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100 days of Trump and America is almost unrecognizable.  Travis Clyburn join Michael Regilio to break it down.  More at dogmadebate.com

Some wore red hats, others wore blue. Outside scores of polling places in many states across the country, pairs of Democrats and Republicans sat together in a radically simple experiment called the Braver Angels Election Day Initiative.The contrast between dire media forecasts of violence, and calamity during the election and what actually happened was stark. The day passed by calmly with minimal reports of disruption. There was a sense of quiet majesty that day.In this episode we hear about the experience of three Red/Blue pairs of Braver Angels volunteers. For all of them the experience of presenting themselves in public as liberals and conservatives who could get along was uplifting. We also get reactions and reflections about the results and what they mean for our democracy.Our guests are: Liberal Don Goldberg and conservative Elizabeth Doll who were outside the King County Election Headquarters in Renton, Washington on Election Day. Dorsey Cartwright, who voted for Harris, and Roger Haynes who backed Trump, spent several hours together close to a polling station in Austin, Texas. The third red/blue pair Martin Hunke (Blue) and Tarleton Ferrin (Red) in Tucson, Arizona. Braver Angels volunteers had posters that said Vote Red, Vote Blue, We're All Americans Through and Through."People were really warm about it," said Elizabeth. "They seemed sometimes surprised, sometimes amused, but everyone was really receptive." Don said the experience in Renton "was really kind of delightful".Our Blue volunteers, as expected, were deeply saddened by the election result. "I felt some sadness," said Martin Hunke. "I realized that we live in very different worlds. We can't agree on what truth is.""In elections people win and lose, but we as Americans are left with moving forward together," conservative Roger Haynes told us. "We have to learn to win and lose with grace and understand how to be more empathetic with people whose side didn't win... Do we take this as another gotcha moment or do we try to step outside of our tribe and ask what's it like for them?"This episode was produced with the help and encouragement of David Albright, Jessica Jones, and Mónica Guzmán at "A Braver Way" podcast. Our deep thanks to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Posting early to give you something to alleviate Election Day Jitters! Vote Blue so we can flush the orange turd down once and for all *Episode Description and inspiration below**We offer you a new kind of show with a title based on a time where Adam and Justin played with action figures as adults...and they made all the characters do dumb shit, have dumb voices, and complete dumb tasks. This was right around the time "The Expendables" was becoming a huge hit, and so Adam and Justin decided to call their ragtag team of militants, "The Affordables." Now here we are in late 2024 releasing a blend of 80s-inspired retro bullshit with some modern bullshit with a flexible cast of characters. In this series, we are delighted to welcome back one of the original Rollplayers, David! He reprises his role as Luke "Chimichanga" Smith who needs to make some merc money after Sierra went down. We also see Justin make his appearance as Jack Lazer, an 80s action hero who was thawed out in the year 2024. Both of these men have responded to a Craigslist ad from Blake Dancer, a 19 year old game streamer who wants to prevent monsters from overtaking his favorite vacation spots. Today, the Affordables will face an enemy of fluffy proportions. Our site

Welcome to the latest episode of Geek Girl Soup, where Susan, Kelly, and Cort celebrate “Keanuversary” – a special tribute to Keanu Reeves for “Keanuvember”! In honor of Keanu's 60th birthday and the anniversary milestones of some of his biggest films, the hosts take a nostalgic journey through his iconic movies, unique career highlights, and his unexpected origins.The hosts chat about the following topics:Keanu's Roots and Early Career: Born in Beirut, raised in Canada, and a high school hockey star before Hollywood called.Anniversary Movie Lineup: From John Wick and The Matrix to classics like Speed and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the hosts break down why these films still hold a special place in fans' hearts.Keanu's Good Heart: Remembering his gestures of generosity, like taking a pay cut on The Devil's Advocate to ensure Al Pacino could join the film.The Keanu Effect: Why he continues to influence pop culture, from his kindness and humility to his undeniable charm.Keanu vs. Nicolas Cage: A lighthearted discussion comparing their unique filmographies and what makes each actor a cult icon in his own right.The conversation also shifts to current events, with reflections on recent election news, a SNL skit featuring Kamala Harris, and commentary on the state of democracy.Susan and Cort discuss the latest episode of From!Recommendations:Piece by Piece: A unique documentary about Pharrell Williams made entirely with LEGO animations.Don't Move: A thrilling horror movie on Netflix.The Remarkable Life of Ebelin: A touching documentary on HBO about a young man's impact despite physical limitations.What's New on Streaming:Like Water for Chocolate on Max – A new series adaptation of the classic novel.Day of the Jackal on Peacock – Eddie Redmayne stars in a new thriller series adaptation.Next Week's Theme:Homicide: Life on the StreetListener Interaction:Send your Keanu movie recommendations or share your favorite Keanu moments with us at GeekGirlSoup@gmail.com or find us on social media @GeekGirlSoup.Reminder: If you haven't yet, remember to Vote Blue! The hosts encourage everyone to stay engaged and hopeful as election results come in.Outro: Until next time, keep it geeky and keep celebrating the iconic roles of Keanu Reeves with us on Geek Girl Soup!

This is not a political podcast but I do speak what's on my mind. So I spoke a little bit about voting, having fun with tik tok, and just life. This episode is unedited recorded on my phone as I was taking a walk. November 5th coming up go and vote. I'm not telling you how to vote, only you know what's important for you! Special thanks to tik toker and dope duet beat makers: @anabolicbeats @jrandom @katoonthetracks

Noel talks VP Harris, Climate Change and the need to defeat Trump on November 5th. Vote Blue. 

In this week's episode the Powell men discuss the value and benefits of #earlyvoting. The need to vote early in the  #battleground states of #Michigan #Pennsylvania #Wisconsin #Georgia #Arizona #NorthCarolina #Nevada is paramount.The guys suggest that #Texas , and #Florida could be in play as polling doesn't take #abortionrights into consideration . Let's face it, nobody likes #TedCruz aka #LyingTed , #CancunTed . #ColinAlred . In deep red #Missouri #abortionrights are on the ballot. Not saying, just saying. This #2024election may be our last if #Trump wins. #HaitianImmigrants in Florida need to vote en masse. #Latinovoters need to end the orange menace. #BlackMen need to vote like #BlackWomen. This is the end game folks. Other topics covered are the #Yankees and the #Mets in the #NLCS and #ALCS .  We can't afford to see them in person anymore. #Citifield #YankeeStadium #MadisonSquareGarden . #Knicks #Nets #Jets #RobertSaleh  #Milwaukee #ErieCounty#Houston #Austin #TicketMaster #StubHub #SeatGeek 

In this week's episode the Powells discuss the devastating #climatechange #globalwarming induced #hurricanes affecting #Florida #Georgia #NorthCarolina and parts of #Appalachia. Last week #HurricaneHelene slammed into the southeast causing widespread damage and #stormsurge. This week #HurricaneMilton has #Tampa in its bullseye. #Category5 hurricanes are becoming a niorm. #VoteBlue ! #VoteEarly Climate change is real. Other topics covered include more fallout from #MayorEricAdams #corruption . #DeputyMayorPhilBanks has resigned. We say goodbye to #JohnAmos #CissyHouston and #KrisKristopherson . More #Diddy news. Former New York Governor #DavidPatterson was in the news. #NewEnglandPatriots safety #JabrillPeppers is in the news for the wrong reasons

A little something different this week.  A discussion about the random challenges of life and embracing them.  Positivity abound...and...a little puppy-talk.  Please register and vote.  Vote Blue.  And above all, be good humans.  Love, Trent.

This week, catch up on the latest from The The, Jack White, Ryder B, Fencer, and Memphis May Fire. Plus classics from RATM, Old Dirty Bastard, The Cult and Tool. Roll up a couple for The Duane Strain. Rock. Mock. Dance. Laugh. Vote BLUE.

UNF*U*CK AMERICA --- . VOTE "BLUE" --- . NO MATTER --- . WHO! .  

August 9th was National Booklovers Day, and Lisa suggested we cover Mary Shelley. We are planning a much more in depth episode on just her probably for October. But in this episode we cover some of the greatest female authors of the early days; these women blazed trails where society was saying women weren't allowed: colleges, science, having jobs...in general anything outside of the housewife realm (eyeroll). SOURCES: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/12/08/what-we-know-of-sappho/ https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/blogs/authors/10-female-authors-that-changed-history So Listen, this podcast loves all of her listeners, but we are pretty unapologetic about politics. It's not about being polite, it's about true freedom. There are 90 days until another historic election. Check your voting status and make sure no fuckery has happened with your registration, or register for the first time. And Please VOTE BLUE. Once we are out of the woods and Republicans get their shit together, you can vote for who you want if the GOP are your boys; But until we get Christian Nationalism and Gilead out of the way, please Vote Blue. The women in your life need it. The country needs it. Plus Tim Walz is the dad we all need! Vote! https://www.vote.gov --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitchstory/support

The political news has been off the charts. I try not get my thoughts out there on this topic but I am invested now. From the absurdity of Project 2025 and then Biden ending his campaign to Harris in the driver seat to take over. Listen and hopefully VOTE BLUE!

Big news with President Biden withdrawing as the Democratic presidential candidate and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Donald Trump. It was obviously a difficult decision for Joe Biden to make, but under the circumstances, it was the right one. There is no way this country can weather another four years of Trump, and there are too many questions about the ravages of age and health surrounding Biden.Now we can move forward and work as hard as possible to elect Harris and defeat Trump. He simply cannot be allowed anywhere near the Oval Office – not even out on the sidewalk!Female voters will be excited – especially those who are concerned about Republican plans to wipe out abortions nationally and interfere with the private acts that take place in the bedroom. Who would think that in 2024 there would be serious discussions about restricting contraception!Joe Biden has worked his tail off as President and has made remarkable progress in the face of vicious opposition from Republicans and Donald Trump.  His legacy will be one of achievement and success, of selfless determination to make America better for everyone, not just the top one percent, as is the case with Trump. With Trump, it's all about himself. With Biden, it's about America.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.

A Vote Blue No Matter Who member called into our Sound Off Friday show to give me a piece of her Democrat shill mind. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phillipscottpodcast/support

This week your BFF's dive into a robust conversation about politics (we know, we know) with our favorite pundit Richard Fowler and dispel many of the myths Black people when it comes to voting. Also, we discuss why this year's election is more important than ever.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Watch the live recording on our Youtube channel here! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Richard Fowler: Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode the Powell men attempt to deal with the real possibility that the American Experiment is over. #SCOTUS the #SupremeCourt has decided that #Presidents are kings. #KingTrump should scare the bejesus out of you. #BlackJobs could be a real thing soon. #MassDeportation anyone? #GayMarriage bans #Chevron laws violated at will with no recourse. #NationWideAbortionBan ? This is not a drill. #VoteBlue as if your life depends on it because it does. Oh, we also talked about #NBAFreeAgency . #KlayThompson #PaulGeorge #Philadelphia76Ers #July4 #IndependenceDay

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Noel talks Biden Student Debt Relief, Trump, Florida, MAGA movement and fascism and what we can do to stay present and fight back. Also shares stories from recent trip to New Orleans Book Festival and three US Presidents at RCMH. Vote Blue. 2024 NAC Productions, INC. 

We have to understand this is a marathon and not a sprint. It will take time to wake up our community out of the programming of voting Democrat by habit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phillipscottpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phillipscottpodcast/support

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The Disney board is in real danger of getting voted out thanks to the Nelson Peltz-led proxy war. Peltz outlines the reasons some of the Disney board NEED TO GO, and he doesn't hold back! Remember kids: VOTE BLUE! ➡️ Tip Jar and Fan Support: http://ClownfishSupport.com ➡️ Official Merch Store: http://ShopClownfish.com ➡️ Official Website: http://ClownfishTV.com ➡️ Audio Edition: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qJc5C6OkQkaZnGCeuVOD1 ➡️ Gaming News: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A7VIqE3r5MQkFgL9nifNc Additional Context: In the high-stakes drama reminiscent of a prime-time television showdown, Disney finds itself in the throes of a turbulent proxy war led by Nelson Peltz, the formidable activist investor and founding partner of Trian Fund Management. This corporate saga unfolds as Peltz mounts a strategic assault on the entertainment behemoth's boardroom, nominating himself and an ally for board seats in a bold bid to steer the iconic company towards a more prosperous course. The epicenter of this confrontation is Peltz's critique of Disney's current trajectory, spotlighting concerns over the company's financial performance, strategic direction, and governance. With Trian Fund Management wielding approximately $3 billion in Disney shares, Peltz's campaign is not a mere skirmish but a significant battle for control and influence over the future of one of the world's most beloved media conglomerates. The crux of Peltz's argument pivots on what he perceives as Disney's underwhelming performance and missed opportunities, particularly in revitalizing its creative franchises, bolstering the profitability of its streaming services, and navigating the digital transformation of ESPN. These critiques come at a critical juncture for Disney, amidst efforts to implement a sweeping restructuring plan aimed at addressing some of the very issues Peltz underscores. Peltz's arsenal includes a pointed critique of Disney's board composition and leadership decisions, notably targeting board members Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman for ouster due to their tenure and decisions which, in his view, have not aligned with shareholder interests. The narrative Peltz weaves is one of a company at a crossroads, requiring fresh perspectives and renewed focus to unlock its untapped potential and restore its former glory. In response to these broadsides, Disney has marshaled its defenses, emphasizing its commitment to strategic growth, shareholder value enhancement, and the meticulous search for CEO Bob Iger's successor. The company underscores recent initiatives aimed at streamlining operations, cutting costs, and investing in core areas such as streaming services, theme parks, and film studios to drive future growth and profitability. As shareholders and observers alike await the April 3 showdown at Disney's annual shareholder meeting, the contours of this proxy battle paint a picture of a company grappling with the challenges of transformation in an ever-evolving media landscape. The outcome of this contest may well shape Disney's strategic direction for years to come, heralding a new chapter in its storied history or reaffirming the current leadership's vision for the future​​​​​​. About Us: Clownfish TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary channel that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitt

We're going deep with Democratic candidates on the primary ballot for Congress and for the California State Assembly. Gil Cisneros is running to replace a retiring Grace Napolitano for CA 31 in the San Gabriel Valley. And local businessman and Swing Left organizer Steve Pierson is running for the 44th Assembly district in California.Gil is a former Naval Officer who served previously in California's 39th district and as Under Secretary of Defense in the Biden Administration. Gil and his wife won $266 million dollars in California's Mega Millions Lottery. They have put the windfall to wonderful use, setting up scholarship funds across the San Gabriel Valley.  We talk to Gil about the great hypothetical question, “What would I do if I won the lottery?” And his ability to stay that course once dream became reality. We ask him why he left the Republican Party in 2008, we discuss the issues that concern his district like immigration, homelessness, transportation, and the environment. Gil is eager to get to work advocating for veterans, gun safety reform, economic opportunity for working families, climate action, defending women's rights and furthering the diversity programs he credits with his own pathway to success.Steve Pierson came to politics very naturally. His father worked on The Great Society in the LBJ administration. Steve took a detour into the entertainment industry, but after the election of Trump he spearheaded Swing Left, a grassroots organizational effort to flip purple districts blue.Steve's assembly district will cover much of the East San Fernando Valley and he has already travelled to Sacramento to meet with members, build relationships and discuss future legislation that could best serve his district. Steve tells us that California's state house super majority allows them to make groundbreaking laws that serve as models for the country in clean energy, transportation, gun safety and health care.  Steve looks forward to using his skills as an organizer and his background in entertainment to build strong teams and work towards passing CalCare – California's Medicare for All Plan — taking climate action, addressing our homeless crisis and ensuring that those seeking treatment get the support they need.Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Archie on Brit Box and Still on Apple +.Californians! Your primary ballot is on its way. The top two vote-getters for Senate, Congress and Assembly will move on to the general election. Get your ballot in the mail by March 5th!Path Points of Interest:Gil CisnerosGil on FacebookGil on X/TwitterGil on InstagramSteve PiersonSteve on FacebookSteve on Twitter/XSteve on InstagramArchie on BritboxStill - Apple TV

Listen to the full interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-and-w-97253263Democratic leadership said in 2020 that people needed to vote for Joe Biden because another Trump term would bring about the worst case scenario. But Joe Biden is facilitating a genocide in Gaza. What happens when the so-called “lesser evil” is responsible for the worst case scenario?To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Briahna Joy Gray, host of Bad Faith Podcast and co-host of Rising at The Hill. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Best-selling author Chris Whipple's newest book is The Fight Of His Life and it chronicles the first two years of the Biden administration. Chris's extraordinary access to White House insiders provided him with an exclusive look into the workings, challenges and accomplishments of Team Biden.Chris's earlier works include The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters and he is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and Politico. He's also a filmmaker who has produced documentaries for Discovery and Showtime.The Fight Of His Life opens on the fraught transition during which Trump would not concede, nor allow for a peaceful passing of critical information to the new administration. However, Chris spoke with a heroic Trump insider who quietly and boldly provided the incumbent administration with the tools they would need to safely lead our country.Chris calls his book, "a political thriller in three acts" and it quickly moves into detailing the challenges immediately faced by Biden: A deadly pandemic, a plummeting economy, an unresolved 20-year war, and the aftermath of an attack on the Capitol that polarized the country. The crises continued in waves… The fallout from the Dobbs decision, raging inflation, and Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.Remarkable access to White House insiders including Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and CIA Director William Burns allowed Chris to learn and explore internal power struggles and back-room compromises.Chris reflects with us on Biden's accomplishments, from Covid relief to rescuing the economy, to an infrastructure bill, to the Inflation Reduction Act, and preparing NATO for the invasion of Ukraine. He also speaks frankly about the troubled withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and he offers his views on what Biden should do next and which achievements he should proudly proclaim from the campaign trail. We talk about the mysterious pull of Trump, the future of the Republican Party and the mixed reviews on Kamala Harris, whom Biden has called “A work in progress.” Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Once Upon a Time Time In Northern Ireland on PBS and Prime and The Last Movie Stars on Max and Prime.Path Points of InterestChris WhippleThe Fight of His Life by Chris Whipple (paperback)Simon & Schuster Author PageChris Whipple on X/TwitterChris Whipple on FacebookOnce Upon A Time In Northern IrelandSay Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden KeefeThe Last Movie Stars - Streaming

Comedy and Democracy are on the bill. We are welcoming Congressional Candidate Dave Min from Orange County, CA and comedian Taylor Williamson.State Senator Dave Min is running to fill Katie Porter's seat in Congress. He has her endorsement and he is entirely determined to keep CA 47 Blue and bring his passion for gun violence prevention, climate action, small business advocacy, and reproductive rights legislation to Congress. Plus, Weezy's nephew, Jake Palanker is in studio to press Senator Min on his water protection policy ideas.Then Taylor Williamson joins us to talk about his new Youtube special, Live At The Comedy Store. Taylor came in second on America's Got Talent which was a huge wave to ride and successfully showcase his unique humor brand. Now, he's crafted his own 36 minute special of perfectly curated hilarity. It's drawing rave reviews and opening doors to podcasts even more powerful than ours, (for example, WTF with Marc Maron) if you can believe such a thing exists.Taylor shares how social media has changed the standup game, some inside skinny on his crazy AGT ride, Comedy Store love/hate stories (Fritz and Weezy come equipped with their own) and how he's now opening for Marc Maron!Plus, Weezy is eager to talk about Henry Winkler's new memoir, Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond and Fritz is recommending May/December on Netflix.Path Points of Interest:Dave MinDave Min on WikipediaDave Min on FacebookDave Min on XTaylor WilliamsonTaylor Williamson Tour DatesTaylor Williamson Comedy Store SpecialTaylor Williamson on InstagramTaylor Williamson on  TwitterTaylor Williamson on  FacebookTaylor Williamson on YoutubeBeing Henry: The Fonz and Beyond by Henry WinklerMay/December - Netflix

Prepare to be inspired: we're chatting with bold women who are dynamically improving our world for us and for future generations. Dr. Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton have co-written The Anti-Racist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook. It's a hands-on approach to teaching anti-racist action, combining neuroscience and mindfulness with social justice. Plus, Assembly Member Laura Friedman is running for California's 30th Congressional seat and she shares her vision for meeting the needs of constituents.Dr. Roxy and Sarah talk about the neuroscience which undergirds their workbook and how self-compassion is fundamental in working towards a deeper  understanding of race and its effect on our lived experiences. Removing shame allows us to align our anger with the love at its core. What matters most to us and why are we fighting to protect it? Understanding the root of our values will help us create a more equitable world.Then, Assembly Member Laura Friedman has vital March ballot info for California voters. The top two contenders from our March Primary will make their way  onto the November ballot where they will vie for Adam Schiff's seat. He is currently running to become our next Senator. Laura tells us about her background, her impressive progressive record and how she plans to take her skill set into Congress where she will actively work towards addressing our homeless issue, environmental justice, health care for all, bringing down the cost of housing and removing dark money from elections.Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending The Prize: An Epic Quest For Oil And Money on Prime and Great Photo, Lovely Life on HBO Max.Path Points of Interest:Laura Friedman For CongressLaura Friedman Official Assembly Member WebsiteLaura Friedman on FacebookLaura Friedman on TwitterThe Anti-Racist Heart: A Self-Compassion And Activism Handbook by Dr. Roxy Manning & Sarah PeytonHow to Have Antiracist Conversations  Fierce Compassion PodcastDr. Roxy ManningDr. Roxy Manning on LinkedIn Dr. Roxy Manning on Instagram Dr. Roxy Manning on FacebookSarah PeytonSarah Peyton on LinkedInSarah Peyton on InstagramSarah Peyton on FacebookSarah Peyton on TwitterSarah Peyton on YoutubeGreat Photo, Lovely Life - HBO MaxThe Prize: An Epic Quest For Oil And Money - Amazon PrimeL.A. VotesL.A. County Voting

This week we're talking the 14th Amendment, We're talking Cats and we're talking about Staten Island being hooked on Meth. Vote Blue 2024! #BidenHarris2024!!!!

XRP - Gold Backed Digital Asset - Steve Jobs Was Satoshi - Vote Blue to End Crypto On today's podcast we will uncover the most intriguing stories and insights from the world of digital assets. Join Chip and Jeff as they navigate through a whirlwind of topics, from XRP's gold-backed future and Steve Jobs' Satoshi identity to political battles over crypto, the Blue Teams Desire to end it and the latest developments in the CBDC space. Join me as we delve into these captivating stories, dissect expert opinions, and explore the ever-evolving crypto landscape. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and let's decode the world of cryptocurrency together. SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN JOIN THE CHANNEL https://otc.one/join OTC MERCH https://onthechain.shop BUY US A COFFEE https://otc.one/buy-us-a-coffee Support ON THE CHAIN https://otc.one/support -------------- ON THE CHAIN SUBSCRIBE TO THE OTC PODCAST: https://otc.one/podcast Subscribe to our other Youtube Channel: https://otc.one/onthechain On The Web: https://onthechain.io Follow OTC on Twitter: https://otc.one/otc Join On The Chain Community on Twitter https://twitter.com/i/communities/159... Join our FREE Telegram Roundtable channel: https://t.me/onthechain_roundtable -------------- JEFF Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://otc.one/jeff -------------- CHIP Follow Chip on Twitter: https://otc.one/chip Listen to Chip's music http://nojoyyet.com​ -------------- DISCLAIMER: _All opinions expressed by content contributors that appear on OTC are solely expressing their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of OTC, its affiliates, or sponsors. Content contributors may have previously disseminated information on a social media platform, website, or another medium such as a podcast, television, or radio. OTC, Content Contributors, Affiliates, or Sponsors are not obligated to update or correct any information. The content contributors are sharing the information which they believe to be reliable. OTC, its affiliates, or sponsors cannot guarantee the accuracy of the opinion shared, and viewers, readers, and listeners should not rely on it. Opinions expressed are not financial advice. Please consult a licensed financial advisor before making any financial decisions. You must research before you invest in anything. Do not invest based on what someone else is doing or not doing, or based on other people's opinions._ #XRP #Ripple

Adam Schiff is a public servant who is devoted to his country, his duty and his local, podcasting constituents such as Fritz Coleman. Congressman Schiff carved out some time in his democracy saving day to speak with us about his bipartisan childhood, grabbing Fox “News” by the green, his Senate run and the threat he appears to be posing to Tucker Carlson.Then, Dee Wallace has much to share. She's got many projects about to land, including the new version of Fatal Attraction from Lizzy Caplan. Dee enlightens us on the healing energy of horror movies, her travels with “her boys,” Henry Thomas, Robert McNaughton and Danny Pintauro, celebrating important E.T. and Cujo anniversaries and her canine connection with Adam Schiff. They both co-star with their dogs in the photo book, In Good Company.  Dee also continues to shine her bright light, as she writes, teaches, lectures and coaches her life affirming and goal attaining principals.Plus Fritz and Weezy are recommending Aftersun and Daisy Jones & The Six.Path Points of Interest:Adam SchiffMidnight in Washington by Adam SchiffDee WallaceDee Wallace on TwitterFatal AttractionDee Wallace BooksIn Good Company: Notable People With Their Pets by Johanna SiegmannAftersunDaisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidDaisy Jones and The Six - Prime Series

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It's time to set the record straight, and Chad is here pre-2022 midterms to remind everyone what the Left doesn't want us to think about when we go and vote. Is a red wave coming? Brad Skistimas, a singer and songwriter, joins the podcast to discuss the release of his latest album, “Silent War,” and its charting on Amazon music. The Pennsylvania Senate race keeps getting weirder, as former President Obama and current President Biden try and help Fetterman as the midterms come closer. Why is the Democratic Party pushing Fetterman? Secret meetings are being held behind Speaker Pelosi's back as Democrats are trying to elect a new House leader, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the possible new leader of the party. Is the Democratic Party trying to separate from the Pelosi household? Regular Americans are tired of blue policies and feel like the federal government no longer cares about them. How can Democrats win in 2022 if the regular Joes don't “feel” loved or taken care of? Today's Sponsors: Home title fraud is growing two and a half times faster than credit card fraud. You could be a victim and not even know it. Here's how to protect yourself and verify your home's title is still in your name. Visit HomeTitleLock.com, promo code “RADIO”. Right now, go to http://BUYRAYCON.com/watchchad and use code EARLYBF to get 20% off SITEWIDE! That's 20% off any Raycon product, which almost never happens. Or save even bigger and get 30% off Raycon's exclusive holiday bundles! First, you'll receive a FREE 30 day supply of Nano Powered Omega 3. This powerful blend of omega 3 fatty acids supports a healthy heart and brain... With 4 times better absorption thanks to this special nano-delivery system. You're also getting 4 FREE eBooks to support every aspect of your health and longevity...regardless of age. Go to http://GetLiverHelp.com/CHAD to claim your risk-free supply of Liver Health Formula and all 5 bonus gifts. You're covered by their 365 Day Money Back Guarantee, so you have nothing to risk.  So join us at 7:45pm ET over at http://BlazeTV.com or the BlazeTV YouTube channel as we help you make sense of the election results. Promo code is REDWAVE for $30 off!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 7, 2022:  For this edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME hosts a 9-member panel for a nationwide breakdown of the 2022 Midterm Elections.Voters from around the country include DR KATHERINE NORRIS (D.C.), EUGENE BROWN & NICHOLAS MAZE (Flint, Michigan), STEPHEN SCHMIDT, LORI PEACOCK, RALINDA WATTS, & JEFFREY KELLER (California), AARON COHEN (Chicago, Ill), and KENDRICK THOMAS (Houston, Texas). Democracy is on the line. Vote!

November 7, 2022:  For this edition of PSYCHOTIC BUMP SCHOOL, DJ ROME hosts a 9-member panel for a nationwide breakdown of the 2022 Midterm Elections.Voters from around the country include DR KATHERINE NORRIS (D.C.), EUGENE BROWN & NICHOLAS MAZE (Flint, Michigan), STEPHEN SCHMIDT, LORI PEACOCK, RALINDA WATTS, & JEFFREY KELLER (California), AARON COHEN (Chicago, Ill), and KENDRICK THOMAS (Houston, Texas). Democracy is on the line. Vote!

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On today's episode we learn why the US is the only developed country to not have universal healthcare, learn that if you were a republican in the 2000's, the Democratic Party is your natural home, hear an almost based take on getting rid of the federal government, excluding the military, and finally learn you have two choices this election season, to vote for Nazis or to not vote for Nazis.

Scott reveals his top 5 reasons why everyone must vote for Democrats in 2022.

Another election season is upon us. The Senate hangs in the balance, a 50/50 split that will come down to just a few states. Republicans have put forth morally bankrupt morons such as Herschel Walker and Dr. Crudité Oz for their candidates, threatening to further sully the already rancid cesspool that is our government. Biden isn't a perfect president and the Democrats have left a lot to be desired. That said, there is no comparison with the alternative, and it is our civic duty to try and bludgeon expected GOP gains. Every ballot has candidates on it who can improve your community. Please vote.  Our 2020 Senate episode, where ITM got most of it right: https://ianthomasmalone.podbean.com/e/vote-joe-biden-2020-senate-analysis/

Amanda Collins is seeking seat 14 in the Tennessee House of Reps. We talk about her current run against incumbant Jason Zachary.  Learn more about her on her website  Check us out on our website, Facebook, and Twitter

Hello World, It's episode 24 of season 3. Last week's conversation was a little heavy and brought out a lot of low vibrations. This week, we've decided to comment on a trending topic regarding single women and they're contentment with singleness. Many women feel its too much work to be in relationships and opting to remain single. Click play for the full audio or video to learn more. Make sure you follow us on our social medial platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and IG) and catch up on every episode of the podcast at www.imsinglehesmarried.com Also, don't forget our VIP Patreon and sponsorships opportunities now available. Visit our website at www.imsinglehesmarried.com. The conversations are based solely on the views and opinions of my self, co host and guests for entertainment purposes governed under the constitutional rights of the first amendment….but I must warn you….NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS.. So tell all your friends and check back weekly for new audio recordings guaranteed to keep you hooked. #relationshipgoals #interracial #interracialromance #Marriage #lifecoach #relationship #relationshipadvice #boyfriend #girlfriend #VoteBlue #sex #LGBTQ #infidelity #empath #codependent #Podcast #podcasting #engaged #celebrity #life #goals #happinesscoach #wellness #hypersexaulity #Single #divorce #Jealousy #love #attachmentstyles #polyamorous #manogamy #Masculineenergy #feminineenergy #allies #race --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/support

Hello World, It's episode 23 of season 3. We hope you enjoyed last week's conversation about the signs of Love Bombing. This week, we are reflecting on the unfortunate events of July 4th and the unnecessary slaughter by police of Jayland Walker. Click play for the full audio or video to learn more of this important topic. Make sure you follow us on our social medial platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and IG) and catch up on every episode of the podcast at www.imsinglehesmarried.com Also, don't forget our VIP Patreon and sponsorships opportunities now available. Visit our website at www.imsinglehesmarried.com. The conversations are based solely on the views and opinions of my self, co host and guests for entertainment purposes governed under the constitutional rights of the first amendment….but I must warn you….NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS.. So tell all your friends and check back weekly for new audio recordings guaranteed to keep you hooked. #relationshipgoals #interracial #interracialromance #Marriage #lifecoach #relationship #relationshipadvice #boyfriend #girlfriend #VoteBlue #sex #LGBTQ #infidelity #empath #codependent #Podcast #podcasting #engaged #celebrity #life #goals #happinesscoach #wellness #hypersexaulity #Single #divorce #Jealousy #love #attachmentstyles #polyamorous #manogamy #Masculineenergy #feminineenergy #racerelations #allies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/support

Hello World, It's episode 22 of season 3. Last month was Men's Mental Health Month and it seems that Val Sims, our host was experiencing Men's Mental Health in a different way. Val Sims and TiJuan Allen discuss the dangers of Love Bombing and signs of Narcissism after Val encountered intense love bombing in her quest for love. You've gotta hear this! Click play for the full audio or video to learn more of this important topic. Make sure you follow us on our social medial platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and IG) and catch up on every episode of the podcast at www.imsinglehesmarried.com Also, don't forget our VIP Patreon and sponsorships opportunities now available. Visit our website at www.imsinglehesmarried.com. The conversations are based solely on the views and opinions of my self, co host and guests for entertainment purposes governed under the constitutional rights of the first amendment….but I must warn you….NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS.. So tell all your friends and check back weekly for new audio recordings guaranteed to keep you hooked. #relationshipgoals #interracial #interracialromance #Marriage #lifecoach #relationship #relationshipadvice #boyfriend #girlfriend #VoteBlue #sex #LGBTQ #infidelity #empath #codependent #Podcast #podcasting #engaged #celebrity #life #goals #happinesscoach #wellness #hypersexaulity #Single #divorce #Jealousy #love #attachmentstyles #polyamorous #manogamy #Masculineenergy #feminineenergy #racerelations #allies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/support

What happens with a branch of the government strips all of the rights of the majority? They break the society, 1984 is upon us. They want us to be subservient, mindless workers . Roe v Wade - gonePolice Accountability - goneClean Air Act - gone...Next Gay Rights, Contraception, Interracial Marriage, Segregation, Meat Inspection...you name it...its going way. It will be easier to die and harder to vote in this country.VOTE BLUE in 2022!

Hello World, It's episode 21 of season 3. June is Men's Mental Health Month. While TiJuan Allen takes care of business in Los Angeles, Val Sims and guest host, CK take look deep within. While others are pointing the finger at other people, the conversation touches on the importance of looking inward and pointing the finger at self . Click play for the full audio or video to learn more of this important topic. Make sure you follow us on our social medial platforms (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and IG) and catch up on every episode of the podcast at www.imsinglehesmarried.com Also, don't forget our VIP Patreon and sponsorships opportunities now available. Visit our website at www.imsinglehesmarried.com. The conversations are based solely on the views and opinions of my self, co host and guests for entertainment purposes governed under the constitutional rights of the first amendment….but I must warn you….NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS.. So tell all your friends and check back weekly for new audio recordings guaranteed to keep you hooked. #relationshipgoals #interracial #interracialromance #Marriage #lifecoach #relationship #relationshipadvice #boyfriend #girlfriend #VoteBlue #sex #LGBTQ #infidelity #empath #codependent #Podcast #podcasting #engaged #celebrity #life #goals #happinesscoach #wellness #hypersexaulity #Single #divorce #Jealousy #love #attachmentstyles #polyamorous #manogamy #Masculineenergy #feminineenergy #racerelations #allies --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valerie-green8/support

On today's Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Co-Founder and Editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett. They start off breaking down the Supreme Court's official opinion on Dobbs, which overturns Roe v. Wade. They discuss how we got here, the immediate repercussions on Washington and the country, and what we can do about it. Next, they look at the motivations behind Seattle Pride's decision to ask for no uniformed police to participate in this year's festivities. In housing news, they question Mayor Harrell's decision to veto a bill from the City Council asking landlords to report how much rent they charge, and look at what's next for Seattle's Social Housing Initiative now that it's gathered enough votes to qualify for the November ballot. Finally, they discuss the reasoning behind Gov. Inslee signaling that he's not interested in following Biden's lead in creating a gas tax holiday in Washington state.  As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Erica C. Barnett, at @ericacbarnett. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources Abortion Funds: Northwest Abortion Access Fund - https://nwaafund.org/donate    Planned Parenthood of the Greater Northwest - https://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/onlineactions/cOJVhOyrzkq4uBcxVekXFA2?sourceid=1000065&affiliateID=091810&_ga=2.195968876.195061633.1656097315-413517584.1656097315    National Network of Abortion Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds?refcode=nnafwebsite  –--------------- “What the end of Roe v. Wade means for Washington state” by Melissa Santos from Axios:  https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/06/24/end-roe-v-wade-means-washington-state    “Democrats seek to stop hospital mergers that limit abortion access” by Melissa Santos from Axios: https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/06/22/democrats-stop-hospital-mergers-limit-abortions    “Seattle Police officers won't march in pride parade, frustrated chief says” by Anika Varty from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/uniformed-seattle-police-officers-will-not-march-at-seattle-pride-parade/        “Harrell vetoes plan to require Seattle landlords to report the rent they charge” by Heidi Groover from The Seattle Times:  https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/harrell-vetoes-plan-to-require-seattle-landlords-to-report-the-rent-they-charge/   “Social Housing Initiative Pushes Forward, Fact Checking-Harrell on Homelessness” from PubliCola: https://publicola.com/2022/06/23/social-housing-initiative-pushes-forward-fact-checking-harrell-on-homelessness/    “A Photo-Finish for Seattle's Social Housing Initiative” by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2022/06/22/75442679/a-photo-finish-for-seattles-social-housing-initiative    “Inslee signals no interest in WA gas tax ‘holiday'; others skeptical too” by David Kroman from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/inslee-signals-no-interest-in-a-wa-gas-tax-holiday-others-skeptical-too/    Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks and Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. If you like the show, please feel free to leave us a good review. Today, we're continuing our Friday almost-live shows where we review the news of the week. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show and today's cohost: Seattle political reporter, editor of PubliCola, cohost of the Seattle Nice podcast and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, Erica Barnett. [00:01:02] Erica Barnett: Hey Crystal. [00:01:04] Crystal Fincher: Hey, Erica. Well, it's been a morning. [00:01:09] Erica Barnett: It sure has. [00:01:12] Crystal Fincher: Because the overturning of the Roe vs Wade decision is now official. The Supreme Court, with the Dobbs decision, has ended the right to abortion for women in this country and signaled a potential end to other critical rights that are pretty basic and fundamental. And it's just rough. Where are you at with this? [00:01:44] Erica Barnett: Yeah. I tweeted out this morning, because if you're not on Twitter, do you even exist? I said basically - don't interpret the silence of people who re suffering today and who will continue to suffer because of the end of abortion rights - don't interpret our silence as consent or believing that this is okay. We've been screaming our heads off about this for years and no one listened. And now all of a sudden, everybody is screaming too. Boy, with the way I'm describing this, is way too long for a tweet. I said something much more pithy, but basically - look, I am feeling overwhelmed, but I'm also not in the state of shock that the New York Times Editorial Board appears to be, or a lot of mainstream pundits appear to be, because we knew this was coming. And we knew it was coming long before the Supreme Court even took up this case, and before the the leaked opinion - this is part of the theocracy that I would argue started long before Trump, but certainly accelerated with Trump - an illegitimate president installing Supreme Court justices for life, so I'm feeling - emotionally, I'm feeling pretty numb. But yeah, that is not by any means, it's not meant to imply that I am okay with this, or complacent, or anything of the sort. [00:03:18] Crystal Fincher: Of course. [00:03:19] Erica Barnett: I'm very upset. I'm just so upset, I can't - I can barely talk about it. [00:03:23] Crystal Fincher: Yeah. I think a lot of us are in a similar situation - certainly, there is, I will say there is, some frustration that I feel with people who are shocked about this right now, or even shocked about it when the opinion leak came out. I get how people land there, so I totally get it, but there have been so many people warning that this was coming for years. And this basically became the inevitable conclusion as soon as Trump was elected, and we knew that he was going to be making more Supreme Court picks and making a Roe vs Wade-proof majority on the Court. And so there's - I've also on Twitter, this morning, and have tweeted some stuff about it, been in some group chats about it. But man, I've said this before, listen to the people who are impacted. They know what's coming, they have to be vigilant because they know that they're going to be the people most exposed to the problem first. So yes, they're great at picking up the warning signs before other people are, and yes, they're warning and no, it may not have been on the front page of the New York Times until years later and lots of pundits, especially white male pundits, have downplayed this outcome. But this was so obvious this was coming, and the time to fight against it and to get serious about fighting against it was a long time ago. Does not mean that we cannot still fight and we absolutely need to, but I wish we would get better collectively about listening to people who are in the most impacted, most marginalized groups, most subject to harm - when they warn about things, we need to take it seriously. [00:05:33] Erica Barnett: Yeah, and I feel like what's gonna happen now is a lot of women, and people who take contraception of any kind, have been warning that contraception is next. There's a lot of things that I think are "next" on the list of rights that the Court's gonna try to strip away, but I think contraception is probably one of the very next. And I think that still, to this day, when you bring that up and you say they're gonna start banning the women's right, people's right, not to get pregnant - that people - you get laughed at, like that's absurd. In the same way that the notion of overturning Roe was absurd, maybe I don't know, back in the 90s when it was still, in retrospect, a fairly new decision, 20, 25 years old. It seemed absurd and now I think everything is just accelerated, and I think the right to access an IUD is going to be next because a lot of sort of Christian-ist right-wing pundits and politicians and people in the Court believe that that is abortion. And I won't go into all the details about their thinking there because it's absurd, but that is going to be next. And then it's going to be all kinds of rights that the Supreme Court will use this decision in the reasoning to say - that it wasn't in the Constitution and it hasn't been established law - it wasn't established law at the time in the 1800s and before, so it can't be established law now. It's everything from same sex marriage, same sex relationships, interracial marriage. The list just goes on and on and on of rights that could be impacted and probably will be impacted by this decision. So, I feel like also - in screaming my head off all these years, I have tried to say - it is not just women I know that no one cares about women. That is a well-established right, or well-established fact, that I have seen again and again in my lifetime. But this isn't "just women" and people who can get pregnant - it's all marginalized people who are going to have their rights stripped away because of the reasoning behind this decision. [00:08:00] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, we're talking about the stripping away of a lot of fundamental privacy rights, really, and that does impact marginalized populations. And this occurring at the same time where we basically have a surveillance-based economy is just really alarming, and people are justifiably scared, and harm is going to occur because of this to lots of different people, not only women. And so it is just - it's a challenge. This morning in a chat I was in, lots of people were - this is hard, distraught, and really troubled and furious. And just feeling the whole range of emotions. And someone asks - well, where is our power in this? - and people just wondering what do we do. And I think that's an important question to ask, I absolutely think the range of feelings that people are feeling are entirely justified - this is hard and rough. I hope people have grace for people that they're around because this is just another thing on top of so many other things that we're dealing with that is just hard and unjust and unnecessarily cruel, but we do still have power and we need to exercise all of our power, all of the levers that we have - because this is so critical and so fundamental, and just the beginning of the attempt to dismantle rights and dismantle privacy for people who they just view as beneath them, or they financially benefit from being beneath them. So I think it's important to continue to, at every turn, even if federal action has not occurred and they are not jumping to do that now. They do respond to pressure and if we apply all of the levers of pressure to let them know that this is a priority - we've gotta be in the streets, every town hall, every meeting, every fundraiser - people should be asking - Hey, are you, do you support ending the filibuster, do you support taking this vote? We have to codify it. There has to be a vote. We have to do what's necessary, which does involve ending the filibuster for this and so many other things, ways to protect rights - the filibuster is not more important than that. They should be asked about this by Democrats, by everyone, all of the time. They should know that this is front and center on people's minds and that people are not willing to accept anything less than action, urgent action. And so we should be demanding that of them - organizations who do endorsements should reopen those endorsements - and ending the filibuster, calling for a vote should be a basic requirement for an endorsement. It's a different change in process, but part of the signaling of this is an emergency, this is urgent is treating things like that from an institutional and from organizational points of view. Organizations have to signal that this is a right that we can't do without. Even organizations that are not thought of as women's organizations or reproductive rights organizations - this affects everyone who you deal with - this affects our community, this affects people's financial mobility, ability to not live in poverty, to dictate their own healthcare - everyone should be standing in solidarity. Every organization should be saying - okay, you want support, then these are the basic things that are gonna need to happen. You can choose not to, but we need to put our energy and effort and resources towards people who are. In the State, legislatively - we absolutely need to make sure that our legislators take action to make sure that access is available. We have a lot of areas in this state where there have been mergers - Catholic hospitals, in some cities, are the only hospitals that some communities have access to - who don't provide abortion care. We're gonna be seeing an influx of people coming from other states to get abortion care - those who have enough money to come from other states - we need to be taking action now, legislatively, to ensure that that access is available and that we're supporting just the capacity of our healthcare system to provide that. And Jay Inslee should call a special session to make that happen. He says he wants to, he supports the introduction of a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights. I think that is a great idea. Even if it doesn't - may be close or they're saying, okay, well, Republicans may not vote for it, it may not hit the threshold - well, let's get people on record and see what they say. Let's actually force the vote. Let's let people know who stands where and what they're voting for 'cause there's been a lot of silence from Republicans in this state. And everyone should be held accountable and everyone should have the opportunity to act to do this and it should happen now. These are things that we absolutely need to do. And being involved just in mutual aid organizations, supporting those that already exist - abortion care funds - supporting those reputable ones that already exist is absolutely necessary. We're gonna have to be here for each other in community like we have not been in a long time, and organizing starts with your neighbors and being there for one another and building that network out. So just there are things that we can do, that we need to do, that we can demand of our legislators that can help protect and fortify abortion rights and access in this state, while we work hard and apply pressure to get them reinstated federally. [00:14:18] Erica Barnett: Yeah, and I think also, your point on abortion access right now is really key, because overturning the filibuster and then getting a law and then getting a law that will hold up in court, given this decision, and et cetera, et cetera is a very long process that has many maybes in it. But one thing you can do right now is give money, if you have it, to local abortion funds. And because I was mentioning to you Crystal, before we went on air, that I used to work at NARAL Pro-Choice Washington - we would get a lot of calls from people who were trying to come in from out of state, from Alaska, from Idaho to access abortion because a lot of states that even do technically have access, it is much, much harder to get a later-in-pregnancy abortion. It has been for a long time. So, if you don't have the money early on, if you don't have the access, if you don't have the permission of your parents, all sorts of reasons. And the fact was that people would call and say - can you give me money to get out here? And we didn't do that - we were an advocacy group - so we would refer them to the abortion funds in the state that have very, very limited resources. And so, the way that - there's going to be, there's this notion that there's going to be a flood of abortion refugees to Washington State, and I think that is true - in the same way that New Mexico has become a refuge state for people seeking abortions from Texas. But the fact is that you can't get an abortion out-of-state unless you have the means independently, or you're lucky enough to get funding from an abortion fund that doesn't have enough money for everybody. And so, if you have money, that is a critical place to put it right now. [00:16:14] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. Very well said. Absolutely true. We'll continue to follow this. There is also another piece of legislation that has been introduced, that can be taken up in the special session or soon thereafter, to prevent mergers. We're giving our state's Attorney General the power to deny mergers if it does impact access to abortion and other critical healthcare needs. So there are definitely things that can happen locally, there's pressure that can be applied nationally. This is going to take everybody getting involved, it's gonna take ally organizations signaling that this is critical and an emergency. This is literally a life-or-death situation for some women. And again, this is the beginning. This is the beginning of - we've seen laws in other states forcing, explicitly saying that women must be forced to carry an ectopic pregnancy. That's a death sentence. And just people who have no understanding of what basic biology actually is, and how women's cycles work and can vary - and they vary all the time - and applying and attaching punishments to things that happen naturally and that aren't preventable at all is - it's terrifying as a person needing healthcare. And I just - we have to hold power accountable. This is not a - hopefully they get to it. This is a - they need to get to it and we need to let them know that votes are at stake. [00:17:59] Erica Barnett: And can I just say, just real quickly before we get off this topic, that's great that the Attorney General is now concerned to this extent about the mergers of Catholic hospitals, but this is another thing that abortion rights advocates have been absolutely screaming our heads off about for years and years. And it is frankly infuriating to me to see - great, go for it, by all means, better incredibly late than never, I guess. But this is something that needed to happen 10 years ago, 15 years ago. And again, we were told we're hysterical and there's never gonna really be a problem. And there's always gonna be other options you can choose to go to if you're having, for example, a miscarriage and it's an emergency - you can have the ambulance take you to the hospital that you happen to know will actually let you have a managed miscarriage. And we were just told we were hysterical. And it's so infuriating now - and this is why I can't talk about it, honestly, 'cause as soon as I start going down an avenue, I start getting so mad - but this is one that really does piss me off because this is something that was actionable at the State level years ago and the State took no action. [00:19:17] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely justifiable point and I will say to those listening, there's - I'm a political consultant, I work for Democrats - but hearing the mantra "Vote Blue, No Matter Who," just "Vote Blue, this is wrong - Vote Blue." Well, we vote blue to prevent things like this from happening. We vote blue and we elect a president and congressional majorities and legislative majorities to ensure that things like this don't happen, so that they take action to prevent things like this from happening, so that they do everything in their power to keep women from losing this right. And everything in their power does include ending the filibuster - that's within their power - and just being in the situation where it's like voting rights, disability rights, women's rights, healthcare just falling at the whim of one or two Congresspeople in a filibuster - when we see more energy being applied to sometimes more progressive people for rocking the boat. Well, yeah, we're gonna rock the boat if this is where the boat is headed - we've gotta turn this thing around and you have to earn the ability to say - we vote for Democrats so that this won't happen. You can't let this happen. You have to fight with everything you have and do everything in your power. They have not done everything in their power, right? So we have to see that - I'm gonna be voting for the Democratic nominee for president, right? I'm going to, but I'm not going to be surprised at low turnout and bad outcomes, if we don't have leaders who are willing to step up and use their power to prevent real, immediate, tangible harm. And in some cases, death, which absolutely will occur, which absolutely will occur. You have to earn this. You have to act. You can't find it easier to give an excuse than to fight to convince people why it's worth taking this vote and taking this fight on. If we spent as much energy collectively making the case for why this needs to happen, instead of coming up with excuses why it can't, and applying pressure - so at least we're doing everything in our power to pressure Joe Manchin to make it happen, in the way that we've seen other people pressured. And not - well, we'll wait for his - when they wanna make life hard for someone, they can. When they want to apply pressure, they can. They choose when to and when not to, and to allow everyone else to experience these consequences while we're watching people in relative comfort not take action, is absolutely infuriating to people being harmed. They're looking at people, they're like - I hear sometimes - well, why aren't we just mad at Republicans? Trust me, we are. But we know who they are. And Democrats are saying that they're people who stand against this and who fight against this, so we're waiting to see the fight. We need to see the fight. We need to see action now. And I am as frustrated as anyone else by not seeing people do everything in their power to help this, because this has such wide-ranging ramifications immediately. There are several states that have trigger laws that make abortion illegal immediately, or sometimes up to a month in these states. But it is coming and we need action, and we should hold people accountable for taking action. I also get furious about this. You can tell I'm a bit frustrated and trying to moderate the emotion but it's infuriating, it's absolutely infuriating. It's something in a long line of things that are infuriating. Just - I'll leave it there. With that said, there are some other things that happened this week that we could talk about, including - Pride is coming up, Pride Parade is coming up this weekend. We're coming back together in person, it's an exciting time for a lot of people. But we've had a conversation here locally that has taken place in a lot of different cities and countries - in should police be allowed to march in Pride? Should they be excluded from Pride? What is happening here? [00:24:33] Erica Barnett: Well, I would say, and perhaps this'll be an odd framing, but I would say that the police department in Seattle has sort of - Pride has asked, the main Pride Parade organizers have asked, have said that they are not, that police officers in uniform are not welcome. The way that I would frame it though, is that the police department then sort of made it into a bigger story than it would've been by issuing a lengthy statement from Police Chief Adrian Diaz, saying that this is unacceptable and almost prejudicial to not allow this. The sort of reasoning, which may be obvious, is that LGBTQ+ rights were were won against the force of the state - Stonewall was a riot sparked by police violence. [00:25:27] Crystal Fincher: Against police brutality. Yeah. [00:25:29] Erica Barnett: Yeah, and so it would be inappropriate for armed police officers to be marching in the parade and sort of giving a rainbow sheen to the police department. And so that's what's happened - this is the, I believe the second year in a row, there's been a clash over this, maybe the third year. No second year, 'cause obviously we had a pandemic. But I think the police are being a little provocative. They are still permitted and there are many LGBTQ+ police officers - and I think that is something that is somewhat getting lost in this debate and something that Diaz did attempt to rather clumsily to point out - but the issue is not whether those officers are themselves individually allowed to participate in the parade. The issue is marching in uniform and sort of saying the police are big supporters of LGBTQ rights, and so I think that is the crux of the issue. And ultimately, Pride can say what they wanna say and they can ban who they wanna ban, and what are the police gonna do - show up unwanted? That just seems that would be an act of provocation that would be absolutely outrageous and a distraction, I think, from the joyfulness and the excitement of Pride weekend. [00:26:54] Crystal Fincher: It absolutely would be, also wouldn't be a surprise to see that happen. But to me it's pretty simple - given the origin of Pride, it absolutely makes sense that you would not want to have armed officers. It was about literally fighting against that, fighting against the harm that it has caused. I think the community being impacted and harmed has the right to dictate their response to that harm. And I - it's one thing if the police want to characterize themselves as wonderful, lots of people wanna characterize themselves as wonderful. But if a person is saying you have harmed me, you've continued to harm me, you've been a harmful force in my community - that's their thing, that's their right, they have experienced that harm. And this is their community celebration. I wouldn't walk into a religious celebration and say - you must allow different people - this is a community that has been harmed, that this celebration came out of fighting to reduce that harm and fighting for themselves and for their survival. And so why are we not centering whatever it is around the concerns and cares of that community and letting this group force themselves, feel entitled to be part of it? It just seems like - they are being provocative. They're also finding time to meet about this and spending a lot of time talking in the media and everything. Where was this time at, when they decided they couldn't investigate sexual assault? [00:28:53] Erica Barnett: Well, I do wanna introduce just a tiny bit of nuance, which is that - that no community is is monolithic and to say that LGBT people have certain political beliefs on - or LGBTQ+ people in the military or in the police force are not real members of that community - I know it's not what you're saying, but there is a slippery slope there. And I do think that it is important to acknowledge that the people who are in SPD, who are members of that community, do exist. They are legitimate members of that community. And I understand some of the hurt that they are feeling as well. And I don't wanna just totally diminish that by saying - cops are bad and they shouldn't be allowed to participate because of the origin of Pride. But I do think, but again, that is a bit of nuance - I think that the mutual provocations here are around this issue of whether they should be able to be essentially marching in formation, in military-style uniforms, in the middle of a Pride Parade. And I think - let's just take that off the table and say that's not gonna happen. And how are we going to invite individual officers, not in uniform, to participate in a celebration of their community - that's a more appropriate question and let's just leave the whole possibility of cops marching in formation out of it. [00:30:32] Crystal Fincher: I would just say two things. One, you're absolutely correct. The community is not a monolith - no community is - and that's evidenced in the variety of Pride celebrations. And we've seen that, and have talked about that in various ways before. But I do think as the organizers of this particular event, if not legally - but certainly seems like they can legally - but just ethically and morally, they get to dictate the terms of participation. And especially if they feel they're centering the safety of the community that they're putting on this event to celebrate. And the other thing I would say is that I don't think it's always so easy to just dismiss the possibility of the police showing up. People have to prepare for that, because they have in other situations and because that can create harm, it can escalate it. So organizers have to think about that, the community needs to plan around that, people who may be impacted by that do have to think about that. And they have to think about that because of provocations that they've seen in other situations. So it's almost a privilege to not be, to be like - ah, don't worry about it. Because you do have to worry about it - and that's the crux of the problem - that is something that is a known possibility. And that, in and of itself, is its own thing that you have to prepare for that's not that pleasant, and have contingency plans for and all of that, because that is a wild card that could happen. Or some escalation happens, right? So it's - I just don't think it's as simple as - ah, let them be nice. They have a - we see the complaints and the reports and the investigations - there is a history in town here of them engaging in harmful ways, and escalating in situations, and inserting themselves into situations, where investigations of them have found that they have escalated situations. So I think they have to think about it, right? But they shouldn't - it would be nice that they didn't have to. At the same time, your point that there are people in the LGBTQ community, in the Seattle Police Department and others, is absolutely true. And - hey, if they wanna have a Cop Pride Parade, where they're marching in uniform, they could absolutely do that. I haven't seen those, but that seems like that would be a great thing for the police department, if they are primarily concerned with supporting their community and their officers, that they could do. And yeah, I think that's the thing, but it'll continue - we'll see how it goes. Also this week, or within the past couple weeks, Mayor Harrell vetoed a plan that would have required Seattle landlords to report the rent they charge. Why did he do that? [00:34:05] Erica Barnett: Well, this is a really interesting bill, which I covered from the beginning back in March when they first started discussing it, because the original purpose of the bill - and it came from Alex Pedersen, one of the more conservative members of the council - the original purpose was to basically get landlords to provide some information about the rents they charge, in order to essentially demonstrate that small landlords are good and need to be preserved. Because the theory, the hypothesis went that they charge lower rents. And so, during the upcoming comprehensive plan - this is really a zoning bill, weirdly enough - during the upcoming comprehensive plan, they could not make changes that would increase density, so as to preserve these small landlords. So it was conceived as a pro-landlord bill. Then it got support from Councilmember Sawant and Tammy Morales on the left, who are eager to get just this information out there, because it's really hard to know when you're renting an apartment, what the average rent is in that area. You can go on all kinds of websites that tell you all different things, you can sort of look and see what else is available in the area, but that doesn't give you a real sense. And so they were like - this is great, we need more information so that renters can have the same kind of information that home buyers do about mortgages and housing costs. So, the mayor, to answer your question, ultimately vetoed it 'cause he said it was too anti-landlord and that it would've been too onerous on landlords, it would've violated their rights by requiring them to reveal so-called proprietary information, i.e. what they were charging in rents. And that it would be unreliable because people, landlords would essentially just choose to opt-out or they would choose to lie. So, a whole bunch of what I would call very unconvincing arguments. I think the real purpose was to protect landlords from having to to reveal something that might ultimately have caused them to have to lower their rent because the rents they're charging are unreasonable, and it also would've increased renter's ability to have some information parity, if no other kind of parity with the landlords that charge them rent. So, it was an anti-renter and a pro-landlord veto in very, very short. [00:36:32] Crystal Fincher: No, I think you summed it up quite well, and in this time where Bruce Harrell loves a dashboard - he talks about data and wanting to get more information. It seems like when there is a widely acknowledged housing affordability crisis that is exacerbating the homelessness crisis, doing everything we can - and the Harrell administration, all of it, all of the plans and all of his announcements have started with we need to gather the data and we'll get a dashboard up and all of that. This seems like a very basic step to do that. Landlords ostensibly advertise their rent when they're doing that anyway, which was one of the very basic things and I think Alex Pedersen - who is one of the more conservative members of the Council - it sounded perfectly reasonable, and he's taking this step to address housing affordability. I love the - funny enough, it comes down to zoning - as a former land use and planning board commissioner - man, everything comes down to zoning. [00:37:40] Erica Barnett: Yep. [00:37:41] Crystal Fincher: But it's - this was so basic and common sense, and it just seems - wow, we ask a lot from homeowners. We actually require homeowners to give a ton of personal, extremely personal information to landlords. We require people getting rental assistance and other assistance to give a ton of extremely personal information over to government entities and man, what a difference when it just comes to asking landlords to report what they're charging - which they have to report already in various formats - just really confounding and seems like a very clear and bold statement about where, who's being centered in this policy. And where, if we're talking about this housing affordability crisis, where help is not likely to come from. And it's just unfortunate 'cause if this is hard, then doing the actual things to increase affordability are a lot harder than this. So it's just troubling that that was a hard thing, when it initially would've been very basic - received a lot of pushback from Sara Nelson on the Council, and it looks like Mayor Harrell wound up feeling very similarly to Councilmember Nelson. [00:39:12] Erica Barnett: Well, it's very interesting that Councilmember Nelson sort of said several times - well, renters can just go and look on Craigslist or whatever - obviously a statement from somebody who hasn't had to rent in a very, very long time. It is so hard to know. It is so hard to even know what the place that you're trying to rent rents for, honestly, because a lot of times it'll be a range, and it'll be five months free or whatever, and then the deposit is huge. So in comparison - you wanna buy a house - you can go see what it's sold for the last five times it sold, you can see what the asking price is, you can see what the adjacent houses sold for - just, there's a tremendous amount of information. And this information, by the way, used to be available - there was a private company that provided it. And that company went out of business and that is what precipitated this legislation. So there's a long precedent of this information actually being available. The fact that it is not available is a new thing, not a longstanding situation. [00:40:13] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and relevant to so many people in the City - about half of the City's residents are renters. And so this is very meaningful and very impactful for a lot of people in the City. And so we'll see what the next plan is, but action is needed. Housing is so expensive and continues to rise in and around Seattle and the State. So hopefully more action is figured out, or there are questions brought to Bruce Harrell to say - okay, so what is the plan? If we can't gather basic data, what are you going to do to make housing more affordable? Lots of things are on the table, action is needed - what is going to get done? Also - that we see here - is the Social Housing Initiative turned in their signatures. They exceeded the threshold. What happened here? [00:41:19] Erica Barnett: So this is the initiative to create a public development authority which would, and I'm sure your listeners already know this - I'm repeating myself, I'm sure - but basically it would create an authority that could build affordable housing, publicly-owned housing, permanently affordable housing. They turned in, I believe, around 29,000-something signatures, and they did not get as many signatures as they wanted. So when you turn in signatures for an initiative, a lot of them tend to get thrown out because they are illegible, they have addresses outside of Seattle, they're not eligible voters, et cetera. So they had hoped to turn in 35,000, they got around 29,000. And I think it remains to be seen, and they said this week at a press conference that it remains to be seen, whether that's going to end up being enough valid signatures. They do have an opportunity if it's just a few, or a few hundred, short to go out and collect those signatures. They get 20 days to do that, so this very well could be on the ballot in November. They did say that if they don't achieve their goal this time, they're not giving up, they're gonna keep pushing for this social housing measure. So either way, it's not gonna go away, but it could be on the ballot as soon as November. [00:42:40] Crystal Fincher: Well, and the very last thing that we'll cover super quickly - Inslee signaling no interest in suspending Washington's gas tax, as President Biden has signaled a potential easing of the federal gas tax for a period. What is Inslee thinking? [00:43:03] Erica Barnett: Well, I don't know exactly what Inslee's logic is, but my guess is that, in the same way that the the Biden proposal is not certain to lower gas taxes, neither is a local proposal or a state proposal, and you lose a lot of money. The gas tax in Washington State funds transportation projects and primarily, almost exclusively roads. So you can argue over some of those specific roadway expansion projects, but nonetheless it's a blunt instrument to suddenly eliminate a huge tax resource, without any real guarantee that gas companies won't just further increase the prices so that they make even more profit, since in the same way that this is not Biden's fault - Biden does not hold the main levers to actually decrease gas prices substantially, the oil companies do and they're making record profits. So I think that there's probably some caution about that. Are we gonna cut this tax, lose a lot of money, and gain nothing for consumers - that's a real risk. [00:44:11] Crystal Fincher: That is definitely a real risk and Biden is certainly receiving some of that feedback on his proposal. Gas prices are up around the world, the percentage increases that we're seeing in the United States are not close to the highest increases that other people have seen in some other countries. A lot of this is a supply problem, which easing the gas tax does not allow, and in fact it could make the supply problem a little worse if it encourages more people to buy gas. And it does rob folks of revenue, it does allow oil companies to - essentially if they wanted to - just pocket the difference and not pass along this to consumers. We're funneling this through essentially Big Oil, who is not known for being really generous and magnanimous and they like a lot of profit for themselves. And if anything - man, this money could be invested in helping reduce our reliance on this, to build infrastructure that enables more people to safely and efficiently use other methods of travel for short or long trips or commutes or all of the above. It just is - it's something, but sometimes doing something, even though it is something - if it doesn't fix the problem, why do it? And so I actually think Inslee is right on on this, because it's not actually a solution to the problem. With that, we will conclude today's conversation. Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, June 24th, 2022. The producer of Hacks & Wonks is Lisl Stadler - who just had a baby! - and assistant producer Shannon Cheng with assistance from Bryce Cannatelli, and our wonderful cohost today is Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett. You can find Erica on Twitter @ericacbarnett - that's Erica with a "c", and then another "c", Barnett - and on PubliCola.com. And you can buy her book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery. You can find me on Twitter @finchfrii and all those things. You can find Hacks & Wonks on wherever you get your podcasts - just make sure to subscribe so you get our midweek and our end of week show. You can also get a full transcript of this episode and links to all of the resources referenced in the show. We will also have abortion fund resources in the show notes also and in the podcast episode notes. Thanks for tuning in - we'll talk to you next time.

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In this episode we discuss the recent events with the Supreme Court signaling that they're going to overturn Roe V Wade. The Democrats have responded by saying that if we elect more Dems in the 2022 midterms, they will prevent this from happening. However, is that true? Let's look back at other promises made by the Democratic Party & the Biden Administration to answer this important question - Should You Vote Blue In 2022? Special thanks to BATHING BEAUTIES BEADS for sponsoring today's show! Get 15% Off with the code INDEPENDENTTHOUGHT at https://www.bathingbeautiesbeads.com/ Special thanks to BETTY'S DIVINE for sponsoring today's show! You can find Betty's Divine online at https://www.bettysdivine.com/ Follow - Independent Thought: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/independentthought/?hl=en PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Independentthought YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ccPtminOAZ-z0Anpq2M_w Sources: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/?ruling=true https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/health-insurance-public-option-might-be-fizzling-left-ok-n1269571 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/18/infrastructure-bill-high-speed-rail/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-plan-for-free-community-college-likely-to-be-cut-from-budget-package-11634742815 https://www.axios.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-wealthy-donors-demonize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJWLUxR7UyE&t=387s https://www.eenews.net/articles/power-lines-are-infrastructure-bills-big-climate-win/

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