A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, launched a civil lawsuit against the country’s police on Monday, accusing the authorities of racial profiling and discrimination and demanding an end to the alleged practice....
Everyone who could be swayed has already been peeled away or never voted for him in the first place. All that’s left are the people who would vote for literally any Republican and those who think God sent him.
The only Republican on the debate stage during the primaries that isn’t a traitor sympathizer was clearly Chris Christie, who still sucks
I’ve seen at least two interviews in the past yearish (when his candidacy was only rumored) where he was asked (after acknowledging how awful Trump was) if he’d vote for him again. He wouldn’t answer.
Stand for America Fund Inc, a super PAC that supports Nikki Haley, reported on Thursday that it has raised $50.1 million in the second half of 2023 — millions more than Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc., which reported over $46 million....
I’ve been shocked to see how many people put their own bigotry and racism before working for a company that will give you the best quality of life and pay.
These are the people who have made it their political identity to vote against their own interests, so it shouldn’t be surprising.
A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law....
imagine taking time out of your day to punish someone over their hair and thinking you’re a noble servant of the barber’s hill tradition. what the fuck dude
When you think “being an American requires conformity” and consider yourself the arbiter of that conformity, it makes pretty good sense. Especially if you are a racist old shitbag.
Yeah. The CROWN Act is the only reason I have any hope at all. Otherwise, I’d say this kid is fucked.
I just want to point out that my understanding is that this school district is the reason for the CROWN Act, adding yet another layer of stupid to how the superintendent is conducting himself.
These people wave flags and pretend they embody American ideals when they’ve never even understood those ideals, much less even made an effort to live up to them.
Remember, these are the same people who were amazed to find that RATM was not only political, but held positions in opposition to theirs. They assume all worthy ideals conform to their worldview, and consistently fail to look any deeper until forced to do so.
It poses an even bigger issue when, in more recent times, Black people are still discriminated against based on their hair texture and choices, including cornrows. In 1980, Renee Rogers sued American Airlines when the company demanded she not wear cornrows to work. In 2000, a Wisconsin teacher forcibly cut off seven-year-old Lamya Cammon’s plaits before her grade-school class. These instances don’t include the countless cases of discrimination that go unreported or unspoken. “That’s why it’s so important that when you see cornrows today, it’s so important to recognize that Black people are discriminated against and even face job loss for wearing cornrows,” Donaldson stresses. “Non-Black people just don’t.”
In 1999 Venus Williams wore cornrows with beaded ends, which were declared disruptive at the Australian Open. Only two years ago in 2019, Gabrielle Union filed a discrimination complaint against her employer, America’s Got Talent, after receiving racially insensitive comments in regards to her hair, including that her styles were “too Black.” It paints a clear picture of the disparities between Black traits and styles and the people who are policed versus those glorified.
Because people are already jumping to conclusions without reading the article. Here is the core of the survey data. Identifying as Republican went from 32% in the Boomer Generation to 21% in Gen Z. Identifying as LGBTQ+ went from 4% with Boomers to 28% with Gen Z.
The conclusion I would have jumped to is that the percentage of Gen Z who identified as LGBTQ+ would be greater than that who identified as Republican. So it seems I don’t actually need to read it. 😜
If they start saying they’re going to force companies to take accountability for their impact on the climate, pledge to give the country a UBI, and socialized healthcare, I’d vote for a “Republican” so fast that I’d need new tires.
I’m willing to go along with that, but with the recognition that between now and when we both die of old age we’ve got a greater chance of seeing absolute proof of intelligent extraterrestrial life than we do of seeing this happen believably enough for either of us to actually pull that lever.
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A group of Japanese citizens launches a lawsuit against the police to stop alleged 'racial profiling' (apnews.com)
A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, launched a civil lawsuit against the country’s police on Monday, accusing the authorities of racial profiling and discrimination and demanding an end to the alleged practice....
Trump’s Red Flags: Polls Say a Conviction Would Doom His Campaign (www.vice.com)
Many voters say they don’t want a convicted felon in the White House. But do they mean it? And can prosecutors get to trial before the vote?...
Nikki Haley says the RNC is ‘clearly not’ an honest broker after calls to unify around Trump in primary (www.nbcnews.com)
She acknowledged that she must do better in the South Carolina primary than in New Hampshire to continue her campaign....
Americans Explain Why The U.S. Has Never Been A Racist Country (www.theonion.com)
What are the most unconventional sources of white noise you use?
I have started listening to random American city council meetings lately for white noise. Since they’re all bureaucratic-flavored boredom anyway.
You can now request Stable Diffusion generations from the AI Horde bot directly from anywhere in lemmy! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/13211160...
Donald Trump storms out of closing arguments in E Jean Carroll trial (www.independent.co.uk)
Nikki Haley PAC Out Raises Donald Trump by Millions: Report (themessenger.com)
Stand for America Fund Inc, a super PAC that supports Nikki Haley, reported on Thursday that it has raised $50.1 million in the second half of 2023 — millions more than Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc., which reported over $46 million....
The RNC is weighing a resolution to declare Trump its 'presumptive' nominee (www.nbcnews.com)
Conservatives Are So Scared of Diversity They’re Starting to Boycott ‘Woke’ Airlines (www.rollingstone.com)
Right-wingers have convinced themselves that planes are unsafe because of diversity initiatives — and some have sworn off flying altogether
A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial (apnews.com)
A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law....
More Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than as Republican (www.thepinknews.com)
let’s gooo