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BREAKING: Harley Davidson removes all DEI and woke initiatives. pic.twitter.com/Motte7qLTd — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) August 20, 2024 Harley-Davidson slams brakes on ‘woke’ policies after sparking biker and social-media outrage https://t.co/OS9aOIMS2I pic.twitter.com/RnvOkBWwxv — New York Post (@nypost) August 19, 2024
The US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Center on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) created an internal “Disinformation Primer” that revealed the agency’s explicit praise for private sector censorship strategies and proposed additional censorship practices and techniques. USAID’s censorship proposals were aimed at influencing private sector technology companies, media organizations, education ministries, national governments …
via Daily Caller Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives lost steam in 2023 compared to previous years as companies increasingly shift resources due to tightening economic conditions, according to Paradigm. The total percentage of American organizations with a DEI budget dropped 4 percentage points, from 58% in 2022 to 54% in 2023, while the number …
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s top regulatory official laid out a sweeping plan to increase capital requirements for the nation’s largest banks in the wake of recent bank failures, a move that was immediately met with criticism from the industry. In a widely-anticipated speech, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said …
Bank of America has announced their intentions to spend half a billion dollars on “diversity issues.” This more than doubles their initial $200 million commitment. According to a BoA press release, “We work across our company to address critical needs in our communities, including the lack of access to capital that diverse business owners face …