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Takeaways:

• Skydance caved to government pressure and eliminated all DEI programs to get their $8 billion deal approved - every company in America got the message
• The FCC is now conditioning business deals on political compliance, transforming regulatory agencies into ideological enforcement tools
• This isn't about fixing workplace policies - it's about controlling American culture by targeting an issue that divides communities
• Real people's workplace protections are being stripped away so executives can close corporate deals
• DEI became the perfect weapon because it's emotionally charged - we all have experiences that make this personal
• This coercion mechanism will expand beyond DEI to control every institution that shapes how Americans understand themselves
• We can fight back through concrete actions - calling representatives, supporting independent companies, and building community networks outside captured institutions