WEBVTT - The Elephant in the Room

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>Meet your Girl Danielle Moody recording from Yes Still my

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<v Speaker 1>COVID bunker, the Friends. I want to talk about a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of things today that are just absolutely frustrating, annoying,

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<v Speaker 1>but unsurprising, and I want to start out with the

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<v Speaker 1>oath Keeper's story. Here's what has happened. So you all

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<v Speaker 1>know who the Oathkeepers are, obviously because we've talked about

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<v Speaker 1>it on woke F and you all watch the news,

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<v Speaker 1>and we also remember when Donald Trump told them all

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<v Speaker 1>to stand back and stand by. They were also the

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<v Speaker 1>architects behind the siege on the Capitol Building and the

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<v Speaker 1>Oathkeepers as well as the Proud Boys. I believe that

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<v Speaker 1>both of their leaders are under indictment right for their

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<v Speaker 1>attempt to overthrow the government violently. So as it turns out,

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<v Speaker 1>the list, the membership list, and I'm checking out BuzzFeed

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<v Speaker 1>News right now, their membership list of thirty eight thousand

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<v Speaker 1>names has been leaked right and unsurprisingly, if you are

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<v Speaker 1>a student of history and have ever paid attention to oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know anything that has to do with law enforcement,

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<v Speaker 1>the military and the ideology thereof you know that it

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<v Speaker 1>is not surprising that on this list there would be

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and seventy current law enforcement officers, including sheriffs

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<v Speaker 1>who lead actual police departments that are members. There would

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<v Speaker 1>be one hundred active military personnel. There are eighty either

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<v Speaker 1>serving currently in public office or are running for office

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<v Speaker 1>that are on this list. And what is unsurprising is

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<v Speaker 1>any of those things, because if you understand the history

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<v Speaker 1>of white supremacy in this country, and you understand the

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<v Speaker 1>history of police and law enforcement and military in this country,

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<v Speaker 1>it is not surprising that it would be filled with

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of fucking white supremacis why else do we

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<v Speaker 1>have so many unarmed black people that are murdered? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Why else do we have news stories that came out

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<v Speaker 1>of Detroit with the boy Scouts who were on a

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<v Speaker 1>field trip, and then it's reported that all of the

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<v Speaker 1>targets that they see that the police officers used to

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote train are of black men. Right, it is

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<v Speaker 1>unsurprising that when there was a big news story and

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't even that big, it kind of fluttered out

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<v Speaker 1>that there were private chat rooms right with law enforcement,

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<v Speaker 1>both current and retired, that we're using just the most

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<v Speaker 1>disgusting racial slurs, misogyny, all of these things. We know

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<v Speaker 1>this because every single time that there is an incident

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<v Speaker 1>of police violence, of police brutality, of police overreach, that

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<v Speaker 1>we're told that that individual is just a bad apple.

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<v Speaker 1>But what we know to be fucking true, because we're

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<v Speaker 1>not dumb, is that there are more Derek Chauvin's right

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<v Speaker 1>and Joe R. Pios right, who Donald Trump pardoned, if

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<v Speaker 1>you remember, for his lies and torture and schemes to

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<v Speaker 1>brutalize and terrorize undocumented people when he was police chief

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<v Speaker 1>in Arizona, and he was sent to jail for that.

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<v Speaker 1>But of course Donald Trump pardoned him because he only

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<v Speaker 1>surrounds himself with the best fucking people. Nonetheless, we also

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<v Speaker 1>know that through the history of the KKK and why

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<v Speaker 1>they wore their hoods and all and their sheets and

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<v Speaker 1>all of that bullshit garb was because they wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>hide their idea entities. Why because they were law enforcement,

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<v Speaker 1>they were judges, teachers, doctors, right. What supremacy is pervasive

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<v Speaker 1>in every single facet of life. What is troubling me

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<v Speaker 1>about this story is one I've only seen it in print.

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<v Speaker 1>I have not heard about it, talked about on mainstream

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<v Speaker 1>cable news right, and I wonder why. And it's funny

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<v Speaker 1>because I posted a video the other day on TikTok

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<v Speaker 1>and folks in the comment section about this very story,

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<v Speaker 1>and folks in the comment section, we're just like, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>mainstream media is not going to cover it, because I

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<v Speaker 1>bet some of their fucking names are on there too.

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<v Speaker 1>Because when you think about the coverage or the lack

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<v Speaker 1>of coverage that is actually good, that actually puts black

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<v Speaker 1>and brown people in a positive light or in an

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<v Speaker 1>empathetic light, we see those stories few and far in between.

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<v Speaker 1>So from the court room to the police department, to

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<v Speaker 1>the newsroom, to the classroom, to every other place that

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<v Speaker 1>you can possibly find yourself in, we know that white

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<v Speaker 1>supremacy exists. My fucking problem, though, is A, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a major story, and B why the fuck do these

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<v Speaker 1>people still have jobs? So here's what we have right here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to share this with you from BuzzFeed. The

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<v Speaker 1>full report, if you want to see the list of names,

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<v Speaker 1>was published by the Anti Defamation League earlier this week,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what BuzzFeed reports. The far right extremist

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<v Speaker 1>organization rose to prominence after the insurrection for playing a

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<v Speaker 1>key role in planning the insurrection at the Capitol. Many

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<v Speaker 1>members have been arrested for taking part in the riot,

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<v Speaker 1>and some, including the group's founder, facing charges of seditious conspiracy.

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<v Speaker 1>The membership list, which was first published last year by

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<v Speaker 1>the journalism collective distributed Denial of Sequences, demonstrates that the

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<v Speaker 1>radical anti government group is far from fringe and in

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<v Speaker 1>fact holds close ties to mainstream power. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>the thing that I really want to talk about for

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, because these are the distinctions that mainstream media

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<v Speaker 1>would like to make, right just I would say in

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<v Speaker 1>the same vein that Democrats like to make the distinction

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<v Speaker 1>between maga Republicans and this mythical, magical unicorn of a

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<v Speaker 1>good Republican that they often love to speak about. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we've done some good work with these good Republicans, my man,

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<v Speaker 1>you are talking about like two people. Okay, This is

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<v Speaker 1>not the entire community of Republicans who have Donald Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>back until that motherfucker goes off of a cliff, and

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<v Speaker 1>even then they'll jump on it and hope that he

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<v Speaker 1>turns into some type of magical bird that will carry

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<v Speaker 1>their bullshit. Right. So here's the thing is, these lists

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<v Speaker 1>are known, they are published, they don't get the NonStop

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<v Speaker 1>news coverage that it should because we just shrug at

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<v Speaker 1>it and we have believed, or maybe it makes us

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<v Speaker 1>feel comfortable to be lied to by mainstream media when

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<v Speaker 1>they tell us that these groups are just fringe groups, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Just in the same way when these horrible racist police

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<v Speaker 1>officers murder or brutalized black people and people of color,

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<v Speaker 1>we say that that person is just a bad apple,

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<v Speaker 1>because taking on the entire system of law enforcement right

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<v Speaker 1>would just be too fucking much to do. How would

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<v Speaker 1>one undertake getting rid of all of these police officers

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<v Speaker 1>who are only on the job to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>utilize their power to oppress, torture, humiliate, discriminate against other groups.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the problem, because we have loved to believe.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same way that Donald Trump became president of

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<v Speaker 1>the United States. The media sat around and they said, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just good for ratings, he's a clown. We'll go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead and follow him. They followed it as every movements, right.

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<v Speaker 1>They laughed at some of his fucking jokes. They gave

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<v Speaker 1>him more coverage and more airtime because they said, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just part of the fringe. Marjorie Taylor Green, same

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<v Speaker 1>fucking sentiments, Lauren Bobert, Matt Gates, Josh Holly. We continue

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<v Speaker 1>to say that these people are part of a fringe

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<v Speaker 1>radical right, when in fact they are assuming and are

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<v Speaker 1>already in positions of power. And maybe if we actually

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<v Speaker 1>spoke about these people and their ideology with the attention

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<v Speaker 1>and urgency that it deserves, then we would actually do

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<v Speaker 1>something about it. But I don't think that we really

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<v Speaker 1>want to. That's the thing is that you have a

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<v Speaker 1>list of thirty eight thousand people. Right. We don't designate

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States domestic organizations as terrorists organizations because

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<v Speaker 1>we love to believe in America that terrorists are brown

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<v Speaker 1>people that live in the Middle East, right, not fucking

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<v Speaker 1>Bob and Jim and Chet that live in Idaho, Wisconsin

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<v Speaker 1>and Kansas got together and then decided to show up

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<v Speaker 1>at the Capitol Building with their fucking ar fifteens and

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<v Speaker 1>their military gear and attempt to overthrow the government. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't label these organizations outside of the klu Klux Klan,

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<v Speaker 1>which took bombing of churches and killing of I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how many fucking black people to be designated a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking hate group. When Donald Trump stood up on stage

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<v Speaker 1>when he was asked directly to denounce white supremacy and

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<v Speaker 1>didn't and instead incited a fucking insurrection, you would think

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe the Department of Justice, and it's awful in

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<v Speaker 1>its Office of Civil Rights, would decide, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe part of our problem is that we don't actually

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<v Speaker 1>name the ship that is in front of us, and

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<v Speaker 1>by not naming it, we allow it to be normalized.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you see, the only way that you can actually

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of something is if you name it. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the thing that I have been saying about Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden before he gave his speech about the soul of

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<v Speaker 1>the nation. I said, if you are not being specific

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<v Speaker 1>with the American people and pointing to the villain and

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<v Speaker 1>saying this is who is the problem is the group

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<v Speaker 1>that is standing between you and your right to vote,

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<v Speaker 1>between you and bodily autonomy, between you and your ability

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<v Speaker 1>to marry who you love, between you and your ability

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<v Speaker 1>to be relieved of student debt, between you and clean

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<v Speaker 1>drinking water. If you are not naming these people and

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<v Speaker 1>you're still congratulating them and calling them over as your colleague,

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<v Speaker 1>then how were people to understand that there really is

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<v Speaker 1>a distinction, a sharp and fucking clear distinction between the

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<v Speaker 1>two parties. It's the same way that I feel about

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<v Speaker 1>the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys and the other

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred some odd fucking white supremacist organizations in this country.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are not naming them as hate groups, if

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<v Speaker 1>you are not whole them to the standard that you

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<v Speaker 1>would other terrorist seals and organizations, if you were not

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<v Speaker 1>working to infiltrate them and take them down, then what

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<v Speaker 1>you were doing is readily allowing them to spread like

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<v Speaker 1>a cancer across this fucking country, which they've done. We

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<v Speaker 1>are at a point right now where things have gotten

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<v Speaker 1>so fucking out of hand because we ignored the elephant

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<v Speaker 1>and pun intended in the fucking room. We ignored Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's misogyny, we ignored Donald Trump's racism, we ignored the

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<v Speaker 1>Islamophobia because democrats that are impowering. I'm not talking about

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<v Speaker 1>we the people, because we the people fucking saw it.

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<v Speaker 1>We the people showed up in twenty twenty, and that

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<v Speaker 1>not on my watch, but when those motherfuckers decided to

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<v Speaker 1>infiltrate Congress in very aggressive ways Democrats were nowhere to

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<v Speaker 1>be naming these motherfuckers as who they are, said, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>let's try and work with them. How are you trying

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<v Speaker 1>to work with somebody that is literally gave insurrectionists a

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<v Speaker 1>map to your office to have you killed. How are

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<v Speaker 1>you working with people who have put your name and

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<v Speaker 1>face up on their websites in crosshairs? How are you

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<v Speaker 1>working with people who turned you into a graphic video

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<v Speaker 1>game showcasing your murder. You don't. It's simple, you don't.

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<v Speaker 1>What you do instead is every day, with every breath

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<v Speaker 1>that you have and every micro phone that you are

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<v Speaker 1>in front of, then every screen that you can tweak from,

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<v Speaker 1>is that you consistently tell the American people who the

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<v Speaker 1>fuck they are and what they're doing. You don't give

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<v Speaker 1>them credit for saying thank you to the Republicans for

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<v Speaker 1>helping us pass infrastructure, because then what you're signaling to

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<v Speaker 1>the American public is that, oh, these motherfuckers still are

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<v Speaker 1>working for us, even though they're rapid racists and white

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<v Speaker 1>supremacists and misogynistic pigs. This is not even about playing dirty.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about just telling the fucking truth. So if they're

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<v Speaker 1>eighty motherfucking elected officials that are on this list, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even care if they are dog catcher in

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<v Speaker 1>their fucking town. If you are holding elected office and

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<v Speaker 1>you are a part of a designated white supremacist group.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's the fucking problem. You see where we get here,

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<v Speaker 1>because we can see, oh, it's an extremist group, but

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<v Speaker 1>they're not designated as a white supremacist group. They're not

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<v Speaker 1>designated akin to the KKK, And we need to get

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<v Speaker 1>that image out of our heads because these motherfuckers are

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<v Speaker 1>shopping at the Gap, wearing tan pants and going to

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<v Speaker 1>party the party store and getting their tiki torches. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't look they don't have the look of the hate

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<v Speaker 1>mongers from yesteryear, but that doesn't mean that they're not

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<v Speaker 1>you get your podcasts. I want to tell you about

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<v Speaker 1>another story, and I want to tell you that partisanship

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<v Speaker 1>here doesn't even fucking matter right with this story, because

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<v Speaker 1>evidently this story involves political violence that took place earlier

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<v Speaker 1>this month at the hands of a Democratic, a local

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<v Speaker 1>Democratic official, and a reporter. And then I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>tie together how all of these things are coming into clear,

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<v Speaker 1>clear focus about just how dangerous of a time we

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<v Speaker 1>are living in. And oh, that's also cemented by the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that the Supreme Court said everybody and anyone could

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<v Speaker 1>have a fucking gun, right, So we know that everyone

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<v Speaker 1>is filled with the most disgusting amount of hate for

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<v Speaker 1>people that they don't know, but who Donald Trump told

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<v Speaker 1>them is stealing their lot in life, coming in and

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<v Speaker 1>taking their jobs and caravans and this, that and the

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<v Speaker 1>other thing. I've never seen people with so much privilege

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<v Speaker 1>wine so fucking much than the Republican Party. But I digress.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me tell you about this story because when

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<v Speaker 1>I saw it, I was absolutely shocked. Las Vegas Police.

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<v Speaker 1>This is in the Los Angeles Times, The La Times.

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<v Speaker 1>Las Vegas investigative reporter was killed over critical stories. Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Tells Is to appear on a homicide charge in Nevada,

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<v Speaker 1>six days after investigative reporter Jeff German was stabbed to

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<v Speaker 1>death outside of his home. Las Vegas police alleged Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>that a top local official killed investigative reporter Jeff German

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<v Speaker 1>because of critical stories the journalists had written, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as a new piece he was planning to write. Las

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<v Speaker 1>Vegas Metro police arrested Nevada elected official Robert Tellis on

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<v Speaker 1>suspicion of murder of the Las Vegas Review Journal reporter

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<v Speaker 1>German after recovering items worn by the killer from the

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<v Speaker 1>Clark County Public Administrator's home. Authority said. Police said they

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<v Speaker 1>also tied him to a vehicle he drove to the

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<v Speaker 1>scene of the crime and found his DNA at the

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<v Speaker 1>scene of the fatal stabbing. So here's what it goes

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<v Speaker 1>on to say, tell Us was upset about articles that

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<v Speaker 1>were being written by German as an investigative journalist that

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<v Speaker 1>exposed potential wrongdoing, and tell Us had publicly expressed his

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<v Speaker 1>issues with that reporting. This is according to the Las

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<v Speaker 1>Vegas Metro Police Captain Dorry Coreyn, and then ultimately tell

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<v Speaker 1>Us was also upset from what he found out later

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<v Speaker 1>that there were additional reportings that was pending. Folks, this man,

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<v Speaker 1>this elected official, apparently he's a Democrat. The funny thing

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<v Speaker 1>about this story, there's nothing actually funny. I don't mean funny,

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<v Speaker 1>ha ha. The funny thing about this story is that

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats right now are not saying that the police department

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<v Speaker 1>is corrupt. They're not calling for a more increased political violence,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what we know would happen if this were

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<v Speaker 1>a Republican We know exactly the tactics that they would

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<v Speaker 1>use to ratchet up the fear, the hate, and the anxiety,

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<v Speaker 1>because that helps them win. We are at a place

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<v Speaker 1>in this goddamn country where it is so unrecognizable that

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<v Speaker 1>an investigative journalist can't do their job. This man went

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<v Speaker 1>to his home and stabbed him to death outside because

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<v Speaker 1>of stories that he had written, because he's reporting the truth. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to think about this, and I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to think about Jamal Kashogi, who was dismembered and

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<v Speaker 1>murdered by Mohammed bin Salam in Saudi Arabia. When we

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<v Speaker 1>hear those stories and it's in another country, namely one

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<v Speaker 1>that is in the Middle East, we say, oh those people,

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<v Speaker 1>my god. Right, we have no problem equating viciousness, right

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<v Speaker 1>and barbarianism to brown people or black people. This shit.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no fucking difference except this man is going

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<v Speaker 1>to go to jail. This is the thing that is

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<v Speaker 1>separating us from dictatorships and authoritarianism is the ability to

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<v Speaker 1>have accountability through the press. I read you my piece yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>The fourth estate is crumbling. What do you think will

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<v Speaker 1>happen to journalism if things like this become the norm.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a commercial that plays to promote Rachel Nadow's Monday

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<v Speaker 1>Night show on MSNBC, and in the commercial it's a

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<v Speaker 1>clip obviously, it's a mashup of clips from her show

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<v Speaker 1>and on our show. She said it should not take

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<v Speaker 1>bravery to be a poll worker. You shouldn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be looked at as courageous, she says, to be an epidemiologist.

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<v Speaker 1>It shouldn't take bravery to be an investigative reporter, unless,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, you're on the battlefield in a war zone,

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<v Speaker 1>not if you're reporting in your hometown. It is. When

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<v Speaker 1>I saw this story, I didn't even look up the

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<v Speaker 1>political affiliation of the murder suspect because I didn't care,

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<v Speaker 1>because it didn't matter to me one way or the other.

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<v Speaker 1>But what matters is the environment, the toxic, dangerous, violent

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<v Speaker 1>environment that has been created in this country in our

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<v Speaker 1>politics because of the likes of Donald Trump and what

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<v Speaker 1>has been permitted because we refuse to name things as

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<v Speaker 1>they fucking are when we see them. Motherfucker's knew Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump was a racist and a misogynist and a sexual

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<v Speaker 1>assaulter and a crook, but they didn't want to name it.

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<v Speaker 1>God forbid, for neutrality's sake. We don't want to seem

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<v Speaker 1>like what we're telling the fucking truth. So we play

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<v Speaker 1>both sides. In countless rallies, you hear Republicans in particular

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<v Speaker 1>ratcheting up their calls for political violence. You heard Lindsey

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<v Speaker 1>Graham say that about even the appearance of Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>being held accountable, there's gonna be riots in the streets.

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<v Speaker 1>What that rhetoric and the media's placating to this bullshit

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<v Speaker 1>is what leads here. Now people will tell you, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't connect those dots, like this is a standalone thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a lone wolf case. This isn't part of the norm.

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<v Speaker 1>Who were we kidding again, It's the same thing we

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<v Speaker 1>say about police officers and the killings of unarmed black

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<v Speaker 1>people and people of color. It's always an isolated fucking

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<v Speaker 1>incident and not a pattern of violent behavior and white supremacy.

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<v Speaker 1>You have got to name things if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>change things. James Baldwin said, you cannot change things that

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<v Speaker 1>you refuse to face. We walk around with blinders on

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<v Speaker 1>thinking that rhetoric, thinking that words don't have power. If

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't, then we wouldn't have the First Amendment that

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<v Speaker 1>has protected speech. If we didn't believe that words had power.

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<v Speaker 1>This politician, a democrat, didn't like what was being said

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<v Speaker 1>about him, didn't like what was being written about him,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopped up on the world's bullshit, went and stabbed

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<v Speaker 1>another man to death for words that he put in

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<v Speaker 1>the newspaper. What message is that sending? I will say this.

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<v Speaker 1>This is from the statement. This is a statement from

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<v Speaker 1>the Las Vegas Review Journal newsroom. The arrest of Robert

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<v Speaker 1>tell Us is at once an enormous release and an

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<v Speaker 1>outrage for the Review Journal newsroom. We are relieved tell

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<v Speaker 1>Us is in custody and outraged that a colleague appears

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<v Speaker 1>to have been killed for reporting on an elected official.

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<v Speaker 1>Journalist can't do the important work our communities require if

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<v Speaker 1>they are afraid a presentation of facts could lead to

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<v Speaker 1>violent retribution. This is the world that we are living

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<v Speaker 1>and now where it has become commonplace that doctors and

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<v Speaker 1>nurses are threatened for trying to save people's lives from

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<v Speaker 1>a killer virus. We live in a world where teachers

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<v Speaker 1>and school administrators are threatened for having the audacity to

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<v Speaker 1>want to teach children the truth and not give them

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of bedtime stories that white supremacists think that

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<v Speaker 1>they should learn This country was founded on violence, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of these fucking roosters are coming home. And we

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<v Speaker 1>do ourselves and every single person around us a disservice

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<v Speaker 1>when we make excuses and use euphemisms for things that

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<v Speaker 1>we know are fucking wrong. I wish that we lived

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<v Speaker 1>in a society where news actually worked to connect the dots,

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<v Speaker 1>to deliver the truth, to enlighten the public, to engage

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<v Speaker 1>them so that they want to show up and be

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<v Speaker 1>responsible citizens. But we don't. Capitalism rules the day. Click

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<v Speaker 1>bait is what brings in ad dollars. Everything is about

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom line. But the bottom line is this, for ends,

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<v Speaker 1>we are living in the most dangerous times. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that any of us who were not alive during the

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<v Speaker 1>Civil Rights movement has ever seen And my fear is

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<v Speaker 1>that stories like this one, stories like the oath keepers list,

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<v Speaker 1>are going to become more commonplace, just like mass shootings

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<v Speaker 1>that unless you know five or more people are killed,

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<v Speaker 1>we just go on about our day. This shit is

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<v Speaker 1>not right and it should never be. That is it

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<v Speaker 1>for me today, Dear friends on wokeay f as always,

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<v Speaker 1>Power to the people and to all the people. Power

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<v Speaker 1>at woke and stay woke as fuck.