November 10, 2023

Lawfare

From flags etched with burning Qs to “Where we go one, we go all” T-shirts and the infamous “QAnon Shaman,” the presence of QAnon at the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was palpable. Also prominent, albeit somewhat less visibly, were various insignia signifying membership in far-right extremist groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters.

The affiliations are distinct and without obvious overlap. QAnon adherents and these anti-government extremist groups seem entirely separate. They emerged as independent entities. People who dissected the early “Q drops” on 4chan and 8kun or who reposted QAnon conspiracy theories were not necessarily anti-government extremists, and their activities were primarily online. Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and Three Percenters, by contrast, were defined by anti-government extremist beliefs and tended to mobilize offline in structured groups. But Jan. 6 brought many of them together. Which raises the question: Did QAnon adherents and far-right extremists turn up at the Capitol through independent motives, or did they share something in common? Read More

HR Dive

A bad job posting can steal a person’s hope — and cause a slew of expensive consequences, Kat Kibben, founder of Three Ears Media, a recruiting and job post consulting firm, said during a SHRM Inclusion session Oct. 31.

Unfortunately for employers, bad job postings are entirely too common, they said (to the agreement of the audience), which not only wastes employers’ money but may in the long run prompt people to quit and recruiters to lose trust with their hiring managers.

In other words, employers that don’t think twice about their job postings may be leaving a lot of value on the table, Kibben noted. Read More