River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005

'The Message'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


chrismg - Jan 22, 2025 3:48:14 pm PST #4802 of 6497
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Man the problem with keeping lists like that is that with the size of modern organizations there are SO MANY people who deserve a good Facelessing.


Atropa - Jan 22, 2025 4:11:57 pm PST #4803 of 6497
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I've read in a couple of places that the language of the DEI notices/emails sent out by government agencies were from a template given to them, and no one was allowed to alter or edit them.


Atropa - Jan 22, 2025 4:12:24 pm PST #4804 of 6497
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Which doesn't excuse things AT ALL, but does sound like the agencies weren't given any leeway.


brenda m - Jan 22, 2025 4:15:13 pm PST #4805 of 6497
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Someone at NASA posted it too - same text. Ghastly.


JenP - Jan 22, 2025 4:19:10 pm PST #4806 of 6497

Ah, Atropa, that makes sense. I mean the kind of sense that is horrible, but that's where we are now.


Consuela - Jan 22, 2025 4:22:37 pm PST #4807 of 6497
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yeah it was clearly a template they had to use. It's still gross and unprofessional and insulting to the staff.

I was supposed to take civil rights training within the next few months; I wonder if it will be cancelled?


brenda m - Jan 22, 2025 4:25:03 pm PST #4808 of 6497
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

lisah - Jan 22, 2025 5:02:33 pm PST #4809 of 6497
Punishingly Intricate

lisah, I didn’t realize you were federal now.

I’m back working as a federal contractor which I did for a long time before going to the private sector. I swore I’d never go back but needs must.


Karl - Jan 22, 2025 6:47:56 pm PST #4810 of 6497
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Yes, my housemate here in the East Bay works for the federal Department of Health and Human Services in SF, and he got a notice exactly as JenP described.

So, can confirm that it looks like a horrible template.


Susan W. - Jan 22, 2025 8:08:24 pm PST #4811 of 6497
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I work for a state university, but I'm in research administration so we're directly downstream of this shitshow given how much of our money comes from federal grants. We got notices today to stop doing anything DEI-related on those grants, and I wonder how soon it will be threats to cut all our federal funding if we continue woke activities with our state and private funding.