when the govt layoffs hit and you realize you are dei too

Would a podcast producer brother of the Secretary of Defense, holding the position of lead advisor to the Secretary of Defense be considered a DEI hire? I thought positions were based on merit and qualifications, no?

Nah that is nepotism

They're not laying people off because they're DEI hires. They're laying them off because they make the federal government and its agencies work, which is not what Trump and his backers want.

This guy is sitting right there in the White House, getting the inside scoop!

Back in his own bubble, more likely.

They are DEI

10,000 workers? You must have amazing evidence for your claim.

Look at them

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hhs-layoffs-rif-rollout-chaos-kennedy-doge/744172/

"Communications, policy, IT and human resources divisions at multiple agencies were gutted or closed, as were offices focused on health equity and minority health, according to sources. Regional offices were axed. Scientists studying workplace safety, long COVID-19, vaccines, HIV and mental health were laid off, as were workers staffing the 988 suicide hotline, supporting new medicine reviews, responding to Freedom of Information Act requests and overseeing the U.S. opioid response."

They weren't fired for being bad at their jobs, or for being unqualified in some way. They were laid off en masse to gut the Federal Government's ability to do its job.

IE: They are DEI "....focused on health equity and minority health..." (DEI)

OUCH Nola for the win!

Some of them. Do you really feel great about the suicide hotline going unstaffed? And, for a regime that promised "transparency", laying of the FOIA staff is a terrible move.

Its DEI based.

You're not giving any evidence, but it seems like you're really enjoying the Kool-aid.

You gave the evidence....

If you feel so bad volunteer then! LOL

If you feel so threatened by diversity, maybe America isn't the right country for you. We're a delightfully diverse people.

"delightfully diverse people..." terminology never used by someone who is POC or diverse.

Delightfully Diverse?? Looks up last 200 years of American history.....

Big assumptions. You're right that I'm white, but why is it hard to imagine valuing diversity? It's what gives us our strength. The opposite of diversity is sterility and stagnation. Cf. the Irish Potato Famine, caused the vulnerability of monocropping.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo my assumption Ie: hypothesis "Lyoll" is right? Okay then. Keep steppin

"Irish Potato famine"..... ie:Clue, that the most Gringo guy in the room talking about diversity. Right.