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AFSC and DEI: A Monday Update With Some Answers — and More Questions

For those following the unrest in AFSC headquarters about the identity & status of its DEI Director Raquel Saraswati (previously blogged about here ), a clarifying email came in late Friday from AFSC staffer Layne Mullett. In it, Mullett answered the two big questions:

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Now Revealed: the REAL Reason for the Chinese Balloon Shootdown

Okay, I was told that a file folder was blown out of a dumpster near Joe Biden’s beach place in Delaware, and somehow it made its way into my inbox. I figured it was a gag, but opened it anyway. Across the top of the single page inside it said: ”Supremely Confidential— Eyes Only February … Continue reading Now Revealed: the REAL Reason for the Chinese Balloon Shootdown →

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Conflict and Deception in AFSC: Updates

The conflict in AFSC over disclosures about their Director of DEI continues. A Friday update to the blog post that broke this story is here: https://wp.m/p5FGIu-7t0  

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A Columnist Meets An AI Chatbot Stalker: A True Story (I Think)

[NOTE: These are the key excerpts from the chat that almost everybody is talking about. Kevin Roose is a tech columnist, and the full chat is in the New York Times.]

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Exclusive-With Updates: Did the Spirit of George Santos Infiltrate AFSC? Did They Hire an Impostor for the Top DEI Job?

With New Updates as of May 12, 2024 [Scroll down for updates] I talked with Hector Cortez on Wednesday [February 15, 2023]. He’s the Associate General Secretary of AFSC, Number Two in their top leadership. He was upset. And he told me nothing. Well, almost nothing. It was the  Can’t-confirm-or-deny kind of nothing.

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