First off, an awful lot of companies are just too damned big, so it's really hard to get their attention at all, much less get them to make changes to their policies and attitudes.
We know that plenty of these "good guy" outfits are just playing at being good guys to keep us quietly in our place, or they're trying to be good guys but they're hide-bound to their shareholders' expectations to turn a profit, or whatever.
Anyway, somebody posted this list of companies who've committed to continuing their DEI efforts:
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
And here are some companies that are scaling back or renouncing DEI (because it can be pretty easy for corrupt politicians to get their attention):
So - ICE set up an anonymous Tip Line so people could report their suspicions on possible "Illegal Aliens", and within hours, they had to shut it down because 90% of the calls were complaining about Elon Musk.
IF LAW ENFORCEMENT ASKS ABOUT YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS:
You have the right to remain silent and do not have to discuss your immigration or citizenship status with police, immigration agents, or other officials. Anything you tell an officer can later be used against you in immigration court.
If you are not a U.S. citizen and an immigration agent requests your immigration papers, you must show them if you have them with you. This requirement only applies to immigration agents. You do not have to show any documents to local or state police, except that you do have to show a valid drivers’ license if police pull you over for a traffic violation.
If the police or an immigration agent asks if they can search you, you have the right to say no. Agents generally do not have the right to search you or your belongings without your permission or a warrant.
If you’re over 18 and are not a U.S. citizen, carry your papers with you at all times. If you don’t have them, tell the officer that you want to remain silent, or that you want to consult a lawyer before answering any questions.
You have rights that ICE must respect. For example, you have the right to refuse entry into your home if ICE does not have a warrant signed by a judge that says they can search your address. We recommend that you keep a copy of this script in your home should you need to use it in the future.
ICE is at my workplace. What are my rights?
You and your employer have rights at work that can protect you from ICE arrests. For example, your employer has the right to refuse ICE entry into their property if ICE doesn't have a warrant, and you have the right to remain silent if ICE is at your workplace. You also have the right to be free from discrimination at work, and be treated fairly in payment and other treatment, regardless of your immigration status.
I am an immigrant with children. How can I plan or prepare for an immigration emergency?
It is important to be prepared in the event that you may encounter immigration agents. Use these resources to develop an emergency plan for your loved ones in case you are facing deportation.
I have a court date coming up. Can I be arrested at the courthouse?
Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a federal policy that gives youth and young professionals opportunities to work in the U.S. while temporarily being protected from deportation. While DACA is currently being challenged in the federal courts, the protection remains available to people who are eligible.
An unlawful order in the military is an order that violates the Constitution, laws of the United States, or lawful superior orders.
Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) governs orders given in the military.
It covers failure to obey orders or regulations, and dereliction of duty.
Soldiers who violate a lawful order can be held for criminal violations.
What are some examples of unlawful orders?
Orders that are vague, overly broad, or intended to harass or humiliate a service member
Orders that violate established laws, regulations, or the UCMJ
Orders that an officer gave that they did not have the authority to give
What are some defenses to disobeying an unlawful order?
Lack of knowledge
The order was not lawful
Inability to comply
Mistake of fact
Duress
What should you do if you receive an unlawful order?
Consult with an experienced military defense attorney
Understand your rights
Present your case
If you're active duty military, Nat'l Guard, or reserves, and you're being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of a US citizen - or anyone else - then you need to know your own rights and obligations.
It's a global poker game. There are 200 players that we can see, plus dozens more that we can't see, and may never know about.
They're all cheating, and they all know they're all cheating.
At any given time, there are deals and side deals and secret deals, and deals out in the open that are intended to mask one or more of those secret deals, and everybody is watching for the opportunity to spring something on somebody.
The US tries to be everybody's friend - or tries to make it look that way - which ends up making us everybody's enemy, because if we're friends with somebody's enemy, that makes us their enemy, even though we've been friends with them for a long time.
So actually, it's a poker game inside a perpetual round of cut-throat pool where every ball can be a cue ball, and everybody can shoot at any time - and it's all going on at the Mad Hatter's tea party.
Anyway, I don't understand a whole lot of it. And that's partly because it's very hard to understand a lot of it, and I've never studied it formally, but also because (I think) there's a big bunch of people who do study it formally, and who benefit from nobody understanding it well.
So here's a lady, named Sarah Paine, who studies it very closely, and I always get a kick out of listening to her explain some of it in language that even I can understand - kinda.
