Christine Parker

Manic Pixie Dream Woman

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@OldHollowTree @AAGDhillon On no, not you too.

Why the hate? Why wasn't this a problem four years ago or six or eight? These programs have been in place for 36 years.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@AAGDhillon @ycombinator So you are admitting you assisted them with this practice? You didn't report it? You're only telling us about this "scandal" now, even though you have known for decades?

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

There are very few people I hate.

She is one.

[AAGHarmeetDhillon @AAGDhillon]

I have been busy with dozens of other time-sensitive matters, but I wanted to comment on this.

Our federal (and most state) employment laws mandate a level playing field for American workers vis-à-vis foreigners — yet many American tech (and other) companies prefer to hire cheaper/exploitable foreign workers to do routine jobs Americans could do, and they do this by failing to post jobs on their normal hiring channels (PERM violations), letting foreign-born hiring managers pipeline cheap foreign labor from body-shop mills over American workers (H1-B abuses), lie about their eligibility for no-cap H1-B hiring, abuse other visa categories such as J-1 visas (we see you, universities!), abuse OPT hiring to get cheap, exploitable foreign labor, and sometimes — getting super arrogant, gaslight laid-off and sidelined Americans while doing any of the above.

These are not good business practices; they are not patriotic economic practices; and they are illegal labor practices. This administration will not allow American employers to discriminate against American workers. It is illegal, wrong, and bad for our economy. I am sure my colleagues at @USEEOC and @USDOL agree. We are all on the case, and working together to level the playing field for US workers.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@cwamidon They aren't required to be blind to citizenship. No company is required to sponsor a foreign worker or face a lawsuit.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@JordanSchachtel The law defines it as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

[Jim Corbridge @MrBonMot]

Rare image of the birth of an electrician (still with the eggshell on his head)

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

A debt-to-GDP ratio above 100% means we now owe more than our entire economy produces in a year. We crossed that line, and we are still climbing. Interest payments alone are now one of the largest line items in the federal budget.

It is time for Washington to do the hard work of actually balancing the budget instead of talking about it every election cycle. My Six Penny Plan would cut 6¢ from every $1 the federal government spends and balance the budget in the next five years.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

X has now confirmed a Chinese bot farm of 200K fake accounts intentionally trying to manipulate public opinion against data centers.

People might want to consider how common this has become and how it is manipulating multiple policy discussions on social media.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

DOLLY DAY

Make it so.

[Casey Mattox @CaseyMattox_]

We could just designate “Labor Day” as 9 to 5 day or even Dolly Day for that reason. Focus on workers, not unions.

[John Dabell @John_Dabell]

No grit. No pearl.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Nobody I hate more than people who dislike Indian immigration.

Anti-Indian hate is the low human capital singularity.

You've got racism, socialism, economic illiteracy, victimhood and grievance culture, basically everything disgusting in the world.

It's my litmus test. https://t.co/e7apqYvMXP

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@jarvis_best And this is why everyone follows Jarvis.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

When layoffs are announced, they don't tend to share the nationalities of the workers. H-1Bs get laid off, too. That's why we have the 60-day grace period. You cannot know who was laid off.

Not all jobs are equal, either. If they lay off customer service associates and hire more LLM specialists, that isn't really a replacement is it?

[Chris Freiman @cafreiman]

Dolly Parton:

[Planet Of Memes @PlanetOfMemes]

Rest in peace, Legend. 👢 🎸

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

This wasn't a radical position until recently.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

I believe the most qualified person should get the job.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@anshulkundaje They are trying to kill a housefly with a sledgehammer.

[Christine Parker @GenXChristine]

@SirajAHashmi Rubin Meets Brand