alex halverson

‘What are you doing to us?’ Microsoft throws its weight against wealth tax To fend off WA taxes on businesses and personal wealth, Microsoft has spearheaded a lobbying campaign and pledged $1 million for a possible ballot measure.

some A1 reporting from @jimbrunner.bsky.social on Microsoft’s influence in Olympia (feat. the back of my head) www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Big Seattle brands take cue from Trump, zap mentions of DEI Amid President Trump's anti-DEI orders, prominent Seattle firms including Amazon, Starbucks and K&L Gates have deleted diversity pledges on their websites.

Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from @jimbrunner.bsky.social and @alexhalverson.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...

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Struggling REI cuts hundreds of employees, axes tour and events business REI is eliminating its outdoor tours, classes and events as it focuses on selling more gear and apparel.

REI is laying off hundreds of employees this month as it eliminates its Experiences business — a division of the company it’s had to subsidize with retail profits for decades

pitch meeting: people will LOVE to know how they wrote as a high school freshman!

A haunted house but it's just people asking what you're working on.

New to Bluesky? Here's a Seattle Times starter pack. go.bsky.app/TJToKvT

looks pretty good to me!

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Black Friday isn’t what it used to be in downtown Seattle There were no fights over TVs or lines wrapped around the block downtown Friday. But some shoppers came downtown to stretch their legs and grab a few deals.

spent black friday walking around downtown. my main takeaway? e-commerce sales events have taken the festivities out of our day devoted to consumerism www.seattletimes.com/business/bla...

Over at Cascade PBS Union we are fighting for fair wages and a better contract for our journalists. Thanks to @realchangenews.bsky.social and @guyoron.bsky.social for this write up about our efforts www.realchangenews.org/news/2024/11...

this asshole’s on there, i can’t work in these conditions

the onboarding to threads has been really painless which i loved, but this is the biggest obstacle. get these instagram people away from me, i want my little freaks!