One of the problems with having an outwardly racist and misogynist leader is that it emboldens other bigots that would have otherwise stayed inactive. The Charlottesville rally in 2017 in which the right wing shot at people and killed someone with a car is an example of this, and so the KKK putting up threatening flyers in Nashville is unsurprising.
I am surprised however, by the person running NASA
who apparently is all in on this.
NASA's acting administrator is moving swiftly to remove diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility—or DEIA—programs from the space agency.
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In explaining NASA's position, Petro said of the agency's existing DEIA activities, "These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination."
Petro's email is notable for its suggestion that some civil servants at NASA may have sought to shroud DEIA programs from the Trump administration since the presidential election in early November.
"We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language," she wrote. "If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances."
Petro's message includes an email address to report such activities and asks NASA employees to do so within 10 days.
"There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information," Petro wrote. "However, failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse consequences."
She doesn't want anyone to even
try to hire someone that's not White, and she wants people to snitch on those that do. What a shit of a person.