not a nuke, theChris Deerin (New Statesman)
Why Canada's plan to tear down internal trade barriers is a huge deal
#EconomicIntegration #PolicyChange #BusinessGrowth #CanadianEconomy #InternalBarrierRemoval
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Why Canada's plan to tear down internal trade barriers is a huge deal - The Logic
Trump’s tariffs have provincial leaders scrambling to cut red tape, starting with restrictions on booze and labour mobility.Joanna Smith (The Logic Inc.)
Trump is preparing an executive order to dismantle Education Department
#TrumpExecutiveOrder #LindaMcMahon #DepartmentOfEducationDismantling #SchoolReform #PolicyChange
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Trump is preparing an executive order to dismantle Education Department
Drafted executive order instructs Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’Gustaf Kilander (The Independent)
Labour has learned from the failures of "levelling up"
#InfrastructureReform #FundamentalChanges #LevellingUp #WiringTheNation #PolicyChange
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Labour has learned from the failures of “levelling up”
One of my favourite poets, Blackpool’s Nathan Parker, once wrote: “The working class spirit, the folk I admire the most: we founded the NHS, tea breaks, and beans on toast”. In his own self-deprecatinAngela Rayner (New Statesman)
Trump administration revises directive to fire probationary employees
#CourtBlock #FederalWorkers #TrumpAdministration #MassFirings #PolicyChange
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Trump administration revises directive to fire probationary employees
It’s unclear how the revised guidance will impact probationary federal workers who have already been firedMarina Dunbar (The Guardian)
▶ Trump wants ANOTHER EMAIL sent to federal employees #shorts
#PolicyChange #GovernmentCommunication #FederalEmployees #Email #Trump
Elon Musk's Slash-and-Burn Approach Is Bound to Cause Mayhem, Efficiency Experts Say
#CutToTheBone #AlternativeSolutions #PolicyChange #SlashAndBurnApproach #EffectiveLeadership
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Elon Musk’s Slash-and-Burn Approach Is Bound to Cause Mayhem, Efficiency Experts Say
There are much more effective ways to improve government than cutting ‘to the bone.’Marcus Baram (The American Prospect)
The Feb. 28 Economic Boycott is Not the Move...Here's Why
#MissedOpportunity #PolicyChange #UnderstandingProtests #WhyBoycottFailed #IneffectiveProtest
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The Feb. 28 Economic Boycott is Not the Move...Here's Why
Compare this economic boycott to some of our most effective and historic protests...the differences are glaring.Lawrence Ware (The Root)
Climate Retreat in Germany?
#Elections2021 #ClimateAction #GermanyClimate #EnvironmentalProtection #PolicyChange
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Climate Retreat in Germany? | The Nation
The public still wants action, but elections in the world’s third-biggest economy may stall progress.The Nation
Trump's DHS Can Now Spy More Easily on LGBTQ Americans
#PolicyChange #LGBTQrights #Discrimination #CivilRights #DHS
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Trump's DHS Can Now Spy More Easily on LGBTQ Americans
A little-known but far-reaching office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has removed protections for LGBTQ+ people from a policy that restricted intelligence gathering on certain groups, following an executive order from President Donal…David Badash (The New Civil Rights Movement)
Starmer cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending
#UKPolitics #AidReduction #MilitaryFunding #Starmer #PolicyChange
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Keir Starmer cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending
The prime minister sets out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027.Joshua Nevett (BBC News)
21 Workers Resign From DOGE as Elon Musk Destroys the U.S. Government
#SocialSecurity #PolicyChange #DOGE #Resignation #ElonMusk
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21 Workers Resign From DOGE as Elon Musk Destroys the U.S. Government
Move fast and break things doesn't work well for vulnerable people on Medicare and Social Security.Matt Novak (Gizmodo)
The Trump Administration Is Putting USAID Staffers On Leave Worldwide And Firing At Least 1,600
#TrumpAdministration #USAID #InternationalDevelopment #PolicyChange #StaffOnLeave
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The Trump Administration Is Putting USAID Staffers On Leave Worldwide And Firing At Least 1,600
The Trump administration says it's placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating at least 1,600 U.S.-based jobs.AP (HuffPost)
Even for This Administration, Cuts to Alzheimer's Research Seemed Inconceivable
#HealthcareFunding #Advocacy #MillionsAffected #PolicyChange #BudgetCuts
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Even for This Administration, Cuts to Alzheimer’s Research Seemed Inconceivable
I have a big, vicious, bloodthirsty dog in this fight. But so do millions of other Americans.Charles P. Pierce (Esquire)
Can Labour rebuild Britain?
#ChallengesAhead #IndustrialRevival #UKIndustry #PolicyChange #GordianKnot
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Can Labour rebuild Britain?
On the east side of Newquay – on the rugged Cornish coast – is Nansledan, a quaint new town currently in the midst of development. It is the second of two “environmentally friendly” new towns championMegan Kenyon (New Statesman)
These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA
#DisabilityInclusion #Onboarding #Engineers #FAA #PolicyChange
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These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA
SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”Vittoria Elliott (WIRED)
Trump reverses decades of civil rights advances
#Trump #Reversal #PolicyChange #DecadesOfProgress #CivilRights
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Trump reverses decades of civil rights advances
We are witnessing a reversion back to Jim CrowSalon.com
'Um this makes me want to order from there!': Woman orders Chili's from DoorDash. Then she learns there's been a surprising new policy change
#TikTokFoodie #Chilis #FoodSafety #OrderFraud #PolicyChange
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What Is Chili's Policy to Ensure Your Entire DoorDash Order Is Delivered?
A DoorDash customer says that Chili's signed off on each order item to avoid fraudulent chargebacks as part of a new delivery policy.Rebekah Harding (The Daily Dot)
#autism #schizophrenia #policychange #healthcare
"Family caregivers are the backbone of the healthcare system."
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▶ Trump Targets FEMA As Next Government Agency To Dismantle
#PolicyChange #TrumpFEMA #MikePapantonioBook #USAnews #EmergencyManagement
RFK Jr. Is Already Taking Aim at Antidepressants
#PolicyChange #Antidepressants #PublicHealth #HealthSecretary #ChronicDisease
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RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants
The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.Mother Jones
Medicare removes sexual orientation, gender identity questions from enrollment forms
#SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Medicare #PolicyChange #LGBTQ
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Medicare removes sexual orientation, gender questions from forms | STAT
President Trump ordered federal agencies to scrub references to “gender ideology” across the government.Bob Herman (STAT)
Katharine Birbalsingh: "They're going to destroy our schools"
#SchoolReforms #HeadteacherVoice #SchoolFight #KatharineBirbalsingh #PolicyChange
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Katharine Birbalsingh: “They’re going to destroy our schools”
A war is being waged over the future of England’s schools. On one side, Katharine Birbalsingh, the woman dubbed Britain’s strictest headteacher; on the other, Bridget Phillipson, the Labour EducaHannah Barnes (New Statesman)
Leaked Memo Details How Intrusive Anti-Trans Passport Policy Will Be Implemented
#PolicyChange #Transphobia #LeakedMemo #AntiTransDiscrimination #TransInclusion
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Leaked Memo Details How Intrusive Anti-Trans Passport Policy Will Be Implemented
“These rules make it more difficult for transgender people to obtain a passport,” said researcher Allison Chapman.Zane McNeill (Truthout)
'I was so excited': Starbucks customer places order after learning about new policy. Then she sees her cup.
#PolicyChange #Starbucks #TikTokViral #BaristaLife #InternetCulture
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Is Your Starbucks Drink Supposed to have a Hand-Written Note?
A woman went to Starbucks expecting a personalized message on her cup. Her disappointment sparked conversation about new policies.Tiffanie Drayton (The Daily Dot)