#Mark #Zuckerberg’s decision to cut off funding to the pro‑immigration group FWD.us

marks a sharp turn away from the high-profile social advocacy that once defined his philanthropy...

even as #MacKenzie #Scott is emerging as the era’s most aggressive backer of equity- and #DEI-driven causes.

The split shows a broader divergence in tech philanthropy:

one billionaire channeling resources into #science and #AI infrastructure,

the other pouring unrestricted billions into institutions serving communities historically excluded from power and wealth.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-philanthropy-growing-divide-mark-181737765.html

Update. It's rare to see a journal editorial call for #MultilingualResearch. Here's one from _Applied and Environmental Microbiology_, published by the American Society of Microbiology.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02229-25

Language barriers "do more than prevent access to opportunities. They cement unfair assumptions about scientific competence and preferentially amplify voices that are proficient, or perceived to be proficient, in the dominant language, shaping scientific discourse in narrow and exclusive ways. This editorial explores how linguistic bias sustains professional hierarchies and restricts scientific progress. It also highlights our journal’s initiatives to overcome language-based barriers in publishing and foster equitable participation in scientific exchange."

#DEI #Multilingualism #ScholComm

"DEI Under Threat: Collaborative Strategies to #DefendResearch."
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/22/guest-post-dei-under-threat-collaborative-strategies-to-defendresearch/

"None of this is new, and the censorship of scholarship has a long history. As #SaraRouhi explained, 'it’s really easy, particularly in the US where we tend to be very short-sighted, to forget that all of this has happened before,' pointing to an infamous Nature editorial from 1937, calling out the censorship of Jewish researchers in Germany at the time. This editorial is striking in two ways: its argument that scientific inquiry can only develop to its full extent in an atmosphere of political freedom, and that everyone engaged in scholarly inquiry ought to be empowered to pursue their research, wherever it leads."

#Censorship #DEI #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

#Mark #Zuckerberg’s decision to cut off funding to the pro‑immigration group FWD.us

marks a sharp turn away from the high-profile social advocacy that once defined his philanthropy...

even as #MacKenzie #Scott is emerging as the era’s most aggressive backer of equity- and #DEI-driven causes.

The split shows a broader divergence in tech philanthropy:

one billionaire channeling resources into #science and #AI infrastructure,

the other pouring unrestricted billions into institutions serving communities historically excluded from power and wealth.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-philanthropy-growing-divide-mark-181737765.html

Update. It's rare to see a journal editorial call for #MultilingualResearch. Here's one from _Applied and Environmental Microbiology_, published by the American Society of Microbiology.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02229-25

Language barriers "do more than prevent access to opportunities. They cement unfair assumptions about scientific competence and preferentially amplify voices that are proficient, or perceived to be proficient, in the dominant language, shaping scientific discourse in narrow and exclusive ways. This editorial explores how linguistic bias sustains professional hierarchies and restricts scientific progress. It also highlights our journal’s initiatives to overcome language-based barriers in publishing and foster equitable participation in scientific exchange."

#DEI #Multilingualism #ScholComm

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This is not surprising, sadly.

"More than 90 per cent of streaming TV made by white people, study finds"

#DEI #Film https://www.nme.com/news/tv/more-than-90-per-cent-of-streaming-tv-made-by-white-people-study-finds-3918946

As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statements in their tax filings.

https://www.propublica.org/article/deleting-dei-language-nonprofits-irs-forms?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#DEI #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Nonprofit #Charity #Trump #Data #Analysis

@jeffjarvis

Sad, though predictable, to see so many mainstream media outlets who once trumpeted their #DEI efforts readily abandon them under #Trump. I canceled #ParamountPlus earlier this year for that reason (having already canceled #DisneyPlus in 2024).

https://funcrunch.medium.com/i-canceled-paramount-before-it-was-cool-8578c0f935d4?sk=32f2453d4e5980175c37be67a4dfeafe

#USPol

Costco wouldn't back down on DEI, and now it's going up against the Trump administration, suing on the grounds that Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing tariffs — and asking for a refund. Here's more from @CNN on what Costco said in the lawsuit, and the handful of other companies that are separately suing the government.

https://flip.it/NWo8NH

#USNews #USGovernment #TrumpAdministration #Trump #USPolitics #Tariffs #Law #Costco #DEI

Terrible, racism and discrimination are institutionalized in the US now
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/u-of-alabama-student-magazines-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.508.WYI1.WPhR3aKzcPav&smid=nytcore-android-share
#alabama #discrimination #dei #usa #university

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#ComputerScience #tech #SoftwareEngineer
#python #OpenSource #FOSS #GameDev #DEI #disability #WIC #neurodivergent #FirstNations #BIPOC

According to a recent study by the Brookings Institution, Trump has assembled the least diverse administration in decades. Of his appointees confirmed by the Senate, 91 percent are white and 84 percent are men!

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-remigration
#whitesupremacy #racism #misogyny #trump #dei #fascism #authoritarianism

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Costco wouldn't back down on DEI, and now it's going up against the Trump administration, suing on the grounds that Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing tariffs — and asking for a refund. Here's more from @CNN on what Costco said in the lawsuit, and the handful of other companies that are separately suing the government.

https://flip.it/NWo8NH

#USNews #USGovernment #TrumpAdministration #Trump #USPolitics #Tariffs #Law #Costco #DEI

According to a recent study by the Brookings Institution, Trump has assembled the least diverse administration in decades. Of his appointees confirmed by the Senate, 91 percent are white and 84 percent are men!

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-remigration
#whitesupremacy #racism #misogyny #trump #dei #fascism #authoritarianism

I'm new to Mastodon (about 1 hour ago)

2x Self-Published author w/ a 3rd book (WIP)

I'm looking forward to meeting new people & supporting others' content

I post a wide variety of content. I tend to post popular opinions on many topics & unpopular opinions on many others

#IntroductionPost #NewHere #New #indieauthors #author #writing #writer #mastodon #starwars #starwars #poetry #LGBTQIA #neurodivergent #education #WomensRights #humanrights #science #DEI #creativity #art #music #constitution