Post New Article

Biden-Harris Health Department Spent
Tens Of Millions Annually On DEI

Original Article

Posted By: snakeoil, 11/12/2024 10:21:01 AM

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spends tens of millions of dollars annually on diversity-related expenses, according to a new report from the watchdog group Open The Books. American taxpayers foot a bill of roughly $38.7 million every year to employ 297 staffers conducting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work

Comments:

Elon, sharpen your scalpel.

Post Reply

Reminder: “WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON”

Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters.


Reply 1 - Posted by: aasilver 11/12/2024 10:38:49 AM (No. 1832690)
38.7 mill for 297 employees works out to $130,000 per employee.
13 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: DaBigGuy 11/12/2024 10:40:57 AM (No. 1832692)
It will be a great time for America next year when this nonsense and hundreds of billions of dollars of additional waste goes away for good.
15 people like this.

Reply 3 - Posted by: Northcross 11/12/2024 11:02:00 AM (No. 1832717)
Just the tip of the iceberg on wasteful spending. Sad that the diversity staffs at all these government agencies have no marketable skills in the real world.
10 people like this.

Reply 4 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 11/12/2024 11:07:03 AM (No. 1832722)
Department of education - Check! DEI - Check! So far so good on the "Let's stop wasting money" effort!
11 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 11/12/2024 11:09:25 AM (No. 1832728)
Wasted, not spent.
10 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 11/12/2024 11:19:00 AM (No. 1832740)
Look no further than DEI when discussing wasted money. Not just the government, but also in the corporate world and many other places too. There is zero return. This is money lost and never recovered. Is it any wonder the country is drowning in debt.
13 people like this.

Reply 7 - Posted by: hershey 11/12/2024 11:43:10 AM (No. 1832760)
Well, that's 297 staffers that can be given the hook....it's a start...
6 people like this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: mc squared 11/12/2024 11:56:13 AM (No. 1832772)
Part of the reason the country has gone to hell in such a short time.
6 people like this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 11/12/2024 11:56:37 AM (No. 1832773)
The only thing I look for is the CDC flu map. I happened to notice that the entire nation is green right now, but D.C. is red hot with flu. Looks suspiciously like an intentional release to me. (All the political operatives can take it home with them.) Ever since Fauci got caught releasing covid, I have suspected annual flu release as well. Why you ask? Pushing flu vaccines for big pharma and as a bonus, deleting some of our most costly elder citizens from the SS payroll and medicare expense.
6 people like this.

Reply 10 - Posted by: skacmar 11/12/2024 12:51:32 PM (No. 1832808)
Did that $38,700,000.00 make one person more healthy? NO! Typical government waste. It is not about the goal (better health), it is all about the process with government and the goal of the agency is secondary to maintaining the bureaucracy.
5 people like this.

Reply 11 - Posted by: sunset 11/12/2024 1:12:42 PM (No. 1832815)
San Francisco spends hugely on DEI bureaucratic budgets. They have multiple agencies, each with DEI departments within. Every one of those CITY agencies gets federal funds that are then used to promote those discriminatory activities. It needs to be stopped!
2 people like this.

Reply 12 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 11/12/2024 4:42:04 PM (No. 1832963)
Its probably a lot bigger than the 297, how many were they instrumental in getting hired? I figure there are thousands of new DEI hires over the last 4 years which can be included in any RIF. The same for all parts of the government, maybe even the DOD.
1 person likes this.

Reply 13 - Posted by: Venturer 11/12/2024 5:43:17 PM (No. 1833006)
There is 297 staffers we don't need.
1 person likes this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "snakeoil"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by snakeoil"
Biden-Harris Health Department Spent
Tens Of Millions Annually On DEI
13 replies
Posted by snakeoil 11/12/2024 10:21:01 AM Post Reply
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spends tens of millions of dollars annually on diversity-related expenses, according to a new report from the watchdog group Open The Books. American taxpayers foot a bill of roughly $38.7 million every year to employ 297 staffers conducting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work
“Call Her Daddy” Host Asks Kamala
Harris Why She Decided to Do Her Vulgar
Sex Podcast But Not Substantive Interviews (VIDEO)
9 replies
Posted by snakeoil 10/7/2024 1:23:24 AM Post Reply
Kamala Harris appeared on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast as Americans in the Southeast drowned in Hurricane Helene floodwaters. “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper is notorious for sexually explicit interviews with sex workers. No wonder why Kamala Harris was drawn to the podcast. Alex Cooper asked Kamala Harris why she hasn’t done too many long-form interviews with news organizations.
‘Nervous As Hell’: Bewildered Walz
Emerges From Media Quarantine Only To
Get Shelled By Vance
3 replies
Posted by snakeoil 10/2/2024 12:59:28 AM Post Reply
After hardly speaking to the media since becoming Democrats’ Vice Presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stumbled and gaffed through his highly anticipated debate against Senator JD Vance. Vance and Walz faced off Monday on CBS News in what appears to be the last debate of the 2024 election cycle. Vance, who has done about seven times more media appearances than the Harris-Walz ticket combined, was noticeably confident next to Walz, who tripped through his defense of past lies.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted
on federal charges
13 replies
Posted by snakeoil 9/26/2024 12:32:37 AM Post Reply
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal criminal charges, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Adams, 64, was elected to lead the most populous US city nearly three years ago on a promise to rein in crime. But he and a string of top officials in his orbit have faced growing scrutiny as part of multiple federal corruption probes. The indictment remains sealed but would make Adams, 64, the first mayor in city history to be charged while in office.
Walz Shows How Normal He Is By Hanging
With America’s Worst Nepo Baby
6 replies
Posted by snakeoil 9/25/2024 9:59:33 PM Post Reply
Tim Walz is many things: a Super Bowl-winning head coach, a purple heart Navy SEAL who was shot during the raid on Bin Laden’s compound and a renowned MIT professor. Not least of all, he is also a normal dude, you know? An average Joe, like you and me, who enjoys garage beers, Zyn, maybe some golf on the weekends. A real mensch.
Over Quarter Of Dems Think US Would Be
Better Off If Trump Had Been Assassinated: POLL
22 replies
Posted by snakeoil 9/18/2024 5:16:32 PM Post Reply
Over a quarter of Democrats think the U.S. would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been successfully assassinated on Sunday, according to a Napolitan News Service poll released Wednesday. Among those surveyed, 28% of Democrats and 27% of Democrat-leaning voters answered “yes” to the question asking if they thought the U.S. would be better off if Trump had been assassinated, with 17% of all respondents agreeing and only 7% of Republicans, according to the poll.
Campbell wants to say goodbye to the ‘soup’
in its name. It isn’t the first to
make such a change
9 replies
Posted by snakeoil 9/12/2024 12:01:58 AM Post Reply
NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name at an annual meeting of investors on Tuesday. The 155-year-old food seller, which is most famous for its namesake canned soups, says it would now like to be known as Campbell’s Co.
Vladimir Putin claims he wants 'infectious'
Kamala Harris to win US election over
Donald Trump
22 replies
Posted by snakeoil 9/5/2024 10:25:45 AM Post Reply
Vladimir Putin has made a surprising endorsement for who he wants to win the 2024 US election. The Russian president has long been considered friendlier with this year's Republican nominee Donald Trump, with the former president calling Mr Putin a "genius" early in 2022. But speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, he said Kamala Harris was Russia's preferred choice for the next US president.
Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring
hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places
26 replies
Posted by snakeoil 8/18/2024 9:28:16 PM Post Reply
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would require three separate poll workers to count ballots at voting precincts on election night to make sure they match the number of ballots recorded by voting machines. That proposal has been posted for public comment and the board is set to vote Monday whether to adopt it.
US-Russian woman jailed for 12 years
in Russia for treason
9 replies
Posted by snakeoil 8/15/2024 10:04:48 AM Post Reply
A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine. Karelina, who has American and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty last week after a trial held behind closed doors. Ksenia Karelina had been living in Los Angeles and became a US citizen in 2021. She was arrested during a family visit last February in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow.
Kamala Harris Can’t Hide Record That
Earned Her ‘Most Liberal’ Senator Label
3 replies
Posted by snakeoil 7/30/2024 4:28:50 PM Post Reply
Kamala Harris’ legislative record is full of diversity initiatives, climate bills, social justice salvos and other left-wing priorities that eventually secured her the title of Congress’ “most liberal” senator of 2019. GovTrack, a website that tracks legislation and votes in Congress, deleted the report card that gave Harris that ranking, however. Harris, who Californians first elected to the Senate in 2016, sponsored a slate of legislation that favored far-left projects during her four years in the Senate.
Bob Menendez Convicted In Federal Bribery Trial 31 replies
Posted by snakeoil 7/16/2024 1:31:45 PM Post Reply
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was convicted of federal corruption and bribery charges on Tuesday, Fox News reported. Menendez, who was indicted on Mar. 5, was convicted by a jury over his involvement in a bribery and corruption scheme with three New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government. The indictment was brought forth following an investigation and search of his New Jersey home, where authorities found over $480,000 in cash hidden throughout the property, a luxury vehicle purchased for his wife by the businessmen, and over $100,000 of gold bars, according to the indictment.
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Who Endorsed Kamala
Harris, Quits X Following Trump Victory
28 replies
Posted by Imright 11/13/2024 3:02:15 PM Post Reply
Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis, who endorsed Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful bid for the White House, is the latest left-wing elite to quit X/Twitter following President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory on election day. Jamie Lee Curtis appears to have nuked her X account early Wednesday. The actress posted a screenshot of the deactivated account to her Instagram profile. (X) Curtis didn’t provide a reason for quitting X. Instead, in her Instagram post, the actress quoted from the Serenity poem. “God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change. Courage to change things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference,” she wrote.
Report: Nancy Pelosi Says She Is Doing ‘Terrible’ 25 replies
Posted by Imright 11/13/2024 3:37:46 PM Post Reply
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is reportedly doing “terrible” after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and Republicans taking the Senate and retaining the House majority. CNN’s Manu Raju asked the 84-year-old California lawmaker how she is doing, to which she replied, “Terrible.” (X) Pelosi’s apparent dour mood comes one week after Trump’s historic comeback victory, sweeping all seven swing states as well as winning the popular vote. “THANK YOU GOD!” Trump said in an all caps post, this week, walking through his stunning victory stats.
Thune elected Senate majority leader 25 replies
Posted by Lucky5 11/13/2024 12:27:34 PM Post Reply
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years. Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and largely managed operation of the Senate floor since McConnell suffered a concussion from a fall in 2023. Thune beat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) by a vote of 25 to 24, according to two sources familiar.
UK’s Guardian Newspaper Quits Elon Musk’s
X After Trump Victory over ‘Far-Right
Conspiracy Theories and Racism’
25 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 11/13/2024 10:33:28 AM Post Reply
Britain’s top left-wing newspaper, The Guardian, has announced it will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X social media platform over “far-right conspiracy theories and racism” and Musk’s decision to campaign for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election. The international pushback against Elon Musk following Donald Trump’s victory last week went into full swing on Wednesday, with The Guardian quitting the X platform, claiming that its “resources could be better used promoting our journalism elsewhere.” In a blog post pinned to its X profile, which boasts nearly 11 million followers, the left-wing establishment paper wrote: “We think that the benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives.”
RV Sales To Be Banned Across Six States
As California Climate Rules Take Effect
24 replies
Posted by mc squared 11/13/2024 10:40:51 AM Post Reply
Diesel motorhome sales are set to be halted in several states at the start of next year due to a new climate rule from California being enacted, according to RVtravel. Motorhome sales are being prevented in California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey if the vehicles do not meet certain emission requirements based on regulations from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to RVtravel. CARB amended its Advanced Clean Truck regulations on Oct. 24, which require all vehicles over 8,500 pounds to produce zero emissions.
‘Snow White’ Actress Posts Profane
Anti-Trump Rant on Instagram — Says
His Supporters Should ‘Never Know Peace’
23 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 11/13/2024 8:32:51 PM Post Reply
The actress playing the title role in Disney’s upcoming live-action “Snow White” reboot posted a lengthy anti-Trump rant on Instagram in response to the election results. Actress Rachel Zegler wrote, “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.” In the post, she complained that her infant daughter may never get to have an abortion. “I find myself speechless in the midst of this. Another four years of hatred, leaning us towards a world I do not want to live in. Leaning us towards a world that will be hard to raise my daughter in.
Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt
Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general
20 replies
Posted by Imright 11/13/2024 3:48:03 PM Post Reply
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation’s top prosecutor. In selecting the congressman, Trump passed over some of the more established attorneys whose names had been mentioned as being contenders for the job. “Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department,” Trump said in a statement. This is a developing story.
CIA official with top security clearance
indicted for leaking highly classified
documents about Israel's plans to strike Iran
20 replies
Posted by 4250Luis 11/13/2024 9:35:34 AM Post Reply
A CIA official has been charged with leaking highly classified US documents about Israel’s potential plan to strike back against Iran over a missile attack. Asif W. Rahman, who worked overseas for the agency and held a top secret security clearance, was arrested by the FBI in Cambodia on Tuesday over the leaks, the New York Times reported. CIA 4 The official was charged with leaking highly classified documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran. His arrest comes after the top secret materials started circulating online last month detailing Israel’s apparent intention to retaliate after Iran launched a barrage of missiles back on Oct. 1.
Kristi Noem Isn’t Courageous Enough
To Be Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary
19 replies
Posted by JoElla Bee 11/13/2024 4:07:19 AM Post Reply
Multiple outlets say, based largely on claims from CNN via anonymous sources, that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his Homeland Security secretary. While Noem is certainly skilled at promoting herself, she doesn’t have the courage required for this role.[snip] Noem has an undeserved reputation for courage because she was the only governor not to shut down her state in the name of Covid. But that reputation is completely undeserved. The truth is, she attempted to get the power to shut down South Dakota, but the state legislature refused to give it to her.
Special counsel Jack Smith plans to retire
before Trump takes office: report
18 replies
Posted by FlyRight 11/13/2024 9:31:44 AM Post Reply
Special counsel Jack Smith reportedly plans to retire before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, denying the incoming president a chance to fire him. Smith, who oversaw the federal criminal cases against Trump related to the 78-year-old’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the hoarding of classified documents, is wrapping up his work ahead of the 47th president’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, the New York Times reported. Smith’s plan is to get ahead of Trump’s promise to “fire” the special counsel within “two seconds” after being sworn in, sources told the outlet.
John Thune Wins Senate Majority Leader
Vote on Second Ballot 29/24
17 replies
Posted by earlybird 11/13/2024 1:51:12 PM Post Reply
[Now we must focus on the very important chairmanships of the senate committees that John Thune will decide.] In the first ballot the results were: Thune 23, Cornyn 15, Scott 13. Scott was removed and the Senators went to the second ballot between Thune and Cornyn. As expected, the Scott coalition split 50/50. Thune picked up 6 votes from Scott’s group. Cornyn picked up 7 votes from Scott’s group. Final Vote: John Thune 29, John Cornyn 24.snip)If we want to change the dynamic, we must repeal the 17th amendment and return to the original constitutional construct: Senators appointed to represent the interests of each state, by State Legislature.
Is Chuck Schumer Serious With This Speech? 16 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 11/13/2024 4:57:34 PM Post Reply
Outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Wednesday and called for bipartisanship after falsely claiming the 2024 elections were "close." "To my Republican colleagues: I offer a word of caution in good faith. Take care not to misread the will of the people and do not abandon the need for bipartisanship. After winning an election, the temptation may be to go to the extreme," Schumer said. "It's consistently backfired on the party in power." [Tweet, video] A reminder of Schumer's hardline, partisan behavior in recent years. [Tweets, video]
Post New Article