Over 70 US banks and credit unions affected by Marquis ransomware breach

Marquis Software Solutions hit by ransomware via SonicWall flaw, affecting 400,000+ customers across 74 banks/credit unions Stolen data includes names, SSNs, TINs, financial info, and birth dates; company allegedly paid ransom to prevent leaks Victims offered free identity theft protection; attack possibly linked to Akira ransomware exploiting CVE-2024-40766 American fintech company Marquis Software Solutions apparently …

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Belgian trade unions stage nationwide strike against government austerity plans

Organizers estimated more than 150,000 people joined the demonstration, while the police put the crowd at 80,000. Police vehicles chasing protesters were seen to smash up bicycles. Officers out of uniform but identified by red arm bands detained protesters, tying their hand with plastic bands. At one point, police officers on bicycles sheltered inside a …

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69X Minutes: CIA’s secret grip on America’s teachers unions exposed

New show on X, 69X Minutes CONFIRMS the CIA has infiltrated and controls America’s teachers unions 🚨 “The CIA had created front companies and shell groups in order to influence all the different teachers unions. These are the largest teachers unions in the United States today” pic.twitter.com/wrKmtZIjSJ — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 24, 2025

75,000 federal workers have accepted Trump’s deferred buyout, and while the unions are crying foul, the writing is on the wall

It’s wild how much has changed in such a short time. The buyout program initiated by Trump and pushed forward by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has seen a staggering 75,000 federal workers walk away with a package they just couldn’t refuse. With the federal workforce swelling to over 2 million, Musk’s vision of slashing …

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Local Community Banks at Risk: National Trend Sees Credit Unions Buying Out Tax-Paying Banks

Credit unions are run under NCUA guidelines while banks are FDIC. NCUA has stricter standards and are not for profit. Sounds like someone is upset they cant get their fingers in the money train. “The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), led by President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, has expressed concerns about the recent …

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Chicago Teachers Union’s underperforming schools demand expansion despite zero proficiency in reading and math.

Oh, big surprise! Zero students proficient in reading and math at the Chicago Teachers Union’s poster child school? Talk about setting the bar low! But hey, why aim for excellence when you can aim for mediocrity, right? And now they want 180 more of these “sustainable community schools” that consistently underperform? Wow, what a brilliant …

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More and more Americans are flocking to credit unions

Fed-up Americans are fleeing major banks in favor of credit unions after becoming tired of low interest rates and dwindling branch numbers. Some 1,500 traditional bank branches closed across the US last year as part of an ongoing and industry-wide cost-cutting strategy, driven largely by the rise of internet banking. But the country’s credit unions …

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200+ unions launch network to push for Gaza ceasefire

On Friday, seven national and over 200 local labor unions in the United States announced the formation of a coalition aimed at advocating for a ceasefire to end the genocidal war in Gaza. The American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the Association of Flight Attendants, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the National Education …

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