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US Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps ‘dismantle radical Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs’

Posted by AugustusFerdinand
Tags: politics.usa, usa.la, republican party, donald trump, department of justice, diversity equity and inclusion, petrochemicals, legal, lawsuits, business, denka performance elastomer, environmental protection agency, author.matthew daly, author.michael phillis, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/trump-louisiana-cancer-denka-chloroprene-epa-lawsuit-89b1f870816f65370eeb75ff269e9c0e

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Mar 8 2025
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    unkz
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    This is the biggest stretch of “DEI” I’ve seen yet. Pretty clear DEI is just whatever Trump doesn’t like.

    This is the biggest stretch of “DEI” I’ve seen yet. Pretty clear DEI is just whatever Trump doesn’t like.

    27 votes
    1. snowgoon
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      If it in any way helps non WASPs it's DEI.

      If it in any way helps non WASPs it's DEI.

      11 votes
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    AugustusFerdinand
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    The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community, saying the dismissal showed that officials are “delivering on President (Donald) Trump’s promise to dismantle radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs and restore integrity to federal enforcement efforts.”

    15 votes
    1. balooga
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      It baffles me that the words “promise to dismantle radical… diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” can be said with a straight face like that’s some kind of a good thing. If DEI stood for...

      It baffles me that the words “promise to dismantle radical… diversity, equity, and inclusion programs” can be said with a straight face like that’s some kind of a good thing. If DEI stood for “decency, empathy, and integrity” these goons would still be trying to portray it as an affront.

      14 votes
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    Carrie
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    Sometimes with these types of things I ask myself, if being black or a woman is now apparently pandering to DEI (which is somehow bad) are they going to undo and stop all usage of HeLA cells ?...

    Sometimes with these types of things I ask myself, if being black or a woman is now apparently pandering to DEI (which is somehow bad) are they going to undo and stop all usage of HeLA cells ? Which are both black and female.

    This would literally upend all cancer research, alone, not even considering the impact across the entire field of biology.

    But I guess that’s the kind of thought an egghead scientist would have and not a strong leader type man…

    9 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      There's nothing more part of the white supremacist patriarchy than forcing black people and women to labor without consent or compensation. By which I mean, even if they had some consistency,...

      There's nothing more part of the white supremacist patriarchy than forcing black people and women to labor without consent or compensation.
      By which I mean, even if they had some consistency, they'd think it was fine, and probably would start taking more cells.

      6 votes
  4. CptBluebear
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    This is just a petrochem bailout. Which is par for the course honestly. DEI is just the newest iteration of frivolous reasoning to throw out a case of (petro)chem induced cancer. If Trump were to...

    This is just a petrochem bailout. Which is par for the course honestly. DEI is just the newest iteration of frivolous reasoning to throw out a case of (petro)chem induced cancer. If Trump were to be in power during East-Palestine we would've seen the same thing. No need to worry though, the republican party managed to use that disaster for political clout in another way.

    6 votes
  5. mild_takes
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    The doublethink involved is insane.

    The dismissal Wednesday of the two-year-old case underscored the Trump administration’s commitment to “eliminate ideological overreach and restore impartial enforcement of federal laws,’' Justice said in a statement.

    The doublethink involved is insane.

    6 votes