It looks like performance based layoffs are the new hotness in tech. Stripe has announced it plans to layoff 300 people but still expects to hire around 1,500 this year.

I do think it’s unfortunate that tech companies are essentially signaling that anyone who’s laid off these days is a poor perforner.

techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/stri…

Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025 | TechCrunch

Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people on Tuesday, according to a leaked memo, as reported by Business Insider.

^{Mary Ann Azevedo (TechCrunch)}

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Environmentalists Stress Worsening ‘Climate Emergency’
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21012025/todays-climate-trump-energy-executive-orders/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Environmentalists Stress Worsening ‘Climate Emergency’ - Inside Climate News

During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis.

^{Inside Climate News}

Fine-feathered American Robin. Noting the chin-beard feathers and the red chest feathers with a light fringe on the edges.

#birds #birdwatching #birdPhotography #robin #AmericanRobin

Going to review some of my favorite photos from 2024 as we move into this new year. It's a really nice way to remember some of these cool little moments.

We'll start with my friend the Prairie Lizard sunning on one of the many large logs in the Log Pile. Going to miss these friends

#lizards #reptiles

Last year I cited ADL data to show that 100% of antisemitic hate is from the Right & 0% from the Left. ADL then censored its own data to hide the fact that antisemitism is largely a right wing issue

So, zero surprise to see ADL now whitewash Musk’s repeated Nazi salutes
qasimrashid.com/p/update-who-i…

UPDATE: Who is Igniting Antisemitism in America?

Three significant updates on the ADL data I cited a few weeks back

^{Qasim Rashid, Esq. (Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid)}

just read the Trump admin's executive orders related to trans ppl & they (unsurprisingly) don't understand anything at all about "biology" & "sex". this video explains why these human facets are multifaceted & variable, rather than immutable & strictly binary:www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZymY...

Trans People and Biological Se...

This is getting old.

NWS Los Angeles: Significant Fire Weather conditions are ongoing into Thursday with an increase in winds expected (especially Thurs AM) and severely dry conditions. Continue to avoid creating sparks, be aware of your surroundings and report any smoke to authorities.

#CAwx #firewx #wildfires

When a Bishop at an inauguration prayer service calls for mercy and compassion and is accused of attacking the president and threatened by his supporters, I think we've reached the end of the notion of civil society. These people are so blinded by hatred and fear and enamoured with power that it calls their very humanity into question.

joemygod.com/2025/01/cultists-…

If anyone wants their own personal copy of Wikipedia on their computer, phone or tablet, a copy that cannot be deleted or edited by anyone else, there's an app called @kiwix that makes this possible:

kiwix.org

You can use the same app to install offline copies of lots of wiki-powered sites and many others too. I have a copy of WikiVoyage on my phone so wherever I go there's always some kind of info about it without needing an internet connection.

#Wikipedia

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All my coworkers who voted for Trump-- coworkers who seem to actually think well of me, and who are normally very chatty and gregarious-- won't seem to look me in the eye today. Huh. Weird.