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Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>&quot;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.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/10/domestic-violence-nonprofits-trump-courts/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/10/domestic-</span><span class="invisible">violence-nonprofits-trump-courts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DomesticViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DomesticViolence</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IPV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IPV</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grants</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigrant</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>courts</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings<br>"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">#<span>DEI</span></a>, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws."<br>"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">#<span>PSF</span></a> as a whole."<br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/10/27/pyt</span><span class="invisible">hon_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>Despite 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">#<span>respect</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N</span><span class="invisible">SF-funding-statement.html</span></a></p>
Christian Noll<p>Python Software Foundation: Equal Opportunity More Important Than US Funding - By Rainald Menge-Sonnentag</p><p><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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/Python-Softwa</span><span class="invisible">re-Foundation-Equal-Opportunity-More-Important-Than-US-Funding-10961163.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Martin Owens :inkscape:<p>Based on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lorenipsum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lorenipsum</span></a></span>'s post about python being all backbone (software) and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ThePSF</span></a></span>'s refusal to roll over. I give you my sticker idea¹</p><p>Notes: 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.</p><p>OK back to code.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/psf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psf</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/sticker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sticker</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/logo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>logo</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a></p>
California Politics Huddle<p>CPH Daily Bulletin 10/27/2025</p><p>What’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">#<span>UCLA</span></a>? It’s finally public</p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/newsletter/trump-ucla-settlement-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/newsletter/trum</span><span class="invisible">p-ucla-settlement-proposal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderAffirmingCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderAffirmingCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antisemitism</span></a></p>
jcletousey<p>Respect. There is still a foundation where they don't betray their values.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/11544665</span><span class="invisible">9195456270</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a></p>
Cllr Gareth Kitchen<p>There’s leadership….. and there’s true leadership…..</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376</a></p><p><a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/dei" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a></p>
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷<p>Well done, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PythonFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PythonFoundation</span></a>. Never give in to bullies. 💪</p><p>Especially not to fascists.</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/10/27/pyt</span><span class="invisible">hon_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Marcus Adams<p>Headline: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> Foundation goes ride or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a>, rejects government grant with strings attached</p><p>Subtitle: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/10/27/pyt</span><span class="invisible">hon_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Jeri Dansky<p>I know absolutely nothing about Python, but I sure do like seeing an organization staying true to its DEI values.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/11544665</span><span class="invisible">9188615376</span></a> and <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/psf-withdrawn-proposal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/27/</span><span class="invisible">psf-withdrawn-proposal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://linuxiac.com/python-software-foundation-withdraws-1-5m-u-s-government-grant/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxiac.com/python-software-f</span><span class="invisible">oundation-withdraws-1-5m-u-s-government-grant/</span></a></p><p>Good Guy Python.</p><p>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.</p><p>They said this clause would violate their mission and community spirit, which are more important than the money</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a></p>
Mark Spooky Whybird<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></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">#<span>DEI</span></a>. </p><p>I don’t even Python, but thank you PSF for resuming to literally sell out your principles!</p><p><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N</span><span class="invisible">SF-funding-statement.html</span></a></p><p>(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!)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p>
Daniel Quinn<p>The 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:</p><p><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N</span><span class="invisible">SF-funding-statement.html</span></a></p><p>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&amp;id=2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psfmember.org/civicrm/contribu</span><span class="invisible">te/transact/?reset=1&amp;id=2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
rent as % of income<p>The 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.</p><p>They withdrew their application and are standing by their widely diverse, international community instead.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.rhys.wtf/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N</span><span class="invisible">SF-funding-statement.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Jaime Soriano<p>Un 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.</p><p><a href="https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N</span><span class="invisible">SF-funding-statement.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SoftwareLibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareLibre</span></a></p>
Brett Sheffield (he/him)<p>Shout out to the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> Software Foundation and everyone involved for turning down a US$1.5 millon grant rather than compromise their Values.</p><p>It's easy to say we support <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> or any other thing. It's only when we're asked to pay a price that our <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Values</span></a> are tested.</p><p>When asked to turn their back on DEI, the PSF passed the test. This is what resistance looks like.</p><p>👏 </p><p><a href="https://lwn.net/Articles/1043563/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lwn.net/Articles/1043563/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
dallo<p>Pendant que la communauté Ruby se demande si la nazisme c'est bien ou pas, la Python Software Fundation (PSF) vient de rejeter 1.5 M$ à cause de la condition liée de n'entreprendre aucun travail en matière de diversité, d'équité et d'inclusion !</p><p>La PSF a décliné favorisant ses valeurs à la thune. Bravo.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659195456270" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/11544665</span><span class="invisible">9195456270</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/pyfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pyfr</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/pythonfr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pythonfr</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/programmation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programmation</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/dhh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dhh</span></a></p>
Paco Hope wishes ill for JK Rowling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ThePSF</span></a></span> This is quite literally <em>putting your money where your mouth is</em>. Admirable. High integrity. Thank you, PSF!<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Stacey Abrams &amp; Esosa Osa: US leaders are erasing Black <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>. That threatens our future. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/oct/22/us-black-history-dei</span></a></p>