Facebook Parent Meta to Make Massive Layoffs, Could Be Bigger Than Twitter’s Cuts, Report Says

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Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly planning to start making wide-scale layoffs this week in what could be the largest the industry has seen in a very long time.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the company informed employees to cancel travel plans this week as the layoffs are expected to begin as soon as Wednesday.

The number of Meta’s 87,000 employees that are expected to be laid off could be greater than the roughy 3,700 employees who were let go last week at Twitter by the company’s new CEO Elon Musk, the report said, adding that this would be the first time that the company has made large-scale layoffs in its nearly two decade history.

The report said that the company was planning to cut expenses by “at least 10% in the coming months, in part through staff reductions.”

CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees over the summer, “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here.” (Read more from “Facebook Parent Meta to Make Massive Layoffs, Could Be Bigger Than Twitter’s Cuts, Report Says” HERE)

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Chris Pratt Makes Political Endorsement While Taking Shot at Democrats

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Actor Chris Pratt made an endorsement on Sunday in a local race that takes place during this week’s midterm elections.

Pratt, 43, endorsed candidate Rick Caruso (D), a former Republican, in his race against communist sympathizer Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA).

“I’ve lived in LA for over 20 years. It’s been great to me,” Pratt wrote on Instagram. “In that time I’ve seen what many residents here have seen, the city’s gradual decline into pain and utter disarray. If you live here, you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

“I don’t normally support political candidates. But in this election, there’s too much to lose,” Pratt continued. “If you’re an LA voter, I urge you to vote for @rickcarusola. He’s a builder. He knows how to get s**t done. He’s the guy for our city. Rick Caruso for LA Mayor.”

Bass is considered the front runner in the race but the polls have tightened significantly in recent days as Caruso has seen a boost in support from Latinos, The Los Angeles Times reported. (Read more from “Chris Pratt Makes Political Endorsement While Taking Shot at Democrats” HERE)

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Trump Urges Rallygoers to “Crush the Communists at the Ballot Box”

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Former President Donald Trump is racing to the finish line in support of Republican candidates for key races ahead of this week’s midterm election. On a rare afternoon stop, he rallied before a heavily-populated Latino crowd that started with sunshine and ended with a typical Florida downpour. A rain that didn’t seem to wash away any enthusiasm.

“This is the best rally we’ve ever had,” Trump shouted from the stage as rain flew in sideways during the Miami event to support Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Governor Ron DeSantis and a slew of GOP candidates on hand hoping the former president’s Hail Mary works.

Trump hit all of his usual talking points during the rally like: the 2020 election, which he says was still a sham; the border wall; the Russia-Ukraine war; gas prices; inflation; the price of Thanksgiving turkeys; Nancy Pelosi; Joe Biden; Hillary Clinton; COVID; China; illegal immigration; impeachments; and most notably, Democrats, who he said are “radicals” and hard left-leaning “socialists” who are after guns, free speech rights, power and votes.

“Democrats want to turn America into communist Cuba or socialist Venezuela,” Trump said about 25 minutes into his speech. “In the Republican Party. We are determined that America will never be a socialist country and America. Sure as hell, we can’t let this happen to be a communist country.” (Read more from “Trump Urges Rallygoers to “Crush the Communists at the Ballot Box” HERE)

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Ukraine War: Russia ‘Warning’ That ‘Britain Is Too Deep in This Conflict’

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Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has warned that Britain is drawing too close to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

“We perfectly know about participation of British specialists in training, preparation, and execution of plans against the Russian infrastructure and the Russian fleet in the Black Sea. We know that it has been done,” Kelin said in an interview with Sky News.

“It is dangerous … It can bring us to the line of I would say no return—return is always possible—but we should avoid escalation. And this is a warning actually that Britain is too deep in this conflict. It means the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.”

When asked to provide evidence to support his accusations against the UK, Kelin said that Moscow has handed over its proof to the British ambassador and that it will be made public “pretty soon.”

A drone attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which took place last weekend, reportedly ended up damaging three ships, including the flagship HMS Makarov. British ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert was summoned by the Russian foreign ministry which claimed the involvement of UK forces. (Read more from “Ukraine War: Russia ‘Warning’ That ‘Britain Is Too Deep in This Conflict’” HERE)

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‘America Is Getting Dumber’: Experts Say Lockdowns Aren’t the Only Cause of Student Struggles

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s students are posting lower test scores, amounting to historic learning loss. The school shutdowns, however, are not the only reason students’ achievement is declining, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

High school graduates from the class of 2022 averaged a score of 19.8 out of 36 on the ACT, a college admissions test, the lowest score in more than 30 years. Experts told the DCNF that while the scores are further proof the shutdown of schools from the COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss, the current American school system, teachers unions and a stray from traditional education have caused students’ academic achievement to drop.

“America is getting dumber because American parents have been working so many hours to either ‘keep up with the Jones” or to put food on the table, they had to have blind trust in the public schools,” Yael Levin, chief communications officer of No Left Turn in Education, a group focused on parental rights in education, told the DCNF.

Andrew Handel, education task force director for American Legislative Exchange Council, a nonprofit that drafts model legislation, told the DCNF that a lack of school choice is causing students to suffer.

“I think the way America has done education just doesn’t work,” Handel said to the DCNF. “This method of taking kids and assigning them to a school based on nothing more than a zip code or an address, it’s just an outdated, ineffective and inefficient way of going about things. Especially when you look at today. One of the bright spots coming out of the pandemic was, we saw a lot of new educational opportunities popping up.” (Read more from “‘America Is Getting Dumber’: Experts Say Lockdowns Aren’t the Only Cause of Student Struggles” HERE)

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Twitter Delaying $8 Blue Checks Until After Election Day — As Some Fired Workers Are Asked Back: Reports

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Twitter is delaying doling out blue verification check marks as part of its new subscription service until after Tuesday’s elections — while the company is already asking some fired workers to come back, reports say.

The social-media giant, bought by tech billionaire Elon Musk late last month, is holding off on the “verification” part of its new premium $8-a-month subscription service after worries grew that the move could affect Tuesday’s midterm Election Day, according to the New York Times, which cited an internal post it reviewed and two people with knowledge of the decision.

Twitter workers and users conveyed concerns the new service could lead to confusion on Tuesday’s Election Day, with social-media users possibly posing as officials or news outlets and paying for a verification badge in a bid to push out false information.

The company decided to hold off on that aspect of the subscription just one day after it announced the monthly cost requirement as part of the app’s special offering dubbed Twitter Blue. (Read more from “Twitter Delaying $8 Blue Checks Until After Election Day — As Some Fired Workers Are Asked Back: Reports” HERE)

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Biden Delivers Scathing Attack Aimed At Republicans Ahead of Elections

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With just two days to go before the midterm elections, Democrats are going full throttle to do everything in their will power to persuade voters to vote for them, despite polls showing Republicans are in the lead throughout the nation.

While delivering remarks in Illinois, President Joe Biden attacked Republicans, calling a group of protestors “idiots.” . . .

In response, the president went on to defend Social Security and Medicare, in which he accused Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc) of putting “on the chopping block.”

As Biden spoke for roughly only 23 minutes, his lies just kept getting bigger and bigger, claiming that “basic fundamental” rights are in jeopardy because of Republicans.

“We’re the only nation in the world that has come out of every crisis stronger than when we went in. The only one, because of who we are … we’ve gotta step up. We’ve gotta make sure we’re protecting the American people. Basic fundamental rights, they’re in jeopardy. Right now, we have a few more days, three more days,” Biden said. (Read more from “Biden Delivers Scathing Attack Aimed At Republicans Ahead of Elections” HERE)

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TikTok Admits Its Chinese Staff Can Access User Data in Other Countries

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Chinese-owned video app TikTok admitted that its staff in China has the ability to access the private accounts data in the United Kingdom and the European Union.

This comes after years of criticism from around the world, particularly in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States over concerns that personal information could be passed on to the Chinese government.

The app is coming under intense scrutiny by government authorities in the West, as its parent company, ByteDance, repeatedly denies that it is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The social media company released a press statement on Nov. 2, stating that its “privacy policy” was “based on a demonstrated need to do their job.”

TikTok said in its statement that the policy applies to “the European economic area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.” (Read more from “TikTok Admits Its Chinese Staff Can Access User Data in Other Countries” HERE)

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Hispanics Abandon Democrats: ‘The Party Doesn’t Care About Us’

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Hispanic Americans, gravitating to the nationalist-populist wing of the Republican Party, are turning on Democrats over the top issues in this year’s midterm elections: Crime, inflation, immigration, and a corporate-backed woke social agenda.

Tim Alberta for The Atlantic traveled across Arizona, Florida, and Texas to find that Hispanics who had been voting for Democrats for decades have since turned on the party as it moves toward an economic and social agenda embraced by white college-educated Americans.

The move, as The Atlantic details, is coalescing working and middle class Hispanics into the fold with white non-college-educated Americans to shape the GOP base.

In 2016, former President Trump won about 62 percent of white working class voters — more than any other Republican dating back to 1980. Still, as of 2016, there were 44 million white working class voters who were not registered to vote.

Turning out just 10 percent more of those non-registered white working class voters, coupled with a growing number of Hispanic Americans moving towards Republicans, could amount to a red wall that would be devastating for Democrats nationwide. (Read more from “Hispanics Abandon Democrats: ‘The Party Doesn’t Care About Us’” HERE)

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Democrats Plot Nancy Pelosi’s Replacement in ‘Secret Meeting’: Report

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the No. 5 House Democrat, is reportedly a top candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats. . .

Jeffries reportedly met with House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) in a “secret meeting” on Sept. 1 while Congress was on recess, Politico reported. At that meeting, Jeffries likely secured Clyburn’s support to become the next leader of House Democrats.

The 52-year-old New York Democrat purportedly summoned Clyburn after hearing that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is also privately vying for the position.

From Politico:

The 52-year-old Jeffries was concerned enough that he offered to fly to South Carolina to seek the counsel of the 82-year-old Clyburn. The younger lawmaker wanted to gently make sure his elder in the Congressional Black Caucus knew of Schiff’s quiet campaign — and to even more gently warn Clyburn about the risk of splitting votes between them and opening a path for the ambitious Californian.

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It is widely expected that if Democrats lose control of the House (which is almost certain), then Pelosi will step down from her position — even if she wins reelection to Congress. (Read more from “Democrats Plot Nancy Pelosi’s Replacement in ‘Secret Meeting’: Report” HERE)

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