The U.S. government has filed a ridiculous lawsuit against South Bend, IN, alleging discriminatory hiring practices in the city’s police department. The complaint claims the use of written and physical fitness tests disproportionately excluded African-American and female applicants.
The Department of Justice argues that these tests were not job-related or necessary for business purposes, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I guess police officers can’t be required to pass a basic cognitive and physical test. The lawsuit seeks to reform the hiring process and ensure ‘equitable’ hiring policies moving forward. What a load of crap.
The lawsuit appears to be ludicrous on its face at this point. I’ve interviewed Chief Scott Ruszkowski on my show about the efforts to recruit more minority police officers after the Pete Buttigieg scandals. They were specifically reaching out to the very candidates that the federal government is now suing them over.
For full details, you can review the official document here.
You’ve heard me talk about this Taco Bell a lot over the years on my show. It’s the worst fast-food restaurant on either side of the border for customer service. They were home to the 30-minute drive-thru before COVID made that standard. It’s pretty much expected they will get the order wrong too.
While I moved back to the Indiana side of the border 3-years-ago, it seems nothing has changed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usEGEc-HeSI
H/t: Listener John for the tip.
Link in case the embed breaks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usEGEc-HeSI
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Some listeners seem to think he’s just tired. I’m not sure about that.
James O’Keefe was on the ground in NYC as a parade of journalists descended upon the city to cover the arraignment of former President Trump. Unbeknownst to members of the legacy media, O’Keefe was there to investigate them as his undercover interactions with the press resulted in more than one newsworthy soundbite.
Former Vice President Joe Biden sat down with an interview for The Daily Show with Kal Penn. During that interview, he claimed he saw two men openly kiss each other when he was in high school as his dad dropped him off somewhere. I’m not going to challenge the notion of two openly gay guys kissing each other in public in the 1950s because it isn’t really relevant.
Penn asked Biden about his evolution on marriage equality (which used to mean something completely different).
“I can remember exactly when my epiphany was.
“I hadn’t thought much about it, to tell you the truth. And I was a senior in high school. And my dad was dropping me off and I was about to get out of the car and I looked to my right and two well-dressed men in suits kissed each other. I mean, they gave each other a kiss. And then one went, looked like he was headed to the Dupont building, one looked like he was going to the Hercules Corporation building.”
-Joe Biden 2023 – The Daily Show
Biden then offers up his dad’s take on the kiss:
“And I’ll never forget, I turned and looked at my dad, he said, Joe, it is simple. They love each other. It is simple. I’m not joking. It is simple. They love each other. And it has never been — it has never been — it is just that simple. It doesn’t matter whether it is same-sex or heterosexual couple. You should be able to be married.”
This isn’t the first time Biden has told this story. It has always been received with skepticism in years past.
Biden openly opposed gay marriage his entire Senate career. He even quipped that gay people working in government were a security risk.
Here’s him opposing it in 2006 on Meet The Press.
Joe Biden opposed gay marriage in 2006.
The first time we have Biden coming out and even tacitly supporting gay marriage was on Meet The Press in 2012. David Gregory even opened up the line of questioning by saying:
“He’s (Obama) opposed to it. You’re opposed to it. Have your views evolved?”
Joe Biden on Meet The Press, May 2012
The idea that Biden supported gay marriage his whole life and political career is a lie. If he had those views, he lied about them and betrayed gay people his entire Senate career. It’s far more likely that Biden is doing what Biden always does … lies for political pandering and expediency.
If Kal Penn had any integrity, he’d call him out on his lie. He didn’t.
Today, Amazon moved Johnny The Walrus out of the kid’s section and into politics.
Johnny The Walrus is no longer classified as a children’s book on Amazon. They moved it to the politics category. Amazon has decided that books promoting self-acceptance are not appropriate for kids. Books promoting chemical castration and hormone pills are totally fine though.
This is actually an outrageous move by Amazon. Johnny The Walrus is a legitimate children’s book. They are officially now making the statement that books which contradict the trans agenda aren’t appropriate for children. The most backwards thing imaginable.
These are the categories they put it in. Humor and “political commentary.” There is nothing remotely political in the book. This is Amazon editorializing. pic.twitter.com/nppmH3HxQx
