Wednesday, January 22, 2025

White House Orders Government DEI Employees to be Placed on Leave

Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave "effective immediately," according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

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OPM acting director Charles Ezell sent the memorandum to federal department and agency heads, instructing them to inform all employees of DEI offices by 5 p.m. Wednesday that they were being placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately.

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-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) January 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM

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Make America White Again!!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-22 12:06 PM

Now we all know that some ridiculous percentage of these people voted Republican.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-01-22 12:30 PM

I would be shocked if anyone let alone a ridiculous percentage of DEI workers voted R. It's basically a pre-req for the role to be a deep left on the political spectrum to even think to want to seek those roles out.

#3 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-01-22 01:56 PM

Gotta need those slots for party loyalists.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-01-22 01:57 PM

"I would be shocked if anyone let alone a ridiculous percentage of DEI workers voted R."

Honestly, I wouldn't. While there are people who sincerely believe in it, I've also seen a lot of DEI advocates and facilitators who are just cynical or opportunistic grifters. I'm sure a lot of them are happy to get extra paid leave and probably aren't too worried about having to reinvent or rebrand themselves as a lot of their competition falls away.

#5 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-01-22 10:20 PM

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