🤦🏻♀️House passes $895 billion defense policy bill that targets #abortion access and #diversity protections, advances other #GOP priorities - WaPo
diversity
Don't You Know? (Life Is Colourful) by @lehto, Renegades Of Jazz & The Motion Orchestra ✨
Life is colourful; we believe deeply in that. For 'Don't You Know?', three projects unite to underpin this attitude with a song.
A beautiful, classical intro drops into a hip-hop beat with grooving brass, and jazz, funk and electronic elements.
https://lehto.bandcamp.com/album/dont-you-know-life-is-colourful
#musodon #music #musik #ElectronicMusic #HipHop #classical #diversity #FreeDownload #Bandcamp #funk #hip-hop #jazz #soul #Germany
Know what that is in that photo?
It's a dumpster full of books —mostly LGBT stuff but others too— heading to the landfill.
Know what *that* is?
It's goddamned fascism.
This is what hate looks like.
This is what hate does.
#USpol #USnews #DeSantis #Republicans #GOP #ChristianNationalism #Fascism #BookBurning #LGBTQIA
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/08/15/new-college-of-florida-throws-away-hundreds-of-library-books-diversity-lgbtq/74814756007/
#NewCollege of #Florida tosses hundreds of #library #books, empties #gender #diversity library
h/t to @alexwild and @futurebird
“They don’t want to be seen with you in public. They don’t want to be on the record as sympathizing with any of your positions because they’re afraid that it will be used against them.”
Out today, from me, in LGBTQ Nation: Dallas-area town Frisco, #Texas supported #Pride ... but only when it was politically convenient. Now they're changing the rules to avoid honoring their #LGBTQIA+ community.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/a-texas-town-killed-off-its-diversity-committee-after-proud-boys-marched-against-it/
#NorthTexas #politics #homophobia #extremism #USpol #news #DEI #diversity
In amusement parks, I see kids of all ages, nationalities, and religions enjoying themselves together. They become friends and share moments of joy. Meanwhile, I read about wars and attacks, hatred and intolerance, and I can’t help but wonder: how wonderful would it be if we spent money on amusement parks to bring young people together instead of missiles to kill each other?
#Unity #Peace #Joy #SpreadLove #Diversity
#Unity #Peace #Joy #SpreadLove #Diversity
ICYMI, Adam Serwer’s “The REAL DEI Candidates”
“…Many *#conservatives* have focused on #DEI not because of their moral & sometimes practical objections to #diversity efforts…but because it allows THEM to express underlying assumptions about the inherent inferiority of #Black people & #women implicitly, w/o sounding like THEY are making those assumptions themselves.“
#racism #CultureWars #BS
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/real-dei-candidates/679880/
I haven’t posted in a while, but thought I’d share my latest mosaic. It’s called “The American Scream” 15”x25” cut paper and block printing on illustration board. #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackFedi #BlackAcademics #BIPoc #diversity #DiversityEquityInclusion #mastodon #racism #antiracist #art #artist #TraditionalArt #art
As there's many new users joining today and in the future, here's a re #introduction #introductions refresh for those new or want to get a reminder of who I'm about:
Here's some hashtags for reference, and if you relate to any of these and more, I would love to interact with you all!
#film
#culture
#tech
#coding
#programming
#podcasts
#software
#opensource
#fandom
#diversity
#windows
#linux
#gaming
#retrogaming
#hardware
And many more, just ask!
#Introduction
1. Reality is the only morality. I reject all symbolism and emotion.
2. I know good people from every religion, tribe, race, culture, ethnicity, and social class. To protect each group, ethno-nationalism is required.
3. All of our environmental problems can be cured through Half Earth.
4. Natural Rights > (human | civil rights).
5. Eugenics is necessary to ensure genetic health.
6. People need some positive transcendent goal or they are merely reacting to fears and appetites.
I oppose #DEADS:
* #Democracy
* #Equality (#individualism)
* #Atomization (#dualism, #multiculturalism)
* #Diversity
* #Socialism
You can find my writings at https://www.amerika.org/.
1. Reality is the only morality. I reject all symbolism and emotion.
2. I know good people from every religion, tribe, race, culture, ethnicity, and social class. To protect each group, ethno-nationalism is required.
3. All of our environmental problems can be cured through Half Earth.
4. Natural Rights > (human | civil rights).
5. Eugenics is necessary to ensure genetic health.
6. People need some positive transcendent goal or they are merely reacting to fears and appetites.
I oppose #DEADS:
* #Democracy
* #Equality (#individualism)
* #Atomization (#dualism, #multiculturalism)
* #Diversity
* #Socialism
You can find my writings at https://www.amerika.org/.
🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmrrFxNnX6YhDsgo_44Roq-Qgdjd3UxueaGTqIAYcVw/edit?usp=sharing
CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate
#CalPol #CanadaVotes #2025CdnElection #democracy #CanadianValues #diversity #multiculturalism
#ElbowsUp #never51
#populism #conservatism #housing #FoodSecurity #inflation #unions #solidarity
![🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism](/proxy/post_attachment/666711/0491fa8a04.png "🇨🇦 Our Shared Future 🇨🇦
Upholding Canadian Values in the 2025 Federal Election
All Canadians are encouraged to participate in the 2025 Canadian federal election on Monday April 28, 2025.
Protect core Canadian values
Equality & inclusion
Accessible healthcare
Affordable housing
Food security
Truth & reconciliation
Climate action
Accountability, transparency, responsibility
Research candidate platforms thoroughly
Attend local candidate debates
Understand how proposed policies may impact our community
Consider long-term societal implications, not just short-term promise
Make an informed choice based on evidence,
fairness, and the future you want to see.
Non-partisan voting resources
[1] https://www.elections.ca
[2] https://egale.ca/votewithpride/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
[4] http://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions.html
[4.1] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-democratic-institutions.html
[4.2] https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/services/protecting-canada-general-election-2025/resisting-disinformation-during-election.html
[5] CBC News Election Coverage: Comprehensive, balanced reporting
[6] Apathy is Boring: Youth & senior voter engagement
[7] Canadian Anti-Hate Network: Countering misinformation & extremism")
(To my US followers 🤫 ) I wrote: "Obviously, the immensely rich #diversity of choices offers evolutionary advantages for a wide variety of environments." I'm just writing about #moss sex. 😁 Without Newspeak. 💪
I'm proud to use the so-called "flagged" words ▶️ https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/00aabadd-63c5-4f3d-93a9-e93ebda61377
Yes, my podcast comeback episode will be about #Moss!
#mosstodon #NatureMatchCuts #podcast #DEI #forbiddenWords #NFI #biology #bryology #ecology #biodiversity #ReconnectWithNature #fascination
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The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideological conservatives influence what children learn.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
More of this please:
The #NY State #Education Dept issued a defiant response to #Trump’s threats to pull federal #funding from #PublicSchools over #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from recent conciliatory approaches of other institutions. A day earlier, the federal govt issued a memo to education ofcls across the nation, telling them to confirm the elimination of all programs it argues *unfairly* promote #DEI.
#law #democracy #FreeSpeech
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/new-york-trump-dei-order.html?smid=url-share
🤬 #SCOTUS allows #Trump officials to freeze #teacher training grants over *#DEI*
A divided #SupremeCourt on Fri cleared the way for the admin to at least temporarily freeze up to $65M in #educational grants designed to address #TeacherShortages, which the govt says fund programs that promote #diversity, #equity & #inclusion [as they should, though the Trump admin’s definition of DEI is humanity].
#law #ActivistCourt #PartisanCourt #indoctrination #education #idiocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/04/supreme-court-trump-teacher-training-grants-dei/
Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.
10th January 2025: https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/
"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science
"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"
"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"
"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."
#diversity #freedom #science #integrity #transparency #democracy #discourse #openness #universities #research #UK #Leeds #German #Germany #Deutschland #ElonMusk #X #Twitter
When Trump took office, the administration set up a tip line for employees to identify and assist in slashing programs focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
Not one of the EPA’s more than 15,000 employees used it, ProPublica learned via a public records request.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-diversity-initiatives-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
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The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dei-black-women-minorities-careers-jobs-dismissed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Judge deems #Trump's #NIH grant cuts illegal
A federal judge in Boston on Monday said the termination of National Institutes of #Health #grants for #research on #diversity-related topics by Trump's admin's was "void & illegal," & accused the government of discriminating against minorities & #LGBT people.
#law #science #medicine
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/federal-judge-says-trump-cuts-nih-grants-are-illegal-politico-reports-2025-06-16/
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US #DOJ to probe hiring practices at #UniversityOfCalifornia
The #Trump *#Justice* Dept will investigate hiring practices at the #University of #California system to examine whether its efforts to boost #faculty #diversity run afoul of *anti-discrimination* laws, the DOJ said in a statement on Thurs.
#law #Constitution #AcademicFreedom #RevengePolitics #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #bigotry
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-justice-dept-probe-hiring-practices-university-california-2025-06-26/
"Let me tell you a little secret: most New York Jews really like New York’s diversity. We like that it attracts the Mamdanis of the world. We like sharing it with people of lots of different backgrounds. That’s what makes us feel safe and happy here. Especially when they are such a mensch like him: a nice college boy, his parents are professors, he went to Bronx Science, and to a liberal arts school."
~ John Ganz
‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing #DOJ ire at #UVA
Over 2 months this spring, *#Justice* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the #UniversityOfVirginia, alleging possible *racial* #discrimination in #admissions & #hiring, inaction to address *#antisemitism* [#FreeSpeech] on campus, & a failure to cleanse #diversity, #equity & #inclusion efforts at the institution.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #tyranny #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/