Hegseth Shows His Sexism and Racism in Blocking Promotions

In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.

In a slate of 22 nominees to be one-star generals, two of the seven blocked were women and two are Black men. Additionally three white men were blocked.

No female officers were included on the new one-star list, which was released publicly in late May, despite the fact that women make up about 21 percent of the active-duty Navy. of the active-duty Navy. The list appears to include only two nonwhite officers, even though sailors who identify as racial minorities make up about 38 percent of the active-duty Navy.

Mr. Hegseth’s removal of the officers from the one-star list is highly unusual, said the current and former defense officials. Hegseth’s actions are the latest in a series of firings and personnel interventions that seem to be driven by his anti-diversity politics rather than the performance of officers. 

Once Hegseth is gone, and people who deserve promotions are promoted, anyone who is claiming that women and Blacks are being promoted more than they should be better shut up.

What if all the women and Blacks decided to leave the military? Where would the military be and its sexist and racist leader?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html

Arkansas Celebrates Its Commitment to the Religious and Sexual Orientation Hierarchies

Arkansas is trying to pretend that anyone but heterosexuals don't exist and keep the sexual orientation hierarchy alive and well.

Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has proclaimed June 2026 as "Fidelity Month" as a backlash to Pride Month.  

The proclamation says Arkansas' commitment to spiritual and civic institutions is central to the state's identity and argues that "cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-organized society."

Of course the God they mention has the characteristics of the religious hierarchy they have created with their "God" on top, and the society they promote praises people they place on top of their hierarchy. 

No surprise coming from Republican Sanders. 

https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-declares-june-fidelity-monthwhat-does-it-mean-12015517?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSK2hNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0bjZpOGd3WXJqQndPN1RCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsYM57Kxyc9HAScFiEMH9Dii_mxZBhQsl-w8xYhLzi1KYqO4lZr2oSqg3h_a_aem_2WSxnR54yzKGORR9BClnHg#Echobox=1780308931

Paraguay's Vallejo to be Fined after Sexist Remark at French Open

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguy said his French Open match, a loss to a home favorite teenager, should not have been umpired by a woman. 

He lost to France's Moise Kouame in the second round Thursday 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) after 4 hours, 56 minutes.

Vallejo: "This sort of match needs to be umpired by a man. It's very difficult for a woman to do it. It has to be refereed by a man, because it's a very demanding crowd and you need a lot of strength to go against the crowd."

The French Tennis Federation and Roland Garros organizers released a statement Friday calling Vallejo's comments "unacceptable."

"The competence of an umpire is not determined by their gender, but by their professionalism and ability to officiate at the highest level," the organizers said.

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/48908577/after-french-loss-vallejo-critiques-umpire-wanted-man-chair

MAGA in Full Force - Destroying Black Graves and Painting "Trump" and "DeSantis" on Broken Stones

Seventeen gravestones in an historic Black cemetery were damaged in Florida. Headstones were knocked down, and "Trump" and "DeSantis" were spray-painted in red letters on tombs. Vandalism in the Old Memphis Cemetery included open graves, cracked concrete, and glass bottles.

MAGA is desperate, and actions like this show they have lost their ability to act humanely. The hate and bigotry put out by people building hierarchies is extreme, as they move farther and farther from center of the see saw. 

https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/16/truly-disrespectful-17-graves-vandalized-historic-black-cemetery-with-trump-spray-painted-tombs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR2FzBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwZEU5ZXR2ZmlTSk1ZYXJXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkz2ypV2_LrcfirHfB5YtO11FrK1bYYhAhP56-AsPWZvgTulIZegLQ9T43eK_aem_zRliUZTKy4yu6G-tEqsEjA

Go Tennessee - Adding Fuel to the Argument to be the Worst State in the USA

With the Voting Rights Act, some states were required to draw districts where minority residents made up most of the population, and offered a way for minority voters to challenge certain districts as undermining their political power. 

The Supreme Court has negated that law, and deep-south Tennessee has jumped immediately to use race to change its congressional districts so that the minority voters power will be diluted by Whites. 

The new map will indeed split apart a dense cluster of Democratic voters in the Ninth District — which supported Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 by a wide margin — into three Republican-leaning districts. 

This move proves again that since Republicans can't win by being fair, they will do anything to stay in power. Nothing is off the table when you have to rationalize away your support for the hierarchies that a man like Donald Trump champions.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/08/us/politics/tennessee-gop-map-black-voters.html

Will Vivek Ramaswamy See a Light When it Happens to Him?

A primary opponent of Vivek Ramaswamy, Casey Putsch, received about 18 percent of the vote in the Republican primary in Ohio for governor while assailing “third worlders,” invoking “blood and soil” language used by Nazis and attacking Ramaswamy as an “Indian boy [who] cosplays an American.” 

To a town hall full of young Republicans, Vivek Ramaswamy, the winner and also the name-caller for "woke" candidates, did actually acknowledge the existence of racism as he mentioned many of the hierarchies that plague the United States. 

“The number one factor that determines whether you achieve your goals in life … is actually you,” he said at a May 1 event. “The number one factor that determines whether you achieve your goals in life … is actually you,” he said at the May 1 event. “It’s not the Jews,” Ramaswamy added. “It’s not the White people. It’s not the patriarchy. It’s not the Black people. It’s not the foreigners.”

Apparently he is trying to steer his party away from the extremist fringes that have flared up in his own race. Good luck with that with a President who convinced so many of them to support him because he promised to build and support hierarchies. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/08/vivek-ramaswamy-racism-ohio-governor/?utm_campaign=wp_the7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4741d03%2F69fdc00be9f14b167bc865d0%2F69238be2e72028703ff640f9%2F33%2F98%2F69fdc00be9f14b167bc865d0

Virginia Megachurch Donates over 1 Million Dollars So Neighbors Won't Be Evicted

Nearly 450 tenants suddenly faced eviction in Alexandria, Virginia after the agency overseeing the city's public housing was found to owe $1 million in back rent. 

According to the agency, it lost more than $1 million in unpaid rent from 445 of 1,000 public housing units, citing job market challenges, a rising cost of living, and lingering economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Rev. Howard-John Wesley and the people of Alfred Street Baptist Church answered the call by donating $1 million to cover the back rent of residents in need.

“People [want] to be connected to something bigger than themselves,” Wesley told NBC Washington, “and in the midst of the days and times in which we live which seem to be so callous and cruel to people who are impoverished, here’s a way to make a difference.”

In a time when Christian Nationalists are trying to claim they alone know the meaning of Christianity, maybe it is past time for them to take a look elsewhere. 

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/virginia-church-million-dollar-donation-stops-evictions?ck_subscriber_id=2584165745&utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=These+existing+drugs+could+treat+Alzheimer%E2%80%99s+-+21365988&fbclid=IwY2xjawRPxg5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNRd1_MArw8MM3rbIxmSY9J90jzmZBEDd6Vjq9HEXuWXE1j3vXMxLlHhMmn4_aem_2dA51kHHlpuc68yvz9p3-w