#47 - Musk/trump/Vance

HughFreakingDillon

industries such as these don't lower their standards to be able to hire everyone. They simply pledge to not discriminate against those who are qualified and aren't a white male, and encourage everyone to apply. That's it. That's all. Stop making it out to be more than it is. 

Go Beavers

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you’re planning on flying, you might want to check and see who’s in the cockpit because I’m going to fathom that 94% of plane crashes had a white person at the controls. You might want to turn around and head for the car rental counter.

Have you seen how those white people drive though? Hard pass

Go Beavers

bootlegger10 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you’re planning on flying, you might want to check and see who’s in the cockpit because I’m going to fathom that 94% of plane crashes had a white person at the controls. You might want to turn around and head for the car rental counter.

Question:  Is it unreasonable to believe that people should be hired based on their qualifications?  I can understand trying to hire a diverse workforce.  I can understand that perspective and not vilify it.  But do you believe someone is racist or sexist if they do not agree or support DEI programs?  

This question has nothing to do with this plane incident. 

What underlies your question is that DEI leads to hiring unqualified people. 

The Juggler

bootlegger10 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you’re planning on flying, you might want to check and see who’s in the cockpit because I’m going to fathom that 94% of plane crashes had a white person at the controls. You might want to turn around and head for the car rental counter.

Question:  Is it unreasonable to believe that people should be hired based on their qualifications?  I can understand trying to hire a diverse workforce.  I can understand that perspective and not vilify it.  But do you believe someone is racist or sexist if they do not agree or support DEI programs?  

This question has nothing to do with this plane incident. 

Do you believe DEI prevents people from being hired based on their qualifications?


The Trump administration clearly does not like DEI programs yet has assembled what most considered to be the least qualified cabinet members in recent history. 

Gern Blansten

The Juggler said:

bootlegger10 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you’re planning on flying, you might want to check and see who’s in the cockpit because I’m going to fathom that 94% of plane crashes had a white person at the controls. You might want to turn around and head for the car rental counter.

Question:  Is it unreasonable to believe that people should be hired based on their qualifications?  I can understand trying to hire a diverse workforce.  I can understand that perspective and not vilify it.  But do you believe someone is racist or sexist if they do not agree or support DEI programs?  

This question has nothing to do with this plane incident. 

Do you believe DEI prevents people from being hired based on their qualifications?


The Trump administration clearly does not like DEI programs yet has assembled what most considered to be the least qualified cabinet members in recent history. 

exactly....Gabbard, Patel, etc....are they really the best available for those positions? Or are they the few minorities selected?

mickeyrat

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-state-department-usaid-humanitarian-aid-freeze-ukraine-gaza-sudan?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature

People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.

Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.

by Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester Jan. 31, 2025, 3 p.m. EST

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On Friday morning, the staffers at a half dozen U.S.-funded medical facilities in Sudan who care for severely malnourished children had a choice to make: Defy President Donald Trump’s order to immediately stop their operations or let up to 100 babies and toddlers die.

They chose the children.

In spite of the order, they will keep their facilities open for as long as they can, according to three people with direct knowledge of the situation. The people requested anonymity for fear that the administration might target their group for reprisals. Trump’s order also meant they would stop receiving new, previously approved funds to cover salaries, IV bags and other supplies. They said it’s a matter of days, not weeks, before they run out.

American-funded aid organizations around the globe, charged with providing lifesaving care for the most desperate and vulnerable populations imaginable, have for days been forced to completely halt their operations, turn away patients and lay off staff following a series of sudden stop-work demands from the Trump administration. Despite an announcement earlier this week ostensibly allowing lifesaving operations to continue, those earlier orders have not been rescinded.

Many groups doing such lifesaving work either don’t know the right way to request an exemption to the order, known as a waiver, or have no sense of where their request stands. They’ve received little information from the U.S. government, where, in recent days, humanitarian officials have been summarily ousted or prohibited from communicating with the aid organizations.

continues....

tbergs

bootlegger10 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

If you’re planning on flying, you might want to check and see who’s in the cockpit because I’m going to fathom that 94% of plane crashes had a white person at the controls. You might want to turn around and head for the car rental counter.

Question:  Is it unreasonable to believe that people should be hired based on their qualifications?  I can understand trying to hire a diverse workforce.  I can understand that perspective and not vilify it.  But do you believe someone is racist or sexist if they do not agree or support DEI programs?  

This question has nothing to do with this plane incident. 

Not necessarily racist or sexist, but it's highly likely they are misinformed or purposely ignorant if they believe DEI = less qualified. Just because someone may turn out not to be a good fit/employee who is a minority class, doesn't then justify the assessment that DEI = unqualified, but that seems to be the narrative.

mickeyrat

mrussel1

Hey anyone want to hazard a guess at what time the announcement of tariffs hit?  

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@katiephang/post/DFgU7xcxxHR?xmt=AQGz72P9f1EeFjLjKXdb1Q7BOP_YcR5okEAAZPM9lL_Fnw

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@meidastouch/post/DFgEU7-R8k7?xmt=AQGzJ8Gncnqed26eKh2OLA9XXOFHtutc0vsOJfrnxnVPkg

mickeyrat

this feels like a" put up or shut up motherfucker " kinda statement. I like it.

https://www.threads.net/@meidastouch/post/DFgEU7-R8k7?xmt=AQGzJ8Gncnqed26eKh2OLA9XXOFHtutc0vsOJfrnxnVPkg

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@newshour/post/DFgOm-Lo9WP?xmt=AQGzb-XA586UrBN9YUQjldEl2ppmnUIJwzNjwJ9CpkS9pw

mickeyrat

https://www.threads.net/@meidas_lauren/post/DFgZNWgSnKT?xmt=AQGzJ5oFKN-GUWGEtqvn-6-oxVyaMz3NjHx_sIHSKDppvA

Bentleyspop

mickeyrat said:

https://www.threads.net/@newshour/post/DFgOm-Lo9WP?xmt=AQGzb-XA586UrBN9YUQjldEl2ppmnUIJwzNjwJ9CpkS9pw

I believe that she is 27 and her husband is 59!

OnWis97

It seems like our MAGA posters are either taking breaks or just posting stuff about Democrats. Not too much about the Great One over the last few days.

mrussel1

Bentleyspop said:

mickeyrat said:

https://www.threads.net/@newshour/post/DFgOm-Lo9WP?xmt=AQGzb-XA586UrBN9YUQjldEl2ppmnUIJwzNjwJ9CpkS9pw

I believe that she is 27 and her husband is 59!

She looks 47 there

HughFreakingDillon

and is it just me, or does she give off pretty strong "karen" vibes?

nicknyr15

OnWis97 said:

It seems like our MAGA posters are either taking breaks or just posting stuff about Democrats. Not too much about the Great One over the last few days.

All 2-3 are banned 

Hawk123

mrussel1 said:

Hey anyone want to hazard a guess at what time the announcement of tariffs hit?  

It probably would’ve ripped to all time highs if he dialed back the threats. Instead he’ll be reigniting the inflation fire.