DOGE staffer resigns over uncovered racist posts
Marko Elez wrote that he was ‘racist before it was cool.’ #FAFO
February 6, 2025
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Marko Elez wrote that he was ‘racist before it was cool.’ #FAFO
Costco said the group pushing them to cut DEI was not interested in "reducing risk for the company but the abolition of diversity initiatives."
Both companies' directors are encouraging shareholders to vote against resolutions asking them to reconsider DEI initiatives.
The number of businesses participating in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts is only growing, according to the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, even as conservatives pressure corporations to stop.
The corporation announced it will be "retiring setting aspirational representation goals," ceasing DEI requirements for its suppliers, and "pausing external surveys" focused on inclusion
The silence of major media outlets serves not as impartiality but as complicity in the erosion of democratic values and the rise of fascism, writes John Casey.
In response to the targeted attacks, the HRC has created an online portal allowing consumers to directly message corporate executives in protest.
The companies both caved to online pressure from fringe conservative extremists.
In banning funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, Alabama also forced state universities to “designate restrooms on the basis of biological sex.”
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is demonstrating his disregard for international law, despite no action being taken against Texas so far.
Fights are likely over individual appropriations bills as well.
Far-right lawmakers want to use the bill to target access to abortion, gender-affirming care, and more in the military.
The executive director of Point Foundation discusses the affects of anti-LGBTQ+ laws on students who seek to continue their education.
It was “the absolute right thing to do,” Mark Milley told CNN.