Newsom’s Woke Assault: How Democrats’ DEI and Racist Policies Are Wrecking Higher Education

This episode is just the latest in a long line of Democrat-driven disasters in higher education, where racism disguised as equity, bloated DEI bureaucracies, and woke indoctrination are eroding America’s universities from within, especially in blue strongholds like California. Newsom’s threat exemplifies how Democrats weaponize funding to enforce their radical agenda. The compact, as outlined in conservative reports, would withhold federal aid from schools that cling to DEI practices, allow men in women’s sports, or tolerate anti-Semitism on campus. In response, Newsom vows to cut state support if schools comply, putting institutions like the University of Southern California—which raked in $28.4 million in Cal Grants last year—in an impossible bind. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson slammed Newsom for opposing tuition caps and free speech protections while prioritizing transgender athletes and parental secrecy on gender issues.

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This isn’t governance; it’s extortion to preserve a system that discriminates against high-achieving students in favor of identity politics. Critics argue that Newsom’s stance protects the very DEI rot that’s turning campuses into echo chambers of leftist dogma, where merit takes a back seat to melanin and pronouns. This isn’t isolated. Democrats’ obsession with DEI has institutionalized racism in admissions, particularly against Asian Americans, who face systemic barriers despite stellar qualifications. A teen rejected by 16 colleges, including UC schools, sued for racial discrimination, highlighting how affirmative action—long championed by Dems—penalizes Asians to boost other groups. Senate Democrats repeatedly voted to permit this, blocking amendments that would bar funding to institutions discriminating against Asian applicants.

Senators like Ted Cruz and John Kennedy condemned this as enabling racism, yet Dems prioritized their “equity” facade over fairness. Even after the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions, California persists with workarounds, like a proposed bill giving priority to descendants of slaves—another layer of racial favoritism that critics say perpetuates division. Newsom’s recent ban on legacy admissions in private colleges, signed into law amid fanfare, is dismissed by conservatives as hypocritical virtue signaling. While it claims to promote equity, it ignores how DEI already rigs the game against whites and Asians, turning higher ed into a quota-driven lottery rather than a meritocracy. DEI’s grip on California higher education is a bloated, ineffective monster sucking resources dry. Heritage Foundation analyses reveal universities bloated with DEI staff—often outnumbering history professors—pushing discriminatory concepts like critical race theory (CRT) that frame America as inherently racist. In community colleges, DEI mandates force professors to endorse “intersectionality” and “anti-racism,” violating First Amendment rights and leading to lawsuits.

Gender studies programs face pushback, with Newsom condemning efforts to cut them as anti-progressive. These initiatives, tied to broader Democrat agendas, stifle free speech and promote intolerance under the guise of inclusion. As Adams notes in the clip, Trump’s compact targets exactly this: less DEI, no discrimination, real academic freedom. Yet Dems like Newsom fight to preserve it, even as campuses erupt in protests and division. The detriment to American higher education is profound. Soaring tuition, declining standards, and ideological conformity have made colleges factories for leftist activists rather than thinkers. In California, Newsom’s policies exacerbate this, from suspending environmental laws for pet projects while funding DEI excesses, to ignoring wildfire victims in favor of woke spending. Comedian Adam Carolla rips leaders like Newsom for running the state into the ground with lunatic policies that prioritize ideology over practicality.

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• LA County cut fire budget while spending heavily on DEI, woke items
• Adam Carolla rips California leaders for running state ‘into the ground’ as fires rage: ‘Lunatic nutjobs’
• California bill banning ‘legacy’ preference in college admissions heads to Newsom’s desk: ‘Fair and equitable’
• California lawmaker to introduce bill to give descendants of slaves admission priority at public university
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• Claremont colleges face civil rights complaint over race-exclusive scholarships
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• California Community Colleges Sued for Violating First Amendment with DEI Mandates
• DEI Doesn’t Work—Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for It
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• Moral Corruption at Community Colleges: DEI Harms Students Everywhere
• Diversity University: DEI Bloat in the Academy
• Senate Democrats Voted to Permit Systemic Racism in Higher Education
• Kennedy, Cruz condemn Democrats’ unwillingness to prevent Asian American discrimination in higher education
• The Pushback against ‘Wokeness’ Is Legitimate
• Democrats Vote To Allow Colleges To Discriminate Against Asian Americans
• Newsom Threatens to Withhold Billions from Colleges Signing ‘Compact’

John Santana and Mal Antoni at Whatfinger News