Day: October 9, 2015

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Technology twitter

Huge Layoffs Slated for Twitter Next Week

When asked about the upcoming firings and layoffs, the denial was expected. But according to this report, company wide layoffs will happen next week.

Jack Dorsey was named permanent CEO of Twitter on Monday, and a big reason he got the job was that as a co-founder, Dorsey isn’t afraid to make the tough, necessary decisions. He isn’t wasting much time.

Twitter is planning company-wide layoffs next week, according to multiple sources. It’s unclear how much of the staff will be culled, but insiders say it will likely affect most, if not all, departments.

The downsizing comes at the same time Twitter is restructuring its engineering organization to make it leaner and more efficient, these sources say. It’s likely that many of those impacted by the layoffs will be engineers, which make up about half the staff.

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Ben Carson Celebrities Politics

Seth Rogen to Ben Carson – “F*ck You Ben Carson”

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 13: Seth Rogen attends the premiere of 50/50 at the 55th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square on October 13, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty images For The BFI)

The actor took to twitter with his very special message for the Republican presidential candidate. What caused Rogen to send such a message to Carson? I can’t say I know for sure, but there is a litany of dumb Ben Carson statements Rogen that could have pissed Rogen off. Whichever statement it was, Rogen apparently got to the point where he just couldn’t take it anymore!

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Newt Gingrich Politics

For GOP, it’s NEWT to The Rescue – Call the Coroner

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that for the Republican party, the way to move forward is only accomplished in reverse.

Since Boehner jumped ship on the Republican speakership of the House and McCarthy’s candidacy for the same position ended in a belly flop, eyes turned to the only other logical party insider to fill the post, Paul Ryan. Ryan however, has been adamant that he does not want the job.

But this group of misfits in the House of Representatives need a leader, and word on the street is, Newton Gingrich is serious about the gig… again!

“If you were to say to me 218 have called you up and given you their pledge, obviously no citizen could ever turn down that kind of challenge,” Gingrich told radio and Fox host Sean Hannity. “This is why George Washington came out of retirement — because there are moments you can’t avoid.”

“Moments you can’t avoid” would be putting on a blindfold and going for a stroll along the edges of the Grand Canyon. Okay, so you can avoid doing that by choosing not to put on that blindfold or walking along the edges of the Grand Canyon. But if Republicans choose Gingrich as Speaker of the House, then like the blindfolded fool walking along the edge… well, somebody should call the Coroner.

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Donald Trump Immigration Politics

Obama on Immigration – “America’s greatness doesn’t come from building walls”

In his address to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, president Obama took on some of the Republican presidential candidates and their backward stance on immigration. And although he did not mentioned names, allow me to say Donald Trump!

“There’s nowhere they want to go further backwards than on immigration,” said the president, who noted his administration’s progress on reducing the Latino unemployment rate and providing more health care to the minority group.

Although he did not address him by name, Obama appeared to direct some of his comments at Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who has taken one of the toughest stances of any presidential candidate on illegal immigration.

“You’ve got to realize that America’s greatness doesn’t come from building walls, our greatness comes from opportunity,” Obama said.

Trump, whose campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again,” has vowed to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico to stop illegal border crossings. He has also been criticized for making a series of disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants.

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