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It’s a day that ends in “y,” so you know that Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has said something absurd.
Only this time, her drivel isn’t so much infuriating, as it usually is, but actually kind of funny — though the laughs are at her expense.
The 44-year-old Crockett has recently emerged as one of the most public faces of the Democratic Party during President Donald Trump’s second term, often taking the pulpit to be the loudest and most annoying voice speaking out against the current presidential administration.
Her entire schtick is to babble endlessly (oftentimes with a peculiar accent) while using a bunch of leftist buzzwords, but she does it with a sass and attitude that some people apparently find appealing.
Trump hits Princeton, Harvard: Suspends funding, pulls billion-dollar federal contracts– www.thecollegefix.com
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The Trump administration took a one-two punch to two of the most prominent Ivy League institutions in the nation this week, yanking, suspending, and putting under review billions of dollars worth of federal grants and contracts.
With that, a total of four Ivy League universities have been targeted in the last month by the administration, which has cited various concerns, including rampant antisemitism, diversity, equity and inclusion-based discrimination, and women’s rights issues.
On Monday, the Education Department, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration announced their joint task force will review “more than $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University and its affiliates to ensure the university is in compliance with federal regulations, including its civil rights responsibilities.”
“Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination – all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry – has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated.
Denmark, Netherlands react to Trump’s DEI ultimatum– www.reddit.com
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The Bud Light boycott worked: Major corporations are walking away from LGBT pride– www.lifesitenews.com
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(LifeSiteNews) — Pride comes before a fall – and as some major companies rethink previous “woke” policies, the corporate gravy train LGBT activists have relied on to fund their activism has finally begun to slow.
According to NPR, both Anheuser-Busch – famous for beer brands like Beck’s and Budweiser – and the telecoms giant Comcast have both pulled funding from San Francisco Pride. Anheuser-Busch has also ended their sponsorship with St. Louis Pride.
They aren’t the only ones. Diageo, the beverage company responsible for Johnny Walker, Smirnoff, and Guinness has pulled support from San Francisco Pride, as has Jackson Family Wines (which includes La Crema Wines). Meta, the tech giant that includes both Facebook and Instagram, has also reportedly pulled funding from San Francisco Pride.
Significantly, a number of those companies have been attempting to distance themselves from wokeness after spending years wrapping themselves in the rainbow flag. Mark Zuckerberg of Meta announced earlier this year that he was reintroducing free speech to Meta’s social media platforms and began by removing many of the restrictions around LGBT debates (and had the tampon dispensers removed from the male washrooms at Facebook’s headquarters).
DEI Hangs on At NASA. Plus, Harvard in Trump Admin’s Crosshairs.– freebeacon.com
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Equity in space: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory let go nearly 900 workers last year due to budget cuts. The layoffs impacted both technical and support staff at the lab, which creates land rovers that have reached Mars. They did not impact the lab’s chief inclusion officer, Neela Rajendra.
She is best known for arguing that “extreme deadline[s]” are an “obstacle to inclusion.” While NASA closed its central diversity office earlier this year in response to a Trump executive order, Rajendra survived because “the lab created a new role for her—one with many of the same duties as the old one,” our Aaron Sibarium reports.
“Instead of chief inclusion officer, the lab explained in a March 10 email, Rajendra would henceforth serve as the ‘Chief of the Office of Team Excellence and Employee Success,'” writes Sibarium. “The title change provides one of the most clear cut examples yet of how institutions are seeking to circumvent Trump’s ban on DEI by renaming diversity offices and shuffling staff.”
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow cancellation of millions of dollars in DEI grants– www.washingtontimes.com
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to let it cancel millions of dollars in discretionary grants from the Department of Education that are inconsistent with the president’s position on diversity, equity and inclusion.
FCC Investigates Disney’s DEI Practices Amid Political Scrutiny – National Legal and Policy Center
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Racial Grievance Theater Is About Humiliation, Not History– thefederalist.com
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The White House on March 27 issued an executive order on “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which prohibits public expenditure on any Smithsonian Institution exhibits or programs that attack core American values or “divide Americans based on race.” The interior secretary will also investigate whether any public monuments, memorials, or properties have been removed or altered to advance racialist ideology.
Cue media and liberal historians’ outrage, with one Georgetown professor telling The Washington Post that it amounted to an “ideological purity test,” while others argued it would result in removing or downplaying narratives of underrepresented communities. Yet as racialist ideologues keep demonstrating, it is their own hypocritical ideology that seeks to demonize and silence American traditions in service of a radical new political agenda.
Indeed, the very day before the executive order, NPR CEO Katherine Maher was confronted in a House subcommittee hearing with the uncomfortable fact that in January 2020 she had claimed America suffered from “our original collective sin and unpaid debt,” and affirmed the need for racial reparations. (She also called the current president a “deranged racist sociopath.”) Maher declared her regret over these tweets and claimed her opinions had changed. But Americans should rightly be wary of all historical and political narratives that leverage racial grievance and victimhood, even when presented as benign attempts to simply “tell everyone’s story.”
Columbia University’s new pres said congressional antisemitism hearings led by Elise Stefanik were ‘Capitol Hill nonsense’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense.”
Columbia University’s newly appointed president previously dismissed the congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses as “Capitol Hill nonsense,” according to leaked messages.
Claire Shipman who was named Columbia’s president on Friday, had been serving as co-chair of the university’s board of trustees. Shipman is a former CNN White House correspondent who was previously married to Jay Carney, the former Obama administration press secretary.
In December 2023, Shopman wrote in a text message to then-President Minouche Shafik that she thought Columbia would be spared from the “Capitol Hill nonsense.” The remark was in reference to the Rep. Elise Stefanik-led Congressional hearings that focused on antisemitic campus protests following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
George Washington Law Prof. Testimony Brutally Implodes As Senators Question Her Tweets And Writings– legalinsurrection.com
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Earlier this week on Capitol Hill, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “The Censorship Industrial Complex,” focusing on issues of free speech and censorship. When it came time for the Democrats’ witness to testify, many Republicans raised concerns about her past statements—both in tweets and published writings—on free speech and the Constitution, questioning her claims of impartiality.
During the hearing, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) referenced several of the witnesses, Professor Mary Anne Franks’, past statements and pressed the George Washington law professor in a tense exchange. He challenged her ability to remain impartial on censorship issues under Donald Trump versus Joe Biden, particularly after she defended her claim that President Biden was better for the First Amendment than Trump.
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Hegseth orders sweeping DOD workforce overhaul to bolster military readiness – WUSA9.com
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Naval Academy Will No Longer Use Race in Admissions Decisions, So Legal Fight Put On Hold– legalinsurrection.com
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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in university admissions, as we reported: Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”:
The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow to race-based affirmative action in college admissions and by implication elsewhere, putting to an end a narrow carve-out for higher education that had permitted colleges and universities to engage in otherwise unlawful conduct in the name of promoting diversity.
As Chief Justice John Roberts stated:
the Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause. Both programs lack sufficiently focused and measurable objectives warranting the use of race, unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today.
But, as we covered here: The Supreme Court Should Apply Its Affirmative Action Ruling to Military Academies, there is an innocuous footnote near the beginning of the Court’s Affirmative Action opinion, stating that the opinion does not apply to the military academies:
The United States as amicus curiae contends that race-based admissions programs further compelling interests at our Nation’s military academies. No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context. This opinion also does not address the issue, in light of the potentially distinct interests that military academies may present.
Tax reckoning coming for besieged universities– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Universities thrown into turmoil by Trump administration funding cuts are now facing a new and possibly larger threat in the form of tax hikes from the Republican congressional majorities.
Republicans are weighing a major increase in the tax on big university endowments, as well as a raft of other measures to raise revenues from higher education.
The GOP is motivated to raise taxes on universities because it needs to find revenues to offset the major tax cuts it aims to enact in a sweeping fiscal overhaul. However, higher education is also a prime target because Republicans view it as overrun by left-wing radicalism.
“I love it. We should do it,” Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) told the Washington Examiner when asked about raising taxes on college endowments.
Anti-DEI Disney Investors Press Vote on Abandoning LGBTQ Index – Bloomberg Law
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Trump Stopped Biden’s Plan to Force DEI on Local Communities – American Enterprise Institute
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Democrats Turn to Legally Dubious Ruling Coauthored by DEI Activist To Protect California’s EV Mandate– freebeacon.com
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Excerpt:Democrats are relying on a recent memo from the Government Accountability Office to argue that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans can’t pass a bill repealing a Biden-era waiver allowing California to mandate electric vehicles in the state. But legal experts say the memo—whose authors include a prominent DEI activist—isn’t legally binding and relies on dubious reasoning.
The Government Accountability Office—which conducts audits and analyses for Congress but has minimal legislative authority—published the memo earlier this month just two weeks after Democratic senators Adam Schiff (Calif.), Alex Padilla (Calif.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) asked it to investigate the issue. Media outlets then reported that the memo determined a bill to reverse the Biden-era action is “illegal” and that the office, therefore, “blocks” such a bill.
The office’s memo presents a potential roadblock to Trump’s energy agenda, a key tenet of which involves revoking electric vehicle mandates. Democrats, who cheered the opinion immediately after it was published, may request that the Senate parliamentarian weigh in on the issue and consult the Government Accountability Office’s opinion.
Appeals Court Lifts Block on Implementation of Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting DEI – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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The appeals court decision lifts a nationwide injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore on Feb 21 which blocked the implementation of Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs across the federal government. According to the AP, Abelson found that the executive orders issued by Trump likely violated free-speech rights and are unconstitutionally vague because they lack a specific definition of what DEI is.
Among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Trump’s executive orders seeking to dismantle DEI programs are the city of Baltimore, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and the American Association of University Professors.
The American Civil Rights Project is filing a Title VII complaint against the American Bar Association over its “judicial clerkship program,” which is only open to women, people with a disability, LGBTQ people, people of color and those who have “overcome social or economic disadvantages.”
Under Biden, the amount of money government-run DEI programs have cost this country is estimated to be $1.1 trillion. Now, the effort is to root DEI out of institutions like the ABA, which set standards that affect critical American institutions, namely, our judiciary. A call for ABA to no longer be recognized as an accrediting authority has already begun, but no political leader has outright supported the move just yet.
Getting DEI out of America’s institutions won’t be easy, as even now these institutions work to try to hide their de facto DEI offices and efforts under “creative names,” such as “Retention and Success” as used by one Connecticut college.
The Risk of Making Religious Freedom a DEI Issue – Patheos
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Is Religious Freedom a DEI Issue?
That’s why the recent debate about religion in DEI efforts caught my attention. Some thought leaders have expressed concern about the impact on religious tolerance if DEI programs are reduced. But I question whether religious freedom is a DEI issue.
Freedom of religion in the US isn’t about diversity. It’s a fundamental right of being American, reflected in the diverse cultures of our federated system.
A Founding Principle, Not a Program
This idea—that faith should stand on its own, free from government control—goes back to our Founding Fathers. While serving as Ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin corresponded with Richard Price, a Welsh philosopher and Unitarian minister, about religion’s role in society. Franklin made the following observation: if a belief is strong, it will sustain itself. However, if it needs government support to survive, that says more about the religion than the government. His words reflect a core American belief: religious freedom isn’t granted by institutions—it’s an inherent right that must be protected, not managed.
What This Means for the Workplace
That belief carries into the workplace today. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from religious discrimination and requires reasonable accommodations, like flexible schedules for religious observances, religious attire exceptions, or private spaces for prayer—unless they create an undue hardship for the employer. Public employees also have First Amendment protections. Employers must respect religious expression but can set limits if it disrupts work.
‘Straight up illegal’: Conservative groups file complaint against ABA for discrimination in clerkship program– www.thecollegefix.com
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ABA must ‘stop treating people based on DEI’ to comply with law, group leader says
Four conservative public interest groups and law firms have recently lodged a Title VII complaint against the American Bar Association, accusing it of racial and sex-based discrimination.
American Civil Rights Project Executive Director Dan Morenoff told The College Fix via phone interview the ABA’s “judicial clerkship programs” are the clearest breach of the law among all of its programs.
The ABA’s website states the program aims to promote “full and equal participation by all lawyers.”
Further, only women, those with a disability, those who “identify” as LGBTQ+, people of color, or those who have “overcome social or economic disadvantages” will be considered for the program.
Biden’s DEI initiatives cost more than you think– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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A study was released on March 10, 2025 that was able to finally put a dollar amount on former Vice President Joe Biden’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion measures and that amount is $1.1 trillion. This includes 460 programs across 24 federal agencies. Some of these you’ve probably already heard about, but let’s dig in, shall we?
Despite what Leftists say, there actually is no need for DEI programs anywhere in the country. Things like the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and many, many Supreme Court rulings have made DEI programs redundant.
Connecticut College replaces DEI office with ‘Retention and Success’ division– www.thecollegefix.com
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‘Colleges and universities are reconfiguring and rebranding DEI efforts in order to avoid scrutiny,’ professor says As diversity, equity, and inclusion programs lose footing due to state and federal pushback, Connecticut College has decided to launch a new division to interweave “equity and inclusion efforts” throughout its institution. Titled the Division of Retention and Success…
‘Straight up illegal’: Conservative groups file complaint against ABA for discrimination in clerkship program– www.thecollegefix.com
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ABA must ‘stop treating people based on DEI’ to comply with law, group leader says
Four conservative public interest groups and law firms have recently lodged a Title VII complaint against the American Bar Association, accusing it of racial and sex-based discrimination.
American Civil Rights Project Executive Director Dan Morenoff told The College Fix via phone interview the ABA’s “judicial clerkship programs” are the clearest breach of the law among all of its programs.
The ABA’s website states the program aims to promote “full and equal participation by all lawyers.”
Further, only women, those with a disability, those who “identify” as LGBTQ+, people of color, or those who have “overcome social or economic disadvantages” will be considered for the program.
Connecticut College replaces DEI office with ‘Retention and Success’ division– www.thecollegefix.com
Connecticut College replaces DEI office with ‘Retention and Success’ division– www.thecollegefix.com
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‘Colleges and universities are reconfiguring and rebranding DEI efforts in order to avoid scrutiny,’ professor says As diversity, equity, and inclusion programs lose footing due to state and federal pushback, Connecticut College has decided to launch a new division to interweave “equity and inclusion efforts” throughout its institution. Titled the Division of Retention and Success…
Biden’s DEI initiatives cost more than you think– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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A study was released on March 10, 2025 that was able to finally put a dollar amount on former Vice President Joe Biden’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion measures and that amount is $1.1 trillion. This includes 460 programs across 24 federal agencies. Some of these you’ve probably already heard about, but let’s dig in, shall we?
Despite what Leftists say, there actually is no need for DEI programs anywhere in the country. Things like the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and many, many Supreme Court rulings have made DEI programs redundant.
John Deere shareholders vote down anti-DEI resolution brought by conservative think tank – Benefits Canada
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John Deere shareholders vote down anti-DEI resolution brought by conservative think tank Benefits Canada
Salesforce cuts diversity hiring goals, joining Meta and Google in scaling back DEI initiatives – Business Insider
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Salesforce cuts diversity hiring goals, joining Meta and Google in scaling back DEI initiatives Business Insider
Brown Medical School Gives DEI More Weight Than ‘Clinical Skills’ in Promotion Criteria for Faculty– freebeacon.com
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Brown University Medical School now gives “diversity, equity, and inclusion” more weight than “excellent clinical skills” in its promotion criteria for faculty, raising questions about the quality of teaching and patient care at the elite medical school and underscoring how deeply DEI has penetrated medical education.
The criteria, which are posted on Brown’s website and have not been previously reported, list a “demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion” as a “major criterion” for all positions within the Department of Medicine, which oversees the bulk of the school’s clinical units. Clinical skills, by contrast, only count as a “minor criterion” for many roles.
Doctors who reviewed the criteria were alarmed, saying they reflect an unusually frank admission that merit is taking a back seat to DEI.
“This is as stark as it gets,” said Bob Cirincione, an orthopedic surgeon in Hagerstown, Maryland. The criteria “say what DEI in medical schools is all about. And it’s not about clinical performance.”
State AGs threaten financial institutions over ESG, DEI policies – ESG Dive
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State AGs threaten financial institutions over ESG, DEI policies ESG Dive
‘This is a shift.’ Hegseth sets about executing Trump’s orders to radically ‘reorient’ the Pentagon– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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‘THIS IS NOT THE WAY BUSINESS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST’: Watching Pete Hegseth’s arrival for his first full day at the Pentagon, you had to wonder what was going through the mind of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown, whose face remained expressionless and eyes fixed unblinkingly on the former Army National Guard major as he stood on the River Entrance steps expressing his unabashed enthusiasm for President Donald Trump’s orders to change the culture of priorities of the U.S. military.
“It’s an honor to salute smartly, as I did as a junior officer and now as the secretary of defense, to ensure these orders are complied with rapidly and quickly,” Hegseth told reporters, “We are reorienting. This is a shift. This is not the way business has been done in the past.”
