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demmiblue

(39,840 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:42 AM Mar 10

A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI

A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

That this sentient walnut ever got a job is the real DEI
— Blue Heron Farm (@blueheronfarm.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T14:36:51.156Z

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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 10 OP

Another unqualified Trump MAGA hire. Swede Mar 10 #1

the republican party is a party of stupid and greed Jvp Mar 10 #8

We knew this is what was happening crud Mar 10 #2

Oh, my f'ing god!!! I am speechless. Maybe we are doomed. They are dumber than trump!!! Biophilic Mar 10 #3

My reaction was the same - OMFG! yellow dahlia Mar 10 #10

This crud Mar 10 #4

"I'm an idiot who cannot explain the main focus of my job." intheflow Mar 10 #5

Who is this guy? Bobstandard Mar 10 #6

justin fox. there are 7 videos of his deposition orleans Mar 11 #18

On top of being a clueless git GenThePerservering Mar 10 #7

Wow. Solly Mack Mar 10 #9

It really was. yellow dahlia Mar 10 #11

And "we" paid the salary of this guy? yellow dahlia Mar 10 #12

Guarantee you he was making six figures while he worked there Prairie Gates Mar 10 #13

Pathetic. sinkingfeeling Mar 10 #14

omg -- just reading the comments, i HAVE to watch this video... but not now orleans Mar 11 #15

god! i watched it. well, i would like this add this one and start a collection of DOGE depositions orleans Mar 11 #16

adding this one to the list here orleans Mar 11 #17

Swede

(39,750 posts)

1. Another unqualified Trump MAGA hire.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:49 AM

Mar 10

Stupid is as stupid does.

Jvp

(81 posts)

8. the republican party is a party of stupid and greed

Reply to Swede (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:33 PM

Mar 10

a dangerous mix

crud

(1,272 posts)

2. We knew this is what was happening

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:13 AM

Mar 10

It's a little different when this depravity is displayed in daylight. Interesting to see the cognitive dissonance register on his face, as he hears the words coming out of his mouth.

Biophilic

(6,601 posts)

3. Oh, my f'ing god!!! I am speechless. Maybe we are doomed. They are dumber than trump!!!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:14 AM

Mar 10

yellow dahlia

(6,173 posts)

10. My reaction was the same - OMFG!

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:03 PM

Mar 10

Speechless.

crud

(1,272 posts)

4. This

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:41 AM

Mar 10

intheflow

(30,207 posts)

5. "I'm an idiot who cannot explain the main focus of my job."

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:42 AM

Mar 10

DEI is just for Jewish women? What the actual fuck?

Bobstandard

(2,328 posts)

6. Who is this guy?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:19 PM

Mar 10

What’s his name?I want to follow his career. Should be fun.

orleans

(37,038 posts)

18. justin fox. there are 7 videos of his deposition

Reply to Bobstandard (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:51 AM

Mar 11

here's the first one (and see my post below -- there's another kid with only 6 videos)

GenThePerservering

(3,512 posts)

7. On top of being a clueless git

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:25 PM

Mar 10

he has resting asshole face.

Solly Mack

(97,057 posts)

9. Wow.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:47 PM

Mar 10

That was painful to watch.

yellow dahlia

(6,173 posts)

11. It really was.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:03 PM

Mar 10

yellow dahlia

(6,173 posts)

12. And "we" paid the salary of this guy?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:04 PM

Mar 10

Can we look up what he was paid?

Prairie Gates

(8,314 posts)

13. Guarantee you he was making six figures while he worked there

Reply to yellow dahlia (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:15 PM

Mar 10

Total grift.

I'd say he was making no less than $140,000 + benies.

sinkingfeeling

(57,868 posts)

14. Pathetic.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:38 PM

Mar 10

orleans

(37,038 posts)

15. omg -- just reading the comments, i HAVE to watch this video... but not now

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:13 AM

Mar 11

we've been having some storms, loud thunder booms and it scares my little dog. i finally got her calmed down a bit with her thunder shirt and i'm watching colbert on the laptop but if i turn on something else she'll get freaked out again.

so this long tirade is essentially a bookmark for this post

orleans

(37,038 posts)

16. god! i watched it. well, i would like this add this one and start a collection of DOGE depositions

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:38 AM

Mar 11

cancelled 1500 grants simply by reading a paragraph summary. (he didn't have to read the file to get the jist of it.) if it had "DEI" listed on the grant he cancelled it (and probably didn't even bother reading the fucking paragraph summary)

this part 5 was the first one i ran across. if you put Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in the youtube search you can find all six

orleans

(37,038 posts)

17. adding this one to the list here

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:49 AM

Mar 11

there are 7 videos of this deposition

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