The military division authorized using gender pronouns in a piece of correspondence earlier this month, which was made public over the weekend. The document states that while the “use of pronouns (he/him, she/her, or they/them) in an email signature is authorized,” it is “not required.” The signature block in Air …
Read More »Bitcoin price hits all-time high, while major card issuer embraces crypto in Asia Pacific
Reaching an all-time high of $68,382, bitcoin rose by nearly 5% during Asian trading hours on Tuesday. As of 05:30 GMT, the rally slowed, but the cryptocurrency was still trading close to the $68,000 mark. Since the start of October, bitcoin has been bullish, with the crypto market in total …
Read More »Twitter’s ‘Birdwatch’ feature embraces its self-appointed thought police, giving citizen censors stamp of approval
Twitter has come a long way. In the past, if you disagreed with a tweet, you were limited to posting a retort, retweeting it with a snarky rejoinder, or clandestinely recruiting your buddies to post a bunch of nasty responses. If you complained really hard, you might be able to …
Read More »As Biden embraces Trump’s America-first protectionism, foreign investors give up on the US and bet big on China. Power has shifted
Donald Trump is gone, but many aspects of his legacy are here to stay. On trade, absolutely it seems. Biden’s team members have pledged a “new look” on international trade and investment which will involve a renewed emphasis on putting American jobs first as opposed to simply opening up international markets …
Read More »With nothing left to do but plunder, Biden administration embraces loyalty over competence… just like Trump
Without competence, though, even the most unquestioning loyalty is all but meaningless. Mining his former boss’ personnel files to fill important roles may seem like the noble thing for Biden to do now, given Obama’s central role in getting his former vice president elected commander-in-chief, but when it comes time …
Read More »Like Obama, like Trump: Biden embraces Goldman Sachs bankers after Electoral College win
Ex-Goldman banker Eric Goldstein, who worked on the investment bank’s Merchant Banking division for nearly two decades, will join Biden’s Homeland Security Review Team, Politico revealed on Monday. His erstwhile colleague Monica Maher – currently vice president of cyber threat intelligence at Goldman Sachs – has been appointed to the …
Read More »Trump administration embraces a vision of nuclear armament it cannot afford, this policy will bankrupt US
The debate on whether the Trump administration was serious about seeking an extension of the New START Treaty is over. Recent comments by Dr. Robert Soofer, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, underscore the reality that Washington has no intention of extending the New …
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