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A billion-dollar insurance company in Texas threw a “Drag Queen Bingo” event for up to 300 employees during Pride Month, and it featured a drag queen who performs for corporate giants Google and Amazon. Skyward Specialty Insurance invited employees to attend a virtual bingo game at 11 a.m. on a work day, led by a man dressed in drag and using the name Schwa Works. The company’s LGBTQ employee resource group, dubbed Soaring Skyward, hosted the event June 13, a company source familiar with the event told The Daily Signal. Schwa Works, the drag queen, specializes in “company-focused and corporate-friendly Zoom events.” He has hosted over 500 such virtual drag shows for companies around the world, including Amazon, Google, Snapchat, Forbes, Square Space, and Sephora, according to his website. The website says these corporate bingo sessions last an hour and include: —”Two dragtastic performances.” —”4+ rounds of Bingo using virtual cards.” —”Amazing party music (with requests from the team).” —”Tons of sparkling and joyful interaction.” Skyward Specialty Insurance, based in Houston, has 515 employees and a net worth of $1.44 billion. Virtual “Drag Queen Bingo” events for audiences of 300 cost $1,300, Schwa told The Daily Signal in an email. “My performances are live-sung musical performances,” the drag queen said. “Currently I’m performing ‘New Attitude’ by Pattie LaBelle and ‘Thank You for Being a Friend’ from “The Golden Girls.” In response to employee complaints about the event, Skyward’s Chief People Officer Tom Schmitt reiterated the company’s commitment to “diversity in thought,” according to a message he sent to employees that was obtained by The Daily Signal. “As we continuously strive to create a workplace that reflects our core values and the diverse world we live in,” Schmitt wrote, “I am aware that a recent ERG-led event has drawn a variety of reactions [from] our employees.” ERG is an acronym for employee resource groups. Schmitt continued: “We understand not every event will align with the interests and beliefs of each of our employees, and as a company which believes in diversity of thought, that is OK. In fact, it is the dialogue of these diverse opinions which provides the best opportunities for different parties to come together to learn from each other.” Skyward Specialty Insurance didn’t respond to The Daily Signal’s question about whether the company’s desire to welcome a diversity of viewpoints includes employee prayer groups and pro-life speakers. Schwa, the drag queen, says he is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church who has officiated at over 100 weddings. Skyward Insurance has a history of pushing a political agenda on employees. Schmitt sent a message in the LGBTQ employee resource group’s online chat at the end of June, urging employees not to vote for candidates “focused on limiting people’s rights.” Another employee responded by inserting an article on the “connection between protection for gay marriage and the anti-Roe decision (the Dobbs decision),” referring to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs to overturn Roe v. Wade and abortion on demand and send the abortion issue back to state legislatures. The consulting firm McKinsey & Co. announced in 2015 that it had “found a link between profits and executive racial and gender diversity,” leading to a massive increase in corporate DEI initiatives, The Wall Street Journal reported, referring to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs. The post EXCLUSIVE: Insurance Company Hosts ‘Drag Queen Bingo’ for Employees appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. It’s been mere days since former UK Labour PM Tony Blair, a globalization extraordinaire, and a (digital) ID cards enthusiast remarked that it might take “a little persuading” for his country’s new government to get with that particular program. And it seems the new Labour government really only needed a little persuasion – after “rejecting” Blair’s call to implement digital ID cards on July 7, by July 10 there were statements by an influential party figure calling that path “inevitable.” However, that figure – former Home Secretary David Blunkett – is not a member of the just-formed cabinet, and was with his statements challenging current Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who opposed the idea. But, Blunkett – who served in Blair’s government – said that “the government would have to streamline (growing digital records) into a single ID.” Fast forward one week, and it seems Cooper’s cabinet colleague, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle, is starting to reverse course. Somewhere in the meanwhile, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds first said the government would be “looking at all sources of advice” – only to quickly backtrack and say there were no ID card plans. All this leaves observers puzzled as to what the government’s actual stance on this important issue is. Kyle spoke for ITV and attempted to separate the concept of ID cards and digital ID, which some observers rejected as little more than “playing a semantic game.” Kyle said the new government was prioritizing “verification” (in terms of providing “one login” for access to digital services) over (digital) ID cards which he said “conjures up” (and rightly so, say opponents) images of a universal system that affects everyone on and off the internet. https://video.reclaimthenet.org/articles/itv-digi-id-uk.mp4 When asked if he was ruling out digital ID, Kyle said he wanted to be “careful about the language” he was using. He certainly was, because nothing was really “ruled out;” the secretary went on to speak about expanding the verification system, “easier experience,” (the old convenience) – and, “see where digital verification needs to go in the future.” It could be reasonably surmised that Tony Blair can be satisfied with the way things are developing. Back in the day, he tried to introduce ID cards in the UK, but his “mission” is now much more ambitious with the digital element. This time, Blair is cynically framing the scheme as necessary to “control immigration;” but opponents are rejecting digital ID as a dangerous centralization of state power (and mass surveillance). If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post New UK Government Signals Potential Backtrack on Plans to Drop Digital ID appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend, a North Carolina police officer hopped on Facebook and wrote, "Damn. Only about an inch away from making America great again…” WNCN-TV reported.As you might imagine, the post proved a costly miscalculation.'My attempt at dark humor was completely out of line and in poor taste.'Detective Sgt. Brandon Richardson — a 24-year veteran of the Tarboro Police Department — is now on on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, WNCN reported. Tarboro is a town of just over 11,000 residents and sits a little over an hour east of Raleigh.The police department in a Facebook post of its own Monday said it "is aware of an inappropriate social media post made by one of our officers. We take this matter very seriously, as it does not reflect the values and standards of our department."The department's message added that after they caught wind of the post, officials took "immediate steps to address the situation: An internal investigation has been launched to determine the context and details surrounding the post. The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. We are reviewing our social media policies to ensure they align with best practices and clearly communicate our expectations."WNCN reported that Richardson issued an apology on his Facebook page that appears to have been taken down. The station reported that his post read in part, “My attempt at dark humor was completely out of line and in poor taste. I realize now that my words were not only inappropriate but also deeply offensive to many of you. For that, I am truly sorry.”Richardson's post added that he takes full responsibility, WNCN noted, adding that he made an appeal to “keep Mr. Trump and his family in our thoughts as he heals from this physical and mental wound.” WNCN reported that Richardson joined the Tarboro Police Department as a patrol officer in 2000 before being promoted to detective with the department’s investigation division in May 2014.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!