John McWhorter says "It’s Time to End Race-Based Affirmative Action."

How would you feel about your kids being admitted to a university because of their “diverseness” from other kids rather than, well, their selves?

Althouse  " That seems very important! Let's read:

When affirmative action was put into practice around a half-century ago, with legalized segregation so recent, it was reasonable to think of being Black as a shorthand for being disadvantaged, whatever a Black person’s socioeconomic status was.... I think a mature America is now in a position to extend the moral sophistication of affirmative action to disadvantaged people of all races or ethnicities, especially since, as a whole, Black America would still benefit substantially....

"Whether we're mature or not, the legal basis for upholding affirmative action in the higher education admissions process has been "diversity." And McWhorter attacks this concept. For one thing, his own children have led an upper-middle-class, privileged life.

And I will never forget a line from a guidebook that Black students at Harvard wrote two decades ago: “We are not here to provide diversity training for Kate and Timmy.”...

The Kid Rock–Neil Young War

 National Review

Kid Rock reminds listeners that their ire — due to feeling distant from and unrepresented by their government, the media, and other public institutions — can find justification in the Constitution.

Left: Kid Rock at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn,
 Right: Neil Young performs at a tribute to Bob Dylan in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2015.

"The strongest lyric on Kid Rock’s new single “We the People” is 235 years old: “In order to form a more perfect union / Do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.”

"Nothing else on this recording is as powerful, since most of Kid Rock’s song resorts to crude profanities. But the reason why is easy to understand. On the day Kid Rock released his song, rock-music veteran Neil Young publicly threatened Spotify with an ultimatum: Either remove its broadcast of the political commentator and comedian Joe Rogan, or he’d remove his music from its streaming service. It’s enough to make a true rock and roller revolt.

"But the synchronicity is a jolt. “We the People” challenges rock-music orthodoxy, specifically the authoritarian stances taken by famous, established rock stars such as Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and the Rolling Stones, who no longer behave like the counterculture figures they once seemed.

"In this sudden ideological skirmish, Kid Rock wants to reclaim populism and protest against Young’s imperious assertion of authority and limited expression.

Kid Rock’s unabashed vulgarity forsakes the education and eloquence of the Founding Fathers but no less than congressional rule-breaking currently does. That’s because “We the People” — words taken from the preamble of the Constitution — is based on the widespread working-class anger that the "Constitution is routinely flouted by the people who have sworn to defend it. The anger has been mounting since the Covid lockdowns, yet mainstream media vilifies it.". . .

Remember when "Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young" became just Crosby, Stills, and Nash?   Once you could have thought of David Crosby as kinda cute

JCN’s Severino: Stephen Breyer ‘Bullied’ Into Retiring by ‘Left-Wing Dark Money Groups’

 JCN's Severino: Stephen Breyer 'Bullied' Into Retiring by 'Left-Wing Dark Money Groups' (breitbart.com)

"U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was ushered into retirement by “left-wing dark money groups,” according to a statement Wednesday by Carrie Severino, president of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network. 

"Breyer’s retirement was reported by the press before he himself made it, leading to speculation that it had been leaked by a White House eager to appease left-wing critics after its recent legislative failures — and worried about Republicans winning the Senate in 2022."... 

Biden to Announce Black Female SCOTUS Nominee During Black History Month | CNSNews

“The person I will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity, and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court. It's long overdue, in my view. I made that commitment during the campaign for president, and I will keep that commitment,” he said.

Dems Itching to See GOP Senators ‘Block a Black Woman’ Seem to Be Forgetting Some Things – RedState  . . ."While the reality of the matter is that most Republican Senators would oppose whoever Joe Biden nominates (regardless of skin color and/or gender) because they know they’d likely be a “woke” proponent of judicial activism (the left’s favorite kind of judge), many conservatives found it rather amusing how history-challenged Lockhart, Ali, and others expressing glee over the coming battle over Biden’s eventual nominee proved themselves to be.

"For instance, there was this inconvenient fact:

Joe Biden filibustered and voted against Janice Rogers Brown — TWICE! #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/J4VSSsRlsD

— Gayle Trotter (@gayletrotter) January 27, 2022 

. . ."Not to mention this one, which unfortunately took a devastating toll on Miguel Estrada’s wife Laury, who miscarried and later died in 2004 of an accidental overdose:". . . 

Between the lines: Part of the calculus for any Biden nominee is someone who can be confirmed in a 50-50 Senate and, ideally, with the buffer of bipartisan support.

Invasion of America brought to us by the Quisling Democrats and their sock puppets Biden and Pelosi

"What is a quisling" definition - Yahoo Search Results  "Quisling" . . . is a term originating in Norway, which is used in Scandinavian languages and in English for a person who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor."

Leaked video reveals Joe Biden's 'hush hush' migrant invasion; Miranda Devine  

This is nothing short of a betrayal of the American people. And that’s not just me saying it — those are exactly the words of one federal government contractor employed to transport migrants from the southern border to the airport in White Plains.

. . ." The 51-minute footage was obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request by former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican candidate for governor in 2022.

"Throughout the footage, police Sgt. Michael Hamborsky expresses frustration that local police have been given no information about the flights arriving after curfew at the airport, in breach of security protocols." 0"While" Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi go all out to protect Ukraine’s national sovereignty, at the same time they are orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border.

"Two million illegal immigrants from dozens of countries crossed over from Mexico last year, and the Biden administration is facilitating the cartels’ people-smuggling operation — at taxpayer expense.". . .

Tag Team: Kamala eggs on illegal aliens from Honduras, Joe sneaks them in back home - American Thinker    "It's doubtful that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris like one another, but there seems to be a coordinated effort between the two to bring in more illegal immigrants to the states, something they are succeeding at rather spectacularly.

"How else do we explain Kamala Harris's trip to Honduras, to attend the presidential inauguration of radical left-wing presidenta, Xiomara Castro, while Joe Biden's minions are sneaking in illegals by the thousands away from the cameras and flying them at taxpayer expense to their destinations of choice?  Biden's turned the immigration enforcement agencies into a concierge, valet, and taxi service for illegals.  Kamala, meanwhile, is down there to bring in corporations and NGOs to enable.". . .

Kamala meets new anti-Semitism stained leader of Honduras today on Holocaust Memorial Day | Daily Mail Online

TX Gov. Abbott: Biden 'Does Not Care' About Border Crisis -- Have 'Never' Heard from Him on Issue (breitbart.com)

. . ."Abbott said that Biden has never called him about solving it.

“ 'One thing that’s taken place is that the problem has grown only worse,” Abbott advised. “The number of people coming across the border has continued to increase, and along those lines, it’s just astonishing that we have a president who is failing to step up and do anything about it. We talk about drugs and the border … over the past calendar year, there’ve been about 2 million people come across the border illegally from more than 150 different countries across the entire globe including, Maria, people coming from terrorist-based nations.”

“ 'We have a president who is … not protecting us from national security by allowing people from terrorist-based nations come across our border. And then, even worse is this deadly fentanyl. The president knows, but the president does not care about the lives of fellow Americans by stopping fentanyl,” he added, later pointing out that Biden has “never” mentioned the fentanyl problem.". . .

4 issues that could come up in a Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation fight

 The Washington Post

"The news that we’ll have a vacancy on the Supreme Court is a little over 24 hours old, but there’s already arguably a favorite: U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In fact, Jackson has the distinction of perhaps having been the favorite before this vacancy ever came up.". . .

. . ."She could be difficult for Republicans to attack, having received a forceful endorsement for her first federal judgeship in 2012 from then-Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) — to whom she is related by marriage — and having gotten bipartisan support less than a year ago, when three Senate Republicans voted for her to join the appellate bench.

"It’s not clear at this point how much resistance Republicans would put up to her nomination, given it won’t change the balance of power on the court and Democrats have the necessary 50 votes.

"But as with any such pick, it’s worth looking at any potential hurdles she might face. While both of her confirmations were relatively amicable affairs, Republicans have isolated a few things that could come up.

"It makes sense for all kinds of reasons:". . . Says the pro-left publication

 

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The Big Lie of Biden’s ‘Black Woman’ Court Promise

There is a reason for this. The Democrats are — and always have been — the Party of Race. Founded by slave owners, run by segregationists and now those who are into the son of segregation known as identity politics, using racism to win votes is what they do. 

 The American Spectator   "The Justice Stephen Breyer retirement announcement hits the headlines, and the media and Democrats are gushing over a Biden promise. To wit: he will nominate a “black woman” to Breyer’s Court seat.

"Let’s be clear. What’s about to unfold is decidedly not about nominating a black woman. To refresh, recall the case of Clarence Thomas.

"In June of 1991, Justice Thurgood Marshall announced he was retiring from the Supreme Court. Justice Marshall had been an appointee of Democrat President Lyndon Johnson — and notably was the first black to sit on the Court.

"Thus it was that the moment Marshall announced his retirement the New York Times was writing that Republican President George H. W. Bush was now under “pressure to appoint a black justice.” Indeed he was. With that, he turned to the young Federal Appeals Court Judge Clarence Thomas, a black man, for the nomination. And in a blink the American Left and Democrats went crazy.

"Former Bush Vice President Dan Quayle, writing in his memoirs Standing Firm, said the moment the Thomas Nomination was announced:

[W]e knew that the long knives of “political correctness” were being sharpened for use against this strong, independent man who did not fit the liberals’ idea of what a black jurist — in fact, any black man — should stand for. 

… But the forces lining up against Thomas were considerable, and the nature and rhetoric of their opposition was sometimes almost sickening. (Washington Post African-American) Columnist Carl Rowan said that “if you gave Thomas a little flour on his face, you’d think you had [KKK leader] David Duke talking.” A leader from the (leftist) National Organization for Women said, “We’re going to ‘Bork’ him. We need to kill him politically,” while one black (Democrat) Congressman declared that “a black conservative is a contradiction in terms.” . . .

  It was Joe Biden who lynched Clarence Thomas in the nation’s capital in 1991! | SOTN: Alternative News, Analysis & Commentary\

Democrats declare, Chicago schools training says sex 'not rooted in biology,' tells teachers to hide gender pronouns from parents

 Yahoo   "Chicago Public Schools mandated a teacher training program that declared sex a social construct and threatened punishment if faculty didn't use students' preferred pronouns, multiple teachers told Fox News Digital.

"A 104-slide PowerPoint presentation echoed a number of left-leaning talking points that have surfaced in trainings across the country. Titled "Supporting Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Students" the presentation argued that "everyone has multiple, overlapping identities" and that sex is assigned at birth.

" 'Gender & sex are socially constructed, meaning they've been created and enforced by the people in a society," one slide from the presentation reads. The notes claim that "the concepts of Gender and Sex are actually not rooted in biology. Instead, they are socially constructed, which means they have been created and enforced by people in a society.". . .

California mom alleges school district pushed daughter to become a boy, concealed efforts like pronoun changes | Fox News

The complaint alleges that, among other things, two teachers and the school's principal, Katelyn Pagaran, engaged in a conspiracy that resulted in the daughter's "extreme emotional distress." It also claims the officials engaged in negligence and violated a California law designed to guarantee due process to parents in raising their children.

Newt Gingrich wants to punish Rep. Adam Schiff and other anti-Trump lawmakers with a bogus committee assignment if Republicans retake the majority

He complained in the blog, as he did during his Fox News interview on Sunday, that the January 6 Committee will potentially bankrupt people who worked for or supported Trump. 

Tony Branco

Business Insider   "Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wants Republicans to banish lawmakers he considers "despicable," like Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, to a newly created, powerless committee if the GOP retakes the House majority in this year's elections.

"Gingrich's comments to Insider follow his recent statement on Fox News that members of the select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol siege are risking "jail for the kind of laws they're breaking" as they carry out their work.

"Gingrich told Insider his advice is to invent a new committee "for people who are so despicable that they should not have any legislative jurisdiction."

"He recommended that House Republicans "dump" Schiff of California on the bogus committee "with no staff, no jurisdiction and no opportunity to do anything, and say, 'You can stay in the Congress as long as you can get re-elected. You'll just be useless.'"

"Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was the lead manager in the trial that led to former President Trump's first impeachment by the House in 2019. He also is a member of the January 6 Select Committee.". . . 

Neil Young tried to cancel Joe Rogan but ended up ‘cancelling himself’

Sky News “ 'Ageing rocker” Neil Young tried to cancel Joe Rogan but ended up “canceling himself,” according to Sky News host Rita Panahi.

"The Canadian-American singer protested podcaster Joe Rogan’s presence on the popular streaming service Spotify, saying he would withdraw his music if Rogan remained on Spotify.". . .

. . ."“This attempt to silence dissenting voices reveals an unlikely totalitarian streak in Neil Young,”Ms Panahi said. 

" Ms Panahi said Spotify's decision to pull Mr Young’s music from the streaming platform “is not a great surprise,” given Joe Rogan's audience dwarfs “not only most musicians but a number of mainstream media outlets in the US”.

 “Neil is of course is free to criticise, mock or just ignore any content he doesn't like but trying to use his influence to deplatform Rogan was deplorable,” she said.

 “And, in the end, he only succeeded in deplatforming himself from the world's biggest audio streaming service. What an own goal.”

Why (Biden-trolling Putin) Has Not Been Deterred

 With Putin’s nemesis, Trump, gone, Russia assumes the appeasement years of the Obama-Biden Administration are back again. As in 2014, once more Putin is moving against his neighbors. 

Political Cartoons (townhall.com)

 Victor Davis Hanson – PJ Media  . . ."In a recent Pew Research Center poll, 70 percent of Germans voiced a desire for more cooperation with Russia. Most Americans poll the exact opposite.

"Worse, 60 percent of Germans oppose going to the aid of any NATO country in time of war. Over 70 percent of Germans term their relationship with the United States as “bad.”

"We can translate all these disturbing results in the following manner: The German and Turkish people like or trust Russia more than they do their own NATO patron, America.

"They would not support participating in any NATO joint military effort against even an invading Russia — even, or especially, if spearheaded by an unpopular United States.

"So, assume that NATO’s key two members are either indifferent to the fate of nearby Ukraine or sympathetic to Russia’s professed grievances — or both.

"Indeed, most Americans fear that if Ukraine ever became a NATO member, Putin might be even more eager to test its sovereignty.

"Putin assumes that not all NATO members would intervene to help an attacked Ukraine, as required by their mutual defense obligations under Article 5.

"If they did not, Putin could then both absorb Ukraine and unravel the NATO alliance all at once.

"There are more complications in the Ukrainian mess.". . .

Meanwhile, China smiles, hoping the Ukraine blueprint can be used against Taiwan. (Emphasis added; TD)

Putin Trolls Biden: Communists & Dems Share 'Common Values' While Trump Record Hard On Russia | ZeroHedge   . . ."Apparently seeing in this an opportunity for some epic trolling, Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with Rossiya 1 TV days ago said it was actually the Democratic Party and the Communist Party which have most in common. 

"Putin was speaking in terms of historic Soviet communism in the recent interview (Wednesday) detailed in Newsweek. "The Democratic Party is traditionally closer to the so-called liberal values, closer to social democratic ideas," Putin began. "And it was from the social democratic environment that the Communist Party evolved.' ". . .

Tom Hanks’ latest project could be called “Saving President Biden.”

 

AfterMath - Home (terrellaftermath.com)

Tom Hanks boosts Pres. Biden's first year in office - New York Daily News  . . ."Biden’s message to the nation generated plenty of buzz on the internet, in no small part because it somewhat mirrored a scene from the 2007 animated movie “The Simpsons,” featuring Hanks doing a public relations spot for the U.S. government.

"  'Hello. I’m Tom Hanks. The U.S. government has lost its credibility, so it’s borrowing some of mine,” a cartoon Hanks says, trying to explain that a newly created giant crater is actually a new Grand Canyon. “This is Tom Hanks saying, if you’re going to pick a government to trust, why not this one?”

"The Biden administration passed an historic trillion dollar infrastructure deal in late 2021 that’s expected to send billions of dollars to New York to strengthen roads and tunnels.

"Hanks last appeared on Biden’s behalf a year ago when he hosted a star-studded “Celebrating America” extravaganza, marking the inauguration of the newly elected president. That included performances by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and the Foo Fighters." . . .