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Written by Matt May on 2025-01-22 at 05:40

Did you know the Department of Justice has a Civil Rights Division?

Well, it used to, anyway. Don't be surprised if they're one of the "DEIA" organizations rounded up and fired Wednesday.

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Written by Drew Mochak on 2025-01-23 at 03:51

@mattmay It seems like they are putting them on paid leave rather than firing them, I assume because they can’t defund it without congress? If I’m right about that it’s not hard to imagine a world where they can’t pass a budget so everything gets funded at currewnt levels. So they end up getting paid to do nothing, the ultimate sin of DEI.

We probably won’t get that “lucky,.” though.

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Written by Matt May on 2025-01-23 at 04:00

@drew Read the memorandum. They’re on leave until next Friday, when agencies are to present their plans to fire them ASAP.

There will 100% be lawsuits between now and then seeking an injunction, ~100% one will be granted. If they can keep from getting RIFed, then they have a shot, but their agencies will fight them at every turn for the rest of the term.

https://www.chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Memo%20Initial%20Guidance%20Regarding%20DEIA%20Executive%20Orders.pdf

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Written by Drew Mochak on 2025-01-23 at 04:17

@mattmay Thanks, missed that. Scary.

Also LOL the PDF has two screenshots of another document with no alt text, how apropos.

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Written by Matt May on 2025-01-23 at 04:20

@drew Yeah, guess they should have looked at the WH accessibility policy OOPS that’s gone too

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Written by Pratik Patel on 2025-01-23 at 06:56

@drew @mattmay How much you wanna bet that one of those AI accessibility companies get a large foothold at various agencies now?

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Written by Matt May on 2025-01-23 at 04:05

@drew Trump’s also said he’s going to try to impound budget items, even though there’s no legal precedent for anyone but Congress to do that. If he gets away with it, then we’re most of the way to unitary executive theory.

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