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Archives for June 2023

Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action, Continuing Thomas’s Personal Vendetta

Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 10:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Supreme Court justices class photo with congressmen protest Thomas and his wife Ginni inset

Supreme Court ends affirmative action Today, the Supreme Court ended affirmative action. It ruled that the 14th Amendment prohibits public colleges and universities from using racial preferences. And that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits any school receiving federal funds from using race as a factor in admissions. This case was the most controversial of the term. But this decision is anticlimactic. After… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 14th Amendment, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act, Justice Clarence Thomas, Legal Analysis, Opinion, Political Vendetta, Racial Preferences, Supreme Court, US Politics

The ‘Ugly American’ Is Being Upstaged by the ‘Uglier Chinese’ Tourist

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 11:50 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Chinese tourists feeding pigeons in Italy and touring marble statues inset while taking pictures

The ugly American I hail from The Bahamas. So, I have standing to comment on tourist stereotypes. After all, every Bahamian has experienced the “ugly American.” We know firsthand their habits, idiosyncrasies, and bad behavior. Yet, a report published by CNN today is turning that stereotype on its head. The headline alone speaks volumes: ‘Everybody loves Americans’: Why US… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: China's foreign policy, China-Russia agreement, Chinese tourists, debt trap, geopolitics, loan shark, nouveau-riche Chinese tourists., Russian invasion, uglier Chinese, ugly American, Ukraine, wolf warriors

Prigozhin’s Failed Coup Succeeded in Exposing Putin’s Fake Power

Monday, June 26, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Prigozhin addressing camera in midst of his coup with shaking hands with Russians and despondent Putin inset.

Prigozhin’s failed coup Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries marched on Saturday to overthrow Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. And they seemed as hell-bent as Libyan opposition forces were when they marched to overthrow Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Everyone was rooting for those Wagner mercenaries to succeed. That is, except for the notorious few… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: coup, geopolitics, international relations, political intrigue, power dynamics, Prigozhin, Putin, Russia, strongman image, Wagner Group

CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls Out RKF Jr., the Conspiracy Crusader, on Story about Vaccines

Friday, June 23, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
RFK giving presidential campaign speech with Jake Tapper at CNN inset

Tapper calls out RKF Jr. Jake Tapper is one of the most famous and respected anchors in America. So anyone in their right mind would think twice about telling a big lie about his reporting. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t been in his right mind his whole adult life. So he had no compunction… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Autism, conspiracy theories, Cornel West, Jake Tapper, presidential election, RFK Jr., vaccines

Victor Wembanyama: The Next LeBron James or Ralph Sampson?

Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 8:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Victor Wembanyama showing off his wing sp.an with Ralph Sampson and LeBron James inset

Victor Wembanyama’s tall expectations LeBron James entered the NBA Draft in 2003 as “The Chosen One.” Everyone expected him to be “the heir to Air Jordan.” And no one can deny that he met those expectations.  Victor Wembanyama is entering this year’s draft with similar media hype. Granted, no one is hailing him as the chosen… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: bill russell, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kwame Brown, LeBron James, Media Hype, NBA Draft, Ralph Sampson, Victor Wembanyama, Wilt Chamberlain, Zion Williams

Hunter Biden Plea Deal Brings Presidential Relief but Incites Trumpian Projection

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Joe Biden and son Hunter with Republicans holding hearing on Bidens and Donald Trump, Ivanka and Jared inset.

Hunter Biden plea deal Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to find 11,780 votes. He needed those votes to help him steal the 2020 presidential election. He failed. But there’s an audio recording of him applying that pressure attempt. So the whole world knows about it. Trump also pressured his attorney general to investigate Hunter Biden. He wanted… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Benghazi, Hunter Biden, Jared Kushner, MbS, plea deal, political projection, reelection campaign, Republicans, Roy Cohn, special prosecutor

African Leaders on Fool’s Errand to Broker Peace Between Ukraine and Russia

Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 6:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Putin in family photo with African leaders with Putin and Ramaphosa and Zelensky alone inset

African leaders on fool’s errand African leaders say they’re on a mission to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia. Evidently, they think European leaders haven’t bothered to try. But prevailing facts and circumstances make clear these Africans can only be on a fool’s errand. An African delegation on a peace mission to Ukraine headed by South… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: African leaders, brokering peace, Governance, Russia, Ukraine, Zelensky

Joseph Fiennes Regrets Playing Michael Jackson in Blackface

Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Joseph Fiennes signing autographs with image of minstrel singer inset.

The Guardian ran an interview with actor Joseph Fiennes on Sunday. During it, he expressed regret for playing Michael Jackson in blackface. Joseph Fiennes regrets playing Michael Jackson Fiennes played the king of pop in the 2017 TV show Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon. But the preview alone ignited such backlash that producers never aired the show. But the… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: blackface controversy, cosmetic surgeries, historical context, Joseph Fiennes, Michael Jackson, portrayal, taboo, Ted Danson, white actors

Media Coverage of Trump’s Indictment: Inciting Violence and Betraying Hypocrisy

Monday, June 12, 2023 at 10:09 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith with images of indictment and Donald Trump inset.

The Justice Department plans to arrest Donald Trump tomorrow. And media reporting on his pending arrest is redolent with hypocrisy. Even worse, they are warning about Trump and Republican leaders inciting violence. Yet their coverage is inciting that violence. Of course, Trump has given the media cause to broadcast fears about him inciting violence. That’s… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: CNN, Donald Trump, Justice Department, Media Coverage, MSNBC, presidential election, social media

Jack Smith Indicts Donald Trump: Former President Indicted Again

Friday, June 9, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Jack Smith indicts Trump

By Election Day 2024, Trump will be dead, indicted, or in prison. That’s what iPINIONS predicted in “The Fate of Democracy” on June 12, 2021. He’s not in prison yet. And he’s not dead. But prosecutors have indicted him twice. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg indicted him in April. And Special Prosecutor Jack Smith indicted him yesterday. Jack… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Donald Trump, indictment, Jack Smith, MAGA, Media manipulation, Robert Mueller

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