If only this policy was in place for cowards that dodge the draft like Trump’s Grandfather, Father, and Trump himself.

The community showed what accountability looks like; now the foundation must rise to that level. This work isn’t finished, but at least no one else will face the same silence and structural gaps that defined my experience.
#OpenSource #Comuunity

I’m proud that what I went through resulted in tangible, permanent protections for others ... protections I did not have ... But progress does not erase responsibility.

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..accountability or cultural change. Clear rules are only meaningful if they are enforced consistently, transparently, and without selective interpretation. But they directly address the failures that became visible through my experience.

They offered integrity, fairness, and support when the structure above them failed to do so. They are the reason I returned, and they remain the reason I continue contributing.

The updated CoC/FAQ are overdue steps forward. They don’t erase what happened, and they don’t by themselves create ...

The result is that contributors going forward are protected in ways I was not...

What makes the difference unmistakable is the contrast between leadership and the community. CNCF management did not uphold the values the foundation claims to represent. The contributors and maintainers did 💚.

Under the framework now in place, the process, the responsibility, and the outcome would have been different.

I didn’t receive an apology or acknowledgment that today’s rules would require, but that did not stop me from pushing to ensure these gaps were closed.

1.5 years after publishing my reflection on that experience, the CNCF is now updating its Code of Conduct and has published new FAQ guidance that finally addresses the behaviors that were allowed to escalate in my case.
These standards were absent when I went through this.
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When lawful, tax-paying, highly skilled immigrants feel unwelcome or afraid, the country loses innovation, investment, and long-term commitment. Driving out people who help build this country is not strength; it is self-inflicted damage.
#Immigration
#USCitizenship
#EqualCitizenship

Section 212(f) is about controlling the entry of non-citizens at the border, not about downgrading the rights of existing U.S. citizens.

This climate not only harms immigrant families, but it also harms the United States.

Under U.S. law and the Constitution, naturalized citizens have the same rights as any other citizens. We are NOT guests. Our citizenship is NOT temporary, and it cannot be treated as something that can be taken away just because a politician dislikes our background or our opinions.

The irony is that U.S. policies helped make my region unlivable, and then my family came here believing in America’s promise of “real democracy”, rule of law, and equal citizenship ... only to hear talk of “denaturalizing migrants” and treating our citizenship as if it were conditional.

If it were not for decades of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, I would probably never have considered leaving my home. In my view, wars, interventions, and so-called “democracy promotion” helped destabilize our region and pushed many ordinary families to look for safety elsewhere.

I am a naturalized U.S. citizen. I came here legally on a work visa, work in a high-demand field where employers struggle to find enough qualified people, and I pay a high amount in federal, state, and local taxes every year. Families like mine are not a “burden”; we are net contributors to America.

When this language is amplified by the official White House channel, it is no longer just one politician’s rhetoric. It is being presented as the voice of the U.S. government. Lawful immigrants and naturalized citizens hear it as a warning, not as a “debate” about policy.

I see a direct message to families like mine, lawful immigrants and naturalized citizens who did everything the right way and are now being spoken about as if we are a problem to be managed or removed.

You’ve been always there for me, love you حبيبتي ❤️❤️