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Key Bridge in Baltimore Collapses After Vessel Strike
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<blockquote data-quote="essentialsaltes" data-source="post: 77619077" data-attributes="member: 294566"><p>Over-eager staffer strikes again!</p><p></p><h3><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/utah-lawmaker-blames-diversity-baltimore-bridge-collapse-rcna145261" target="_blank">Utah lawmaker blames 'diversity' for Baltimore bridge collapse</a></h3><p>Phil Lyman, a state representative, retweeted and commented on a post that focused on a commissioner for the Port of Baltimore who is a Black woman.</p><p></p><p> Lyman, in talking to The Salt Lake City Tribune, <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/26/baltimore-bridge-collapse-caused/" target="_blank">blamed the posts</a> on his social media staff, saying he did not approve the post before it went live. </p><p></p><p>“It was not our best moment,” he told the newspaper. “The post was a knee-jerk reaction to some of the things others were putting out there.” </p><p></p><p>“I prefer a dignified approach and sometimes the people who handle the social media are more provocative than what I’m comfortable with,” Lyman said.</p><p></p><p>The posts were <a href="https://twitter.com/phil_lyman/status/1772647920124211378" target="_blank">still visible on Lyman’s account</a> as of Wednesday afternoon, including one that called DEI “<a href="https://twitter.com/phil_lyman/status/1772685354023215572" target="_blank">poison</a>” and another retweet stating “<a href="https://twitter.com/jackal84728450/status/1772686988472168786" target="_blank">DEI = Didn’t Earn It.</a>”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="essentialsaltes, post: 77619077, member: 294566"] Over-eager staffer strikes again! [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/utah-lawmaker-blames-diversity-baltimore-bridge-collapse-rcna145261']Utah lawmaker blames 'diversity' for Baltimore bridge collapse[/URL][/HEADING] Phil Lyman, a state representative, retweeted and commented on a post that focused on a commissioner for the Port of Baltimore who is a Black woman. Lyman, in talking to The Salt Lake City Tribune, [URL='https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/26/baltimore-bridge-collapse-caused/']blamed the posts[/URL] on his social media staff, saying he did not approve the post before it went live. “It was not our best moment,” he told the newspaper. “The post was a knee-jerk reaction to some of the things others were putting out there.” “I prefer a dignified approach and sometimes the people who handle the social media are more provocative than what I’m comfortable with,” Lyman said. The posts were [URL='https://twitter.com/phil_lyman/status/1772647920124211378']still visible on Lyman’s account[/URL] as of Wednesday afternoon, including one that called DEI “[URL='https://twitter.com/phil_lyman/status/1772685354023215572']poison[/URL]” and another retweet stating “[URL='https://twitter.com/jackal84728450/status/1772686988472168786']DEI = Didn’t Earn It.[/URL]” [/QUOTE]
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