Cry Baby Sleep

A Sydney, NSW local activist has had his home set upon by alleged right-wing types, the media along w/ their sycophants are doing their usual charade of minimizing, victim-blaming, and goalpost shifting on the subject as much as possible in order for folks to not draw on any larger conclusions about the situation or connect it to wider issues moving forward. I go a bit deep into the woods on the matter, addressing the false equivalence of the Jussie Smollett case, a brief history of the Eureka flag & tons more You can read more about it here - [https://bit.ly/30deKF0]

In this episode, Jono can barely find it within himself to make some concessions about a Covid-19 mask found on a mannequin in a shop window, and folks just don't seem to be in any rush to get to the bottom of the situation or take it too seriously, it bothers him quite a bit. WTAF: Face Masks Emblazoned With Nazi Symbols Were Displayed In A Sydney Westfield Storefront Source: [https://bit.ly/2OFogdC]

In this episode, Jono reads through another horrific story of police brutality and misconduct, this one pertaining to a teenager who was in desperate need of mental health professionals and empathy but was met with a punitive system of punishment and unaccountable policing. Byron Bay police officer not guilty of assaulting a naked teenager Source: [https://ab.co/3sQpWQl]

In this episode, Jono has a good laugh at the expense of a thin-skinned Nazi in Australia trying to force his way onto a mainstream tabloid media journalist so he can expose his baseless race science junk like the snake oil salesman that he is. Source: Neo-Nazi leader filmed repeatedly punching security guard at Channel Nine building [https://bit.ly/3q7nFP2]

On the latest episode of the podcast, Jono goes in on the Far-Right attack against an Indigenous Family in Western Australia and offers up some tidbits on the actions of ASIO when addressing the issue of domestic terrorism in the country. Source: Federal government urged to do more on right-wing extremism after WA attack- [https://ab.co/3aWOcuf]

This episode, I unknot some of the larger threads I can place informally around a number of issues facing the city of Dayton, Ohio. I touch on a number of tough subjects and ask some hard hitting questions in one of my latest articles in th Green Left Weekly. Read Here via Green Left Weekly: https://bit.ly/2nrAmtO

In this episode, the story I cover is a lot closer to home. I spend some time reflecting on a recent murder at the hands of police in the city of Geraldton in Western Australia and come to some highly critical questions and hard words for the failure of the justice system and systemic issues facing the aboriginal community surrounding a number of issues, that I've come to understand and the horrifying phenomenon of black deaths in custody. Geraldton police shooting: Officer who shot Joyce Clarke on ‘immediate leave’ Read the Story Here via The Western Australian: https://bit.ly/2m6PGvh

Jono does another live reaction of another trending story of blatant racism. Read the Story Here via AtlantaBlackStar: https://bit.ly/2LLCDdN

Jono returns to the podcast to live react to a new trending Twitter video hashtag called #RespectThePolice. https://twitter.com/w_terrence/status/1153752095927033856

Officer fatally shoots security guard who detained gunman at suburban Chicago bar - https://goo.gl/eQ487H North Minneapolis police shooting renews push for better mental health response - https://goo.gl/FKdXxR

Pharrell Williams criticised for singing 'Happy' to Israeli soldiers as part of army fundraiser - https://goo.gl/7MGKf4

This Woman May Have Just Scammed #MAGA Republicans Out of $150,000 By Pretending to Be One of Them- https://goo.gl/zE9zXj

In this episode, I get a request to cover the controversy surrounding the WWE's upcoming event Crown Jewel is Saudi Arabia following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Stephanie McMahon defends WWE Saudi Arabia event Crown Jewel - https://goo.gl/gs4jpE

Episode 2 is in the bag! Kanye West - "My eyes are now wide open" - https://goo.gl/GYHWuf Justice For Danye Jones - https://goo.gl/1BWENh

The very first episode of Cry Baby Sleep! Talked about #Blexit - https://goo.gl/1o7GcJ And my visit to the "Top End" of Australia. I hope you enjoy it!