as the nation observes and extended independence day weekend, i find myself reflecting on how our country has been radically transformed by decisions handed down last week by the ultraconservative supreme court super majority. in their new america, higher education is further out of reach for people of color and those struggling financially to keep pace with skyrocketing tuitions and the skills of justice are tipped in favor of business owners who wish to discriminate on the basis of sexual preference and gender. against the rights of americans who simply want the freedom to if their lives openly, as they please. the biden administration has already mobilized the response to the sweeping rules and sweeping rulings, looking for work around s to restore and protect policies popular with the american people. i am hopeful some of these fixes will work, but i know it will take a larger movement to push back against a deeply ideological minority that has plotted for decades to take
roe v. wade. take a look at the decision today. take a look at how it s how it s ruled on a number of issues that have been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes. across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making. that s president joe biden yesterday on msnbc, reacting to the supreme court overturning the use of affirmative action in college admissions. you know, willie, it was a fascinating interview. i have to say, though, a little concerned. the new york washington post new york post, which is morning joe s paper of record also, people come up to me and ask why. it s simple. they won more pulitzer prizes collectively than all other newspapers. look it up. look it up if you don t believe me. that s why. anyway, don t look it up. they have on the cover online, like, joe biden walking off set, right? it s like he got lost. kind of like barnicle. we ask him a question, and he walks off in
as a huge surprise given the well-established history inside trump world of pressuring potential witnesses in key investigations. washington post lays it out like this, quote. evidence across multiple state, federal and congressional investigations points to a similar pattern. trump and his close allies privately shower potential witnesses with flattery and attention extending vague assurances that staying loyal to trump would be better than crossing him. meanwhile, trump publicly blasts those who offer testimony against him in bluntly personal terms offering a clear example to others of the consequences of stepping out of line. the new york times offers another view of this type of carrot and stick witness pressure campaign reporting this, quote, former president trump s political organization and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called in the congressional investigation into the january 6th attack, raising legal
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