Steve Gary Jones Jr. is a former African American employee from Maryland who worked for the CIA for more than a decade, but was allegedly fired over a rap song. Now, he is making waves with his explosive new tell-all memoir, Closed Letter: Racism in the CIA, which details his controversial firing from the Central Intelligence Read More…
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CHAINSAW MASSACRER: Musk wields his Doge chainsaw –
Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent•@awzurcher from. “At the Conservative Political Action Conference” Watch: Elon Musk handed chainsaw by Argentina’s President Milei at CPAC Wearing a black “Make America Great Again” hat and dark sunglasses, Elon Musk – the multi-billionaire tasked by Donald Trump with taking a metaphorical chainsaw to the federal government – received a Read More…
Massachusetts entrepreneur who makes soaps that look like artifacts wins Business Award
Photo credit: American Independent Business Alliance Barbara A. Thomas began making soap in the early 1990s while studying integrated chemical engineering at MIT. The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of Massachusetts now recognizes her Artifact Soapworks as one of Massachusetts’ most environmentally friendly small enterprises. Every year, the award is given out by the SBN, a non-profit dedicated to Read More…
WHAT’S GOING ON: USPS signs agreement with DOGE, agrees to cut 10,000 workers
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy informed members of Congress on Thursday he has signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget. In a letter to Congress, DeJoy lamented that the Postal Service has a “broken Read More…
WARREN BUFFETT: 10 Things Poor People Waste Money On
© Pavel Wolberg/EPA/Shutterstock / Pavel Wolberg/EPA/Shutters0 00 Warren Buffett, one of the most successful investors in the world, has a reputation for his simple financial wisdom. His advice is certainly worth listening to, especially if it helps you avoid making money mistakes. Low-Value Investments “The most important investment you can make is in yourself,” Buffett has said, Read More…
IMAGINATION: Strabone commutes by train to his professor job from Brooklyn to Connecticut College
Jeff Strabone is a professor at Connecticut College. Courtesy of Jeff Strabone© Courtesy of Jeff Strabone Jeff Strabone commutes from Brooklyn to Connecticut College by train for his professor job. Strabone prefers public transportation, avoids driving, and uses train time for work tasks. His weekly commute costs about $110, but he values the productivity and low Read More…