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Michael Hobbes@RottenInDenmark
"In 1968, the Queen’s chief financial manager informed civil servants that 'it was not, in fact, the practice to appoint coloured immigrants or foreigners' to clerical roles in the royal household, although they were permitted to work as domestic servants."
Jo Wolff @JoWolffBSG
Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal https://t.co/vxJbcpQd93
1:10 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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The Queen is apparently exempt from employment discrimination lawsuits, quite the perk.
Corey Smith 陈锐@coreysmith_17
More efforts from the @JoeBiden administration to get cities to end exclusionary zoning policies.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors continue to be on the wrong side of this issue.
whitehouse.gov
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap | The White House
3:43 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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I'm pretty happy with the Biden admin's position on housing policy. The details are fun: they oppose parking requirements and unit limits. They’re asking congress for a bill to give money to cities that eliminate these and other zoning restrictions.
Jeff Stein@JStein_WaPo
*** After $1,400 stimulus checks:
-- 42% decline in food shortages
-- 43% decline in gauge of financial instability
-- +20% decline in anxiety & depression
nytimes.com
Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows
3:49 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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Give people money!
Ezra Klein@ezraklein
I'm not sure if this is a CW media take or a hot take but quizzes are an underrated tool for learning about the news. I got most of these right, but still learned some useful things.
nytimes.com
Quiz: How Well Do You Understand Today’s Crime Trends?
4:48 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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I'm not as good as Ezra, I got 7, definitely learned some things.
Joshua Siegel@SiegelScribe
NEW: Wyoming to house first-of-its-kind advanced nuclear project replacing coal plant. @AbbySmithDC has you covered on the details
washex.am
Wyoming to house first-of-its-kind advanced nuclear project replacing coal plant
6:45 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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Seems like a good idea, it's cooled by liquid sodium, which can also be stored in tanks to use later like a battery.
Brooke Binkowski@brooklynmarie
Excuse me. WHAT. https://t.co/99aZH1rhGh
The Associated Press @AP
The NFL says it will halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in a $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims. The practice had made it harder for Black players to qualify.
https://t.co/OQpzSD88xM
7:10 PM · Jun 2, 2021
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Yea, that sounds like something the NFL would do.
