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Karen Ortiz

Karen Ortiz

Lawyer and judge

Sep 22, 2026

Jeremiah JohnsonMODERATOR
35:17
Karen, did you?
35:23
Thank you, and I appreciate the comments.
35:26
I think we are all on the same team here.
35:31
New York is ground zero.
35:32
I mean, black and brown people are the canary in the coal mines.
35:37
Trans people are the canaries in the coal mine, and we have to be more proactive.
35:43
I mean, Project 2025 was out there, and it talked about all of this, about stripping all of our rights, not just our rights to medications that are life-saving.

42 MINS LATER

Jeremiah JohnsonMODERATOR
77:39
Karen and Patrick, brief last thoughts and then we'll wrap up.
11:53
There's now a whole section on the EEOC website devoted to what to do if you think you're a victim of DEI.
12:00
She wants it to be a grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.Andrea Lucas went to a very good law school and she knows the law.
12:14
I just chafe every time she sends an email out because I know it's gonna be ridiculous and not only against the mission of the EEOC, but against actual regulatory and Supreme Court holdings.
14:25
Why did you decide to end it on happy Black History Month?
14:28
It was my way of saying, "Your take on DEI is bullshit." Pardon my French.
14:37
It's also a hat tip to the Black community who, now I'm gonna get emotional, fought so hard for civil rights that I benefit from.
14:49
I stand on their shoulders.
14:51
So yes, I was going to acknowledge that.

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