Stop thinking “if only we could convince people” of something, that things would change. Just stop that. It’s not about explaining.
Tag: DEI
The right-wing chopping at the American weather service.
The right-wing chopping at the American weather service.
Government Executive – DOGE enters NOAA, accesses IT systems and removes the top HR official – The Musk-led team is rooting out DEI and, some lawmakers fear, may have an eye toward grander aims at the agency. February 5, 2025 02:55 PM ET Eric Katz
My letter to reps:
There is no profit motive for maintaining public safety, that’s why the weather service has to be a community government effort. The Elon Musk people should stay the hell away from my weather service. I don’t trust things already. If I can’t trust the weather information, then where are we? Nobody can plan for anything or trust anything if NOAA is corrupted.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose the contents of my letter for your own letters to reps.
Goldbug political disinformation ops from a government agency.
EPA press release: “Administrator Lee Zeldin Finds Gold Bars from EPA at Stacey Abrams’ Connected Group, Biden-Harris Ethical Red Flags” Actual news story: “Lee Zeldin likens Biden energy ‘scheme’ connected to Stacey Abrams to ‘throwing gold bars off the Titanic’” There were no gold bars involved at all that I could find out. The hypothetical […]
People are not even talking about the same things and this is dangerous.
I don’t think most people realize that many times we think we’re talking about the same thing, but in fact, we’re not actually on the same page with the underlying premise or even basic facts.
Public health officials, advocates, and health workers need to be on guard.
The threats are real. We all need to demand from representatives in government and law enforcement officials that violence based on this wild anti-health campaign be prevented.
Schools don’t have to overturn ADA compliance based on White House central government DEI edicts.
That isn’t the American way things work, but people elected to school boards may not be familiar with Schoolhouse Rock.
DEI initiatives being targeted for elimination are in place for adherence to disability accessibility laws.
The media should be asking stuff like “What are these agencies doing in place of DEI initiatives to comply with ADA law?” because that’s what it comes down to.
Trump administration puts workers on paid leave willy-nilly in effort to satisfy DEI obsessed fanbase.
Politically motivated witch hunt for Civil Rights related federal jobs is apparently resulting in forced paid leave for those suspected of being involved with ensuring equal rights in workplaces.