The Trump regime war on "woke" sure can get petty.
"A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com
"A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Trump regime war on "woke" sure can get petty.
"A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com
"A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com
I agreed w/U until you wrote: " it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri. "
NOT that I disagreed w/U, it's just that I'm not clear on what you meant. Can you elaborate a bit more plz.
NOT that I disagreed w/U, it's just that I'm not clear on what you meant. Can you elaborate a bit more plz.
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I agreed w/U until you wrote: " it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri. "
NOT that I disagreed w/U, it's just that I'm not clear on what you meant. Can you elaborate a bit more plz.
NOT that I disagreed w/U, it's just that I'm not clear on what you meant. Can you elaborate a bit more plz.
To restore decorum and professionalism to my written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, I’m returning to using semicolons when writing code
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
To restore decorum and professionalism to my written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, I’m returning to using semicolons when writing code
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
Let's talk "wasteful"...
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Let's talk "wasteful"...
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Marco seems to be competing with Musk for most batshit crazy public announcement. "Wasteful Diversity", huh? Mark? Isn't man having sex with a woman diverse?
Marco seems to be competing with Musk for most batshit crazy public announcement. "Wasteful Diversity", huh? Mark? Isn't man having sex with a woman diverse?
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Marco seems to be competing with Musk for most batshit crazy public announcement. "Wasteful Diversity", huh? Mark? Isn't man having sex with a woman diverse?
Marco seems to be competing with Musk for most batshit crazy public announcement. "Wasteful Diversity", huh? Mark? Isn't man having sex with a woman diverse?
FALLING OVER LAUGHING Dept: "US diplomats have been ordered to return to using TIMES NEW ROMAN font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
FALLING OVER LAUGHING Dept: "US diplomats have been ordered to return to using TIMES NEW ROMAN font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move..."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Aaaand it's not wasteful to change it back? Seems like that would cost the same
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Aaaand it's not wasteful to change it back? Seems like that would cost the same
They both take up the same amount of space and look fine so I cant see what is wasteful. One of them is definitely more legible than the other.
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
They both take up the same amount of space and look fine so I cant see what is wasteful. One of them is definitely more legible than the other.
Not clear to this reader that the font is the factor undermining global perception of the decorum and professionalism of the president’s voice 🤷🏻♀️🤔
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Not clear to this reader that the font is the factor undermining global perception of the decorum and professionalism of the president’s voice 🤷🏻♀️🤔
Not an April fools joke…
MAGA is more motivated by changing fonts (literally) than feeding the poor or healing the sick
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MAGA is more motivated by changing fonts (literally) than feeding the poor or healing the sick
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Not an April fools joke…
MAGA is more motivated by changing fonts (literally) than feeding the poor or healing the sick
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MAGA is more motivated by changing fonts (literally) than feeding the poor or healing the sick
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
These people who portray themselves as Alpha Males think Calibri is woke & clicking a drop down is wasteful.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
These people who portray themselves as Alpha Males think Calibri is woke & clicking a drop down is wasteful.
This is the logic of people who think their entertainment product should expect to debut at number one. They can't imagine anything less as something other than failure. And through wasteful spending they ensure that failing to place at number one hundred is catastrophic.
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This is the logic of people who think their entertainment product should expect to debut at number one. They can't imagine anything less as something other than failure. And through wasteful spending they ensure that failing to place at number one hundred is catastrophic.
Lol at switching from the old default font when you turn on the computer to the new one was "wasteful and woke".
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Lol at switching from the old default font when you turn on the computer to the new one was "wasteful and woke".
'US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.'
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
'US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.'
this is the perfect example of how everything they do is backwards, like doge firing people so less people had to do more work that was outside of their skillset
so
as a font nerd
times new roman is a serif font. calibri is sans serif. it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri.
so
as a font nerd
times new roman is a serif font. calibri is sans serif. it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
this is the perfect example of how everything they do is backwards, like doge firing people so less people had to do more work that was outside of their skillset
so
as a font nerd
times new roman is a serif font. calibri is sans serif. it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri.
so
as a font nerd
times new roman is a serif font. calibri is sans serif. it is literally scientifically less wasteful to use calibri.
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
😂🤡😮
😂🤡😮
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
US diplomats have been ordered to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, with secretary of state Marco Rubio calling the Biden administration’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
😂🤡😮
😂🤡😮
Wasteful? Did it cost money to switch to Calibri? I think not.
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Wasteful? Did it cost money to switch to Calibri? I think not.
As with so many things, the contention isn’t that Calibri is wasteful because it costs any more, but rather that giving a fuck about people with disabilities (in this case, dyslexics) is itself a waste. A waste of energy, not time or money.
They’d always rather waste energy *hurting* people.
They’d always rather waste energy *hurting* people.
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
As with so many things, the contention isn’t that Calibri is wasteful because it costs any more, but rather that giving a fuck about people with disabilities (in this case, dyslexics) is itself a waste. A waste of energy, not time or money.
They’d always rather waste energy *hurting* people.
They’d always rather waste energy *hurting* people.
The A in DEIA is for accessibility — Calibri is an easier font for the partially sighted to read
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface”
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface”
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The A in DEIA is for accessibility — Calibri is an easier font for the partially sighted to read
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface”
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface”
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface,”
#font #DEI #a11y #politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#font #DEI #a11y #politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
A cable from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface,”
#font #DEI #a11y #politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#font #DEI #a11y #politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I love me some Times New Roman, but one thing this article doesn’t even mention is that it’s an ink-heavy font that is actually quite expensive when you’re printing in the sort of volume the US government does. I don’t know how Calibri compares, but I suspect it’s the move back that’s wasteful.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I love me some Times New Roman, but one thing this article doesn’t even mention is that it’s an ink-heavy font that is actually quite expensive when you’re printing in the sort of volume the US government does. I don’t know how Calibri compares, but I suspect it’s the move back that’s wasteful.
“ wasteful “
I didn’t realise how expensive it was to switch a font in a word processing program.
I didn’t realise how expensive it was to switch a font in a word processing program.
December 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“ wasteful “
I didn’t realise how expensive it was to switch a font in a word processing program.
I didn’t realise how expensive it was to switch a font in a word processing program.
It's a wasteful move to appoint incompetents to govern the most powerful country in the world. This is something you do if you have no clue whatsoever about anything.
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It's a wasteful move to appoint incompetents to govern the most powerful country in the world. This is something you do if you have no clue whatsoever about anything.