DEI Agenda OUT at Foreign Service; Merit Policy IN

State Department Ends DEI Policies in Foreign Service

A review conducted by the State Department found that DEI content had been incorporated in the Foreign Service’s training curricula.

“The U.S. Department of State has put an end to the ideologically extreme and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda, restoring merit, rigor, and accountability to the Foreign Service and refocusing training on practical diplomatic skills that serve the common interests of the American people,” a State Department official told The Epoch Times on Aug. 13.

Thursday’s announcement came after President Donald Trump issued a memorandum in March 2025 to remove the DEI policies instituted under the Biden administration.

The memorandum directed the State Department to revise the 2022–2025 “Decision Criteria for Tenure and Promotion in the Foreign Service” by removing references to “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.”

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DEI in California now will include two Muslim Holidays

California bill to make Muslim holidays official state days raises hard questions about school neutrality

California's State Assembly voted 64-1 to pass AB 2017, a bill that would establish two Muslim holy days, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, as official state holidays and authorize public schools to close for both.

The bill advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, carrying a provision that has drawn sharp criticism from religious liberty advocates: it would direct the State Board of Education to develop a model curriculum for classroom exercises "acknowledging and celebrating" the holidays.

The measure, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney, a San Francisco Democrat, sailed through the Assembly with virtually no opposition. But the bill's language goes beyond calendar recognition. It opens the door for state-guided classroom activities tied to specific religious observances, a step that critics say collides with California's own longstanding neutrality rules.

AB 2017 would add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to California's official state holiday calendar, designating a single day of observance for each. Both holidays traditionally span three to four days, and both shift annually on the Islamic lunar calendar. The bill authorizes, but does not require, local public school boards and community colleges to shut down campuses for both days.

If neutrality means anything, it means the state does not pick winners among faiths. California chose that principle when it scrubbed Christmas and Easter from school calendars. The state cannot now build celebration curriculum for Eid and call it equity. It is preference, dressed in the language of inclusion.

Neutrality is only a principle if it applies to everyone. The moment it becomes selective, it is just politics.

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Reversal of DEI decision at Compass

DEI law Reversed by Joe Abruzzo on Compass LGBTQ+ center project

Lake Worth Beach commissioners on April 28 redirected a federal grant request away from the Compass Community Center after city staff said a new Florida law targeting local diversity, equity and inclusion programs would prevent the original project from moving forward.

The commission voted to use its next-ranked Community Development Block Grant project — lighting improvements at Memorial Field — after learning Palm Beach County would not approve the city’s earlier request for air-conditioning and elevator work at the city-owned Compass building.

The decision came less than a week after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1134, a new state law barring counties and municipalities from funding, promoting or implementing DEI initiatives. The law also requires grant recipients to certify that public money will not be used to advance DEI and includes enforcement provisions for violations.

Commissioner Sarah Malega sharply criticized the outcome, saying she was “appalled” that a city-owned building would be denied improvements because of who its tenant is.

Vice Mayor Mimi May similarly urged the city to find another funding source quickly so Compass would not have to wait through another budget cycle.

Commissioner Christopher McVoy said the action conflicted with Lake Worth Beach’s values as a city that welcomes different groups and supports inclusion.

In a swift reversal, Palm Beach County has approved funding for improvements at Compass Community Center in Lake Worth Beach, backing off an earlier denial tied to Florida’s new anti-DEI law.

“We sincerely appreciate Palm Beach County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo’s decision to do what is right by reversing the [Department of Housing and Economic Development] staff’s determination,” she said. “At the same time, this moment underscores a deeper concern: when laws or policies are written or interpreted too vaguely, they can open the door to decisions that stray from their intended purpose and create real harm in our communities.”

Sarah Malega said once the issue reached the desk of Abruzzo, he quickly intervened to reverse the decision. “It was fantastic. He said he will always be supportive of the LGBTQ community,” she said. “It's nice when elected officials do what's right because it's the right thing to do. I’m just really proud of Palm Beach County.”

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DEI hire crashes $100 million warship that sinks

Lesbian captain forgets her $100 million warship is on autopilot

Runs it into reef where it burns and sinks

'Such practices have made the wider public wonder if people are being put in charge of warships because they are competent and qualified, or because they check a certain box!'

Who would have thought that leaving a $100 million navy ship on autopilot, steaming directly toward a dangerous reef, would be a problem.

Now we all know. And Yvonne Gray, a "diversity hire" for the New Zealand Navy, is facing charges, along with two of her officers. The Noticer in New Zealand explained that Gray and the two others have been charged with negligence and will face court martial.

The report said Gray faces a charge of negligently permitting a ship to be lost by allegedly being absent from the bridge while within one nautical mile of a reef, with an alternative charge of failing to perform a duty for the same alleged conduct.

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The Coca-Cola DEI Lawsuit That Has Every Corporate HR Department Nervous

Trump’s EEOC Just Sued Coca-Cola After They Sent 250 Women to a Casino and Left Every Man Behind

Bud Light handed a can of beer to Dylan Mulvaney and watched $27 billion evaporate in six months.

Corporate America learned nothing.

Now Trump's federal civil rights commission just handed a Coca-Cola distributor its own reckoning – and this one comes with a federal lawsuit, a jury trial, and the full weight of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast – a producer and distributor serving New England and upstate New York – quietly organized a two-day networking trip to Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut in September 2024.

Two hundred and fifty employees were privately invited. Every single one of them was a woman. The men at the company found out they weren't invited, weren't compensated, and weren't considered.

The women who attended got their hotel, their meals, their networking opportunities with senior executives – including Jennifer Mann, President of Coca-Cola North America – and their full salary, without burning a single vacation day.

The men got nothing but the bill. (Aren't men usually stuck with the bill? 😉) 

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I don't know why I find this so humorous.

Trump Wins in Supreme Court Over DEI Claims

Supreme Court Told Eight States To Use Their Own Money After Trump Froze These Massive DEI Wealth Transfers

Eight Democratic states sued Trump for freezing millions in so-called teacher shortage grants

They claimed they needed the money immediately to keep programs running.

Their justification? The programs promoted DEI or discriminated based on race and sex.

California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, and Wisconsin sued immediately. The Supreme Court just told them to pay for it themselves. Five Conservative Justices Say States Have "Financial Wherewithal" To Cover It

The Court sided with Trump 5-4 on Wednesday.

The majority issued an unsigned opinion that basically shrugged at the states' emergency. "Respondents have represented in this litigation that they have the financial wherewithal to keep their programs running," the justices wrote. If the states win later, they can sue to get the federal money back.

That could take years while programs scramble for funding right now.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent, though he didn't explain why.

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Pentagon Cuts Academic ties with Harvard

Pentagon to Cut Academic Ties With Harvard, Hegseth Says

The secretary of war said the Ivy League school promotes ideology misaligned with military values

Hegseth said the Pentagon would discontinue graduate-level professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs with the Ivy League school beginning in the 2026-27 academic year for active duty service members.

This policy will apply to service members enrolling in future courses, while military personnel already enrolled at Harvard will still be allowed to finish their courses, according to the Pentagon chief.

“For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class,” he said in a statement.

“Instead, too many of our officers came back looking too much like Harvard — heads full of globalist and radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks.”

Hegseth said Harvard is no longer a welcoming institution for military personnel, citing its partnership with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on campus research programs and a campus culture he said enabled attacks on Jewish students and “promotes discrimination based on race in violation of Supreme Court decisions.”

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So, the lawsuits will continue.

NO more funding to Sanctuary States and Cities

Trump Declares Funding Cuts to Sanctuary Cities, States

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will halt federal funding to cities and states that have declared themselves sanctuaries for illegal aliens beginning next month.

Trump made the remarks at the Detroit Economic Club in a speech that aired live on Newsmax and the Newsmax2 free online streaming platform.

"Starting Feb. 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens," Trump said to applause.

"And it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come. So, we're not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary cities."

The Department of Justice has designated 11 states and the District of Columbia, three counties and 18 cities as sanctuary jurisdictions based on policies that impede enforcement of federal immigration statutes and regulations.

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Lake Worth Beach is a sanctuary city, specifically for the LGBTQ+ community, a status declared by a city commission resolution in September 2023 that passed unanimously.

This declaration is largely symbolic and intended to affirm the city's commitment to inclusivity and protection from discrimination. It does not appear to be an immigration "sanctuary city" in the traditional sense of having a formal policy to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agencies, and local law enforcement (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office) does assist federal agencies.

Kentucky Democrat female state rep is ashamed about being White

Kentucky Lawmaker Says She “Doesn’t Feel Good About Being White” — Then Targets Kids

There are moments in politics when a single sentence tells you everything you need to know about a worldview.

Kentucky Democratic State Representative Sarah Stalker delivered one of those moments when, during a legislative hearing on K–12 education, she calmly announced, “I don’t feel good about being white every day.” Not quietly. Not sheepishly. But confidently, while arguing that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs must remain in Kentucky schools so children can “reflect” on how their skin color affects their place in the world.

And just like that, the mask came off.

This wasn’t courage. It wasn’t empathy. It wasn’t leadership. It was performative guilt dressed up as moral superiority, delivered by a lawmaker who somehow believes her personal identity struggle should be converted into curriculum for other people’s kids.

Welcome to modern progressivism, where adult insecurity becomes public policy and children are the collateral damage.

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And it seems to always be White Democrat women being stupid.

What is going on at the Secret Service?

Low standards: Secret Service agent who never passed fitness test moonlit as a 'plus-size model'

Previous director's DEI policies pushed for 30% recruitment of women by 2030, allowed overweight recruits

RealClearPolitics is sounding the alarm on the DEI and woke culture still plaguing the Secret Service.

According to RCP, Secret Service Chief Sean Curran's personnel decisions are raising eyebrows after he promoted one of former Director Kimberly Cheatle's staff members.

"Earlier this month, Curran also promoted disgraced former Director Kimberly Cheatle's chief of staff to one of eight division chiefs in charge of more than 3,000 people. Counter critics argue she's a respected, preeminent cybersecurity expert," RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree said.

Additionally, it was also revealed that one of the Secret Service agents was an overweight woman who also modeled plus-size clothing for plus-size apparel brand Eloquii.

"DEI policies during Cheatle's tenure pushed 30% recruitment of women by 2030; allowed overweight recruits; an agent to moonlight as a plus-size model trading on her law enforcement status; LGBTQ+ junkets to overseas conferences promoting 'trans-inclusive culture" + the lowering of physical training standards for transgender agents, rainbow badges, pins, daily online "cafe" chatrooms for Latino, Black, LGBTQ+ employees," Susan Crabtree said.

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Walz's DEI Hiring Practices

Tim Walz - Title X

No more of this sh!t!

Department of War

 

Phily Mayor Who Thinks “Diversity” Means Flying the Enemy’s Flag

Philadelphia Mayor Wants to Raise the CCP Flag—Because Apparently Spelling “Eagles” Was Too Hard

Philadelphia’s mayor, Cherelle Parker, apparently thinks the best way to celebrate “Diversity Day” is by raising the flag of the Chinese Communist Party over City Hall. You read that right.

The same city that gave us the Declaration of Independence is now preparing to hoist the banner of oppression and tyranny—as if that’s some kind of cultural enrichment. Someone should remind her that “diversity” doesn’t mean bowing down to Beijing.

The Birthplace of Freedom Now Bending the Knee

This is Philadelphia—the birthplace of the American experiment. The city where the Founders told a king to shove it, where liberty was printed on John Dunlap’s press, where Betsy Ross stitched the first American flag. And now? Mayor Parker wants to swap Old Glory for the red rag of the CCP.

That’s not diversity—that’s disgrace. It’s like putting up a “No Freedom Allowed” sign in front of Independence Hall.

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OMG James O-Keefe undercover video on State Farm Executive

This is an UPDATE on our March 6, 2025 story on State Farm executive Haden Kilpatrick. The original story can be seen here.

In March 2025, undercover footage captured Haden Kirkpatrick, then a State Farm Vice President, making explosive comments about:

• California wildfire victims and insurance exposure
• State Farm’s planned exit from California
• His own hiring “bias” and DEI priorities...moving away from hiring White people.

This week, former State Farm executive Haden Kirkpatrick filed a lawsuit in Illinois targeting James O’Keefe, O’Keefe Media Group, and the undercover journalist who exposed his comments.

James O'Keefe has a few commercials in the body of this video...sorry.

Dr. Santa Ono rejected as next President of UF

Former DEI advocate rejected to lead University of Florida

The Florida Board of Governors on Tuesday voted 10-6 to reject Dr. Santa Ono’s appointment as the University of Florida’s next president, halting a nomination that had advanced with unanimous support from the university’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. Santa Ono, the former president at the University of Michigan, was rejected Tuesday as the next president at the University of Florida amid backlash from Republicans over his earlier support of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Tuesday's decision by the 17-member Board of Governors comes one week after UF's Board of Trustees unanimously approved Ono as the finalist.

Ono was on track to become one of the highest paid public university presidents in the country. He was due to sign a five-year contract with a base salary of $1.5 million and incentives to earn as much as $15 million over the life of the deal.

The vote followed nearly three hours of questioning focused on Ono’s past support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and his handling of campus protests, despite his assurances that such programs would not return to UF under his leadership.

The university will now restart its presidential search, which began after Ben Sasse stepped down last year.

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Labor Dept and DOGE cut DEI funding

Labor grants worth $13.6 million in DEI funding terminated

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) join forces to review and eliminate controversial grant programs aimed at promoting diversity initiatives across various sectors.

According to Breitbart, federal agencies have terminated 25 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) grants totaling $13.6 million, which included funding for programs supporting gender-expansive individuals and various underrepresented communities.

The terminated grants encompassed several initiatives, including a $716,000 allocation for DEIA materials and training modules, $398,000 for gender equity awareness programs, and $350,000 designated for migrant communities.

These cuts are part of a broader effort to redirect funding toward merit-based employment opportunities.

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End of DEI in Palm Beach County Schools

PBCounty School Board ends DEI

The Palm Beach County School Board voted Wednesday night to eliminate all programs in the district that contained diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI.

The changes will eliminate diversity goals in hiring and retaining staff, and end the women-and minority-business enterprise program.

The Trump administration views some DEI programs as potentially violating anti-discrimination laws.

District rules would still bar discrimination, but they would no longer require efforts to provide racial, ethnic or gender diversity in hiring or retaining staff. Principals would no longer be required to select faculty advisers, directors, coaches, sponsors and staff "who are diverse in racial, ethnic, and gender composition."

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HHS cancels half billion+ dollars in unnecessary Grants

We Were Paying for What? Trump HHS Slashes Hundreds of Millions in Woke LGBTQ Grants

The Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Department has canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants dedicated to researching illegal sexual behavior in children, pregnancy prevention for “transgender boys,” and so-called sleep inequality affecting black sexual-minority men.

In March, HHS canceled at least $530 million of funding for LGBTQ+ health research programs, according to a grant tracker from Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

HHS previously provided more than $990 million of grant funding to LGBTQ+ health research programs, according to the tracker.

The National Institutes of Health’s newly sworn-in director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, said that under his tutelage, the agency would shift its priorities toward “research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing chronic conditions like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and many others that cause so much suffering and deaths among all Americans.

The priority shift included cutting funding for studies focused on radical gender ideology, critical race theory, and other topics that polls show to be wildly unpopular with Americans.

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