The Supreme Court bans Affirmative Action in college admissions.

 

Some breaking sad news is that the Supreme Court bans affirmative action in college admissions. We knew that this decision was coming. Brazil has affirmative action, but America doesn't involve educational services in colleges. The Court banned considering race as a factor in determining who can go into college. This decision is wrong, because racism is still in existence today, and race being a factor is about gaining people with diverse experiences, not some quota system. Affirmative action has nothing to do with quotas. It has to do with bring people of diverse colors and backgrounds (with high qualifications) the opportunities to live their best lives in college and other economic situations. Therefore, we have to deal with this evil decision for generations to come. Colleges and universities have to adjust and possibly bring up race neutral qualifications (which has been unsuccessful in diversifying universities), but we don't live in a meritocracy in American society. The hypocrisy of the decision is that the majority of Justices claims to want colorblindness, but the decision said that the experiences of a racial minority via a letter can be influential in judging an admission process. Justice Jackson is right to say that America has never been colorblind. The Constitution has never been colorblind as once the Constitution once considered people like me 3/5 humans. Justice Roberts made the point that you can a write a letter how racial issues inspired you to achieve things which is disingenuous. The Supreme Court didn't eliminate athletics, legacies, etc. as part of factors in determining admissions. The hypocrisy of the decision is that it doesn't ban affirmative action in the military but in college admissions. The fact is that racial discrimination exists, and interventions are necessary to eliminate structural oppression (after multiple generations of slavery and other forms of racist tyranny against black people in America). 

President Biden defended his economic policies and said that he wants the DOJ to have total independence in his recent interview with MSNBC's Nicole Wallace. We live in a new era of our time. We have a crossroads in seeing our democracy further being under threat. Either we fight for our rights, or the fascists will win. There is no other way to put it. Today, we have climate change crisis. That is evident on how orange skies have existed in many sections of America from the wildfires in Canada. There is a huge rise in ocean temperatures, the loss of ice in the Arctic including Antarctic, and species dying worldwide. Recently, there has been 117 degrees in Dallas, Texas, and Dallas is in Northern Texas. The environment refutes laissez faire capitalism 100 percent, because no amount of competition and lax regulations will improve the environment. The only way to improve the environment is by overt public intervention, investments, and care for the environment. How people grow food, have clean water, cool their bodies, live in their homes all relate to this issue. Recently, more than 300 Middle Eastern refugees drowned in the Mediterranean for trying to survive. Human beings are the most intelligent, advanced species on Earth. We have this responsibility to revolutionize solutions in helping the environment or we know what the end result will be. 

Trump is a fascist. Recently, in a speech on Saturday at Washington, D.C., Trump has called for the mass deportations of socialists and communists from America. This is illegal as people have the right to believe as he or she desire as part of the First Amendment. People have the right to agree or disagree with socialism and communism. That doesn't mean we suppress the rights of people with whom we disagree with. Trump said that he wants to destroy the communists. Trump wants socialists and communists forbidden to come to America. He wants to pass a new law for communists and socialists born here. Even Reagan never said this type of authoritarian nonsense in public in speeches. Trump is a clear danger to the stability of American society. This is not hyperbole. This far right movement is the biggest threat to our existence since the American Civil War. There is no other way to put it. No President in recent years said this in public. We know of the Nazi laws like the Denaturalization Law of 1933, etc. where Nazis banned Germans of their citizenship rights if they were Jewish, Roma, or socialists. Trump used to sleep with a book of Hitler's speeches in his bedroom. Trump is using the language of fascism, because Trump is a white racist fascist. This reality refutes the naive view of Chris Hedges desiring to ally with far-right extremists.

Rudy Giuliani met with the Special Counsel prosecutors probing Trump over the 2020 election. Some people believe that Giuliani is a person of interest involving the investigation. The New York Times reported on how the Special Counsel subpoenaed surveillance footage from the Bedminster location in the Trump documents probe. Kevin McCarthy is trying to backtrack from his previous comments about how he doesn't know if Trump can defeat Biden in the 2024 Presidential election. Now, he changed his mind and said that Trump is the strongest political opponent against Biden. This isn't true, because Biden defeated Trump during the 2020 election previously. The Trump agenda is part of a cult. Many people believe that Trump can do no wrong and is perfect literally. We know that Trump hoarding classified documents and tries to justify doing it represents a threat to national security. Kevin McCarthy is the House Majority Speaker now, and he is fulfilling his agenda of compromise, extremism, and supporting Trump (which is highly disappointing).

There is the story of Carlishia Hood and her son. A man yelled and punched Hood in the head multiple times in Chicago so powerfully that he could have killed the woman. Later, Hood's son shot him 3 times in the back. Later, the violent male (not man) died. Both Carlishia Hood and her son were charged, and later all charges were dropped (because the son defended the life of her mother). Now, Carlishia Hood is filling a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and the five police officers. Hood has every right to establish that lawsuit as her son bravely defended her life. Like usual, white racists, black manosphere self-haters, divestors, and others have lied and disrespected Carlishia Hood. We ignore the lies from those types and realize that the dignity of innocent black human life must be respected. Like always, we must defend the dignity of black women and black people collectively. This situation is a reminder that we must embrace a moral conduct that respects our autonomy of keeping your hands to yourself. What that male did to Hood has no justification, and we will stay true to our convictions as human beings. We all wish the best for Carlisha Hood and her son. 

By Timothy