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Where ‘woke’ went wrong
Seemingly irresistible just a few years ago, movements aimed at addressing systemic inequalities are now in retreat. Can they recover?Financial Times - 6h -
'Little House on the Prairie' star claps back at Megyn Kelly: 'TV doesn't get too much more "woke"'
"Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert is hitting back at Megyn Kelly after the conservative commentator expressed concern that Netflix would "wokeify" its reboot of the classic Western ...The Hill - 19h -
‘We’re not gonna be woke’: Middlesex chief risks ECB wrath over new diversity rules
Andrew Cornish criticises ‘token’ appointments ECB has set new targets and could withhold funding Middlesex’s chief executive, Andrew Cornish, has risked antagonising the England and Wales ...The Guardian - 1d -
King involved in name change of Agincourt submarine that sparked 'woke' row
The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.BBC News - 2d -
‘Anti-woke’ vs industrial push: Australian voters face stark choice
Labor fends off high prices to avoid becoming first one-term government since 1931Financial Times - 3d -
Trump Is Going Woke
The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.The New York Times - 4d -
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France.BBC News - 4d -
Asked & Answered: Josh Allen was born at the wrong time
Allen has to be wondering if he’s the Charles Barkley of his era, a surpassing talent with the bad luck to be born into a time when the generation’s greatest talent is in charge.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
What the global south gets wrong about Trump
A world without rules is one in which the strong prey upon the weakFinancial Times - 5d -
The one change that worked: I woke up to my phone alarm – until my wife insisted on a new morning routine
She was adamant. No alarms, bells or sirens to rouse us. Instead, we ease into the day with classical music and green tea, and it has transformed my outlook on life. Until I met my wife, I thought ...The Guardian - 5d -
What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks
The small port city of Gwadar has a huge new airport funded by China, but local suspicion of Beijing’s true intentions threatens to wreck the project. As the first flight touched down on the fresh ...The Guardian - 6d -
'Woke' global left is starting to crumble, Argentina's Milei says
A "global hegemony" of leftwing politics and ideology is "starting to crumble," Argentina's firebrand President Javier Milei told the World Economic Forum.CNBC - Jan. 23 -
Kaine grills Vought on planned 'woke and weaponized' budget cuts
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) grilled Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, over a budget proposal created at the think tank where he worked, ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
What went wrong for Coco Gauff?
The No. 3 seed was upset at the quarterfinal stage by Paula Badosa.ESPN - Jan. 22 -
Tensions over how Southport details went public
Questions continue over why UK authorities did not publish key details about Axel Rudakubana earlier than they did.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
People are getting Trump and inflation wrong
Sloppy and wishful thinking has taken over the USFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
'End woke' and 'boost crypto' - Trump fans' day one wishlist
Trump's biggest supporters tell the BBC what issues they're excited to see the new president tackle first.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
TikTok Went Dark. Then It Came Right Back
So far, the TikTok ban has only resulted in a brief outage.Inc. - Jan. 19 -
Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US
BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it means for the popular platform.BBC News - Jan. 19 -
Sharks Assistant Coach Doug Houda Honest About What Went Wrong With Islanders Penalty Kill In 2023-24
Doug Houda returns to Long Island for the first time since being fired back in June.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 18 -
Maher slams Los Angeles wildfires response and ‘wokeness’
Comedian Bill Maher slammed the government’s response to the Los Angeles fires and, in part, blamed “wokeness,” for the natural disaster in the region, saying the government’s role is to protect ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
Reader callout: what’s wrong with the London stock market?
Debate rages as key UK companies list elsewhereFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
'I went back after three days': Calls for miscarriage leave
Paid leave should be extended to parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, a report by MPs says.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
A.J. Brown went viral for reading on the sidelines — the story goes much deeper
Philly's star WR didn't load the box score Sunday. That's OK, because thanks to a teammate's recommendation, he's accepted what he can — and can't — control.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 13 -
CFP semifinal reactions: Did Notre Dame get LUCKY? and where it ALL went wrong for Penn State | College Football Power Hour
Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to this Orange Bowl ‘instant classic’ as Notre Dame defeats Penn State 27-24.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10 -
I woke from a coma to find my baby had been born
Atlanta McIntyre hopes to raise awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that affects 1 in 100 pregnant women.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Water tanks went dry in Pacific Palisades, hampering efforts to fight fire
Demand for water to fight the Palisades Fire led all three of the area's water tanks and some fire hydrants to temporarily dry up in the last roughly 24 hours.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Treasury yield curve steepens for all the wrong reasons
Investors continued to sell off the 30-year Treasury bond for a sixth straight session on Wednesday, pushing its yield further into its highest closing level in more than a year.MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
Meta Is Taking All the Wrong Lessons From X
By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.Wired - Jan. 8 -
Identifying what went wrong for 49ers in disastrous 2024 season
Matt Maiocco identifies the reasons, for which there were many, as to what went wrong for the San Francisco 49ers in 2024.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7 -
Trump: Washington Post report on tariff policy 'wrong'
President-elect Trump is denying a report in The Washington Post that outlines how his top aides are exploring a tariff plan that would only cover critical imports. The Post report cites three ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
GOP senator: RFK Jr. 'wrong' on vaccinations
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, said President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “wrong” about vaccinations. In an interview on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
What went wrong for Spirit Airlines?
Spirit Airlines hasn't had a profitable year since 2019, and it's lost more than $2 billion since 2020. It filed for bankruptcy protection in November.CNBC - Jan. 5 -
What woke up Wiggins after Kuminga's injury in Warriors' win
Andrew Wiggins labored through the first half of Saturday's Golden State Warriors game, but one moment just before halftime sounded alarm bells in his head that spurred a 22-point second-half surge.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
Tim Dowling: I went out to walk the dog and came home a hero
My wife asked me to do the afternoon dog walk. I begrudgingly acquiesced, with no idea of the drama that lay ahead. It is a bleak and featureless afternoon; the bottom of the year’s trough. I don’t ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
A Book App Used AI to ‘Roast’ Its Users. It Went Anti-Woke Instead
One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books they read, told the user, “Don’t forget to surface for the occasional white author, OK?”Wired - Jan. 3 -
How far Gavin & Stacey stars went to keep finale a surprise
How far Gavin & Stacey stars went to keep finale a surpriseBBC News - Jan. 3 -
She Often Fainted in Hot Weather. What Was Wrong?
The woman, a field geologist, was healthy and active, yet she would pass out at inopportune moments.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
‘The minimalists are wrong!’ My biggest decluttering regret
The thing that stopped bringing me joy has now been resurrected. I just wish I’d kept more supplies for my hobby . A few summers ago I got caught up in the frenzied emptying of dusty cardboard ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
Ramaswamy is wrong: Why ’90s America was the pinnacle of greatness
Vivek Ramaswamy's critique of '90s American culture, which he dismisses as frivolous, overlooks the joy, creativity, and meritocracy that made the era great, and the influence it had on the world.The Hill - Jan. 2
