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Ep. 533 - I am gravely concerned they might actually execute Julius Jones. Nov 09, 2021

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We are now just 9 days away from the scheduled execution of Julius Jones. I honestly never thought we’d get here. The Oklahoma Board of Pardon and Parole has now ruled TWICE that Julius Jones should be removed from death row and that his sentence should be commuted to life with parole. But Governor Stitt of Oklahoma is ignoring his own board. I’ve never seen it in my life.
I need you to stop what you are doing and do 2 things for us please.

Sign our super petition @ FreeJuliusJones.com - when you fill that out, it sends out emails to everybody involved in the case.
Then, save this number in your phone as Julius Jones: 405-777-7840 and call it several times a day to demand that the Governor listen to his own board of pardon and parole. Our staff @GrassrootsLaw will be there to coach you through it.

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Ep. 532 - The Democratic Party is struggling at a time when they should be crushing it Nov 08, 2021

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Democrats control the House, Senate, and the Presidency. Conservatives led a failed insurrection at the American Capitol earlier this year and are literally going to prison. This should be the time that Democrats step up to lead, but instead, they are throwing it all away.

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Ep. 531 - I am gravely concerned about the trial of the men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery Nov 05, 2021

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Opening statements are now underway and the full trial of the three white supremacists who murdered Ahmaud Arbery is now underway. I am gravely concerned. The judge is OK. That’s the good news. But the jury looks like a Trump rally. And the prosecutors really did bomb in the jury selection process.

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Ep. 530 - On the road today Nov 03, 2021

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I’m on the road today and will be right back here tomorrow to unpack and explain the results from Election Day. Hope each of you are doing well.

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Ep. 529 - Frustrated Black Voters + An Update on Julius Jones Nov 02, 2021

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It’s Election Day across America. And while I’m still honored to have the right to vote, I see the growing frustration among Black voters with the Democratic Party as they continue to overpromise and underdeliver.Also, today I have some very good news on the Julius Jones case.

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Ep. 528 - Free Julius Jones! Nov 01, 2021

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In 17 days Oklahoma is scheduled to execute an innocent young Black man for a crime he did not commit. The Oklahoma Board of Pardon & Parole already voted 3-1 to stop this execution and give Julius life in prison, but the Governor is ignoring his own board full of conservative appointees. That’s why we need you.
Please go now to FreeJuliusJones.com to learn all about the case and then call 405.777.7840.
I am counting on you. Julius is counting on you. Together we are strong.

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Ep. 527 - The brutal, grotesque, barbaric execution of John Grant was quintessential America. And illegal. Oct 29, 2021

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Last night Oklahoma executed a man named John Grant. What happened was as gross as anything I’ve ever heard of. Let me unpack and explain to you why it was illegal. It’s also more American than apple pie or baseball.
Between me and you all - this was one of the worst things I’ve ever heard of in modern American history. And I cover and fight evil for a living.

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Ep. 526 - I’m betting on myself. Oct 28, 2021

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I’m a writer. I’m a lot of things, but a writer will always be high on that list. After a few months of working to get out of all of my contracts with my book publisher and literary agent and talent agent, who were good to me by the way, I’m breaking out on my own. I’m betting on myself.
My last book was a New York Times Bestseller, but I don’t desire or ever plan to be on that list again. I’m going in a very different direction with my next 4-5 books.
I need the space to be able to say and write what I need to say and write without fear that some corporation that pays me might not like it.
This was the last boss I had. But now I’m free. And I’m about to dial it up a few notches.

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Ep. 525 - Police FINALLY indicted for the murder of Jamarion Robinson Oct 27, 2021

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His name should be a household name that we say alongside so many other victims of police violence. Over 5 years ago police fired hundreds of shots at Jamarion Robinson - shooting him 76 times and killing him. Today I’ll speak about the case and the peculiar nature of why some cases go viral, but most never do.

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Ep. 524 - Black leaders are starting to build mass incarceration 2.0 in cities across the country Oct 26, 2021

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When you truly fail to understand and appreciate the past, and learn from it, you are doomed to repeat it. And all over the country right now, Black mayors are trying to incarcerate their way out of their worst problems. This is literally the same thing we saw in the late 80s and early 90s and we are repeating it again. And Atlanta is the epicenter of it all.

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