Simone Foxman
@simonefoxman.bsky.social
Reporter at Bloomberg, covering intersection of $/business with race, gender, religion, nationality, class & all things DEI… Opinions my own. ✉ sfoxman4@bloomberg.net Signal: SimoneFoxman.44
The Trump administration hasn’t tried to force schools to cut scholarships for women, but they’re doing it on their own accord anyway, @simonefoxman.bsky.social reports. STEM funding is the most heavily affected area. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Schools Are Cutting Women’s Scholarships Even When They Don’t Have To
RPI, Middlebury College and Duke University are among those that have ended or altered programs aimed at supporting female students.
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Question!! (1/2): Why haven’t streamers aggressively gone after the late night market? (For all political persuasions!) Whenever I have watched a late show it’s always been the next day on YouTube, because I’m old now and should be asleep by the “live” airing...
A deeper look at how the Trump administration is targeting liberal groups, with @caitlinreilly.bsky.social and @simonefoxman.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Readies Tax, Criminal Crackdowns on Liberal Groups After Kirk Killing
The Trump administration is making plans for how to go after left-wing groups it says are fomenting political violence following the killing of Charlie Kirk, while nonprofits prepare to defend themsel...
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Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia - interesting read, highlighting dual standards of social conduct that apply to expats, something that's overwhelmingly clear when you travel across the Gulf region www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w...
Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia
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The Department of Justice takes an expansive view of what constitutes DEI under new guidance... Among their targets: - Scholarships only open to people of a certain race (maybe also: gender, religion, etc.) - Diverse slates - Diversity statements More: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ Memo Questions Laws for Race- and Gender-Based Scholarships
A memo from the US Department of Justice ramps up the pressure on government contractors, universities, nonprofits and other entities doing business with the government to pare back any scholarship pr...
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ICYMI from me: Can Zohran Mamdani Give New York City Families Free Child Care? - I look into the growing 2-K + beyond movement in NYC and the potential costs after the stunning primary result www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Can Zohran Mamdani Give New York City Families Free Child Care?
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary this week has brought his unapologetically ambitious plan one giant step closer to fruition: for the city to become t...
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Given all the numbers in this thread, I've been a bit surprised to see just *how* stilted my social media feeds are (mine seem extremely pro-Mamdani). Maybe results will differ from this polling. But if they're anything close... then it's a good reminder to be dubious of social media.
How Home Depot Parking Lots Turned Into Deportation Hotspots Undocumented laborers have long gathered at fringes of US's No.1 home-improvement retailer. Federal agents are turning up there, too www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @bloomberg.com @emilyflitter.bsky.social @simonefoxman.bsky.social
How Home Depot Parking Lots Turned Into Deportation Hotspots
Undocumented day laborers have been gathering at the fringes of America’s biggest home-improvement retailer for decades. Federal agents are turning up there, too.
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NEW: In the 30-year history of organizing for day laborers’ rights which began in LA, Home Depot has played a key role. Here’s how the retailer interacts with organizers & the laborers themselves, who often wait for work near its stores. W/ @simonefoxman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Home Depot Parking Lots Turned Into Deportation Hotspots
Undocumented day laborers have been gathering at the fringes of America’s biggest home-improvement retailer for decades. Federal agents are turning up there, too.
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Great big take on the potential "death spiral" facing US mass transit - with an ominous warning for the 2026 World Cup www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for her survival.
After nearly 50 years cooped up inside, Rockalina the turtle finds the great outdoors
Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation center got a hold of her this February, they worried for her...
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Two Zuckerberg-financed schools designed for low-income students -- in East Palo Alto and East Bay -- are shutting down. East Palo Alto's Enrollment: 443 students, most Latino. The reason: Zuckerberg's charity won't say. Free link ⤵️ www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Zuckerberg-funded school for low-income families in Silicon Valley to shut down
A Zuckerberg-funded tuition-free school serving low-income families in Silicon Valley is closing at the end of the 2025–26 school year.
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A short🧵: The Trump executive order "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" sets out to eliminate liability under federal civil rights laws for disparate impact. It includes a lot of bluster, but its key operative provisions instruct DOJ to begin the process of rescinding regulations.
Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A
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So, uh, it certainly looks like DOJ intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but….it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...
mitch mcconnell on trump’s tariffs, speaking like a republican no longer seeking reelection “they are a tax on everyday working americans. preserving the long-term prosperity of american industry and workers requires working with our allies, not against them.”
ADL appears to pivot somewhat on campus antisemitism crackdown, weighing in critically on arrests of college students: ejewishphilanthropy.com/we-must-figh...
Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @gregstohr.bsky.social David Voreacos, Ava Benny-Morrison @emilyflitter.bsky.social David Gillen @simonefoxman.bsky.social Meghan Tribe.
Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar
He is, by most accounts, a LeBron James of lawyers – a master who’s handled more Supreme Court cases than just about anyone else in recent history.
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ICYMI: Big Law has been in uproar as firms consider how to respond to executive orders. We found out more about what's happening behind the scenes - & why many top firms have been hesitant to join a legal effort combatting the orders (Gift link - free for 7 days) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Inside Big Law’s Tussle to Take on Trump
Simone Foxman is a reporter for Bloomberg News’ Equality team. She covers topics ranging from women in the work place to race and equity initiatives. You can subscribe here, and share feedback here.
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Final Consumer Sentiment data from UMich just released. No bueno. - *2/3* of consumers expect unemployment to rise in year ahead. Highest reading since 2009 -long-term inflation expectations hit a *32-yr high* -Expectations index plunged 18%, and has now lost more than *30%* since November 2024
A judge dismissed a lawsuit against a Citigroup fee waiver program for minority-owned banks, saying that the plaintiffs -- customers of Chase and BofA who paid higher fees at Citi ATMs -- lacked standing to sue. (my story from July here: bloomberg.com/news/article... )
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
New from me, @emilyflitter.bsky.social and @theamarareport.bsky.social - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is walking a tightrope as he tries to keep a popular community-lending initiative, the CDFI Fund, alive even after it was targeted by a Trump EO: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bessent Resists DOGE Cuts That Put Low-Income Lending Program Under Fire
President Donald Trump’s aggressive government cost-cutting agenda is forcing his Treasury chief to balance support for that mission with efforts to protect a crucial financial lifeline for millions o...
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Canadian citizen says she was on a routine visa application visit to San Diego when she ended up in ICE detention for 2 weeks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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Bessent Resists DOGE Cuts That Put Low-Income Lending Program Under Fire www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @bloomberg.com @emilyflitter.bsky.social @simonefoxman.bsky.social @theamarareport.bsky.social
Bessent Resists DOGE Cuts That Put Low-Income Lending Program Under Fire
President Donald Trump’s aggressive government cost-cutting agenda is forcing his Treasury chief to balance support for that mission with efforts to protect a crucial financial lifeline for millions o...
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New @nbcnews.com poll indicates why DEI is becoming such a salient political issue... www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
That time when Robby Starbuck and McKinsey sounded eerily similar on explaining the gender pay gap... and I posit the best "choice" a woman can really make if she wants to get ahead (ICYMI) www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
McKinsey Urges Women to Make Better Career Choices
Simone Foxman is a reporter for Bloomberg News’ Equality team. She covers how business, money and finance intersect with issues like race, gender and religion. You can subscribe here, and share feedba...
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