Trump Labor Department Cuts Child Care Programs For Its Own Employees
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor will no longer give its employees backup child care and certain other perks, according to an internal announcement obtained by HuffPost. Emergency backup day care, child care subsidies, and an employee mental health program are apparently the latest casualties in efforts by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the federal bureaucracy for President Donald Trump. The Labor Department’s internal notice said the changes would take effect early in May but that backup day care — something workers can use if their kid’s school is closed or their regular day care provider is unavailable — was already canceled last month except for previously scheduled visits. “We have hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have not been showing up to work,” Trump said in a speech to a joint session of Congress last week. Any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately.”Spokespeople for the Labor Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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March 12, 2025 18:25 UTC
I Stopped Watching TV For 30 Days And Realized How Small My Life Had Become
I decided to do a 30-day TV detox in an attempt to regain control of my life before it was too late. I wanted to eat better, sleep better, be better. I knew that if I didn’t replace watching TV with another (ideally healthier) habit, I wouldn’t make it to the 30-day mark. TV felt safe, but really it kept me paralyzed. I even met with a TV writing coach to discuss my secret dream of working in a writer’s room, contributing ideas for great shows.
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March 12, 2025 17:08 UTC
I Left My Old Life Behind To Fight For Ukraine. Here’s What Trump Isn’t Telling You.
Now, I serve in the Ukrainian army — not because I am choosing war but because the violence came to my doorstep three years ago. When I think about peace, I think about my family and how it has grown. After three years of war — a war that has killed our friends, injured me and threatened my family — hearing such words is unbearable. I used to think this answer was American in principle, and in the spring of 2022, most Americans stood with us. I think of him when I hear American leaders say Ukraine is responsible for this war.
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March 12, 2025 12:39 UTC
'Everyone Has This 1 Version Of Her': Director Of Meghan Markle's Netflix Show On Her Public Image
Meghan Markle in her new Netflix series With Love, Meghan NetflixThe director of With Love, Meghan has opened up about working with Meghan Markle on the Netflix series. Advertisement“Everyone has this one version of her,” he explained. “But she’s just someone who is hustling and working and doing. Advertisement“Her cooking is pretty spot-on,” he claimed. “I really wanted to embrace and celebrate all of the mistakes and mess and all that good stuff.”AdvertisementWith Love, Meghan sees its host entertaining a variety of guests, including close family and her celebrity friends, while offering cooking, crafting and other lifestyle tips.
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March 11, 2025 16:01 UTC
I Was In The Women's Restroom When A Man Came In And Called Out A Question That Left Me Nauseated
Are you a male or female in there?” a rumbling voice called into the women’s restroom. Did a kid’s mother report me to her husband for looking too much like a man in the women’s room? I have to choose between a women’s or men’s restroom in most public spaces, as unisex bathrooms are uncommon. Anyone who pushes back on my use of the women’s room suspects that I am a trans woman. A “closed for cleaning” sign was braced across the door of the women’s restroom.
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March 11, 2025 13:38 UTC
Trump Snaps At Washington Post Reporter On Air Force One
President Donald Trump told Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum Sunday that he had lost credibility for asking whether Vladimir Putin was disrespecting him during an exchange on Air Force One. Trump praised Putin as a genius when he launched the incursion. “Is President Putin disrespecting you by attacking Ukraine when you’re trying to make peace there, Mr. President?” Birnbaum repeated. “I’m Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post,” the reporter said. Birnbaum later shared that Trump did eventually answer one of his questions, “indicating, perhaps, that the Washington Post can live to fight another day.”Last month Trump clashed with HuffPost’s S.V.
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March 11, 2025 06:34 UTC
Protecting Parental Rights: The Fight Against Coerced Mental Health Screening
CCHR, a Mental Health Industry Watchdog Increases its Campaign to Educate Parents on Preventing Forced Mental Health Screening of SchoolchildrenLOS ANGELES - March 10, 2025 - PRLog -- The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, has stepped up its nationwide campaign to increase parents' awareness of the risks associated with mental health screening in schools. [5]Exacerbating this concern is the widespread use of school-based mental health screenings. Further, "Encouraging mental health screening for children is unsupported by scientific evidence and amounts to a reckless public health experiment on children. However, CCHR warns that much broader protections are needed to safeguard children and adolescents from coercive psychiatric practices in schools. On its website, CCHR provides a Parents: Get the Facts—Know Your Rights resource page, which includes a Parent's Exemption Form to opt children out of mental health screenings in schools.
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March 10, 2025 17:05 UTC
I Thought Moving To France Would Give My Family A Better Life. Cracks Started Showing Within Weeks Of Our Move.
Driven by love of the country and a desire for adventure, my family acquired long-stay visas and moved to France in December 2023. It was important to us that our move not be driven by fear or frustration — but it was impossible not to reflect on the ways that France felt superior to the U.S. We chose Bordeaux as our home base, having fallen in love with the city on previous visits to France. I appreciated the new relationships we were slowly building, but I missed our family and close friends most of all. Real life is about what happens beyond the headlines and the highlight reels.
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March 10, 2025 12:48 UTC
Daily review 10/03/2025
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, March 10th, 2025 - 17 commentsCategories: Daily review - Tags:Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …Share this: FacebookLinkedInRedditPinterestMastodonTwitterPrintEmail
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March 10, 2025 11:02 UTC
'Scary S**t': Republican Delivers Urgent Warning Over Trump's Next Move
LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer Republican Representative Joe Walsh warned that President Donald Trump feels “untouchable” and that there’s no telling what he may attempt do next. “But Michael, this is scary shit.”Later in the interview, Walsh added that Trump feels emboldened given that he’s never faced consequences for what he’s done. “And here he sits in the White House, he’s got no legislative branch to worry about, the Republican Party is his. He feels untouchable right now.”AdvertisementHe warned that Trump may next defy a Supreme Court order. “And then what does the Republican Party do?” he asked.
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March 10, 2025 06:40 UTC
'Shut Up About Egg Prices': Trump Shares Brazen Message About High Costs
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the column published by The Daily Caller, Kirk argues that egg prices are not Trump’s fault. However, Trump campaigned heavily on not just cutting prices, but doing so on his very first day in office. “I will immediately bring prices down starting on Day 1,” he said on Aug. 15, for example. “Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down,” he promised later that some month. I had nothing to do with it.”Kirk also argued that Trump and his administration’s DOGE efforts will lead to savings for all Americans, and said egg prices will come down soon.
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March 10, 2025 06:37 UTC
CCHR Launches Parental Rights Campaign Against Coerced School Mental Screening
The Mental Health Industry Watchdog Expands Efforts to Educate Parents on Their Rights to Make Informed Choices for Their Children-- The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, has intensified its nationwide campaign to increase parents' awareness of their rights regarding mental health screening in schools. CCHR applauds the dedication of parents who have shared their experiences in its documentary Dead Wrong. [5]The widespread use of school-based mental health screenings adds to these concerns. She later helped achieve reforms in Connecticut preventing schools from requiring psychiatric prescriptions for students to remain in school. However, CCHR warns that broader protections are still needed to ensure children are safeguarded from coercive psychiatric practices in schools.
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March 10, 2025 06:23 UTC
Opinion: Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Is Just Another Scam
WASHINGTON – Imagine if President Bill Clinton created a Strategic Beanie Baby Reserve, hoping the ugly dolls could someday pay down the national debt. “There is no argument for why the government should be buying it and holding it,” said Jason Furman, a top economist in the Barack Obama White House. In all, the crypto industry spent $119 million, extracting a promise in September to make the United States the “crypto capital” of the world. (The White House did not respond to queries about why those particular coins.) Support HuffPost Already contributed?
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March 09, 2025 15:37 UTC
I Created 'The Drag Queen Test' To Measure A City's Economic Vitality. How Does Yours Stack Up?
If your city has a diverse and growing economy, then chances are your city doesn’t just value inclusion — it’s passing what I call “The Drag Queen Test.”ADVERTISEMENTThe Drag Queen Test is my shorthand for evaluating a city’s economic vitality. Do local queens make it to “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the televised pinnacle of the drag queen industry? Photo courtesy Aaron Jay Young / @aaronjayyoungAside from being extravagant performers, drag queens are economic actors helping to create and sustain jobs. This welcoming culture translates into economic growth for the very basic reason that more workers and more consumers lead to greater activity and growth. ADVERTISEMENTThe Drag Queen Test isn’t merely pop urban theory.
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March 09, 2025 13:10 UTC
I'm A Flight Attendant – This Is The Safest Place To Park Your Car In The Airport
Fewer than 1% of travellers through Heathrow look for a parking spot, but 10% of those passing through Bristol Airport look out for one. AdvertisementIn a YouTube Short, flight attendant Cierra Mistt shared that the most secure place to park your car may be in the spot you like least. Where’s safest to park in an airport car park? “If you want to make sure your vehicle is safe at the airport ― especially on those long trips ― park in either the top floor of the [multi-storey car park], or the very back of economy parking,” Mistt said. Advertisement“This is actually the parking where all the employees of the airport, along with crew members that are going to be on trips, park,” she explained.
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March 09, 2025 07:12 UTC