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Newsweek: Pentagon Issues New Sweeping Order Amid Trump Admin Crackdown on DEI

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The Pentagon has issued its most sweeping directive yet in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s ongoing campaign to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content from the U.S. military.

In a memo distributed Friday, military leaders and commands were ordered to review and pull all library books related to diversity, anti-racism, and gender issues by May 21. The directive characterizes such materials as “promoting divisive concepts and gender ideology,” which it says are incompatible with the Department of Defense’s core mission.

So racism and gender discrimination must be part of “the Department of Defense’s core mission”?

Pentagon issues new sweeping order amid Trump admin crackdown on DEI
Pete Hegseth ordered military leaders to review and pull all library books related to diversity, anti-racism and gender issues.

https://www.newsweek.com/hegseth-pentagon-dei-books-us-military-libraries-2070469

Independent: ‘Fed up’ crowd in Massachusetts swarms ICE agents attempting to arrest mother

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Worcester locals formed a ‘human ring’ around the mother and her two children before cops ‘slammed’ her teen daughter’s face into the ground

Despicable ICE pigs!

Harrowing new video footage reveals the moment a mob of angry Massachusetts residents descended on federal immigration agents and attempted to thwart their operation to detain a woman with her family.

Neighbors spotted Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials intercepting a mother who was with her teen daughter and her newborn baby at about 11:15 a.m. Thursday on Eureka Street in Worcester. The father was detained by ICE on Wednesday, according to the local immigration justice network LUCE.

The arrests come just weeks after ICE’s acting Director Todd Lyons announced the agency had been preparing for a second “surge” in arrests in the Greater Boston area, amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The dramatic video footage, which has since gone viral online, was captured by a witness at the scene and shows the woman clinging to her infant child as ICE agents attempt to arrest her.

A swarm of 25 locals gathered, with one heard demanding to see identification and a warrant and calling to stop the chaos. “We don’t have to show you anything,” an ICE agent reportedly told the crowd.

Arrogant asshole PIG! No warrant, no arrest!

Immigration officials called upon officers from the Worcester police for backup, with the department describing in a statement how the “unruly” crowd “put their hands on federal agents and Worcester officers.”

Local police should quit providing backup to ICE’s thugs.

Moment ‘fed up’ crowd in Massachusetts swarms ICE agents attempting to arrest mother
Worcester locals formed a ‘human ring’ around the mother and her two children before cops ‘slammed’ her teen daughter’s face into the ground

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrest-mother-video-massachusetts-daughter-b2747948.html

National Review: Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into University after National Review Reporting

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The Trump administration launched a civil rights investigation into Western Carolina University for alleged non-compliance with the federal government’s Title IX policy after National Review reported on internal emails that appeared to show defiance of the president’s executive action.

The Department of Education announced the investigation Thursday and cited emails first reported by National Review indicating Western Carolina would not change its Title IX policy to comply with President Trump’s executive order recognizing only two biological sexes and updating federal policy accordingly.

“WCU’s reported contempt for federal antidiscrimination laws and indifference to, and retaliation against, girls who have spoken up about males invading their intimate spaces is simply unacceptable,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor.

What they’re not in compliance with are not laws but executive orders — fiats — by King Donald that are in contradiction with established case law:

The school’s chief compliance officer said in January that “we are not making changes based on this EO,” the emails showed. In February, the administrator said “we will continue to analyze allegations of sex discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” a flagrant violation of Trump’s order. The compliance officer cited the Supreme Court’s Bostock decision barring employment discrimination based on gender identity and a lower court ruling prohibiting discrimination against transgender-identifying students.

Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into University after National Review Reporting | National Review
The Department of Education announced the investigation Thursday and cited emails first reported by National Review.

Independent: More than half of Americans tell Trump to stay away from colleges and disapprove of his higher education attacks

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A new AP-NORC poll finds that the majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s stance on colleges and universities as he intensifies threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.

More than half of Americans, 56 percent, disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to higher education, while about four in 10 approve, reflecting his overall job approval ratings.

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This targeting of universities appears out of step with the wider American public, which sees such institutions as key to scientific research, new ideas, and innovation.

More than half of Americans tell Trump to back off colleges and their funding
Targeting of universities is out of step with the wider American public, which sees such institutions as key to scientific research, new ideas, and innovation, according to new research

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-harvard-university-funding-poll-b2748586.html

Fox News: Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul ‘will not be missed’

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A West Point professor’s resignation over education shifts brought, in part, by the Trump administration, drew a scathing comment from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. 

West Point philosophy professor Graham Parsons announced his resignation Thursday, following a 13-year tenure with the academy. Hegseth quickly took to social media, voicing his opinion after the departure.

“You will not be missed Professor Parsons,” Hegseth wrote in response to Parsons’ resignation.

This is quintessential Hegseth — no class, no tact, no sense of decency. Four more years of Hegseth will leave our military in shambles.

Pete Hegseth says West Point professor who resigned over Trump admin education overhaul ‘will not be missed’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a scathing X post Thursday, said a West Point professor who resigned from the academy will not be missed.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pete-hegseth-says-west-point-professor-who-resigned-over-trump-admin-education-overhaul-will-not-missed

Daily Beast: Kash Patel Is Seriously Infuriating FBI Officials

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Day 30 (of 187) what…me worry? | technolandy: site of Ian Landy

FBI Director Kash Patel has alarmed some members of the bureau by taking what they say is an overly casual approach to the role.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s domestic intelligence and security service is a former prosecutor and political adviser who had little if any law enforcement experience when the president nominated him to head the bureau.

But instead of throwing himself into the job and trying to gain credibility with the officials he’s been tasked with leading, a dozen current and former officials at the FBI and Department of Justice said they worried he wasn’t taking the position seriously enough, NBC News reported.

For decades, the FBI chief has received an 8:30 a.m. daily “director’s brief” with the most important information gathered from thousands of agents and analysts. Patel reportedly had trouble making the morning briefing, so it was dropped from five days a week to two.

“Even that has been a struggle,” an unnamed official told NBC.

Two current FBI officials said Patel sometimes seems uninterested in the materials, forcing them to try to create briefs that will hold his attention.

Patel also ended a long-standing practice of holding secure weekly video conferences with field office leaders across the country, according to NBC. The meetings were considered a crucial way to share information and priorities across the bureau.

Kash Patel Is Seriously Infuriating FBI Officials
The FBI director has canceled key intelligence briefings and upset rank-and-file by carrying a field agent badge he never earned.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-is-seriously-infuriating-fbi-officials

CBS News: Federal workers spoke to reporters after DOGE fired them. Now they face investigation.

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At least half a dozen USAID employees who spoke to reporters after they thought they had been fired by the Trump administration have now received notices from the foreign aid agency’s internal human resources office that they are facing investigation for participating in interviews.

The workers, whose formal dismissal date was delayed after leaders encountered bureaucratic snags, received an email in recent days carrying the subject line, “Administrative inquiry.” The email accused them of having “engaged with the press/media without authorization” and threatened “disciplinary action” including “removal from the U.S. Agency for International Development.” 

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“It’s total intimidation,” said Randy Chester, the vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, which is the union that represents USAID employees. He said employees started receiving notices on Monday. The union shared the email exclusively with CBS.

How can they be disciplined after they’ve been fired?

Federal workers spoke to reporters after DOGE fired them. Now they face investigation.
At least half a dozen USAID employees are facing threats of “disciplinary action” for speaking to reporters after they thought they had been fired.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-usaid-federal-workers-spoke-to-reporters-investigation

Huffington Post: Roger Stone Suggests Democratic Senator Should Face ‘Execution’ After He Criticized Trump’s Crypto Ventures

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Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, suggested Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) should face “execution” after the lawmaker questioned Trump’s recent business ventures into cryptocurrency.

“Trump is cashing in on his presidency and making millions from his own crypto coins. It’s corruption in broad daylight,” Kelly wrote on X Wednesday, promoting the “End Crypto Corruption Act,” which he said would make it illegal for “the President, the Vice President, administration officials, and members of Congress to issue, sponsor, or endorse crypto assets for profit.”

Howsabout execution for corrupt politicians? Yeah!

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roger-stone-mark-kelly-trump-crypto-treason-execution_n_681f7231e4b06987bce11e44

USA Today: Electronics company posts bill with over $36K tariff charge, announces price increases

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An electronic hardware company explained to customers why its prices will increase soon after sharing its latest bill, which included a $36,126.46 tariff charge.

Adafruit Industries said its import bill has grown over the past two months, but it just got hit with its first “big bill.” Products were booked and manufactured through a vendor many months ago, ahead of the tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on various countries, including a 145% one on China.

Unexpected bills like this will put a lot of small companies out of business.

Electronics company posts bill with over $36K tariff charge, announces price increases
Adafruit Industries, an electronic hardware company, posted its over $36,000 tariff charge and explained to customers why its prices will soon rise.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/09/electronics-company-import-tariff-charge/83535500007

Law & Crime: ‘Not just incorrect’: Judge decimates DOJ’s ‘bad faith’ and ‘unreasonable’ effort to toss Jan. 6 defendant’s gun case over Trump pardon

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A federal judge in Baltimore pointedly rejected joint efforts by the government and a Jan. 6 defendant to apply President Donald Trump’s mass pardon to a related but discrete gun crime case.

In a 19-page memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge James Kelleher Bredar, a Barack Obama appointee, found several basic arguments wholly unconvincing. The judge also found one of the more complex arguments a bit underdeveloped and directed the parties to file additional motions, offering one last chance.

The court was, however, withering in its estimation of the government’s efforts to have the case dismissed so far.

“[A]s the record currently stands, the Court is unable to conclude that the Government is not acting in bad faith, and the parties will be directed to provide additional briefing,” Bredar intoned.

‘Not just incorrect’: Judge decimates DOJ’s ‘bad faith’ and ‘unreasonable’ effort to toss Jan. 6 defendant’s gun case over Trump pardon
“As the record currently stands, the Court is unable to conclude that the Government is not acting in bad faith,” the judge said — in one of many rhetorical jabs. The post ‘Not just incorrect’: Judge decimates DOJ’s ‘bad faith’ and ‘unreasonable’ effort to toss Jan. 6 defendant’s gun case over Trump pardon first appeared on Law & Crime.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/not-just-incorrect-judge-decimates-doj-s-bad-faith-and-unreasonable-effort-to-toss-jan-6-defendant-s-gun-case-over-trump-pardon/ar-AA1EuQ5b