#DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion)

[onlytiktoks]

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

Hey, the US gov just put up a tip line for teachers who say DEI or woke stuff. I’m sending this to any of the accounts I follow that seem able and potentially willing to spread this so we can spam it into uselessness! Link to form: https://enddei.ed.gov/

To make it easier, click here.

Everyone go spam the hell out of this! Let’s let these motherfuckers know we are not interred in their witch-hunting!

[marionmabelle]

the words “women” and “female” being on a list of flagged words to censor research projects that might violate trump’s anti-DEI policies is absolutely insane. we literally make up half of the population.

[fuck-u-maga]

all is not fine

[liberalsarecool]

Do Republican women wake up every morning and punch themselves in the face?

Make no mistake, going after DEI is going after white women. Paternalistic weak men shrouded in Trump clothing want to force women to stay in their place and out of the workforce.

The racism about DEI is how Republicans sell it to their dumbass electorate.

[saywhat-politics]

Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - January 22-28

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1. Sunfish that got sick after aquarium closed has recovered — thanks to human cutouts

“A solitary sunfish […] appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations. As a last-ditch measure to save the popular fish, its keepers hung their uniforms and set up human cutouts outside the tank. The next morning, the sunfish ate for the first time in about a week and has been steadily recovering[….]”

2. Costco stands by DEI policies, accuses conservative lobbyists of 'broader agenda'

“[Each of the board of directors and 98% of shareholders voted to reject a measure against DEI.] Costco's board wrote that “our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary[….]””

3. Nearly $37 Million Will Support Habitat Restoration in Coastal Louisiana

“The project will restore nearly 380 acres of marsh and construct more than 7,000 feet of terraces in St. Bernard Parish. […] Coastal wetlands help protect communities [… from] wind, waves, and flooding[… and] support a statewide seafood industry valued at nearly $1 billion per year.”

4. Cooling green roofs seemed like an impossible dream for Brazil's favelas. Not true!

“[… A Brazilian nonprofit] teaches favela residents how to build their own green roofs as a way to beat the heat without overloading electrical grids[…,] dampen noise pollution, improve building energy efficiency, prevent flooding by reducing storm water runoff and ease anxiety.”

5. Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals -- and even some of their toxic byproducts

“"Many previous studies have only reported the degradation of PFAS, but not the formation of metabolites. We not only accounted for PFAS byproducts but found some of them continued to be further degraded by the bacteria," says the study's first author[….]”

6. A father and daughter’s to turn oil data into life-saving water

“The aquifer [discovered through oil-owned seismic data], it turned out, was vast enough to provide water for 2 million people for more than a century.”

7. Trump’s funding pause won’t impact federal student loans, Pell Grants

“[… T]he temporary pause will not impact “assistance received directly by individuals,” including federal direct student loans and Pell Grants, which are government subsidies that help low-income students pay for college.”

8. In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion

“[… T]he Kasese municipality has established nurseries to provide free tree seedlings, particularly to women, to support reforestation efforts. [… They] plant Ficus trees near their homesteads to provide shade and help control erosion, and Dracaena trees on their fields to retain soil moisture.”

9. [A Texas school board] votes yes to provide low-cost housing to staff at no cost to the district

“The program will include 300 homes[…] only a short commute to campuses. […] Rent will be determined on a sliding scale based on their salaries, with those making less receiving a larger discount. The proposed community would include amenities, like childcare facilities[….]”

10. Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces

“Americans bought 37% more air-source heat pumps than the next-most-popular heating appliance, gas furnaces, during the first 11 months of the year. That smashes 2023’s record-setting lead of 21%.”

January 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[onlytiktoks]

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

I have a message for anyone living in Ohio

There is a bill in the Ohio General Assembly right now called Senate Bill 1. The bill, effectively, would force all public universities in Ohio to cut all their DEI programs and because of the way the bill is worded, it wouldn’t just cut things like organizations that have DEI in the title, it also means that Ohio’s universities wouldn’t be able to provide services and accommodations for people with disabilities

Now I was planning on attending a public university in Ohio to study Disability Studies and I also have a disability that requires accommodations.

If this bill becomes law, it would basically derail my life and the lives of thousands of other people who dared to not be born cishet able-bodied white men.

I don’t actually live in Ohio right now which means there’s not really anything I can do about this. But if you do live in Ohio I am begging you to fight this. Call your state representatives, protest, do anything possible to stop this from happening. This bill is such a blatant violation of civil rights and human decency.

Not a single President of any of Ohio’s public universities has spoken out to challenge this bill. The bill has already passed both the Senate and House, the House made some changes so sent it back to the Senate and it’s awaiting their second vote.

Again, this bill would effectively make it illegal in Ohio for anyone who’s not a cishet able-bodied white man majoring in anything that’s not MAGA approved to attend college.

So if you live in Ohio and you’re reading this, please do something. Make as much noise about this as you possibly can. Don’t let democracy die in darkness.

[afriblaq]

successisus_

84 HARVARD PROFESSORS PLEDGE 10% OF THEIR SALARIES TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AFTER LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING! Harvard is standing firm on its commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) — even after the Trump administration froze $2.2 BILLION in federal funding and pushed to strip the university of its tax-exempt status. The pressure came after Harvard refused to follow demands that would cut DEI efforts and reduce “activism” on campus. In response, 84 professors pledged to give 10% of their salaries to help Harvard through the financial hit and defend academic freedom! “We are heartened by the University’s rejection of the Trump administration’s unlawful demands.”

[themuskrater]

I can't believe DEI has become such a hot button issue. I mean sure he's evil, but most of his inators are harmless.

[political-us]

[onlytiktoks]

This was the letter the trump administration sent Harvard ↑

[thedialoguedilemma]

President Donald Trump held a press conference today to discuss the tragedy that unfolded last night when a military Blackhawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger plane resulting in over 60+ deaths.

During the press conference, he blamed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former President Biden and former President Obama for the crash.

President Trump fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee and fired 100 Federal Aviation Administration agents.

Elon Musk forced the FAA Administrator to resign once Trump took office because the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes causing the position to be currently vacant.

Absolutely disgusting.

[ms-march]

Kendrick when he has Samuel L Jackson dressed as Uncle Sam call his medium “too ghetto” to be performed at the Super Bowl DURING said event’s performance criticizing America as a black man >>>>