Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union”

Also: “Restrooms,” “pay raise,” “slave labor,” “living wage,” “diversity,” “vaccine,” and others.

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Leaked: New Amazon Worker Chat App Would Ban Words Like “Union,” “Restrooms,” “Pay Raise,” and “Plantation”

Ken Klippenstein

Also: “Grievance,” “slave labor,” “This is dumb,” “living wage,” “diversity,” “vaccine,” and others.

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Conscription Into Revolutionary Guards Haunts Iranian Dual Nationals Decades Later

Murtaza Hussain

The designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror group hangs over nuclear talks — and the lives of countless former draftees.

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In a suburban Virginia district, right-wing operatives get involved in local school board politics, with help from billionaire donors.

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With Sweeps of Homeless Encampments, Liberal Cities Wage War on Poorest Residents

Natasha Lennard

New York’s Eric Adams became the latest mayor to clear out unhoused communities — a cruel reminder of how the liberal establishment fails the neediest.

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Israel Charges Palestinian Journalists With Incitement — for Doing Their Jobs

Yuval Abraham

In a spate of arrests, Israeli security forces interrogated Palestinian journalists about their work, then hit them with trumped-up charges.

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Ukraine War Sparks Fears of More Gas Extraction in Quake-Prone Region

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Drilling in the Dutch province of Groningen has caused over 1,000 earthquakes since 1963.

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Long After Leaving Iran, Dual Nationals Now Labeled Terrorists — Because of Mandatory Military Service

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Friday, September 22, 2023

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