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The nuclear option: States could take over college admissions

July 17, 2023 -

(Article by Jonathan Turley republished from JonathanTurley.org)

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“Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.” With those words, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the historic decision to ban the use of race in college and university admissions.

This view has long been supported by the public, and polls suggest the decision was viewed favorably by most Americans, including a significant share of African Americans.

Long ...

The affirmative aftermath: Schools now insist that race had a major impact in admissions

July 04, 2023 - admissions policy as an example of how race can be one of a number of diversity elements.

In the 2003 decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court upheld Michigan’s use of race but then-Justice Sandra Day O’Connor cautioned that the court “expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.” That was 20 years ago.

Since that time, universities have insisted that they only use race as ...

The braindead American foreign policy establishment

2 months ago -

(Article by Paul Craig Roberts republished from PaulCraigRoberts.org)

“What Is To Be Done?,” by Sergei A. Karaganov, honorary chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Moscow ( https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/an-age-of-wars-what-is-to-be-done/ ) reflects my own views expressed on many occasions, such as that in the face of the Western world’s hostility, Russia should avoid continuing conflict by turning to the East to China and India and ...

AFL plans to SUE colleges and universities that continue to implement racist, anti-white admissions policies

July 11, 2023 -

AFL president Stephen Miller, a former White House speech writer and senior advisor to President Donald Trump, is joined by vice president and general counsel Gene Hamilton, who served in the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during the Trump administration, in leading the charge against academic institutions that insist on discriminating in violation of the law.

"I write to inform you of the consequences that you and your institution ...

Roger Stone: Open border policy will DESTABILIZE America – Brighteon.TV

May 04, 2023 -

"Their policy is open borders, come on in. It is not a mistake. It's not misguided liberalism. It isn't an error. This is precisely what they want," he told "On the Frontlines" host Christie Hutcherson during his April 30 appearance on the Brighteon.TV program. Stone also lamented that the open border policy espoused by Biden and Hobbs undercut both "border enforcement agents … [and] the entire system."

"The whole idea here is to destabilize the country through the influx ...

POLL: Immigration now the leading policy concern among U.S. voters

January 24, 2024 -

The poll, conducted by the Harvard University Center for American Political Studies in collaboration with market research and analytics firm The Harvard Poll this January, shows a shift in public sentiment, with 35 percent of respondents identifying immigration as their primary concern this coming election and inflation closely behind at 32 percent.

"Economy and jobs" followed after immigration and inflation, with 25 percent of the votes from respondents. "Crime and ...

Switzerland refuses to send tanks to Ukraine, citing NEUTRALITY policy

July 04, 2023 -

Al-Arabiyah News reported that the landlocked European nation declined to allow the transfer of 96 Leopard 1 A5 tanks on June 28. Despite pressure from Ukraine and its allies, the neutral country has rejected allowing countries to permit the re-export of Swiss-made materiel in aid of Kyiv.

According to the Swiss Federal Council, exporting the 96 tanks manufactured by Swiss defense firm RUAG was "not possible under the law as it stands." It explained that "such a sale would ...

Biden’s Israel policy could cost him the White House – Scott Ritter

January 15, 2024 -

(Article republished from RT.com)

Pro-Palestinian protesters heckled Biden during a key campaign speech on Monday, demanding that he pressure the Israeli government to declare an immediate ceasefire. With protests still drawing large crowds in New York and Los Angeles, and with some of Biden’s own officials resigning over the president’s “blind support” for Israel, a recent New York Times poll found broad disapproval, particularly among young voters, for Biden’s handling ...

First Circuit Court upholds anti-white admissions policies at “elite” public schools – blacks and Latinos to the front of the line

December 29, 2023 - admissions policy "in a process that was blatantly, transparently and unconstitutionally preoccupied with race," according to the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF).

Keep in mind that the three aforementioned public schools are widely considered to be the most prestigious public schools in the entire United States.

In order to achieve the desired racial composition at the three schools, the committee created a working group, one member of which expressed that ...

ABSURD: Dallas enacts new policy allowing employees to be FIRED for “misgendering”

June 07, 2023 -

The "Workplace Gender Transition Protocols & FAQ" or "toolkit," as they are calling it, claims that there are many different ways in which a person can choose to identify as a "transgender."

"Transition may include 'coming out' (telling family, friends, and coworkers), changing the name and / or sex on legal documents, and / or accessing medical treatment such as hormones and / or surgery," it states.

This "coming out" caveat means that even if a male who still looks ...

Supreme Court strikes down racist “affirmative action” admissions policies at U.S. colleges and universities as progressive left DEMANDS never-ending racial discrimination

July 02, 2023 -

The Supreme Court decided this week that "affirmative action" policies designed to admit more non-whites at institutions of higher learning are unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision, admissions criteria across American higher education can no longer discriminate against whites.

For many decades, affirmative action was touted as a way to promote "diversity" and boost the representative share of "minorities" that appear on college and university campuses. The program specifically ...

U.S., Canadian AI companies COLLABORATE with Chinese experts to shape international AI policy

January 16, 2024 -

The AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Cohere, reportedly joined the discussions on mitigating technology risks and establishing global standards in Geneva in July and October 2023. The Geneva meetings, facilitated by the private mediation organization Shaikh Group, received support from the White House, the United Kingdom and Chinese government officials.

According to multiple sources, scientists and policy experts from leading North American AI organizations ...

Los Angeles court system SUED by 12 cities to stop zero-bail policy

October 06, 2023 -

Announced last July, the Superior Court's decision to reinstate a Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19)-era bail schedule removed cash bail for certain non-violent crimes.

The group of cities is asking the L.A. court to stop the implementation of the zero-bail policy. According to a press release issued on Sept. 29 by the City of Glendora, the cities involved in the lawsuit are prioritizing the "safety and security of their residents, businesses and law enforcement."

The ...

Rapper 50 Cent says LA is FINISHED after reinstatement of zero-bail policy

July 12, 2023 -

Rapper 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson – warned in an Instagram post that LA is "finished" due to the zero-bail policy. He captioned a clip from an evening newscast aired by FOX 11: "LA is finished. Watch how bad it gets out there. SMH [Shaking my head]."

Under the zero-bail policy, officers of the LA County Police Department (LAPD) won't detain suspects accused of misdemeanor crimes. This also extends to theft, shoplifting, drug use, vandalism, battery and other nonviolent ...

Former Space Force officer tells House panel he was FIRED for criticizing DEI policy

January 18, 2024 -

Former USSF Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier testified before a panel of the House of Representatives on Jan. 17 about "the ongoing Marxist inspired efforts to subvert and weaken our military and broader American society." His criticism of these endeavors led to his termination in May 2021.

During his testimony, Lohmeier said he was fired from his command "for writing a book trying to reverse the trend of the overt politicization of the uniformed services." This book, titled ...

Updated Apple policy now requires search warrant to send customer data to law enforcement

December 27, 2023 -

According to Apple's updated guidelines, the company will only release customer data about push notifications with law enforcement "in response to a search warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause, or customer consent."

Apple previously accepted a subpoena to hand over customer data. The critical difference between the two is that a subpoena requires the company to act in response to a request for information.

On the other hand, a search warrant is more ...

Violent criminals allowed to roam free in Illinois thanks to no-cash bail policy

October 03, 2023 -

The SAFE-T Act, Illinois' landmark cash bail abolition legislation, passed in 2021 but had to go through an array of legal challenges before the Illinois Supreme Court finally allowed it to go into full effect on Sept. 18.

Before the abolition of cash bail in the state, every individual arrested, regardless of offense, would be taken before a judge to determine the cash bail amount needed for the defendant to go free until their trial.

A portion of the Safe-T ...

YOUR WOKE IDIOT DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW: Over 40 American medical schools have ditched objective admissions standards in favor of increasing “diversity” and “inclusion”

May 08, 2023 -

However, the next generation of doctors are not being objectively evaluated for entrance into medical school. An increasing number of medical schools are dropping objective Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) requirements and replacing them with subjective measures that place more emphasis on race, gender, and other measures of “inclusion.”Medical schools are dropping objective academic standards to promote “diversity”

The MCAT is developed by the Association of American ...

Holy Land pastor tells Tucker Carlson that Israel’s occupation must end, calls US policy ‘horrifying’

8 days ago -

(Article by Patrick Delaney republished from LifeSiteNews.com)

A Lutheran pastor in the Holy Land has decried the “brutal” Israeli occupation of Palestine along with the foreign policy of the United States that empowers it. He also begged Christians in the West to urgently “exercise political advocacy for peace” and for a permanent solution in the region or the Christian presence where Jesus walked will end.

“We’ve always had a problem with American foreign policy when ...

ICE official urges NYC to reassess sanctuary policy due to sharp rise in migrant crimes

February 13, 2024 -

The sanctuary policy, established in 1989 by then-Mayor Ed Koch, prohibits the use of municipal resources to assist federal authorities in most forms of immigration enforcement. However, the rule came under scrutiny after suspects involved in the Times Square attack were released without bail.

In a rally with elected city officials on Feb. 5, ICE Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo said the city and state policies restrict the New York Police Department (NYPD) from ...