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6+ min ago (351+ words) Good Job is Slate's advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It's anonymous!) In a meeting with over 200 people where different teams presented highly detailed, technical updates, he didn't understand some of it, (and hadn't reviewed prior), so was gently corrected by one of the VPs when he said something completely wrong. His response was to call me out, in the meeting, saying that I'd screwed up. It wasn't even my team or anything to do with me, I'm just his target. What can I do to try and get the target off of me so I can just get on with my job with some semblance of peace? Dear Tired of Being Targeted, I think you can also lean on your boss more, and I also…...

11+ min ago (304+ words) Arlington City Council is expected to decide Tuesday whether to remove protections for LGBTQ residents from the city's anti-discrimination ordinance. The vote comes after months of debate, two vote delays and pleas from the region's LGBTQ community and civil rights advocates to preserve the protections. Arlington would be one of the first U.S. cities to repeal its protections for LGBTQ residents. City staff proposed removing "sexual orientation" and "gender identity and expression" from the anti-discrimination ordinance. That means the city would no longer handle complaints from LGBTQ residents who say they faced discrimination in housing, employment or other public accommodations. City officials have said Arlington risks losing $65 million in federal funding if it does not amend the ordinance, citing President Donald Trump's pledge to withhold federal funding from cities with diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. Community leaders disputed the…...

16+ min ago (231+ words) A grumpy President Donald Trump scolded a reporter aboard Air Force One on Tuesday night as he flew to Pennsylvania for his first public rally in months. The president was headed to Mount Pocono to deliver remarks on the economy. While aboard the flight, he took questions from huddled reporters. A livestream captured one reporter quizzing Trump, 79, on whether he planned to hold another round of interviews this week for Fed chair. During the stream, an object repeatedly clangs against Air Force One. The president said he plans to look at a couple of people for the position, but teased he has a "pretty good idea" of whom he wants. But the president's focus shifted to the reporter in question, and he pointed a finger. "Hey, you're going to have to take it easy with that thing," he scolded. "It's…...

18+ min ago (493+ words) The Candle Media CEO, who was instrumental in securing Disney's $71 billion deal for Fox, suspects "we're in for more fireworks here" Candle Media co-CEO and former Disney executive Kevin Mayer anticipates that Paramount will continue to raise its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The executive would know, having been involved in every step of Disney's $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox. Mayer served as the company's chief strategy officer at the time, as Disney entered a bidding war with Comcast and ultimately won. Now that Warner Bros. Discovery is up for sale, Mayer foresees that Paramount and the Ellison family will not be backing down any time soon. "I would be very surprised if we don't see a sweetened and perhaps meaningfully sweetened offer during this process," he said during a Tuesday panel at a UBS conference. "I think David…...

21+ min ago (296+ words) President Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social Monday, accusing Mexico of violating a decades-old water treaty and demanding the immediate release of hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of water he claims the U.S. is owed " or face a new 5% tariff. Trump insisted the alleged shortfall is harming Texas farmers and said he's already authorized paperwork to impose penalties if Mexico doesn't comply. It's the latest in a string of water-related grievances Trump has lobbed at Mexico, even as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether he actually has the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs without Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act " a decision that could upend his threats and force him to seek workarounds.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Trump threatens new tariffs as he demands Mexico release water owed under…...

22+ min ago (233+ words) South Park is taking its season 28 storyline involving President Donald Trump to a whole new level on Wednesday night by having Stan birth Trump's lovechild, aka the Antichrist. "Only a Christmas miracle can deliver the Antichrist on time," a press release for the episode, which airs December 10 on Comedy Central, reads. The episode, titled "The Crap Out," is just the latest from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to target the current administration and its officials. Thus far, the season has included Trump impregnating Satan, having an affair with Vice President JD Vance, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as a puppy serial killer, and more. A teaser for the new episode includes Trump dressed as Santa and Vance dressed as an elf. South Park has earned heated responses from Trump's team this season, including Noem knocking the show and the…...

22+ min ago (754+ words) MS-13 gang members told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed right-wing candidate or "we'll kill you and your whole fucking family." Gangsters from MS-13, a Trump-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, intimidated Hondurans not to vote for the left-leaning presidential candidate, 10 eyewitness sources told The Intercept, in most cases urging them to instead cast their ballots in last Sunday's election for the right-wing National Party candidate " the same candidate endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump. "If you don't follow the order, we're going to kill your families, even your dogs. We don't want absolutely anyone to vote for LIBRE." The election remains undecided over a week after the fact: Asfura holds a narrow lead over centrist Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, while Rixi Moncada, the LIBRE party candidate, remains in a distant third. As people await the final results, one San Pedro Sula…...

29+ min ago (1194+ words) ALSO READ: "My MAGA started to crack: How one Christian nationalist Mormon broke free of Trump A Donald Trump ally has plans to boost the president's memecoin after it crashed 87% with a "Billionaires Club"-themed game, according to reports on Tuesday. Entrepreneur Bill Zanker revealed he will release the "Trump Billionaires Club" on Apple's App Store and online at the end of the month, Bloomberg reported. In a new trailer for the mobile game, a voice similar to Trump tells players they can become billionaires and collect the memecoin. "After hitting an $8.8 billion market cap when it launched just days before the 2025 presidential inauguration, it has since shed about $7.6 billion in value, according to CoinGecko. As of this week, its market cap sits below $1.2 billion," according to Bloomberg. Freedom 45 Games LLC, the creators of the game, will also offer "$1 million…...

33+ min ago (245+ words) " A federal appeals court has handed the Trump administration a win in its effort to purge transgender people from the military. Plus, an appeals court is set to decide if West Virginia can ban Medicaid coverage for adult gender-affirming surgery. We also cover the new mutant mpox strain discovered in England and whether people need to be worried. Our reporter Ryan Adamczeski has an op-ed about the parallels between anti-trans activist Riley Gaines and the recent Oklahoma University scandal over a Christian student's failed essay, and our latest piece on queer history covers HIV activist group ACT UP. The ban "brands all transgender people, without regard to individual merit, as unworthy to serve in our armed forces solely because they are transgender," Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote. The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court after it ruled…...

35+ min ago (283+ words) Court Seems Likely to side with Trump on Firing FTC Commissioner The Supreme Court on Monday morning signaled that it was likely to strike down a federal law that restricts the president's ability to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission. Posted by truthhurts at 06:30 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | SCOTUS has recently hinted that they agree with maintaining the independence of the Fed. If that recent prior hint holds, then it may be interesting to see how they thread the needle in this case, while continuing with their prior agreement about the independence of the Fed. #1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:16 PM | Reply Fed Independence Risk Troubles Kavanaugh in Trump Firing Fight finance.yahoo.com #2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:18 PM | Reply Justice Kavanaugh is a "key" Justice? #3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:20 PM | Reply You mean the conservative justices…...