By Any Means Necessary

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Democrats Poised To Lose To Insurrectionist Lawmakers In 2022 Midterms Dec 16, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the harmful effects of the corporate mainstream media and its propagandistic effect, how that effect stretches into the realm of entertainment media such as movies, video games, and television, and the need for alternative media to parse through propaganda and misleading statements.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis, Journalists for The Real News Network where they are hosts of the Police Accountability Report to discuss the release of almost 1,400 deaths in police custody reviewed by Dr. David Fowler, who gained notoriety for testifying in defense of Derek Chauvin and claiming that George Floyd’s death was accidental, the impact that Fowler may have had on many cases of police terror by stopping prosecution before it can start, and attempts by the medical examiner’s office to censor attempts at accountability.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Yolian Ogbu. organizing member of Horn of African Pan Africans for Liberation and Solidarity and All African People's Revolutionary Party to discuss the conflict in Ethiopia and the growing direct involvement of the US, Samantha Power’s role in spreading misinformation about Ethiopia to aid in a Libya-style intervention in Ethiopia, how the west may be attempting to use the conflict in Ethiopia and the horn of Africa as a proxy war against China, and the mischaracterization of the conflict in the mainstream media.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kristine Hendrix, President to the University City School Board, Junior Bayard Rustin Fellow with the Fellowship for Reconciliation and contributor to the Truth-Telling Project and "We Stay Woke" podcast to discuss the House of Representatives charging Mark Meadows with contempt of Congress and the complicity of lawmakers and Fox News hosts in the January 6th atack on the Capitol, Missouri Attorney General Eric Shmitt’s crusade against mask wearing in schools, the decriminalization of marijuana possession in St. Louis and the broader issue of marijuana legalization, and Democrats giving up on the Build Back Better bill and working and poor people.

Is The US Poised For A Libya-Style Intervention In Ethiopia? Dec 16, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Yolian Ogbu. organizing member of Horn of African Pan Africans for Liberation and Solidarity and All African People's Revolutionary Party to discuss the conflict in Ethiopia and the growing direct involvement of the US, Samantha Power’s role in spreading misinformation about Ethiopia to aid in a Libya-style intervention in Ethiopia, how the west may be attempting to use the conflict in Ethiopia and the horn of Africa as a proxy war against China, and the mischaracterization of the conflict in the mainstream media.

US Hypocrisy Exposed As It Massacres Civilians Abroad Dec 15, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host, Executive Director of World Beyond War and author of the new book “Leaving World War II Behind” to discuss the recently revealed “Talon Anvil” unit which is responsible for killing of civilians in Syria beyond what was already allowed by the military, politicians spreading the mythology of drone warfare as a more precise means of warfare to sanitize the image of war, and the US government’s hypocrisy in presenting itself as a champion of human rights and democracy while killing civilians, attempting to extradite Julian Assange, and more.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ari Paul, Contributing Writer to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting to discuss media coverage of the upcoming presidential election in Chile and its misleading representation of the two candidates as equally dangerous for Chile, Jose Antonio Kast’s desire to return to the repression of the government of Augusto Pinochet, and the corporate media’s long legacy of slanted coverage of Latin American countries and leaders who dare to stand up to exploitation.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Kiriakou, Sputnik News correspondent to discuss the uncovering sex crimes committed by employees of the CIA and the Department of Justice’s inaction in charging employees with crimes, the CIA’s history of covering up such crimes and stopping accountability for victims, how the coverup is a defensive maneuver from the CIA to prevent other potential crimes from coming out through the judicial process, and the highly sexualized environment of the CIA.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie discuss the trauma that the capitalist system inflicts on all of us and the need for a revolutionary vision and movement to create a new world, the potential of the upcoming film “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and other films, and what might come in the upcoming Black Panther film.

Talon Anvil Civilian Death Toll Latest Example Of US Hypocrisy Dec 15, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host, Executive Director of World Beyond War and author of the new book “Leaving World War II Behind” to discuss the recently revealed “Talon Anvil” unit which is responsible for killing of civilians in Syria beyond what was already allowed by the military, politicians spreading the mythology of drone warfare as a more precise means of warfare to sanitize the image of war, and the US government’s hypocrisy in presenting itself as a champion of human rights and democracy while killing civilians, attempting to extradite Julian Assange, and more.

Media Draws A False Equivalence Between Chilean Presidential Candidates Dec 15, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ari Paul, Contributing Writer to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting to discuss media coverage of the upcoming presidential election in Chile and its misleading representation of the two candidates as equally dangerous for Chile, Jose Antonio Kast’s desire to return to the repression of the government of Augusto Pinochet, and the corporate media’s long legacy of slanted coverage of Latin American countries and leaders who dare to stand up to exploitation.

CIA Agents Won't Be Punished For Child Sex Crimes Dec 15, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Kiriakou, Sputnik News correspondent to discuss the uncovering sex crimes committed by employees of the CIA and the Department of Justice’s inaction in charging employees with crimes, the CIA’s history of covering up such crimes and stopping accountability for victims, how the coverup is a defensive maneuver from the CIA to prevent other potential crimes from coming out through the judicial process, and the highly sexualized environment of the CIA.

Amazon and Candle Factory Tornado Deaths Are Products of Corporate Greed Dec 14, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org to discuss the US death toll from COVID-19 reaching 800,000 and how the capitalist system has sacrificed lives in an effort to sustain business as usual, why the booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine is now being pushed as a magical solution to keep business sustained at the cost of the spread of COVID, and the treatment of striking student workers by Columbia University.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Bezal Jupiter, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Mississippi to discuss hunger strikes at ICE detention facilities in protest of inhumane conditions in Louisiana, how the conditions at these jails are often shrouded in secrecy, and the connections between movements for immigration justice and against mass incarceration.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss recent revelations about operation Whistle Pig and the surveillance of journalists and other people not accused of crimes by Customs and Border Patrol and other agencies, Google’s complicity in the colonization of Palestine, and the mind-boggling foolishness and environmental impact of NFTs.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jaribu Hill, founder and executive director of the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights to discuss the senseless and preventable deaths at the Mayfield candle factory and Amazon warehouse caused by capitalist greed, the impunity that corporations responsible for harm and death enjoy and its similarities to the police as they wage terror on Black communities, and the two-party system’s selling out of the working poor and Black people who are responsible for putting them in office.

Google's Complicity In Apartheid Dec 14, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss recent revelations about operation Whistle Pig and the surveillance of journalists and other people not accused of crimes by Customs and Border Patrol and other agencies, Google’s complicity in the colonization of Palestine, and the mind-boggling foolishness and environmental impact of NFTs

COVID Death Toll Mounts With No End In Sight Dec 14, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org to discuss the US death toll from COVID-19 reaching 800,000 and how the capitalist system has sacrificed lives in an effort to sustain business as usual, why the booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine is now being pushed as a magical solution to keep business sustained at the cost of the spread of COVID, and the treatment of striking student workers by Columbia University.

UK Helps US Prosecute Journalist Julian Assange For Challenging Imperialism Dec 13, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News to discuss a UK appeals court ruling that Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States despite the danger extradition poses to him, the absurd reasoning behind the court’s overturning of the previous ruling preventing Assange’s extradition, and the cruelty of the UK and the US making an example out of Assange.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miko Peled, human rights activist and author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and “Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.” to discuss a recent report confirming Israel’s targeting of civilians in Gaza in airstrikes conducted in May of 2021, the collaboration between politicians and pro-Zionist organizations and their complicity in human rights abuses in Palestine, and how so-called progressives fall in line with other imperialist politicians on issues of imperialism.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maria Fernandez, organizer with the D.C. Chapter of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and the Free Mutulu Now Campaign to discuss the political imprisonment of Dr. Mutulu Shakur, the contributions of Dr. Shakur to the health of overlooked working class Black and brown communities in New York City, how the prison system continues to deny Dr. Shakur’s release despite his spotless record to make an example out of him, and why the determination to keep political prisoners in prison is an effort by the state to disconnect the current Black liberation struggle from its history.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, a father, husband, Professor of Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, the curator of imixwhatilike.org and author of the book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power” to discuss the role of the media in propagandizing against political prisoners and the importance of alternative media in combating that propaganda, how agents within the capitalist system work to cover up their complicity in the constant cycle of death and destruction they cause, and the use of accusations of bias against alternative media as mainstream outlets disseminate the approved narrative.

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