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DOGE bro just admitted he thinks veterans' issues are "DEI." [View all]
Michael Embrich @MikeEmbrichA 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.
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...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
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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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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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