October 7, 2026

Wokeness

Dem Rep Jahana Hayes defends DEI in medical schools, says teaching ‘colonialism in healthcare’ is essential | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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“Teaching colonialism directly addresses the systemic roots of healthcare inequities.”

Representative Jahana Hayes defended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in medical schools during a House hearing on Tuesday, arguing that topics such as “colonialism in healthcare” are essential for training physicians.

Speaking at a House Education and Commerce Committee hearing on “the impact of DEI on medical schools,” Hayes argued that DEI education helps address “racial disparities in healthcare,” reducing both health disparities and improves outcomes in all populations.” Addressing medical school leaders from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Hayes said she was “incredibly disappointed” that they “could not immediately answer the question about teaching colonialism in healthcare.”

Public Confidence in Higher Education Declining According to Latest Gallup Poll › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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A new Gallup survey shows public confidence in American higher education has declined amid rising concerns over campus politics and financial value following a brief period of recovery last year.

Just the News reports that the latest Gallup survey done in partnership with the Lumina Foundation shows the percentage of respondents who say they have a “great deal/quite a lot” of confidence in higher education has dropped to 38 percent from 42 percent.

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Holds Special Graduation Ceremony for Black Students– legalinsurrection.com

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Progressives seem intent on setting back the Civil Rights Movement.

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Exclusive: Illinois STEM School Helped Organize, Fund Black Graduation with Nearly $2K of School Money

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy’s (IMSA) diversity office helped organize a graduation ceremony for black students, which included $640 in custom sashes and up to $1,200 for a graduation lunch, according to emails obtained by Defending Education through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The event was separate from IMSA’s general commencement ceremony and was for black seniors only, although the promotional flyer indicated that guests could attend.

The records show planning for the black graduation was underway by January 29, 2026, when an organizer asked IMSA’s director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Title IX coordinator to provide an approximate number of black students so that graduation stoles could be ordered.

“For the Black Graduation, we’re thinking of the last Wednesday in May again, if possible,” the organizer wrote. “Could you share approximately how many Black students there are to order stoles?”

The diversity director responded that the Black Student Union hoped to connect with the recipients to discuss details and asked to be informed of the date “ASAP” so that she could schedule a room.

Surrogate Sued by Gay Couple for Keeping Baby

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An unborn child with a cleft lip faces abortion in Canada if a gay couple has their way. The child is living in the womb of a surrogate mother, who refused to abort the child despite the gay couple’s demands. The lawsuit was filed in Ontario, Canada Superior Court.

The gay couple wrote the surrogate mother, “Considering that medical tests indicate that the fetus has, or is likely to have, a genetic, chromosomal or other abnormality or defect, and in accordance with article 8.5 (a) of our surrogacy agreement … we want to inform you of our wish that the pregnancy be terminated. Although very difficult, this decision is free and informed.”

Gay Couple Sues Surrogate for Refusing to Kill Baby With Cleft Lip in Abortion– www.lifenews.com
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A same-sex couple in Ontario has sued their surrogate mother after she refused to abort their baby diagnosed with a cleft lip, a relatively minor and easily correctable condition with surgery.

The lawsuit, filed in Ontario Superior Court in May, seeks approximately $600,000 in damages. It alleges the surrogate failed to keep the couple informed about the baby’s health, put the child at risk, failed to follow their directions on medical care, violated confidentiality and caused one parent serious emotional distress.

The conflict began in late June 2024 when an ultrasound at about 22 weeks showed the baby had a cleft lip along with possible cleft palate and a minor heart defect. The couple sent the surrogate a letter demanding she kill the baby in an abortion under a clause in their surrogacy agreement.

China Becomes an Ethno-Nationalist State?

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China’s Ethnic Unity Law took effect July 1, 2026. The law appears to attempt to advance Han ethnic supremacism both within China and globally. Global concerns about the laws effects on ethnic minorities within China were met by claims from CCP officials that the law was meant to “protect them.”

China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law – The New York Times
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Rights groups and Western officials have criticized the law as a threat to Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities. Beijing says the measure aims to protect them.

Gay Couple Sues Surrogate for Refusing to Kill Baby With Cleft Lip in Abortion– www.lifenews.com

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Gay Couple Sues Surrogate for Refusing to Kill Baby With Cleft Lip in Abortion– www.lifenews.com
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A same-sex couple in Ontario has sued their surrogate mother after she refused to abort their baby diagnosed with a cleft lip, a relatively minor and easily correctable condition with surgery.

The lawsuit, filed in Ontario Superior Court in May, seeks approximately $600,000 in damages. It alleges the surrogate failed to keep the couple informed about the baby’s health, put the child at risk, failed to follow their directions on medical care, violated confidentiality and caused one parent serious emotional distress.

Audit Shows Outlawed DEI Still Embedded In Indiana Schools– thefederalist.com

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The Indiana Family Institute (IFI) performed a comprehensive audit that details lingering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) frameworks still in place across the Indiana Public School system.

“Unfortunately, modern DEI practices undermine principles of true diversity, inclusion, and equality by emphasizing division, group identity, and unequal treatment in the name of equity and inclusion. Rather than fostering unity, DEI frameworks often encourage resentment, categorize individuals as oppressors or the oppressed, and shift focus away from merit, personal responsibility, and shared citizenship,” wrote IFI Executive Director Ryan McCann in the audit’s foreword.

Last Words of Murdered Teen Nowak Revealed– www.breitbart.com

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The continuing drip release of court documents relating to the murder of Henry Nowak has revealed that some of the British teen’s final words to his killer were “I’m not racist”.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was convicted of murdering student Henry Nowak in May with a ceremonial Sikh knife in Southampton in December of last year. When police reached the scene, Digwa falsely told officers that he had been racially abused by Nowak, prompting officers to arrest and handcuff the dying teen as he was bleeding out on the ground, ignoring his pleas that he had been stabbed and could not breathe.

According to court transcripts obtained by the Sunday Times, a nearby resident told the court that he had heard multiple men “arguing loudly” outside his window, and that one of the men, later identified as Nowak, had said “I’m not racist”, as he lay dying on the ground.

Prosecutor Nicholas Lobbenberg KC told the jury that as Digwa’s brother, Gurpreet, had phoned police and claimed that Nowak had “verbally attacked my brother racially,” Nowak could be heard in the background of the emergency call pleading: “No, I didn’t”.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Anti-DEI Grant Conditions › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration’s push to attach anti-DEI strings to federal grant money. The court ruled this week that the executive branch overstepped its constitutional authority by imposing the conditions on a group of West Coast cities and counties.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick granted a preliminary injunction Thursday barring the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and the Interior from enforcing the contested conditions against 11 local governments, concluding in a 68-page order that the restrictions likely run afoul of both the separation-of-powers doctrine and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Psychology Journal Adds Adultery to Valid List of Relationship Types, Calls It ‘Secret Non-Monogamy’– www.westernjournal.com

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Good news, adulterers: It turns out that if you get relationship counseling in Britain, you’ll have your identity as a “secret non-monogamist” affirmed!

And apparently, it’s been that way for a while — although it took a therapist named James Esses to point out just how bewilderingly perverse the guidance from the British Association of Psychotherapy and Counseling really is.

Esses is the founder of Just Therapy, an organization that believes “much of the world of psychotherapy and counseling has been taken over by activists and ideologies, which risk harming, rather than supporting, the mental wellbeing of clients.”

Parents could face prosecution under UK bill banning ‘conversion therapy’– www.lifesitenews.com

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(LifeSiteNews) — UK Equalities Minister Olivia Bailey has affirmed that the government’s proposed Conversion Practices bill will not exempt conversations with parents about gender identity or sexuality — and that the consequences for violating the law could be dire.

After successive governments — both Conservative and Labour — promised to ban so-called “conversion therapy,” the Labour government is moving to make good on the commitment. LGBT groups have been thrilled at the expansive approach the government appears to be taking. “Conversion practices are abuse, and the government will deliver the manifesto commitment to bring forward a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices,” the government’s addendum stated.

Appeals Court Clears Way for Trump Administration to Revamp ‘Woke’ Slavery Exhibit at Washington’s Philadelphia Home › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to replace informational panels at the slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Philadelphia. The decision is a legal victory for the administration as it moves to restore how the nation’s history is presented at federal historic sites.

The court issued a mandate Friday finalizing its June 18 ruling, allowing the Interior Department to move forward with replacing the exhibit panels at the President’s House, the nation’s first executive mansion, where President George Washington enslaved nine men and women.

The Interior Department sought immediate implementation of the ruling in a motion filed Thursday.

MN Students Can Be Expelled For Saying Boys Aren’t Girls– thefederalist.com

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Rising senior Jackson Barrick is taking legal action alongside Southeastern Legal Foundation and the Young America’s Foundation against the University of Minnesota, saying some of the school’s Title IX policies have a chilling effect on his speech and that of other conservative students.

“We face a lot of uncertainty in terms of what punishment we could possibly face because we’re speaking about a controversial subject,” Barrick told The Federalist.

U. of Tennessee Chattanooga Requires ‘Commitment To Diversity’ for Teaching Program Candidates– legalinsurrection.com

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While many state universities have felt pressure and restricted some aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, many institutions remain steadfast in embedding progressive ideology across all aspects of their universities. In a recent report by CriticalRace.org, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was found to still be pressuring students to accept DEI in its newly updated university catalog.

In the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog, the “Teacher Education Program” (TEP) openly admits that students are considered for admission based on their “commitment to diversity.”

$500,000 Bail for Alleged Would-Be Mass Shooter Transitioning to Female– www.breitbart.com

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Bail of $500,000 was set Wednesday in Henderson, Nevada, for alleged would-be mass shooter Allison Howlett, a male transitioning to female.

KSNV reported that Allison is married to Julie Howlett. Police indicated that both Allison and Julie are “transitioning to female and are taking estrogen and progesterone.”

8NewsNow noted that Allison was arrested on Saturday “after refusing to exit her car while armed with multiple firearms in the Sunset Station garage.”

Julie had told police

SCOTUS Didn’t Answer This Question In Women’s Sports Ruling– thefederalist.com

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling last week protecting the sanctity of women’s sports from trans-identifying men. That decision, however, left open a loophole exploited by pro-trans activists in their lawfare against policies recognizing biological reality.

In West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, the high court upheld (6-3) laws passed by Idaho and West Virginia ensuring women’s sports are reserved for female athletes. Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh ruled that the statutes do not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause or, in the B.P.J. case, Title IX.

“Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex. The Constitution and Title IX do not require an overhaul of women’s and girls’ sports throughout America,” Kavanaugh wrote.

The women’s sports decision builds upon the great work the court did last term when it upheld state laws barring harmful “trans” procedures from being conducted on minors. In that case (U.S. v. Skrmetti), the same 6-3 majority ruled that those statutes do not violate the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.

DEI’s academic makeover – American Thinker– www.americanthinker.com

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Academics in ivory towers have risen magnificently to the challenge of scrapping every visible vestige of DEI while mastering the art of rebranding. Better yet, in a heartwarming tribute to thrift (miracles do happen), they’ve even embraced recycling: Many of the programs remain in the same buildings, the same suite of offices, and often with the very same flag-waving, preference-based personnel. It’s just camouflaged under a shinier label.

One professor, who requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions, summed up the makeover perfectly: “The campus eliminated DEI the same way my teenager cleans his room: Everything got shoved into a different closet.”

Professor gets NIH grant to study ‘rural gender diverse youth’– www.thecollegefix.com

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Experts criticize NIH for funding this research

The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly half a million dollars to study “gender-affirming care for BIPOC and rural gender diverse youth,” with some of that money coming after President Trump took office.

The most recent entry for the study shows the federal government spent $143,000 on the project in fiscal year 2025. However, another government database shows that taxpayers spent $428,296 on the research since April 2023.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provided the funding to a study conducted by Dr. Gina Sequeira, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Toronto police slammed for telling people to ‘have fun’ at ‘pride’ parade, allowing public nudity– www.lifesitenews.com

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TORONTO, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Canadians are calling out one of Canada’s largest police forces, the Toronto Police Service, for promoting a “happy” time at a “pride” parade yet ignoring the fact that men paraded around nude at the event.

“Happy PRIDE!!! It’s a beautiful day for a parade — so be safe and have fun at this incredible event!” wrote the Toronto Police in an X post on June 28, the same day as the city’s annual “pride” parade.

One commentator shared the post from Toronto Police, blasting it, saying, “They are, intentionally, presenting illegal public nudity as normal” at what was billed as a “family-friendly” event.

Jasmine Crockett Claims ‘America Owes Black Women… Everything’ in 4th of July Message– www.westernjournal.com

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, said on Friday that the United States owes “everything” to black women.

Crockett said during Essence’s Festival of Culture that every American should celebrate Independence Day by thanking black women for their contributions, including inventions and for birthing American democracy.

“When it comes to answering the question of what America owes black women, the answer is everything,” Crockett said.

“When we think about the sacrifices that black women have made from the moment that we were stolen from our homelands and transported into this country, to the fact that black women continue to stand as the backbones, specifically of the Democratic Party, we know that black women are always the ones that are doing the labor, but we are also the ones that are always the first targets of any harm.”

“So, this Fourth of July, I say celebrate a black woman that you know, because whether it’s an invention that she made, or whether it’s the very democracy that still hangs by a thread right now. There is a black woman to thank for her contributions,” Crockett added.

DEI’s academic makeover – American Thinker– www.americanthinker.com

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Academics in ivory towers have risen magnificently to the challenge of scrapping every visible vestige of DEI while mastering the art of rebranding. Better yet, in a heartwarming tribute to thrift (miracles do happen), they’ve even embraced recycling: Many of the programs remain in the same buildings, the same suite of offices, and often with the very same flag-waving, preference-based personnel. It’s just camouflaged under a shinier label.

One professor, who requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions, summed up the makeover perfectly: “The campus eliminated DEI the same way my teenager cleans his room: Everything got shoved into a different closet.”

Rowling Blasts the BBC Over Trans Athletes Article– townhall.com

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to protect women’s and girls’ sports is making waves across the pond, too. Author J.K. Rowling, a staunch defender of women’s rights in the face of radical trans activism, even took the BBC to task for its shameful coverage of the ruling.

Here’s what the BBC said.

And here’s some of what they wrote:

The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports.

The court considered cases from students in two different states who had challenged bans on participation. The two states, Idaho and West Virginia, enacted laws that required public school and college sports teams to compete in accordance with their sex recorded at birth.

One of the two challenges said the ban violates equal rights protections in the US Constitution. The other said it contradicts civil rights laws.

More than two dozen states have enacted bans since Idaho did so in 2020. President Donald Trump celebrated the decision in a social media post as a “BIG WIN”.

Under those state bans, a transgender woman – a biological male who identifies as a woman – is not permitted to compete in female sports at schools and colleges.

The right made trans people the target. We refuse to leave them undefended– www.yahoo.com

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I started my career as a high school history teacher back in 1985. I taught my students about the Holocaust every year and was fortunate enough one summer to be selected for a special National Endowment for the Humanities seminar for teachers, led by Professor Lawrence Langer, a leading Holocaust scholar. Professor Langer came up with the term the “choiceless choice” to describe the no-win situations Jews were put in during the Holocaust, when there was simply no real choice to be made in the face of the genocidal Nazis. The idea has stuck with me for four decades.

It came to mind again when I read a recent Washington Post article following the Supreme Court’s adverse ruling in our case, BPJ v. West Virginia, on June 30, in which Julian Mark writes, “Critics, including some trans rights advocates, say the movement has rushed to tee up causes that the court’s 6-3 conservative majority is not ready to embrace.” While elements of the article were thoughtful, it is based on a flawed premise that warrants exploration.

First of all, the idea that “the [LGBTQ+] movement has rushed to tee up [trans] causes” is completely off the mark. There have been 2,446 bills designed to limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people introduced into state legislatures since 2022 — at least one in every single one of our 50 states — and 255 of them have become law in 27 states. The large majority of these laws are aimed at trans people. The LGBTQ+ movement didn’t “tee up” these laws: the opponents of the LGBTQ+ movement did, because they saw a political advantage to be won by picking on a small and relatively powerless minority and cynically exploited it. In other words, we didn’t pick this fight. We didn’t “tee up” trans issues. Our opponents did.

Federal Court Block Trump Administration DEI Firings Just Days After Related SCOTUS Case– townhall.com

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A federal court has blocked the Trump administration from firing 19 intelligence officers assigned to DEI programs.

 

In a 2-1 decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration’s firings were illegal because they did not allow for an appeal or the opportunity for the 19 intelligence officers to request a reassignment.

The Court further ruled that the Trump administration illegally made the decision based on the anti-DEI executive order signed by President Donald Trump upon entering office rather than “workplace misconduct” or “performance concerns.”

NBC Mourns Supreme Court Opinion Banning Men from Women’s Sports– www.newsbusters.org

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The United States Supreme Court handed down two opinions which continue its precedent of protecting women and girls from the ongoing incursion of “trans women” into their athletic endeavors. NBC’s coverage of those rulings can best be described as mournful.

Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 (click “expand” to view transcript):

HALLIE JACKSON: To that other landmark ruling now, this one a win for President Trump- with the conservative majority ruling states can ban transgender women and girls from playing on female sports teams. Here’s Stephanie Gosk.

STEPHANIE GOSK: Tonight, President Trump calling it a “big win” while civil rights advocates slam it as a blow to transgender rights. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in public schools. Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing: “allowing only biological females to play on women’s and girls’ teams can reduce the risk of physical injury and ensure fair competition.” But the ACLU representing the two transgender athletes in the case calling it “devastating.”

JOSHUA BLOCK: It’s not just about winning trophies; it’s about learning life lessons.

GOSK: 27 states currently ban transgender women and girls from participating in female sports, with an NBC News poll last year showing over 75% of Americans support those bans.

Macy Petty Charles celebrating today’s decision. She competed against a transgender athlete and hopes more states would pass bans.

MACY PETTY CHARLES: I would hope that it would embolden every state to protect those female athletes and I hope that they themselves are emboldened today to take action- to speak up for what they know is right.

Britain’s ‘first gay surrogate dad’ hit with new child sex charges amid rape case– www.lifesitenews.com

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A wealthy homosexual couple who have been charged with rape and modern slavery trafficking, one of whom is known as Britain’s “first gay surrogate dad,” face 18 new charges, including sexual activity with a child.

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and Scott Drewitt-Barlow, 32, both of Danbury, England, had already had multiple charges lodged against them related to the sexual exploitation of young males. 

Barrie, who is reported to have obtained a total of eight children via surrogacy, had previously been charged with three counts of sexual assault on a male, four counts of rape of a man 16 or over, and two counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view to exploitation.