Rowland Mosbergen<p>pro tip: it's not about the money. It never is. Means testing is about order . Nothing radicalised me like realising it costs the government more money to put disabled people through degrading tests and assessments, and stage tribunals to deny them benefits, than it would if they just paid everyone who applied the full amount straight up</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/@LuciferMorningstar@evil.social/111838071095396993" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disabled.social/@LuciferMornin</span><span class="invisible">gstar@evil.social/111838071095396993</span></a></p><p>Found via nottheonlyone.org as one of 10,400+ <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> and <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> items.</p>
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>I'm proud to share a research article our research team recently published. It examines health insurance and non-medical challenges Vietnamese Americans faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><p>Disaggregating data unmasks disparities within different populations. We wouldn't see this if we included this group within the broader Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander umbrella. </p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/2/189" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/2/189</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"But those new rules were reversed in January after nearly two dozen states sued the Biden administration to block separate parts of the measure aimed at protecting LGBTQ students from discrimination. In January, a federal judge struck down the changes, which tossed out the expanded protections for pregnant and parenting students, too."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/title-ix-protections-pregnant-parenting-students-rolled-back-rcna194686" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/title</span><span class="invisible">-ix-protections-pregnant-parenting-students-rolled-back-rcna194686</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproductiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproductiveJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveJustice</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/breastfeeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breastfeeding</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a></p>
Michael Carty<p>City watchdogs axe proposals for new diversity and inclusion rules</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/city-watchdogs-axe-proposals-for-new-diversity-and-inclusion-rules-b1216203.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">standard.co.uk/business/busine</span><span class="invisible">ss-news/city-watchdogs-axe-proposals-for-new-diversity-and-inclusion-rules-b1216203.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>By now you have all read about what is going on w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept’s anti-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> initiative, in which nefarious policies are birthing hilarious results. Namely, as the Associated Press reported last week, somebody at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> produced a database flagging images depicting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a>. And some dutiful search-&-replace function suggested that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> websites should jettison images of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnolaGay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnolaGay</span></a>. Because, Enola “Gay.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/dei-purge-images-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/dei-purge-i</span><span class="invisible">mages-pentagon-diversity-women-black-8efcfaec909954f4a24bad0d49c78074</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“If anybody needed a clearer sign that this administration gives not a single damn for the people of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>, this is it,” Matthew Tejada, a fmr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> ofcl who is now a snr VP for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> at the Natural Resources Defense Fund, a nonprofit.<br>Molly Vaseliou, an EPA spox, described the moves as *organizational improvements* that align w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s orders to end *wasteful* spending & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”<br>—</p><p>The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-trump-disparities-benefits-office-equity-assurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/veteran</span><span class="invisible">s-affairs-trump-disparities-benefits-office-equity-assurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Peter Gleick<p>In honor of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeFrancis</span></a>, who remains ill, here are some thoughts about his remarkable "Laudato Si’" and what it says about <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a>, and human rights. <br>The Vatican’s Encyclical Letter and Global Water Challenges</p><p><a href="https://pacinst.org/huffington-post-laudato-si-and-water-the-vaticans-encyclical-letter-and-global-water-challenges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pacinst.org/huffington-post-la</span><span class="invisible">udato-si-and-water-the-vaticans-encyclical-letter-and-global-water-challenges/</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p>Thanks to Claudia Aiken and Will Viederman with the NYU Furman Center for this clear rundown of the multiyear effort to address housing and equity challenges through zoning reform here in Charlottesville, Virginia. "it is highly comprehensive, incorporating a wide variety of policy levers that other cities have considered to increase housing density and affordability" <a href="https://localhousingsolutions.org/housing-policy-case-studies/charlottesville-virginias-path-to-equitable-zoning-reform/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">localhousingsolutions.org/hous</span><span class="invisible">ing-policy-case-studies/charlottesville-virginias-path-to-equitable-zoning-reform/</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/zoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoning</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/cville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cville</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/ComprehensivePlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComprehensivePlan</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/displacement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>displacement</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
Michael Carty<p>US retailers publicly scrap some 'DEI' initiatives while quietly supporting others</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-retailers-publicly-scrap-some-dei-initiatives-while-quietly-supporting-others-2025-03-06/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-retail</span><span class="invisible">ers-publicly-scrap-some-dei-initiatives-while-quietly-supporting-others-2025-03-06/</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>John Deere investors voted overwhelmingly against a resolution aimed at its DEI efforts <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/johndeere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>johndeere</span></a> <a href="https://www.aol.com/news/investors-farm-equipment-maker-deere-183834337.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/investors-farm-eq</span><span class="invisible">uipment-maker-deere-183834337.html</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Equity Calls On Government Regulator To Punish Mad Dog Casting After Agency Collapsed Owing Creditors $2M<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoctorWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoctorWho</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MadDog2020Casting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadDog2020Casting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/03/equity-mad-dog-casting-collapse-1236312512/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/03/equity-ma</span><span class="invisible">d-dog-casting-collapse-1236312512/</span></a></p>
William<p>“In a democratic economy, ownership is extended beyond the wealthy few, to public and private institutions, such as cooperatives and non-profits, driven by the interests of ordinary people. In many worker cooperatives, for example, the workers own the firm and elect the board on a one-member, one-vote basis. This makes power on the shop floor and pay scales much more equal.” <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/cooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperative</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mast.wmclark.com/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/06/republicans-oligarchy-economic-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/06/republicans-oligarchy-economic-democracy</span></a></p>
Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://www.thelantern.com/2025/03/student-organizations-react-to-universitys-recent-dei-programming-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Student organizations react to university’s recent DEI programming cuts - Reilly Ackermann</a>
Nonilex<p>While <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> suggests the federal govt is doing too much on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>, he also demands that it do more. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> is expected to amplify Trump’s call for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> to excise *illegal discrimination* in the *guise* of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> programs or risk losing federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a>, which accounts for about 10% of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/K12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K12</span></a> public <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> dollars & a significant share of higher education funding.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whitewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitewashing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> created the '<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Access</span></a> & Deployment Program' in 2021 to extend broadband to the most remote areas of the nation. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commerce</span></a> Dept came up w/standards & rules for states & territories applying for the funds—including the preference for fiber-optic broadband, to provide fast <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> speeds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s adviser & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> leader, is chief exec of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>, the rocket co that makes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>. Starlink uses low-altitude <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> to beam internet service to dishes…</p>
Nonilex<p>Starting Wed, >100k people, many of them parishioners at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackChurches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackChurches</span></a>, are pledging to abstain from shopping at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a>, part of a 40-day nationwide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> of the retail giant more than a month after the company abandoned its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> initiatives.
<br>The effort, led by prominent faith & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> leaders such as Pastor Jamal Bryant, includes Atlanta, Houston, Jacksonville, & Alexandria.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/05/target-boycott-dei-40-day-fast/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/05/target-boycott-dei-40-day-fast/</span></a></p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>Not nearly good enough: "A spokesperson for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> said the company is still committed to inclusivity and offers a wide range of products and services, including items that are owned by Black and minority vendors."</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/40-day-target-boycott-starts-103052115.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/finance/news/40-day-</span><span class="invisible">target-boycott-starts-103052115.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BoycottTarget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTarget</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
Cindy Weinstein<p>Not nearly good enough: "A spokesperson for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> said the company is still committed to inclusivity and offers a wide range of products and services, including items that are owned by Black and minority vendors."</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/40-day-target-boycott-starts-103052115.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/finance/news/40-day-</span><span class="invisible">target-boycott-starts-103052115.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BoycottTarget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTarget</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
Adam van Sertima<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/newIntroduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newIntroduction</span></a></p><p>Hi, I’m Adam. I teach film & culture at a small college in Montréal(unceded territory). Bonne Française, wenig Deutsch & Latin.</p><p>I also do carpentry & renos. Interactive sculpture & music are my creative practices.</p><p>I’m straight, but not narrow. Until women, the differently-abled, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Trans Folx & Worker’s rights are universally protected, no human is really free.</p><p>We are in a climate crisis. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LessIsMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LessIsMore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Vaccinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccinate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BeKind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeKind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> 🇨🇦</p>
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