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An orchestrated campaign to stoke tensions over Target’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives deployed fake accounts to flood social media with manufactured outrage, a new report claims.
Accounts impersonating Black users actively promoted calls to boycott Target, using trending hashtags such as #EconomicBlackout. Some posts accused Target of “bending the knee” to President Donald Trump, while others pushed specific campaigns such as “Target Fast” or “40-day boycott” to persuade people to stop shopping at Target.
Trump escalates campaign against Harvard
President Trump has revoked Harvard University’s permission to host incoming international students, the latest escalation in an ongoing battle between the White House and the country’s oldest university.
In an executive order issued June 4, Trump declared that Harvard’s admission of international students represents a threat to the United States.
Harvard enrolls roughly 6,800 out of 1.2 million international students in the United States. What will happen to the others?
Your boss might bully you and feel good about it
Horrible bosses − the ones who lose their temper, shout at subordinates and berate their work − are bad for everyone.
On that point, the research is clear. And yet, some bosses continue to act out, perpetuating a legacy of managerial tongue-lashings that stretches from Steve Jobs to Gordon Ramsay to Donald Trump.
A team of researchers decided to find out why.
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