How entrepreneurs navigate their non-linear career paths                                                                                                                                                                                                         December 15, 2023 | [Read Online]( Good morning. It's Friday, Dec. 15, and we're covering Facebook’s moral fiber, the CNN Biden investigation, NFL influences, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. American Fact of the Day! The Rainbow State Is A Name That Fits Hawaii: This is one of the unique USA facts. No matter whatever Hawaiian Island you visit, you will be taken aback by its incredible tropical environment and rainbow-covered landscapes because rainbows are rather abundant there. You won’t need to search for a location to observe a rainbow because they can be seen anywhere. This spectacular occurrence is also made possible by the abundance of pollen, air pollution and cresting waves. Breaking Updates CNN Nails White House Over Biden Falsehood About Contact With Son's Business [Joe Biden's election prospects just seem to be getting worse and worse.]( The now official impeachment inquiry and the controversy over his son Hunter blowing off a subpoena to testify to the House Oversight Committee is not likely to help Joe's chances. Hunter Biden demonstrated that [he could have showed up for the Oversight deposition,]( but essentially gave the House a big finger by showing up on the Senate side of the Capitol and attacking "MAGA Republicans" in a speech. Among the things he said was that his father was not "financially involved" in his business. That was moving the goalposts yet again from what Joe Biden had started out saying that he didn't have contact with/speak to his son's business associates. That also[leaves open Hunter is admitting Joe]( was "involved" in other ways. But millions of dollars were flowing to the Biden family and Devon Archer said they were selling the Biden name as the "brand." [White House Counsel spokesperson Ian Sams went on CNN]( to help clean up the mess and it did not go well. So when Hunter has just done something he could be prosecuted for, maybe that's not the time to say that Joe is "proud" of his son? Read more updates [here]( Facebook/Meta Sends DEI to DIE as a Former Executive Lacking in Moral Fiber Bites the Hand That Feeds Her [Barbara Furlow-Smiles was the "global diversity executive" with Facebook](from 2017-2021. Furlow-Smiles did this for four years and managed to pocket $1 million a year on top of her generous salary. How did she do that, you might ask? Furlow-Smiles linked payment apps to company-issued Facebook credit cards, then made real payments to fake vendors, among other schemes, and took in kickbacks from these schemes. Go woke, go even more broke, because you got defrauded. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said of Furlow-Smiles: This defendant abused a position of a trust as a global diversity executive [for Facebook to defraud the company of millions of dollars,]( ignoring the insidious consequences of undermining the importance of her DEI mission. Motivated by greed, she used her time to orchestrate an elaborate criminal scheme in which fraudulent vendors paid her kickbacks in cash. She even involved [relatives, friends, and other associates in her crimes,]( all to fund a lavish lifestyle through fraud rather than hard and honest work. Like all of the companies mentioned, Facebook/Meta doesn't have a diversity problem, it has a morality problem. [Rather than deal with the significant egg on its face,]( Facebook/Meta and its fellow travelers over at Google are working overtime to scrub Barbara Furlow-Smiles and all the supposed good she did as a representative of DEI off the internet. Read more updates [here]( American Sports & Culture Tyler Glasnow trade: Dodgers add high-upside Rays righty contingent on signing extension Glasnow, 30, is a strikeout machine with a lengthy injury history NBA, ABA great George McGinnis dead at 73 McGinnis had been hospitalized since suffering a cardiac arrest at his home last week. NFL officials have been asked to influence games because of betting: Ex-VP of officiating Current Fox Sports rules analyst Dean Blandino unveiled this truth in a podcast appearance American Business & Markets How entrepreneurs navigate their non-linear career paths — Stone Stafford | Icon Studios Stone Stafford joins The Roadmap to discuss his unexpected but highly successful career in the music and entertainment industry. 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American Politics Support for more political parties in the U.S. is higher among adults under age 50 26% of adults say having more political parties would make it easier to solve problems, while nearly as many (24%) say it would not. Social media, housing among priorities for Utah Senate in 2024 SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Senate Majority Caucus announced its priorities for the 2024 General Session in January. Jeff Bezos says humans will live in massive space stations before settling on other planets, once again veering away from Elon Musk's Mars ambitions Amazon and Blue Origins founder Jeff Bezos made the case on the Lex Fridman podcast that the only way to get to mass civilization in space is to start with "giant space stations." Elon Musk wants to open a university in Texas Musk might open a K-12 school, too. Share Keeping Up With America You currently have 0 referrals. 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