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Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month
ABC News ^ | January 29, 2025, 7:13 PM | Will Steakin and Matt Sayler

Posted on 01/29/2025 6:23:03 PM PST by Olog-hai

In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon’s intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, including for Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Pride Month, according to a memo obtained by ABC News.

Despite being on the list of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s paused events and activities, the memo clarified that Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will remain federal holidays.

“The Defense Intelligence Agency is working with the Department of Defense to fully implement all Executive Orders and Administration guidance in a timely manner,” Lt. Cmdr. Seth Clarke, DIA spokesman, told ABC News in a statement when asked about the memo. “As we receive additional guidance, we will continue to update our internal guidance.” …

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: maliciouscompliance
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1 posted on 01/29/2025 6:23:03 PM PST by Olog-hai
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Buncha whiny babies... though I approve of not “celebrating” black history month and Juneteenth...


2 posted on 01/29/2025 6:26:23 PM PST by Skywise
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It’s called malicious compliance. They will comply, but they will do as much damage as they can in the process. Heads need to roll to correct this.


3 posted on 01/29/2025 6:33:17 PM PST by Jonty30 (If you ate your twin in the womb, your pronouns should be we/us.)
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Good!

No more of the “special month” BS, while they’re at it!


4 posted on 01/29/2025 6:39:20 PM PST by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting here you're aiming!))
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Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month

Here they go again with that "malicious compliance."

The trouble makers need to be identified and then disciplined.

5 posted on 01/29/2025 6:43:34 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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Passive aggressive crap.


6 posted on 01/29/2025 6:44:53 PM PST by madison10 (Wow )
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Malicious compliance.

Who ever signed that order needs to be unemployed tomorrow


7 posted on 01/29/2025 6:46:17 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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"Buncha whiny babies... though I approve of not “celebrating” black history month and Juneteenth..."

The majority of blacks don't know, or even care about learning their own history. I never met any black researchers during all the time I spent at the National Archives going through the pension records of black Civil War soldiers. The only other people that I met during that time, and shared research information with, were white researchers like me, and specifically those writing books about black regiments.

8 posted on 01/29/2025 6:46:22 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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I don’t see the problem. All that race crap and faggot crap should not have been started in the first place. These “special event programs” shouldn’t be “paused”. They should be ended. Permanently.


9 posted on 01/29/2025 6:49:13 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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"It’s called malicious compliance. They will comply, but they will do as much damage as they can in the process. Heads need to roll to correct this."

They just did the same thing with inclusion of black military history during training sessions. They deliberately claimed that history pertaining to the Tuskegee Airmen and historic females who served in the military would be wiped. That was obviously a malicious act. Pete Hegseth immediately corrected it. These bastards need to be removed from their positions.

10 posted on 01/29/2025 6:51:00 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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DEI instruction is not things to do with national holidays. It was specifically aimed at communist classroom instruction, racist struggle sessions, etc.

This is some extremist assclown at the Pentagram trying to embarrass Trump. He/she/it will be out of a job tomorrow when Sec Hegseth learns of this.


11 posted on 01/29/2025 6:53:37 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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In All my years of working(40),
The only Holidays most( not all)my employers observed, were
New years, Memorial day, 4th of July, Labor day,
Veterans day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas,
as paid holidays.


12 posted on 01/29/2025 7:06:11 PM PST by rellic (nno such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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The same agency that made a crossdresser DIA’s employee of the year......for deploying to Afghanistan in a dress.

Can’t make this up.


13 posted on 01/29/2025 7:06:16 PM PST by Salvavida (NS)
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Totally not according to the E/O’s that triggered the memo.


14 posted on 01/29/2025 7:07:03 PM PST by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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Hegseth will correct the DOD over reach attempting to embarass him.

Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day are official federal holdiays. Black History Month and Holocaust Days of Remembrance are honorable rememberances of history.

The one that will remain eliminated is “Pride” month and other divisive political movements.


15 posted on 01/29/2025 7:14:36 PM PST by Wuli
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16 posted on 01/29/2025 7:31:59 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Something about that photo blows me away. It perfectly captures the hate in a communist heart.
They were willing to leave their children as orphans rather than confess and explain the plot.
It was offered that a full confession would have at least spared the mom’s life and maybe both would have headed to prison.

But the cause was so important to them, they preferred to orphan their children.


17 posted on 01/29/2025 7:52:09 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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PRAISE GOD!! No more pride month!!!!!!


18 posted on 01/29/2025 8:19:05 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Yes, the malicious compliant route has been as seen a couple times already in various agencies. The people who do it need to be absolutely professionally destroyed.

They can always play stupid and have some measure of plausible deniability that they weren’t being malicious in their compliance, but I think we’re at the point where Trump can just kindly put them on administrative leave and have security escort at the out of the building. Do that enough and I think it’ll stop


19 posted on 01/29/2025 8:51:42 PM PST by suasponte137
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President Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives pauses special events, programs and related events, that glorify disgruntled people at taxpayers’ expense including
<><>Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month,
<><>Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Pride Month.

The memo clarified that Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will remain federal holidays.


20 posted on 01/29/2025 9:17:56 PM PST by Liz ((This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ))
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