DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion—or DEI—policies, according to The Associated Press. The retailer confirmed that it would not renew a five-year commitment for a racial equity center created after the death of George Floyd in 2020, it would withdraw from a gay rights index from the LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign measuring workplace “inclusion,” and it would begin tracking third-party retailers to cease the sale of “transgender” items for minors, according to The AP. Walmart will also stop giving priority treatment to suppliers based on DEI factors such as race or gender, the AP reported. Walmart said it will be monitoring its third-party marketplace items more closely to ensure they do not feature sexual and transgender products marketed toward minors, including chest binders intended for youth, according to the AP. “Our purpose, to help people save money and live better, has been at our core since our founding 62 years ago and continues to guide us today,” Walmart said in a statement shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We can deliver on it because we are willing to change alongside our associates and customers who represent all of America. We’ve been on a journey and know we aren’t perfect, but every decision comes from a place of wanting to foster a sense of belonging; to open doors to opportunities for all our associates customers, and suppliers; and to be a Walmart for everyone.” Various corporations have been quietly backpedaling their DEI practices amid intense public and legal pressure from consumers and shareholders. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized DEI practices and promised to uproot “woke” ideology. Dozens of investment advisors sent letters on Nov. 15 warning several of America’s largest corporations that their diversity programs will become a liability when Trump returns to the White House. Several companies have faced backlash for supporting DEI and LGBTQ initiatives, including Target, which reported in August 2023 that it was lowering its sales and profit expectations for the rest of the year after it faced criticism over the release of LGBTQ products for children. Target announced in May that it would only sell its LGBTQ “Pride” collection online and at select stores after boycotts cost the retailer nearly $13 billion in market value the summer prior, according to Bloomberg. The retailer’s stock prices also dropped in 2016 amid boycotts after it introduced a policy allowing customers to choose the dressing room or restroom that aligned with their gender identity. Bud Light’s pours reportedly declined in thousands of bars and restaurants across the U.S. after the brand partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in 2023. The company lost $1.4 billion in U.S. beer sales in 2023 due to boycotts over the marketing decision, according to Forbes. Other major companies have also recently backtracked DEI-related policies, including Lowe’s, Ford, and Stanley Black & Decker. Major aviation manufacturer Boeing also scrapped its entire DEI division in October. “This is the biggest win yet for our movement to end wokeness in corporate America,” conservative activist Robby Starbuck wrote in a post to X. Walmart employed approximately 2.1 million people worldwide and approximately 1.6 million in the U.S. as of the end of the fiscal year 2024, according to its website. This piece originally appeared at the Daily Caller News Foundation. The post Walmart Abandons ‘Transgender’ Products for Kids, DEI Policies appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the launch of the “Jocelyn Initiative,” which includes the State of Texas offering additional land to support building deportation facilities when President Trump takes office. “TX Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announces the Jocelyn initiative, which will build deportation facilities on Texas land starting on Day 1 of Trump’s presidency. The plan is named after 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray who was r*ped & k*lled by two illegals,” Collin Rugg wrote. “The Jocelyn Initiative in which we will locate appropriate land under my jurisdiction to lease for the construction of violent criminal deportation facilities,” Buckingham said. “My office has identified several of our properties and is standing by ready to make this happen on day one of the Trump presidency,” she added. WATCH: BREAKING: TX Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announces the Jocelyn initiative, which will build deportation facilities on Texas land starting on Day 1 of Trump's presidency. The plan is named after 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray who was r*ped & k*lled by two illegals. "The… pic.twitter.com/4FL65KujZo — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 26, 2024 Per Newsweek: Nungaray was killed in Houston in June, with officials announcing the suspects were in the U.S. illegally. It later emerged the pair were known members of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua. Buckingham, a former Republican state senator, said the newly acquired plots would also be offered to the Trump administration for the construction of detention centers aimed at housing migrants slated for deportation as part of Trump’s mass deportation efforts. “A facility here will be the final stop for processing before these violent criminals are deported. This will reduce the burden on our local jails and keep our Texas children safer,” Buckingham said, according to the outlet. “Jocelyn Nungaray’s family watches as the state of Texas installs a border wall panel for their daughter. The moment came after Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the Jocelyn Initiative,” Rugg said. “The initiative will build deportation facilities on Texas land starting on Day 1 of Trump’s presidency. Buckingham says she is ready to hand over the land, including a 1400 acre plot that was purchased in October, to Trump so he can fulfill his deportation operation promise,” he added. WATCH: JUST IN: Jocelyn Nungaray’s family watches as the state of Texas installs a border wall panel for their daughter. The moment came after Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the Jocelyn Initiative. The initiative will build deportation facilities on Texas land… pic.twitter.com/yoJeKoufU3 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 26, 2024 KHOU 11 reports: Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced Tuesday that her office is identifying property to be ready for the Trump administration when they take office in January. “We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s needs, we want them to be able to utilize that,” Buckingham told the Tribune. The new project is called “Jocelyn’s Initiative” after Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from Houston who police say was killed by two Venezuelan men who were in the country illegally. Jocelyn’s mother and grandmother, Alexis and Jackie, joined Buckingham to announce the initiative during a news conference Tuesday held on the 1,402-acre ranch she offered to Trump last week. “Our goal is to ensure that no other parent has to, unfortunately, experience what Alexis has experienced,” Buckingham said. Starr County is also unique in the Valley in that it is home to sprawling hills unlike the flatlands that characterize the rest of the region. On one hill overlooking the city, stands a white cross that evokes the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro. WATCH: