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Nice work clockfag — bring it forward if you're here.
IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU DON'T NEED Q
IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU DON'TNEEDQ
>Funny how you are refusing to touch the 0 delta
Douche head is avoiding the Zero Delta b/c he is being paid to make people feel disenfranchised.
Douche head is an intel analyst getting paid to be annoying. His buddy in the next cube gets to post all the Nazi stuff.
Douche head wants to switch.
https://twitter.com/armyfutures/status/1542136547411218433
AFC & the
@USArmy
proudly celebrate Pride Month 🏳️🌈
We recognize that the selfless service of LGBTQ Army #Soldiers and Civilians has made our military stronger and the nation safer.
See how our staff members are expanding and supporting these efforts:
https://www.army.mil/article/258010/
Embracing diversity, inclusion and authenticity at Army Futures Command
By Maureena Thompson, Army Futures CommandJune 29, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas – Alex Vermooten and Leah Lucio both feel lucky to have joined U.S. Army Futures Command headquarters as newly minted civil servants in early 2020.
Despite the tumultuous timing — they became members of AFC at the time that COVID-19 was altering in-person operations around the globe — and the initial moments of uncertainty about stepping into brand-new roles, their experiences of joining the Commander’s Action Group at AFC were remarkably pleasant.
“I’ve been blown away by the people that I’ve been able to work with,” Vermooten said. “Everyone is so dedicated and so present for the modernization mission, even in the face of a lot of challenges.”
“The people are just so nice, they’re amazing,” Lucio agreed. “Their service is to the command and to the mission, but it’s also to just being good people; you see that in spades here at AFC.”
As Vermooten and Lucio settled into their work and got to better know their teammates as well as each other, they found they shared similar passions for public service that extended beyond the confines of their inboxes and virtual conference rooms.
“I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in public service,” Vermooten said, adding that “at the end of the day, I want to serve a community, and I feel like I’m only going to be satisfied if I’m doing that.”
Vermooten, whose parents emigrated to the U.S. from South Africa, grew up apart from their blood relatives and extended family. As a result, they resonated in many ways with the concept of found family — they explain, "not being tied so much to a place geographically but by the communities you develop and fall into.”
When Vermooten was attending college at the University of Texas, where they majored in government and minored in history and Middle Eastern studies, they saw how the idea of found family also applied to military veteran and LGBTQ communities.
When they later worked in national security research at the University of Texas, they observed through interactions with undergraduate students how important finding a sense of identity and belonging can be to so many.
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Helping others to feel comfortable, authentic and connected, in part through their own openness, is something Vermooten now strives to do at work and outside of work.
“I feel like there is something very powerful about showing up in a space exactly as you are,” they said.
Lucio is also familiar with the complexities of exploring and expressing identity.
Growing up as a member of a Mexican American family in Harlingen, Texas, near the U.S.–Mexico border, she was surrounded by people who knew and understood her.
When she arrived at the University of Houston to study journalism, however, her lack of Spanish fluency was perceived by certain students as somewhat of a curiosity.
“There was a different understanding of who I was because I was no longer surrounded by people who just accepted who I was,” she said.
As a result, she sometimes felt like she was stuck somewhere between belonging and not belonging.
Lucio was able to navigate the experience, and in the process became inspired to help others engage in advocacy and awareness of different backgrounds, viewpoints and lifestyles.
As a residential assistant, for example, she completed an LGBTQ ally training, putting the designation on her dorm room door to let other students know she was a resource, and that they weren’t alone.
When she later accepted a position as a public librarian, after obtaining a master’s degree in library science, she was able to leverage the role to learn more about — and promote — diversity and inclusivity.
“Working in a library, you see how many books are written about [cisgender] white people,” she said.
Through library diversity trainings, she realized that many novels geared toward young people in the LGBTQ community focused on romance. As a result, there was often a sense among readers of “Why can’t we be heroes in an adventure or sci-fi?”
“I want to keep furthering the conversation,” Lucio said.
She added that she loves seeing members of the LGBTQ community represented in books as well as in the Army, which she described as having an “exquisite — and devastating to some degree — history of LGBTQ Soldiers who wanted to serve, even when ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ was in place.”
It came as a somewhat natural step then that Vermooten and Lucio would feel inspired in the spring of 2021 to help spearhead AFC’s first-ever Pride Month observance.
“We had been tracking a lot of these cultural celebration events [at AFC], which were phenomenal,” Vermooten said.
After inquiring whether anything was being planned at AFC headquarters for Pride Month and realizing an event had yet to be planned, Vermooten and Lucio decided to lend their support to the effort.
“We just put our heads together and said ‘let’s do this, let’s find a way to make this happen,’” Vermooten said.
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AFC headquarters held its second annual Pride observance on June 24, 2022.
https://www.army.mil/article/258010/
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your tax dollars at work
The two went on to coordinate with the command’s support battalion and diversity office to plan the program.
They felt drawn to engaging in the effort to bring “not just visibility but celebration” — a cornerstone of many Pride activities.
“I love the love, I love the glitter, I love the colors, I love seeing the joy,” Lucio said of her past experiences participating in Pride parades. “It is so ecstatic; it is just energy,”
“If you’re going in Texas, it’s going to be hot. You’re going to need water, and you’re going to feel like you’re fainting, but you’re also going to feel such enthusiasm and exuberance, and you’re going to feel so much pride at seeing that in your community,” she said.
Lucio and Vermooten wanted to instill AFC’s inaugural Pride Month event with similar energy and positivity.
The program, for which they served as emcees, featured retired Maj. Gen. Randy S. Taylor, who spoke about his own experiences as a member of the LGBTQ community serving in the Army; retired Gen. John M. Murray, then-Commanding General of AFC; and Dr. Victoria Dixon, Director of the EEO and Diversity Office at AFC headquarters.
“It was just stunning to see the kind of leadership he embodied, both as a Soldier and as a husband, as a gay man living in the Army,” Vermooten said of Taylor’s participation in the event.
“We were really, really grateful that he was able to speak with us, and Dr. Dixon was absolutely instrumental and incredible in pulling all that together,” they added.
“We got really lucky to be involved and be in that process and to see the support,” Lucio said. “It was a really good turnout.”
Vermooten explained that events like Pride are ultimately about honoring the history of the LGBTQ community and recognizing and appreciating each other’s differences, not reducing people to a label.
Similarly, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts function to build work environments that are welcoming and supportive of all people and all types of families, not just to diversify the makeup of the workforce.
“For the Army and generally for any workspace, people are willing to give you their best if you let them,” Vermooten said. “But I think accepting someone’s best means accepting all of them. If you’re creating a space that is welcoming and is safe and is respectful to all types, how could you not get the best they have to offer?”
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Interesting –
Tecnically speaking DoD (along with the EPA) is affected by today's SCOTUS ruling…and subsequently at risk for losing its power / influence.
fucktards
https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1542565678888226817
SCOTUS effectively killed the Green New Deal today. Good riddance ✌️
Hey, does this mean musk is gonna go broke…?
>He has other projects going on beyond those shitty cars.
I hope I can convert my cyber truck to diesel.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Justice Department Announces Investigation Of New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division
Comprehensive Review of Policies, Procedures, and Training, Including SVD’s Investigations of Sexual Assault Crimes and Treatment of Survivors
Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a civil pattern or practice investigation into the Special Victims Division (SVD) of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). The investigation will assess whether the SVD engages in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing. The investigation will include a comprehensive review of the policies, procedures, and training for SVD investigations of sexual assault crimes, including how SVD interacts with survivors and witnesses, collects evidence, and completes investigations; any steps NYPD has taken to address deficiencies in its handling of sexual assault crimes; how SVD allocates staffing and other resources; and the services and support offered to survivors of sexual assault. As part of this investigation, the Justice Department officials will reach out to community groups and members of the public to learn about their experiences with SVD.
Prior to the announcement, Justice Department (Department) officials notified Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell, and NYC Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, who have pledged to cooperate with the investigation.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said: “Survivors of sexual assault should expect effective, trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations by police departments. Based on information provided to the Justice Department, we find significant justification to investigate whether the NYPD’s Special Victims Division engages in a pattern or practice of gender-biased policing. Investigations into sexual assault that comply with the Constitution promote accountability, enhance public safety and foster community trust.”
SDNY U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Victims of sex crimes deserve the same rigorous and unbiased investigations of their cases that the NYPD affords to other categories of crime. Likewise, relentless and effective pursuit of perpetrators of sexual violence, unburdened by gender stereotypes or differential treatment, is essential to public safety. We look forward to working with our partners in EDNY and the Civil Rights Division to assess the NYPD’s practices in this area.”
EDNY U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said: “Respectful, thorough, and complete investigations of sexual assaults are fundamental to a well-functioning justice system. Over the last several months, we have learned concerning information from a variety of sources of historical issues about the way the Special Victims Division has conducted its investigations for many years. Our review is intended to ensure that, going forward, survivors of sexual assault in New York City receive fair and just treatment in the criminal justice system, and as a result, those who engage in sexual violence are held accountable. We appreciate that the NYPD has already taken steps to address these concerns.”
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/justice-department-announces-investigation-new-york-city-police-department-s-special
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The Department received information alleging deficiencies at SVD that have persisted for more than a decade, depriving survivors and the public of the prompt, thorough, and effective investigations needed to protect public safety. These deficiencies allegedly include failing to conduct basic investigative steps and instead shaming and abusing survivors and re-traumatizing them during investigations.
The investigation is being conducted pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which prohibits state and local governments from engaging in a pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers that deprives individuals of rights protected by the Constitution or federal law. The Act allows the Justice Department to remedy such misconduct through civil litigation. The Department will be assessing law enforcement practices under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as the Safe Streets Act of 1968.
The Civil Rights Unit in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and the Civil Rights Team in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will jointly conduct this investigation. Individuals with relevant information are encouraged to contact the Department via email at USANYS.CommunitySVD@usdoj.gov or by calling 212-637-2746. Individuals can also report civil rights violations regarding this or other matters using the Civil Rights Division’s new reporting portal, available at www.civilrights.justice.gov, to the Eastern District of New York at https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/civil-rights, or to the Southern District of New York at https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/civil-rights.
Information specific to the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Police Reform Work can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/crt/file/922421/download. The Department’s updated guidance on improving law enforcement response to sexual assault and domestic violence can be found here: Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias (justice.gov).
Additional information about the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York is available on its website at https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny. Additional information about the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is available on its website at https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny. Additional information about the Civil Rights Division is available on its website at www.justice.gov/crt.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/justice-department-announces-investigation-new-york-city-police-department-s-special
This is b/c of GMaxwell….mark my word.
How many times did they turn a blind eye.
They knew….they all knew.
notable