Law be damned, Trump asserts unilateral control over executive branch, federal service (10 Viewers)

Optimus Prime said:

just angry and frustrated both my girlfriend and brother work for the government and are stressed like crazy

And Biden was supposed to be that return normalcy and decency. All the right did was lie, double down and back in power again

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I get it. My wife is a contractor to USAID and her whole company has been shut down and just about everyone laid off.

And I have a transgender child.. so all of this feels very personal

superchuck500 said:

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How would that be enforced? And isn’t it likely to have already happened?

superchuck500 said:

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Why does a judge need to block something they already aren't supposed to do?

DaveXA said:

Why does a judge need to block something they already aren't supposed to do?

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No kidding, and why is she only “considering” it? It should already be done.

I’m losing faith in the courts. Half of the judges want this, and the other half is scared to do anything. Even if they make rulings, I think there’s a 50% chance Trump and Musk just ignore it.

So whoever is over at the CIA, they just compromised a lot of their workforce.

MT15 said:

Even if they make rulings, I think there’s a 50% chance Trump and Musk just ignore it.

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Much greater than 50%.

They’ve cracked the code. No laws matter if the executive branch doesn’t enforce them.

UncleTrvlingJim said:

I get it. My wife is a contractor to USAID and her whole company has been shut down and just about everyone laid off.

And I have a transgender child.. so all of this feels very personal

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I am sorry .

The only solace, and it’s not really ‘solace’ per se- but just know you will not be alone b/c very soon many, many Americans- including those who voted for this clown- will feel very close to home and personal effects from all these crazy actions.. whether in the form of sky high prices, job losses, lack of any recourse whatsoever after natural or man-made disasters, inability to get insurance, frozen assets due to Elon Musk’s Treasury debacle, and the list goes on… i will never root for America to fail, but that’s exactly where this newly re-elected president is taking us .

MT15 said:

So whoever is over at the CIA, they just compromised a lot of their workforce.

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How is this possible? Holy sheet. Wow. I'm just flabbergasted.

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wardorican said:

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Well, I feel so much better…not.

I don’t trust Eloon nor his Chinese handlers.

Things will go haywire in this country if the social security checks stop coming through because a nepo nazi baby took over the government under the blessing of the Orange goon.

Hell, we should be six ways to Sunday past haywire now.

NASA is working to comply with President Donald Trump’s crusade targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies, reportedly scrapping key terms from its websites related to accessibility, indigenous people, women, and other topics deemed “wasteful” by the current administration.

In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by end of day, according to 404 Media. “This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request,” the memo read. “Note that the list below is the list that exists this morning, but it may grow as the day goes on.”

The list includes mentions of diversity, equity, inclusion programs (DEIA), underrepresented groups/people, environmental justice, and “anything specifically targeting women (women in leadership, etc.),” per the memo obtained by 404 Media. Gizmodo reached out to NASA to confirm the information but we did not hear back by time of publication.

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced his executive order related to shutting down DEIA offices in the federal government, NASA quickly put an end to its diversity programs and canceled any related contracts. “These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro wrote in a memo sent out to agency employees on January 22.

Prior to Trump’s orders, NASA was named as one of the best employees in the U.S. for diversity in 2023. NASA’s workforce is composed of approximately 35% women and 30% minorities, according to a 2021 report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Still, the agency had more work to do to improve inclusion amongst its workforce.

A 2024 report concluded that “despite support from Agency leaders and multiple initiatives to increase diversity, we found NASA has made little progress in increasing the representation of women and minorities in its civilian workforce or leadership ranks,” NASA’s Office of Inspector General wrote. “Specifically, over the past decade NASA’s overall workforce demographics have stayed roughly the same, with small increases (1 or 2 percent) for some groups.”

NASA’s websites are now undergoing a worrying change that aims to omit important milestones in the space agency’s history. For example, a 2023 article mentioning NASA’s 1978 class of astronauts that included the first female, Black, and Asian-American astronauts, was removed from the agency’s website by January 29, returning an error message instead, SpaceNews reported. Additionally, words like ‘inclusive’ were changed to ‘fair,’ while the word inclusion was omitted altogether on NASA’s pages, according to 404 Media............

FORT MEADE, Md. — Late last week, a national museum literally papered over history.

Responding to President Trump's order that terminated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the federal government, the National Cryptologic Museum taped sheets of paper over plaques that celebrate women and people of color who had served the National Security Agency, which intercepts overseas conversations and breaks foreign government codes.

The honorees are described as "Trailblazers in U.S. Cryptologic History," and the plaques hang in the museum's Hall of Honor.

When Larry Pfeiffer, who spent two decades at the NSA, saw an image online showing the plaques covered with brown paper, he was stunned.

"My jaw dropped, my eyes bulged," said Pfeiffer, "like one of those Warner Brothers' cartoons."

He reposted the picture, as did retired Gen. Michael Hayden, who had served as NSA director for six years under presidents of both parties.

Many former NSA workers were furious. The museum uncovered the plaques and said Sunday on X that it had made a mistake.

But Pfeiffer and dozens of NSA retirees weren't satisfied. On Monday morning, they went to the museum outside Washington, D.C., to find out what had happened. Rob Johnson, who said he had worked for the agency for more than half a century, told the public relations staff at the museum that he was appalled.

"As much as this administration eschews truth and honesty, it is important that we not allow it to erase history," Johnson said.

Helen Adams was angry, too.

"Didn't somebody say, 'Oh my God, that's wrong?' " she asked.

Adams' late husband, Ralph, was executive director of the NSA. Ralph Adams was also Black. Although his face wasn't among those obscured, Helen Adams took the decision to cover up other NSA honorees personally.

In a phone interview, NSA Executive Director Sheila Thomas — the No. 3 person in the agency — told NPR that papering over the exhibits was a mistake.

"There was absolutely never an intention to cover up parts of our history," said Thomas, who was at the museum to greet the retirees and has worked at the NSA for just over four decades. "As soon as we became aware [of it], we said, 'Oh, that was not what was intended.' "............

NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar​

Optimus Prime said:

NASA is working to comply with President Donald Trump’s crusade targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies, reportedly scrapping key terms from its websites related to accessibility, indigenous people, women, and other topics deemed “wasteful” by the current administration.

In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by end of day, according to 404 Media. “This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request,” the memo read. “Note that the list below is the list that exists this morning, but it may grow as the day goes on.”

The list includes mentions of diversity, equity, inclusion programs (DEIA), underrepresented groups/people, environmental justice, and “anything specifically targeting women (women in leadership, etc.),” per the memo obtained by 404 Media. Gizmodo reached out to NASA to confirm the information but we did not hear back by time of publication.

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced his executive order related to shutting down DEIA offices in the federal government, NASA quickly put an end to its diversity programs and canceled any related contracts. “These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro wrote in a memo sent out to agency employees on January 22.

Prior to Trump’s orders, NASA was named as one of the best employees in the U.S. for diversity in 2023. NASA’s workforce is composed of approximately 35% women and 30% minorities, according to a 2021 report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Still, the agency had more work to do to improve inclusion amongst its workforce.

A 2024 report concluded that “despite support from Agency leaders and multiple initiatives to increase diversity, we found NASA has made little progress in increasing the representation of women and minorities in its civilian workforce or leadership ranks,” NASA’s Office of Inspector General wrote. “Specifically, over the past decade NASA’s overall workforce demographics have stayed roughly the same, with small increases (1 or 2 percent) for some groups.”

NASA’s websites are now undergoing a worrying change that aims to omit important milestones in the space agency’s history. For example, a 2023 article mentioning NASA’s 1978 class of astronauts that included the first female, Black, and Asian-American astronauts, was removed from the agency’s website by January 29, returning an error message instead, SpaceNews reported. Additionally, words like ‘inclusive’ were changed to ‘fair,’ while the word inclusion was omitted altogether on NASA’s pages, according to 404 Media............

NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' From Its Websites: Report

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request."

gizmodo.com

Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

www.404media.co

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Absolute clown world.. these lunatics are trying to erase history .

Optimus Prime said:

NASA is working to comply with President Donald Trump’s crusade targeting diversity and inclusion at federal agencies, reportedly scrapping key terms from its websites related to accessibility, indigenous people, women, and other topics deemed “wasteful” by the current administration.

In a memo sent out on January 22, NASA employees were ordered to “scrub” mentions certain terms from the agency’s websites by end of day, according to 404 Media. “This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request,” the memo read. “Note that the list below is the list that exists this morning, but it may grow as the day goes on.”

The list includes mentions of diversity, equity, inclusion programs (DEIA), underrepresented groups/people, environmental justice, and “anything specifically targeting women (women in leadership, etc.),” per the memo obtained by 404 Media. Gizmodo reached out to NASA to confirm the information but we did not hear back by time of publication.

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced his executive order related to shutting down DEIA offices in the federal government, NASA quickly put an end to its diversity programs and canceled any related contracts. “These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro wrote in a memo sent out to agency employees on January 22.

Prior to Trump’s orders, NASA was named as one of the best employees in the U.S. for diversity in 2023. NASA’s workforce is composed of approximately 35% women and 30% minorities, according to a 2021 report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Still, the agency had more work to do to improve inclusion amongst its workforce.

A 2024 report concluded that “despite support from Agency leaders and multiple initiatives to increase diversity, we found NASA has made little progress in increasing the representation of women and minorities in its civilian workforce or leadership ranks,” NASA’s Office of Inspector General wrote. “Specifically, over the past decade NASA’s overall workforce demographics have stayed roughly the same, with small increases (1 or 2 percent) for some groups.”

NASA’s websites are now undergoing a worrying change that aims to omit important milestones in the space agency’s history. For example, a 2023 article mentioning NASA’s 1978 class of astronauts that included the first female, Black, and Asian-American astronauts, was removed from the agency’s website by January 29, returning an error message instead, SpaceNews reported. Additionally, words like ‘inclusive’ were changed to ‘fair,’ while the word inclusion was omitted altogether on NASA’s pages, according to 404 Media............

NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' From Its Websites: Report

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request."

gizmodo.com

Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites

"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.

www.404media.co

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Republican women leading the charge to dismantle programs that helped them reach the heights in their careers so that other women won't have the same opportunity to reach the same heights as them are forking gross. Same for other minorities.

superchuck500 said:

Trump isn't the only president to undertake course of action that was contrary to federal statutory law. Yes, it's particularly brazen in that it seems to be based on loyalty and a broad zero-sum "agenda" rather than more surgical policy areas, but it's not unprecedented. Generically, it's quite common.

The question is whether the checks and balances respond. Congress clearly (and this has actually been the case for quite some time that Congress has been abdicating power to the president) has little will to stand up to the president - but it's not powerless.

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We’re So forked. Congress and the Courts are in direct positions to counter this. Some meager counters in court, until all Fed Judges are replaced. Half of Congress and most of SCOTUS is in on this coup so no meaningful counter there. I don’t know if the military has weighed in, will it resist or roll over for the Emperor and his Henchman?
It’s like seeing the end of (our) World with flashes on the Horizon. Something forceful to counter MuskTrump must happen or WSF.