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My colleague @donseiffert.bsky.social looked at the annual reports of several big companies, including GE, RTX, CVS and more. He found that they’re quietly removing the word “diversity”

It also throws around the term “marxist” and, reader, I hope I don’t have to tell you there are no federal agencies or programs that are officially labeled marxist

So, how’s everyone doing?

Here’s how Mass. companies are preparing for a new era of tariffs under Trump, by me and @lucymaffei88.bsky.social www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety Trump’s inauguration was stacked with tech bosses.

Donald Trump rescinds Biden-era executive order on AI safety

Well, it’s 2025.

A local 3D-printing startup has found an unlikely new use for its technology: helping a sea turtle swim again. www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

This is good insight into how journalism works.

Bluesky has an impersonator problem Cryptoscammers tried to trick me using fake profiles of tech personalities. I am not alone.

Is it time for centralized Bluesky verification?

The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

Exclusive | Lawmakers Plot to Force Health Insurers to Sell Off Pharmacies A bipartisan group of lawmakers are set to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers, the drug middlemen that have now faced yearslong scrutiny from Congress and the Federal Trade…

Exclusive: A bill to force health insurers to divest their pharmacy businesses is set to be introduced by a bipartisan group of senators

What could go wrong?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals headquarters building in the Seaport

Two Massachusetts companies — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and bluebird bio Inc. — are taking part in a new model to expand access to cell and gene therapies for people with Medicaid.

www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

I've updated the Boston News and Journalists Starter Pack again; we're close to maxing this pack out! And if you would rather follow a list, I've made on of those too!

Starter park: go.bsky.app/DcD4DaT

Boston Journos list: bsky.app/profile/bert...

Napoleon, December 3, 1812

Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto They suggest aggressive antitrust enforcement, and openness to crypto.

Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

“It’s frustrating that places still feel like they can’t act on some of these cases that are clearly emergencies." - Dr. Allison Gilbert, an OB-GYN in Dallas.

Heartbreaking and enraging reporting from Lizzie Presser + Kavitha Surana
www.propublica.org/article/pors...

Joining Bluesky was worth it for this thread alone.

We’ve had a cursed giant emerald just sitting around this country for the last two decades and nobody thought…hey, maybe we’re not in the best place to risk a cursed giant emerald?

Unforunately, Public Integrity will be pausing operations as of November 30, 2024.

Sad to see the Center for Public Integrity might shut down later this year (via @watchdogdiva.bsky.social). #investigativejournalism

Gary Gensler Plans to Step Down From SEC in January US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry, plans to step down on Jan. 20.

Breaking: SEC Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whose ambitious agenda drew fierce resistance from Wall Street and the crypto industry, plans to step down on Jan. 20

I’m partial to “skreams.”

I will not be calling these “skeets.”

Update: This list keeps growing

Blue Hills burning tonight. Two more dry days to go (and more Red Flag Warnings in effect tomorrow) #wbz

Looking for some Boston media to follow?

ICYMI: Jaylen Brown’s vision for a “Black Wall Street” nearly came to Downtown Crossing. In fact, it could still. www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...

Super excited to release Beak Capitalism, a new three-part series from the Odd Lots team, in which me and @weisenthal.bsky.social explore some of the thorniest issues facing the US economy through the medium of chicken.

First episode is out now for everyone

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Today I was on an MBTA express bus for close to two hours. We went six miles. 🥳