The Rundown with Rubio for Friday, October 20th, 2023

Everything Happens for a Reason

-       Men took over a women’s career tech conference by identifying as “non-binary” The Grace Hopper tech conference is the largest female tech conference in the world. 

There are Winners and Losers in Life

-      Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, Canada, became the world’s first major elected politician to offer an apology to the unvaccinated for how they were treated. 

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Accept and Embrace

-      X, also known as Twitter, is going to start charging users $1 for key features such as posting or reposting.

Working Hard is Not Enough

-      NYC is calling on all residents to carry Narcan. Narcan is known for reversing overdoses. One NY’er is dying every three hours from an overdose. 12% increase in drug deaths in the last year. 

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Confidence is the Key

-      Joey B’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen keeps saying “The American economy is doing extremely well” (Psst: Prices are up 17.7%, wages are down 3.2%, interest rates are at 8% and credit card debt is at an all-time high)