A Guide to Surviving Life, Love, and Capitalism
The Pick Me Up, I'm Scared podcast is an absolute gem that I stumbled upon and now can't live without. From the moment I started listening, it quickly became a staple in my daily routine. Whether I'm working, cleaning, or just going about my day, this podcast never fails to deliver informative and entertaining content that keeps me engaged and wanting more. The hosts, Madeline and Kenna, have created a truly unique podcast that is well-researched, relatable, and thought-provoking. Their chemistry is undeniable and their knowledge bombs are like hits of dopamine for the mind.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wide range of topics covered. From politics to history to societal issues, there's always something new to learn and explore. The research put into each episode is evident as Madeline and Kenna provide detailed information backed by credible sources. This not only educates listeners but also sparks important conversations and opens our eyes to problems we may have never considered before. Additionally, the humor and wit injected into discussions by both hosts make even complex topics more accessible and enjoyable.
On the flip side, one could argue that the podcast sometimes lacks diverse perspectives due to its focus on Madeline's opinions. While she undoubtedly brings great insights and charisma to the show, having a different co-host with contrasting viewpoints could enhance the overall dynamic of the podcast. However, it's worth noting that Kenna still adds her own unique flavor to the discussions with her insightful interjections and down-to-earth personality.
In conclusion, The Pick Me Up, I'm Scared podcast is an absolute must-listen for anyone seeking a blend of entertainment and education in their daily life. It consistently delivers informative episodes with well-researched content while keeping things light-hearted and fun. Madeline and Kenna have created a warm and inviting space where listeners feel like they're joining in on a conversation among friends. The podcast is a true serotonin boost that tackles important topics, challenges preconceived notions, and ultimately leaves you feeling more informed and inspired.
This week, David and Madeline talk about the Magonistas!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
This week, Madeline and David talk about the ICE protests in Los Angeles and finish up our three part episode on Lyndon LaRouche!PATREON:http://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110713184401/http://larouchewatch.com/ugliest-larouche-rant.pdfhttps://www.cosmonautmag.com/2025/04/praxis-of-alienation-and-enmity-on-the-american-communist-party/
This week, we talk more about Lyndon LaRouche and the Marxists that never were, and David tries to cajole Madeline into saying a slur (Madeline does NOT).PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110713184401/http://larouchewatch.com/ugliest-larouche-rant.pdfhttps://www.cosmonautmag.com/2025/04/praxis-of-alienation-and-enmity-on-the-american-communist-party/
This week, Madeline and David talk about Lyndon LaRouche!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110713184401/http://larouchewatch.com/ugliest-larouche-rant.pdfhttps://www.cosmonautmag.com/2025/04/praxis-of-alienation-and-enmity-on-the-american-communist-party/
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our two-part episode about AFRICOM, Burkina Faso, and Traore!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://mronline.org/2021/10/05/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/africomhttps://hoodcommunist.org/2020/10/01/africom-and-nato-are-terrorist/amp/https://monthlyreview.org/2024/06/01/the-actuality-of-red-africa/https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/socialist-viewpoint-us/julaug_12/julaug_12_27.htmlhttps://www.workers.org/2018/10/39384/https://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2023/2023-07-20-al-bulushi-teen-vogue.phphttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-africom-us-military-africahttps://www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/rethinking-africa-command/https://countrystudies.us/libya/30.htmhttps://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0193.xmlhttps://www.accord.org.za/analysis/african-military-marxism-is-its-past-its-future/https://hoodcommunist.org/2021/09/30/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://blackallianceforpeace.com/events/2024actionsagainstafricomhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-africom-us-military-africahttps://www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/rethinking-africa-command/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/world/africa/07congo.html?_r=2https://www.theafricareport.com/380259/us91africa-africom-makes-its-case-tariffs-for-south-africa-women-under-fire/https://www.blackagendareport.com/africom-congohttps://blackallianceforpeace.com/africomwatchbulletin//edition47https://sfbayview.com/2013/12/declaration-would-contract-drc-to-concede-to-m23/https://www.blackagendareport.com/african-unity-and-new-cold-warhttps://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/05/26/unity-is-an-imperative-reclaiming-african-liberation-day-60-years-on/https://www.blackagendareport.com/liberia-and-challenges-us-imperialismhttps://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/30/africom-corporations-dr-congo-climate-china/https://defensescoop.com/2025/01/29/us-algeria-defense-cooperation-mou-agreement-to-expand-military-cooperation/https://www.blackagendareport.com/africom-watch-bulletin-50https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/africom-led-operation-extracts-u-s-government-personnel-from-sudan/https://realistreview.org/2021/11/02/america-played-a-big-role-in-sudans-coup/https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/01/27/us-africa-command-official-hails-new-beginning-in-sudan/https://www.blackagendareport.com/useunatos-regime-change-playbook-burkina-faso-and-captain-ibrahim-traorehttps://www.military.africa/2024/09/us-forces-returning-to-chad-but-with-a-different-objective/https://apnews.com/article/niger-chad-us-troops-withdrawal-russia-aa852a79bac39aaa679af3663b56deaahttps://peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-africom-africa-and-the-world-in-the-crosshairs/https://legalafrica.org/from-gaddafi-to-traore-africa-must-unite-against-neo-imperialism/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/14/africom-imperial-agenda-marches-onhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2010/07/21/the-truth-about-africom/https://blackagendareport.com/africom-crying-russia-libya-pot-and-kettle-syndromehttps://www.mintpressnews.com/ibrahim-traore-burkina-faso-west/289538/
This week, Madeline & David talk about AFRICOM, Kony 2012, and whether or not X is a rockabilly band!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://mronline.org/2021/10/05/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/africomhttps://hoodcommunist.org/2020/10/01/africom-and-nato-are-terrorist/amp/https://monthlyreview.org/2024/06/01/the-actuality-of-red-africa/https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/socialist-viewpoint-us/julaug_12/julaug_12_27.htmlhttps://www.workers.org/2018/10/39384/https://www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2023/2023-07-20-al-bulushi-teen-vogue.phphttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-africom-us-military-africahttps://www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/rethinking-africa-command/https://countrystudies.us/libya/30.htmhttps://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0193.xmlhttps://www.accord.org.za/analysis/african-military-marxism-is-its-past-its-future/https://hoodcommunist.org/2021/09/30/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://blackallianceforpeace.com/events/2024actionsagainstafricomhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-africom-us-military-africahttps://www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/rethinking-africa-command/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/world/africa/07congo.html?_r=2https://www.theafricareport.com/380259/us91africa-africom-makes-its-case-tariffs-for-south-africa-women-under-fire/https://www.blackagendareport.com/africom-congohttps://blackallianceforpeace.com/africomwatchbulletin//edition47https://sfbayview.com/2013/12/declaration-would-contract-drc-to-concede-to-m23/https://www.blackagendareport.com/african-unity-and-new-cold-warhttps://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/05/26/unity-is-an-imperative-reclaiming-african-liberation-day-60-years-on/https://www.blackagendareport.com/liberia-and-challenges-us-imperialismhttps://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/30/africom-corporations-dr-congo-climate-china/https://defensescoop.com/2025/01/29/us-algeria-defense-cooperation-mou-agreement-to-expand-military-cooperation/https://www.blackagendareport.com/africom-watch-bulletin-50https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/africom-led-operation-extracts-u-s-government-personnel-from-sudan/https://realistreview.org/2021/11/02/america-played-a-big-role-in-sudans-coup/https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/01/27/us-africa-command-official-hails-new-beginning-in-sudan/https://www.blackagendareport.com/useunatos-regime-change-playbook-burkina-faso-and-captain-ibrahim-traorehttps://www.military.africa/2024/09/us-forces-returning-to-chad-but-with-a-different-objective/https://apnews.com/article/niger-chad-us-troops-withdrawal-russia-aa852a79bac39aaa679af3663b56deaahttps://peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-africom-africa-and-the-world-in-the-crosshairs/https://legalafrica.org/from-gaddafi-to-traore-africa-must-unite-against-neo-imperialism/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/14/africom-imperial-agenda-marches-onhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2010/07/21/the-truth-about-africom/https://blackagendareport.com/africom-crying-russia-libya-pot-and-kettle-syndrome
This week David and Madeline finish our two part episode about the Italian syndicalists!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/SOURCES:Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That FailedGramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935Emmerson, “Gabriele D'Annunzio's Fiume Escapade.”Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920.”Lenin, “Terms of Admission into Communist International.”Trudell, “Gramsci: The Turin Years.” Trotsky, “Speech in Discussion of the Italian Question.”
This week, David and Madeline talk about Italy, Biennio Rossa, and what age is too young to not know how to put your phone on silent!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/SOURCES:Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That FailedGramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935Emmerson, “Gabriele D'Annunzio's Fiume Escapade.”Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920.”Lenin, “Terms of Admission into Communist International.”Trudell, “Gramsci: The Turin Years.” Trotsky, “Speech in Discussion of the Italian Question.”
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our second part of our discussion about USAID!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000300070019-8.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00975A027700010040-0.pdfhttps://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=hmong-studies_hohphttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001000080025-2.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001000080025-2.pdfhttps://www.newsweek.com/lefts-goal-usaid-reform-finally-accomplished-trump-opinion-2029951https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/04/report-u-s-aid-used-hiv-program-in-cuba-to-foment-rebellion/https://apnews.com/music-general-news-548798feb950406d8e23186e77359f8fhttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/u-s-secretly-built-cuban-twitter-stir-unrest-ap-reports-n70531https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/us-cuban-twitter-zunzuneo-stir-unresthttps://apnews.com/general-news-5de7cd8b5aab4294aaef93aa06fd6fdahttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-hillary-clinton-militarized-us-policy-in-honduras/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/usaid-latin-americans-cuba-rebellion-hiv-workshopshttps://apnews.com/music-general-news-7c275c134f1b4a0ca3428929fcece82dhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240622164647/https:/www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/Disinformation-Primer.pdfhttps://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-reorganization-of-usaid-will-not-change-its-promotion-of-exploitation/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20250212/117881/HHRG-119-JU00-20250212-SD003-U3.pdfhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/musk-doge-usaid/https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/9-121-14-002-p.pdfhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-struggle-for-middle-east-democracy/https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimeahttps://2017-2020.usaid.gov/georgiahttps://adst.org/2016/02/winning-the-peace-usaid-and-the-demobilization-of-the-nicaraguan-contras/https://web.archive.org/web/20170815101734/https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Foreign%20Assistance%20Act%20Of%201961.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/159742?read-now=1&seq=16#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://web.archive.org/web/20180527183738/https://www.sigar.mil/interactive-reports/stabilization/https://web.archive.org/web/20031119001121/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/400/fsa.pdfhttps://afsa.org/usaid-60-enduring-purpose-complex-legacyhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/13/teaching-torture-the-death-and-legacy-of-dan-mitrione/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-01601R000800260001-8.pdfhttps://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Books/B_0156_CELESKI_SPECIAL_AIR_WARFARE_AND_THE_SECRET_WAR_IN_LAOS_AIR_COMMANDOS_1964_1975.pdfhttps://afsa.org/sites/default/files/vietnamArchivedContentFromFSJ008.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/haiti-and-the-failed-promise-of-us-aidhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56201575
This week, Madeline and David discuss USAID!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000300070019-8.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00975A027700010040-0.pdfhttps://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=hmong-studies_hohphttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001000080025-2.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001000080025-2.pdfhttps://www.newsweek.com/lefts-goal-usaid-reform-finally-accomplished-trump-opinion-2029951https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/04/report-u-s-aid-used-hiv-program-in-cuba-to-foment-rebellion/https://apnews.com/music-general-news-548798feb950406d8e23186e77359f8fhttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/u-s-secretly-built-cuban-twitter-stir-unrest-ap-reports-n70531https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-usaid-c0c7799be0b2fa7cad4c806565985fe2https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/us-cuban-twitter-zunzuneo-stir-unresthttps://apnews.com/general-news-5de7cd8b5aab4294aaef93aa06fd6fdahttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-hillary-clinton-militarized-us-policy-in-honduras/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/usaid-latin-americans-cuba-rebellion-hiv-workshopshttps://apnews.com/music-general-news-7c275c134f1b4a0ca3428929fcece82dhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240622164647/https:/www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/Disinformation-Primer.pdfhttps://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-reorganization-of-usaid-will-not-change-its-promotion-of-exploitation/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20250212/117881/HHRG-119-JU00-20250212-SD003-U3.pdfhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/musk-doge-usaid/https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/9-121-14-002-p.pdfhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-struggle-for-middle-east-democracy/https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimeahttps://2017-2020.usaid.gov/georgiahttps://adst.org/2016/02/winning-the-peace-usaid-and-the-demobilization-of-the-nicaraguan-contras/https://web.archive.org/web/20170815101734/https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Foreign%20Assistance%20Act%20Of%201961.pdfhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/159742?read-now=1&seq=16#page_scan_tab_contentshttps://web.archive.org/web/20180527183738/https://www.sigar.mil/interactive-reports/stabilization/https://web.archive.org/web/20031119001121/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/400/fsa.pdfhttps://afsa.org/usaid-60-enduring-purpose-complex-legacyhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/13/teaching-torture-the-death-and-legacy-of-dan-mitrione/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-01601R000800260001-8.pdfhttps://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Books/B_0156_CELESKI_SPECIAL_AIR_WARFARE_AND_THE_SECRET_WAR_IN_LAOS_AIR_COMMANDOS_1964_1975.pdfhttps://afsa.org/sites/default/files/vietnamArchivedContentFromFSJ008.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/haiti-and-the-failed-promise-of-us-aidhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56201575
This week, David and Madeline wrap up our three-part series on the Haitian Revolution!This episode is a little louder than usual so start it quieter to be kind to your ears because Madeline's voice is SHRILL.PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdfhttps://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.htmlhttps://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455https://www.jstor.org/stable/42843715https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centurieshttps://www.projectmanifest.eu/the-french-society-of-friends-of-black-people-1788-1799-en-fr/https://revolution.chnm.org/d/290https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/haiti-wall-street-us-banks.htmlJames,The Black Jacobins: Toussaint Louverture and the San Domingo Revolution Douglas,Making The Black Jacobins:C.L.R. James and the Drama of History Cesaire,Return to my Native Land https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/171.html Williams,Capitalism and Slavery Peabody:“There Are No Slaves in France”Geggus, David, ed.The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary HistoryM. de C.Makandal, Histoire VeritablePopkin,A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution
This week, David and Madeline talk about the Haitian Revolution! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdf https://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html https://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42843715 https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centuries https://www.projectmanifest.eu/the-french-society-of-friends-of-black-people-1788-1799-en-fr/ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/290 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/haiti-wall-street-us-banks.html James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint Louverture and the San Domingo Revolution Douglas, Making The Black Jacobins: C.L.R. James and the Drama of History Cesaire, Return to my Native Land https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/171.html Williams, Capitalism and Slavery Peabody: “There Are No Slaves in France” Geggus, David, ed. The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History M. de C. Makandal, Histoire Veritable Popkin, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution
This week, David and Madeline talk about the Haitian Revolution! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdf https://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html https://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42843715 https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centuries https://www.projectmanifest.eu/the-french-society-of-friends-of-black-people-1788-1799-en-fr/ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/290 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/haiti-wall-street-us-banks.html James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint Louverture and the San Domingo Revolution Douglas, Making The Black Jacobins: C.L.R. James and the Drama of History Cesaire, Return to my Native Land https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/171.html Williams, Capitalism and Slavery Peabody: “There Are No Slaves in France” Geggus, David, ed. The Haitian Revolution: A Documentary History M. de C. Makandal, Histoire Veritable Popkin, A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution
This week, Madeline & David talk about the Los Angeles fires, prison labor, and climate change! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14269289/arsonist-arrested-starting-la-kenneth-fire.html https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1935/10/27/87883221.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock&pageNumber=13 https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-malibu-wildfire-history/ https://malibutimes.com/article_be86d151-e381-5db5-9a85-66cc05586070 https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/11/26/the-flammable-nature-of-malibu-beach-a-brief-history-of-californias-wildfires-in-the-early-20th-century/ https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/10545036/californias-calabasas-malibu-fire https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/11/los-angeles-fires-california-updates-palisades-eaton-kenneth/ https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-fire-still-raging-in-southern-california-saturday-as-santa-ana-winds-pick-back-up/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/11/los-angeles-palisades-prisoners-firefighters https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/inmates-firefighters-wildfires-california.html https://www.npr.org/2025/01/10/nx-s1-5254122/inmate-firefighters-california-wildfires https://www.vera.org/news/from-fighting-wildfires-to-digging-graves-incarcerated-workers-face-danger-on-the-job https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-history-of-californias-inmate-firefighter-program-180980662/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/01/california-incarcerated-firefighters-prison
This week, Madeline & David wrap up part 2 of our series on the Potato famine! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246 https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/ https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/ https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/ https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bc386j919 https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch1169-1799.htm https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006740?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=srhonorsprog https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27533643.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Abb408c83fba772ab72430ebed8a32c86&ab_segments=&initiator=&acceptTC=1 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24399137 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006772 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006355 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24340829 https://marxist.com/irish-potato-famine10122007.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247758541_A_Million_of_the_Irish_Toilers_A_Marxist_Approach_to_the_Great_Irish_Famine https://daily.jstor.org/when-language-started-a-political-revolution/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Easter-Rising https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/the-legacy-of-eoin-macneill-the-man-who-tried-to-call-off-the-rising-1.1579668 https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/irelandHouse/documents/0111-0126_PoliticsOfTheIrishLanguage.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670669
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of the colonization of Ireland leading up to the potato famine! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246 https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/ https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/ https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/ https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bc386j919 https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch1169-1799.htm https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006740?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=srhonorsprog https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27533643.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3Abb408c83fba772ab72430ebed8a32c86&ab_segments=&initiator=&acceptTC=1 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24399137 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006772 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006355 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24340829 https://marxist.com/irish-potato-famine10122007.htm https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247758541_A_Million_of_the_Irish_Toilers_A_Marxist_Approach_to_the_Great_Irish_Famine https://daily.jstor.org/when-language-started-a-political-revolution/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Easter-Rising https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/the-legacy-of-eoin-macneill-the-man-who-tried-to-call-off-the-rising-1.1579668 https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/irelandHouse/documents/0111-0126_PoliticsOfTheIrishLanguage.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670669
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our 4-part series on the politics of horror by talking about horror movies and disability, plus horror movies and the domestic space! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/ https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/ https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/ https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/ https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/ https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/ https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d
This week, Madeline and David talk about race and class in the politics of horror movies! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/ https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/ https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/ https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/ https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/ https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/ https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d
This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/ https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/ https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/ https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/ https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/ https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/ https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d
This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/ https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transpop-suicide-press-release/ https://cinema.usc.edu/spectator/37.2/5_Miller.pdf https://www.sceneandheardnu.com/female-victimization-in-horror https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/03/revealing-horrors-problematic-past-the-black-guy-dies-first/ https://www.frieze.com/article/unmasking-hollywood-horrors-racial-stereotypes https://baltimorebeat.com/three-decades-later-the-people-under-the-stairs-is-unsubtle-unsung-and-unbelievable/ https://medium.com/@jaredcharles/american-capitalism-the-implications-of-class-and-race-in-horror-9c990639b32f https://grlmag.com/2022/02/28/the-final-girl-feminist-icon-or-misogynistic-martyr/ https://thefilmsmith.com/2010/03/20/why-arent-we-killing-the-poor/ https://dailydead.com/editorial-jaws-is-a-political-piece-with-some-serious-teeth/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/pod-people-legacy-invasion-body-snatchers https://dainealmaclean.medium.com/the-american-home-invasion-film-and-the-history-of-racial-and-social-exclusion-in-the-pursuit-of-87d02c6f514d
This week, Madeline & David wrap up our 2-part episode about the CIA and the Free Tibet Movement! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01731R000200110047-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R007100010009-7.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100090004-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-02771R000300470002-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040024-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R001800890009-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80B01676R002400060103-8.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040003-8.pdf https://ywang.uchicago.edu/history/docs/2001_03_05.pd https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/19thcpcnationalcongress/2010-11/24/content_29714621_2.htm https://www.marxists.org/subject/china/peking-review/1966/PR1966-36m.htm https://www.marxists.org/glossary/events/c/u.htm https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/cwp-cr/intro.htm https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/cwp-cr/part-3.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R009400440004-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R008300510002-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R009600210006-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80B01676R004300030019-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A002000070007-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78T05929A000400080015-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005760209.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/COVERT%20ACTION%20IN%20HIGH%20ALT%5B14688685%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060013-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-04864A000300050003-0.pdf https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1999/09/23/the-dalai-lama-and-the-cia/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/feb/10/tibet-china-feudalism https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01350R000200230033-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-03061A000400050002-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060022-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060022-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T01018A000300070001-4.pdf https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/dalai-lama-tibet-china-development https://www.newsweek.com/checking-secret-cia-hotel-tibets-freedom-fighters-390723 https://dalailama80.tibetnetwork.org/day-6/ https://1997-2001.state.gov/regions/eap/1996_eap_speeches.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90T00100R000201090001-1.pdf https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/04/09/cias-cancelled-war-tibet/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170123043530/ https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v17/d278 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26202084 https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/sites/default/files/attached-files/mcgranahantibetscoldwar.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/obituaries/heinrich-harrer-93-explorer-of-tibet-dies.html https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,864579,00.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22french.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/education/29student.html https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1574394.Dragon_Thunder https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58466528 https://www.ned.org/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-the-olympics-and-tibet/ https://tinyurl.com/yshtap4b https://tinyurl.com/43e4ktn5 https://tinyurl.com/2avr5t7x https://tinyurl.com/5fmu4dw7 https://tinyurl.com/5h6bb9kr https://tinyurl.com/5buxyba3 https://tinyurl.com/am43tzyj https://www.jstor.org/stable/24590981 https://tinyurl.com/5brhwj9f https://tinyurl.com/vnt2m2zr https://tinyurl.com/s252zdj9 https://tinyurl.com/3zks8ucv https://tinyurl.com/3tjez8a2 https://tinyurl.com/3fysh3ca https://tinyurl.com/48vm3srt
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Free Tibet movement, the Dalai Lama's friendship with a Nazi, and Rockabilly for 2025! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01731R000200110047-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R007100010009-7.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100090004-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-02771R000300470002-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040024-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R001800890009-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80B01676R002400060103-8.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040003-8.pdf https://ywang.uchicago.edu/history/docs/2001_03_05.pd https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/19thcpcnationalcongress/2010-11/24/content_29714621_2.htm https://www.marxists.org/subject/china/peking-review/1966/PR1966-36m.htm https://www.marxists.org/glossary/events/c/u.htm https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/cwp-cr/intro.htm https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/cwp-cr/part-3.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R009400440004-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R008300510002-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R009600210006-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80B01676R004300030019-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00810A002000070007-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78T05929A000400080015-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0005760209.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/COVERT%20ACTION%20IN%20HIGH%20ALT%5B14688685%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060013-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-04864A000300050003-0.pdf https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1999/09/23/the-dalai-lama-and-the-cia/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/feb/10/tibet-china-feudalism https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01350R000200230033-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-03061A000400050002-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060022-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82R00025R000100060022-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T01018A000300070001-4.pdf https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/dalai-lama-tibet-china-development https://www.newsweek.com/checking-secret-cia-hotel-tibets-freedom-fighters-390723 https://dalailama80.tibetnetwork.org/day-6/ https://1997-2001.state.gov/regions/eap/1996_eap_speeches.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90T00100R000201090001-1.pdf https://www.nybooks.com/online/2013/04/09/cias-cancelled-war-tibet/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170123043530/ https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v17/d278 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26202084 https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/sites/default/files/attached-files/mcgranahantibetscoldwar.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/10/obituaries/heinrich-harrer-93-explorer-of-tibet-dies.html https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,864579,00.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22french.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/education/29student.html https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1574394.Dragon_Thunder https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58466528 https://www.ned.org/the-national-endowment-for-democracy-the-olympics-and-tibet/ https://tinyurl.com/yshtap4b https://tinyurl.com/43e4ktn5 https://tinyurl.com/5fmu4dw7 https://tinyurl.com/5h6bb9kr https://tinyurl.com/5buxyba3 https://tinyurl.com/am43tzyj https://www.jstor.org/stable/24590981 https://tinyurl.com/5brhwj9f https://tinyurl.com/vnt2m2zr https://tinyurl.com/s252zdj9 https://tinyurl.com/3zks8ucv https://tinyurl.com/3tjez8a2 https://tinyurl.com/3fysh3ca https://tinyurl.com/48vm3srt
This week, Madeline and David finish up our 2-part episode all about the CIA's airline, Air America! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-two-Vietnams-1954-65 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346 https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://time.com/archive/6949003/the-hmong-and-the-cia/ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA243492.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/197002_os.pdf https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/02/2002153035/-1/-1/0/B_0156_CELESKI_SPECIAL_AIR_WARFARE_%20AND_THE_SECRET_WAR_IN_LAOS_AIR_COMMANDOS_1964_1975.PDF https://renincorp.org/bookshelf/politics-of-heroin-in-south.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110608142059/http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/AirAmerica/Best/AirAmerica.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/197002_os.pdf https://www.historynet.com/air-america-played-a-crucial-part-of-the-emergency-helicopter-evacuation-of-saigon/?f https://web.archive.org/web/20110720084338/http://www.air-america.org/Articles/Fall_of_Saigon.shtml#adams https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/23/weekinreview/the-world-getting-it-wrong-in-a-photo.html?pagewanted=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201018033528/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol43no3/pdf/v43i3a07p.pdf https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19700223&printsec=frontpage&hl=en https://web.archive.org/web/20160418074259/http://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/aircraft/uh342.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080928/http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/document_conversions/1818029/196508.pdf https://www.npr.org/2019/06/02/729050357/pilots-who-flew-for-air-america-in-vietnam-fight-for-pensions https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/RELATIONS%20BETWEEN%20SOUTHER%5B16217884%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP77M00144R000500010009-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP77M00144R000500010009-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000400160005-2.pdf https://www.vice.com/en/article/drug-running-plane-seized-by-feds-used-to-spy-on-george-floyd-protests/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP76-00702R000100120048-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/ACTIVITIES%20OF%20AIR%20AMERICA%5B16146822%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP72-00337R000200200010-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-01601R001000190001-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP76-00702R000100040008-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84-00499R000100050001-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP75B00380R000600010033-3.pdf https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=senproj_f2018 https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85M00364R002204200005-0.pdf https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/static/CIA-Air-Ops-Laos.pdf https://utdallas.app.box.com/v/history-Laos1Part2 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/archive/gunsdrugscia.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000100130114-4.pdf https://www.npr.org/2017/01/23/511185078/america-in-laos-traces-the-militarization-of-the-cia
This week, David and Madeline talk about the CIA's very own airline, Air America! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: Killing Hope William Blum Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Alfred McCoy Air America Christopher Robbins https://adst.org/2013/04/the-year-of-living-dangerously-indonesia-and-the-downed-cia-pilot-may-1958/ https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/prelude_to_war/flying_tigers.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100680006-0.pdf https://stlreporter.com/2017/05/13/the-cias-french-connection-and-other-other-footnotes-to-history/ Anderson, Benedict R. O'G. “Looking Back.” The Wilson Quarterly (1976-), vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 112–25. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40256090. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. Bunnell, Frederick P. “The Central Intelligence Agency. Deputy Directorate for Plans 1961 Secret Memorandum on Indonesia: A Study in the Politics of Policy Formulation in the Kennedy Administration.” Indonesia, no. 22, 1976, pp. 131–69. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3350980. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. Derks, Hans. “OPIUM PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN CHINA.” History of the Opium Problem: The Assault on the East, ca. 1600-1950, vol. 105, Brill, 2012, pp. 643–708. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctv4cbhdf.37. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. International Crisis Group. “A Long Legacy.” Fire and Ice: Conflict and Drugs in Myanmar's Shan State, International Crisis Group, 2019, p. Page 3-Page 5. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep31349.5. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. Kaufman, Victor S. “Trouble in the Golden Triangle: The United States, Taiwan and the 93rd Nationalist Division.” The China Quarterly, no. 166, 2001, pp. 440–56. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3451165. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. “Berkeley Barb.” Berkeley Barb, vol. 14, no. 3(336), Jan. 1972. UC San Diego Library. Independent Voices. Reveal Digital, JSTOR, https://jstor.org/stable/community.28033361. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. GINGERAS, RYAN. “Istanbul Confidential: Heroin, Espionage, and Politics in Cold War Turkey, 1945–1960.” Diplomatic History, vol. 37, no. 4, 2013, pp. 779–806. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26376489. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024.
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This week, Madeline interviews Kiel Lopez-Schmidt (he/they) about the upcoming Queer Housing Summit in Fresno, California! CHECK OUT THE EVENT! REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0jZl80KGsgMcf7OSgQGBPVELP7VC3H2FSjP-KaUC9z1vOug/viewform TICKETS: https://www.towertheatrefresno.com/ INSTAGRAM: @southtowerclt @queerhousingsummit
This week, David talks about the Olympics and Madeline definitely does NOT sexually harass anyone! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=ca_ballot_props Al Stump “The Hopeless Dream of William May Garland”, https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll1/id/33885/download https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/a-boosters-dream-come-true-l-a-and-the-1932-olympics Mike Davis, City of Quartz Pg. 36. https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/tlatelolco-massacre/ https://www.npr.org/2008/12/01/97546687/mexicos-1968-massacre-what-really-happened https://www.radiodiaries.org/audiohistory/storyimages/mexico/doc1.pdf https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB10/mex16-01.htm Eugenia Allier-Montano “Memory and History of Mexico '68 in European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 10/16, N. 102 Elisa Kriza “Anti-Communism, Communism, and Interventionism in Narratives Surrounding the Student Massacre on Tlatelolco Square.” Bulletin of Latin American Affairs 38.1, 2019. Pp.82-96 https://www.si.com/olympics/2020/08/12/tommie-smith-john-carlos-1968-olympics-protest-athlete-activism https://isoh.org/wp-content/uploads/JOH-Archives/johv26n2h.pdf https://www.thenation.com/article/society/avery-brundage/ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB10/nsaebb10.htm https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/qfp/104481.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/07/24/olympics-munich-israel-1972-paris/ https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-massacre-hostage-terrorism-israel-germany https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/want-understand-1992-la-riots-start-1984-la-olympics/ https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/06/03/la-84-olympics-changed-the-games-daily-cover https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2023/08/28/cold-war-diplomatic-games-the-1984-los-angeles-summer-olympics/ Joshua Ryan Leiser “Los Angeles and the 1984 Olympic Games: Cultural Commodification, Corporate Sponsorship, and the Cold War” Dissertation, UC Riverside 2014, https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2tb760kz Reagan arrives in LA ahead of the 1984 Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvhSGFcVekg https://reagan.blogs.archives.gov/2016/08/05/ronald-reagans-remarks-when-the-olympic-torch-came-to-the-white-house-in-1984/ https://www.atf.gov/our-history/eric-rudolph https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/08/06/the-1984-olympics-fueled-l-a-s-war-on-crime-will-the-2028-games-do-the-same/ https://www.businessinsider.com/g4s-olympic-security-disaster-2012-7 Pete Fussey “Command, Control and contestation: Negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics”, The Geographic Journal, Vol. 181, N. 3 9/15. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/30/a-massive-betrayal-how-londons-olympic-legacy-was-sold-out https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/idmc/2016/en/111503 https://www.ksbw.com/article/migrants-homeless-people-cleared-out-of-paris-olympics/61710134 https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2016/06/deadly-side-rio-olympics-2016/
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our multi-part dive into the US Agency for Global Media -- the USA's propaganda wing! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/
This week, Madeline and David get into part 2 of our look at the US Agency for Global Media -- the USA's propaganda arm -- by examining Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/
This week, Madeline and David talk about the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the branch of the U.S. government that oversees American propaganda efforts around the globe! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/edit?usp=sharing
This week, Madeline and David talk about microplastics and personal safety! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/nx-s1-4970522/new-research-suggests-that-microplastics-could-be-affecting-male-fertility https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068600/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/envhealth.3c00052 https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/microplastics-stroke https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a46993585/microplastics-human-placenta/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_pop_md_dsa_hybd_mix_us_21178859017&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj9-zBhDyARIsAERjds23S1pMLEiciUj2cIVolQpsuQZHv16BQrLjSlGPLiFbopI6pXAAT7waArf3EALw_wcB https://hsc.unm.edu/news/2024/04/microplastics-in-organs.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/11/microplastics-health-impacts-unknown/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-atmosphere-climate-weather https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/our-life-is-plasticized-new-research-shows-microplastics-in-our-food-water-air/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01172-y https://www.ciel.org/news/sowing-a-plastic-planet-new-report-exposes-intentional-use-of-microplastics-on-food-crops/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927104/ https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SaPP-Factsheet-English_Jan2023.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10072287/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/18/3396 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36948312/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722083607 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9273611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9734713/ https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sowing_a_plastic_planet_-_how_microplastics_in_agrochemicals_are_affecting_our_soils_our_food_and_our_future_ciel.pdf_0.pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/701 https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/7/1/19
This week, Madeline and David are back (with better audio quality than last week!!!) to talk about MICROPLASTICS! They're everywhere! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/nx-s1-4970522/new-research-suggests-that-microplastics-could-be-affecting-male-fertility https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068600/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/envhealth.3c00052 https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/microplastics-stroke https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a46993585/microplastics-human-placenta/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=arb_ga_pop_md_dsa_hybd_mix_us_21178859017&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj9-zBhDyARIsAERjds23S1pMLEiciUj2cIVolQpsuQZHv16BQrLjSlGPLiFbopI6pXAAT7waArf3EALw_wcB https://hsc.unm.edu/news/2024/04/microplastics-in-organs.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/11/microplastics-health-impacts-unknown/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/plastic-waste-atmosphere-climate-weather https://news.mongabay.com/2020/07/our-life-is-plasticized-new-research-shows-microplastics-in-our-food-water-air/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01172-y https://www.ciel.org/news/sowing-a-plastic-planet-new-report-exposes-intentional-use-of-microplastics-on-food-crops/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7927104/ https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SaPP-Factsheet-English_Jan2023.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10072287/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/18/3396 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36948312/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722083607 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9273611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9734713/ https://resolutions.unep.org/resolutions/uploads/sowing_a_plastic_planet_-_how_microplastics_in_agrochemicals_are_affecting_our_soils_our_food_and_our_future_ciel.pdf_0.pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/701 https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/7/1/19
This week, Madeline and David do part 2 of our Heritage Foundation episode and get into Project 2025! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-fall-of-the-heritage-foundation-and-the-death-of-republican-ideas/279955/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/magazine/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/brian-walsh/2013/09/12/the-senate-conservative-fund-and-the-heritage-foundation-profit-from-attacking-republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/magazine/trump-government-heritage-foundation-think-tank.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/07/heritage-foundation-trump-republicans/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/15/too-hot-for-heritage-00116094 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/republican-president-2024-heritage-foundation.html https://www.project2025.org/policy/ https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FOREWORD.pdf https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-conservative-promise/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/project-2025-trump-heritage-foundation-maga/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/project-2025-democracy-fcc-fec/ https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/koch https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/the-national-endowment-democracy-prudent-investment-thefuture https://www.ned.org/fellows/olivia-enos/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88B00443R000502320001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000100560001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000505420082-7.pdf https://www.heritage.org/article/timeline-heritage-successes https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Heritage_Foundation#Core_Financials https://victimsofcommunism.org/award/edwin-feulner-jr-phd/ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/will-the-heritage-foundations-project-2025-turn-trumpism-into-a-governing-agenda/
This week, Madeline and David talk about The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-fall-of-the-heritage-foundation-and-the-death-of-republican-ideas/279955/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/magazine/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/brian-walsh/2013/09/12/the-senate-conservative-fund-and-the-heritage-foundation-profit-from-attacking-republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/magazine/trump-government-heritage-foundation-think-tank.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/07/heritage-foundation-trump-republicans/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/15/too-hot-for-heritage-00116094 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/republican-president-2024-heritage-foundation.html https://www.project2025.org/policy/ https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FOREWORD.pdf https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-conservative-promise/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/project-2025-trump-heritage-foundation-maga/ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/project-2025-democracy-fcc-fec/ https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/koch https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/the-national-endowment-democracy-prudent-investment-thefuture https://www.ned.org/fellows/olivia-enos/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88B00443R000502320001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000100560001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000505420082-7.pdf https://www.heritage.org/article/timeline-heritage-successes https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Heritage_Foundation#Core_Financials https://victimsofcommunism.org/award/edwin-feulner-jr-phd/ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/will-the-heritage-foundations-project-2025-turn-trumpism-into-a-governing-agenda/
This week, Madeline and David finish up the second part of our two-parter on the School of the Americas, a.k.a. WHINSEC! Warning: Contains mention of SA, violence against children, and torture PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://jacobin.com/2019/11/shut-down-school-of-the-americas-whinsec-ice-border-patrol https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Peron https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2012/3/1/el-salvadors-brutal-civil-war-what-we-still-dont-know https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2015/nr-4/colombias-bloody-history/ https://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/22/imperialism-by-another-name-the-us-war-on-drugs-in-colombia/ https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/the-zapatista-movement-the-fight-for-indigenous-rights-in-mexico/ https://schoolsforchiapas.org/the-massacre-of-viejo-velasco/ https://soaw.org/notorious-soa-graduates https://web.archive.org/web/20070119115027/http://www.soaw.org/new/newswire_detail.php?id=851 https://soaw.org/training-in-2019-soa-whinsec https://www.lawg.org/declassified-army-and-cia-manuals/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/notorious-georgia-army-school-became-americas-training-ground-for-global-torture/285223/ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA527172.pdf http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-defense/western-hemisphere-institute-for-security-cooperation-school-of-the-americas?agencyid=7389 https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2014/12/9/infamous-us-military-school-still-draws-fire https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB122/920310%20Imporper%20Material%20in%20Spanish-Language%20Intelligence%20Training%20Manuals.pdf https://wagingnonviolence.org/2018/12/actions-across-latin-america-target-notorious-school-americas/ https://irp.fas.org/congress/1997_rpt/soarpt.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000504880017-0.pdf https://nacla.org/news/us-intervention-paraguay-continues https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-00733R000100110006-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01094R000200010050-9.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/STEPS%20TO%20IMPROVE%20U.S.-ARG%5B15503036%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00287R000901540001-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90M00005R001100160023-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01094R000300010023-8.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01058R000100010001-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402010001-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402000001-2.pdf https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9712/ch11p2.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00845R000100190001-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00850R000200070035-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01184R000301550001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01184R000301720002-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00907R000100340001-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00447R000100110001-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01314R000100350003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01314R000100350003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87M00539R002203530034-7.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87M00539R001802760013-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00367R000100090001-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP89B00423R000300330003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/LIEUTENANT%20GENERAL%20LEOPOL%5B15499966%5D.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20191106052505/http://william_h_ormsbee.tripod.com/Articles/school_americas_who_84.pdf https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm https://armyuniversity.edu/whinsec/en/faq
This week, Madeline and David talk about the School of the Americas -- where the USA trains future dictators of the world! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://jacobin.com/2019/11/shut-down-school-of-the-americas-whinsec-ice-border-patrol https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Peron https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2012/3/1/el-salvadors-brutal-civil-war-what-we-still-dont-know https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2015/nr-4/colombias-bloody-history/ https://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/22/imperialism-by-another-name-the-us-war-on-drugs-in-colombia/ https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/news-item/the-zapatista-movement-the-fight-for-indigenous-rights-in-mexico/ https://schoolsforchiapas.org/the-massacre-of-viejo-velasco/ https://soaw.org/notorious-soa-graduates https://web.archive.org/web/20070119115027/http://www.soaw.org/new/newswire_detail.php?id=851 https://soaw.org/training-in-2019-soa-whinsec https://www.lawg.org/declassified-army-and-cia-manuals/ https://www.mintpressnews.com/notorious-georgia-army-school-became-americas-training-ground-for-global-torture/285223/ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA527172.pdf http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-defense/western-hemisphere-institute-for-security-cooperation-school-of-the-americas?agencyid=7389 https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2014/12/9/infamous-us-military-school-still-draws-fire https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB122/920310%20Imporper%20Material%20in%20Spanish-Language%20Intelligence%20Training%20Manuals.pdf https://wagingnonviolence.org/2018/12/actions-across-latin-america-target-notorious-school-americas/ https://irp.fas.org/congress/1997_rpt/soarpt.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000504880017-0.pdf https://nacla.org/news/us-intervention-paraguay-continues https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-00733R000100110006-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01094R000200010050-9.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/STEPS%20TO%20IMPROVE%20U.S.-ARG%5B15503036%5D.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00287R000901540001-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90M00005R001100160023-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01094R000300010023-8.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01058R000100010001-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402010001-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402000001-2.pdf https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9712/ch11p2.htm https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00845R000100190001-6.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00850R000200070035-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01184R000301550001-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T01184R000301720002-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00907R000100340001-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00447R000100110001-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01314R000100350003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88-01314R000100350003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87M00539R002203530034-7.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87M00539R001802760013-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP04T00367R000100090001-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP89B00423R000300330003-4.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/LIEUTENANT%20GENERAL%20LEOPOL%5B15499966%5D.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20191106052505/http://william_h_ormsbee.tripod.com/Articles/school_americas_who_84.pdf https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm https://armyuniversity.edu/whinsec/en/faq
This week, Madeline and David finish our episode about Coca-Colonization in Mexico! BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coca-cola-mexico-wells-dry-bottled-water-sucking-san-felipe-ecatepec-chiapas-a7953026.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/chiapas-forever-indigenous?format=amp https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/28/water-is-the-real-thing-but-millions-of-mexicans-are-struggling-without-it https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-coca-cola-diabetes.html https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22172862/coca-cola-mexico-town-water/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2XF4ZG/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/article/this-small-town-in-mexico-is-addicted-to-coca-cola-it-also-grapples-with-a-deadly-disease/p1m2g5dtd https://truthout.org/articles/coca-cola-sucks-wells-dry-in-chiapas-forcing-residents-to-buy-water/ https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/major-cities-in-mexico-running-out-of-water-as-extreme-heat-continues-209737285844 https://coha.org/coca-colas-corporate-greed-is-leaving-mexicans-thirsty/ https://borgenproject.org/chronic-diseases-in-chiapas/ https://killercoke.org/ray_rogers_absurdity_at_unam_110329.php https://killercoke.org/crimes_mexico.php https://inthesetimes.com/article/cola-wars-in-mexico https://chiapas-support.org/2023/06/14/coca-colas-lack-of-political-transparency-is-associated-with-life-and-death-in-chiapas/ https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/cocacolonization/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587?via%3Dihub https://compact.org/news/coca-colonization-and-christmas-cheer-in-mexico https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587 https://www.salon.com/2018/04/04/the-coca-cola-invasion-is-causing-mexicos-slow-death-by-junk-food_partner/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2017/12/23/coca-cola-red-and-whitewashing-the-empire https://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-influence-on-mexican-culture-2018-8#but-there-was-a-downside-to-cokes-sudden-spike-in-popularity-the-diabetes-rate-doubled-in-mexico-between-2000-and-2007-14
This week, Madeline and David talk about Coca Cola's colonization of Mexico, part 1 of a 2-parter! BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coca-cola-mexico-wells-dry-bottled-water-sucking-san-felipe-ecatepec-chiapas-a7953026.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/chiapas-forever-indigenous?format=amp https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/28/water-is-the-real-thing-but-millions-of-mexicans-are-struggling-without-it https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-coca-cola-diabetes.html https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22172862/coca-cola-mexico-town-water/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2XF4ZG/ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/article/this-small-town-in-mexico-is-addicted-to-coca-cola-it-also-grapples-with-a-deadly-disease/p1m2g5dtd https://truthout.org/articles/coca-cola-sucks-wells-dry-in-chiapas-forcing-residents-to-buy-water/ https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/major-cities-in-mexico-running-out-of-water-as-extreme-heat-continues-209737285844 https://coha.org/coca-colas-corporate-greed-is-leaving-mexicans-thirsty/ https://borgenproject.org/chronic-diseases-in-chiapas/ https://killercoke.org/ray_rogers_absurdity_at_unam_110329.php https://killercoke.org/crimes_mexico.php https://inthesetimes.com/article/cola-wars-in-mexico https://chiapas-support.org/2023/06/14/coca-colas-lack-of-political-transparency-is-associated-with-life-and-death-in-chiapas/ https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/cocacolonization/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587?via%3Dihub https://compact.org/news/coca-colonization-and-christmas-cheer-in-mexico https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587 https://www.salon.com/2018/04/04/the-coca-cola-invasion-is-causing-mexicos-slow-death-by-junk-food_partner/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2017/12/23/coca-cola-red-and-whitewashing-the-empire https://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-influence-on-mexican-culture-2018-8#but-there-was-a-downside-to-cokes-sudden-spike-in-popularity-the-diabetes-rate-doubled-in-mexico-between-2000-and-2007-14
This week, Madeline and David wrap up our two-part episode on NED -- the second, smaller CIA! BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1xOGFEcb2-Iy_ZUuNVx_9tdJtnMdjpTMYQfEHnuPRM/edit?usp=sharing
This week, Madeline and David talk about the tinier CIA: The National Endowment for Democracy! Part 1. BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1xOGFEcb2-Iy_ZUuNVx_9tdJtnMdjpTMYQfEHnuPRM/edit?usp=sharing
This week, Madeline and David talk about Shen Yun, Falun Gong, The Epoch Times, and Li Hongzhi! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OFqFIW1ejobai9MrY3ksBc96Jr5lfoW5YeyPzzjkDm8/edit?usp=sharing
This week, David and Madeline talk about the West Virginia coal mining wars, deputizing orthodontists to shoot the poors, and maybe the only okay cop to ever exist -- maybe! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: Savage, Lon: Thunder in the Mountains: The West Virginia Coal Mine War 1920-1921 Shogon, Robert: The Battle of Blair Mountain Hubert, Patrick: Rednecks and Red Bandanas Wheeler, Hoyt: What Did the Coal Miner See Amsden, Jon and Brier, Stephen: Coal Miners on Strike Gadsby, Margaret: The Coal Strikes
This week, Madeline and David talk about the TSA, 9/11, and what we could do with $8 billion per year! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.statista.com/chart/24599/passenger-screenings-at-us-airports https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/insulin-cost-and-pricing-trends/ https://www.theverge.com/c/23311333/tsa-history-airport-security-theater-homeland https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/politics/tsa-failed-undercover-airport-screening-tests/index.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shoe-bomber-richard-reid-flight https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/us/politics/underwear-bomber-lawsuit-prison-treatment.html https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035131619/911-travel-timeline-tsa https://www.jstor.org/stable/24562556 https://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11687014/tsa-against-airport-security https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellistalton/2019/01/28/is-the-tsa-really-necessary/?sh=354b2cf525e0 https://nypost.com/2019/09/08/save-us-from-the-pointless-burdens-of-the-tsa/ https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/wheelchair-bound-preteen-held-tsa-traces-explosives-found-161802927--abc-news-travel.html https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21075201/oig-tsa-ct.pdf https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tsa-dumb-security-rules-not-science-based/ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/12/tsa-insanity-201112 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/business/yourmoney/17digi.html https://www.jobtestprep.com/tsa-training https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/politics/tsa-failed-undercover-airport-screening-tests/index.html https://www.stratosjets.com/blog/skyhighsmuggling/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/6/tsa-failed-detect-95-percent-prohibited-items-minn/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/11/the-things-he-carried/307057/ https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/lifestyle/tsa-sparks-privacy-concerns-amid-plans-to-install-facial-recognition-systems-at-400-us-airports/ https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/01/tsa-business-security-theater-not-security/357599/ https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1049814332/despite-calls-to-improve-air-travel-is-still-a-nightmare-for-many-with-disabilit https://tinyurl.com/yknz43cx https://www.rd.com/article/what-do-airport-body-scanners-see/ https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/new-documents-show-tsa-program-blamed-profiling https://www.propublica.org/article/tsa-not-discriminating-against-black-women-but-their-body-scanners-might-be https://www.propublica.org/article/tsa-not-discriminating-against-black-women-but-their-body-scanners-might-be https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/08/tsa-screening-racial-religious-profiling-aclu-study https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/millennial-media/201812/are-tsa-random-screens-code-racial-profiling https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/us/racial-profiling-at-boston-airport-officials-say.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-tsa-removes-nude-scanners-from-airports-20130531-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/10/us-no-fly-list-predictive-assessments https://smmirror.com/2023/01/california-homeless-housing-needs-assessment-finds-it-will-cost-303-billion-to-end-homelessness-in-the-state https://gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/TSA-pages-5-8.pdf
This week, Madeline and David talk about Milton Friedman, ultra capitalism, and how the United States staged a coup in Chile PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/economic-forecasts-have-been-very-wrong-lately-but-thats-really-nothing-new.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/19/us-economists-wrong-predictions https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/19/20699366/interest-rates-unemployment-globalization-minimum-wage-deficit https://www.montpelerin.org/event/429dba23-fc64-4838-aea3-b847011022a4/websitePage:6950c74b-5d9b-41cc-8da1-3e1991c14ac5 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-bill-clintons-balanced-budget-destroyed-the-economy-2012-9 https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2022028pap.pdf https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PhillipsCurve.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Milton-Friedman https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/13/archives/a-friedman-doctrine-the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to.html https://academic.oup.com/book/2057/chapter/141965295 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/milton-friedman.asp https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende https://newrepublic.com/article/172441/milton-friedman-met-pinochet https://jacobin.com/2023/09/neoliberalism-human-rights-democracy-dictatorship-chile-chicago-hayek-friedman-pinochet https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-chicago-boys-in-chile-economic-freedoms-awful-toll/ https://jacobin.com/2023/05/chile-chicago-boys-neoliberalism-friedman-allende-pinochet https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/business/economy/economy-interest-rates-inflation.html https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/exclusive-interviews/anthony-wile-david-d-friedman-on-his-famous-father-anarcho-capitalism-and-free-market-solutions/ https://progressive.org/latest/milton-friedman-is-still-running-show-imf-rowden-231025/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2013/09/chile-years-pinochet-s-coup-impunity-must-end/ https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/03/business/monetarism-falls-from-grace.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584942/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/opinion/economics-public-opinion.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/economists-often-dont-know-what-theyre-talking-about/2019/05/12/f91517d4-7338-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/socf.12153 Chicago. Klein, Naomi. 2008. The Shock Doctrine. Harlow, England: Penguin Books.
This week, Madeline and David talk about Stockholm Syndrome, apartment hunting in LA, and why cops are so scared of acorns! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-stockholm-syndrome https://theprepared.com/emergencies/guides/kidnapping/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OPTvgIUIEyAC&q=rises+to+95+percent&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=rises%20to%2095%20percent&f=false https://daily.jstor.org/stockholm-syndrome/ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/KvaX8M/radslan-for-polisens-agerande-enade-oss https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stockholm-syndrome-meaning-bank-robbery-b2399531.html https://lithub.com/on-the-myth-of-stockholm-syndrome-and-women-guerrilla-fighters/ https://www.history.com/news/stockholm-syndrome https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/21/gone-girl-2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/08/23/stockholm-syndrome-bank-robbery-jan-erik-olsson/ https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/25/archives/swedish-robber-holds-hostages-2d-day.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/11/natascha-kampusch-interview https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/11/25/the-bank-drama https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/02/obituaries/nils-bejerot-67-pioneer-in-study-of-drug-abuse.html
This week, Madeline and David talk about Rhodesia, settler colonialism, and violent apartheid! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhodesia https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians https://zimfieldguide.com/harare/pioneer-column%E2%80%99s-march-macloutsie-mashonaland https://www.britannica.com/topic/British-South-Africa-Company https://www.britannica.com/place/Mashonaland https://www.britannica.com/event/Gun-War https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cecil-Rhodes https://www.britannica.com/place/Federation-of-Rhodesia-and-Nyasaland https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03086534.2011.598029?needAccess=true https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/magazine/rhodesia-zimbabwe-white-supremacists.html https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/23/2003326166/-1/-1/0/RhodesianBushWar_1965-80_20231204.PDF https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/archives/1964/09/214-3/132645217.pdf https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/research-projects/dadm-project/sub-saharan-africa-region/rhodesia-zimbabwe-1964-present/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/03/04/110789090.html?pageNumber=4 https://www.jstor.org/stable/45314270 https://www.un.org/dppa/decolonization/sites/www.un.org.dppa.decolonization/files/decon_num_5-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00891A000700060001-0.pdf https://adst.org/2023/01/black-and-white-a-battle-between-segregation-and-independence-in-southern-rhodesia/ https://time.com/6324696/rhodesia-minority-rule/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/03/05/issue.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00472A000800020001-8.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/12/how-to-kill-a-country/302845/ https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/file%20uploads%20/josiah_brownell_the_collapse_of_rhodesia_populabook4you.pdf https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/cecil-john-rhodes https://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/cecil-rhodes-racial-segregation-in-the-cape-colony-and-violence-in-zimbabwe/ https://medium.com/war-is-boring/why-white-supremacists-identify-with-rhodesia-480b37f3131f https://www.aaihs.org/the-united-states-and-colonial-zimbabwe-pan-african-linkages/ https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000016163
This week, David hosts and teaches Madeline all about the 1877 Train-Workers Strike and how it led to St. Louis being a commune for like three or four days? PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: Phililp Foner, The Great Labor Uprising of 1877 Robert Bruce, 1877: Year Of Violence Mike Davis, Prisoners of the American Dream Leon Fink, Workingman's Democracy Kevein Kenny, Making Sense of the Molly Maguires Bruce Laurie, Artisans into Workers Anthony Bimba, The Molly Maguires David Montgomery, The Fall of the House of Labor Mark Kruger, The St. Louis Commune of 1877 Melvyn Dubofsky and Foster Rhea Dulles, Labor in America
This week, Madeline and David get into the second half of our deep dive on Ronald Reagan -- the presidential years! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: SOURCES https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/foreign-affairs https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/474669-how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war/ https://merip.org/1988/11/saudi-arabia-and-the-reagan-doctrine/ https://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/this-day-in-politics-feb-6-1985-087212 https://merip.org/1987/03/ethiopias-contras/ https://lithub.com/how-ronald-reagans-time-at-general-electric-pushed-him-to-conservatism/ https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/12/nancy-reagan-hollywood-history-twitter-madonna.html https://www.villagevoice.com/paying-lip-service/ https://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/drugs/war/key-facts.htm https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/just-say-no https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/ronald-reagan-unrest-college-campuses-1967 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/04/26/the-leader-he-was-the-leader-he-wasnt/5d4609cc-5559-420a-878d-589416dd568e/ https://newsarchive.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/06/08_reagan.shtml https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs https://itep.org/DebunkingLaffer/ https://theintercept.com/2021/08/06/middle-class-reagan-patco-strike/ https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/29/house-overrides-reagan-apartheid-veto-sept-29-1986-243169 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1988/07/01/issue.html https://www.marxists.org/history/erol/ncm-7/mlp-kamp.htm https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/12/10/125771.html?pageNumber=17 https://archive.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/polpot.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/09/16/us-to-support-pol-pot-regime-for-un-seat/58b8b124-7dd7-448f-b4f7-80231683ec57/ https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/pol/pilgerpolpotnus.pdf https://www.hrw.org/reports/1989/WR89/Cambodia.htm https://ips-dc.org/the_cia_contras_gangs_and_crack/ https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9712/ch01p2.htm https://www.salon.com/2013/09/29/ronald_reagans_shameful_legacy_violence_the_homeless_mental_illness/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/ https://tnsr.org/roundtable/policy-roundtable-reagan-and-latin-america/ https://www.csmonitor.com/1983/0603/060337.html https://www.hrw.org/reports/1989/WR89/Angola.htm https://inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/
This week, Madeline and David dive into part 1 of our 2-part series on Ronald Reagan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://astro-charts.com/tools/birth_chart/?name=Ronald+Reagan&location=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&geo_pk=85357&date=1911-2-6+12-0&place=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&month=02&day=06&year=1911&hour=12&min=00&timeRadio=pm https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105843/http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/Pages/ReaganTrail.php?city=2&page=Dixon https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ronald-reagan-lifeguard-statue-met-20170104-story.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Wyman https://daily.jstor.org/how-hollywood-thrived-through-the-red-scare/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-investigates-reds-in-hollywood https://jacobin.com/2023/05/hollywood-blacklist-free-expression-communism-huac-screewriters https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/hollywoods-red-scare-spread-stigma-association https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-26-mn-26394-story.html https://time.com/3513597/huac-hollywood-hearings/ https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/ronald-reagan-testifies-huac-1947/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nancy-Reagan https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/mar/08/nancy-reagan-drugs-just-say-no-dare-program-opioid-epidemic https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-just-say-no-doesnt-work/ https://landmarkrecovery.com/just-say-no-and-its-effects/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022347689807218 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/upshot/why-advertising-is-a-poor-choice-to-tackle-the-opioid-crisis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/us/sandra-day-oconnor-dead.html https://www.investopedia.com/articles/05/011805.asp https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1983/10/22/248114.html?pageNumber=7 https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/domestic-affairs https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1976/02/15/issue.html https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-policy-history/article/abs/incremental-revolution-ronald-reagan-and-welfare-reform-in-the-1970s/90E7B3A515853B61E6879FD041B874FB https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/07/29/reagan-welfare-cuts-found-to-worsen-families-poverty/077278f9-a875-4791-9c34-d1cf3cd148b5/ https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/ronald-reagan-and-supply-side-economics https://www.hoover.org/research/reagans-secret-war https://jacobin.com/2023/03/ronald-reagan-jimmy-carter-1980-election-october-surprise-iran-hostage-conspiracy-theory https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2004/06/reagan.htm https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,964873-1,00.html https://www.reaganfoundation.org/media/51313/red-scare.pdf https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/3/07/nancy-and-gays
This week's episode is about parental alienation syndrome, the intersection of misogyny and grifting, and the worst man in the world Richard Gardner. BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AB2THZNBYWZPWYJ3HWYQ/full?target=10.1080%2F09649069.2020.1701941& Gardner, R. (1998). The parental alienation syndrome: A guide for mental health and legal professionals. Cresskill, NJ: Creative Therapeutics, Inc. https://www.familylawyersdw.com.au/how-to-recognise-the-17-signs-of-parental-alienation/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23909317-true-and-false-accusations-of-child-sex-abuse?responsive=1&title=1 https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-and-its-use-in-family-court https://www.propublica.org/article/both-parents-agree-child-is-being-harmed-who-will-courts-believe https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/supreme-court/2020/20sa87.html https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-responsibility-evaluators-colorado https://www.propublica.org/article/family-reunification-camps-kids-allege-more-abuse https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-utah-livestream-siblings https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-utah-livestream-judge Nicholas M.C. Bala et al., Allegations of Child Abuse in the Context of Parental Separation: A Discussion Paper (Department of Justice, Canada, 2001) https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications/823/ https://grantwyeth.medium.com/the-facilitating-system-of-the-family-court-cf4ee5a3b30b https://theconversation.com/parental-alienation-the-debunked-theory-that-women-lie-about-violence-is-still-used-in-court-125823 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15379418.2016.1217758?journalCode=wjcc20 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parental-alienation-used-as-secret-weapon-in-custody-battles-says-expert-1.4663869 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740920321514 https://www.insider.com/parental-alienation-syndrome-father-alleged-child-abuse-win-custody-case-2023-5 https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciafersch/2021/03/29/parental-alienation-as-a-defense-to-allegations-of-domestic-violence-and-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse/?sh=2e8453e125c3 https://www.jstor.org/stable/25740351 https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1857&context=faculty_publications https://www.jstor.org/stable/45395268 https://www.jstor.org/stable/25740420
This week, Madeline and David talk about PETA, cute animals, and the ultimate trolls! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://tinyurl.com/24cwurts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Singer https://tinyurl.com/2syn2jpp https://tinyurl.com/5266sskc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kyfLjyBzo&t=46s https://tinyurl.com/3b8hsm9j https://tinyurl.com/mrypbbs2 https://seas.umich.edu/news/breaking-down-white-veganism https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53787329 https://atmos.earth/veganism-history-instagram-culture/ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045222 https://www.ncfh.org/facts-about-agricultural-workers-fact-sheet.html https://tinyurl.com/4wwyybe8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8954905/ https://tinyurl.com/5t5cmmfu https://www.peta.org/ https://www.litwi.org/blog/its-time-we-decolonized-white-veganism https://tinyurl.com/nskrrfpn https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1468796819873101 https://tinyurl.com/2afpwp8t https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/europe/peta-meat-idioms-scli-intl/index.html https://tinyurl.com/jdaevuna https://tinyurl.com/y6dfwbct https://tinyurl.com/33wfyf2s https://tinyurl.com/2p8yymby https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/peta-taking-pets/ https://tinyurl.com/yc5yjhx8 https://tinyurl.com/msstswws https://www.consumerdeception.com/mediaquotes.php https://consumerfreedom.com/ https://www.nokillnow.com/newkirkspectorinterview.html https://tinyurl.com/4bj48x8d https://www.wnd.com/2003/04/18412/ https://www.peta.org/features/peta-ends-near-drowning-tests-small-animals/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879472/ https://tinyurl.com/4rdk7pzm https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1468796819873101 https://tinyurl.com/4r4mf4kt https://petakillsanimals.com/proof-peta-kills/ https://tinyurl.com/4xh5v5a3 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220 https://tinyurl.com/yhpjywz6 https://www.600milliondogs.org/alex-pacheco
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