I've provided evidence to support the claims I made about the article. I have no particular interest in whether DEI - as implemented - is productive for academia. I do, however, have an interest in determining what is and what is not propaganda (for myself), and sharing the relevant information with my peers so that interested parties may dig in, for themselves.

Being aware of the slant and typical quality-level of a source isn't ad hom, it's the basics of being able to navigate the written word.

No one is going to disregard the source and their ideological tendencies when looking at their writings.