#politics

Is ELT paying attention? Too much id--ts at leadership. Politics and favor is all their game torturing technically IC.

So he could be part of Trumps AI board. First, he took the knee, which is embarrassing for him and his company.
Second, he just reaffirmed he’d do anything for a buck
Finally, he showed what a greedy, money grubbing wh--e he is.

It's becoming impossible to ignore the fact that certain people get access to opportunities the rest of us don't even know exist, not to mention are considered for. It's always the same names for every good project, every interesting assignment. I guess hard work doesn't matter if you're not in the right group.

Did everyone see the announcement that UP just launched a new Trump locomotive. Thoughts?

Gas prices are going insane. We're wasting valuable oil going back and forth to the office. We did it during covid, same thing should be done now.

A strong organizational culture is critical—once it erodes, the organization risks becoming rigid and ineffective. I’ve observed a growing pattern where hiring and leadership decisions appear influenced more by familiarity or networks than by merit and capability. When talent is no longer the primary driver, and internal politics begin to outweigh performance, it can weaken long-term innovation and competitiveness.

If this trajectory continues, there is a real risk of repeating the challenges we’ve seen elsewhere in the industry. Sustaining success requires protecting a culture that prioritizes merit, diversity of thought, and strong technical leadership.

Kabuki Theater. Were they not at the table with the national during negotiations? If not, why not? The political environment is currently 100% against the union at the moment, including the NLRB. A new contract negotiation opens the union up to losing existing things that were not on the table with the extension. I don't believe Verizon will raise the healthcare caps and it's not Verizon that's raising the medical costs 10% a year, it's the healthcare industry. Union members should be more careful of who they vote for. When the 40 million dollar a year host of a Fox News show tells you that Bernie Sanders is a co-mie for trying to give you universal healthcare, maybe you should ask yourself if that host really has your best interests at heart? But on the upside I hear the Orange man is coming out with a better plan any day now /s

Did everyone see that thoughtful message that came thru Teamworks last week about the United States and Israel attacking Iran and starting a full fledged war?

Yeah me neither.

Well you know where to go to

https://wcfcourier.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_b8e2ee8f-7e90-5dab-b7ba-ed8602c706f5.html

It seems like TD is really pushing contributing to TD PAC in a very aggressive way this year, far more so than in the last 20+ years since I joined. It almost feels like harassment at this point.

Rick Wurster and team, you have all chosen to LOSE that trust, and respect by your BS activities and sc--wing people over with merits, bonuses, cozying up to trump. And I can guarantee that as long as you and your cronies stay in power, you, and the company, will NEVER earn that trust and respect back. You made your bed, now sleep in it, knowing that it is YOU that caused such poor morale and the loss of company reds while on YOUR WATCH!

Trump just said wages have been increasing like no other. He must be talking about Jane’s raise. He definitely isn’t talking about mine.

https://www.thecannatareport.com/xerox-global-print-go-to-market-q2-2026/

Very bottom of the page. Looks like some elitist party of millionaires out of touch with their own workers.

WOW. Where are all the Ellison cheerleaders who were claiming that he was a super woke lib who was going to keep a huge distance from his Uncle Donald?

Seems pretty obvious that Davey made some promises (and surely some bribes) when he was at the White House, in exchange for government interference on his behalf.

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-skydance-hires-trump-lawyer-rene-augustine-svp-global-public-policy-1236662748/

Pentagon needs more time to finalize defense firms on naughty list after initial review. https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/pentagon-needs-more-time-to-finalize-defense-firms-on-naughty-list-after-initial-review/

We already know that Raytheon is on Trump‘s naughty list.

Not a peep yet if they will match. A laundry list have already stepped up.

The White House is watching.

Five years in, and I’ve yet to meet a technical leader who actually knows the tech. Most hide behind buzzwords and slides, playing politics instead of doing real work or learning anything new. How can people like that lead development—and how has senior management not figured this out?

Do we think the government has “the people’s” interest in mind? On a side note, below is a partial list of politicians transactions of just Centene stock last year alone. Interesting how they all seem shocked at the actions of health insurance company’s yet they all have skin-in-the-game of this money generating racket.

CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
Sale
$100,001 - $250,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Sep 03, 2025

Aug 18, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Julia Letlow
House / R
Jan 13, 2026

Aug 08, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Sep 03, 2025

Aug 08, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Sep 03, 2025

Aug 07, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Sep 12, 2025

Aug 05, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 09, 2025

Aug 04, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 09, 2025

Aug 04, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 30, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 29, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Aug 07, 2025

Jul 25, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 22, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 21, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 18, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Tim Moore
House / R
Aug 05, 2025

Jul 14, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jul 09, 2025

Jun 23, 2025

CNC
CENTENT CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jul 09, 2025

Jun 20, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jul 09, 2025

Jun 20, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Jun 06, 2025

May 30, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jun 10, 2025

May 28, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jun 10, 2025

May 19, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Rob Bresnahan
House / R
Jun 09, 2025

May 15, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
Jefferson Shreve
House / R
Jun 22, 2025
May 12, 2025
ACCOUNT CLOSING
CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
May 06, 2025

Apr 29, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
May 12, 2025

Apr 23, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Julia Letlow
House / R
Jan 13, 2026

Apr 14, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Rob Bresnahan
House / R
May 08, 2025

Apr 08, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Apr 07, 2025

Mar 31, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Apr 10, 2025

Mar 12, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Jefferson Shreve
House / R
Apr 11, 2025
Mar 05, 2025
PORTFOLIO REBALANCE
CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Mar 06, 2025

Feb 25, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Mar 06, 2025

Feb 19, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Feb 06, 2025

Jan 17, 2025

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMIN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Dec 05, 2024

Nov 15, 2024

CNC
CELANESE CORP (CE)
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Byron Donalds
House / R
Nov 08, 2024

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Valerie Hoyle
House / D
Sep 12, 2025

Oct 29, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Nov 08, 2024

Oct 14, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Nov 08, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 06, 2024

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 06, 2024

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 06, 2024

Aug 02, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Aug 16, 2024

Jul 02, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION COMMON STOCK
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Aug 16, 2024

Jul 02, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Aug 07, 2024

Jul 02, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Aug 07, 2024

Jul 01, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jun 05, 2024

May 29, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jun 05, 2024

May 28, 2024

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
May 06, 2024

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jan 04, 2024

Dec 04, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Oct 06, 2023

Sep 06, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
Daniel Goldman
House / D
Aug 13, 2023

Jul 12, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Earl Blumenauer
House / D
Jul 12, 2023
Jun 15, 2023
PART OF MY SPOUSE'S RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO.
CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
May 19, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
May 19, 2023

Apr 28, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Daniel Goldman
House / D
May 19, 2023

Apr 10, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN U.S. BANCORP CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Apr 07, 2023

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN .
None
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Apr 07, 2023

Mar 14, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Daniel Goldman
House / D
Apr 17, 2023

Mar 06, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Mar 03, 2023

Feb 10, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Daniel Goldman
House / D
Feb 24, 2023

Jan 31, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$100,001 - $250,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Feb 07, 2023

Jan 11, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Feb 07, 2023

Jan 09, 2023

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jan 06, 2023

Dec 06, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Diana Harshbarger
House / R
Nov 29, 2022

Oct 28, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Diana Harshbarger
House / R
Oct 28, 2022

Sep 27, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Diana Harshbarger
House / R
Oct 28, 2022

Sep 27, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Diana Harshbarger
House / R
Oct 28, 2022

Sep 27, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Earl Blumenauer
House / D
Oct 05, 2022
Sep 26, 2022
PART OF MY SPOUSE'S RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO.
CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
David B. Mckinley
House / R
Oct 12, 2022

Sep 21, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORP
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Diana Harshbarger
House / R
Oct 28, 2022

Aug 27, 2022

CNC
CELANESE CORP (CE)
None
Exchange
$1,001 - $15,000
Byron Donalds
House / R
Nov 08, 2024

Aug 12, 2022

CNC
CELANESE CORP (CE)
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Byron Donalds
House / R
Nov 08, 2024

Aug 12, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Aug 10, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Aug 10, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Aug 10, 2022

Jul 27, 2022

CNC
OF THE TRANSACTION, I SOLD THE STOCK. CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Earl Blumenauer
House / D
Apr 01, 2022

Mar 14, 2022

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Earl Blumenauer
House / D
Apr 01, 2022
Feb 24, 2022
DUE TO MISCOMMUNICATION WITH MY FINANCIAL ADVISOR, THIS STOCK WAS PURCHASED IN ERROR. ONCE I WAS INFORMED
CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Oct 14, 2021

Sep 23, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
None
None
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 15, 2021

N/A

CNC
CELANESE CORP (CE)
None
Exchange
$1,001 - $15,000
Byron Donalds
House / R
Nov 08, 2024

Aug 03, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Jun 14, 2021

May 11, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
May 06, 2021

Apr 30, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Mar 11, 2021

Feb 19, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$581.86
Peter Meijer
House / R
Dec 30, 2022

Feb 16, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Feb 04, 2021

Jan 15, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Kathy Manning
House / D
Feb 04, 2021

Jan 15, 2021

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Dec 08, 2020

Nov 04, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Oct 21, 2020

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Dec 08, 2020

Oct 19, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jun 17, 2020

May 20, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
May 13, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Apr 20, 2020

N/A

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
May 13, 2020

Apr 14, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Jun 15, 2020

Apr 07, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Jun 15, 2020

Apr 06, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Apr 28, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Katherine M. Clark
House / D
Dec 11, 2019

Nov 05, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Katherine M. Clark
House / D
Dec 11, 2019

Nov 05, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Nov 12, 2019

Oct 21, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Nov 12, 2019

Oct 15, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Oct 16, 2019

Sep 16, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Oct 16, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Sep 30, 2019

Aug 14, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Sep 11, 2019

Aug 14, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Sep 11, 2019

Aug 12, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Aug 06, 2019

Jul 08, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Jun 18, 2019

May 09, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Jul 18, 2019

May 06, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
May 10, 2019

Apr 29, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
May 10, 2019

Apr 23, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Apr 11, 2019

Mar 26, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Susie Lee
House / D
Apr 08, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
House / D
Apr 16, 2019

Mar 14, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Mar 08, 2019

Feb 15, 2019

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Jan 11, 2019

Dec 10, 2018

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
ST
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Carlos Curbelo
House / R
Sep 25, 2018

Aug 28, 2018

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Aug 10, 2018

Jul 18, 2018

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Mar 09, 2018

Feb 27, 2018

CNC
RATION CMN
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Feb 11, 2018

Jan 02, 2018

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION CMN
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Ro Khanna
House / D
Dec 12, 2017

Nov 30, 2017

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Katherine M. Clark
House / D
Aug 15, 2017

Jul 03, 2017

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
None
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
Katherine M. Clark
House / D
Aug 15, 2017

Jul 03, 2017

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
None
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
K. Michael Conaway
House / R
Oct 12, 2016

Sep 12, 2016

CNC
CENTENE CORPORATION
None
Sale

Do it. Lay off the productive people again. Promote the ones who are best at politics. The company will keep declining, and I'll be long gone, relieved to not be part of the slow-motion train wreck anymore.

Ex-schwabbie here wondering if employees are planning to group together and participate in the general strike tomorrow. As you should know Schwab is deep in bed with Trump and is so cosigning the atrocities happening at home and across the world. I'm just curious but not necessarily encouraging a strike... Just something to think about...

Found this interesting Reddit thread for yesterday.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1qot69r/workplace_politics/

Gave me much relief I am not the only one feeling and experiencing this at IBM. I attend the Albany Research center in New York and the location is entirely run on politics. Nepotism, cronyism and favoritism rule the site. It’s run by a small group that has been in charge since the beginning. Merit and hard work and accomplishments mean little here what matters most is if you are one the favorites. It seems the locations intended is for personal gain of small group and their acolytes and not for semiconductors.

https://apnews.com/article/cbs-news-bari-weiss-01613e8993008e171ecc7fcc1c6b8bda

Prime Video lost its bet on The Rings of Power and now it's repeating the failure with Melania just to score a few political favors with Trump. Then it sacked Jen Salke.

Reports say the new movie about Melania Trump has flopped at the box office. The project cost an estimated $75 million in total—between acquisition and global theatrical rollout—but is tracking at roughly $5 million for its opening weekend with many empty theatres.

Would a boycott of Apple actually happen, or are folks too enamored with their gadgets to care? Is Apple a progressive company, or just a capitalist company? I was planning on upgrading a number of devices this year, but this made me think.

https://www.al.com/politics/2026/01/apple-faces-boycott-call-tim-cook-slammed-for-partying-with-trumps-hours-after-ice-shooting.html?outputType=amp

UGH speaks out on what is going on in Minneapolis: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/business/minnesota-companies-ceos-target

At last a voice of reason ! All that noise makes it harder to figure out who to RIF and what life saving claims to deny. Please quite down people, business have work to do!

Head of a BU (L1) appointing his old (kisser) report to be the head (L3) of a highly technical domain which the kisser has no education, training and experience.

I'm not talking about the old head of HR with engineering background moving to a business role in wealth which you may say she just get this extradentary business sense that makes her a perfect fit. I'm talking about the reverse: a leader of low tech appointed to be the leader of high tech which Fido desperately needs some external leadership.

I guess it doesn't rise to the level of unethical behavior on the L1's part, but apparently he either is so d-mb or just doesn't care about the wellness of Fidelity. How can I lodge an complaint? Chairman's Line? As DARN won't work since the L1 is up on my report chain. I don't particularly care about my career in Fidelity as can't wait to get out of here after my fifth anniversary after all things vests.

Mobility for the bottom echelon is a joke at Fidelity I know for a while. Every time those
"leaders" invoke the word "mobility" I chuckle. This appointment just once more affirms that mobility is only for the higher ups at Fido!

Today Steve will announce he plans to return profits to Obama care in 2026. Flood your congressman with your thoughts as they should ask him where he obtained all that money. Makes sense why no one getting a descent raise, a bonus or why he decreased the 401 k match and the uptick in layoffs. He got to impress some congressman and throw them a bone.

The GOP is targeting health insurance companies this year, and it will impact this company. The days of free money and corruption are over.

Why is micron firing american workers and building a factory in america? Will they hire mostly asians for the new factory and keep laying of americans?

This is an ominous sign. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/17/trump-jpmorgan-debanking-lawsuit-00735544

Trumps Healthcare Bill
Trump announced today a plan to reduce healthcare costs (great!). He seemed to take aim at taking money out of the hands of insurance companies. Do you think this will mean more layoff at UHG/Optum?

https://themetrodetroitnews.com/video-trump-yells-f-you-to-attendee-during-ford-plant-visit-in-dearborn/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPTnDtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFHVjdjZ1pvaW0zUkExQXZXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpFAf-2l_ZvGzKK9DBQpqiHzXM3HbBcpe2MfQWXW6jbr5c9e5CN2p_YngEMS_aem_t4CyOeiPThL8lnRTZmRFNA

I really want to be a VP or SVP. I’m currently an L5 and just started a couple months ago. People are telling me to do a lot of GTKYs and that it can get pretty political. Is this true? Any advice?

Story by Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Kevin Crowley

(Bloomberg) -- When Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Darren Woods told President Donald Trump Friday that Venezuela is currently “uninvestable,” he was echoing warnings already issued by oil industry leaders and analysts.

Indeed, some of his peers had tried to dissuade the White House from even holding the meeting, according to people familiar with the matter.

While Trump wants US companies to invest at least $100 billion rebuilding Venezuela’s beleaguered oil sector following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, some executives worry conditions won’t permit a speedy turnaround. They also don’t want their companies cast as opportunistically dividing up Venezuela’s vast crude reserves, believed to be the world’s largest, the people said.

Woods not only attended the meeting of roughly 20 oil industry executives, he spoke his mind. But Trump didn’t appear to appreciate the candor. By Sunday evening, the president was telling reporters he “didn’t like” Woods’ remarks and was inclined to keep Exxon out of Venezuela, saying, “They’re playing too cute.”

“Woods thought he was speaking the truth — and he probably was — but he didn’t read the room,” said Andrew Logan, oil and gas senior director at the CERES climate advocacy nonprofit, who speaks regularly with oil industry investors. “He wasn’t in a position to say that without blowback, and blowback is what he got.”

It was a fresh reminder of the potential pitfalls for the leaders of any company — or country — when summoned to Trump’s White House for a meeting. The president is fond of opening some sessions up for public viewing, giving him a platform to extract concessions from gathered executives or government leaders.

Oil executives, however, have reason to be cautious about Venezuela.

Any bid to significantly boost the country’s recent oil production of nearly 1 million barrels per day — much less reach 1970’s peak of close to 4 million barrels daily — would likely require tens of billions of dollars. Companies would have to rebuild or replace abandoned rigs, leaky pipelines and fire-ravaged equipment. Even beyond the physical challenge, industry representatives say they want to see political and legal reforms enabling them to move money in and out of the country as well as on-the-ground security before they make any big commitments.

“The industry was unified on Friday — with the meeting with the president — that there are going to be certain prerequisites that have to happen before there’s continued investment in Venezuela,” Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, told reporters Monday.

Exxon’s arch-rival Chevron Corp. remains, for now, the only major international oil company operating in Venezuela.

Exxon executives were taken aback by the media’s reaction to Woods’ comments — according to a person familiar with the company’s thinking — given he also told Trump the company was planning to send an assessment team if invited by the Venezuelan government. In addition, Woods expressed confidence the Trump administration could deliver the legal and regulatory reforms needed for any future investment.

Despite Trump’s negative response, administration officials took note of the changes Woods recommended, said people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the conversations were private. A White House official pointed to the president’s Sunday remarks when asked to comment. Exxon declined to comment beyond Woods’ remarks on Friday.

Woods has become more strident in his public comments in recent years, speaking forcefully in pursuit of his policy goals even when it risks unpopularity with politicians, the media and investors. It’s a departure from former CEO — and Trump’s former secretary of state — Rex Tillerson, who tended to be more conservative in his approach to the company’s image.

“They’re gone from seeing silence as a source of strength to seeing silence as weakness,” Logan said. “It’s been a dramatic shift.”

When Europe was considering new climate and human rights laws last year, Woods was among the first high-profile CEOs to attack them directly. He also pushed back on Trump’s plan to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement, arguing it would forfeit the chance to press for “common sense” carbon-cutting policy on the world stage.

Most strikingly, Woods took Chevron to international arbitration after its competitor agreed to buy Hess Corp., a deal that would secure a 30% stake in Exxon’s prized oil development off the coast of Guyana, next door to Venezuela. Exxon lost, as most analysts expected, but the case left Chevron in strategic limbo for more than a year. Woods defended his decision to pursue it, saying his company would always seek to protect shareholder rights.

For now, there are no signs the Trump administration will actively dissuade Exxon’s involvement in any Venezuelan reconstruction, should the company choose to pursue it.

As one of the Western oil majors with experience in the country — having left after billions in assets were seized by the government — Exxon is viewed as well-positioned to help. Most of Venezuela’s oil is heavy and sour, making it technically challenging to produce. That could constrain some of the independent oil companies that were more bullish at the White House meeting.

Trump told reporters after Friday’s meeting that “we sort of formed a deal.” But pressed to identify any specific commitments, Energy Secretary Chris Wright pointed to Chevron’s plan to increase its Venezuelan production by roughly 50% over the next 18 to 24 months as the “one specific pledge” from an oil company.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/exxon-s-truth-telling-on-venezuela-shows-risk-of-crossing-trump

Jeff Miller went to the White House on friday to meet with Trump and other oil execs. Miller said Halliburton would love to go back to Venezuela. Trump responded “you’ll be back”.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/11/trump-inclined-to-keep-exxonmobil-out-of-venezuela-after-ceo-response-at-white-house-meeting-00721688

Good luck with interest rates for the next 3 years. Be like Powell.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm

January 11, 2026
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Good evening.
On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury
subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testimony before the Senate Banking Committee last June.

The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal
Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.

This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on
evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.

Via new republic.com

“You’re all gonna do very well—Marco just gave me a note. ‘Go back to Chevron, they want to discuss something,’” Trump read, turning to look at Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson. “Go ahead, I’m going back to Chevron, Mark.”

Rubio grimaced uncomfortably, as Trump patted him on the back. “Thank you, Marco,” he said.

“Was there a question, Mr. President?” Nelson asked.

“Yes, go ahead Marco, what are you saying here?” Trump asked, inspecting the note again.