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Early this month, a single pen stroke effectively ended representative
Steve Cohen’s career in Congress.
The man who has represented Memphis for 19 years will turn 77 later this month,
but he wasn’t planning on retiring.
He hadn’t lost any primary.
The reason was that his district had been erased around him.
A new electoral map, passed by the Republican-led state legislature and signed by Bill Lee, the governor,
divides the ninth district three wa…

I‘m sure the laid off stuff is glad they are still considered human 🙄🤮
StanChart To Cut Over 7,000 Jobs, Boost AI To Replace 'Lower-Value Human Capital' - Slashdot https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/19/1640224/st…

Not surprised that there is not enough space for staff.
https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/return-to-office-unachievable

Internal chats: in March, xAI offered employees $420 in exchange for completed tax filings as training data for Grok, but the bonuses haven't been paid out (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)

NFL owners approve Commanders' stadium lease in D.C. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7293035/2026/05/19/nfl-owners-commanders-stadium-lease-dc/

Donald Trump proposed significant budget cuts to NASA,
which included defunding many science missions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
leading to extensive layoffs and a demoralizing environment for staff.
This action threatened the continuation of major projects, including the Mars Sample Return mission

Trump Administration Proposes Drastic Cuts to NASA Science Funding, Threatening JPL - Monterey Park Today
The Trump administration has proposed a 23% cut to NASA's overall budget, including a 46% reduction in funding for the agency's science programs. This would cancel 53 science missions and reduce funding for others, including projects at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California. The proposal has drawn bipartisan criticism from members of Congress, who rejected similar cuts last year. However, the uncertainty could still slow grants and contracts at NASA in the meantime.

Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen announces retirement (Sabrina Lam/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/15/congress/steve-cohen-tennessee-retire-00923361
http://www.memeorandum.com/260516/p3#a260516p3

"‘Slumping’ afflicted soft corals around a South Korean island in 2024. Will it return this year?
#Coral #CoralReef #SouthKorea

‘Slumping’ afflicted soft corals around a South Korean island in 2024. Will it return this year?
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — In April 2025, I zipped myself up into a thick wetsuit and inched down a steep, rocky ledge toward the gray-blue water encircling Beomseom, a small island off the southern coast of Jeju Island in South Korea. Then I leapt into the chilly sea and wriggled into my scuba gear […]

Longtime NFL asst. Moore joins Iowa as adviser https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48759372/tom-moore-87-returns-alma-mater-iowa-offensive-adviser

Retired Ragnow: Body told me to stop playing https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49043269/frank-ragnow-reflects-abrupt-lions-retirement-aborted-return