{"id":17003,"date":"2020-08-31T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17003"},"modified":"2020-08-31T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T18:21:09","slug":"civil-war-over-wokeness-at-sandia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/08\/31\/civil-war-over-wokeness-at-sandia\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil War Over Wokeness At Sandia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Critical Race Theory \u201cStruggle Sessions\u201d are being <a href=\"https:\/\/threadreaderapp.com\/thread\/1299008750729097216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">challenged<\/a> from within by a brave soul who has likely thrown his entire career out the window with a \u201ccanceling\u201d on its way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">There is a civil war erupting at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SandiaLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SandiaLabs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following my investigation, a dissident electrical engineer named Casey Peterson emailed all 16,000 employees denouncing critical race theory in the lab and hoping to spark a rebellion against Sandia executives.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#39;s the story.\ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299008750729097216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">On Tuesday, Peterson made a YouTube video &quot;pushing back back on the narrative of modern systemic racism and white privilege.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>The video quickly hit 10,000 views within the labs and dozens of Sandia employees contacted Peterson to express support.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vMDH2vILB7\">https:\/\/t.co\/vMDH2vILB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299010255817334785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zyNW9nlFDBk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Of course intellectual diversity <em>at one of the top scientific labs in the world<\/em> wouldn\u2019t be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sandia leadership quickly moves to silence him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Within hours, Sandia executives dispatched a counterintelligence team to lock Peterson out of the network and scrub his communications from internal servers\u2014which, via the Streisand Effect, made the video even more viral and sparked widespread unrest against Sandia executives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299011552415080453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">By the afternoon, executives were panicking about the brewing rebellion, placed Peterson on paid administrative leave, and established a &quot;security review board&quot; to &quot;evaluate whether [his] actions have comprised or posed a threat to Sandia computing and security systems.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299011895051956224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Peterson\u2014who took a stand at grave risk to his career\u2014says he is speaking on behalf of all of Sandia employees who are &quot;scared to speak out&quot; because of the lab&#39;s repressive culture. &quot;If I get fired because of this,&quot; Peterson says, &quot;the fight does not end, it only intensifies.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299012490110541825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">This is the first explicit rebellion against critical race theory in the federal government\u2014and the coalition is growing. &quot;We need to completely rip [critical race theory] out of Sandia root and stem,&quot; Peterson says. &quot;It is cancer and we need to get it out of the labs right now.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299013447338713089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Sandia executives have made it clear: they want to force critical race theory, race-segregated trainings, and white male reeducation camps on their employees\u2014and all dissent will be severely punished. Progressive employees will be rewarded; conservative employees will be purged.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299018643691286529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Keep this in mind: Sandia Labs is a federally-funded research agency and designs America&#39;s nuclear weapons. Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HawleyMO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBrouillette?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecBrouillette<\/a> have launched an inspector general investigation, but Sandia executives have only accelerated their purge against conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299019036483706881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">According to multiple sources, the executives who have pushed the most toxic elements of critical race theory and race-segregated trainings are James Peerey, Dori Ellis, David White (he\/him), and Mark Sellers. They must be investigated by the Inspector General. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zrhqf9aclA\">pic.twitter.com\/Zrhqf9aclA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299024394954539008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But <em>of course<\/em> they are all White and mostly male.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Here&#39;s the bottom line: this is the first shot in the rebellion against critical race theory in the federal government. Casey Peterson has taken a courageous stand and the Inspector General must conduct a full investigation of Sandia Labs\u2014and hold executives accountable.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299025370356703236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">We are opening up a multi-front war against critical race theory in the federal government: (1) investigative reporting to expose the truth; (2) internal rebellions to increase the pressure; (3) inspector general investigations; (4) laying the groundwork for an executive order.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299026200854028288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">It might take time, there might be losses, but we will achieve victory! Swords up!\u2694\ufe0f Prayers up! \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SYm4RmHJBp\">pic.twitter.com\/SYm4RmHJBp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1299026731085357058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How much worse are these Struggle Sessions in the rest of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sandia-national-laboratories-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16973\" \/><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Civil War Over Wokeness At Sandia\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The Critical Race Theory 'Struggle Sessions' are being challenged from within by a brave soul who has likely thrown his entire career out the window with a 'canceling' on its way.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sandia-national-laboratories-logo.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Critical Race Theory \u201cStruggle Sessions\u201d are being challenged from within by a brave soul who has likely thrown his entire career out the window with a \u201ccanceling\u201d on its way. 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