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Art Collector, Navy Secretary John Phelan Fired After Pentagon Infighting

Art Collector, Navy Secretary John Phelan Fired After Pentagon Infighting

Published by José Betancourt

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, who has appeared on multiple editions of ARTnews’s Top 200 Collectors list, is stepping down from his position. Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary, according to a short post on X by Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesperson. While Parnell’s statement contained little information about Phelan’s departure, the New York Times characterized it as a “firing,” saying that it followed months of disagreements with senior members of the Department of Defense over how to revamp the Navy’s shipbuilding program. Phelan is the latest cabinet secretary to leave during President Donald Trump’s second term. Earlier this week, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid allegations of abuse of power, per the Associated Press. Related Articles Per the Times, Phelan got caught between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, the latter of whom progressively took over Phelan’s responsibilities in the shipbuilding effort. Phelan had repeatedly pushed for an initiative called—not kidding—“Golden Fleet” with an aim to build—again, not a joke—a “Trump-class” of battleships. The timing of Phelan’s departure …

4 Uncomfortable Signs You’re Being ‘Quiet Fired’ And Your Boss Is Hoping You’ll Quit First

4 Uncomfortable Signs You’re Being ‘Quiet Fired’ And Your Boss Is Hoping You’ll Quit First

Published by Jenni Sidey

Some workplaces turn toxic as time goes on, and you may be faced with a difficult decision: Do you stay or do you go? Research has explored how a toxic workplace usually ruins employee engagement through a lack of support while causing negativity to spread, which leads to burnout and anxiety. When workers don’t feel supported, they will detach from their jobs. While some people may do all they can to get fired instead of quitting, sometimes managers will act in ways to force you into quitting, a move called “quiet firing.” They’ll purposefully create a hostile environment to make you leave the job of your own volition, so they don’t have to deal with the financial and legal fallout of actually firing you. A study suggested that quiet firing and quiet quitting are intertwined and act as a cycle of mutual frustration. It is difficult to determine which behavior starts first, as both feed into each other and stem from a breakdown in workplace trust — a dynamic that can create high costs for both …

She was fired after questioning her company’s contracts with ICE : NPR

She was fired after questioning her company’s contracts with ICE : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Masked agents stand at an intersection during an ICE immigration enforcement operation in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 31. Some employees of Thomson Reuters, which has a major presence in the Twin Cities, became concerned about the company’s contracts to supply data to ICE as the Trump administration’s immigration surge in Minnesota intensified. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images Be the first to know about stories like this. Get the Up First newsletter. During Billie Little’s roughly two decades working at Thomson Reuters, she felt pride in the company, which is known for its legal database Westlaw, its media company Reuters, and its role as a major data broker. But as masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed Minneapolis early this year and the country reeled from federal agents fatally shooting Renée Macklin Good and Alex Pretti, Little and other colleagues grew alarmed that ICE agents could be abusing Thomson Reuters investigative tools that provide vast quantities of personal data on people including license plate information. …

NFL reporter fired after fierce post mocking Dianna Russini’s resignation from The Athletic

NFL reporter fired after fierce post mocking Dianna Russini’s resignation from The Athletic

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter USA Today NFL reporter Crissy Froyd has been fired after publicly celebrating the resignation of Dianna Russini from The Athletic. Russini, 43, who worked as a senior NFL insider for the sports outlet, announced Tuesday that she was stepping down from her position after pictures of her holding hands with New England Patriots’ head coach, Mike Vrabel, 50, were published. Both individuals — who are married — have shared statements denying any wrongdoing. In the wake of her resignation, Froyd, a USA Today Sports contractor, slammed Russini on X. “I’m sure you were told to submit this or that you’d get fired instead,” Froyd wrote. “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. We know who you really are and what you’ve been up to for years. It does so much detriment to women in sports who have done things …

Tennessee Director Fired For Protecting First Amendment, and More Library News

Tennessee Director Fired For Protecting First Amendment, and More Library News

Published by José Betancourt

Katie’s parents never told her “no” when she asked for a book, which was the start of most of her problems. She has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation & Reference Manager in Illinois. She has a deep-rooted love of all things disturbing, twisted, and terrifying and takes enormous pleasure in creeping out her coworkers. When she’s not at work, she’s at home watching the Cubs with her cats and her cardigan collection. Other hobbies include scrapbooking, introducing more readers to the Church of Tana French, and convincing her husband that she can, in fact, fit more books onto her shelves. Twitter: @kt_librarylady View All posts by Katie McLain Horner Source link

Library Director Fired After Refusing To Remove Hundreds Of LGBT Books From Kids’ Section

Library Director Fired After Refusing To Remove Hundreds Of LGBT Books From Kids’ Section

Published by Jenni Sidey

When are these people going to learn to just leave the kids alone? A Tennessee library board has voted 8-3 to remove its top librarian, Luanne James, after she refused to carry out an order to relocate hundreds of LGBT-themed books, Critical Race Theory (CRT) and feminist propaganda books from the children’s section of six Rutherford County branch libraries. James was initially ordered to relocate books containing far-left ideology from the juvenile/children’s sections to the adult sections of libraries.  The board cited concerns that the books promoted “gender confusion,” contained LGBT themes/characters, sexual themes, feminist topics, DEI, social justice and related content. The decision stemmed from a broader state review of thousands of materials prompted by a Tennessee Secretary of State letter and federal guidance on gender-related content.  Actions within red states to transfer woke propaganda out of children’s spaces in school libraries and public libraries accelerated after viral complaints by parents who have read some of the horrific selections out loud at board meetings across the country.  Activist librarians have become a plague, disregarding the age …

Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say

Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say

Published by Sam Flores

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy George waits to testify before the start of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY 2025 budget for the Department of the Army in the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon’s most senior ranks. Even as Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing a general during wartime is nearly without precedent. The Pentagon confirmed that George, who had more than a year left in his term, “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.” The Pentagon said in a statement it was grateful for George’s decades of service. “We wish him well in his retirement,” it said. Two of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Hegseth has also fired …

Column: Here’s why Trump fired Pam Bondi

Column: Here’s why Trump fired Pam Bondi

Published by Sam Flores

In President Trump’s first term, many members of his Cabinet were establishment conservatives with tangible, executive experience who were willing to follow the president far to the right … but had lines in the sand they were unwilling to cross. In this second term, Trump has prioritized surrounding himself with those who are unwilling to cross him. And during her time as attorney general, Pam Bondi was unquestionably one of those people. On Thursday, she lost her job anyway. Not because Bondi wasn’t loyal but because she couldn’t make “it” go away. And you know what I mean about “it.” Since Bondi told a Fox News audience in February 2025 that the “client list” for the deceased pedophile/financier Jeffrey Epstein was “sitting on my desk right now to review,” the public’s interest in this saga has not wavered. Which is a good thing. Some of the victims ensnared in Epstein’s international sex trafficking web were as young as 12. It’s unhealthy for a nation to just move on from something so heinous without holding those …