Costco shareholders voted down an anti-DEI proposal just days after President Donald Trump issued sweeping new rules for federal agencies.

Summary

Costco shareholders voted overwhelmingly (98%) against a proposal by a conservative think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research, to assess risks linked to the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Costco’s board supported DEI initiatives, dismissing the proposal as partisan and unnecessary.

This rejection contrasts with trends in other companies scaling back DEI efforts.

The vote comes amid new federal rules from Trump targeting DEI initiatives in federal agencies, potentially impacting private vendors working with the government.

  • aesthelete@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I gotta have somewhere to purchase the metric shit tons of beer I require to live in this country without constantly wanting to put a bullet in my brain, and Costco fits the bill nicely with its wide variety of local (and imported!) beer available for purchase at low, low prices every day. 🍻

    Taking the edge off of the apocalyptic hellscape that is America in 2025. Thanks, Costco! 🤗

    • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Do they still have that Kirkland brand vodka? This was another fascinating little tidbit when I visited the U.S. last (and since I’ll probably never go again I’m curious).

      Grandparents spending their evenings getting loaded on no-name vodka and Fox News. It was really depressing.

      • nepenthes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        If you actually did and were not just setting up joke for meme, hey-- Good Job!! Shit’s hard but you got this :) I quit drinking the last time Trump was in (2016), so I feel ya.

        I honestly do not miss hangovers, and have more money.

        • Nastybutler@lemmy.world
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          1 day ago

          Thanks, money and health were the main reasons. I feel no different than I did before, as I rarely drank to the point I’d get a hangover, but I still figured I’d feel better over all.

          I still love the quip by Sinatra, “I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day.”