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greatbaldeagle

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Sat Jan 25, 2025, 12:06 PM Jan 25

Obeying Trump order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee Airmen [View all]




In January 2025, the U.S. Air Force removed a video about the Tuskegee Airmen from its basic training curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. This decision followed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that banned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the federal government. ([San Antonio Express-News](https://expressnews.com/news/article/trump-dei-tuskegee-airmen-banned-air-force-20054637.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

The Tuskegee Airmen were pioneering Black pilots renowned for their service during World War II. Their inclusion in the training curriculum was intended to highlight the Air Force's historical diversity and the significant contributions of African American service members.
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One outrage after another. Joinfortmill Jan 25 #1
Lawsuit..... Lovie777 Jan 25 #2
Filed before a Klan republican judge and overturned by the Corrupt Extreme Court. Comfortably_Numb Jan 25 #60
How horrible. yardwork Jan 25 #3
He's battering us with his horror. Joinfortmill Jan 25 #4
Shock and awe bombing, Trump/Musk style. wnylib Jan 25 #13
Despicable. sinkingfeeling Jan 25 #5
What is Senator Tim Scott's reaction to this Submariner Jan 25 #6
I'm sure he's still shuffling along somewhere. LoisB Jan 25 #10
LOL....yeah or before the election. I was wondering how he was feeling Bengus81 Jan 25 #63
Scott Toilet Tissue has a mascot. oasis Jan 26 #86
Don't tell Felon, but I found this for sale at the Smithsonian. jls4561 Jan 25 #7
One of his loyalists will point it out to him KS Toronado Jan 25 #32
Asscrack 3auld6phart Jan 25 #67
I have a home library of great kids' books, including the Code Talkers. Must look up Tuskegee Airmen... Hekate Jan 25 #51
That will help with recruiting Arazi Jan 25 #8
Within a generation Geechie Jan 25 #21
That's depressing as hell (and probably true) Arazi Jan 25 #26
When I get depressed I just remember Geechie Jan 26 #85
The pettiness is mind-boggling. LoisB Jan 25 #9
As a retired Air Force veteran D. Spaulding Jan 25 #11
Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E Jan 25 #15
A good friend of my family's was the son of a Tuskegee Airman. yardwork Jan 25 #16
My aunt was married to a Tuskegee airman for several years kimbutgar Jan 25 #19
If you haven't seen it, "Masters of the Air" brings in the Tuskegee Airmen COL Mustard Jan 25 #37
He's alienated transgender, DEI and the native Indians ... now the Blacks ...nt Jarqui Jan 25 #12
I read the Native Americans voted for him Cha Jan 25 #35
I read the voters' rolls were purged, but someone challenged me pretty hard when I brought it up Hekate Jan 25 #49
It was Apache county Nevada where the machines or electronic poll books wouldn't open questionseverything Jan 25 #54
Yes, that too. Thanks Hekate Jan 25 #57
You're correct happy feet Jan 25 #69
I'm sure it did, Hekate.. TY Cha Jan 25 #78
Only 1 percent more of black men voted for him-insignificant. happy feet Jan 25 #72
Mahalo for telling us Cha Jan 25 #80
What is worrisome is whether they already know their support won't matter Jarqui Jan 25 #82
Revisionist history Norrrm Jan 25 #14
the pain I feel is palpable markie Jan 25 #17
I was honoured to be friends with one of the original Tuskegee airmen. niyad Jan 25 #18
Racist mofo. MLWR Jan 25 #20
Trump DENVERPOPS Jan 25 #22
Who next? Women, Jews, Asians, the 'wrong' kind of Christians, the Navajo code talkers? Norrrm Jan 25 #23
Navajo Code Talkers are definitely the next group to be eliminated from military history Arazi Jan 25 #29
More white washing of racist and god-awful shit we've done? sakabatou Jan 25 #24
This is a case of erasing the real-life accomplishments and heroism of minorities AZJonnie Jan 25 #31
What does it take away to teach that? Dem4life1234 Jan 25 #25
Unimaginable. mahina Jan 25 #27
Small concession that in no way infringes on their oath to protect & defend the Constitution. ancianita Jan 25 #28
I sorta doubt the M$M is going to report on this outside of MSNBC AZJonnie Jan 25 #36
The US Military top to bottom takes an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the felon's orders. ancianita Jan 25 #46
The erasure of history is as serious as all the rest, believe me, & is key to oppression Hekate Jan 25 #38
I think that Codifer Jan 25 #64
Conceding to stop teaching isn't tantamount to erasure or even the chipping away of history. ancianita Jan 25 #76
George Wallace's putrid corpse rises again hellacia Jan 25 #30
This make you happy fucking Snoop dog & Nellie? Cha Jan 25 #33
Did Snoop say he was gonna or voted for Trump?!? AZJonnie Jan 25 #43
I posted that becuase it Cha Jan 25 #45
No he didn't say Wiz Imp Jan 25 #61
One thing I'll say that's pretty consistent about Snoop is AZJonnie Jan 25 #73
He performed at rhe Inauguration obamanut2012 Jan 25 #77
Destiny's Child performed at the 2001 inauguration of George W. Bush Wiz Imp Jan 25 #81
Teaching about the Red Tails isn't DEI.... COL Mustard Jan 25 #34
Thanks for your post on the Tuskegee Airmen escorting B-17 and B-24... brush Jan 25 #79
Racist crackers! surfered Jan 25 #39
Vindictive envy. It is that black hole in him that can never be filled. KitFox Jan 25 #40
oh jesus! orleans Jan 25 #41
I can remember way back in the early1980's moniss Jan 25 #42
Wasn't the Right outraged edhopper Jan 25 #44
Disappearing the history and heritage of Black people... ananda Jan 25 #47
Historians of Black history will continue to produce Black History. ancianita Jan 25 #83
TSF is a deplorable a-hole. n/t iluvtennis Jan 25 #48
This petty, malicious child is going to have a lot to answer for... GiqueCee Jan 25 #50
Isn't it time to call the sociopath the racist he is? JohnSJ Jan 25 #52
Remember he gave Limbaugh a medal with the only living Tuskegee airman sitting right down the row underpants Jan 25 #53
Trump hates black people and that's why the MAGAts like him. Kingofalldems Jan 25 #55
Aw, motherFUCK this shit. Paladin Jan 25 #56
Oh, but he's not a racist. LudwigPastorius Jan 25 #58
Good Gawd. Codifer Jan 25 #59
Winston Smith will straighten out all this history stuff. Permanut Jan 25 #66
The biggest lowlife on the planet. CentralMass Jan 25 #62
Will someone please explain to these idiots that 41% of our military personnel consider themselves as a minority. surfered Jan 25 #65
This sounds like a purely racist order. The Air Forces should decide its own curriculum based on what aspects of their Martin68 Jan 25 #68
It's really not clear it's a direct order from the article tho AZJonnie Jan 25 #74
Well, Hogsbreath had never heard of them, anyway. allegorical oracle Jan 25 #70
There need to be far more FUCK NO responses to this yahoo's "orders." RobertDevereaux Jan 25 #71
i favor that it should be replaced by a course on fascism and how cowardly whites with bone spurs wouldn't join the figh Jit423 Jan 25 #75
Republicans constantly try rewriting history, Emile Jan 25 #84
U.S. Air Force resumes teaching about Tuskegee Airmen and WASP following outcry over DEI review LetMyPeopleVote Jan 27 #87
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