DEI just died.

[headshuck]

As of 5pm Eastern.

[Caveira]

Wonder if this floats over to the private sector?   Our dei C Level person got fired about 15 months ago and the spot was never refilled.  

[headshuck]

Wonder if this floats over to the private sector?   Our dei C Level person got fired about 15 months ago and the spot was never refilled.  

From the lists I’ve seen, Meta is the most surprising.

Meta
McDonald’s
Walmart
Boeing
Molson Coors
Lowe’s
Ford
Jack Daniels
Harley Davidson
John Deere
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Nissan
Caterpillar Inc

[Caveira]

13 minutes ago, headshuck said:

From the lists I’ve seen, Meta is the most surprising.

Meta
McDonald’s
Walmart
Boeing
Molson Coors
Lowe’s
Ford
Jack Daniels
Harley Davidson
John Deere
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Nissan
Caterpillar Inc

Are these guys that ditched dei?   Cause some of those seem normal.  But meta I would expect to have it still given they are in a blue centric industry. 

[Paul158]

We need to switch to MEIICS.  Merit, Excellence, Innovation, Intelligence and Common Sense. I think we should go through all the colleges of higher learning and interview all employees to see if they meet these standards. Then we could go through the federal government with the same process. 

[Caveira]

Huffman had terminated Fagan from her position because of "leadership deficiencies, operational failures, and inability to advance the strategic objectives of the U.S. Coast Guard," a senior Department of Homeland Security official said.
 

One of the reasons, the official said while speaking on the condition of anonymity, was Fagan's "excessive" focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-fires-coast-guard-commandant-over-dei-security-fox-news-reports-2025-01-21/

[ionel]

3 hours ago, headshuck said:

As of 5pm Eastern.

Trump really needs to slow down.  At his current pace I fear that in 4 months time there will be no left winger heads remaining unexploded.  Correct RV? 

[Paul158]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

Trump really needs to slow down.  At his current pace I fear that in 4 months time there will be no left winger heads remaining unexploded.  Correct RV? 

One can only hope.

[Danny Deck]

13 hours ago, Paul158 said:

We need to switch to MEIICS.  Merit, Excellence, Innovation, Intelligence and Common Sense. I think we should go through all the colleges of higher learning and interview all employees to see if they meet these standards. Then we could go through the federal government with the same process. 

"Even if he [Carswell] were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they? We can't have all Brandeises and Frankfurters and Cardozos."

[Paul158]

54 minutes ago, Danny Deck said:

"Even if he [Carswell] were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they? We can't have all Brandeises and Frankfurters and Cardozos."

I'm not familiar with Carswell.

[Danny Deck]

He was an unsuccessful nominee to the Supreme Court in 1970. 

McGovern said of him, "I find his record to be distinguished largely by two qualities: racism and mediocrity."

Senator Hruska responded with the above.