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A report from Business.com finds that there is discrimination against “non-binary” people. At least, non-binary people believe there is discrimination. “Over 80% of nonbinary people believe that identifying as nonbinary would hurt their job search,” the report finds. Also, 51% believe their gender identity has “affected their workplace experience.”Business.com sent out two identical “phantom” resumes to “180 unique job postings that were explicitly open to entry-level candidates” in an effort to test “whether or not the inclusion of gender-neutral pronouns impacts how employers perceive resumes.”“Both featured a gender-ambiguous name, ‘Taylor Williams.’ The only difference between the test and control resumes...

Pennsylvania’s Swarthmore College proudly maintains — and regularly updates — a webpage cataloging the LGBTQ+ terminology it fosters and recognizes. “BIQTPOC,” “Masculine of Center”, and “Transmisogynoir” are among the terms and phrases the school sanctions. Really.According to Swarthmore, “Transmisogynoir” refers to “cultural and interpersonal systems of oppression affecting and against Black, transgender women,” whereas “Masculine of Center” is a “gender identity label for a queer person, typically assigned female at birth but not always, who presents masculinely; most often utilized by queer women of Color.” Alrighty then.And “BIQTPOC,” which the esteemed institution of higher learning definitively says should be pronounced...

One of the most despicable things the Deep State did during the Trump era was its persecution of General Michael Flynn. Finally, though, Flynn is pushing back, having filed a claim for $50,000,000 against the United States of America for malicious prosecution and abuse of process. What happened to Flynn, which was the first act in the Russia hoax, was an utter travesty. His phone calls were illegally unmasked, he was immorally inveigled without an attorney into a conversation with unprincipled FBI agents, his words during both the phone call and the FBI interview were twisted out of their obvious...

President Joe Biden's decision Thursday on a local crime law sends a national message to fellow Democrats about how he believes they should address Republican criticism of the nation's rising crime rates...Biden - who has a history of pushing for stauncher crime laws - has tried to straddle the Democratic divide...

Following a low-carbohydrate diet comprised primarily of plant-based foods was significantly associated with lower risk of premature death among people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. It is the first prospective cohort study to examine the relationship between low-carbohydrate diet patterns and mortality among people with diagnosed type 2 diabetes. "While avoiding refined and highly-processed carbohydrates has been widely recommended to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, our study provides the first empirical evidence on how low-carb diets can help manage the progression of existing diabetes," said Yang Hu. The researchers analyzed 34 years of...

In his N.Y. Times op-ed (Feb. 28, 2023), columnist Paul Krugman admitted that Social Security is indeed not like a pension plan, but rather incorporates significant wealth transfers from higher- to lower-income participants.The thing about Social Security is that from the beginning it was designed to encourage misconceptions. It looks, on casual inspection, like a giant version of a private pension plan. You pay into such a plan during your working years, contributing to a pension fund, and when you retire you receive payments from that fund in proportion to the amount you put in. ...I'm pretty sure that it...

Gray Narvaez-Dragion, who is transgender and uses they/them pronouns, and their husband, Nyx Narvaez, are going viral on TikTok for claiming fewer than half the guests who RSVP’d attended their $27,000 wedding celebration. Narvaez-Dragion even accused their mom of deadnaming them on their big day. The Post has reached out to Narvaez-Dragion for comment. One of their videos — which has gathered over 4 million views — pans around a nearly empty ballroom, where almost no one occupies the reception’s round tables or dance floor. “88 people said yes … not even 40 showed up,” Narvaez-Dragion wrote on the clip,...

WalletHub’s recently released rankings of the happiest cities seems to defy reality. Then again, the psychologists who concocted the rankings seem to defy common sense.The list was conjured by a bunch of homogeneous professors — by one measure, liberal professors outnumber conservatives by 12 to 1. What’s more, the professors behind this “happiest cities” ranking are all psychologists, in one form or another. Perhaps one of the professions most dominated by liberal social activists, studies indicate that the ratio of liberals to conservatives in the field of psychology is 14 to 1. That’s not very diverse.Not to unnecessarily cast aspersions,...

The city of Monterey has decided to apply a new rule to a purposed cell tower ordinance Thursday. The proposed ordinance would limit cell equipment to mostly commercial and industrial areas, residential areas will only be considered if wireless companies could prove the tower is necessary to provide service. According to county official’s, residents demanded the ordinance to include a 100-foot setback from homes, which was approved by the city council. Officials say that the ordinance will have to go back to the council for a final reading.

The Salinas police department say they arrested 6 people for the burglary of a cannabis dispensary early Saturday morning on the 1000 block of Terven Avenue. According to Commander John Murray officers arrived at the scene of the burglary which he says happened around 4:45 a.m. Investigators say the the suspects fled in two separate vehicles heading north and south of the dispensary. The northbound pursuit ended in Oakland, where one suspect was arrested by the authorities. The California Highway Patrol assisted with the Bay Area pursuit. Meanwhile the Monterey County Sheriff's officer assisted in the southbound pursuit which ended...

The Boulder, Colorado home where child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered is now up for sale, according to a recently-posted listing. The Zillow listing boasts 7,240 square feet of "elegant living areas" in an "epic Boulder location." The home has 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and 3 half-baths. The A-frame-style house was listed on Wednesday for $7 million – a 250% increase from its selling price of under $2 million in 2014. The Ramseys sold the home less than two years after 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in the house's basement in 1996.

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake of Arizona alleged Saturday that she was offered a bribe to stay out of politics for two years. “Something happened to me this week before I left for CPAC, and it shows how desperate these people are to stop me,” Lake said during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

A dangerous designer drug dubbed ‘pink cocaine’ is said to be sweeping through Europe and has been found in several locations in the UK. Despite its name, the pink-coloured drug is not made from cocaine and is actually a mixture of ketamine and MDMA at inconsistent levels. As well as being known as ‘pink cocaine', the drug is also called ‘tuci’ or 2C. The video player is currently playing an ad. According to a report from the UN, it’s been found in Spain, Austria, Switzerland and the UK. It was discovered at a UK festival last year, prompting drug checking...

Former President Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll on Saturday as the preferred 2024 GOP presidential nominee and former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won as the vice presidential choice of CPAC attendees. Over 2,000 votes were cast and Trump won with 62% while Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis earned 20%. DeSantis also came in second as the vice presidential pick with 14% compared to 20% for Lake.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent and end the tiresome, twice-a-year adjusting of the clocks. “This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid,” Rubio said. “Locking the clock has overwhelming bipartisan and popular support. This Congress, I hope that we can finally get it done.” A previous version of the bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023, unanimously passed in the Senate last year but languished in the House of Representatives for months.

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian army Failed its major attack | They never learn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8vLOAdQSwk Follow on Instagram up to date uploads. https://www.instagram.com/denys_pilot/ ****SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). March 2, 2023 Invasion Day 372 – Summary https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-372-summary/ Website recap of – February 2023 https://militaryland.net/news/website-recap-february-2023/

Music legend Chaka Khan has blasted the mag’s editors as “blind bitches” who “need hearing aids” in a new interview — after they dared to rank her at No. 29 on a “The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time” list behind such belters as Adele and Mary J. Blige. In a lively chat with Andrew Goldman on his “The Originals” podcast for Los Angeles Magazine, Khan complained of the rankings, “These are blind bitches! They are blind as a motherf–king bat! They need hearing aids… These must be the children of Helen Keller!” In the interview, she went off on...

A strategy of eight weeks of bedaquiline-linezolid is noninferior to a standard regimen for tuberculosis, according to a study. Nicholas I. Paton, M.D. and colleagues conducted an adaptive, open-label, noninferiority trial involving participants with rifampicin-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. A total of 674 participants were randomly assigned to undergo standard treatment (rifampicin and isoniazid for 24 weeks with pyrazinamide and ethambutol for the first eight weeks) or a strategy involving initial treatment with an eight-week regimen, extended treatment for persistent clinical disease, monitoring after treatment, and retreatment for relapse; four participants withdrew consent or were lost to follow-up. Four strategy groups were...

The impact of the war in Ukraine is being felt far beyond the European continent. In a bid to cut its dependence on Russian gas, Europe is keen to shore up its energy supply and look for alternative sources. As the war in Ukraine passed its one-year mark, and following the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Felipe VI, the King of Spain, Euronews spoke to Angola's President João Lourenço about the vision of Africa's second-largest oil producer, and a potential supplier of natural gas to Europe. War in Ukraine: What has been Angola's position? In two of the...

During an event in New Delhi, where he had been taking part in talks among the G20 group of industrialized nations,...In a session that was part of the "Raisina Dialogue 2023" series, Lavrov was asked by one audience member how the war had affected Russia's energy strategy. "The war which we are trying to stop and which was launched against us," Lavrov said, before laughter rang out among the audience.