זשאַבע-זיללאַ<p>"<a href="https://babka.social/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a>’s top <a href="https://babka.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> leader says he won’t sign the U.S. Department of Education’s recent letter ordering K-12 <a href="https://babka.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> to certify they’re in compliance with federal civil rights laws and are halting any “illegal” <a href="https://babka.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a>, and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs.</p><p>The letter, sent to school leaders across the nation late last week, threatens to withhold federal funding from schools for “any violation” of civil rights law — including <a href="https://babka.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> programs that “advantage one race over another.” It also requires schools to sign the certification and return it to the department within 10 days."</p><p><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/09/washington-schools-chief-says-no-to-trump-yes-to-dei/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opb.org/article/2025/04/09/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-schools-chief-says-no-to-trump-yes-to-dei/</span></a></p>
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GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>Amazing how little our political rhetoric has changed in the past 90 years. From the Congressional Record:<br> "What we will do, if we continue this course, will be to put a millstone around the necks of the children...." - Charles Risk was a congressman from Rhode Island, April 16, 1935. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/h416.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/pdf/h416.pdf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>4/9/1997 SSA announced that it was temporarily suspending its Online PEBES service. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000chapter5.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000cha</span><span class="invisible">pter5.html</span></a></p><p>4/9/2002 Former Social Security Commissioner Dorcas Hardy, who served as Social Security's Commissioner from 1986 to 1989, was appointed by House Speaker Dennis Hastert to the Social Security Advisory Board. <a href="https://blog.ssa.gov/dorcas-r-hardy-social-securitys-first-female-commissioner/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.ssa.gov/dorcas-r-hardy-so</span><span class="invisible">cial-securitys-first-female-commissioner/</span></a></p><p>4/9/2003 by a vote of 95 to 5, the Senate passed S. 476, the "CARE Act of 2003." <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_042103.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bull</span><span class="invisible">etin_042103.html</span></a></p><p>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Could Tariffs Improve Environmental Sustainability Outcomes? <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/906225/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/906225/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Materialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Materialism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Subsidies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Subsidies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldTradeOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTradeOrganization</span></a></p>
Rainbow Diversity Institute<p>Heteronormative </p><p>Heteronormative means assuming heterosexuality is the only normal sexuality. This can marginalize 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and reinforce stereotypes. 💖✨</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RDI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RainbowDiversityInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainbowDiversityInstitute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heteronormative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heteronormative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a></p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>1 BMO: <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NorthAmerican" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthAmerican</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23equity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#equity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23futures" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#futures</a> are lower this morning (by as much as 0.9% for the Dow @ 6:45 EST), amid mixed but mostly lower <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23global" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#global</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23markets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#markets</a>, as U.S. reciprocal <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> start today along with a total combined 104% levy on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Chinese" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chinese</a> goods. 🧵</p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>The University of Virginia Faculty Senate has passed a resolution reaffirming its commitment to academic freedom, free speech, and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbs19news.com/news/uva-faculty-senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-academic-freedom-and-dei-amid-federal-restrictions/article_b092ee1e-706c-4c80-8d6d-a6b8cc48db15.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbs19news.com/news/uva-faculty</span><span class="invisible">-senate-reaffirms-commitment-to-academic-freedom-and-dei-amid-federal-restrictions/article_b092ee1e-706c-4c80-8d6d-a6b8cc48db15.html</span></a></p>
CBC Montreal<p>Quebecers sound alarm over backlash against EDI policies<br>A growing number of Quebecers are speaking out against what they see as a troubling decline in support for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives. In an open letter published in Le Devoir, dozens of signatories pointed to misinformation as a key driver of the backlash. Among them is Ingrid Enriquez-Donissaint, who says EDI often...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6716425?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/player/play/9.6716425?c</span><span class="invisible">mp=rss</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>Target saw foot traffic fall for the 8th consecutive week, extending a losing streak that began just a few days after the company announced it would end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in late January.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/2025.04.03-234356/https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/2025.04.03-234356/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>I wonder what Dr. Lakshmi Chilukuri, professor of molecular biology, provost of 6th College at <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UCSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCSD</span></a>, and mother of Usha Vance thinks of the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>. Have any students in her lab lost their visas? Has her research been affected by the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts? </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-ucla-stanford-among-schools-011815174.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/harvard-ucla-st</span><span class="invisible">anford-among-schools-011815174.html</span></a></p><p>Also, note the department wesbsite's link to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/lchilukuri" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">biology.ucsd.edu/research/facu</span><span class="invisible">lty/lchilukuri</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>I wonder what Dr. Lakshmi Chilukuri, professor of molecular biology, provost of 6th College at <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UCSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UCSD</span></a>, and mother of Usha Vance thinks of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>. Have any students in her lab lost their visas? Has her research been affected by the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts? </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-ucla-stanford-among-schools-011815174.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/harvard-ucla-st</span><span class="invisible">anford-among-schools-011815174.html</span></a></p><p>Also, note the department wesbsite's link to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/lchilukuri" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">biology.ucsd.edu/research/facu</span><span class="invisible">lty/lchilukuri</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a></p>
GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>4/8/1935 The WPA created by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, established a Resettlement Administration and a National Youth Administration. <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/april-08/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loc.gov/item/today-in-history/</span><span class="invisible">april-08/</span></a></p><p>4/8/1948 The 1947 Advisory Council on Social Security presented its first report.<br><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/48advise3.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/reports/48advi</span><span class="invisible">se3.html</span></a></p><p>4/8/1960 The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Personnel Act of 1960 was approved. <a href="https://www.congress.gov/86/statute/STATUTE-74/STATUTE-74-Pg32.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/86/statute/STATUT</span><span class="invisible">E-74/STATUTE-74-Pg32.pdf</span></a></p><p>4/8/1960 The Second Circuit Court decided the case of Adams v. Flemming.<br><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/03/SSR64-47-di-03.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/03/</span><span class="invisible">SSR64-47-di-03.html</span></a></p><p>4/8/1965 The House passed H. R. 6675, the Mills Bill.<br><a href="https://acsc.lib.udel.edu/exhibits/show/legislation/item/196" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">acsc.lib.udel.edu/exhibits/sho</span><span class="invisible">w/legislation/item/196</span></a></p><p>4/8/1966 President Johnson announced he would seek higher Social Security benefits in 1967.<br><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/lbjleg1.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/ssa/lbjleg1.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p><p>4/8/1966 President Johnson signed Public Law 89-384.<br><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/lbjmedicare3.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/ssa/lbjmedicar</span><span class="invisible">e3.html</span></a></p><p>4/8/1997 Ida Merriam, long-time head of SSA's Office of Research & Statistics, died at age 92.<br><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/idanasi.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/idanasi.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
George Macgregor<p>Inspiring musings by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@brewsterkahle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>brewsterkahle</span></a></span> on the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> blog.</p><p>"Our evolving digital age can be our next <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Carnegie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carnegie</span></a> moment or it can be a <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> of Alexandria moment. It is up to us."</p><p>Vanishing Culture: Preserving the Library System <a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/vanishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/04/07/va</span><span class="invisible">nishing-culture-preserving-the-library-system/</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/DigitalLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/internetarchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internetarchive</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
Michael Carty<p>UK firms ditching diversity and inclusion ‘face higher risk of lawsuits’</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/uk-firms-diversity-and-inclusion-lawsuits-us-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/0</span><span class="invisible">7/uk-firms-diversity-and-inclusion-lawsuits-us-trump</span></a></p>
Ash Barber<p>“What does it mean to ‘belong’? What do we mean by ‘inclusion’ and for whom?” Surita Jhangiani gives us the wayfinding ponderance in her University of Technology Sydney <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OEWeek2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OEWeek2025</span></a> session on Liberating the Curriculum: Open Education for Decolonised and Internationalised Learning, urging us to actively question “whose knowledge is centred?”</p><p>Find all the sessions for the week here:<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/UTSOEW25" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/UTSOEW25</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OEP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OpenEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Decolonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CurriculumReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurriculumReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>In a world of MAGAts, Be a J.E.D.I. !!</p><p>Justice<br>Equity<br>Diversity<br>Inclusion</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JEDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JEDI</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>We should consider that we are past fixing our global system. For true systemic equality, we may need to burn it to the ground and allow for regrowth.</p><p>(Excuse the binary/patriarchal language. It’s a direct quote.)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Systems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Rise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rise</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Shift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shift</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Silo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HughHowey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HughHowey</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quote</span></a></p>
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GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>4/7/1934 FDR signed Amendments to the Regulations, United. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/hr35waller.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/pdf/hr35waller</span><span class="invisible">.pdf</span></a></p><p>4/7/1960 S. 3350, introduced by Senator Javits called for Federal matching grants to the States for the cost of health insurance for persons aged 65 or over. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v23n11/v23n11p3.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v23n11</span><span class="invisible">/v23n11p3.pdf</span></a> <br> <br>4/7/1986 President Reagan signed the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. COBRA. <a href="https://www.usa.gov/cobra-health-insurance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">usa.gov/cobra-health-insurance</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br>4/7/1993 The 1993 Trustees Report showed Trust Funds exhaustion as 2036. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history//pdf/1993.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history//pdf/1993.pdf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br>4/7/1998 President Clinton participated in the first of the national forums on Social Security. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000chapter3.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000cha</span><span class="invisible">pter3.html</span></a><br> <br>4/7/2000 President Clinton signed the Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-182). <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a>, C-SPAN <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?156468-1/senior-citizens-freedom-work-act-signing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">c-span.org/video/?156468-1/sen</span><span class="invisible">ior-citizens-freedom-work-act-signing</span></a><br> <br>4/7/2000 SSA launched its electronic Retirement Planner as part of its Internet services. </p><p>4/7/2008 SSA held its second public hearing on compassionate allowances. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/cal_outreach_hearings.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/compassionateallowance</span><span class="invisible">s/cal_outreach_hearings.htm</span></a> <br> <br>4/7/2010 SSA released its Open Government plan. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/open/materials/10-617OGP.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/open/materials/10-617O</span><span class="invisible">GP.pdf</span></a> <br> <br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p>
GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>4/6/2011 Entertainment icons <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> Takei and Patty Duke teamed up to tell Americans to Boldly Go to www.socialsecurity.gov.🖖<br>More <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://x-activitypub-bridge.deno.dev/users/10228272" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>YouTube</span></a></span> <a href="https://youtu.be/-Dn3quUzaUM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/-Dn3quUzaUM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Duke: "It's so easy, even Kirk could do it." </p><p>Takei: "Oh my!"<br> <br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> Social Security Administration</p>
GuyC59<p>On this Day in Social Security History:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurityat90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityat90</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a></p><p>“In its first report of January 29, 1936, the Field Organization Committee proposed at least one ‘district office’ per state, located in state capitals, with additional district offices based on workload … On April 6, 1937, the Board abandoned the concept of district and branch offices in favor of ‘field offices,’ all equally under the authority of the regional representative, but varying in size and staff according to ‘compensable load,’ presumably meaning the estimated number of covered workers. <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p27.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/</span><span class="invisible">v70n3p27.html</span></a></p><p>4/6/1942 The US Supreme Court upheld the validity of the common control provision of Mississippi's unemployment compensation law. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Unemployment_insurance_in_Mississippi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ballotpedia.org/Unemployment_i</span><span class="invisible">nsurance_in_Mississippi</span></a></p><p>4/6/2000 Social Security Commissioner Kenneth Apfel, and American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National Union President Bobby Harnage, signed a new four-year collective bargaining contract.</p><p>4/6/2011 Entertainment icons <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> and Patty Duke teamed up to tell Americans to Boldly Go to www.socialsecurity.gov. <a href="https://youtu.be/-Dn3quUzaUM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/-Dn3quUzaUM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br>More Social Security history: <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ssa.gov/history</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> & <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSAHistGWC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSAHistGWC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retirement</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewDeal</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OASDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OASDI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p>
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