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Speaker 1: Stein is supposed to have said, well, the jokes may

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Speaker 1: It's Rebeccan on here with another hour of anarchy, liberation

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Speaker 1: and wild, unbridled free speech. But what else would you

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Speaker 1: all expect from your faithe West oak economy? Call me

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Speaker 1: to start clarifying that. But Oakland's new glamour and prosperity

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Speaker 1: are not shared equally by all of its citizens. Nearly

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Speaker 1: half of the city's population is non white, and many

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Speaker 1: are poor. They do not patronize the symphony or the museum.

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Speaker 1: They don't use the coliseum where the airport very much,

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Speaker 1: God forbid anyone think we're actual communists. We don't have

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Speaker 1: c canny. They're too broke, and the government's more concerned with,

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Speaker 1: I don't know, enabling legalized murder. During the fifties, Oakland

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Speaker 1: became a stagnant, seething ghetto of impoverished blacks and Chicano's,

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Speaker 1: legacy of bitterness in the minds and hearts of many

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Speaker 1: who lived in that time and place. True enough, actually,

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Speaker 1: many of you already know our comrades, Savannah remains in

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Speaker 1: a coma. Can you believe it's already been a month.

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Speaker 1: What's really so shady about that situation is the officer

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Speaker 1: No investigation, no suspension, nothing, not even the usual slap

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Speaker 1: on for hours about how completely messed up that is,

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Speaker 1: but it's her family that has to deal with the

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Speaker 1: aftermath of all this. If you think simply being alone

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Speaker 1: it's expensive, try being unconscious. Ship adds up. So far,

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Speaker 1: we've raised eleven dollars through her go fund me page.

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Speaker 1: The money goes towards supporting her in home nursing care,

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Speaker 1: and we are so close to making our fifteen dollar.

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Speaker 1: Anyone who's had the opportunity, the privilege really of knowing

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Speaker 1: Savannah knows what a selfless soul this girl has. I mean,

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Speaker 1: there wasn't a demonstration she didn't attend, a charity she

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Speaker 1: I really think this is an opportunity for us, the

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Speaker 1: might not have the monetary funds to give, but you

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Speaker 1: link to that go fund me age can be found

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Speaker 1: in my Instagram bio O thank you all in advance. Alright,

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Speaker 1: so switching gears, let's talk about how there's yet another

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Speaker 1: to go with German nihilists, pagans, nor fans, definitely right fans.

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Speaker 1: One thing is for sure. It's definitely not black people

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Speaker 1: I have no comment on that. It's true. This building

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Speaker 1: Someone lit a fire, then Brandon hit somewhere like that.

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Speaker 1: Ain't my people, sorry, just not our mL Maybe someone

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Speaker 1: justify that kind of disturbing juxtaposition? Whoa, whoa, whoa. I

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Speaker 1: know you went to Berkeley, but cooler on the ten

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Speaker 1: hell annoying anyway, hear me out. You look at the visual, economic,

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Speaker 1: and this is important, intentional. It's telling us loud and clear.

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Speaker 1: You are no longer welcome here. So is your theory

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Speaker 1: smart ass, Yes, I do so. Remember our landlords were

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Speaker 1: But this particular structure wasn't yet occupied. Mhmm, you're right.

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Speaker 1: the homeless would be the obvious scapegoat. Boom, the police crackdown,

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Speaker 1: I should be a detective when I grow up. Maybe

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Speaker 1: you should try getting a green car first, Rebecca, As always,

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Speaker 1: but would you consider marrying me so that I might

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Speaker 1: the people who are pro gentrification but anti immigration, putting

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Speaker 1: aside irrelevant distinctions between legal and illegal migration. Aren't the

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Speaker 1: two concepts essentially the same, Aren't both a natural movement

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Speaker 1: of people towards resources, opportunities and the American dream being

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Speaker 1: a proud legal immigrant myself, I have to tell you

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Speaker 1: And there's been a nightmare ever since I overstayed my visa.

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Speaker 1: to think. Letty, what are you doing? I guess hell no,

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Speaker 1: everyone looks like the Ron Burgundy of Oakland has joined us.

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Speaker 1: Oh so you can read the room. Great Lenny, mate,

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Speaker 1: what brings you in tonight? Aren't you gonna introduce me?

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Speaker 1: Some of you might know Lenny is the owner of

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Speaker 1: the Resist Refuse Cafe and he's running for Oakland mayor.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Owen. I also consider myself something of a

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Speaker 1: been concerned about my community. I moved to West Oakland

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Speaker 1: with my mom back in seventy six. We were dirt poor,

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Speaker 1: You know who took us in treated us like family

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Speaker 1: Baptist Church. Well, that's a cool story that I really

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Speaker 1: to hear about this right now? Actually? Yeah, there's been

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Speaker 1: the one way you're calling out the gay couple who

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Speaker 1: were complaining about the church music being too loud. Yes,

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Speaker 1: everyone who knows me knows I stand for the people,

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Speaker 1: and that's why they're trying to ruin my reputation. I

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Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if the Denise Deane crew set me up.

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Speaker 1: But but anyway, I got knocking against the gates, and

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Speaker 1: to show solidarity with them and the lesbians, I'm throwing

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Speaker 1: A community. Oh my god, Lenny, please never attempt political

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Speaker 1: correctness again. Excuse me, my apologies. I'm still working on

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Speaker 1: being woke. Oh. By the way, the party will be

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Speaker 1: What's what the y m c A is one? I

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Speaker 1: tell you all that he's getting involved with some amazing groups.

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Speaker 1: Info will be available online. Anything else you want to add? Lynn, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: vote Lenny Martelly for Oakland mayor Unity to the community.

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Speaker 1: in case you're as confused as I am, and do

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Speaker 1: since Chante Monroe lasts or her pimp Davon. It was

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Speaker 1: Chantes was well acquainted with selling her body for money.

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