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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 156 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

I decided to read the article for once and holy shit.

"These terms included affirming the statement that we “do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws."

Good on them for refusing but also government just hindered all the cybersecurity infrastructure involving python because they hire non-white people.

[–] bluesocks@lemmings.world -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Why do you people conflate hiring minorities with DEI?

They're not the same.

Also very telling how you blame the people offering the money and not the people refusing it.

[–] jve@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

discriminatory equity ideology

… are they trying to change what DEI even means in the process here? Incredible.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yup. It's like one of those facebook "DND secretly stands for Devils New Day" rhetoric.

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago
[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Gelik@feddit.dk 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Other good choices would be: BRICS, Canada, Australia

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Is BRICS an actual org? Like isn't it just a collection of countries that, on paper, had a collective amount of economic weight to potentially sway the rest of the world economy.

Also I doubt, it's illegal to be gay, Russia is high on the support ticket here

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

Put their lack of money where their mouth is. Based.

[–] sidebro@lemmy.zip 74 points 4 days ago

It's good the PSF withdrew, they shouldn't feel obligated to align with the "MAGA crowd" to secure funding.

[–] brattykatty@midwest.social 51 points 4 days ago

Good move PSF

[–] 17lifers@sopuli.xyz 32 points 3 days ago
[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 8 points 3 days ago