There is no particular reason to think that a gay, lesbian, black, brown, or any other “diverse” person (I hate that “diverse” can describe a person rather than a group!) couldn’t make an excellent fire chief.
But you can be 100% certain that if “diversity” is a major or the primary reason for hiring somebody, the person hired will be unlikely to be the best choice. It’s simple: you restrict the applicant pool, and your choices diminish, and with a diminished pool the likelihood you will find excellence diminishes.
DEI ruins every agency and institution it touches.
— Helen Raleigh (@HRaleighspeaks) January 8, 2025
Not to mention that it is both immoral and illegal to prioritize such things.
Los Angeles recently appointed its very 1st female, LGBTQ+ fire chief with the goal of recruiting more women & gay firefighters pic.twitter.com/h8vfAYkbiV
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 8, 2025
It’s obvious that Fire Chief Kristen Crowley, who is leading the effort to extinguish the L.A. fires, is not exactly killing it, but that isn’t how Pride magazine sees it. Kristen is a lesbian, and that is all that matters.
You can't make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/HRczwAD2KD
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 9, 2025
I read the article that accompanies the headline and was struck by something that was totally missing: any mention of her efforts to get the fires under control and no mention of how disastrous the situation is. It’s all about how great it is that she is a lesbian and how awful it is that people are pointing out that she is a DEI hire who prioritizes DEI in hiring, as she proudly notes in her biography. […]
— Read More: hotair.com
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
But even as it seems nearly impossible to make a living, there are blessings that should not be disregarded. By highlighting strong sponsors who share our America First worldview, we have been able to make lifelong connections and even a bit of revenue to help us along. This is why we enjoy symbiotic relationships with companies like MyPillow, Jase Medical, and Promised Grounds. We help them with our recommendations and they reward us with money when our audience buys from them.
The same can be said about our preparedness sponsor, Prepper All-Naturals. Their long-term storage beef has a 25-year shelf life and is made with one ingredient: All-American Beef.
Even our faith-driven precious metals sponsor helps us tremendously while also helping Americans protect their life’s savings. We are blessed to work with them.
Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
