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God’s Army has started out looking a bit more like a lost platoon. The “Take Our Border Back” (TOBB) group, which has been claiming 750,000 truckers would make their way to near Eagle Pass, left Norfolk, Virginia on Monday with a few dozen cars and trucks, launching on their profound mission from the outlet malls. The organizers insist their numbers will grow as the convoy travels from Virginia to Jacksonville, Florida, with stops in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then Dripping Springs, Texas.

It’s the witching hour, and you’re standing on a bridge. In theory, disused bridges are a great place to loiter after dark. You feel safe knowing you’d be able to see anyone approaching from either direction. You’re completely alone. Then, as you stare out into the inky blackness of the night water, you hear a noise. A baby’s cry; a voice floating up from beneath the bridge. Instinct tells you to flee, but what if there’s a baby nearby, one that’s in distress?

This week, completely out of the blue, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was ousted by his board of management because “he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities.” 😳 While we wait for reporters around the world to tap into their sources and get the story together of wh… ncG1vNJzZmiZnKyuur%2FBnpquqpmkwrR60q6ZrKyRmLhvr86mZqlnkaHEosXSZpmeZZOqv6q71KxkanFgYrC1vstmmKWsnZa7

There is no escaping the magnetic pull of “culture” or the impact of the era’s zeitgeist. Save for the poor person who removes themselves from society altogether, everyone (and hence, every industry) will be pushed, pulled, and shoved by the movements and motions of the current zeitgeist. Wine is no exception. As an example, consider Natural Wine. Looking back, one can see how its arrival on the wine scene and subsequent ascent two decades ago was a reaction to the same anti-globalization forces in the culture that brought us Occupy Wallstreet and focused the nation’s eye on the issue of income inequality.

Consider these scenarios: Explicit rule stating that meetings must start promptly on-time; unspoken custom that meetings start 10 minutes late Messages not sent after 5pm to respect work-life balance; most of team work from 3pm on Sundays New joiners must work in the office 5 days per week for first 6 months; fully remote and async from day 1 Company policy that team socials cannot centre around alcohol; company sponsored drink cart with wide range of alcoholic beverages stops by people’s desks on Friday afternoons

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Everything is quiet outside. There's no-one up. Everyone else is enjoying their rare opportunity for a lie-in. A long aimless Easter weekend stretches before us. And I am sat here, in the dark, hungover, thinking about the word cunt. The beauty of it lies in its economy. It packs so much in. Using just four letters it can offend, upset, disrupt, outrage and silence. There is no word with a greater impact, nor one that establishes so many potential outcomes with such little effort.

Good morning! And welcome to Free Thursday! Let’s jump on into it, shall we? The Associated Press reports that Dominican prosecutors have formally accused Rays shortstop Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering. The money laundering charge is related to Wander allegedly paying off the mother of one of his alleged victims. Prosecutors have requested that Franco be held on an $86,000 bond, which he obviously can afford, but that he also be barred from leaving the Dominican Republic and that he be placed on house arrest.

Curbside glass recycling could be making a return in Tucson, less than three years after the city pulled glass from its curbside program and moved to a system of drop-off sites. At the time, city officials said the change was due to a budget shortfall and the desire to better align with its Climate Action Resolution plan. But data has shown that the move didn’t save as much money as the city planned, according to Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl’s Friday newsletter.