Podcasts about yang song

Yang Song was a 38-year-old sex worker living in Queens, NY. During a targeted police raid on the night of Nov. 25, 2017, she fell to her death from the balcony of her 4th-floor apartment. A year before, an undercover police officer raped her at gunpoint. After reporting the assault, Song was harassed by an NYPD vice squad, pressured to become an undercover informant, threatened with deportation and arrested and humiliated in multiple stings in the months before her death. You can support the work of SWOP with a tax deductible contribution here: https://swopusa.harnessgiving.org/donate/?selected-method=one-time&amount=25&campaign_id=0

Diffusion models have made significant breakthroughs in image, audio, and video generation, but they depend on an iterative generation process that causes slow sampling speed and caps their potential for real-time applications. To overcome this limitation, we propose consistency models, a new family of generative models that achieve high sample quality without adversarial training. They support fast one-step generation by design, while still allowing for few-step sampling to trade compute for sample quality. They also support zero-shot data editing, like image inpainting, colorization, and super-resolution, without requiring explicit training on these tasks. Consistency models can be trained either as a way to distill pre-trained diffusion models, or as standalone generative models. 2023: Yang Song, Prafulla Dhariwal, Mark Chen, Ilya Sutskever https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.01469v1.pdf

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Note: This episode includes discussions of sexuality, with some references to BDSM and kink. Howdy, y'all! Spencer and Jamie kick things off this week with a little HOT, SPICY, and SPIRITED debate (for us) on Armature Games' new surreal narrative adventure: Where the Heart Leads! Tumble into the time sinkhole with us as we delve into this 600,000-word everyday epic about a family man who finds himself reliving the formative moments of his life, including his present and even his future- and gains the ability to change them. Then we're joined by the wonderful Ana Valens, a writer and adult game developer who, in her words, "specializes in the intersection of sexuality and video games and what the two have to say about the other." UMM, how cool is that?! We unpack the capacity for games to engage with sexuality beyond providing titillation, from education, to self-expression, to helping us gain deeper understandings of our own desires and providing safe places to explore them. We interviewed Ana during Pride Month, so we also touch a bit on the last few decades of U.S. LGBTQ+ history and the importance of honoring and understanding kink's place in queer culture! It's truly an action-packed episode so thanks for reading this far but please stop and press play! Check out Ana's queer adult games: https://acvalens.itch.io/ Follow Ana on Twitter (private, but listeners can request access): https://twitter.com/acvalens Check out Ana's book, Tumblr Porn: http://www.instarbooks.com/books/tumblr-porn.html Side Quest Red Canary Song Originally founded in 2017 to provide legal and healthcare support to the family of massage worker Yang Song who was killed during a police raid, Red Canary Song is today a grassroots massage worker coalition in the U.S. and organizes transnationally with Asian sex workers across the diaspora in Toronto, Paris, and Hong Kong. To learn more and support their work, please check out: https://www.redcanarysong.net/ About Pixel Therapy New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Learn more at pixeltherapypod.com or follow us on social media @pixeltherapypod. We're proud members of the But Why Tho? Podcast Network: visit ButWhyThoPodcast.com for everything pop culture in an inclusive geek community! If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) & subscribe! Want more? Unlock monthly bonus episodes for $2/mo and help us save up for streaming equipment at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod ! Support this podcast

On March 16, 2021, a gunman opened fired at three different massage parlors in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. In less than three hours, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long shot and killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women. Their names are:Soon Chung Park 박순정 (74 years old)Hyun Jung Grant [김]현정 (51)Sun Cha Kim 김순자 (69)Yong Ae Yue 유용애 (63)Delaina Ashley Yaun (33)Paul Andre Michels (54)Xiaojie Tan 谭小洁 (49)Daoyou Feng 冯道友 (44)Jane Shi and I had scheduled our March 17 interview weeks ago. We deliberated over whether we should go ahead, in light of the previous day's event, and ultimately decided to talk about it. Jane and I discuss the March 16 Atlanta shooting (02:20); how class, citizenship, and the justice system interact in anti-Asian and sex worker violence (10:15); how people can meaningfully engage in the migrant sex worker issue (28:15); Canada's Bill C-7 (30:27); Jane's personal and political formation (38:00); and some of her other work and advocacy.Please note that Jane works as an outreach worker for SWAN Vancouver, an organization that supports and advocates for migrant women engaged in indoor sex work. However, for this interview, she is solely speaking on behalf of herself, and not her organization.BioJane Shi is a writer, poet, editor, community organizer, filmmaker, and dumpling-maker. These disciplinary hats converge in a lifelong interest in cultural reclamation, survivorship, and healing intergenerational trauma. She is a graduate of The Writer's Studio program at Simon Fraser University, and an alumni of English Honours and Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies at the University of British Columbia. She is currently a submissions editor at Room. Her latest endeavour is infodumpling, a recipe zine that raises funds for #LandBack initiatives and Black reparation funds.Support her on Patreon. janeshi.orgTwitterInstagramEpisode notesHow Jane is feeling right now. [02:20]Reciting the names of the victims that were released at that point. [04:52]How people in Jane's network are responding to the attack; prevailing sentiments, flattening of incident into anti Asian racism. [05:36]How class, citizenship, and the justice system interact in violence against sex workers; Yang Song's death; who gets humanized after a mass murder. [10:15]Is there a connection between the Atlanta shooting and the constant vilification and/or criticism of China? [15:25]Differences in migrant sex work situation and anti-Asian racism between Canada and the U.S. [18:20]How the attacks have shifted Jane's approach and work going forward. [24:00]How people can meaningfully engage in the migrant sex worker issue: FOSTA-SESTA, decriminalize sex work, donate to Swan Vancouver, Red Canary Song, Butterfly Toronto. [28:15]Bill C-7 (MAID). [30:27]Jane's early life, so far; decline of Shanghainese, different dialects. [38:00]How Jane's political worldviews formed: UBC, WAVAW; TMX Pipeline protest, land defender Stacy Gallagher sentencing. [43:00]Questions from Jane to GRP: how Tibetan and Chinese diasporas can work together, how this podcast started. [49:00]Closing: Twitter voices, online accessibility. [55:30] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit agoodrefugee.substack.com

Here's a really special episode for our listeners. We were going to split this up into a free and bonus part, but after the recording session we decided the entire conversation should be made free for all. New York State Assemblyman Ron T. Kim, representing New York's 40th District (incl. Flushing) joins us in an actual professional studio to talk about a spectrum of political issues which boil down to a single question: what are people worth in this world? From student debt cancellation, rejecting tax subsidies for Amazon and other megacorps, sex worker's right, revolutionizing criminal justice, and of course Andrew Yang and UBI. We discuss at length Yang Song, a sex worker who was victimized repeatedly by police before falling to her death during a police raid on her place of work. We also talk about the new generation of politically activated Asian American youth, and why indifference and inaction are no longer viable options. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) Kasie (@kasefiles) Teen (@mont_jiang) Diana (@discoveryduck) Mark (@snbatman) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Jane Doe Ponytail (NYT's irresponsible take on Yang Song case) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/11/nyregion/sex-workers-massage-parlor.html The Appeal's Yang Song Archives (responsible reportage on Yang Song) https://theappeal.org/tag/yang-song/ Ron Kim's legislation denying tax subsidies to Amazon https://qns.com/story/2018/11/13/queens-assemblyman-introduces-legislation-block-amazon-subsidies-favor-student-debt-relief/ Jacobin's coverage of the Tenant Rights Bill https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/06/new-york-housing-tenants-universal-rent-control Sanders' student debt jubilee https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/24/bernie-sanders-2020-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-plan-1296863 Tiffany Caban concedes https://www.democracynow.org/2019/8/7/headlines/progressive_insurgent_tiffany_caban_concedes_to_melinda_katz_in_queens_da_race SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

On November 25, 2017, Yang Song died after falling from a 4th floor balcony during a targeted police raid. Her personal messages revealed that in 2016, she was raped at gunpoint by an undercover police officer and she tried to report the incident

This week the #Beyhive jumped out! Starting with “Currento Eventos” we discuss a new immigration policy meant to deter asylum seekers from coming to the US by locking them up, sex workers and the protection they deserve, and Colombian town Cajamarca is trying to stop a 35 billion dollar mine from destroying their environment. In “What’s Your Baggage” we discuss all things #Homecoming! We appreciate the artistry of Beyonce and discuss some of the things we took away from the film! Use #unpackbg to tell us what you took away from the film! For “Put it in your bag” Estephanie puts the movie Assassination Nation in her bag and some local vegetarian eats! Lina talks about her very pleasant experience at Warby Parker. For our rotating theme, inspired by Octavia Butler as always, we start a new rotating theme where we imagine a new world piece by piece. We start with education! Let us know what you think and use #unpackbg if there’s something we missed or something you think would make the education system better! Finally Lina sends us off with a weekly affirmation! As always thank you for listening and leave us an Itunes review, click the donate button, or tell a friend about us! Check out our Patreon and help us reach our goal of 100 Patrons!! DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/BagLadiez https://www.patreon.com/bgladiez Donate to Lina’s Bar Studies via cashapp: $RafaelaU Check out our teespring store! https://teespring.com/stores/bag-ladiez Events: #PodinLiveNYC RSVP: http://bit.ly/2Gz0ZlV Check out Estephanie's art account @cin_pimism on Instagram for her art party! Come talk about Commitment at E's house: https://wearequilt.com/app/gatherings/573 Asylum Seekers denied bail: https://n.pr/2PsHr6X Family seeks justice for Yang Song: http://bit.ly/2ZuBP0w Stacey Abrams on Sex Workers: http://bit.ly/2GDqG6g Cajamarca votes NO on a new mine: http://bit.ly/2UOWE8l Assassination Nation trailer: https://youtu.be/d9qyOGEuLY4 Chun Vegetarian in Bk: http://bit.ly/2GFCULT Warby Parker: https://www.warbyparker.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bgladies Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bgladiez/id1073190648?mt=2 Google Play:http://bit.ly/2D7bSJ5 You can Follow us @: Website: www.bgladiez.com Twitter: Bag_Ladiez Tumblr: bgladiez.tumblr.com Instagram: BgLadiez Gmail: bgladiez@gmail.com

Jess and Diana discuss how the media often covers stories of violence against Asian women in lurid and exoticizing fashion, as if to titillate old Western curiosities about Asian female submissiveness and sexuality. Intro/Outro Music: "Clouds" by Claude Debussy Intro Voice Track: ABC News covering the murder of Ying Ying Zhang (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bif_mse0_0&t=36s) TWITTER Jess: @cogitatotomato Diana: @discoveryduck REFERENCED RESOURCES: Exploitative reporting on Yang Song's suicide: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/11/nyregion/sex-workers-massage-parlor.html https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2018/an-interview-with-dan-barry-the-writer-of-the-nyts-the-case-of-jane-doe-ponytail/ Respectful reporting on Yang Song by The Appeal: https://theappeal.org/new-evidence-in-the-death-of-a-queens-massage-worker/ Exploitative reporting on Asian sex workers in Flushing: https://nypost.com/2019/02/02/inside-queens-hidden-sex-district/ Exploitative reporting on Robert Kraft scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/us/robert-kraft-trafficking-florida.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/us/massage-parlors-human-trafficking.html Erasure of Asian women in reporting of Berkeley rapist: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/roy-charles-waller-norcal-rapist-charges-trial-13671891.php https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-norcal-rapist-case-20180921-story.html Asian news outlets did not erase Asian women in Berkeley rapist reporting: NorCal Man Accused of R‌a‌pi‌n‌g 10 Asian Women Over 20 Years ...https://nextshark.com/roy-charles-waller-uc-berkeley/ Erasure of Asian identity in reporting of Flushing kidnapping: https://flushingpost.com/couple-sentenced-to-up-to-25-years-in-prison-for-running-flushing-based-sex-trafficking-operation Downplaying of white sexual imperialism in reporting of George Tyndall USC Scandal: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-george-tyndall-profile-usc-sexual-assault-allegations-20181219-story.html Exploitative photos, dehumanizing descriptions, and centering the perpetrator's experience in reporting of a man who murdered his Asian wife: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3873742/German-man-admits-killing-Filipino-wife-slicing-body-eight-pieces-sex-holiday-Thailand.html Comparison of photos between .com and .eu version of the same story about sexual exploitation of Asian women. The US version has a lurid body shot, seemingly of a sex worker. The EU version has multiple, non-exploitative photos: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/sex-industry-military-bases-213311 https://www.politico.eu/article/my-body-was-not-mine-but-the-u-s-militarys/ One of the many abduction/missing person cases involving Asian women that never get widely publicized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ewyyYpeN8&feature=youtu.be One of the many cases of white men murdering their Asian wives. The victim's ethnicity gets downplayed or the case doesn’t get US media attention: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/American-man-arrested-over-murder-of-wife-at-Tokyo-Family-Court Sexpat journalists in Asia news coverage: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/18/sexpat-journalists-are-ruining-asia-coverage/ Okinawa military base rape/murder (many similar cases happened in the 1980s and 90s): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42192571 Scholarly article on White Sexual Imperialism: https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=crsj Journey To The West Podcast's episode on Sexual Exploitation of Asian Women: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xexHIxtEhy4 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS editor.planamag@gmail.com