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It doesn't need a definition for republicans, so the judge is right.
DEI is code for coloreds or anyone otherwise non-white.
If they feel that any system is not being 100% bent to advantage whites, particular white (fake) christian males, then just call it DEI and do away with it.
This is pretty clear for all to see by now.
DEI is code for coloreds or anyone otherwise non-white.
If they feel that any system is not being 100% bent to advantage whites, particular white (fake) christian males, then just call it DEI and do away with it.
This is pretty clear for all to see by now.
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Don't forget non-straight. Just because you're white and male doesn't make you part of the Republiclan.
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Scientific or data based reviews also not needed.
The purpose of the current administration is to completely debilitate and essentially destroy the US government as the people have known it.
I'm not one prone to hyperbole or "feels" induced commentary - I simply think this is also plain for most people to see.
You simply don't do this much structural damage to the functioning of a government if you intend it to improve or survive long term.
The purpose of the current administration is to completely debilitate and essentially destroy the US government as the people have known it.
I'm not one prone to hyperbole or "feels" induced commentary - I simply think this is also plain for most people to see.
You simply don't do this much structural damage to the functioning of a government if you intend it to improve or survive long term.
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DEI and "woke" criticism has just devolved in decades-old talking points around "PC culture". Many critics haven't even bothered to learn about the intent or practices involved.
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This is one of the (many) sickening aspects of the last few months; the Supreme Court now seems more likely to undermine the valiant effort of most of the lower courts, instead of upholding and reinforcing them.
Not that it's the job of the Supreme Court to agree with lower courts, but it is their job to stand for the rule of law and support the lower courts (and the entire country) by doing so in as non-partisan a manner as possible.
That really shouldn't sound woefully optimistic, and I hate that it does.
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It's almost as if the only reason for these policies is to harm those who's views don't align with the current administration.
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Trump: I know DEI when I see it
Judge: Show me and tell me how is related to application of the programs you looking to cut
Trump: I only know! Such a nasty judge! I'm running to the Supreme Court to fix ya!
Folks, this is the world we all live in now, tragic
Judge: Show me and tell me how is related to application of the programs you looking to cut
Trump: I only know! Such a nasty judge! I'm running to the Supreme Court to fix ya!
Folks, this is the world we all live in now, tragic
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It was never about actually eliminating "woke" research, it was always about trying to control the academy. Politicize science that never intended to politicize itself. "Aryan Physics" all over again.
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Ah the republican America.
If you aren't rich enough to sue we can deny you your rights.
If you aren't rich enough to sue we can deny you your rights.
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indeed, the election was purely cultural and based on how our fellow humans should be treated. How our tax dollars should be spent was the farthest thing from anyone's mind.
It really hit home with me after the election when a very wealthy neighbor started talking politics at me, uninvited. He was of the opinion that MAGA won because people were "sick of having woke jammed down their throats". My response of "what does that have to do with how our tax dollars are spent?" thankfully ended the conversation.
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The scotus ruling eliminating nationwide injunctions means that you need to make lawsuits class action. That way everyone with an interest gets covered.
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OH NO. Not a stinging rebuke! If MAGA had any shame, they'd be taken aback at this, but alas they do not.
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Can we just add "woke" in there too? between "DEI" and "woke" and "immigrant" all of our bases should be covered! That describes literally everything we don't like!
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"I'm sick of having things 'rammed down my throat.'"
Said the man with a MAGA hat, and MAGA shirt, and MAGA shoes, and MAGA bible, and MAGA truck. It's not like they'd be fascists if they had an ounce of self-awareness, though, right?
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Using data from the University of Florida Election Lab, a new analysis by the Environmental Voter Project shows that 85.9 million eligible voters skipped the 2024 general election, far surpassing the 76.8 million ballots cast for Donald Trump or the 74.3 million for Kamala Harris.
If "Did Not Vote" had been a presidential candidate, they would have beaten Donald Trump by 9.1 million votes, and they would have won 21 states, earning 265 electoral college votes to Trump's 175 and Harris's 98.
As in most US elections, the real swing voters in 2024 were those deciding between voting or not voting...and they overwhelmingly chose to stay home on Election Day.
If "Did Not Vote" had been a presidential candidate, they would have beaten Donald Trump by 9.1 million votes, and they would have won 21 states, earning 265 electoral college votes to Trump's 175 and Harris's 98.
As in most US elections, the real swing voters in 2024 were those deciding between voting or not voting...and they overwhelmingly chose to stay home on Election Day.
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LBJ's quote still holds up decades later:
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
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It hasn't been raised yet that I know of, but I wouldn't be surprised if Trump challenged the Administrative Procedures Act as an interference in core executive power. The APA is the thing that keeps the administrative beast mostly chained from being tyrranical.
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Yes, the 6 conservative-leaning bumblefucks in robes decided that national policies only affect one person at a time and must be treated as such.
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Easy:
DEI hire is baseically anyone who is NOT a straight white Christian male under the age of 65 that speaks with a standard American English dialect. Any deviation of that is considered a DEI hire- regardless of qualifications.
Of course they can't admit this openly, so they won't.
DEI hire is baseically anyone who is NOT a straight white Christian male under the age of 65 that speaks with a standard American English dialect. Any deviation of that is considered a DEI hire- regardless of qualifications.
Of course they can't admit this openly, so they won't.
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Hopefully this ruling can provide ammunition to others for filing their own court cases. This kind of ruling should apply nationwide, but thanks to the six chucklefucks on SCOTUS who seem hell bent on giving Trump ultimate power, it doesn't.
I can only hope that every court ruling - SCOTUS included - comes back to bite the GOP in the ass down the road.
I can only hope that every court ruling - SCOTUS included - comes back to bite the GOP in the ass down the road.
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You don't rule like Republicans are ruling if you expect any institutional turnover.
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The Democratic Party is constantly reminding me of the Communist Party in Germany for the first few years after 1933. They figured the political pendulum would swing their way in the next election, so the strategy was to lay low and let the political winds take their course.
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Don't forget 'indoctrination'. That's one they like to throw around. Mostly regarding education.
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I suspect you accidentally clicked on the wrong quote button. You probably meant to quote the post right below mine.
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What gets me is that this path we're on is going to kill a HELL of a lot more conservatives than it will "the other guys", simply because the programs that are being targeted that "help the minorities" are the same ones that help the working poor, who are disproportionately supporting someone who votes for the GOP.
Never before in the history of our country have so many people been so short-sighted to so willfully commit suicide by Lemming Syndrome, it just boggles the mind.
No one thinks about the consequences of their vote anymore.
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Even if you're white, male, and straight, you might not have voted Republican. THOSE people are in the crosshairs as well, though so far the more easily identifiable "others" are taking most of the fire.
THAT is a line that needs to be more widely disseminated!
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No it code for anyone thay happen to hate right now, they will redefine it next week if someone stole their parking lot, or seemed happier than them, or more successful or whatever else they envy.
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Yep, and it was an honest deal. Those exact features were on open display, and the MAGA voters got exactly what they were offered.
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You taught ethics and apparently wrote "That is a compliment, because, well, Plato, ok?"!
I'm afraid we have moved on a bit from pro-aristocratic, anti-empiricist Plato.
Or at least I thought we had till 2016.
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Meh. Give 'em a year or so. They'll get around to saying it openly.
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