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Ep. 418 - The Biden Administration Openly Supports Apartheid in Palestine Mar 04, 2021

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Last night, Joe Biden's new Secretary of State, Antony Blinken announced that he opposes an investigation by the International Criminal Court into the gross human rights violations and murders and atrocities committed by Israel against Palestinians. The image I included with today's podcast on Instagram is of Rouzan al-Najjar - a brilliant (and of course unarmed and non violent) nurse that was killed by an Israeli sniper.
Let me be clear - only dictators and guilty monsters oppose human rights investigations. The International Criminal Court is one of the most respected bodies in the world and the Biden administration just announced not that they oppose charges of war crimes, but that they even oppose an investigation into human rights violations. It's a despicable thing. Today, on @TheBreakdown - I unpack and explain it all.
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Ep. 417 - Don't you want a leader who fights for us in Congress? Here's what we can do! Mar 03, 2021

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The Breakdown with Shaun King # 417 - Don't you want a leader who fights for us in Congress? Here's what we can do!
Description: @GaryChambersJr has been fighting for the people his whole life! You've seen it! But now he needs us to step up and fight for him! Early voting starts THIS WEEKEND in Louisiana and Gary needs our help!
Listen to today's episode to learn of all the ways you can help him right now, from wherever you are. He needs us to volunteer for him - online and offline. On the phones from home and in person. Let's do this! And let's make history together!
Love y'all!
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Ep. 416 - Is it OK to make fake videos of our ancestors or heroes? Mar 01, 2021

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Like you, I am seeing all of the newly created videos of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, but I'm not sure how I feel about. They are equal parts fascinating and eerie. What do you think?
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Ep. 415 - Got Money for Wars, But Can't Feed the Poor Feb 26, 2021

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Yesterday Joe Biden dropped bombs on Syria, but just can't find a way to send people the stimulus checks he said would be in the mail immediately after he got elected. It's almost March. What I know is this - governments get done what they want to get done. This government simply lacks the will to help everyday people.
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Ep. 414 - Are we supposed to be silent when Democrats do wrong? Feb 25, 2021

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Yesterday, a beloved leader in New York came forward to say that she was sexually assaulted and harassed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
She provided detailed receipts, text messages, and emails - and gave names, dates, and locations.
And by and large, prominent Democrats were COMPLETELY SILENT. I mean nothing.
And here's what I know - if the exact same person, wrote the exact same story, with the exact same evidence, but Cuomo's name was substituted with Donald Trump - Democrats would be OUTRAGED.
And this simply is not OK.
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Ep. 413 - The Fort Wayne 3 Feb 24, 2021

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Last week in Fort Wayne, Indiana - a violent white supremacist walked up to a car with 3 Black teenagers and unloaded his gun on them - killing Josh Cooper and Andy Retic and critically injuring Jaylin Rice. Let me unpack and explain the case and then let's plan on doing everything we can to support these families. We paid for their funerals through @GrassrootsLaw but they are going to need a lot more help.
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Ep. 412 - One Year Ago Today a Black Man was Lynched in America Feb 23, 2021

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Today I wanted to take a moment to help us remember the gravity of what happened in this country one year ago today - as three brutal white supremacists targeted, chased and murdered Ahmaud Arbery. And police and prosecutors colluded together to make sure those men were never held accountable. Until we organized together to change everything. When we organize, we win.
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Ep. 411 - If Nazi's are still being arrested for the Holocaust, we need Carolyn Bryant arrested for the murder of Emmett Till Feb 22, 2021

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This weekend we learned that a 95-year-old Nazi was arrested and deported by the American government for being a guard during the Holocaust in 1945. I'm glad about this.
I just want the American government to give African Americans this same type of justice. They can start with arresting Carolyn Bryant for her essential role in the murder of Emmett Till.
She's 8 years younger than the Nazi guard and Emmett's murder happened 10 years after the Holocaust.
As long as she's living, we should still fight for her to be held accountable. Period.
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Ep. 410 - Ted Cruz Sucks Feb 18, 2021

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Maybe it's because he has been in the shadows of Donald Trump for the past 6 years, but DAMN Ted Cruz sucks.
This man is a monster and doesn't really get enough credit for how truly horrible he is. Now listen, I didn't expect him to have the heart required to stay home and serve and help his state as they suffer through a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm. The man has proven over and over again that he doesn't have the heart to help people who are hurting, but you'd at least think he'd have the political sense to know that taking a damn vacation to Cancun while people in your state literally freeze to death is bad optics.
But here's the thing - the bottom line - conservative voters have taught their leaders that nothing matters. Of course, Ted Cruz thinks he can go on vacation to Cancun while people freeze to death - because conservative voters have already announced, with their support of both him and Trump, that character and integrity and values no longer matter to them.
Let me unpack and explain it.
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Ep. 409 - Why Texas is Struggling Right Now Feb 17, 2021

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As I speak, millions of people in Texas are without power, heat, gas, and water. People are literally dying. And hungry. And freezing.
And politicians like Texas Governor Greg Abbott somehow have the time to go on Fox News and blame Democrats and policies like the Green New Deal.
But here's the thing - Texas is literally controlled by Republicans on every level. The Governor, the Lt. Governor, the Attorney General, and both Senators are all conservative Republicans. And when stuff goes wrong in states controlled by Democrats, those same people blame Democrats - as they should.
But now they refuse to own the crisis.
That's leadership failure 101.And what's happening in Texas is basically what you get when your state's leaders pretend that global warming is a hoax, refuse to invest in public infrastructure, and instead allow corporations to take over the entire power industry so that they can get filthy rich.
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