{"id":2395734,"date":"2025-01-27T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-nukes-affinity-groups-bans-rainbow-lanyards-and-guess-which-history-month-just-got-axed-report\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:27:25","slug":"cia-nukes-affinity-groups-bans-rainbow-lanyards-and-guess-which-history-month-just-got-axed-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-nukes-affinity-groups-bans-rainbow-lanyards-and-guess-which-history-month-just-got-axed-report\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Nukes &#8216;Affinity Groups,&#8217; Bans Rainbow Lanyards, and Guess Which &#8216;History Month&#8217; Just Got Axed &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcia-nukes-affinity-groups-bans-rainbow-lanyards-and-guess-which-history-month-just-got-axed-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh summary discusses notable changes occurring within federal agencies under the Trump administration&#8217;s crackdown \u2062on Diversity, Equity,\u200d and\u2063 Inclusion \u2064(DEI) initiatives. Attorney Mark Zaid shared alarming updates, revealing that \u200dthe CIA\u2063 has halted all resource and\u200b affinity groups,\u200b canceled celebrations such as \u200cBlack History month and Martin Luther \u2062King Jr.day,and\u2064 ordered \u200bthe firing of DEI personnel instead of allowing\u2062 reassignment. \u200cThe CIA \u200dis also reportedly banning related\u200d items, such\u2062 as\u200d lanyards, and compiling lists of\u2063 affinity group members, which Zaid ominously likened to practices from the\u200c 1930s.\u2062 The changes stem from an executive order by \u200dPresident\u2062 Trump aimed at dismantling DEI structures across federal agencies. Reports have surfaced of \u200dresistance from specific agencies,such \u2062as the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (ATF),which attempted to circumvent the order by reclassifying DEI staff. the situation reflects a broader shift in federal \u200bpolicy\u2063 regarding diversity efforts, raising concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential legal ramifications<\/a> and \u2064the future of DEI in the government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on DEI is causing major changes in some federal agencies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> by one attorney.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zaid<\/a>, an attorney who focuses on national security issues, d what he was hearing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/1882292888450814114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on social media platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It goes beyond what happened at DHS &amp; NASA today,&rdquo; he wrote Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/It goes beyond what happened at DHS &amp; NASA today.<\/p>\n<p>CIA employees were told all resource &amp; affinity groups are canceled. No <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-public-schools-use-black-lives-matter-curricula-to-teach-black-history-month\/\" title=\"D.C. Public Schools Use Black Lives Matter Curricula To Teach Black History Month\">black history month<\/a> or MLK celebration, or any other ethnic recognition months. DEI folks are to be fired rather than allowed to rotate to former offices.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/1882292888450814114?\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CIA employees were told all resource &amp; affinity groups are canceled. No black history month or MLK celebration, or any other ethnic recognition months. DEI folks are to be fired rather than allowed to rotate to former offices,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CIA is also apparently banning lanyards that have to do with affinity groups. Women&rsquo;s Council had to take down website &amp; cancel all events, incl women&rsquo;s history month,&rdquo; he wrote in another post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">END\/CIA is also apparently banning lanyards that have to do with affinity groups. Women&rsquo;s Council had to take down website &amp; cancel all events, incl women&rsquo;s history month.<\/p>\n<p>They are also compiling lists of members within affinity groups.<\/p>\n<p>Because that&rsquo;s not reminiscent of 1930s.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/1882293223227633866?\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are also compiling lists of members within affinity groups. Because that&rsquo;s not reminiscent of 1930s,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/1882293223227633866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was no official confirmation of what was taking shape internally in response to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/docs-expose-dei-destroyed-secret-service-leading-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> to dismantle the DEI apparatus in every federal agency. John Ratcliffe was confirmed as the new CIA director on Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/01\/23\/trump-cia-director-john-ratcliffe-confirmed-senate\/77903103007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-labor-department-terminates-biden-appointee-secretly-burrowed-new-administration-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s order<\/a> required &ldquo;all executive departments and agencies (agencies) to terminate all discriminatory and illegal preferences, mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations, enforcement actions, consent orders, and requirements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Federal agencies are changing titles and job descriptions to get around Trump&rsquo;s directives banning DEI in the Federal Government<\/p>\n<p>Whoever is caught doing this should face legal action <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4RUmYhvTX\">pic.twitter.com\/Z4RUmYhvTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1882559501716631901?\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I further order all agencies to enforce our longstanding civil-rights laws and to combat illegal private-sector DEI preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities,&rdquo; the order said.<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by an order from the Office of Personnel Management to put all federal staff holding jobs in which they implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-major-university-covertly-rebrands-dei-office-innocuous-sounding-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI rules<\/a> to be put on leave, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/trump-orders-federal-diversity-equity-inclusion-employees-placed-paid-rcna188679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/atf-accused-circumventing-trump-order-place-dei-staff-paid-leave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> said that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in the hot seat because it tried to shift an employee who was its chief diversity officer to the title of &ldquo;senior executive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The ATF defied <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&rsquo;s order to place DEI workers on leave, instead giving their DEI officer a new title.<\/p>\n<p>They attack citizens&rsquo; rights, ignore leadership, and act as though they&rsquo;re above the law.<\/p>\n<p>Enough is enough. Time to abolish the ATF! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0JajAdeeXA\">pic.twitter.com\/0JajAdeeXA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Burlison (@EricBurlison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricBurlison\/status\/1882198732252545389?\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ATF defied @realDonaldTrump&rsquo;s order to place DEI workers on leave, instead giving their DEI officer a new title. They attack citizens&rsquo; rights, ignore leadership, and act as though they&rsquo;re above the law. Enough is enough. Time to abolish the ATF!&rdquo; Republican Rep. Eric Burlison of Missouri posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa T. 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