Not a match: Bumble has lost 92% of its value in 4 years
Filip De Mott Feb 19, 2025, 12:37 PM ET

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/bumble-stock-price-dating-apps-tinder-hinge-sell-users-revenue-2025-2

Bumble plunged almost 30% on Wednesday amid a disappointing outlook in its latest earnings report.
The dating app's stock has declined steadily since peaking shortly after its 2021 IPO.
Investors are discouraged by dating app user fatigue and less user spending.
Bumble stock plummeted Wednesday after shareholders were dismayed by the company's forward guidance, with the stock extending a brutal decline that's wiped out more than 90% of its market value in recent years.

Though the dating app company delivered a fourth-quarter revenue beat of $261.6 million, any positive reactions among investors were overshadowed by a weaker-than-expected outlook.

Bumble forecast sales to reach between $242 million to $248 million in the first quarter, short of consensus expectations of $256.9 million. The weaker guidance is the result of what Bumble says is a temporary drop in paying users amid the company's efforts aimed at a brand refresh.

Host Martine Powers speaks with Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal about Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which will be heard before the country’s highest court on Wednesday.

Ames and her attorneys say she was held back at her job because she is straight and White. Her case was rejected by lower courts, in part because reverse discrimination claims require a higher burden of proof than anti-minority discrimination in many parts of the country. But Ames’s attorneys argue that this double standard is unconstitutional. And many legal experts say the Supreme Court is poised to agree. They expect that if the court sides with Ames, it could lead to an increase in the number of discrimination lawsuits filed by straight people, White people and men. The decision may also have a chilling effect on corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Today’s show was produced by Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Peter Bresnan and mixed by Sam Bair.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/a-straight-white-person-sued-for-discrimination-her-case-is-before-the-supreme-court/

it's that time of year again. Time for DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS to be mailed out to everyone living in Seattle.

What is a DEMOCRACY VOUCHER you ask? It's a tax paid by all residents of the city of Seattle, used to pay for DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS, entitling each seattle resident the opportunity to give $100 of taxpayer money directly to a city council member to support their re-election. The money must be used by them to maintain power, they cannot use it for other purposes.
If you support DEMOCRACY, then you support DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS.
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/democracy-voucher-program
Seattle's Democracy Voucher Program: What you need to know

Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program allows Seattle residents to donate public funds to City Council candidates, increasing accessibility to campaign financing.

Vouchers were mailed on Feb. 24, and are funded by a voter-approved property tax, costing the average homeowner about $8 per year.

SEATTLE - Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program is returning for the 2025 election.

Keep reading to learn how the program works, when vouchers will be mailed out and what to expect this election cycle.

What is the Democracy Voucher Program?

The Democracy Voucher Program is a publicly funded initiative that allows Seattle residents to financially support candidates for local office.

First approved in 2015 through the "Honest Elections Seattle" initiative, the program is the first of its kind in the nation.

How does the Democracy Voucher Program work?

Seattle residents receive four $25 vouchers, totaling $100, which they can send to candidates running for Seattle City Council. These vouchers function like campaign contributions, helping candidates fund their campaigns.

Once a resident assigns their voucher to a candidate, they can return it directly to the campaign or send it to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) for processing. SEEC verifies the vouchers before releasing funds to candidates.

Did anyone else read a thread by a girl named Elliott Chorny in /soc? I'm looking for others who read her thread / knew her. Here's is the news link - https://youtu.be/TP6FpZC06Wc?si=Qr1E0-j2g6JBDbXq

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5164760-trump-lawsuits-books-anonymous-sources-all-or-nothing-michael-wolff/
President Trump on Wednesday threatened lawsuits against authors who use anonymous sources in books about him or his allies, calling them defamatory and dishonest.

Trump also teased that a new law could be created to protect against anonymous sourcing in books, while arguing the first month of his second term has been historically successful.

“As a President who is being given credit for having the Best Opening Month of any President in history, quite naturally, here come the Fake books and stories with the so-called ‘anonymous,’ or ‘off the record,’ quotes,” he wrote on Truth Social.

“At some point I am going to sue some of these dishonest authors and book publishers, or even media in general, to find out whether or not these ‘anonymous sources’ even exist, which they largely do not,” he added.

Trump said consequences have to be paid for dishonesty, tying that with using anonymous sourcing.

“They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty. I’ll do it as a service to our Country. Who knows, maybe we will create some NICE NEW LAW!!!” he said.

Trump’s threat comes as he has slammed a new book by author Michael Wolff, calling it “a total FAKE JOB.” The book, “All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America,” discusses Trump allies, including lawyer Boris Epshteyn and billionaire Elon Musk, according to a New York Times review published Friday.

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to offer Russia a straight-up land exchange to end its three-year war if United States President Donald Trump manages to bring both countries to the negotiating table.

“We will swap one territory for another,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Guardian published Tuesday, saying Kyiv would yield part of the Kursk region it has held since its surprise August incursion into Russia.

As for which Russian-occupied areas Ukraine would demand in return, the Ukraine leader refused to be drawn: “I don’t know, we will see. But all our territories are important, there is no priority.”

"Zelensky makes similar statements in order to hide the true scale of the disaster for the Armed Forces in this direction."

Russian forces occupied an additional 3,600 square kilometers of Ukraine's territory last year and now control about 20 percent of the country. Kyiv's troops, by contrast, control about 500 square kilometers in Russia’s far-west Kursk region.

https://www.politico.eu/article/voloodymyr-zelenskyy-russia-donald-trump-trade-kursk-progress-war-drones/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Fogel

An state audit of Governor JB Pritzker's administration reveals massive benefits fraud that cost the state $1.6bn over the last 5 years. Actual costs were underreported by 84% and 20% of enrollees were ineligible for benefits because they were marked as "undocumented".
Democrat billionaire Prtizker was seen fleeing the state on his private jet shortly before the results of the audit became public.
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-probe-billion-dollar-health-care-scheme-migrants-pritzker-2037778
Illinois Probed Over $1.6 Billion Health-Care Scheme for Illegal Migrants

Illinois state audit has revealed that Governor JB Pritzker's administration hugely underestimated the cost of programs providing health care to undocumented immigrants, prompting calls for them to be shut down.

The report, released on Wednesday by Auditor General Frank Mautino's office, said the programs have cost the state more than $1.6 billion since 2020.

Newsweek contacted Pritzker's office for further comment via email.

Pritzker's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year eliminates funding for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program, which provided health care for immigrants without legal status aged 42 to 64. But his proposal includes $132 million for the Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors program, which caters to those over 65.

While progressive lawmakers support the programs, Republicans have accused Pritzker's administration of mismanaging the programs and downplaying their cost. Some have called for the program for adults to be shut down now.

The audit, ordered by the Legislative Audit Commission in 2023, revealed that initial cost estimates for the program for seniors was $224 million for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 fiscal years, but actually cost the state just $412.3 million—or 84 percent more.

But the program for those between 42 and 64 saw much greater cost overruns.