It’s Friday! What every week it has been. Decide Ketanji Brown Jackson is on the precipice of historical past, on the cusp of turning into the primary black lady to serve on the U.S. Supreme Courtroom. Sadly, as in most nice moments in American historical past the place somebody perseveres for years earlier than attaining some nice milestone for humanity, Decide Jackson should face off towards the final burps of bigotry accessible to the ruling class who’re impotent to cease this second in time. Calling the GOP’s grandstanding assaults throughout Jackson’s nominee hearings “racist” is like calling the GOP institution racist. They’re. They at all times have been. They usually have proven little interest in deviating in any respect from that American custom of divisive energy play.
On the identical time, the Supreme Courtroom appears to be stuffed with very compromised people like Justice Clarence Thomas, who might or might not be very unwell. With the discharge of extra proof that Thomas’s spouse Ginni was an energetic organizer and participant within the tried overthrow of our democratically held elections, renewed requires his resignation are echoing all through the nation. Justice Thomas’ hypocrisy is just matched by his fellow Republicans, a few of who’re being charged with fraud whereas others are admitting to collaborating in abortions they take into account their very own “non-public” enterprise.
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