The Budget Cuts
A 37-second PowerPoint presentation—looped once before crashing—outlined the initiatives being cut:
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Federal Pride flag raisings
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Diversity education seminars
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A Department of Justice Drag Bingo fundraiser
(The bingo event had already raised $75 and three IOUs before being quietly canceled.)
When asked if the saved funds would go directly to veterans, Hammersmith said:
“Well, that depends on how you define directly.
We’re launching a think tank that will consider a study to recommend a framework to possibly allocate a future portion of funds to veteran-oriented possibilities. So, yes. We care.”
