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Raheem Kassam

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STAFF WRITER AND OPINION EDITOR BARI WEISS HAS RESIGNED FROM HER ROLE AT THE NEW YORK TIMES CITING THE CULTURE OF CENSORING BOTH CENTRIST AND CONSERVATIVE OPINIONS WHILST CLAIMING SHE FACED “UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION” AND A “HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT.”

In a powerful resignation letter posted to her website, Weiss gave a remarkable insight into internal New York Times communications – including a staff-only Slack channel wherein Weiss claims her name was placed next to axe emojis. She also cited evidence of institutional-level anti-Semitism at the paper, and Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Dear A.G.,

It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times.

I joined the paper with gratitude and optimism three years ago. I was hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your pages: first-time writers, centrists, conservatives and others who would not naturally think of The Times as their home. The reason for this effort was clear: The paper’s failure to anticipate the outcome of the 2016 election meant that it didn’t have a firm grasp of the country it covers. Dean Baquet and others have admitted as much on various occasions. The priority in Opinion was to help redress that critical shortcoming.

I was honored to be part of that effort, led by James Bennet. I am proud of my work as a writer and as an editor. Among those I helped bring to our pages: the Venezuelan dissident Wuilly Arteaga; the Iranian chess champion Dorsa Derakhshani; and the Hong Kong Christian democrat Derek Lam. Also: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Masih Alinejad, Zaina Arafat, Elna Baker, Rachael Denhollander, Matti Friedman, Nick Gillespie, Heather Heying, Randall Kennedy, Julius Krein, Monica Lewinsky, Glenn Loury, Jesse Singal, Ali Soufan, Chloe Valdary, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Wesley Yang, and many others.

New York Times Editor Bari Weiss Resigns Citing Anti-Trump Obsession, Anti-Semitism, and ‘Heartbreaking’ Environment https://t.co/r5BAZC3QVa— Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) July 14, 2020

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Ivanka Trump

More than ever our #PledgetoAmericasWorkers is focused on helping Americans Flag of United States bolster skills to find new jobs + navigate career transitions.

Today we are launching the #FindSomethingNew ad campaign!

Raheem Kassam

(TheNatPulse -WarRoomPandemic)

Americans elected realDonaldTrump to BRING THEIR JOBS BACK.

Now Ivanka is basically telling them to “LeArN tO cOde”...

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If CA or MI refuse to leet businesse reopens, I think it is wise to push those who wish to work to look for new employment.

Fire Fire Javanka

Raheem mate, this is abit unfair, they are literally trying to help jobless people get jobs, pretty sure that’s also what he was elected to do? And promoting the idea that you DO NOT need to go to colleague to get a job / be successful...which surely you should support considering you know how universities teach so many useless leftist degrees?

Okay, but both can be valid and true. Individuals have individual needs. Trying to make a career transition is very difficult. Those who want to make that move will benefit from any help they can get.

It is both.

There is a lot of demand for high paying IT jobs. There are many programs for non CS grads to get trained on IT related skills.

I think it is a good thing.

Actually I see this differently. The majority of people generally hate their careers, bosses, companies whatever. They're saying now may be a good time to make a change, and this really could be a unique time to do this. As someone who did this 2 years ago, I'm much happier.

I agree. For some, this has been just the motivation they needed to make a change. People are innovating, rethinking their life goals, and like me, even starting their own businesses. Not everyone benefits from losing a job. But for many, rock bottom can be a launching pad.

Survival is patriotic now!

I didn't vote for #Javanka

Oh, the horror of making yourself more marketable as a person! Never too late to learn something new.

Coding is fun though...

good she looking forward realistically.

Adapt or get left behind.

I think she’s trying to make a point that you don’t have to go to a four year college. We need skilled workers. I fully support this idea.

Well, that was before Covid. I have many hair clients in NY who are still not back to work, because their company doesn’t want them back. They may need to find something else.

Yes. Coz what's better than having good well paying healthy jobs like working in a coalmine that's been shuttered for decades?

I don't get your issue with this. Isn't the goal diversity of jobs rather than all white collar?

Don’t be silly. He obviously did not mean those exact jobs that were exported overseas. Time has passed, innovation has continued. Many of those jobs no longer exist. Creating new jobs and adapting to new jobs is a much more logical interpretation of what Trump said.

Thanks for all your great posts and info.
Late to reply ,just not feeling well and had to take a couple days off.Blah, but at least now able to move off the couch. :)