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Kelly Blokdijk

@TalentTalks

Info junkie & avid learner w/ splash of scrappy style; BOLD, unconventional, wildly enthusiastic HR/recruiter/OD/biz communicator creating a voice for TALENT!

 Valley of the Sun, AZ
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Joined March 2009
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Zero boomers in my immediate or extended family have any notable wealth. Some still have mortgages on their modest homes in relatively LCOL locations. Gen X is probably deeper in the hole. Income and wealth disparity isn’t driven by birth years. teapaw.org/i/trending/21180938914…

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EXCLUSIVE: Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries reut.rs/4kyYOn7
EXCLUSIVE: Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries

EXCLUSIVE: Google extends voluntary buyout offers to employees in several countries

Alphabet's Google has expanded employee buyout offers to several ‌countries this year as it looks to rein in rising costs amid heavy spending on artificial intelligence.

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Wow, Texas!
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So far projections are looking promising, but not falling for too much early relief. #ElectionDay2026
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Seems important!
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@washingtonpostNov 3
Exclusive: Workers inside Google’s AI division are pushing executives to waive their non-disparagement agreements, arguing they must be free to inform the public about the risks of the technology they are working to advance, according to sources. wapo.st/48wGIeg
Google researchers are fighting the company to tell the world what they know about AI

Google researchers are fighting the company to tell the world what they know about AI

Employees said that employment contracts at Google's AI division deter workers from speaking out about the dangers of the technology.

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@latimesNov 3
Major chemical companies knew plastic particles could infiltrate human tissue and remained silent for decades as they accumulated in our bodies, according to a Stanford epidemiologist who reviewed internal industry memos obtained by The Times. Read the full story latimes.com/environment/stor…
Industry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human body

Industry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human body

Decades before microplastics were found in human hearts and brains, industry executives privately knew about tiny plastic particles crossing the gut lining, documents from the 1970s and 1980s show.

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@APNov 3
BREAKING: The U.S. has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official says. apnews.com/article/iran-us-t…
US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says

US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says

A U.S. official says the U.S. has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Everyone is starting trick or treat early in my hood due to expected rain. Makes it easier to see costumes too. Lots of driveway parties going on as I’m out for a walk.
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I’m truly hoping there’s some type of turbo ballot counting this time around in AZ. Let’s try to keep up with the rest of the country and get those election results finalized asap once the polls close.
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BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4imQyUu
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Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs reut.rs/4BtU9sJ
Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs

Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs

Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks to ​contain costs and help fund its...

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Watching #TheDiplomatS4 felt like a momentary escape from reality. Almost as if it was intentionally subtle and painstakingly tame compared to recent and current events, to mask any potential coincidental associations with the contentious climate in this country and abroad.
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AZ schools rank near last in the nation. Any local social media thread will provide tremendous insight to the low intelligence & literacy rates of residents. Service workers are often perplexed during cash transactions. Public education has been deprioritized by hardcore❤️‍🔥🐘
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@AlecMacGillisOct 26
Striking detail in the big NYT piece on Taiwanese families adjusting to working at the huge new TSMC chip plant in Arizona: their surprise at the lack of rigor in US schools.
Image from Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis)
Image from Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis)
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Still thinking about Christina’s misdiagnosis story. Can’t imagine the agony she’s been through and the continuing suffering without understanding how this all happened. Our healthcare structure needs serious improvement.
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Is that a warning or a woohoo? Bring it freaking on already!!! teapaw.org/i/trending/21121710692…

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There’s something about getting good service these days that stands out as good service. But it’s beyond that, because it has become too rare. Great when you get it, but what happened to that being expected as opposed to extra effort that isn’t the norm?
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Me wondering on a daily basis, does caring about others & wishing for a safe society where suffering is reduced mean I’m radical leftist scum? Does wanting hard fought civil rights to remain, make me a woke, socialist, communist?
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Can we try NOT having such a deranged, lying, rancid bigot as a president next time? teapaw.org/i/trending/21112185203…

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@nytimesOct 16
Breaking News: The U.S. budget deficit is nearing $2 trillion, its highest level since the pandemic. Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds. nyti.ms/4B8t65Y
U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

U.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

Higher interest rates are inflating borrowing costs as the Trump administration spends on the Iran war and tariff refunds.

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@APOct 14
BREAKING: Inflation accelerated last month to 3.7% in a sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near. apnews.com/article/cpi-infla…
Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections.

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