Archive for September 2025
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HILL STAFF VIEWS: 90 Percent of Staffers Favor Firing for Bad Social Media Posts
(QUICK READ) — Recently, CNCT Capitol Pulse asked congressional aides this question and the responses that came back may shock some folks: “Should companies be able to fire employees regarding their posts on social media?” Fully 90 percent of the respondents affirmed that in their view, if an employee posts something objectionable on a social…
Read MoreThe Information Enigma: Information Is Essential but From Where Does It Come?
(21-MINUTE VIEWING) — Every human being and every other living creature that has ever lived at its most basic level required the same thing in order to exist – Information. More specifically, the digital information in the DNA molecule that shapes which particular kind of creature is to be produced. But where does that DNA…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM JAMES MARCUCCI is who you need to talk to regarding scheduling issues with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Before becoming Scheduler for the New Jersey Democrat, James was an Intern for Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ). James is a 2025 MPA graduate of the University of Chicago Harris School of…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: CHARLIE KIRK, RIP
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Nearly Half of Aides Felt Unsafe Before National Guard Deployed in District of Columbia
(QUICK READ) — When President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to assist the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in fighting the high rate of crime there, it sparked an immediate and heated debate among congressional aides. When CNCT Capitol Pulse surveyed Hill aides, 40 percent of the responding aides overall said they…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers: Democrat Jobs Rep. Chrissy Houlahan | Communications Manager | Apply HERE Rep. Stephen Lynch | Economic Policy Advisor / LA | Apply HERE Rep. Debbie Schultz | Health Legislative Assistant | Apply HERE Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Communications Director | Apply HERE Sen. on the Commerce Committee | LA | Apply HERE Democratic Senator | Press Assistant | Apply HERE Have…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: George Washington on God’s Chosen People
(QUICK READ) — America is and has always been a beacon of liberty and tolerance for the Jewish people, just as it has been for all others. The following letter from George Washington in 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, is a superb summary of this reality: “The Citizens of the United…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: Former Porn Star Found True Freedom in Jesus
(13:21 VIEWING) — Everything seemed stacked against Brittni De La Mora ever making anything of herself, thanks to an abusive childhood, drug addiction, prostitution and an utter lack of self-respect. Oh, she made a lot of money doing pornography and prostitution, but after the glow of fame and fortune faded, Brittni realized having hundreds of…
Read MoreQUICK TAKES: Reflections on the Importance of Culture in a Few Paragraphs
The following thoughts of BitsBlog founder Erik Florac first appeared several years ago and they continue to be highly relevant today because they spotlight a crucial fact about the central role of Christian values in shaping Western Civilization specifically and healthy culture generally. Florac points to the words of Bertrand Russell concerning the success of…
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