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Woke lecturer cries ‘white supremacy’ after MAGA-racist smear doesn’t go as planned
A nose-ringed Indiana University lecturer is accusing the university of racism for investigating her in-class smear of MAGA as racist.
During a press conference held on Friday by the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors, IU School of Social Work lecturer Jessica Adams claimed that she was barred last month from teaching a “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” master’s class and from contacting her students after a student filed a complaint over her use of a graphic that suggested “Make America Great Again” is a form of “covert white supremacy.”
‘I feel like white supremacy is actually on full display in the way that my case has been handled.’
According to the graphic Adams provided to the Indianapolis Star, “Make America Great Again” is a form of “socially acceptable” and “covert” white supremacy.
The following are also listed as forms of “covert white supremacy” on Adams’ pyramid:
- “Bootstrap Theory,” the idea that individuals can achieve success through their own efforts;
- anti-immigration policies;
- paternalism;
- “Euro-centric Curriculum”;
- “English-only Initiatives”;
- police killing non-whites;
- “Denial of White Privilege”;
- “Denial of Racism”;
- celebrating Columbus Day;
- “Fearing People of Color”;
- “Expecting POC to Teach White People”;
- colorblindness; and
- the assertion that “we’re just one human family.”
The placement of the different forms of “white supremacy” in the critical race theory pyramid is intended to signal their severity. “Make America Great Again” is located just below the line that separates “covert white supremacy” from “overt white supremacy” — a category that includes neo-Nazis, cross burnings, lynchings, and the KKK.
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Trump supporter at a rally in Evansville, Indiana. Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images.
Adams claimed that while a student had initially complained about the leftist propaganda to Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks’ office, the formal complaint was ultimately filed by her dean, Kalea Benner, who allegedly accused Adams of presenting “biased information as fact.”
Evidencing her ideological blinders and apparent antipathy for the school’s administration, Adams, who appears to be white, suggested that the dean of the IU School of Social Work was a racist for questioning the factual nature of the pyramid, stating, “I feel that the assumption that it is not evidence based is rooted in white supremacist ideology. I feel like it’s very much rooted in the assumption that the experiences and the voices of minoritized populations, individuals, communities are not valid. And so I feel like white supremacy is actually on full display in the way that my case has been handled.”
Adams suggested further the critical race theory pyramid was credible since it is used by leftist organizations such as the National Education Association “as a tool for anti-racist and anti-oppressive education.”
A letter from IU administrators indicated the woke lecturer potentially violated Indiana’s intellectual diversity law, reported the Star.
Indiana Republicans passed legislation last year aimed at cultivating intellectual diversity on campuses and in classrooms.
Under Senate Enrolled Act 202, professors and other faculty members at state educational institutions are expected not only to foster a culture of free inquiry and free expression inside the classroom but to refrain from subjecting students “to political or ideological views and opinions that are unrelated to the faculty member’s academic discipline or assigned course of instruction.”
Adams has suggested, however, that she was teaching within her discipline and the scope of the course.
“I was asked to teach on structural racism, and as you teach on structural racism in the United States, you cannot not discuss white supremacy,” Adams said during Friday’s press conference. “It is the ideology that emboldens racist behavior.”
While reportedly removed from the one class, Adams continues to teach three other courses at the university.
Under the IU code, a faculty member could face various disciplinary sanctions, including a written reprimand, a probationary period, a temporary suspension without pay, termination of employment, and/or immediate dismissal.
Banks’ office did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
IU spokesman Mark Bode told WFIU Public Radio that the university does not comment on personnel matters.
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Indiana sues woke school district that allegedly tried to prevent illegal alien from self-deporting with his kid
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a major lawsuit against Indianapolis Public Schools over their alleged effort to thwart the enforcement of federal immigration law and their corresponding violations of state immigration law, stating, “No public institution in Indiana has the right to pick and choose which laws to follow.”
The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in Marion County, requests an injunction against IPS’ “sanctuary” policies, citing a 2017 resolution passed by the school board that prohibits IPS employees from assisting immigration enforcement efforts “unless legally required and authorized to do so by the Superintendent”; from collecting any information regarding a student or parent’s immigration status; and from providing any information regarding a student’s immigration status.
‘Sanctuary policies are bad in any context, but they are especially troubling in our schools.’
“When a school district refuses to cooperate with ICE, it doesn’t just break the law — it endangers students, protects criminal aliens, and sends a dangerous message to every government body in this state: that compliance is optional,” Rokita said. “Not on my watch.”
Rokita told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck on Thursday that amid its apparent campaign to thwart federal law enforcement efforts, the school district had even frustrated the attempt by an illegal alien to self-deport.
An illegal alien from Honduras decided earlier this year to voluntarily deport so that he could one day apply to return to the U.S. legally, Rokita claimed. On Jan. 8, the day of his family’s planned departure, one of his children went to school against his wishes.
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Rokita told Beck that when the father went to retrieve his son from school to ensure that his family could depart the U.S. together, “the school obstructed him and then obstructed ICE from assisting as well.”
“I can believe that there are schools this out of control, but not so out of control that they block a dad from picking up his own son,” Beck said.
The state AG indicated that in the time since, his office has uncovered a “whole string of policies” that the IPS has in place that serve to keep ICE agents from doing their jobs.
The America First Policy Institute, which has worked with Rokita’s office in developing the legal strategy for tackling rogue institutions and agencies, noted that the lawsuit is filed under Indiana Code chapter 5-2-18.2, which bars state and local entities from interfering with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
Leigh Ann O’Neill, chief legal affairs officer at AFPI, told Beck that several of IPS’ policies directly violate the law, not only frustrating law enforcement efforts but putting vulnerable kids at risk of trafficking and exploitation by making them virtually invisible to the authorities.
“Sanctuary policies are bad in any context, but they are especially troubling in our schools. Schools across the country are vulnerable to infiltration by criminal illegal aliens — it’s happened in many other states — and it is essential that ICE be able to take action when that occurs to help keep our kids safe,” Rokita noted in a statement. “That’s why my office, with the assistance of AFPI, is suing IPS to enforce compliance with state law and protect Hoosier schoolchildren.”
“Attorney General Rokita is showing exactly the kind of leadership America needs,” O’Neill said in a statement. “When state attorneys general act boldly to enforce cooperation with federal immigration law, they help protect families, uphold the rule of law, and stop the political gamesmanship that endangers our communities.”
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Indiana governor fights back after Gavin Newsom plots to deliver Congress to Democrats
Indiana Governor Mike Braun (R) announced on Monday that he was calling a special legislative session “to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair.”
States across the country are set to redraw or at least reconsider their congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, where a Democratic gain of three seats would break the GOP’s hold on the House of Representatives.
‘The people of Indiana did not elect a Republican supermajority so our Senate could cower, compromise, or collapse at the very moment courage is required.’
After a great deal of hand-wringing about Texas Republicans’ successful adoption in August of a new congressional map that could net the GOP five extra seats, California Democrats responded with a new map that would create five new majority-Democrat districts should voters cast ballots in support of Proposition 50 on Nov. 4.
Among the other states that have looked at their respective maps with minds to help fellow travelers keep or take Congress are:
- Missouri, where Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe recently signed a new map into law;
- Kansas, where GOP state Senate President Ty Masterson announced on Monday that a sufficient number of signatures had been collected from Senate Republicans for a special session on redistricting;
- North Carolina, where last week the GOP-controlled legislature passed a new congressional map that could give Republicans an additional House seat; and
- Virginia, where Democratic lawmakers are reportedly preparing to launch a redistricting push this week.
Governor Braun indicated that the special legislative session for the Indiana General Assembly will convene on Nov. 3.
The governor’s announcement comes just days after a spokeswoman for Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray told Politico, “The votes aren’t there for redistricting.”
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Braun’s decision to set a date may be a sign of newfound intestinal fortitude among those remaining holdouts who have been under intense pressure not only from the White House but by fellow Indianans to play to win.
Even Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk threatened prior to his assassination to “support primary opponents for Republicans in the Indiana State Legislature who refuse to support the team and redraw the maps,” adding that “it’s time for Republicans to be TOUGH” and not to “let California steal the 2026 house from us.”
Indiana Sen. Jim Banks (R) noted in the wake of Kirk’s passing, “They killed Charlie Kirk — the least that we can do is go through a legal process and redistrict Indiana into a nine-to-zero map.”
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said in a statement on Wednesday, “The people of Indiana did not elect a Republican supermajority so our Senate could cower, compromise, or collapse at the very moment courage is required. Yet, here we are again. The Indiana Republican-controlled Senate is failing to stand with President Trump, failing to defend the voice of Hoosier voters, and failing to deliver the 9-0 conservative map our citizens overwhelmingly expect.”
Beckwith suggested that his colleagues rediscover their backbones, remember who elected them to office, and “reclaim Indiana’s rightful voice in Congress by drawing a 9-0 map.”
Following Braun’s announcement, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R) said in a statement obtained by WGN-TV, “We’ve received the Governor’s call for a special session and will continue having conversations within our caucus and with our counterparts in the Senate on our next steps.”
Following Braun’s announcement, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita indicated that he is ready to defend the new map in court once it “gets across the finish line.”
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