| This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a tactical exercise of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. Something strange is happening with the patriarchy. On one hand, more than 80,000 White dudes are apparently planning to join a call this evening to support Vice President Kamala Harris's fight against the "weird" Republicans. There's an official-looking Google form and a trucker hat icon and everything: On the other hand, Elon Musk shared a deepfake "campaign ad" on Friday night, where a manipulated voiceover of Harris says she is "the ultimate diversity hire" who does not "know the first thing about running the country." Although X prohibits users from posting "deceptively altered" content, Parmy Olson says the terms of service clearly don't apply for the owner of the company. California Governor Gavin Newsom was not amused by any of it: "Manipulating a voice in an 'ad' like this one should be illegal. I'll be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to make sure it is," he tweeted last night. Musk's response oozes with maturity and professionalism:  Sure, there's no mention of deep state puppet parodies in the Constitution. But "the stakes are too high for recklessly posting half-truths," Parmy writes. And the video's central claim — that Harris is a "DEI hire" — isn't even a half-truth. It's based on the impression that White males are victims of discrimination in hiring, which is utterly false. Sarah Green Carmichael's column today illustrates why. Contrary to "what Uncle Tony's co-worker's brother told him that one time" about his resume getting ditched for a woman of color, she writes, White men do not have a harder time getting hired. And that's not just her opinion — it's the opinion of scholars across several disciplines who have spent decades studying the hiring process. The rigorous data they've collected flies in the face of the beliefs of many Trump voters:  If diversity efforts are so problematic, why did a recent trio of papers posted at the National Bureau of Economic Research find that it's easier to get hired if you're White? Why would this 2020 study by Northwestern University determine that White candidates were 53% more likely to get a callback than minority candidates — and 145% more likely to get a job offer? How would you explain the fact that women and minorities studying STEM need to have a 4.0 grade point average to get the same level of enthusiasm from employers as a White man with a 3.75 GPA? The hiring odds are still very much in favor of the JD Vances of the world. But demographics are shifting rapidly, leading to a feeling that White men are being passed over. In reality, it's just the labor force that's shrinking. That White men today have less of an educational advantage than their fathers doesn't help, either: For every 100 men in graduate school, Sarah says, there are 148 women. And yet: "Among managers and executives, White men are disproportionately represented in every state," she writes.  How about the lowest-paying jobs? "Men with no more than a high school diploma outearn their female counterparts by around $6 an hour. Viewed another way, men who didn't finish high school can expect to earn about the same as women who did —$19 an hour," Kathryn Anne Edwards notes. The working class in America is increasingly female: "Of the 869,000 workers that are paid the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour or less, 69% are women," she notes. A presidential candidate that champions the working class is one that, by definition, would support working women. They wouldn't chide "childless cat ladies"; they'd fight for fair labor laws and advocate for paid family leave. "Many women have been fed up with a list of roadblocks for a very long time, including the glass ceiling, under-representation in the corridors of power and unequal burden-sharing at home, just to name a few," Mary Ellen Klas writes. "Harris is an overdue release valve. If she succeeds, she could become the first of many things: the first Indian American elected to the presidency, the first female president — and the first candidate in the nation's history to take a campaign from start to finish in 108 days." Bonus Election Reading: Today's Bloomberg Opinion Olympic debrief is brought to you by the literal briefs of USA rugby's Steve Tomasin and Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro! Let's get into it: - Everyone's obsessed with the pommel horse kid.
- The catering team watched Ratatouille.
- Sometimes you cry. Sometimes you can't look away.
- Sometimes you get a selfie with Flavor Flav.
- Spain's Polina Berezina pulled a Pippin.
- Coco Gauff and Lebron James wore ponchos.
- Rugby player Ilona Maher did an epic BMI takedown.
- Brazil's Gabriel Medina defied gravity in Tahiti.
- Is this USA Basketball or Pitch Perfect 4?
- Simone Biles is going after a sixth skill on uneven bars.
Lisa Jarvis is especially excited that Biles is back in a leotard. "The 27-year-old athlete (and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner) is showing up with a newfound mental fortitude that carries lessons for all of us," Lisa writes. "Her openness is helping to redefine what resilience looks like. Swallowing one's demons rather than confronting them comes at a great personal cost. Biles showed us that one can work through them and come out the other side stronger and more joyful. I'd say that's a pretty good example not just for a generation of aspiring gymnasts, but for everyone doing our best to muddle through."  Hmmm, you thought your Monday was hard?? At least you didn't do tactical exercises in the middle of a polar desert! At least the wind chill wasn't below negative 80F! At least you weren't worried about the medevac taking 12 hours to rescue you! Canadian soldiers in the High Arctic lose water every breath they take, and you're worried about that PowerPoint you still haven't sent to your boss? C'mon, that's nothing compared to what this guy's endured:  Corporal Anuga Michael from the Inuit community of Pangnirtung, in Crystal City, near Resolute Bay, March 2024. Photographer: Louie Palu/Agence VU Day in and day out, Canada's military is working to safeguard the Arctic's vast, unpopulated, mineral-rich territory from emerging threats. To learn more about their survival tactics, our energy columnist Liam Denning visited the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Center for 10 days with photographer Louie Palu. "Canada's defense of its sovereignty in the Arctic ultimately rests as much on building a robust and inclusive national identity as it does on fielding a military fit for purpose. Its success in doing so can provide a model from which other Arctic countries, the US included, can learn," Liam writes. Read the whole thing for free.  Canadian soldiers during a combat exercise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, in March 2024. Photographer: Louie Palu/Agence VU The Federal Reserve's first rate cut shouldn't tie it down. — Bloomberg's editorial board Venezuela's neighbors must ensure that the will of voters is respected. — Juan Pablo Spinetto Biden's plan to reform the Supreme Court is doomed to fail. — Noah Feldman A university in Britain has never gone bankrupt, but that might change. — Matthew Brooker Modi's loyal voter base isn't happy about the erosion of tax advantages. — Andy Mukherjee The gap between productivity and wage growth is a bipartisan delusion. — Clive Crook The Tories are holding an ugly pageant for their next leader. — Martin Ivens The lure of concrete over greenery creates environmental damage. — Lara Williams Migrants from China are crossing the US border. Japan is turning the tables on rude customers. A Tesla analyst nearly crashed using full self-driving. The inventor of Tiramisu passed away. Lady Gaga put an Olympic ring on it. We're accessorizing water bottles now. And DIY-ing our own dating platforms. Britain is falling out of love with cheddar cheese. Notes: Please send Red Leicester and feedback to Jessica Karl at jkarl9@bloomberg.net. Our email domain is changing, which means you'll be receiving this newsletter from noreply@news.bloomberg.com. Update your contacts to ensure you continue receiving it — check out the bottom of this email for more details. Sign up here and follow us on Threads, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. | 
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