'Insanely chilling': Academic freedom suit targets new California college diversity mandates

  Just The News

Colleague who got in trouble for using phrase "Cultural Marxism" means plaintiff professor won't recommend new Ted Cruz book with verboten phrase in the title, he says

A legal complaint filed by a history professor in Bakersfield says his community college’s performance and tenure reviews are being used to force faculty to adopt woke progressive values in their classrooms.https://t.co/E0i3m9wraw

— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) July 22, 2023

"The threat to academic freedom from antiracism orthodoxy is expanding beyond one rural community college district to the entire California Community Colleges system, according to new filings in a professor's First Amendment retaliation and chilling-effects litigation.

"Last month, Daymon Johnson joined his history colleagues Matthew Garrett and Erin Miller in suing Bakersfield College and the Kern Community College District for allegedly weaponized investigations into their roles in the Renegade Institute for Liberty, a right-leaning campus think tank with nearly two dozen "committed faculty."

"A 30-year veteran of the Bakersfield school and a "Person of Color," Johnson took over as RIFL's faculty lead from its founder Garrett, who is now appealing his firing by KCCD in a secret board vote based on charges including the "dishonesty" of disagreeing with colleagues. Both are tenured.

"The five-month investigation on him – for "criticizing and questioning a colleague’s views on RIFL’s Facebook page" –was itself the punishment and source of his ongoing self-censorship, Johnson claims. 

"His July 13 declaration notes that KCCD deemed the term "Cultural Marxism" an example of "hate speech" in Garrett's termination notice. Johnson has often used the term but now refrains for fear of termination, including by not recommending Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's forthcoming book "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America.' ". . .

Alvin Bragg Slowly Realizes His Trump Indictment Is Going to Backfire, and He's Getting Desperate –

  RedState

Let me translate that for you: Out of all the Trump indictments, filed or soon-to-be filed, Braggs is by far the dumbest and most likely to fail. Given that, he does not want to be the first prosecutor to hand the former president a massive PR victory so he’s now desperately looking for a way to let the DOJ’s cases go to trial first. 

That's called "Gaming the system". 

Women’s US Soccer Team Just Got Smacked With Some Much-Deserved KARMA |

No sweat, Megan; Stephen Colbert loves you

 Washington Engager   "The U.S. women's soccer team just broke a record, but it's certainly not one to celebrate. For the first time in eight years, the United States has been really stinking up the field and has won ZERO matches at Women's World Cup this year.

"At least their loss can't be blamed on their rampant patriotism, as the players were shown standing stone-faced during many different matches when the U.S. national anthem was played." . . .

. . ."Seems like many players are overly focused on making political gestures rather than simply playing their sport.

"Honestly, it's not too surprising that they're flailing all over the field."             

IT NEVER GETS OLD HEARING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 🇺🇸🫡 pic.twitter.com/1WjdUfxJcQ

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2023

Biden's Inaugural Address was a big, fat lie

  American Thinker   . . ."President Biden pledged "Unity" in his Inaugural address, but see his call immediately following the words "uniting our people": "uniting to fight the common foes we face."  Now, two and a half years after the Biden inauguration, the Biden/Garland persecution by prosecution of former president Donald J. Trump makes it obvious that for the incumbent regime, the major "foe" is political opposition.  Further, an administration that respected diversity of

political viewpoint would not pressure social media platforms to censor conservative opinion under the false label "disinformation."  For the incumbent regime, "disinformation" is the term used to silence dissent.

"For the incumbent regime, a second presidential term for Donald J. Trump is intolerable for fear that it will prove to the American people that the founding concept of liberty is in the best interest of the country, not the repressive totalitarianism that the incumbent regime would impose on the American people.

"A few days following the Biden inaugural, the House of Representatives brought a second impeachment charge against former president Trump.  (How does Congress try to remove from office a president who, days before, peacefully let office?)  Mr. Biden did nothing to stop this bizarre abuse of legislative power.  Nor did he stop Speaker Nancy Pelosi from trashing House rules and due process to create a select House committee consisting of fiercely anti-Trump members.  Nor did Mr. Biden deter his Justice Department (never was it President Trump's Justice Department) from weaponizing its powers to hold perceived political foes for lengthy, intolerable periods of pre-trial detention." . . .

KJP's Typical Comments at the July 27, 2023 Press Briefing; "Thee President has been very clear". . ."I don't", "I'm not". . .

 Karine Jean-Pierre: 'The Entire Biden Presidency Is A Private Family Matter And I Won't Comment On Private Family Matters.' | Babylon Bee     "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who both is black and gay, declared she will no longer be answering questions from reporters during the press briefing. She cited the importance of protecting private family matters, which she claimed the Biden presidency technically qualified as.

"I'm just not going to speak to any private conversation that the President has with his family, especially as it pertains to possible felonies or acts of light treason," Jean-Pierre clarified. "It just wouldn't be appropriate."

"Because they're a family."

"Members of the media who attempted to limit their questions to matters of policy were also shut down.

"So look, the President is a man. And that man has a family. Therefore, the entire Biden presidency is a family matter. I won't comment on private family matters,"

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre | The White House

Opening remarks, then reporters' questions. Only KJP's initial responses are reproduced here

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, I’m really not going to say anything more than what I shared yesterday. This is a personal matter for Hunter Biden. This is, you know, a personal issue. And as you know, this has been done in an independent way by the Department of Justice. It has been led by a Trump-appointed prosecutor. And I’m just not going to comment beyond — beyond what I said yesterday.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So I’m not going to get into the medical condition of — of — of the Republican Leader in the Senate.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m just not going to speak to the politics of this. I’m not going to speak to — characterize any of this for the President.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m just not going to speak to any private conversation that the President has with his family.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just don’t have anything additional to add. Is — the President spoke — was very candid when asked that question, and I believe his word still — still stands today.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, a couple of things. So, the U.S. Embassy released a se- — a security alert on July 26th advising U.S. citizens — which was yesterday, as you all know — to limit unnecessary movements and avoid the affected area until further notice as the situation develops.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have anything — I don’t have any comment on that at this time.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, I don’t want to get ahead of the conversation that they’re going to have. As you know, they’re going to be meeting fairly shortly. As it relates to the Belt and Road, I — I presume, is that what you’re speaking to — towards?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What I can say is they both agreed to meet in the United States later this year. Both teams are working through what that’s going to look like, the timing. I — I don’t have anything else to share beyond that — beyond —. . .

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just want to be very clear: It was a conversation that they both agreed that it would be in the United States. Don’t have anything further. Both teams are indeed talking and going — and working —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I think I just did with Seung Min when she asked that question. Basically, you know, the — the senator mentioned that the President called. And certainly, you know, the President and the senator have known each other for some time and have — as I mentioned to Seung Min — have — have had a lot of disagreements but have found common ground to move forward with the American people. I’m not going to go beyond what the — what the senator has said — Senator McConnell has shared.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m — I’m not going to characterize or speak to Prigozhin’s appearance or, you know, participation in the Summit. That’s something for the Russian government to speak to.

And I’m just not going to get into what has been common when it comes to ICC specifically.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, I mean, I’m not an expert in climate change, so I can’t speak to it — what — what — what it’s going to look like. But we know — we know climate change exists, right?. . .

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have any updates for you at this time.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not going to speak to leaders in Congress about age or about anything like that. That is for them to speak to.

And it all continues in this same vein...