A reporter covering President Donald Trump explained why tech billionaire Elon Musk wanted to fire "DEI hires" at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
'Guess what? You don't matter': what Trump's war on DEI means for every American who's not a straight white man[image or embed]
-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) March 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@#9 ... he has 4 kids by Shivon Ziiis....an African-Canadian. ...
Shivon Zilis
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... Shivon Alice Zilis was born in Markham, Ontario, Canada to a Punjabi Indian mother and a Canadian father.[3] ...
Who is Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk's partner who announced birth of their 4th child? (March 2025)
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... Who is Shivon Zilis?
A Canadian businesswoman and executive at Neuralink, the neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, Shivon Zilis garnered significant public attention due to her connection with Musk, as reports revealed that she had twins with him in 2021.
Shivon and Musk welcomed two children, Azure and Strider, in 2021. In 2024, she welcomed their third child. She has reportedly moved into the Texas house that Musk built for all his 11 children.
The 39-year-old was born in Canada to an Indian mother, Sharda N, and a Canadian father, Richard Zilis. A former Tesla employee who worked as a Project Director between 2017 and 2019.
Shivon has previously also worked with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. She is one of the founding members of Bloomberg Beta, an early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg LP, where she led nine investments.
She was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of VCs in 2015 and was named among LinkedIn's 35 Under 35. ...
@#24 ... You're a masochist right? ...
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Be Not Too Hard (1974)
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A fav, yet obscure, tune of mine from back in the day.
"Do-Wah-Diddy" Manfred Mann scored a base-clearing homer with this one, imo.
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Be not too hard for life is short
And nothing is given to man
Be not too hard if he's sold or bought
For he must do the best he can
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
Fighting for things he does not own
Be not too hard when he tells lies
Or if his heart is sometimes stone
Be not too hard for soon he'll die
Often no wiser than he began
Be not too hard for life is short
And nothing is given to man
...
@#32
For the record, I'm not a fan of DEI.
I am a fan of people who are qualified to be placed in the position. That's what I endeavored to do when I was a hiring manager. And I have to say, the team was a mix of brown, white and black skin. But the skin color did not matter to me. The ability of the person did. And that team was great.
A different view...
She is evil': Amy Coney Barrett under attack by right wing after USAid ruling
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... Supreme court justice who frequently votes alongside conservative colleagues branded DEI judge' ...
The problem I do have, however, is the apparent bias towards skin color when determining who may be qualified for a position.
The systemic prejudice that has been with us for far too long.
So....
... You know who says DEI is toxic? ...
Got links?
Back in the 80's this song had trouble being played on radio stations ...
...The song's title deals with the subject of racism in the radio industry, at a time when more cutting-edged songs and the radio stations in general were starting to open up to newer formats like rhythmic contemporary, which genre this song predates.
It also took on how station policies dictates what can or can not be played on air. This was evidenced by Johnson, who recalled how a radio station refused to play a song about an interracial relationship. That experience prompted Johnson and Gane to write about their feelings over this practice by recalling the events, in which they use lyrics like "I dream in Black and White" and call for stations in general to "Stand Up and Face the Music/This Is 1984!"[citation needed]
The single was also controversial in its own right, as radio stations avoided playing the single because of the song's title and lyrics[citation needed] despite being a modest hit in Canada, where it reached No. 26. In the United States, the single peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 2 on the Dance/Disco chart, where it reached number 2 in 1984.[2] ...
Martha and the Muffins - Black Stations/White Stations
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...
A voice inside my car told me today
There was a song of love they wouldnotplay
She was black,he was white
A voice inside mycar told me today
Black stations, white stations break down the doors
Stand up and face the music, this is 1984
Black stations, white stations feet on the floor
Dance on the ceiling with us, this is 1984, ha!
When I dream, I dream in black and white
Trip the light fantastic through the night
Dance with me while they sleep
When I dream, I dream in black and white.
...
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