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MediaFaro News Digest<p>A US attempt to stop diversity initiatives in Europe faces backlash.</p><p>Efforts by the US government to eliminate diversity initiatives have not been well-received in Europe, after companies in France received a letter saying Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives could also apply outside the US.</p><p>France, Belgium and Spain are pushing back against the letter.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250331-a-us-attempt-to-stop-diversity-initiatives-in-europe-faces-backlash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250331</span><span class="invisible">-a-us-attempt-to-stop-diversity-initiatives-in-europe-faces-backlash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Values</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>"There's nothing in this world stronger than a soft heart that refused to harden"</p><p>That's beautiful ❤️ </p><p>(Credit to @colavsdaughter)</p><p>💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🩷</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a></p>
Washington Privacy Organizers<p>More from ACLU of Washington on why they oppose ESHB 1423 (3/4)</p><p>"The devices are ineffective as a solution for street racing. These cameras will likely struggle with accurately identifying the source of a noise when multiple cars are around."</p><p>The technology raises equity issues. Automated camera technology has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, because they are more likely to be installed in neighborhoods with more people of color and immigrants."</p><p><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/waleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waleg</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a></p>
PeachMcD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@nazgul" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nazgul</span></a></span> <br>The US was built on stolen land, from murdered populations, using enslaved labor</p><p>"A house built on sand cannot stand...." &amp; this house has been given plenty of time to recognize its cruel ignorant arrogance </p><p>I am heartbroken about the suffering the fall of this house is causing but praying we can eventually rebuild on Rock:<br><a href="https://union.place/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compassion</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a></p>
Ryan Boren<p><strong>Grant Application Questions and Answers</strong></p><p>Here are our answers to the questions on a grant we recently applied for.</p> <p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><ul><li>History</li><li>Root Causes</li><li>Action &amp; Lasting Effect</li><li>Constituent-Led</li><li>Community-Wide</li><li>Organizational Structure and Decision Making</li><li>Movement Building</li><li>Funding and Community Support</li><li>Community Feedback</li><li>3-5 Milestones</li></ul> <p><strong>History</strong></p><blockquote><p>When did your group come together and why? Share major accomplishments and tell us about your recent activities, successes, and learning opportunities.</p></blockquote><p>Stimpunks was created to forge the way for educational inclusion and to give our community the means to survive and to thrive. We as a disabled and neurodivergent run organization had to&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/courses/diy-at-the-edges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">roll our own education</a>, because even the “all means all” of public education failed to include us. We had to&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/aid/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">create our own care systems</a>, because “<a href="https://combaheerivercollective.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">we realized that the only people who care enough about us to work consistently for our liberation are us.</a>” “<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2020-11-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/they-just-wanted-to-help-a-few-hungry-israelis-they-ended-up-replacing-israels-welfare-system/0000017f-df8d-db22-a17f-ffbd21ef0000?_amp=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><strong>Responsibility for the survival of entire communities lies with us</strong></em></a>.”</p><p>Learn more about our history, our successes, and our current activities on <a href="https://stimpunks.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our front page</a> and our <a href="https://stimpunks.org/now/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Now page</a>. We put a lot of time into long-form scrollytelling (scrolling + storytelling) and will be sharing links to our website as part of this application process. You’ve never seen a website like ours. Check it out. Professors have told us they use our website to teach digital composition.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/now/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/now/</a></p> <p><strong>Root Causes</strong></p><blockquote><p>What is the specific problem or injustice your group is trying to solve? What are the root causes of the problem (racism, poverty, sexism, etc.)?</p></blockquote><p>We live in an age of mass behaviorism, rampant ableism, and unvarnished eugenics.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/ableism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/ableism/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/behaviorism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/behaviorism/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/eugenics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/eugenics/</a></p><p>Schools are inaccessible to us because of “<a href="https://medium.com/human-restoration-project/empty-pedagogy-behaviorism-and-the-rejection-of-equity-c9d0fad15838" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">empty pedagogy, behaviorism, and the rejection of equity</a>“.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/equity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/equity/</a></p><p>When you or your kid is diagnosed as neurodivergent, almost all of the professional advice you get from education and healthcare is steeped in&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/deficit-ideology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">deficit ideology</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://neuroqueer.com/throw-away-the-masters-tools/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pathology paradigm</a>.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/deficit-ideology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/deficit-ideology/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/pathology-paradigm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/pathology-paradigm/</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ajhackwith/status/964588645502959617" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The logistics of disability and difference</a>&nbsp;in a structurally&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/access/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ableist and inaccessible</a>&nbsp;world poisoned by&nbsp;bad framing are&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/burnout/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">exhausting</a>, often impossible. We are perpetual hackers, mappers, and testers of our systems by necessity of survival.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/access/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/access/</a></p><blockquote><p>“I would like to honour all the autistic people who survive the care system somehow.</p><p>“All those who survive extreme ‘therapy’.</p><p>“All those who are brought to their knees, reading hellish descriptions of their loved people.</p><p>“And all who did not survive this onslaught.”</p><p>—Ann Memmott</p></blockquote><p>Part of surviving the onslaught is naming the systems of power.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/pathways/systems-of-power/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/pathways/systems-of-power/</a></p> <p><strong>Action &amp; Lasting Effect</strong></p><blockquote><p>What is your overall strategy for solving the injustice described above? What social, economic, political, or cultural institutions or systems will you work to change in order to fight the injustice? What actions will come out of your work? What will be different in your community and our society because of your work?</p><p>IF you do direct services to meet the needs of your community, how do you connect that work to organizing, action &amp; systems change?</p><p>IF you are creating an alternative to a current system/policy/institution, please tell us why and describe how that will make real change for your community.</p></blockquote><p>We tackle injustice through two avenues, education and direct giving to individuals.</p><p>Our mutual aid grants and creator grants give money directly to individuals to use as they need.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/direct-support-to-individuals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/direct-support-to-individuals/</a></p><p>We develop educational programming directed at these institutions:</p><ul><li>Public and private education</li><li>Human services</li><li>Psychiatry</li><li>Academia and autism research</li><li>And more.</li></ul><p>Our&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/research/activist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emancipatory research</a>&nbsp;efforts focus on the sweet spot of&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/digital-sociology/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">digital sociology</a>, neurodiversity studies, disability studies, and syncretism, in the open. We improve the scientific experience for the disabled and the neurodivergent by restoring the humanities. We bring voice into empirical constructs and&nbsp;<a href="https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/publications/recalling-hidden-harms-autistic-experiences-of-childhood-applied-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">translate voice into academic comprehension</a>.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/research/activist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/research/activist/</a></p><p>In addition to educating those in existing systems and institutions, we have created our own anti-ableist learning spaces compatible with neurodiversity and disability. These spaces use the best of progressive pedagogy to avoid the problems that exclude us from public and private education.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/space/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/space/</a></p> <p><strong>Constituent-Led</strong></p><blockquote><p>Who is most impacted by the injustice you are fighting? How are those most affected actively providing leadership and direction for your work? How do you identify &amp; develop new leaders?</p></blockquote><p>Neurodivergent and disabled people are most impacted by the ableism we fight.</p><p>As part of our mission, we hire neurodivergent and disabled people and invest in their professional development. We don’t think of administrative costs as “overhead”, though we are mindful of how much we spend. We consider administrative costs a component of our mission.&nbsp;<strong>We pay living wages</strong>&nbsp;to those who help us run the organization. We include folks in our software subscriptions so that they have the tools to do work. We introduce folks to the rhythms of distributed work and team work so that they can take these skills with them wherever they go.</p> <p><strong>Community-Wide</strong></p><blockquote><p>How does your organization define diversity within your constituency? How do you ensure that everyone is represented in your organization – especially those with less privilege in your community? In addition to filling out the diversity chart, describe any activities, education, or actions your organization has taken in this area. Also explain any progress or set-backs in this area.</p></blockquote><p>We outline our notions of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging as well as the major obstacles to them on this page:</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/2025/01/30/deib-and-their-adversaries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/2025/01/30/deib-and-their-adversaries/</a></p> <p><strong>Organizational Structure and Decision Making</strong></p><blockquote><p>Who decides what kind of work your group does? What is the decision-making process? How are you organized (staff, board, volunteers, leaders)? How are your decisionmakers accountable to the larger community? If you have a fiscal agent, please explain the relationship.</p></blockquote><p>We reject hierarchy. We use&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/prosocial/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">prosocial principles</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/restorative-practices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">restorative practices</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/transformative-justice/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">transformative justice</a>, and an&nbsp;<a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/advice-process/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">advice process</a>. We encourage omnidirectional learning, competency networks, and a “Default to open” philosophy. We use the NeurodiVenture operating modeled.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/advice-process/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/advice-process/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/prosocial/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/prosocial/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/restorative-practices/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/restorative-practices/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/transformative-justice/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/transformative-justice/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/niche-construction/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/niche-construction/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/competency-network/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/competency-network/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/omni-directional-learning/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/omni-directional-learning/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/default-to-open/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/default-to-open/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/neurodiventure/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/neurodiventure/</a></p> <p><strong>Movement Building</strong></p><blockquote><p>How does your group see itself as part of a larger movement for social change? How does your work connect with other social change issues and communities? Describe the most important coalitions, collaborations or networks that you participate in. Include your organization’s role.</p></blockquote><p>We actively participate in the greater neurodiversity and disability rights movements and are part of the ever expanding Autistic rhizome.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/autistic-rhizome/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/autistic-rhizome/</a></p><p>Our allies include:</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/allies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/allies/</a></p> <p><strong>Funding and Community Support</strong></p><blockquote><p>Please describe your current fundraising activities. How does your community support your organization? How do you plan to sustain your future work? If you have any committed or pending grants, please list them, if applicable.</p></blockquote><p>We do fundraising through our website and peer-to-peer campaigns as well as events.</p><p>Our community helps with peer-to-peer fundraising.</p><p>We plan to sustain our future work by continuing peer-to-peer fundraising and applying for grants with the help of our partners at Point B(e) Strategies.</p> <p><strong>Community Feedback</strong></p><blockquote><p>How do you integrate community feedback into your work?</p></blockquote><p>We default to open. We run our organization in the open in our community Discord and on our website. We iterate openly, create feedback loops, and continuously integrate that feedback using methods we developed in open source project management.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/default-to-open/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/philosophy/default-to-open/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/feedback-loop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/feedback-loop/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/glossary/iteration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/glossary/iteration/</a></p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/fieldguide/communication/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/fieldguide/communication/</a></p> <p><strong>3-5 Milestones</strong></p><blockquote><p>List 3-5 milestones your organization aims to achieve with this grant over the coming year. Please include detailed plans on how you intend to reach each milestone. For example: “By July 2025, we intend to specific milestone, and we plan to achieve this by detailed action 1 and detailed action 2, etc.</p></blockquote><p>Our Objectives and Key Results are listed on our Now page.</p><p><a href="https://stimpunks.org/now/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://stimpunks.org/now/</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/ableism/" target="_blank">#ableism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/accessibility/" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/advice-process/" target="_blank">#adviceProcess</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/autistic-rhizome/" target="_blank">#autisticRhizome</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/behaviorism/" target="_blank">#behaviorism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/belonging/" target="_blank">#belonging</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/community/" target="_blank">#community</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/competency-network/" target="_blank">#competencyNetwork</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/default-to-open/" target="_blank">#defaultToOpen</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/deficit-ideology/" target="_blank">#deficitIdeology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/diversity/" target="_blank">#diversity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/equity/" target="_blank">#equity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/eugenics/" target="_blank">#eugenics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/inclusion/" target="_blank">#inclusion</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/niche-construction/" target="_blank">#nicheConstruction</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/omni-directional-learning/" target="_blank">#omniDirectionalLearning</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/prosocial/" target="_blank">#prosocial</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/restorative-practices/" target="_blank">#restorativePractices</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stimpunks.org/tag/transformative-justice/" target="_blank">#transformativeJustice</a></p>
Nonilex<p>In an especially strange twist, the case — against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TownstoneFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TownstoneFinancial</span></a>, a small Chicago-based lender — was brought during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s first term by Kathleen Kraninger, the director he appointed to run the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>, who became the agency’s acting director last month, said it had “used radical ‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a>’ arguments to tag Townstone as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> with zero evidence, &amp; spent years persecuting &amp; extorting them.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p>How <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> is stored in the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/pension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pension</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gold</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/asset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asset</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>Trump cancels NIH grants on equity research </p><p><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-trump-cancels-nih-grants-equity.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03</span><span class="invisible">-trump-cancels-nih-grants-equity.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOPCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPCult</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"If we're a society that's suppressing art, we're a society that is afraid of what it might reveal about itself. If we're suppressing music, we're suppressing emotions, we're suppressing expression, we're suppressing vulnerability, we're suppressing the very essence of what makes us human. We are devaluing our own humanity. We are degrading our own humanity."</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/concert-cancellation-trump-administration-dei-order-60-minutes-transcript/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/concert-cance</span><span class="invisible">llation-trump-administration-dei-order-60-minutes-transcript/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/marines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marines</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MarineBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarineBand</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PerformingArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerformingArts</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/concerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concerts</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>U.S. Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> restores <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JackieRobinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackieRobinson</span></a> story on website, admits it was taken down in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEIpurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEIpurge</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOD</span></a> has restored an article on its website honoring Jackie Robinson after having removed it in an effort to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purge</span></a> "<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a>" (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a>) content [at the direction of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a>]. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RepresentationMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepresentationMatters</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whitewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitewashing</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/u-s-department-of-defense-restores-jackie-robinson-story-on-website-admits-it-was-taken-down-in-dei-purge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbssports.com/mlb/news/u-s-dep</span><span class="invisible">artment-of-defense-restores-jackie-robinson-story-on-website-admits-it-was-taken-down-in-dei-purge/</span></a></p>
The Carpentries<p>📢 Affirming Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility.</p><p>The Carpentries has always been committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible community. In light of growing global challenges to efforts that support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility—including the impact of the recent U.S. Executive Order on related programs—we want to reaffirm our stance.</p><p>💡 Creating inclusive and equitable learning spaces is essential to open science and open education—not radical, wasteful, or preferential.</p><p>For 27 years, our community has built pathways to make learning more accessible, research more reproducible, and collaboration more inclusive. We remain steadfast in that mission. </p><p>Read our full statement by our Executive Director <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@drkariljordan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>drkariljordan</span></a></span> and Chair of our Board of Directors <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@yabellini" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yabellini</span></a></span>, and explore our resources to support this work: <a href="https://carpentries.org/blog/2025/03/the-carpentries-reinforced-commitment-to-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-accessibility/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">carpentries.org/blog/2025/03/t</span><span class="invisible">he-carpentries-reinforced-commitment-to-inclusion-diversity-equity-and-accessibility/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TheCarpentries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCarpentries</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains.</p><p>The segregation clause is one of several identified in a public memo issued by the General Services Administration last month, affecting all civil federal agencies."</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/segregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>segregation</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> ownership by <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> percentile share</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Peter Gleick<p>Fantastic new report from the Pacific Institute on how climate change will affect access to water and sanitation in vulnerable, frontline communities in the US, and what to do about it. Climate, water, and equity continue to be our focus.<br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wastewater-systems-climate-change-trump-3f172f63fc95dbd7d44b9404cb4793da" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/wastewater-</span><span class="invisible">systems-climate-change-trump-3f172f63fc95dbd7d44b9404cb4793da</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>As @laffy likes to say, irony is dead. <br>"The booing incident prompted a retort from Grenell: “It troubles me to see that so many in the audience appear to be white and intolerant of diverse political views. Diversity is our strength.” </p><p>You know what troubles me? concentrations camps. &amp; if diversity is our strength, why delete medal of honor recipients who aren't white men? The computer programming instruction says deimedalofhonor. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>As @laffy likes to say, irony is dead. <br>"The booing incident prompted a retort from Grenell: “It troubles me to see that so many in the audience appear to be white and intolerant of diverse political views. Diversity is our strength.” </p><p>You know what troubles me? concentrations camps. &amp; if diversity is our strength, why delete medal of honor recipients who aren't white men? The computer programming instruction says deimedalofhonor. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US court allows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to enforce ban on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> programs, for now</p><p>A US appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump admin from implementing bans on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/businesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>businesses</span></a> that contract with the federal government.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whitewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitewashing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heterosexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heterosexism</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-allows-trump-enforce-ban-dei-programs-now-2025-03-14/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-court-</span><span class="invisible">allows-trump-enforce-ban-dei-programs-now-2025-03-14/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>&gt;50 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> are being investigated for alleged *racial* <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> as part of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s campaign to end <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs that his ofcls say *exclude* white &amp; Asian American students.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept announced the investigations Fri, 1 month after issuing a memo warning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-universities-investigated-f89dc9ec2a98897577ed0a6c446fae7b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-dei-u</span><span class="invisible">niversities-investigated-f89dc9ec2a98897577ed0a6c446fae7b</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>By now you have all read about what is going on w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept’s anti-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> initiative, in which nefarious policies are birthing hilarious results. Namely, as the Associated Press reported last week, somebody at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> produced a database flagging images depicting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a>. And some dutiful search-&amp;-replace function suggested that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> websites should jettison images of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnolaGay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnolaGay</span></a>. Because, Enola “Gay.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/dei-purge-i</span><span class="invisible">mages-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“If anybody needed a clearer sign that this administration gives not a single damn for the people of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>, this is it,” Matthew Tejada, a fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> ofcl who is now a snr VP for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> at the Natural Resources Defense Fund, a nonprofit.<br>Molly Vaseliou, an EPA spox, described the moves as *organizational improvements* that align w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s orders to end *wasteful* spending &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a></p>