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Today, for this item, we have a very good example of malicious compliance. Actually, you might call it mass malicious compliance.
Surely every reader of this site knows, by now, that Donald Trump and his underlings are doing everything they can to take a sledgehammer to anything DEI, or DEI-adjacent, particularly in the federal government. If you would like to read the executive order that ostensibly brings an end to all federal DEI programs, it's here.
There is a slight problem, however. It is entirely possible to pursue DEI-related goals even without using the name "DEI." So, as long as a DEI-inclined employee is clever enough not to wear a giant sign saying "DEI," they might be able to subvert the White House. To that end, the administration created an e-mail address by which federal staffers can rat our their colleagues for DEI-related offenses.
Surely you see where this is headed. The e-mail address was quickly made public, and is now being flooded with "reports" from helpful citizens. For example:
Subject: Suspicious hire
Hello, I would like to report multiple executive branch employees who were put in their positions solely because of their race and/or gender despite the fact that they are wholly unqualified for their jobs and, in some cases, have criminal records. Their names:
Donald Trump
J.D. Vance
Pete Hegseth
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Elon Musk
Stephen Miller
There are many more, but I figure that's enough for now. Once you start pulling that string you will find all manner of unqualified persons given government jobs solely because of their race and gender. Please drain the swamp!
We would guess that there aren't too many federal employees interested in throwing their colleagues under the bus. And now, tips from those folks who ARE interested in ratting out their colleagues are going to get lost in the sea of smart-alecky reports.
Oh, and in case you're wondering about the e-mail address—say, you have a friend who'd like to know—it is DEIAtruth@opm.gov. (Z)