WEBVTT - Profiting Off of Pain

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Keeve Sen. Welcome to WOKP Daily with me

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<v Speaker 1>your girl Danielle Moody recording from the home Bunker. Folks, Well, bravo.

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<v Speaker 1>Cheers to all of us for making it through another

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<v Speaker 1>week that comes at no great effort, right, Like, there's

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<v Speaker 1>a considerable amount of effort that it takes to get

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<v Speaker 1>through these weeks. And this week, you know, a mixed

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<v Speaker 1>bag of I guess like good and horrific, which is

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<v Speaker 1>just par for the course these days. But where do

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<v Speaker 1>I want to begin? I want to begin at the

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<v Speaker 1>latest mass shooting where you know, on one of my

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<v Speaker 1>other pods we were debating about talking about it because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it was just like, well, they're thinking about,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, changing how they're counting mass shootings because there

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<v Speaker 1>are just so many of them that this one may

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<v Speaker 1>not qualify because only one person was killed, And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just like, what fucking nightmare do we live in? Twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two people were injured, and because twenty two people weren't

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<v Speaker 1>fatally killed, like then that is not worthy of conversation

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<v Speaker 1>these days, because there are so many mass shootings on

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<v Speaker 1>a regular basis that now we don't need to change

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<v Speaker 1>the policies that are causing the mass shootings. We need

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<v Speaker 1>to change the way that we count them so that

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that we can trick ourselves into believing that

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<v Speaker 1>there's not as many as there are. Let that sink in. Nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 1>one person was fatally killed twenty two people shot at

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<v Speaker 1>the Kandy City Chiefs super Bowl parade, right, which is

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<v Speaker 1>filled with children and you know, and elders and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just people, right, People that you know wanted to enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>a good time and celebrate their team and their cities win.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can't do that. And you know, the funny

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<v Speaker 1>thing is is that on the news you will listen

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<v Speaker 1>to people pontificate on well, it was, you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was an argument, or it was this or that. Why

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck do we have so many guns? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>know what used to happen in arguments before you had

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<v Speaker 1>access to, like, you know, so much weaponry. It would

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<v Speaker 1>just be an argument between two people and maybe they'd

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<v Speaker 1>throw hands, maybe there would be you know, some punches

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<v Speaker 1>that were thrown, but everybody would just be able to

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<v Speaker 1>walk away from that. You know, when people refer to

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<v Speaker 1>the good old days, that's what the fuck. I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to go back to the good old days. Where everyone

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't packing and so they weren't just one you know instance,

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<v Speaker 1>one argument, one short temper, one moment away from committing

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<v Speaker 1>mass murder or causing mass injury and trauma. Because what

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<v Speaker 1>we don't talk about on a regular basis, what we

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<v Speaker 1>don't talk about, is the trauma, the emotional trauma that

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<v Speaker 1>is associated with being in a mass shooting. Now to date,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, I don't have any firsthand knowledge of that,

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<v Speaker 1>and I pray to fucking God that I don't. But

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<v Speaker 1>the way that this country moves, we will all experience

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<v Speaker 1>a mass shooting at one time or another and pray

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<v Speaker 1>to God that we come out of it. But when

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<v Speaker 1>I think about the school shootings, when I think about

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<v Speaker 1>the grocery store shootings, and the synagogue shootings, and the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and the movie theater shootings, when I think

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<v Speaker 1>about all of these things that have happened, and the

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<v Speaker 1>churches and the Megas church that was just shot up

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<v Speaker 1>the other day, it's this feeling of safety being robbed

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<v Speaker 1>from you, and what do we call that? Terrorism? So

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<v Speaker 1>these people, in my humble opinion, no longer need to

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<v Speaker 1>have motivation, Like I don't give a fuck about their motivations.

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<v Speaker 1>Whose motivations I actually care about are the motivations of

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican politicians that continue to pass legislation that makes

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<v Speaker 1>it easier for people to obtain a fucking gun. That's

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<v Speaker 1>whose motivations we should be talking about on a regular

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<v Speaker 1>fucking basis. I don't give a fuck nowadays about whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not the shooter had a manifesto, whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>they were a Trump supporter, whether or not like it

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<v Speaker 1>was an argument, or they were bullied at school, or

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<v Speaker 1>what difference does it make. The common denominator is the

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<v Speaker 1>access to guns. When I interview Jonathan you Know, at

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of the month for his new book, what

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<v Speaker 1>We've become, the entire conversation and narrative change that he's

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<v Speaker 1>talking about in his book is moving from this idea

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<v Speaker 1>of a health pandemic and moving toward a place of

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<v Speaker 1>power and how we who want to be able to pray,

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<v Speaker 1>send their kids to school, shop walk, you know, fellowship

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<v Speaker 1>with our neighbors without fear of death, and that that

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<v Speaker 1>is about voting in the people and the judges and

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<v Speaker 1>the representatives that are going to give a fuck about

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not you live and die. We are at

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<v Speaker 1>a place where the number one killer of kids is

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<v Speaker 1>not a disease that we're still trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>how to cure. No, it is not cancer. It is guns,

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<v Speaker 1>and still we do nothing. So for people that cover

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<v Speaker 1>the news on a regular basis, there comes a time

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<v Speaker 1>when you're just like, oh, I guess this story isn't

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<v Speaker 1>enough to cover for me. Oh I'm going to keep

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<v Speaker 1>covering the shootings until they stop. Until they stop, because

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<v Speaker 1>we need to know about all of them. As a

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<v Speaker 1>clear reminder that our politicians are bought and sold by

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<v Speaker 1>the NRA and gun manufacturers and whomever else profits from

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<v Speaker 1>continued terrorism and violence right and fear, because people make

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<v Speaker 1>money off of this, just like they make money off

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<v Speaker 1>of war. So it's asking ourselves the question, well, who

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<v Speaker 1>is making money from this? Who is profiting off of

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<v Speaker 1>these consistent acts of domestic terrorism. You know, just recently

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<v Speaker 1>you had the parents of a shooter go on trial, right,

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<v Speaker 1>the mother has gone on trial, not the father yet

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<v Speaker 1>and found guilty, right for the first time ever. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just like, these are the types of cases that matter,

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<v Speaker 1>These are the things that we need to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>because you know, who made it so that you can't

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<v Speaker 1>sue gun manufacturers Congress right the same way that they

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<v Speaker 1>made it so that you can't sue the police, so

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<v Speaker 1>that they just can, you know, because it'd be too

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<v Speaker 1>complicated for them to do their jobs and just not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to shoot and kill whomever they want or

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<v Speaker 1>suffocate and choke whomever they want. It's wild, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's wild. So that is unfortunately how the week began

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<v Speaker 1>right after the super Bowl, and then we move into

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is going to once again be standing trial

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<v Speaker 1>for the hush money fraud case, not to be confused

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<v Speaker 1>with all the other fraudulent cases that he has, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the judge Manhattan has decided he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>stand trial the data set from March twenty fifth on

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<v Speaker 1>the Stormy Daniels hush money case, which feels like that

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<v Speaker 1>was like one hundred years ago that we heard about

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<v Speaker 1>that case. And it just you know, folks, I know

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<v Speaker 1>that I should be holding on to some semblance of hope,

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<v Speaker 1>but at this point, it's like you lose track of

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of cases, you lose track of the amount

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<v Speaker 1>of appeals, and we're just numb and desensitized to it

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<v Speaker 1>because guess who's still running for president Donald Trump? Guess

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<v Speaker 1>who has a fifty to fifty chance of winning the

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<v Speaker 1>presidency Donald Trump. Right, We're more concerned with who Fannie

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<v Speaker 1>Willis is fucking in Georgia, right than the two years

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<v Speaker 1>worth of investigations that she did. Now, let me tell

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<v Speaker 1>you something, I'm gonna be one of the first people

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<v Speaker 1>to be like, what the fuck were you thinking. Black

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<v Speaker 1>people are taught from the beginning that you need to

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<v Speaker 1>be twice as good to get half as fucking much,

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<v Speaker 1>So why you would take any type of fucking risk

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<v Speaker 1>that could potentially jeopardize one of the most important fucking trials.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea, but I do know that if

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<v Speaker 1>she were a white man, that this would just be like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh well and move on. But because she is a

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<v Speaker 1>black woman that had the audacity to take on a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of powerful white men, oh they're gonna come for her,

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<v Speaker 1>and that case is going to fucking disappear. So it's just,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's exhausting, all of it. Keeping up with

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<v Speaker 1>all of it is exhausting. It is just like, at

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<v Speaker 1>this point, what does actually matter? You know, as it

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<v Speaker 1>pertains to all of the trials, Because you know, Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump can appeal, he can appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal,

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<v Speaker 1>until the cows come home. The Supreme Court are also

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<v Speaker 1>bought and sold right by right wing billionaires, So there's

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<v Speaker 1>actually no judgment that we're waiting on here that is

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<v Speaker 1>going to lead to any type of justice happening. We

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<v Speaker 1>already know the outcome. So it's just like a foregone conclusion.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is what I keep saying. The only thing

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<v Speaker 1>that we are going to be able to rely on,

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that we have control over is our vote.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. The courts are not going to save us, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's it. And if Donald Trump becomes president again

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, begins his campaign as dictator like he's

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<v Speaker 1>saying that he's going to do, and I'm just so

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<v Speaker 1>confused why motherfuckers don't believe what he's saying. He said

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<v Speaker 1>that when he came into office the first time, he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to institute a Muslim ban. That is exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what he did. Sure was rejected by the courts, and

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<v Speaker 1>then he found a way to do it. He said

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<v Speaker 1>that he was going to make you know, migrants and

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<v Speaker 1>immigrants suffer. He threw their babies in k and they

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<v Speaker 1>still haven't been reunited, all of them with their families. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So at this stage in the game, folks, it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that is standing between us and the

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<v Speaker 1>end of democracy is us. We're the ones that we

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<v Speaker 1>are waiting for sure as fuck. Is not Merrick Garland,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not you know, the Special Council, right, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>any of the judges, it's not Judge Chunkin, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>the Supreme Court. It's us. We're it. So the fact

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<v Speaker 1>is that people telling me that they can't stomach Biden.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't really stomach what Biden is doing in Gaza

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<v Speaker 1>and Israel. I can't stomach the fact that, like the

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<v Speaker 1>Associated Press can't manage to say that thirteen thousand children

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<v Speaker 1>have been killed murdered, right instead they say minors. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine what it is like to live in constant fary,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. The other day, I'm thinking to myself, like,

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<v Speaker 1>where do you go when you have nowhere to go?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you take? How do you keep moving? And

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<v Speaker 1>these are the thoughts that I have that keep me

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<v Speaker 1>up at night, that have me lose sleep. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I think to myself, like I can't get stuck in

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<v Speaker 1>that cycle of thinking because these people, those people are

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<v Speaker 1>relying on us to hold on to something, right, because

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<v Speaker 1>if Donald Trump becomes president, what the fuck do you

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<v Speaker 1>think is going to happen in Ukraine, in Gaza, around

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<v Speaker 1>the fucking globe? There will be no intervention, right, so

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<v Speaker 1>we won't have to worry about our worst imagination's coming

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<v Speaker 1>true and whether or not they will, because he's telling you,

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<v Speaker 1>They are telling you they got billions of dollars funding it.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you can't stomach what you are seeing elsewhere,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you gonna be able to deal with it

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States? Because that's what's coming here. I

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<v Speaker 1>just I don't get how you think that losing how

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<v Speaker 1>people think losing democracy here is somehow going to ensure

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<v Speaker 1>democracy elsewhere? And do I know how fucked up our

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<v Speaker 1>democracy is. I am a black queer woman in America.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes I'm very well aware, But I also know that

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<v Speaker 1>what we are dealing with right now is still better

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<v Speaker 1>than what the people are dealing with and facing day

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<v Speaker 1>in and day out, with being bombarded with bombs, with

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<v Speaker 1>being picked off of the street, young boys as young

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<v Speaker 1>you know, under the age of ten, being stripped and

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<v Speaker 1>thrown into the back of vehicles, never to be seen

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<v Speaker 1>or heard from again. Because you know who's searching for them. Family,

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<v Speaker 1>community gone wiped out. You know, it's just like I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you that some it just makes me think that

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<v Speaker 1>our laws are just so fucked up that Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>is even a possibility. Shows you all of the ways

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<v Speaker 1>that white supremacy exists, that patriarchy exists, right, like there

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<v Speaker 1>is no middle ground or oh well, maybe it's like no.

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<v Speaker 1>A man convicted of sexual assault, a man that is

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<v Speaker 1>referred to Mexicans as rapists and murderers, that is referred

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<v Speaker 1>to African nations as shithole countries, that has said that

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<v Speaker 1>members of his own party do not have the complexion

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<v Speaker 1>to be his running mate. A man that says that

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be a dictator on day one. A

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<v Speaker 1>person who is completely and totally grifted off of every

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<v Speaker 1>aspect of being president of the United States, that has

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<v Speaker 1>played foot seas with dictators, that almost took us into

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear war via Twitter. This is the man that people

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<v Speaker 1>are considering to have another term, like they think that

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to be the last term. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>what the fuck, It's like, I don't know. This is

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<v Speaker 1>why I appreciate you all for sending me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>DMS and messages and commenting, you know, for my patrons

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<v Speaker 1>who comment under the videos and send me notes, because

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you that most weeks, I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>am screaming into a void and that no one hears.

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<v Speaker 1>And worse yet, people here they just don't care. And

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<v Speaker 1>that is a hard thing to deal with on a

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<v Speaker 1>regular basis. Right that you are trying to do your

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<v Speaker 1>best to help in the ways that you can, people

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<v Speaker 1>are just like, yeah, no, I'm good. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>people are hurting. I am hurting. I know that people

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<v Speaker 1>are exhausted. I'm exhausted. Look at me. I mean the

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<v Speaker 1>fucking you know, I could I could pack, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>fill up the bags under my eyes right with clothing,

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<v Speaker 1>like that's how big they are. But we are just

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have an alternative. And the idea that some

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<v Speaker 1>alternative for the Democratic nominee is going to somehow present

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<v Speaker 1>itself and then we were all gonna be well is

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<v Speaker 1>a lie. It is a fantasy. So I'm like, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>you just gotta deal with the cards that you're dealt, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't just get to flip the table like this

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<v Speaker 1>is a reality TV show and walk away because the

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<v Speaker 1>consequences are just too fucking stark and too real. So

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<v Speaker 1>I pray what I ask of all of you is

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<v Speaker 1>to continue in the conversations with friends, colleagues, loved ones,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, children that are going to be a voting age,

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<v Speaker 1>and like lay it out, you know, tell them that

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<v Speaker 1>you hear them, that you hear and you share in

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<v Speaker 1>their frustration, but that they don't know what they are

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready for. If they choose to not vote, they

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<v Speaker 1>better be prepared to live with the consequences, not for

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<v Speaker 1>four years, but for four generations. You know, post the

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<v Speaker 1>Civil War reconstruction only lasted twelve years, and then following

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<v Speaker 1>that one hundred years of Jim Crow. You think it

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<v Speaker 1>can happen again, It can, it will, and it is.

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<v Speaker 1>That is it for me today, dear friends, on woke

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<v Speaker 1>a f as always, Power to the people and to

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<v Speaker 1>all the people. Power, Get woke and stay woke as

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<v Speaker 1>fun