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Bich Nguyen :verified:"Nonprofits working to combat domestic violence and sexual assault have notched a string of legal wins as they push back against efforts by the Trump administration to put restrictions on work that goes against the administration’s views."<a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/10/domestic-violence-nonprofits-trump-courts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://19thnews.org/2025/10/domestic-violence-nonprofits-trump-courts/</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DomesticViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#IPV</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#grants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#funding</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lgbtq</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#immigrant</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#courts</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings "These terms included affirming the statement that we 'do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws." "This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSF</a> as a whole." <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</a>

Zzyzx/PDespite being a small organization where an NSF grant of "$1.5 million over two years would have been quite a lot of money for us," the PSF stood up for its principles. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#respect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#values</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSF</a><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html</a>

Christian NollPython Software Foundation: Equal Opportunity More Important Than US Funding - By Rainald Menge-Sonnentag<a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/Python-Software-Foundation-Equal-Opportunity-More-Important-Than-US-Funding-10961163.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/en/news/Python-Software-Foundation-Equal-Opportunity-More-Important-Than-US-Funding-10961163.html</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Martin Owens :inkscape:Based on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@lorenipsum</a>'s post about python being all backbone (software) and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ThePSF</a>'s refusal to roll over. I give you my sticker idea¹Notes: This confluence of puns tickles me. supine sounding like serpentine and spine and being upside-down, aforementioned backbone, nod to "don't tred on me" and *maybe* a wink to Tiresias and hitting snakes.OK back to code.<a href="https://floss.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/psf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#psf</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/sticker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sticker</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphic</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/logo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#logo</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satire</a>

California Politics HuddleCPH Daily Bulletin 10/27/2025What’s inside Trump’s $1.2-billion settlement demand letter to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UCLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCLA</a>? It’s finally public<a href="https://calmatters.org/newsletter/trump-ucla-settlement-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://calmatters.org/newsletter/trump-ucla-settlement-proposal/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inclusivity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderAffirmingCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenderAffirmingCare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antisemitism</a>

jcletouseyRespect. There is still a foundation where they don't betray their values.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a>

Cllr Gareth KitchenThere’s leadership….. and there’s true leadership…..<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376</a><a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/dei" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>

Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷Well done, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PythonFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PythonFoundation</a>. Never give in to bullies. 💪Especially not to fascists.<a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Community</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>

Marcus AdamsHeadline: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> Foundation goes ride or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>, rejects government grant with strings attachedSubtitle: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helpedSource: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

Jeri DanskyI know absolutely nothing about Python, but I sure do like seeing an organization staying true to its DEI values.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376</a> and <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>

James House-Lantto (He/Him)<a href="https://linuxiac.com/python-software-foundation-withdraws-1-5m-u-s-government-grant/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linuxiac.com/python-software-foundation-withdraws-1-5m-u-s-government-grant/</a>Good Guy Python.Python has withdrawn a 1.5-million grant proposal to the National Science Foundation, after they learned that accepting the grant, as the grant came with an anti-DEI clause attached.They said this clause would violate their mission and community spirit, which are more important than the money<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inclusivity</a>

Mark Spooky Whybird<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> Software Foundation turns down significant federal grant because to accept they would have to disavow all <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>. I don’t even Python, but thank you PSF for resuming to literally sell out your principles!<a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html</a>(In some contexts $1.5M is not much money; in a company with an annual budget of under $6M, it absolutely is. This is an impressively principled statement!)<a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a>

Daniel QuinnThe absolute legends at the Python Software Foundation have turned down $1.5 million in US government funding because that country is so terrified of DEI that they're making funding conditional on being as backward as they are:<a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html</a>The US is (perhaps unsurprisingly at this point) on the wrong side of history. Fund the PSF if you can: <a href="https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=2</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

rent as % of incomeThe Python Software Foundation had an application in for a government grant, which was made contingent on them committing to not do anything related to DEI.They withdrew their application and are standing by their widely diverse, international community instead.<a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html?m=1</a>

Jaime SorianoUn aplauso a la Python Software Foundation, que ha rechazado una ayuda de millón y medio de dólares del gobierno de EEUU porque para aceptarla tenían que negarse a operar proyectos de diversidad, igualdad e inclusión.<a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SoftwareLibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwareLibre</a>

Brett Sheffield (he/him)Shout out to the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> Software Foundation and everyone involved for turning down a US$1.5 millon grant rather than compromise their Values.It's easy to say we support <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> or any other thing. It's only when we're asked to pay a price that our <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Values</a> are tested.When asked to turn their back on DEI, the PSF passed the test. This is what resistance looks like.👏 <a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/1043563/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lwn.net/Articles/1043563/</a>

dalloPendant que la communauté Ruby se demande si la nazisme c'est bien ou pas, la Python Software Fundation (PSF) vient de rejeter 1.5 M$ à cause de la condition liée de n'entreprendre aucun travail en matière de diversité, d'équité et d'inclusion !La PSF a décliné favorisant ses valeurs à la thune. Bravo.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270</a><a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/pyfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pyfr</a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/pythonfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pythonfr</a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/programmation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#programmation</a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/dhh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dhh</a>

Paco Hope wishes ill for JK Rowling<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ThePSF</a> This is quite literally putting your money where your mouth is. Admirable. High integrity. Thank you, PSF! <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#python</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dei</a>

BongolianStacey Abrams & Esosa Osa: US leaders are erasing Black <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>. That threatens our future. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autocracy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei</a>

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