#michelle breyer

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  The last of a three post tribute to Genesis P-Orridge, who passed away on March 14th, 2020. P–Orridge had been battling leukemia for two years, so the passing wasn’t a surprise. S/he was 70 years old.

As stated in previous posts, Genesis P-Orridge was many things. Among them, a poet, an artist in both fine and performance art, archivist, musician, occultist, and all around trangressor. Between 1993 – 2009, Genesis went under a series of body and face modifications with S/he wife Lady Jaye under ‘The Pandrogeny Project.’ The goal was to create a third gender. This is the reason for the S/he pronoun after 1993.

Genesis’ path towards creative transgression started after leaving art university sometime during the late 60s, Gen joined a London counter culture commune. These communes were popular during those days. After moving back to Hull, he met Christine Carol Newby, better known as Cosey Fan Tutti. Tutti and P-Orridge became a couple, and formed COUM Tranmissions.

COUM Tranmissions wasn’t exactly ‘kid friendly’ entertainment.

Influenced by the Dada movement, the performance art collective specialized in subversive confrontation. Subject matter included taboos such as prostitution and pornography.

  In fact, it was the art performance of ‘The Prostitution Show‘ that gathered the attention of  not only the British press, but of Parliament. It was a conservative MP who declared the event, and persons involved to be “wreckers of civilization”.

The Prostitution Show was also the debut of the seminal band Throbbing Gristle. Formed by P-orridge, Tutti, and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, with Chris Carter joining. Throbbing Gristle is considered one of founders of the genre  Industrial Music. 

  (Check out this PDF file.)

Industrial has since morphed into various other sub-genres. If it wasn’t for Throbbing Gristle, certain bands wouldn’t even exist. One prime example is mainstream rock act *Nine Inch Nails. (Later, Christopherson, who formed the band Coil, got into directing music promo videos. Christopherson later directed videos for Nine Inch Nails)

Throbbing Gristle continued on their subversive mission. Their first gig abroad was performed in front of the Berlin Wall, before the unification. In 1980, the four piece  performed a concert at an English all boys boarding school.

On May 29th, 1981, Throbbing Gristle played their last concert in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Gen and Sleazy went on to form Psychic TV. Sleazy later broke off from Psychic TV to begin his own band Coil. The other half became Chris and Cosey, later known as Carter Tutti.

They later reformed sometime around 2004, working on and off. During this period, three albums were released: TG Now (2004), Part Two (2007), and The Third Mind Movements (2009)

Throbbing Gristle after reforming, mid-2000s. 

In 2009 TG embarked on U.S. tour. In New York, they played a series of concerts at a Brooklyn masonic hall, and at Le Poisson Rouge. I was lucky enough to see both TG concerts at the Brooklyn masonic temple. Not just once, but twice. During intermission TG had a meet and greet. Below are autographs in a sketch pad.

Autographs from Throbbing Gristle. 2009.

Although I should’ve done this already, I still haven’t gotten those signatures framed. The sketchbook is tucked away somewhere in my home.

Below is a very bad cellphone recording of TG during one of those nights.

Throbbing Gristle hit another snag again in October 2010. Genesis P-Orridge announced s/her’s departure, and the rest of TG continued to tour under X-TG. The band broke up for good following the death of Sleazy. Sleazy died in his sleep, November 2010.

There’s way to much about COUM Tranmissions, and Throbbing Gristle to mention here. My suggestion is, if you can, find three books: RE/Search’s Industrial Culture Handbook (Andrea Juno and V.Vale) , the out of print Wreckers of Civilization: The Story of COUM Tranmissions and Throbbing Gristle by Simon Ford, and Cosey Fan Tutti’s 2017’s autobiography Art Sex and Music. (which does NOT paint Genesis P-Orridge in a good light; P-Orridge was described as being abusive and narcissistic.  Just one of various  accusations pointed at Gen.)

Perhaps I should do a blog post about Cosey Fan Tutti , or Chris and Cosey, aka Carter Tutti. In the meantime, here’s a sketch done in tribute to Genesis P-Orridge. Pen and ink, done March 2020.

Illustration of Throbbing Gristle. Pen and ink. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo. March 2020. 

  Throbbing Gristle The last of a three post tribute to Genesis P-Orridge, who passed away on March 14th, 2020.

[reportwire]

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.…

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Judge Jackson's rulings: detailed, methodical and leaning Left

Judge Jackson’s rulings: detailed, methodical and leaning Left

If Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pickis confirmed, she will almost immediately confront a docket for its next term filled with polarizing issues, including the fate of affirmative action in higher education, the role race should play in drawing voting districts and whether businesses open to the public may discriminate against gay couples on religious grounds. A…

[putris-et-mulier]

*Stephen Breyer retires*

conservatives: Kamala Harris liberals: Michelle Obama leftists: Anita Hill

[96thdayofrage]

Meet the women who could be Biden's pick for the next Supreme Court justice

News of Justice Stephen Breyer's expected retirement from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term has reignited questions of who will succeed him, as President Biden's pick is expected to make history.

Mr. Biden has pledged repeatedly that if given the chance to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, he would nominate the first Black woman, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday he "certainly stands by that."

While the president declined to release a list of possible contenders for the Supreme Court during the 2020 presidential campaign, defying calls to do so from fellow Democrats, a number of names have emerged as likely to appear on Mr. Biden's shortlist.

If Mr. Biden's replacement for Breyer is confirmed by the Senate, she would not only make history as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, but it would also mark the first time two Black justices would be on the high court at the same time. Four women would also be on the bench simultaneously.

Here is a look at the possible candidates to succeed on the high court.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Jackson, 51, was one of Mr. Biden's first picks for the federal judiciary as president and is considered to be the frontrunner for the Supreme Court.

The president selected Jackson to replace Attorney General Merrick Garland on the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered to be the nation's second most powerful court, in March 2021, and she was confirmed by the Senate in June.

Three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted with all 50 Democrats to confirm Jackson.

Before joining the D.C. Circuit, Jackson was a U.S. district judge in the District of Columbia and vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. At her confirmation hearing to the federal district court, Jackson was introduced by then-Congressman Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin who would go on to serve as House speaker before retiring in 2018. Ryan and Jackson are related by marriage.

"Our politics may differ, but my praise for Ketanji's intellect, for her character, for her integrity, it is unequivocal. She is an amazing person," Ryan told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2012.

Jackson also worked as an assistant special counsel for the sentencing panel for two years, followed by two years as an assistant federal public defender. The judge has been hailed for her work as a former public defender, as judicial groups argue there is a dearth of professional diversity on the federal bench.

A graduate of Harvard Law School, she clerked for Breyer on the Supreme Court from 1999 to 2000.

California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger

Kruger, 45, hails from the home state of Vice President Kamala Harris and has been a member of its highest court since 2014. She was nominated to the California Supreme Court at just 38 years old by then-Governor Jerry Brown.

Before joining the state supreme court, Kruger worked at the Department of Justice in the Office of Legal Counsel as deputy assistant attorney general and in the Office of the Solicitor General as an assistant to the solicitor general and acting deputy solicitor general.

During her tenure in the solicitor general's office under President Barack Obama, Kruger argued 12 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. She also received the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service in 2013 and 2014.

Kruger also worked in private practice and clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens at the Supreme Court from 2003 to 2004. She graduated from Yale Law School.

Judge J. Michelle Childs

Childs, 55, was formally nominated to the D.C. Circuit by Mr. Biden earlier this month and has served as a judge on the U.S. district court in South Carolina since 2010.

Before her appointment to the federal bench, Childs was a state court trial judge on the South Carolina Circuit Court and a commissioner of the state's Workers' Compensation Commission.

Childs also worked as deputy director of the Division of Labor at the South Carolina Labor Department. She graduated from University of South Carolina School of Law.

Childs is a favorite of South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, a Democrat who is the highest-ranking African-American in Congress and whose endorsement of Mr. Biden was crucial to him winning the state's presidential primary in 2020. Clyburn hailed Childs in an interview with The Post and Courier last year not only for her judicial experience, but also her different educational background. If selected by Mr. Biden and confirmed by the Senate, she would join a Supreme Court whose current membership includes eight graduates of Harvard or Yale law schools and one graduate of Notre Dame Law School.

Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi

Jackson-Akiwumi, 43, was also in the first group of Mr. Biden's judicial nominees and was a partner at the Washington, D.C., firm Zuckerman Spaeder until her nomination to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of  Appeals in 2021.

She was confirmed in June to the 7th Circuit by a vote of 53 to 40, earning GOP support from Graham, Collins and Murkowski, like Jackson.

For a decade, from 2010 to 2020, Jackson-Akiwumi was a staff attorney in the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District of Illinois. During her tenure there, she represented more than 400 indigent clients accused of federal crimes.

With her confirmation to the 7th Circuit, Jackson-Akiwumi became the first judge appointed to that court with a background as a federal public defender.

Jackson-Akiwumi is a graduate of Yale  Law School.

[militantinremission]

It's interesting how so many have spoken out 2 besmirch the very notion of a Black Woman being nominated 2 The Supreme Court. Suddenly, THIS PICK is an 'Affirmative Action' Candidate. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wasn't besmirched, & neither were the White Women selected 2 serve. In fact, White Women have been The Biggest Recipients of Affirmative Action, but the narrative is how Blackfolk R getting something We don't deserve.

'Professor Black Truth' already pointed out how ALL of these 'Candidates' have flaws. None represent The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall, so R We getting excited about yet another 'First Face'? Kentanji Brown Jackson served under Justice Breyer, but I have 2 agree w/ Chris Christie, that Joe Biden may choose J. Michelle Childs 2 keep Jim Clyburn loyal (& maybe help him during Primary Season). Black America doesn't need another Clarence Thomas in The Supreme Court; We NEED an advocate.

-Lucky 4 Us, Real Change happens in The Streets.

[dalerwalker2]

Justice Stephen Breyer will resign from the Supreme Court, making room for Biden's nomination.

Justice Stephen Breyer will resign from the Supreme Court, making room for Biden's nomination. Supreme Court 187K SCOTUS 57K Kobe 270K Kamala 33K Romney #BellLetsTalk 240K Michelle Obama Ketanji Brown Jackson 11K Anita Hill Powell

Justice Stephen Breyer will step down from the Supreme Court, clearing the way for Biden’s nomination. According to those acquainted with Justice Stephen Breyer‘s thinking, he will leave the Supreme Court at the conclusion of the current term. A source familiar with the situation confirmed to NBC News that President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will appear together at the…

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- SOLD - Swamp Forest, Collection: S. Ribbe,, Wolfgang Schmidt

Swamp Forest - Sumpfwald Sincerely to: Andy Hall, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Paul Allen, Edythe L. and Eli Broad, Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz, Patricia and Gustavo Phelps de Cisneros (Venezuela and Dominican Republic), Donald and Mera Rubell, Steven A. 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Chen (Taiwan), Adrian Cheng (China), Kemal Has Cingillioglu (United Kingdom), Nicolas Berggruen, Jill and Jay Bernstein, Ernesto Bertarelli, James Brett, Jim Breyer, Christian Bührle, Valentino D. Carlotti, Edouard Carmignac, Trudy and Paul Cejas, Dimitris Daskalopoulos (Greece), Zöe and Joel Dictrow (United States), George Economou (Greece), Alan Faena (Argentina), Mark Falcone and Ellen Bruss (United States), Amy and Vernon Faulconer (United States), Howard and Patricia Farber (United States), Larry and Marilyn Fields (United States), Marie Chaix, Michael and Eva Chow, Frank Cohen, Michael and Eileen Cohen, Isabel and Agustín Coppel, Anthony D'Offay, Hélène and Michel David-Weill, Antoine de Galbert, Ralph DeLuca, Amanda and Glenn Fuhrman (United States), Danielle and David Ganek (United States), Ken Griffin (United States), Agnes Gund (United States), Steven and Kathy Guttman (United States), Andrew and Christine Hall (United States), Lin Han (China), Henk and Victoria de Heus-Zomer (Holland), Grant Hill (United States), Maja Hoffmann (Switzerland), Erika Hoffmann-Koenige (Germany), Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Eric Diefenbach and JK Brown, David C. Driskell, Mandy and Cliff Einstein, Rebecca and Martin Eisenberg, Ginevra Elkann, Tim and Gina Fairfax, Dana Farouki, Michael and Susan Hort (United States), Guillaume Houzé (France), Wang Jianlin (China), Dakis Joannou (Greece), Alan Lau (China), Joseph Lau (China), Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond Learsy (United States), Agnes and Edward Lee (United Kingdom), Aaron and Barbara Levine (United States), Adam Lindemann (United States), Eugenio López (Mexico), Jho Low (China), Susan and Leonard Feinstein, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Josée and Marc Gensollen, Alan and Jenny Gibbs, Noam Gottesman, Florence and Daniel Guerlain, Paul Harris, Barbara and Axel Haubrok, Alan Howard, Fatima and Eskandar Maleki (United Kingdom), Martin Margulies (United States), Peter Marino (United States), Donald Marron (United States), David MartÍnez (United Kingdom and Mexico), Raymond J. McGuire (United States), Rodney M. Miller Sr. (United States), Simon and Catriona Mordant (Australia), Arif Naqvi (United Kingdom), Peter Norton (United States), Shi Jian, Elton John, Tomislav Kličko, Mo Koyfman, Jan Kulczyk, Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya, Pierre Lagrange, Eric and Liz Lefkofsky, Robert Lehrman, François Odermatt (Canada), Bernardo de Mello Paz (Brazil), José Olympio & Andréa Pereira (Brazil), Catherine Petitgas (United Kingdom), Victor Pinchuk (Ukraine), Alden and Janelle Pinnell (United States),Ron and Ann Pizzuti (United States), Michael Platt (Switzerland), Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli (Italy), Howard and Cindy Rachofsky (United States), Mitchell and Emily Rales (United States), Dan Loeb, George Lucas, Ninah and Michael Lynne, Lewis Manilow, Marissa Mayer, David Mirvish, Lakshmi Mittal, Valeria Napoleone, John Paulson, Amy and John Phelan, Ellen and Michael Ringier (Switzerland), David Roberts (United Kingdom), Hilary and Wilbur L. Ross Jr. (United States), Dmitry Rybolovlev (Russia), Lily Safra (Brazil),Tony Salamé (Lebanon), Patrizia Sandretto (Italy), Eric Schmidt (United States), Alison Pincus, Heather Podesta, Colette and Michel Poitevin, Thomas J. and Margot Pritzker, Bob Rennie, Craig Robins, Deedie and Rusty Rose, Stephen Ross, Alex Sainsbury, Alain Servais (Belgium), Carlos Slim (Mexico), Julia Stoschek (Germany), Budi Tek (Indonesia), Janine and J. Tomilson Hill III (United States), Trevor Traina (United States), Alice Walton (United States), Robert & Nicky Wilson (United Kingdom), Elaine Wynn (United States), Lu Xun (China), Muriel and Freddy Salem, Denise and Andrew Saul, Steven A. Schwarzman, Carole Server and Oliver Frankel, Ramin Salsali, David Shuman, Stefan Simchowitz, Elizabeth and Frederick Singer, Jay Smith and Laura Rapp, Jeffrey and Catherine Soros, Jerry Yang and Akiko Young (United States), Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei (China), Anita and Poju Zabludowicz (United Kingdom), Jochen Zeitz (South Africa), Qiao Zhibing (China), Jerry Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Susana and Ricardo Steinbruch, Kai van Hasselt, Francesca von Habsburg, David Walsh, Artur Walther, Derek and Christen Wilson, Michael Wilson, Owen Wilson, Zhou Chong, Doris and Donald Fisher, Ronnie and Samuel Heyman, Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Laude, Francois Pinault (France), Udo Brandhost (Köln), Harald Falckenberg (Hamburg), Anna and Joseph Froehlich (Stuttgart), Hans Grothe (Bremen), UN Knecht (Stuttgart), Arendt Oetker (Köln), Inge Rodenstock (Grünwald), Ute and Rudolf Scharpff (Stuttgart), Reiner Speck (Köln), Eleonore and Michael Stoffel (Köln), Reinhold Würth (Niedernhall), Wilhelm and Gaby Schürmann, Ivo Wessel, Heiner and Celine Bastian, Friedrich Karl Flick, Monique and Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller (Genf), Christa and Thomas Bechtler (Zürich), David Bowie (Lausanne), Ulla and Richard Dreyfus (Binningen und Gstaad), Georges Embiricos (Jouxtens and Gstaad), Friedrich Christian "Mick" Flick (Hergiswil and Gstaad), Esther Grether (Bottmingen), Donald Hess (Bolligen), Elsa and Theo Hotz (Meilen), Baroness Marion and Baron Philippe Lambert (Genf), Gabi and Werner Merzbacher (Zürich), Robert Miller (Gstaad), Philip Niarchos (St. Moritz), Jacqueline and Philippe Nordmann (Genf), Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann (Basel), George Ortiz (Vandoeuvres), Graf and Gräfin Giuseppe Panza di Biumo (Massagno), Ellen and Michael Ringier (Zürich), Andrew Loyd Webber, Steve Martin, Gerhard Lenz, Elisabeth and Rudolf Leopold.

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24/7 Dance Convention, Denver, CO: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

Sidekick Solo

1st: Sylvie Win Szyndlar-’Rainbow Connection’

2nd: Ellie Jo Sprague-’Dream A Little Dream’

3rd: Sawyer Pegram-’Born to Entertain’

4th: Emilyne Jordan-’I’m A Lady’

4th: Naomi Harper-’Speechless’

5th: Rilynn St. Clair-’In Love With A Monster’

6th: Hazel Bar-Av Farmer-’I’m A Lady’

7th: Emeri Oliverson-’Wake Me Up’

8th: Miyah Greenlaw-’Lips Are Movin’

Mini Solo

1st: Ellary Day Szyndlar-’Light Gathers’

2nd: Khloe Mroz-’Once Upon A December’

2nd: Ruby Arnold-’Winter’

3rd: Ashton Wullbrandt-’Risk’

4th: London Smith-’Feel My Love’

5th: Brooklyn Ward-’Here I Am’

5th: Raegan Grell-’Reflection’

6th: Breyer Perry-’Enchanted’

7th: Lulu Collaku-’Beautiful Thing’

7th: Kenadie Martin-’Burnin Up’

7th: Shaylynn Burke-’Lost Song’

7th: Julia Giullian-’Not About Angels’

7th: Cornelius Moffitt-’So Playa’

8th: Lauren Dieken-’Dare’

9th: Addison Pitt-’Expensive’

9th: Tryleigh Brendle-’Got It In’

9th: Grace Blakely-’Kick In The Head’

10th: Madelyn Klipfel-’Annie’

10th: Hadley Rathbun-’Edenweiss’

10th: Violet Benton-’Esmeralda’

10th: Kierrah Zander-’Gimmie That’

10th: Gloria Anderson-’Walk The Line’

Junior Solo

1st: Livia Bonnie-’The Absense of You’

2nd: Mariandrea Villegas-’Black Cat’

2nd: Hayley Marshall-’Ink’

3rd: Morgan Foged-’Rapture’

3rd: Tessa Marr-’Stuk’

3rd: Kylie Carter-’The LOOK’

4th: Evie Richard-’Symbol’

4th: Alegra Post-’What If Birds Are Screaming’

5th: Koa Zaugg-’Enter One’

5th: Hailey Jacobson-’Rosalyn’

6th: Gabrielle Elliott-’The Live Experience’

7th: Avery Cannon-’Just Breath’

7th: Brinklee Budge-’Rescue’

7th: Berkeley Bradford-’Sophisticated’

8th: Audrey Perkes-’Applause’

9th: Lexie Lueckeman-’Attitude’

9th: Marius Moffitt-’The Way You Make Me Feel’

10th: Addyson Stucki-’Automation’

10th: Robbie Lenz-’Piano Man’

10th: Berkley Pegram-’You Are The Reason’

Teen Solo

1st: Sofia Andrus-’Numb’

1st: Brielle McCoy-’Twist’

2nd: Lola Iglesias-’Letters from a Traveler’

3rd: Maya Howard-’Telehumo’

3rd: Grace Fry-’What Can I Do?’

4th: Macy Orvis-’Look At Me’

4th: Devon Stutz-’No End to New Memories’

4th: Faith Stoner-’Solids’

4th: Marissa Baker-’The Wheel’

5th: Sophie Tomes-’After He’s Gone’

5th: Phoenix Decker-’Runaround Sue’

5th: Ariana Cunningham-’Touch’

6th: Natalee Burbidge-’Broken Bird’

6th: Abbey Schmidt-’Letters Make No Meaning’

6th: Caitlin Colohan-’Samedi’

6th: Samantha Brock-’Shelter’

7th: Eliane Dean-’Both Sides of the Moon’

7th: Tabor Pegram-’Roll Back’

8th: Campbell Johnson-’Clockworks’

8th: Whitney Tomes-’Don’t You Hate It When’

8th: Taryn Harrah-’Journey of You’

9th: Mackenzie Edelstein-’Medora Variation from Le Corsaire’

9th: Avery Pratt-’Volcano’

10th: Emma Broome-’Death’

10th: Isabella Lopez-’Forever Lullaby’

10th: Baylee Robinson-’When I’m Alone’

Senior Solo

1st: Madi Autry-’A Face I Used to Know’

1st: Mia Maxwell-’Being Alive’

2nd: Brianna Haith-’Alarm’

2nd: Kamryn Funk-’Do Ya?’

2nd: Liesl Brauch-’Grower’

3rd: Maycee Budge-’Footprints’

3rd: Kelsey Keenan-’Hidden Myth’

3rd: Jonah Tran-’?’

4th: Charley Teltschik-’I’m The Bad Guy’

4th: Bronson Dahmer-’Now and Always Here’

4th: Erika Marshall-’Power Throw’

5th: Charlie Macdonald-’Change Gonna Come’

5th: Fatu Martin-’Eden’

5th: Quinn Davis-’Like’

5th: Chloe Terlingen-’No Drums’

5th: Josie Fillmore-’Snowing’

6th: Peyton Winsett-’Distortion’

6th: Joey Armijo-’I Can Mend Your Broken Heart’

6th: Maddie Jeffers-’Punished’

7th: Maggie Oulianova-’Past, Present & Future’

7th: Kendall Schmidt-’Take Me To The River’

8th: Harley Butler-’Defeated Clown’

8th: Dylan Johnston-’Heavenly Day’

9th: Amanda Draney-’Long Is The Day’

9th: Annie Cellar-’Psalm’

10th: Mia Ciotti-’Exile’

10th: Ellie Hoffman-’In The Life of A Rose’

10th: Taya Johnson-’Salem’

10th: Sophia Price-’Shahmaran’

10th: Trip Babcock-’Slip’

Sidekick Duo/Trio

1st: Empire Dance Academy-’Footprints’

2nd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Walking on Sunshine’

3rd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Rainbow’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Kemper Dance Academy-’I Put A Spell On You’

1st: The PEAK School of Dance-’Kitri’s Friends’

1st: Kemper Dance Academy-’Move’

2nd: The PEAK School of Dance-’Spice Up Your Life’

3rd: Eagle Rock Dance-’Not About You’

3rd: Eagle Rock Dance-’Something New’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: True Dance and Company-’Starry Night’

2nd: Premier Dance-’Over The Rainbow’

3rd: Eagle Rock Dance-’Woman Be Wise’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: Kemper Dance Academy-’Sing’

2nd: True Dance and Company-’Human’

2nd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Plans We Made’

3rd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Where Were From’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Studio 444 Performing Arts Academy-’Another Life’

2nd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Hangin’

Sidekick Group

1st: Eagle Rock Dance-’House of Holbein’

2nd: Eagle Rock Dance-’G Slide’

3rd: Eagle Rock Dance-’Prayer’

Mini Group

1st: True Dance and Company-’Doors Are Closing’

1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Juice’

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Rain’

2nd: True Dance and Company-’Fly’

3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Pretend’

Junior Group

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Ice Age’

2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Tambourine’

3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Blind Dance’

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Mini Line

1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Out of Bounds’

2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Keep Climbing’

2nd: True Dance and Company-’Mint Chocolate Chip’

3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Sandra Dee’

Junior Line

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Back For More’

1st: True Dance and Company-’Final Moments’

2nd: Sweatshop-’The Sun Will Rise’

3rd: Sweatshop-’Comin In Hot’

Teen Line

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Mini Extended Line

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Sleeping Beauty’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Divas, Queens and Bees’

2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Ooh Child’

3rd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Flood of Everything’

Teen Extended Line

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Senior Extended Line

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Junior Production

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Step In Time’

2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Let’s Dance’

Teen Production

1st: Kemper Dance Academy-’Flawless’

High Scores by Performance Division:

Sidekick Hip-Hop

1st: Eagle Rock Dance-’G Slide’

Sidekick Lyrical

1st: Eagle Rock Dance-’Prayer’

Sidekick Musical Theatre

Eagle Rock Dance-’House of Holbein’

Mini Jazz

1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Juice’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Business of Love’ 3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Sandra Dee’

Mini Ballet

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Sleeping Beauty’ 2nd: The PEAK School of Dance-’Pizzicato’

Mini Hip-Hop

1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Out of Bounds’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Mint Chocolate Chip’ 3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Money’

Mini Tap

1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Whip My Hair’ 2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Just Got Paid’ 3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Werk’

Mini Contemporary

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Rain’ 1st: True Dance and Company-’Doors Are Closing’ 2nd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Pretend’ 3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Smile’

Mini Lyrical

1st: True Dance and Company-’Fly’ 2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Keep Climbing’ 3rd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’I’ll Keep You Safe’

Junior Jazz

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Tambourine’ 2nd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Attention’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Black & Gold’ 3rd: Sweatshop-’Rock It’

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1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Divas, Queens and Bees’ 2nd: Sweatshop-’Comin In Hot’ 3rd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Toy Story’

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1st: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Funky Galileo’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Art Official’

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1st: True Dance and Company-’Final Moments’ 2nd: Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Blind Dance’ 3rd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’an ending, a beginning’

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1st: Sweatshop-’The Sun Will Rise’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Another Time’ 2nd: True Dance and Company-’Almost Heaven’ 2nd: Sweatshop-’Glory’ 3rd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Give A Little’

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1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Step In Time’ 2nd: Kemper Dance Academy-’Nicest Kids In Town’ 3rd: The PEAK School of Dance-’Day O’

Junior Ballroom

1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Sweet Like Cola’

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1st: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Back For More’ 2nd: Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Ice Age’ 3rd: Sweatshop-’Hermetico’

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Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Out of Bounds’

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Artistic Fusion Dance Academy-’Blind Dance’

Sweatshop-’The Sun Will Rise’

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True Dance and Company-’Final Moments’

Michelle Latimer Dance Academy-’Back For More’

The PEAK School of Dance-’Be Humble’

Kemper Dance Academy-’Toy Story’

Eagle Rock Dance-’Wings’

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Throbbing Gristle. March 2020. Drawn by Michele Witchipoo. 

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Does Food Photos Makes You Crave?

Privileged insights of nourishment photography that make desires

Behind most expert nourishment photographs is a beautician who deceives the watcher. These duplicities go from a pinch of lipstick to blush a strawberry, to "milkshakes" produced using pureed potatoes. It isn't so much that nourishment beauticians are liars and cheats. They're just in the matter of spontaneous creation.

By and large, to finish a photograph shoot, beauticians are relied upon to unravel any given emergency on the spot. No tzatziki on set? Manage with the mayonnaise or whipped cream in the ice chest. A customer needs that turkey skin to look "somewhat more red"? Better have nourishment shading close by.

"When shooting, you can't stop and state: 'Hello, ugh, I overlooked this,'" clarifies Denise Stillman, an Orange County-based nourishment beautician who's been in the business for a long time. "You simply need to ensure you [bring enough materials on set to] consider every contingency and afterward [ask yourself], 'What else can turn out badly?'"

Be that as it may, not all things are faked. The item the sponsor is attempting to sell is constantly highlighted, clarifies Stillman. When, for instance, she shoots an advertisement for Breyers, she shoots the genuine frozen yogurt. However, on the off chance that she's styling Gay Lea Foods' whipped cream, the frozen yogurt it rests on can be made of anything – insofar as it looks flavorful.

In the case of shooting a TV plug or print commercial, a nourishment beautician's objective is regularly to underline a fixing's common magnificence.

"I'm similar to hair and cosmetics for nourishment," says Charlotte Omnès, a beautician situated in New York. "At the point when you see models stroll down the runway, they don't resemble that. In any case, after they come out of cosmetics, no doubt about it.'"

On the off chance that you need your Instagram nourishment photographs to look like Bon Appétit covers, we've gathered some genius tips that will help. Six nourishment beauticians served us their insider facts on the best way to make regular dishes look prepared for their nearby ups.

pureed potatoes give the presence of mass

For a delectable looking enchilada, include crushed potato. Photo: Photo by Rick Gayle. Nourishment styling by Kim Krejca.

Mexican nourishment can't generally photogenic. Nobody knows this better than Kim Krejca, a Phoenix-based beautician who works with a ton of south-western food. "Enchiladas with sauce seeping into the beans [are] not outwardly charming," she says. "You need to change that yet at the same time be consistent with the nourishment."

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To give the enchiladas the presence of massiveness (as observed above), she stuffed them with moment pureed potatoes, a beautician's go-to filling since they are anything but difficult to make and shape. At that point Krejca added meat and veggies to the closures where the tortillas open up. To complete the dish, she utilized a warmth weapon to make the cheddar dissolve impeccably on top.

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Tacos: attempt restorative wipes, paste, and WD-40. Photo: Photo by Rick Gayle. Nourishment styling by Kim Krejca.

In actuality, tacos are a flavorful wreckage. To make them satisfactory on camera, Krejca stuck two tortillas together and set corrective wipes behind the meat to keep the shells open. For dim and succulent looking hamburger, she painted the pieces with a dark colored sauce called Kitchen Bouquet, made of water and nourishment shading. Krejca then showered the loading up with WD-40, her distinct advantage to make Mexican nourishment sparkle. Stillman utilizes red peppers instead of diced tomatoes for an increasingly lively shading and pours corn syrup on beans so they look wet and new.

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Do you incline toward your oat dry or with hair cream? Photo: Photo by Chris Elinchev at Small Pond Productions. Nourishment styling by Tamara Kaufman.

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This may demolish your craving, yet the milk utilized in grain photographs is generally phony. Since the genuine stuff rapidly makes cornflakes look spongy, nourishment beauticians have thought of options. Right now, based Tamara Kaufman utilized Wildroot, a white hair cream for men with a sunscreen salve like consistency that numerous beauticians pine for. Krejca favors the old fashioned technique for white paste, which photos simply like the genuine article. At the point when geniuses do utilize genuine milk, it's just an extremely limited quantity. As indicated by Michelle Rabin, a Toronto-based nourishment beautician, you can put the most excellent bits of grain in a bowl loaded up with vegetable shortening and spread it with a dainty layer of milk. "The shortening opposes the fluid and it would seem that the entire bowl is loaded up with hills of grain," she says. "The pieces will remain entirely fresh for quite a while."

Espresso: watered down soy sauce and gelatin give a smooth look

For a smooth-looking espresso, attempt water and gelatin. Photo: Photo by Beth Galton. Modifying by Daniel Hurlburt. Nourishment styling by Charlotte Omnès.

Dark espresso is difficult to work with in light of its sleek sheen. In a latte or cappuccino, the froth will rapidly vanish. Right now, utilized a blend of Kitchen Bouquet, water and gelatin to give the espresso a smooth look. When absolutely necessary, Rabin has utilized watered-down soy sauce and once needed to ad lib with cream and sauce browner on the arrangement of a well known Canadian brand. "I see that board I chipped away at and I'm similar to: 'That is clever, in light of the fact that that is not an espresso,'" she says. Kaufman utilizes the genuine article whenever the situation allows, yet includes drops of foamy water around the border with an eyedropper to reproduce new blend. The foam, beauticians state, is regularly produced using channeled cleanser froth.

Turkey: it might be crude and ridiculous inside, yet the skin looks great

Half-cooked turkey is frequently highlighted in promotions. Photo: Photo by Marshall Troy. Prop styling by Grace Knott. Nourishment styling by Charlotte Omnès.

Each home culinary expert knows it's difficult to make a winged creature fresh outwardly and damp within. Fortunately, nourishment beauticians just need to concentrate on feel, which implies they never completely cook one. "It is significant not to overcook them so the skin remains looking damp, stout and succulent," says Omnès. "These are viewable prompts that make your mouth water when you take a gander at it." New-York based beautician Brian Preston-Campbell says he frequently cooks five or six turkeys for a couple of hours each to get that "impeccable saint winged animal". "It's as yet crude and sort of ridiculous inside," he says. "It's sort of terrible yet it's about the finished result in the photograph."

Right now, nailed down the turkey's skin so it wouldn't tear in the stove. She lined the container and stuffed the flying creature with a water-splashed paper towel so it would steam rather than turn fresh. To accomplish that dark colored, shimmering look, she brushed the turkey with a blend of water, Kitchen Bouquet and dish cleanser.

Frozen yogurt or whipped cream: shortening, corn syrup and icing

Icing in addition to icing sugar makes an amazing looking frozen yogurt. Photo: Photo by Beth Galton. Correcting by Ashlee Gray. Nourishment styling by Charlotte Omnès

On the off chance that frozen yogurt were a human model, she would be a diva. The pastry is difficult to form, and in case you're not styling in a refrigerated space, dissolves rapidly. To stay away from the cerebral pain, specialists regularly go to different fixings. To make the "dessert" on the left, Omnès blended icing in with icing sugar (the cone on the privilege is the genuine article), yet the most well-known phony frozen yogurt formula is a mix of vegetable shortening, powdered sugar and corn syrup.

For other smooth sweets, beauticians have numerous hacks. For a dab of whipped cream, Omnès utilized a non-dairy half and half that "doesn't wither or sob". Kaufman lean towards Barbasol shaving cream yet takes note of: "The lady who erroneously attempted a chomp was not satisfied." For milkshakes, Stillman utilizes acrid cream since it's thick and simple to whirl.

Beverages: that chilly glass? It's splash on antiperspirant

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Beauticians don't squander genuine liquor except if the advertisement is for liquor. To make mixed drinks, Omnès blends nourishment shading in water, a stunt Kaufman additionally uses to make "chardonnay" from weakened Kitchen Bouquet. In truth, the fluid itself is the sideshow. "The most significant part about mixed drinks are the obvious signals," says Omnès – prompts, for example, ice, bubble, air pockets and foam. "They [make the drink] look invigorating."

For solidified beverages like margaritas and daiquiris, the masters depend on ice powder, bits of gelatin that resemble squashed ice when blended in with fluid. They additionally utilize counterfeit plastic or acrylic ice shapes, which don't liquefy under the hot camera lights and vaseline on the edge of margaritas. To make ice, Stillman covers a lager mug with splash on antiperspirant and utilizations a blend of Scotchguard and glycerin to make sodas look frigid cold with dabs of buildup. "What an issue it would be something else," says Stillman. "Along these lines, you can pick the degree of wetness on the glass."

Hot pasta: incense gives the presence of steam

That minute when steam ascends from pasta like fog over a mountain is difficult to catch normally on camera. Kaufman conceals a tin foil bundle of steam chips inside the pasta bowl and adds water to make fume. To get a similar impact, she has likewise lit incense and later evacuated the stick with Photoshop, while different stunts include a garments steamer or tobacco smoke. By a long shot the most fascinating technique is to microwave water-splashed tampons (cotton balls fill in also) and cover them behind a dish. "I have them in my unit in the event of some unforeseen issue," says Kaufman. Despite the system, she says steam ought to consistently be shot against a dim foundation.

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The first Black federal judge in Alabama sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to pass over a leading contender for the US Supreme Court, NBC News reported on Friday.

U.W. Clemon — a former state lawmaker who served as a federal judge in Alabama from 1980 to 2009 — petitioned the president not to consider Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the vacancy that will be filled upon the departure of Justice Stephen Breyer later this year. Jackson, who has been a frontrunner for the seat, currently sits on the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

In his letter, Clemon said that there were "several exceptionally well-qualified black female aspirants for the Supreme Court," but expressed a desire to see Jackson out of contention for the nomination.

The retired judge pointed to the case Ross v. Lockheed, a 2016 class-action lawsuit brought forward on behalf of 5,500 Black Lockheed Martin employees, as the basis for his opposition to Jackson's potential nomination.

Jackson presided over the case, and Clemon said in the letter that the judge failed to greenlight the settlement that was reached, which was set to disperse $22 million to the employees.

"She refused to approve the settlement because in her view there were no common factual questions," Clemon wrote.

He continued: "Judge Jackson gave the axe to a settlement designed to benefit black workers at one of the nation's largest employers, denied the injunctive relief agreed to by Lockheed Martin that would have addressed a root cause of systemic racial bias that could have been a model for a nation hungry for racial equity solutions; denied the black workers the right to seek evidence to prove their claim of company-wide racial discrimination, and knowingly frustrated the rights of black workers to appeal her decision."

Clemon provided an additional warning intended to buttress his opinion of Jackson's potential influence on the court.

"Each of these considerations, standing alone, is a bell sounding the alarm that if Judge Jackson is appointed to the Supreme Court, simple justice and equality in the workplace will be sacrificed," he wrote.

Clemon is listed as a counsel at the class action law firm Mehri & Skalet, which had argued on behalf of the plaintiffs.

The White House in a statement pushed back against the characterization of Jackson in the letter.

"It's because of Judge Jackson's experience in roles at all levels of the justice system, her character, and her legal brilliance that President Biden nominated her to the D.C. Circuit Court, after which she earned her third Senate confirmation, and he's very proud of that decision," deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement to NBC News.

Also, before Jackson was confirmed to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, she was endorsed by the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States.

When Breyer announced last month that he would step down from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term after 28 years on the bench, Biden reaffirmed his 2020 campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the body.

Some of the other leading candidates to replace Breyer reportedly include California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, US District Judges J. Michelle Childs of South Carolina, and Leslie Abrams Gardner of Georgia.

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NaturallyCurly kicked off NYFW by celebrating twenty years of self-love and empowerment. Founded in 1998, this digital media company quickly grew to become an important symbol in the textured-hair community. In the past twenty years, NaturallyCurly has worked hard to build up women and change the way the world views curls, coils, and waves. This past Thursday they were able to celebrate this with their signature event, Texture on the Runway.

This runway of cultural and curly hair infusion took place at the breathtaking Gotham Hall and was hosted by co-founder Michelle Breyer and breakout recording-artist from Love and Hip Hop Miami Amara La Negra. Texture brands Camille Rose Naturals, Cantu, Carol’s Daughter, Creme of Nature, Mielle Organics, Shea Moisture, and The Mane Choice took to the stage to in unique and different ways showcasing various textured hairstyles and fashion.

Camille Rose Naturals used inspiration from their new exotic recipes to bring the Amazon Rainforest, the South Pacific, and the Middle East to life on the stage. The “Around the World” collection launched in during the event and is now available in Sally Beauty supply store.

Cantu aimed to show the hard work of everyone on the Cantu team by highlighting members from their sales team and interns. They entitled their show “The Faces of Cantu: Head Over Heels for Texture” to portray their dedication to the textured hair movement.

The founder of Carol’s Daughter Lisa Price aimed to show the audience how much she enjoyed spending time with her mother as a child and how now as a mother herself, she has the same joy with spending time with her own children. The show featured models who were really family and were styled using Pracaxi Nectar style and care line.

The Creme of Nature show brought a fun, funky, and edgy vibe to the night with their “Afro-Punk Urban Queen” theme, meant to celebrate a generation of ladies setting trends around the world. The show opened with Afro Beat Dancers courtesy of Nedra The Dancer dancing to music by MPerfect Marketing Solutions and visuals by Craig Brimm behind them. Next were the models wearing clothing and fabric from De La Cruz New York and hairstyles by celebrity hairstylist Pekela Riley.

Warriors of Wakanda hit the runway in the Mielle Organics presentation, featuring edgy and dramatic looks from stylist Key Glover. The presentation told a story of the warriors fighting for the crown, to be shown in the end that they can all have the crown. The hair was styled using the Pomegranate and Honey collection, which includes an additional shampoo, conditioner, and curl refreshing spray.

Shea Moisture featured models in stylish yellow ensembles walking to reggae music to go with their “Celebrating Our Shine” theme. The show featured styles that were created with their legacy collection Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Hair Care, which provides treatment and styling solutions with natural and organic ingredients for all textured looks.

As the show whirled on, the various brands being showcased were being sold by retail sponsor Sally Beauty. NaturallyCurly filled Gotham Hall with women and men with every type of textured hair imaginable. It was a true exhibition of culture, with everyone their excited to embrace who they were, who they wanted to be, and most importantly, the CURL.

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NaturallyCurly’s Texture on the Runway: Celebrating 20 Years of Embracing the Curl NaturallyCurly kicked off NYFW by celebrating twenty years of self-love and empowerment. Founded in 1998, this digital media company quickly grew to become an important symbol in the textured-hair community.

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Five things to know about US Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Jackson

25 February 2022

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Biden nominates Ketanji Jackson as first Black woman on US Supreme Court

President Biden has chosen Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court — fulfilling his campaign promise of appointing a Black woman to the nation’s highest court.

Biden formally announced Jackson, 51, as his nominee at the White House on Friday afternoon.

“Judge Jackson is an exceptionally qualified nominee as well as a historic nominee,” the White House said in a statement. “And the Senate should move forward with a fair and timely hearing and confirmation.”

Here are 5 things to know about Jackson.

She clerked for Breyer

A graduate of Harvard Law School, Jackson served as a law clerk to three federal judges, including Breyer on the Supreme Court.

As Breyer’s clerk during the court’s 1999-2000 term, Jackson “learned up close how important it is for a Supreme Court Justice to build consensus and speak to a mainstream understanding of the Constitution,” the White House said in its announcement.

According to the Boston Globe, the 83-year-old Breyer considers Jackson a member of his extended “family.”

Confirmed to her current post with bipartisan support

Biden nominated Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last summer, and she was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-44 vote, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voting in her favor.

But in a tweet early Friday, Graham said that the nomination of Jackson “means the radical Left has won President Biden over yet again.”

Graham had heaped praise on U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was speculated to be one of Biden’s leading contenders for the Supreme Court.

“She would be somebody, I think, that could bring the Senate together and probably get more than 60 votes,” Graham said on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” earlier this month. “Anyone else would be problematic.”

Life experiences not race play a role in her work

Born in Washington, D.C., in 1970, Jackson moved to Florida as a young child with her parents, graduates of historically Black colleges and universities who worked as public school teachers.

During her confirmation hearing for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, asked Jackson how race would affect her job.

“I don’t think that race plays a role in the kind of judge that I have been and would be. I’m doing a certain thing when I get my cases,” Jackson replied. “I’m looking at the arguments, the facts and the law. I’m methodically and intentionally setting aside personal views [and] any other inappropriate considerations, and I would think that race would be the kind of thing that would be inappropriate to inject into my evaluation of a case.”

Jackson also made it clear that she believed her perspective was still crucial to the court.

“I’ve experienced life in perhaps a different way than some of my colleagues because of who I am, and that might be valuable — I hope it would be valuable — if I was confirmed to the court,” she said.

She was a public defender

If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Supreme Court justice since Thurgood Marshall to have represented indigent criminal defendants.

During her April confirmation hearing, Jackson discussed how her experience as a public defender would benefit her approach to cases on the bench.

“One of the things that I do now is I take extra care to communicate with the defendants who come before me in the courtroom,” Jackson said. “I speak to them directly, and not just to their lawyers. I use their names.”

In addition to her public-defender work, Jackson served as vice chairman of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, working to reduce the penalties for crack cocaine offenders.

Ordered Trump’s former counsel to testify in his impeachment inquiry

In her work as a federal judge, one of Jackson’s most prominent rulings was a 2019 decision in which she ordered former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the impeachment inquiry against then-President Donald Trump.

McGahn, a key witness in Robert Mueller’s investigation, was called to testify by the House Judiciary Committee to determine if there were grounds for Trump’s impeachment. Trump ordered McGahn not to testify on the grounds that his role as the president’s close adviser had granted him immunity.

In her 118-page decision, Jackson declared that immunity “simply does not exist,” even for the commander in chief.

“Presidents are not kings,” she wrote. “This means that they do not have subjects bound by loyalty or blood, whose destiny they are entitled to control.”

She’s related by marriage to Paul Ryan

Jackson met her husband, Patrick Jackson, when the two were at Harvard College. He is a surgeon and they have two daughters.

His twin brother is the brother-in-law of Janna Ryan, wife of former House Speaker Paul Ryan.

“Janna and I are incredibly happy for Ketanji and her entire family,” Ryan tweeted on Friday. “Our politics may differ, but my praise for Ketanji’s intellect, for her character, and for her integrity, is unequivocal.”

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