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Fri Mar 13, 2026, 09:42 AM Friday

DOGE bro just admitted he thinks veterans' issues are "DEI."

Michael Embrich @MikeEmbrich
A DOGE bro just admitted he thinks veterans’ issues are “DEI.”

He terminated grants that helped veterans because he supposedly “read books” about how bad they are… then couldn’t name a single book.

As a veteran, I honestly don’t know how anyone who served could vote for Trump — never mind half.

Veterans deserve respect and support, not culture-war nonsense.





...one year ago:

Mar 11, 2025
DOGE's anti-DEI drive flagged these programs. Only they weren't DEI.
https://www.businessinsider.com/doge-wrongly-flagged-jobs-programs-dei-equity-2025-3


'Absolute chaos': Three veterans fired in DOGE cuts react to Trump speech




Veteran speaks out after job at VA terminated in DOGE purge




Standing With New York Veterans to Fight DOGE's Cuts to the VA






Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump Mar 12, 2026
A DOGE staffer tasked with flagging grants for “DEI” struggled to define the term during a deposition, after documents reportedly revealed that DOGE staff canceled 97% of National Endowment for the Humanities grants in just 22 days. This is incredibly disturbing. WHY are decisions affecting education and culture being made without what appears to be a full understanding of DEI?!

Mar 11, 2026
A staff member for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, who was in charge of flagging grants for “DEI,” struggled to define the term during a lawsuit deposition.

Justin Fox was assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and described his role as highlighting any projects that would be disqualified for federal funding because they promoted “diversity, equity and inclusion,” as defined by Donald Trump’s executive order of January 2025.

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Buns_of_Fire

(19,123 posts)
1. Cocky little bastards, aren't they?
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:08 AM
Friday

That said, I know ONE ketamine-flavored cocky bastard who desperately needs to have his citizenship revoked and to be deported back to South Africa.

Hey Joe

(572 posts)
2. Jesus Christ!!
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:03 PM
Friday

Is this baby faced little boy even potty trained?
He knows exactly shit about anything including working for a living or sacrificing himself for
his country.
This really pisses me off!!

erronis

(23,660 posts)
7. Got that botoxed lip look that trump likes. Reminds him of his days with Epstein molesting young people.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:37 PM
Friday

Aristus

(72,085 posts)
3. Got-DAMN if he doesn't look like a creepy little shitweasel.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:06 PM
Friday

IOW, he fits right in with this monstrous administration.

William Seger

(12,411 posts)
5. To reactionaries, anything that demonstrates any empathy is "woke"
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:27 PM
Friday

These assholes were hired by someone who not only brags about having no empathy, he claims it will be the downfall of Western civilization.

Seinan Sensei

(1,520 posts)
8. I would have asked DOGE-Staffer shitweasel what DEI stood for
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:53 PM
Friday
“I’d have to reference the EO”

Well, then. What does EO stand for?

“I’d have to reference the Ketamine-Commandant”

ChicagoTeamster

(839 posts)
9. So people who serve, some even risking their lives, are DEI ? The benefits they receive are earned by their service
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 06:55 PM
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