Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
Text from article: “My jaw dropped when I read it,” says an SBA employee who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak to the press. The employee says they worried that if someone actually used the email template, it “would be a blatant violation of the Hatch Act.” The Hatch Act is a law that sets limits on the kinds of political activities government employees can engage in and protects “federal employees from political coercion in the workplace.” Violating the Hatch Act could result in a government worker losing their job. “It feels like coerced speech where the government is forcing employees to spread its propaganda in communicating with the public,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. SBA did not respond to a request for comment (and none of its press team members appear to have used the suggested out-of-office reply template).
Text from article: “My jaw dropped when I read it,” says an SBA employee who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak to the press. The employee says they worried that if someone actually used the email template, it “would be a blatant violation of the Hatch Act.” The Hatch Act is a law that sets limits on the kinds of political activities government employees can engage in and protects “federal employees from political coercion in the workplace.” Violating the Hatch Act could result in a government worker losing their job. “It feels like coerced speech where the government is forcing employees to spread its propaganda in communicating with the public,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. SBA did not respond to a request for comment (and none of its press team members appear to have used the suggested out-of-office reply template).
Text from article: “My jaw dropped when I read it,” says an SBA employee who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak to the press. The employee says they worried that if someone actually used the email template, it “would be a blatant violation of the Hatch Act.” The Hatch Act is a law that sets limits on the kinds of political activities government employees can engage in and protects “federal employees from political coercion in the workplace.” Violating the Hatch Act could result in a government worker losing their job. “It feels like coerced speech where the government is forcing employees to spread its propaganda in communicating with the public,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. SBA did not respond to a request for comment (and none of its press team members appear to have used the suggested out-of-office reply template).
Rita, antifascist 🏴🦯🦯🦯
@OldSquida2@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
Rita, antifascist 🏴🦯🦯🦯
@OldSquida2@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
@yngmar@social.tchncs.de  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
Jonathan Schofield
@urlyman@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
A Metropolitan Police map of London boroughs, each with hues of blue that represent the extent of sexual offences per 1,000 people. The darker the blue, the higher the incidence of offence. The borough of Westminster stands out as significantly darker blue than the light turquoise green-blues around it. An overlay for Westminster cites 5,927 offences, which equates to 22.8 offences per 1,000 people. On the right are various categories of offences with ‘Sexual offences’ selected as the focus given to the map.
A Metropolitan Police map of London boroughs, each with hues of blue that represent the extent of sexual offences per 1,000 people. The darker the blue, the higher the incidence of offence. The borough of Westminster stands out as significantly darker blue than the light turquoise green-blues around it. An overlay for Westminster cites 5,927 offences, which equates to 22.8 offences per 1,000 people. On the right are various categories of offences with ‘Sexual offences’ selected as the focus given to the map.
A Metropolitan Police map of London boroughs, each with hues of blue that represent the extent of sexual offences per 1,000 people. The darker the blue, the higher the incidence of offence. The borough of Westminster stands out as significantly darker blue than the light turquoise green-blues around it. An overlay for Westminster cites 5,927 offences, which equates to 22.8 offences per 1,000 people. On the right are various categories of offences with ‘Sexual offences’ selected as the focus given to the map.
Geriatric Gardener
@GeriatricGardener@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago
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