In addition to the first days of Pride Month and Black History Month, that includes the start of Indigenous Peoples Month and Hispanic Heritage Month, as well as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
And the new names on Google Maps aren't the only change the company has made following recent actions from the Trump administration. Last week, Google outlined plans to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets — joining a growing list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Google's move notably came in the wake of an executive order aimed, in part, at pressuring government contractors to end DEI initiatives. As a federal contractor, Google said it was evaluating required changes.
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Google does this kind of compliance for other authoritarian regimes. It’s normal behavior.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^/s
Really hot take: I know this is a sign of bad things, but this is another thing that I really don’t care about. I think this is one of those things that a lot of people are probably annoyed by and incorrectly blame on “DEI”.
Good.
I want my calendar to show events relevant to me. If those events were relevant to me I would include them in my calendar myself.