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A decade ago, Hollywood decided it would no longer honor films based purely on merit but also on the diversity of the cast and production team. In 2020, they formally tied Best Picture to diversity. The Academy expanded its membership by roughly 40% in a decade through an explicit push to diversify its ranks. The Oscars will proudly tell you that last year’s invitees were: >41% women >45% people of color >55% from overseas For 88 years, the Academy selected members and honored achievement based on merit. For the last 10 years, invitees went from 112 per year to over 900 to meet diversity targets. This devalues and dishonors great American films and creates perverse incentives that lead studios to inflate diversity numbers in hopes of recognition by their woke peers. Meritocracy must be restored to film.

Harrison Ford: “Humanity is a part of nature, not above it. We need cultural change. We need to extend social justice. We need to respect and elevate the indigenous people that are being marginalized, and in many cases, killed in cold blood. The world you’re stepping into, the world my generation left you, is a real mess”

The Supreme Court is corrupt.

BREAKING: Iran says it has prepared a "professional mechanism" to manage traffic and impose fees in the Strait of Hormuz and it will be "unveiled soon." Details include: 1. Iran says this system is "within the framework of its national sovereignty" 2. Under the new system, vessels will be directed along a designated route 3. Iran says "only commercial vessels and parties cooperating with Iran will benefit from it" 4. There will be fees imposed for vessels who wish to transit safely 5. The Strait of Hormuz will "remain closed to the operators of Project Freedom" Iran appears to be proceeding with their Hormuz toll system.

Spotsylvania County, VA Commonwealth's Attorney says he won't enforce the state's new gun ban:

Last night's operation targeted a significant presence of ISIS fighters in Northeastern Nigeria eliminating multiple high value individuals including Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

When all the net importers of energy get pushed into a current account deficit, by definition that means outbound credit also declines There's a huge BoP implication to this oil shock, that no one seems to be talking about

Tina Peters is guilty as sin and a disgrace to Colorado. She tried to undermine Colorado’s free and fair election system. When she was caught red-handed, she was prosecuted by a Republican district attorney and rightfully convicted by a jury of her peers. Reducing her sentence sends the wrong message to those seeking to undermine trust in our elections and it will do nothing to deter Donald Trump’s illegal attacks on Colorado. I strongly disagree with this decision.