John Carlos Baez on Nostr: nprofile1q…ep6pr wrote: " Or has the american government already started to take ...
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" Or has the american government already started to take actions based on this intelligence before any scrutiny?"
It's hard to tell. On January 20th, Trump put out an executive order "ending radical and wasteful DEI programs":
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/
On February 9th, the New York Times wrote:
"At the National Science Foundation, or N.S.F., an agencywide review of current awards supporting D.E.I. initiatives is underway. Part of the agency’s grant criteria includes “broader impacts,” defined as the potential to benefit society. That encompasses, but is not limited to, efforts to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science."
Ted Cruz's announcement listing "woke DEI grants" and "requesting significant scrutiny", was posted to the Senate website on February 11th. Its relation to the above is unclear.
"Also, is the case of Emily a recurring pattern in the database, or is it just an anomaly cherrypicked for making a point?"
I don't know if Riehl's case is a recurring pattern, but I'm not "cherrypicking it to make a point". I work in fields of math connected to hers, she's prominent in those fields, so I heard about her case and naturally wanted to inform people about what's going on. Most of my math friends know her.
" Or has the american government already started to take actions based on this intelligence before any scrutiny?"
It's hard to tell. On January 20th, Trump put out an executive order "ending radical and wasteful DEI programs":
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/
On February 9th, the New York Times wrote:
"At the National Science Foundation, or N.S.F., an agencywide review of current awards supporting D.E.I. initiatives is underway. Part of the agency’s grant criteria includes “broader impacts,” defined as the potential to benefit society. That encompasses, but is not limited to, efforts to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science."
Ted Cruz's announcement listing "woke DEI grants" and "requesting significant scrutiny", was posted to the Senate website on February 11th. Its relation to the above is unclear.
"Also, is the case of Emily a recurring pattern in the database, or is it just an anomaly cherrypicked for making a point?"
I don't know if Riehl's case is a recurring pattern, but I'm not "cherrypicking it to make a point". I work in fields of math connected to hers, she's prominent in those fields, so I heard about her case and naturally wanted to inform people about what's going on. Most of my math friends know her.