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It depends on how long the severance package is (mine was only a few weeks) but the grace period is only 60 days to get a new job, change their visa status, or prepare to leave. And many US employers are restricting interviews and hiring to people with permanent residency or citizenship.

60 days to find a new job or have to leave the country

When Chip Zdarsky was the staff illustrator!

70. On March 31, 2025, Plaintiff gave birth. 71. Plaintiff informed her supervisor that it was a difficult experience and that her baby required a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. Notwithstanding, shortly thereafter and throughout April, 2025, with full knowledge that Plaintiff was on leave to care for herself and her newborn, Plaintiff was asked by her supervisor to work on MrBeast's upcoming Naruto collection product launch. Plaintiff worked on this product launch continuously during the month of April. 72. On April 24, 2025, Plaintiff was asked by her supervisor to manage an exhibition booth at a town hall event which required long periods of standing, physical work (such as cleaning and setting up displays), and required her to be away from her newborn for approximately 10 hours, three weeks after giving birth.

It’s fine to ask employees on FMLA to work, right? And giving birth is one of things you recover from quickly I assume?

So, the University of Washington SOM is being sued.

The filing accuses one of the supervising physicians of telling a Black resident that she “doesn’t give feedback to Black residents”.

UW could’ve addressed this, but they appear to have doubled and tripled down.

I interned at this newspaper at the very start of my business reporting career, and it has changed into something else very different

Corpus Christi plans to declare a 'water emergency.' What does that mean? City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September, but they aren’t sure exactly how.

"No modern American city has ever run out of water. But chances are rising that Corpus Christi could be the first..."

"While city pools and splash pads consume almost 2 million gallons of water over the course of a summer, a single Exxon plastics plant consumes 13 million gallons per day." hmmm

I also think it is funny he renamed his outlet from NOTUS to The Star but the Toronto Star newspaper has had the domain thestar.com for decades

also everyone who blocks me just misses out on photos of my cute dog

Past Due Turns One, Pt. 1 | Past Due with AMC and OME Past Due Turns One, Pt. 1 by Past Due with AMC and OME on Patreon. Join Past Due with AMC and OME's community for exclusive content and updates.

A year in, and @anamariecox.bsky.social and @mike-eagle.bsky.social still have things to figure out. BUT, what have they actually learned from making Past Due?

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That knowledge is for them and for God

This would be a significant increase in denaturalization efforts; but also a tiny drop in the bucket of naturalized citizens. And these cases are not exactly easy for the government to win; they have to go to a bench trial in front of a federal judge and prove material fraud.

Y’all are killing me out here with these intense coughs in public and no mask on

Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records Government MPPs passed the bill that will retroactively exempt records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their staff from FOI requests

Ford’s PCs vote to end access to political officials’ records

UC Berkeley strips all political art from trailblazing multicultural center Even a poster of Martin Luther King was yanked from Cal's Multicultural Community Center. Student organizations are banned from hosting events.

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"Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."

Yeah, I agree. It's really depressing sometimes.

I'm so sorry these things happened to you, and I am so sad how many stories you recounted reminded me of my own experiences.

ok the Mr. Beast lawsuit, let’s go.

step 1: don’t do this, or this, or this, or this

With Cadence Weapon!!

10 tix left for Toronto

if there were any such thing as a "progressive billionaire," they'd buy this whole thing, restore good relations with the union, hire more people - including scooping up voices who've been pushed out of legacy media - and consider it a political investment the way the Ellisons are doing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

THE CRUELTY OF NICE FOLKS | Kirkus Reviews An understandably despairing view of race relations in the wake of racist murders in Minneapolis.

An incredible early review from Kirkus called The Cruelty of Nice Folks, “An urgent critique of ‘polite’ racism that demands attention.” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Even as a critic who has tried to write about MJ’s legacy with nuance and grace, I appreciate the clarity the director of Leaving Neverland brings to the table

Broke Young Person Guide to NYC Culture – Free Museum Days in Manhattan Auntie MK’s Broke Young Person Guide to NYC Culture – Free Museum Days in Manhattan ** Always make sure to check the websites to confirm and also some Museums/Galleries ask people to reserve tickets...

A couple of years ago, when my college age Goddaughter was coming to NYC to visit, I made "Auntie MK’s Broke Young Person Guide to NYC Culture – Free Museum Days in Manhattan edition." - She used it to plan her time here while staying with me.
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US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted of all charges - Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., April 23, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes a Kuwaiti court’s acquittal of US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on all charges following nearly two months of d...

US-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin acquitted of all charges cpj.org?p=583673

How Canadians pay for fossil fuels with our bodies | The Narwhal The affordability crisis brings about talk of the price at the gas pump, but more Canadians are realizing the cost climate change is taking on our health

When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...

Once again I need to be the reliable, stable person I need in my life (food, water, exercise, work, etc), even though many of the people with political power and my own industry are not reliable or stable.

As measles outbreaks grow, the economic cost of anti-vaccine misinformation could become clearer Health economists are growing concerned about the future economic consequences of falling vaccination rates in the United States. In some regions, they are well below the level necessary to stop outbr...

A recent study on childhood vaccinations over 30 years in the US found that vaccinations for measles, pertussis, and several other diseases saved society a whopping $2.7 trillion, while saving over a million lives, preventing 32 million hospitalizations, and averting 508 million illnesses.

A repeat of this charming exchange? Yes, please!