📚🔥 Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office
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• ⚓ The U.S. Naval Academy 🏫 removed nearly 400 📚 books from its library 🏛️ following an order 📝 from Defense Secretary 🛡️ Pete Hegseth’s office 🏢 to purge 🗑️ materials promoting diversity 🧑🤝🧑, equity ⚖️, and inclusion (DEI) 🫂.
• 🚫 This action is part of a broader Trump 🐘 administration effort 💪 to eliminate DEI content 🗑️ from federal agencies 🏛️, although the academies 🎓 were not initially included in the January 📅 executive order 📜 banning DEI instruction 🧑🏫 in K-12 schools 🍎.
• 🔎 The academy’s review 🧐 and removal 🗑️ of books 📚 followed a media report 📰 highlighting the school’s failure 😔 to remove DEI-related materials 🗑️, prompting a directive 📢 from the Pentagon 🏢.
• 📸 The incident also involved the mistaken 😬 removal 🗑️ of photos 🖼️ of distinguished ⭐ female 👩 Jewish ✡️ graduates 🎓, highlighting the confusion ❓ surrounding the implementation of the DEI policy 📜.