Meta -- the parent company of Facebook and Instagram -- confirmed on Friday that it plans to end some of its DEI policies. The social media giant said it would eliminate a team devoted to DEI and cancel its equity and inclusion programs. Chief Diversity Officer Maxine Williams will shift to a new role, Meta said. The company will also stop an effort to work with third-party suppliers that are diverse-owned, Meta said, adding that it would roll back a "diverse slate" hiring program that ensured a diverse range of candidates was considered for each open role. Still, Meta emphasized the importance of making products accessible for all consumers and employing a multi-talented workforce. The move follows an announcement from McDonald's earlier this week that the company would end a few initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass oversaw a city budget adjustment which slashed over $17 million from the city's fire department months before Tuesday's devastating wildfires, information shared by a city official shows. read more
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration canceled a transgender activist's driver's license after the popular TikToker publicly posted about changing the stated gender on their ID. James Rose, a non-binary content creator who uses they and she pronouns, posted a video in December about changing the gender on their license from male to female. Rose talked about using a "loophole" in the process to replace lost licenses. In a letter dated Monday, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles told Rose that it had canceled their license and replaced it with one that listed their gender as male. "My God, Ron DeSantis would be screaming right now if he knew about this," Rose said in the video, which appears to be now removed from their social media pages. "This was not easy, we're not even supposed to be able to do this in this state."
The View co-host Sunny Hostin's husband Emmanuel "Manny" Hostin has been named in a recent lawsuit.
A fire was burning out of control Tuesday in the Pacific Palisades, threatening numerous homes and forcing thousands to evacuate, amid a potentially "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm. Most of the Pacific Palisades was under an evacuation order, as residents and firefighters fought traffic jams in some areas trying to escape the flames. The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. near Piedra Morada Drive and was being pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could quickly spread a wildfire. "It's bad. It's like an inferno," said Lori Libonati, who lives in the Pacific Palisades and saw the fire start to burn Tuesday morning before evacuating. "We just saw the flames." read more
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire department budget months ago. Because, well, fires in CA are so rare.
Poor Corky_Holiday, he missed the thousands of joyful posts by the lwing scum politicizing every tragedy caused by hurricanes. Surely, he and other DR(L) fellow Americans would have acted in unity here over natural weather disasters. Or maybe he simply forgets DR history? Meh, never mind.