Imagine spending your life being a second-generation NASA employee — she was running NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center before this week — and having it come to this. A lot of people are making a lot of decisions already this week that should stay with them for life. - ThreadSky

chrisgeidner.bsky.social • 39 days ago

Imagine spending your life being a second-generation NASA employee — she was running NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center before this week — and having it come to this.

A lot of people are making a lot of decisions already this week that should stay with them for life.

Reposted from Laura Lopez

Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭

Comments

francoisdm.bsky.social•39 days ago

Not long ago, indeed, Janet Petro was still writing: "Together, we are launching humanity’s future." We probably disagree on the definition of humanity. https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/center-directors-welcome/

petekotz.bsky.social•39 days ago

It's like the Red Scare as performed by primitive cartoon villains.

billvb.bsky.social•39 days ago

Pathetic, petty, little creatures. I hope Karma catches up with them quickly,and with interest.

neurographic.art•39 days ago

Most are falling into the goose-stepping parade line without a fight :(

terilyn.bsky.social•39 days ago

I’d resign before I signed that.

cozyacres.bsky.social•39 days ago

Ah yes we are at the doublespeak stage

giamonroe.bsky.social•39 days ago

Here’s the one that sent to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. And, a picture of the guy, Todd B. Hunter, who sent it.

quesadilla79.bsky.social•39 days ago

That should help them not strand Astronauts in space.

homola1950.bsky.social•39 days ago

I have been retired for some time now. I know what DEI stands for. What does a DEI contract mean? Are their people who will be fired because of “DEI” contracts?

deimachy.bsky.social•39 days ago

Similar email went out to VA employees today

helloiamabear.bsky.social•39 days ago

Jesus, pure Nazi shit. "Turn in your undesirables today or be punished tomorrow"

shaenon.bsky.social•39 days ago

"No, I'm not doing this" is a beautiful sentence people need to learn fast.

jerryedwards.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yeah, I'd resign before I wrote that crap.

charlottenc.bsky.social•39 days ago

The word “Radical” is overused at this point.

thediscoveryofzero.com•39 days ago

I think this is on purpose, to call everyone you disagree with “radical”. It’s quite fascist.

prosegrrl.bsky.social•39 days ago

None of the directors of federal ageny have a choice. OPM drafted the template based on what the President directed and sent it out to all government agencies. This same memo was repeated across the federal workforce.
https://fedscoop.com/opm-email-report-diversity-and-inclusion-initiatives/

newsbreakinglive.bsky.social•39 days ago

Homeland Security did the same note

heidileech.bsky.social•39 days ago

GSA also — same note

piranha4d.bsky.social•39 days ago

Not entirely the same, they ramped up the nastiness a bit: failure to report... "will result" in adverse consequences, instead of the template's "may result".

jamesrodell.bsky.social•36 days ago

Sounds eerily like the fox in a hen house saying "play along with our impositions or else".

jescat7.bsky.social•36 days ago

We are entering the Nazi era. We will rot from within. People will get sick and die. Science will fail. Education will be lost. Very scary and sad.

sochi123.bsky.social•39 days ago

Assuming we survive this, the people who co-sign this garbage instead of resigning in protest will go down in history as collaborators.

ezilii.bsky.social•39 days ago

And should be treated as such. By treated I mean not given jobs after the revolution other than clean toilets in co-ed bathrooms.

rreardon.bsky.social•39 days ago

Well if you are forced to put your name on that chilling letter then you better walk out the door immediately 2nd gen or no

barbara-waxer.bsky.social•39 days ago

And Bill Nelson was the one who appointed her as Director of the Kennedy Space Center.

eileenmont.bsky.social•39 days ago

OMG- this is totally un American!

socialpotato.bsky.social•39 days ago

Its very american

sheskis.bsky.social•39 days ago

I would quit before I sent a piece of shit like that out.

lovemypupper.bsky.social•39 days ago

I think she willingly was hired by trump

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

She's worked for NASA for more than a decade.

lovemypupper.bsky.social•39 days ago

I read she was at a different position until this week?

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

“she was running NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center before this week” … you read it in my original post.

lovemypupper.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yes that’s what I meant she accepted a different position appointed by trump

renaroasts.bsky.social•39 days ago

Given she signed her name to a threatening letter to all NASA employees, she’s probably a Trump supporter.

jorts.dad•39 days ago

Destroyed her reputation with one communication

What a coward

gordonvincent.bsky.social•39 days ago

I can't say I'll shed a tear when the Brownshirts turn on her immediately.

mherskovitz.bsky.social•39 days ago

The exact same email was sent by the EPA. It was not her choice or her words.
But she did have a choice to quit. That’s what it will take. By the millions.

ppaattii.bsky.social•39 days ago

🤮

makani-noho.bsky.social•39 days ago

She should have resigned.

chimpvsdog.bsky.social•39 days ago

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are certainly threats to a particular r̶a̶c̶e̶ type of person. 🤷🏼

deelaundry.bsky.social•39 days ago

Link to the OPM directive to every agency to send this exact email out. https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Memo%20Initial%20Guidance%20Regarding%20DEIA%20Executive%20Orders.pdf

saienx.bsky.social•39 days ago

Why is this as of November 5th? Does Trump think he was president when he was elected?

padathir.bsky.social•39 days ago

Getting things right is not a facists' strong suit. They just make decrees and threaten to get compliance no matter how wrong they are.

deelaundry.bsky.social•39 days ago

I think it's because of the whole "maybe you renamed yourself you filthy liars" purge thing.

mongenel.bsky.social•39 days ago

It is a purge of last-minute changes by the outgoing administration.

deelaundry.bsky.social•39 days ago

This email was ordered by OPM. Every agency has to send it out.

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgeidner.bsky.social/post/3lgejvioaoc2r

littlebits9.bsky.social•39 days ago

Is there a DEIA untruth site?

lorihjschaffer.bsky.social•39 days ago

Thank a MAGAt.

yn2usn.bsky.social•39 days ago

So she’s a West Point grad gone full MAGA. Shame on her. Let her never live this down.

andynewman128.bsky.social•39 days ago

The blame rests on Trump, not NASA. His executive order called for this. This is not the only government agency or contractor who will send similar messages. Just wait.

skippysan.bsky.social•39 days ago

It should hurt them for life.

dreadfulpenny.bsky.social•39 days ago

collaborator

dezertrat.bsky.social•39 days ago

https://www.chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Memo%20Initial%20Guidance%20Regarding%20DEIA%20Executive%20Orders.pdf

dezertrat.bsky.social•39 days ago

Isnt the language just a copy paste of the original edict?

southamptondock.bsky.social•39 days ago

Word for word.

deelaundry.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yes.

davehuntsman.bsky.social•39 days ago

Janet put her name to it. She’s required to implement lawful orders- BUT, as a civil servant, she’s prohibited from lying about it. Her shame will not disappear.

lavender-king.bsky.social•39 days ago

I imagine if there are bots out there that can spam emails with impunity that a few good folk out there could program the bots to flood that particular email address with tons of clutter, rendering it nearly impossible for anyone to sort out real reports from fabricated ones. Just sayin’

ezilii.bsky.social•39 days ago

So that email address. I’m pretty sure a bunch of skilled people could make that unusable. . .

mskittysoftpaws.bsky.social•39 days ago

Perfect example of Obeying In Advance rather than choosing integrity.

davehuntsman.bsky.social•39 days ago

I retired from NASA after 46 yrs- 9 yrs as a Senior Executive. It’s one thing to follow legal orders to dissolve a function; it’s quite another to lie about it, as Janet does in this memo she put her own name to. Her shame shall remain forever.

karinkirk.bsky.social•39 days ago

I'm a NASA contractor, and seeing her name ascribed to this hateful email was a slap in the face. Stinging, shocking.

davehuntsman.bsky.social•39 days ago

I agree. I don’t think in my 46 years in the agency I EVER saw a NASA senior manager put their name over such evil, partisan, political bs. And I mean that literally. NEVER.

karinkirk.bsky.social•39 days ago

That means a lot coming from someone with your depth of experience. Thank you for saying that because I'm just sitting here stunned. And sad.

afteroctavian.bsky.social•39 days ago

Shameful. When you are called on to put your name to something like this, you stand up and you walk out. She's trashed her legacy and for what? Another few years of pay and the opportunity to lick Trump's boots. Have some dignity, woman!

jennicle1.bsky.social•39 days ago

“Just following orders”

bartmalloy.bsky.social•39 days ago

Many people will cover themselves in this type of glory in the next few months

crnkyplntr.bsky.social•39 days ago

why was she put in a position like this? doesn’t that make her a DEI hire?

thewobblytable.bsky.social•39 days ago

The whole "report any DEI sympathies" sure smacks of the Stassi.

creditsndebits.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yup, they're here.

parchment1.bsky.social•39 days ago

I feel like the second paragraph is a scream for help.

saienx.bsky.social•39 days ago

Oh oh oh oh! Let's all report an issue to [email protected] !!

Address it to President Musk!

Ask about egg prices!

canukenemywithin55.bsky.social•39 days ago

Didn’t see that coming right?!

parisdog.bsky.social•39 days ago

that email went to all agencies from OPM thru agency heads

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgeidner.bsky.social/post/3lgejvioaoc2r

empathetic-evo.bsky.social•39 days ago

Collaborators. We'll remember.

dhumph.bsky.social•39 days ago

This is disgusting. This is exactly what Trump voters wanted. It will impact them in unforeseen ways and I hope Dem leadership makes the connections for these people to show them the fruits of their vote.

toms-takes.bsky.social•39 days ago

Trump is a racist surrounded by racists and supported by racists! Period!

justaj0e.bsky.social•39 days ago

Agency wide employees need to turn in Janet to that web site as one of those hires.
Flood the site.

ruffhouse.bsky.social•39 days ago

[email protected] should be receiving millions of emails about the Trump administration pushing through white unqualified cronies, right? DEI for drunken sex offenders.

colombiadocs.bsky.social•39 days ago

Someone should update her Wikipedia page to record this career milestone. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Petro

kayforsaken.bsky.social•39 days ago

Holy f**k

karenmarieowens.bsky.social•39 days ago

And who will be the replacements for these jobs?
Oh, that's right, AI.
Boy, are Magans going to be pissed.

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

The fucking irony. https://floridavets.org/gov-scott-selects-veteran-for-florida-womens-hall-of-fame-2/

dzkat71.bsky.social•39 days ago

Issuing such a nonsense paper is the cost of receiving that award?

colzanurse.bsky.social•39 days ago

So, is this a DEI hire threatening all other DEI hires, and threatening people for not turning suspected DEI hires in? But she gets away with it because she is an attractive caucasian female? Or what?

renaroasts.bsky.social•39 days ago

Wow, she blew it all up, everything she worked for.
If there’s an absolute in life, a fork in the road for her, this was certainly it.

madmachine76.bsky.social•39 days ago

americanheathen.bsky.social•39 days ago

A WARNING from 3 years ago! https://youtu.be/MmirKUAMgGo?feature=shared&t=106

timhannapel.bsky.social•39 days ago

By my math she is 64 or 65. Really sad that instead of retiring with her dignity and storied career intact, she apparently agreed to be the acting NASA administrator to send out this shocking and chilling instruction. This is McCarthyism, plain and simple.

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•39 days ago

To be clear, yes, they were directed to do this by the data and analytics guy at OPM who is currently running OPM, Charles Ezell, but they're still apparently all doing it.

beerandrockets.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yeah, the correct response is, “No, I’m not sending that.”

terps3040.bsky.social•39 days ago

No way I would put my name on it.

chromacatxyz.bsky.social•39 days ago

The email DEIATruth dot gov makes me want to go insane

n39471v3cr33p.bsky.social•37 days ago

Charles "Chuck" Edgar Ezell
Acting Director Office of Personnel Management
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-ezell/
Ocmulgee Guitars, LLC

n39471v3cr33p.bsky.social•37 days ago

4788328119
Carrier Name: Verizon Wireless
Email domain for sending email to SMS (text): [email protected]
File Number: 22181459

n39471v3cr33p.bsky.social•37 days ago

[email protected]
https://www.instagram.com/ocmulgeeguitars/
https://www.youtube.com/@ChuckEzell
https://www.ocmulgeeguitars.com/

n39471v3cr33p.bsky.social•37 days ago

4875 Timberlane Dr
Macon, GA 31210
Age: 55
Born: Born November 1969

pevohr.bsky.social•36 days ago

Based on his LinkedIn, I don't see why this guy recently abandoned a very successful career geeking out doing data analytics in Georgia

Moving to DC for this? To become the designated scapegoat who signed these memos as the acting Chief People Officer for the entire federal government?

pevohr.bsky.social•35 days ago

As to why he was chosen for the gig, other OPM staffers have a theory...

pevohr.bsky.social•34 days ago

Confirmed. Ezell didn't even have to write the memos sent out in his name. PDF metadata proves that Project 2025 ghostwriters did that dirty work for him

Molly has the receipts:

pevohr.bsky.social•34 days ago

Note that since OPM + OMB got caught last night, someone's been scrubbing their tracks + updating online copies of the memos

However, that doesn't help, because some fraction of the entire federal government's worth of scared, unhappy employees ... were emailed the original PDFs 😉

jeboyt.bsky.social•39 days ago

And they’re letting us know this is going on

gordonvincent.bsky.social•39 days ago

The proper response to any such directive is, "Go fuck yourself."

boloboffin.bsky.social•39 days ago

It's a perfect storm. Send that ghastly treacle out under your own name or resign and give Trump one more post he can fill with a Young Republican fresh from the kegger.

gordonvincent.bsky.social•39 days ago

If she doesn't know she'll be the very next one out, she's too stupid to hold any job.

definy.bsky.social•39 days ago

I think you can stay in the post and as well as put all this bs on blast in the media by yourself or anonymous means, don't have to stay quiet abt it, I'd think it's not necessarily a only these two options type of thing and that's it

boloboffin.bsky.social•39 days ago

Then you get fired and Bruce from Sigma Alpha is practicing his putts in your old office

robnyc.bsky.social•39 days ago

Speaking of “putz”, hey, all you black and Latino men who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for a woman… REALLY hoping some of you are the geniuses losing their jobs here.

betterkevin.bsky.social•39 days ago

This is a small thing. I can do more good from the inside.

This is how "Just following orders" starts.

creditsndebits.bsky.social•39 days ago

Is this limited to people hired to run DEI programs (which is tyrannical enough)? Or is this already at the "diversity hire" stage? It seems like they could have made determinations about the latter through HR records.