WEBVTT - Where is the Fight?

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and do it today. Right after that, car your

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<v Speaker 2>member of Congress and tell them to get their lives together.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome.

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<v Speaker 4>Welcome home.

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<v Speaker 5>Y'all.

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<v Speaker 2>This is episode sixty five of Native Lamp Pod. I

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<v Speaker 2>just got on my louting gear because somebody's losing the government.

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<v Speaker 4>Y'all want to guess who I am?

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<v Speaker 6>Hello, Elon musk.

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<v Speaker 4>Ding Ding ding ding Ding or maybe on one of

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<v Speaker 4>his programs that gave it away. Wow, Andrew.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not doing racial anything you, especially in Black History Month.

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<v Speaker 4>This is our This is our first Black History Month.

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<v Speaker 7>Episode blackeded Black Black.

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<v Speaker 4>If you don't count my live pod from yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>But happy Black History Month while the white people is

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<v Speaker 2>looting and stealing things out the federal government.

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<v Speaker 4>So, speaking of which, what are you talking about today, y'all?

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<v Speaker 6>Wydeed, we got to talk about the federal government. We

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<v Speaker 6>heard a lot of y'all's comments asking us the thievery

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<v Speaker 6>and the federal government and the proposal to a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of federal workers that they take these early buyouts and

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<v Speaker 6>what the implication for that is, not only for the

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<v Speaker 6>workers themselves, but society writ large.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right and exclamation mark the black middle class that

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<v Speaker 1>has been born into the DMV thanks to early careers

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<v Speaker 1>at the government doing excellent work in an excellent way.

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<v Speaker 8>Because why they earned it?

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<v Speaker 4>How about that they did earn it?

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<v Speaker 2>And speaking of did earn it, what we did earn

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<v Speaker 2>is a huge fight on our hands because of the

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<v Speaker 2>folks who chose to let the couch win in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four and also for the folks who chose to

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<v Speaker 2>vote for the other side despite everybody telling you exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what it was gonna be. We didn't need a crystal ball.

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<v Speaker 2>We had twenty sixteen to go through twenty twenty to

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<v Speaker 2>look into what Donald Trump was going to do. So

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<v Speaker 2>we are going to talk about what this fight means,

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<v Speaker 2>how we bring the fight to the feds, and what

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<v Speaker 2>role we all play, what does it mean to play

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<v Speaker 2>our position in this day and age while they are

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<v Speaker 2>looting treasury, trying to get rid of leases at GSA, etcetera, etcetera.

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<v Speaker 2>So so that is our rundown for today, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a very very special episode. We don't have cost to action,

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<v Speaker 2>but we have a special tribute for someone very special.

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<v Speaker 4>Welcome home, y'all. Let's get into it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Andrew, So this was yours that we were

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about these What was happening? What's happening

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<v Speaker 2>with the federal government employees they're being offered to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>please go home, resign because Elon Musk wants to treat

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<v Speaker 2>the federal government like X formerly known as Twitter.

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<v Speaker 4>So what's up with this?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, no, it's wild.

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<v Speaker 1>Angela and Tiffany, and Tiffany, you and I can can

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<v Speaker 1>co do this one because I know DC is resident

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<v Speaker 1>home for you. So you know when you go out,

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<v Speaker 1>everywhere you go, you're running into federal employees. I can

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<v Speaker 1>I can not, but I could barely imagine what it

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<v Speaker 1>is like, right, now working within this federal government. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're at USAA AID USAID and you were called out

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<v Speaker 1>by the richest man in the world as a criminal organization,

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<v Speaker 1>the president then doubles.

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<v Speaker 8>Down on that.

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<v Speaker 1>I could imagine you feeling in some ways devastated, But

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to let you know what I was

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<v Speaker 1>told alone time ago. Check the source. Elon Musk is

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<v Speaker 1>the source on this thing. And I think it's important,

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<v Speaker 1>in recognition of Black History Month and in recognition of

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<v Speaker 1>who it is that we're dealing with, to remind us

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<v Speaker 1>that Elon Musk grew up and apartheid South Africa. When

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<v Speaker 1>the United States finally determined its position against apartheid, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>to the great lobbying work of members of the Congressional

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<v Speaker 1>Black Caucus, it was USAID that went in really representing

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<v Speaker 1>the United States government and began to create grant programs

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<v Speaker 1>and set up institutions that could move people from this

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<v Speaker 1>posts mid enslavement system where black folks were treated as

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<v Speaker 1>the underclass and whites. In South Africa, the minority were

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<v Speaker 1>obviously treated as those who were privileged. So Elon Musk

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<v Speaker 1>grew up in an environment apartheid did not end until

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<v Speaker 1>I think three years after he had graduated high school.

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<v Speaker 1>So his exposure to us is through that lens, and

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately for him and all of his privilege, he's actually

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<v Speaker 1>never had to really compete against us. And now he's

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<v Speaker 1>in DC and he's seeing black folks scaling all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of walls, against all kinds of obstacles. And you shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be surprised, none of us, that they want to now

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<v Speaker 1>pull the rug from underneath us. But to get that

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<v Speaker 1>to the details of this package, because we are right

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<v Speaker 1>now approaching the closing days for federal employees' ability to

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<v Speaker 1>accept the offer that's been made by Elon Musk, supported

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<v Speaker 1>by his vice president Donald Trump, and it essentially said

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<v Speaker 1>that we encourage you to leave the government. And this email,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, we sent to two million federal employees

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<v Speaker 1>never done. They can't recall a time where one individual

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<v Speaker 1>email two million employees of the federal government offering them

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to depart from the government. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>if you choose this option, you can go and you

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<v Speaker 1>can work from home, and you can take leave, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll pay you all the way to September. Now, y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>there are lots of reasons to raise an eyebrow to

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<v Speaker 1>this kind of an offer. One, if the man is

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<v Speaker 1>offering you this, know that on the back end he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting triple, double, quadruple, you name it, benefits from it.

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<v Speaker 1>But more importantly, y'all, we got to see this for

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. This is their attempt to hollow out

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<v Speaker 1>the government and the government employees who in DC they

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<v Speaker 1>oftentimes kind of conflate with.

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<v Speaker 8>People of color, black folk very specifically, who.

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<v Speaker 1>Have gotten out of their place, have somehow been able

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<v Speaker 1>to navigate this government work committed years, decades in some

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<v Speaker 1>cases for folks to get where you are, only to

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<v Speaker 1>be told by the least qualified people in the room

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<v Speaker 1>that you didn't earn it. I want you to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from one of the lawmakers at our federal level, who

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<v Speaker 1>is speaking as a whole state representative. Let's hear from

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Tim Kaine and hear his advice to federal employees,

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<v Speaker 1>and then me and my colleagues will pick up on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of this and I have a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>on our own.

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<v Speaker 10>My advice to you today is simple, even if it's

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<v Speaker 10>not easy. Don't give up. Don't give up. Keep serving

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<v Speaker 10>every day folks. You are here because of your expertise.

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<v Speaker 10>You are here because of your patriotism. You are here

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<v Speaker 10>because you know the value in dedicating your life to

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<v Speaker 10>serving your fellow Americans.

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<v Speaker 8>America needs you.

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<v Speaker 10>Donald Trump and cronies are determined to do anything they

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<v Speaker 10>can to knock you off. Course, they've even dangled a

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<v Speaker 10>phony buyout in your face. But make no mistake, that

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<v Speaker 10>buyout is a trap. Donald Trump has no authority to

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<v Speaker 10>offer you a resignation buyout. Don't trust a guy with

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<v Speaker 10>a long history of stiffing contractors by taking him up

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<v Speaker 10>on a sham deal that he won't follow through on.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, just so that was again.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Tim came from the state of Virginia, United States

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<v Speaker 1>Senator and one of the distinction I want to point

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<v Speaker 1>out here real quick is that this offer that Elon

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<v Speaker 1>Musk made to federal government employees is almost a replica

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<v Speaker 1>of the offer that he's sent to Twitter employees when

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<v Speaker 1>it came under his ownership. I mean, they had to

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<v Speaker 1>change a few lines, but by and large, it's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much the same communication that was sent to clear out

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<v Speaker 1>that organization. But the reason why the present of the

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<v Speaker 1>senator is warning you that this may be a sham

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<v Speaker 1>deal is because the federal government is really just getting

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<v Speaker 1>into the business of buyouts. The Clinton administration had to

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<v Speaker 1>go to court to get signed off to offer folks

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<v Speaker 1>up to twenty five thousand dollars for a buyout. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>if you work till September that you would exceed that amount.

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<v Speaker 1>And it is right now contestable and there will be

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<v Speaker 1>lawsuits on this as to whether or not the government

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<v Speaker 1>could actually legally offer this at all. Angela, Tiff, y'all

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<v Speaker 1>have worked around and in your case, Angela, within the government,

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<v Speaker 1>how are y'all how do you processing this? And then

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<v Speaker 1>also I'd be interested to hear what advice would you

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<v Speaker 1>give to our friends folks. We don't know people who

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<v Speaker 1>are holding it down at the federal level around how

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<v Speaker 1>they ought to see this deal.

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<v Speaker 2>I just really quick and tif, I don't won't talk long.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to be able to weigh in. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to point out some facts here that are really important.

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<v Speaker 2>So senators him came represents Virginia. As Andrew said, Virginia

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<v Speaker 2>has the largest share only second to Maryland, of oh no,

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<v Speaker 2>not even seconds to Maryland. Actually the largest share of

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<v Speaker 2>federal government employees overall. There are four thousand more than

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<v Speaker 2>four million federal government employees throughout the country. In Virginia specifically,

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<v Speaker 2>there are one hundred and forty four thousand. That's not

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<v Speaker 2>counting the folks who still benefit from federal retirement federal

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<v Speaker 2>pension funds, which would all be compromised under this deal.

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<v Speaker 2>So if they agreed to separate from the government, they

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<v Speaker 2>will disqualify themselves from receiving their federal retirement. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>the people that I know who are still in the

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<v Speaker 2>federal government, if they didn't rotate on and off.

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<v Speaker 4>The hill, they just stayed.

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<v Speaker 2>And even for the folks who went back to Capitol Hill,

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<v Speaker 2>they did it because of the federal government retirement plan,

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<v Speaker 2>And so you forfeit that opportunity by doing this.

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<v Speaker 4>The other thing that we.

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<v Speaker 2>Should I want to throw into the mix here for

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<v Speaker 2>your consideration is the folks that weren't offered the ability

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<v Speaker 2>to retire but were summarily fired, some of them five

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<v Speaker 2>months away from retirement, and they also are no longer

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<v Speaker 2>eligible for that retirement because of a partisan firing. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think all of this is horrible, it's not fair.

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<v Speaker 2>People aren't necessarily thinking about consulting with their attorneys because

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, I just want to get far away from

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<v Speaker 2>what is to come. This doesn't look like the government

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<v Speaker 2>that I signed up to work for, to defend, to protect,

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<v Speaker 2>and to even have my name affiliated with this, my

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<v Speaker 2>legacy affiliated with this. So they're trying to get away

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<v Speaker 2>from it, not realizing all they're compromising to run away

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<v Speaker 2>from it.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>There, well, I think Angela can attest to this. It's

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<v Speaker 6>interesting in Washington, DC, it's one of the only cities

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<v Speaker 6>that takes on the personality of the administration in charge.

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<v Speaker 6>And so when I first moved here, George W. Bush

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<v Speaker 6>was coming in office, and the city took on that personality.

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<v Speaker 6>When President Obama was in office, I mean, DC to

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<v Speaker 6>me was one of the most amazing cities. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>you had all these chefs from different embassies opening restaurants,

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<v Speaker 6>and it was a thriving metropolis of young, innovative talent.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, that was one of the things he did.

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<v Speaker 6>Empowered a lot of young people and you know, different

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<v Speaker 6>thinkers to be in these leadership positions. And then when

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<v Speaker 6>Trump got in office, it felt very pose to apocalyptic.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know if you guys remember when Malanya decorated

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<v Speaker 6>the White House for Christmas, and it was the red trees,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, just looked very strange and weird, and we

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<v Speaker 6>had of course COVID and since then it's been a

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<v Speaker 6>really interesting dynamic in DC. It feels like one I

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<v Speaker 6>can understand what Angel's saying that you want to flee,

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<v Speaker 6>and so what this is to me, there's the issue

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<v Speaker 6>of the personality of DC that I think having the

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<v Speaker 6>only thing that keeps the blood flowing in Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 6>It is the home of the federal government. So oftentimes

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<v Speaker 6>d C is a city that does not feel impacted

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<v Speaker 6>by or as impacted by unemployment numbers or you know,

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<v Speaker 6>the job market because the home of the federal government.

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<v Speaker 6>The other thing that why we should all be concerned

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<v Speaker 6>is because essentially Elon Musk is firing people who would

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<v Speaker 6>be in charge of regulating his multiple tentacles of business

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<v Speaker 6>that he wants to do within the federal government, and

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<v Speaker 6>so he will have free reign essentially over instituting policy

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<v Speaker 6>bypassing any kind of congressional oversight, as we have already

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<v Speaker 6>seen walking into buildings demanding without any security clearance, demanding

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<v Speaker 6>to see things that are well above his intellectual level,

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<v Speaker 6>well above his pay grade. And so that is the

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<v Speaker 6>main thing I'm concerned about. I really hope people listen

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<v Speaker 6>to what Angela said, what they would be giving up,

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<v Speaker 6>what they'd be leaving on the table. I understand it's

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<v Speaker 6>not the government that they chose uh to serve. And

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<v Speaker 6>I think another thing that we have to be concerned

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<v Speaker 6>about is how the federal government is being weaponized to

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<v Speaker 6>serve Donald Trump. And so there, according to the reporting,

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<v Speaker 6>there were people who were advised they said, listen, if

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<v Speaker 6>you see somebody trying to cover up DEI, any initiatives

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<v Speaker 6>that are focused on diverse city, equity, inclusion, disability, any

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<v Speaker 6>of it by calling it another name or sneak it

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<v Speaker 6>into the budget, please report that person. We are expecting

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<v Speaker 6>you to report that person. And I just wonder, like

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<v Speaker 6>we talked about, how long before that gets to outside

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<v Speaker 6>the federal government, how long before it's you know, report

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<v Speaker 6>your neighbors who are not MAGA. And I just I

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<v Speaker 6>think the complacency that we're seeing in society, I don't

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<v Speaker 6>know what it's going to take for people to hear

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<v Speaker 6>the sound of the alarm. Just this morning there was

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<v Speaker 6>a recall, or just this week, I should say, there

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<v Speaker 6>was a recall on broccoli that it was like an urgent.

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<v Speaker 6>It was urgently recalled. What'd you say?

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<v Speaker 2>And I was just saying it was it was marked

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<v Speaker 2>as deadly. It's a dead like a deadly recall at

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<v Speaker 2>Walmart by one of the stores that decided to get

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<v Speaker 2>rid of DEI if they would have kept us in broccoli,

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<v Speaker 2>recalled exactly.

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<v Speaker 6>But also this is a function of the f DA,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, So without government instant tuitions, there are there

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<v Speaker 6>are tangible consequences that we will be confronted with. And

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<v Speaker 6>I don't think people, I think a lot of us

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<v Speaker 6>who are engaged realize that. I don't think the masses

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<v Speaker 6>are going to realize that until something devastating happens, which

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<v Speaker 6>is is frightening to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, Tiff, It's interesting you talked about the the sort

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<v Speaker 1>of culture shift, the mood shift, the vibe shift, if

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<v Speaker 1>you will, that happens, do these transitions, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>landed here on the oligarchs, right, the Trumps, in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the Musks, attempting to turn employee co

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<v Speaker 1>worker against coworker, making you read out each other and

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<v Speaker 1>presumably to even get into their graces, right, so you

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<v Speaker 1>be protected while you throw others under the bus. I

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<v Speaker 1>already know that federal employees are smart enough to resist

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<v Speaker 1>this most obvious play. Why because you all have served

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<v Speaker 1>diligently on waiverly through democratic and Republican administrations. Y'all have

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<v Speaker 1>survived presidents, in fact, many presidents and administrations. This one

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<v Speaker 1>is different, obviously, because they want to burn the house down.

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<v Speaker 1>This one is different because the enemy is within. To

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<v Speaker 1>borrow a phrase from Donald Trump, the enemy is exactly

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<v Speaker 1>the phrase the fox guarding the hen house. Can't be

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<v Speaker 1>more apropos than this moment that we see right now

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<v Speaker 1>with Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They don't have respect

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<v Speaker 1>for the jobs that we do because they don't respect government.

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<v Speaker 1>Why because government regulates, Government holds them accountable. Government says, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if you produce something that hasn't been created and engineered

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<v Speaker 1>with the safety of the American people in mind, nah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're pulling that off the shelf.

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<v Speaker 8>They don't want that.

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<v Speaker 1>It costs them money, and they are They are fine

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<v Speaker 1>with treating our lives as expendable so long as their

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<v Speaker 1>profit margin continues to grow.

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<v Speaker 8>And I I just I'll in here.

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<v Speaker 1>And simply say I know it is not easy. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's hard. It's hard waking up each day looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the news to see what new controversy has arrived.

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<v Speaker 1>But y'all, you swore an oath to the Constitution, to

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<v Speaker 1>this country of ours that we're still in the pursuit

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<v Speaker 1>of making more perfect. You survive other days, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, We're gonna survive this one too. But we

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<v Speaker 1>need you to hang in there because their greatest hope

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<v Speaker 1>is that you take this offer. You leave the government,

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<v Speaker 1>and you get replaced with a loyalist and acolyte of

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump who takes a loyalty oath to watch out for.

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<v Speaker 8>Him and have his back.

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<v Speaker 1>And what we need are people like y'all who have

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<v Speaker 1>the American people's back. So good luck, and we're here

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<v Speaker 1>for you. I know, all right, y'all, we just heard

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<v Speaker 1>the problem and there are many and when we get back.

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<v Speaker 8>On the other side of this break, we'll talk some solutions.

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<v Speaker 9>Stay with us.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a question that we want to get to

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<v Speaker 2>from the audience. We got a lot of audience feedback today,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we want to make sure we get to

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<v Speaker 2>as much NLP fam as we can because you know

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<v Speaker 2>this is your safe space too.

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<v Speaker 4>So let's roll that question. Hello there, Native Lampard.

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<v Speaker 11>I love you guys.

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<v Speaker 12>This is Charlene here.

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<v Speaker 4>I just have a question.

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<v Speaker 12>I wonder, and I apologize if you've already answered it,

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<v Speaker 12>but what do you think is the plan for Democrats?

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<v Speaker 11>Of what should be the plan?

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<v Speaker 12>I find it very concerning that there isn't some organized

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<v Speaker 12>effort to combat Trump at every turn, someone that speaks

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<v Speaker 12>out in real time against what he's saying, what he's doing,

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<v Speaker 12>and presenting the alternative. He was questioned about the economy,

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<v Speaker 12>and this man, the President of the United States, actually

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<v Speaker 12>shrugged his shoulders and looks like, you know, people will

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<v Speaker 12>understand and people will not understand. People are afraid, people

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<v Speaker 12>are anxious, people are distracted, which is I'm sure part

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<v Speaker 12>of the plan, and you know, it's just craziness. I

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<v Speaker 12>don't know if.

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<v Speaker 11>This duty will be rotated since a true and definitive

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<v Speaker 11>leader doesn't seem to have emerged as is yet, So

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<v Speaker 11>I don't know, just wondering what's the plan? What do

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<v Speaker 11>you guys think it should be? Thank you, Welcome.

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<v Speaker 6>Home, Welcome home. That well, she did ask about a leader,

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<v Speaker 6>and I just want to say I know that we

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<v Speaker 6>ask you guys about leaders. We are going to get

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<v Speaker 6>to your top five. Angela had a great idea to

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<v Speaker 6>ask that question about your top five leaders. We're going

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<v Speaker 6>to drop that on our mini pod, So we're not

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<v Speaker 6>gonna get into that now, but be sure to check

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<v Speaker 6>out mini pod that drops on Monday, talking about top

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<v Speaker 6>five leaders who you would send to go to the

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<v Speaker 6>White House. But Angela, I love her question. Curious your

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<v Speaker 6>thoughts on the fight because of all the people I know,

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<v Speaker 6>I think everybody's been engaged a lot, but you've been

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<v Speaker 6>passionately engaged across a lot of efforts. So curious your thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I was thinking back even to our conversation

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<v Speaker 2>last week about a boycott around Target, and my frustration

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<v Speaker 2>with that boycott is no different than what it is here.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I even I shuddered even say the term

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<v Speaker 2>resistance now, but I feel like that's what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when I think about resistance, I have to

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<v Speaker 2>think about what are we resisting?

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<v Speaker 13>Right?

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<v Speaker 4>And you could say Donald Trump? But what about Donald Trump?

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<v Speaker 4>Are you resisting?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when I think about all of the fights,

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<v Speaker 2>when you know, when you're in fight modes, sometimes you

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<v Speaker 2>forget who your actual enemy is and you can sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>turn your fire towards the people you love, and now

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<v Speaker 2>it becomes a friendly fire dynamic. You kill off the

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<v Speaker 2>very person, the very ally that you need because you

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<v Speaker 2>agree with them seventy five percent at the time and

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<v Speaker 2>not one hundred percent of the time. So I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about what's happening right now and where the fight should

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<v Speaker 2>be mounted. So to me, it is there are nominations

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<v Speaker 2>before the United States Senate. Those nominations are of people

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<v Speaker 2>who truly didn't earn it, who truly and for the

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<v Speaker 2>most part, are unqualified. And being very careful with my

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<v Speaker 2>language because this is a very litigious administration, and so

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<v Speaker 2>they don't appear to be qualified. They appear to have

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<v Speaker 2>positions that will end up being harmful to the American people.

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<v Speaker 4>Tip just talked about the role of the FDA.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's a Senate fight. When you think about the House,

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<v Speaker 2>the House is responsible for the purse strings of this

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<v Speaker 2>cunta constitutionally visa v appropriations measures. Also in concert with

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<v Speaker 2>the Senate, there's a fight to mount in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>how money is being spent and not spent by the

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<v Speaker 2>federal government. That is a fight that's in the House.

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<v Speaker 2>When you think about for the fight for the people.

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<v Speaker 2>You always have to remember that the people who are

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<v Speaker 2>elected to serve you in the House and the Senate,

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<v Speaker 2>really at every level of government, but right now we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the federal level. Those folks have an obligation

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<v Speaker 2>to answer your call, to be responsive to your needs

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<v Speaker 2>and to meet your demands. The role of the people

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<v Speaker 2>is to make calls, to send emails, to show up

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<v Speaker 2>and let people know, like Ayanala did in that gift

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<v Speaker 2>not on my watch.

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<v Speaker 4>That wasn't as loud as I wanted it to be.

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<v Speaker 2>But y'all understand when I think about the other things

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<v Speaker 2>that are happening, the distractions, the distractions that we see

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<v Speaker 2>on social media, the distractions are misinformation. The distractions are

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<v Speaker 2>the ways in which we are divided because we I

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<v Speaker 2>don't agree on every single issue. The distractions are on

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<v Speaker 2>how to fight. I don't like the way that you're fighting,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, or your fight isn't the way that I

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<v Speaker 2>would fight. Those are the distractions. And so if we

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<v Speaker 2>can peel back all the layers of the onion and

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<v Speaker 2>say what is the fight, what are our demands, and

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<v Speaker 2>now what is my role to play? I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we have to do in this moment. And we

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<v Speaker 2>clearly got to take a step back now, y'all. I

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<v Speaker 2>know we did a whole podcast on what is Project

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five thanks to Andrew Tip.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll tell you this.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been trying to make sure that on the solo

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<v Speaker 2>pods on Tuesday, I am going back to like, this

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<v Speaker 2>is what it said in Project twenty twenty five. Here

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<v Speaker 2>is the page number. I found my nine hundred page binder, y'all,

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<v Speaker 2>because I wasn't about to pay for that book. So

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<v Speaker 2>I spend two hundred dollars on the binder because I

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't gonna give him the money.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, Like, I literally am trying to go back to it.

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<v Speaker 2>So if we can constantly reset and refocus on our

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<v Speaker 2>what I think we can get to a better how

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<v Speaker 2>So that's where I am right now. I hate to

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<v Speaker 2>be that granular, but I think it's important for us

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<v Speaker 2>to understand it as a matter of strategy. We can't

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<v Speaker 2>talk about a strategy if we don't even agree on

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<v Speaker 2>what the fight is.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, well, I loved your framing their angela around,

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<v Speaker 1>just sort of taking this. The beauty of going back

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<v Speaker 1>and looking at Project twenty twenty five is not.

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<v Speaker 8>Anything other than to reduce the.

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<v Speaker 1>Shock value of their actions because right now, every day

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<v Speaker 1>they get on TV, every day they wake up, every

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<v Speaker 1>time Trump must tweet. Whatever they do, their intention is

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<v Speaker 1>to overwhelm us by their sheer force and will that

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<v Speaker 1>they don't give us about any of the rules of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. And the truth is, y'all, my frustration has

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<v Speaker 1>so much been about the fact that the system seems

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<v Speaker 1>not to be able to reinforce its own rules. So,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, if it's illegal for Elon Must to go

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<v Speaker 1>in and occupy the treasuries back in system to have

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<v Speaker 1>access to information about every single American in this country,

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<v Speaker 1>our most private, our most protected information, if he can

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<v Speaker 1>do that, and the only thing we can hear from

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<v Speaker 1>members of Congress.

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<v Speaker 8>Is that's flatly illegal.

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<v Speaker 1>But he still got access to the system, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>still doing whatever he wants to do. It seems that

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<v Speaker 1>the systems fail safe, ain't catching nothing. The feil safe

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<v Speaker 1>is not a fel safe at all. And if I

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<v Speaker 1>were to, I think all of us have been in

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a malaise after the election. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>it disbelief, a lot of it disappointment and hurt, some

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<v Speaker 1>of it blame around who's responsible for what and why

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<v Speaker 1>we lost. Some of it is denial that we even lost,

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<v Speaker 1>and something is still amiss in the system, and all

0:25:51.040 --> 0:25:53.439
<v Speaker 1>of that is fine, but I think we've had a

0:25:53.480 --> 0:25:59.760
<v Speaker 1>really hard time pivoting off of that devastation to believing

0:25:59.760 --> 0:26:02.960
<v Speaker 1>what they actually said to us when they ran. And

0:26:02.960 --> 0:26:05.280
<v Speaker 1>now my question is did any of the Democrats who

0:26:05.280 --> 0:26:10.119
<v Speaker 1>went out and caped for the Democratic ticket believe what

0:26:10.160 --> 0:26:12.520
<v Speaker 1>we were telling the voters. Did we believe that this

0:26:12.600 --> 0:26:15.280
<v Speaker 1>man was a threat to democracy, that we believed Project

0:26:15.320 --> 0:26:18.199
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five was their blueprint and they intended to

0:26:18.200 --> 0:26:20.800
<v Speaker 1>implement it. Because if we believed it, it seems to

0:26:20.840 --> 0:26:24.160
<v Speaker 1>me the time between the transitions should have been on

0:26:24.480 --> 0:26:26.920
<v Speaker 1>how it is that we have a game plan that

0:26:27.000 --> 0:26:29.960
<v Speaker 1>catches them at every single step of the way. And

0:26:30.000 --> 0:26:34.080
<v Speaker 1>I got to admit Angela and Tiffany this week was

0:26:34.119 --> 0:26:38.080
<v Speaker 1>the first time I feel like I saw Democrats stiffen

0:26:38.160 --> 0:26:41.800
<v Speaker 1>a spine a little bit. The protests over at three

0:26:42.359 --> 0:26:45.560
<v Speaker 1>of our departments in Washington, DC, led by members of

0:26:45.600 --> 0:26:49.960
<v Speaker 1>Congress and attended by hundreds thousands of people, And then

0:26:50.000 --> 0:26:53.760
<v Speaker 1>I saw Senator Brian Schatz say I am going to

0:26:53.840 --> 0:26:58.040
<v Speaker 1>shut down all confirmations for any appointments at the United

0:26:58.040 --> 0:27:03.960
<v Speaker 1>States Department of State until the money for USAA is reinforced.

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<v Speaker 8>He can do that.

0:27:05.119 --> 0:27:08.760
<v Speaker 1>I gave you an example last week of the Republican example,

0:27:08.800 --> 0:27:11.960
<v Speaker 1>Tommy Tuberville, of holding up all military appointments, and he

0:27:12.000 --> 0:27:13.280
<v Speaker 1>did it for months on end.

0:27:13.760 --> 0:27:15.200
<v Speaker 8>So shacks on the Democratic side.

0:27:15.240 --> 0:27:17.240
<v Speaker 7>You know what, this is not business as usual.

0:27:17.320 --> 0:27:20.280
<v Speaker 1>We're not confirming people to the State Department until the

0:27:20.280 --> 0:27:24.280
<v Speaker 1>State Department relinquishes its control over an agency that was

0:27:24.400 --> 0:27:28.400
<v Speaker 1>established by the United States Congress and appropriated their budget

0:27:28.560 --> 0:27:31.560
<v Speaker 1>by the US Congress. Your job is to push send

0:27:31.960 --> 0:27:34.800
<v Speaker 1>on the check. That's it at this stage, because it's

0:27:34.800 --> 0:27:39.119
<v Speaker 1>been signed and passed into law. So the resistance can't

0:27:39.160 --> 0:27:43.640
<v Speaker 1>just be However, at congressional levels, we need mayors, we

0:27:43.720 --> 0:27:47.240
<v Speaker 1>need community leaders, we need school board members. There are

0:27:47.280 --> 0:27:50.159
<v Speaker 1>over a half a dozen, maybe two dozen Republican congressional

0:27:50.160 --> 0:27:54.200
<v Speaker 1>seats that are in compromised districts that can go Democratic.

0:27:54.359 --> 0:27:57.639
<v Speaker 1>There are to be strategies the Democratic Party locally in

0:27:57.680 --> 0:28:00.960
<v Speaker 1>each one of those congressional districts, be holding town hall

0:28:01.000 --> 0:28:05.440
<v Speaker 1>meetings and activating every time that Republican member votes against

0:28:05.440 --> 0:28:08.720
<v Speaker 1>their district's interests. Those are just some examples of ways

0:28:08.720 --> 0:28:11.040
<v Speaker 1>that we can engage. But it's not just one level

0:28:11.040 --> 0:28:11.760
<v Speaker 1>of engagement.

0:28:12.200 --> 0:28:12.720
<v Speaker 8>We got to.

0:28:12.760 --> 0:28:15.040
<v Speaker 1>Drill down if we're trying to have the kind of

0:28:15.200 --> 0:28:16.520
<v Speaker 1>impact that we know we need.

0:28:17.119 --> 0:28:20.080
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, Andrew, first of all, I just think it's really

0:28:20.240 --> 0:28:23.560
<v Speaker 6>helpful insight to have both you guys, because Angela your

0:28:23.600 --> 0:28:26.840
<v Speaker 6>work in government mostly I know you've worked across several sectors,

0:28:26.840 --> 0:28:29.320
<v Speaker 6>but it's mostly been on the federal side. And Andrew,

0:28:29.720 --> 0:28:33.159
<v Speaker 6>your expertise, even though you've obviously dealt with federal government

0:28:33.200 --> 0:28:34.919
<v Speaker 6>as well, has been on the local side. So I

0:28:34.920 --> 0:28:38.160
<v Speaker 6>think this is really insightful information for not only our

0:28:38.200 --> 0:28:41.240
<v Speaker 6>audience but elected officials. I will tell you, guys, I

0:28:41.280 --> 0:28:43.800
<v Speaker 6>am a bit concern because it is how do you

0:28:43.800 --> 0:28:46.200
<v Speaker 6>fight this? You brought up Elon Musk. We talked about

0:28:46.240 --> 0:28:48.640
<v Speaker 6>him at the beginning of the show, and I'm thinking

0:28:48.680 --> 0:28:54.760
<v Speaker 6>about his multiple, multiple tentacles and across business, and I

0:28:54.800 --> 0:28:59.040
<v Speaker 6>do I feel like Congress is a bit feckless. Must

0:28:59.160 --> 0:29:04.040
<v Speaker 6>Rocket companies they effectively dictate the NASA schedule, now, the

0:29:04.160 --> 0:29:08.680
<v Speaker 6>DoD the Department of Defense, they depend on Musk technologies

0:29:09.280 --> 0:29:12.360
<v Speaker 6>to get most of its satellites in orbit. His companies

0:29:12.440 --> 0:29:16.440
<v Speaker 6>have three billion dollars across nearly one hundred different contracts

0:29:16.680 --> 0:29:19.200
<v Speaker 6>with seventeen different federal agencies, some of them that he's

0:29:19.200 --> 0:29:22.320
<v Speaker 6>trying to dismantle. His companies have been targeted and at

0:29:22.400 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 6>least twenty recent investigations, including the safety over his Tesla cars.

0:29:27.840 --> 0:29:29.680
<v Speaker 6>Anytime I call for a car and it's a Tesla,

0:29:29.800 --> 0:29:32.720
<v Speaker 6>I cancel. And in this new role, he'll have the

0:29:32.760 --> 0:29:37.000
<v Speaker 6>power to recommend wide ranging cuts, which he has been doing.

0:29:37.320 --> 0:29:42.320
<v Speaker 6>And it's we're essentially giving the world's richest man, a

0:29:42.360 --> 0:29:47.000
<v Speaker 6>government contractor, the ability to regulate the regulators who would

0:29:47.000 --> 0:29:49.600
<v Speaker 6>hold him accountable for any of these things. It is

0:29:49.680 --> 0:29:53.280
<v Speaker 6>overwhelming to combat. It's overwhelming to combat that. And so

0:29:53.440 --> 0:29:55.160
<v Speaker 6>when you guys, when I hear you guys, That's why

0:29:55.200 --> 0:29:57.200
<v Speaker 6>I wanted to start by saying, it's so effective to

0:29:57.240 --> 0:29:58.840
<v Speaker 6>hear you talk about it, I have to tell you.

0:29:58.880 --> 0:30:01.400
<v Speaker 6>For me, when people start talking to me about mid terms,

0:30:01.440 --> 0:30:03.280
<v Speaker 6>they start talking about Congress, they start talking about the

0:30:03.280 --> 0:30:06.280
<v Speaker 6>Democrats gonna do. I don't. I'm not even in it.

0:30:06.720 --> 0:30:10.040
<v Speaker 6>The we I'm talking about is our community. And I

0:30:10.080 --> 0:30:12.600
<v Speaker 6>think a lot of people want to know what do

0:30:13.200 --> 0:30:16.760
<v Speaker 6>lay people do if I'm not you know, a politician.

0:30:17.120 --> 0:30:20.480
<v Speaker 6>If I'm sitting here watching this happen, what do we do?

0:30:20.840 --> 0:30:23.160
<v Speaker 6>My thought has always been, we have to give people

0:30:23.280 --> 0:30:25.760
<v Speaker 6>something to believe in again, because so many people are

0:30:25.840 --> 0:30:27.640
<v Speaker 6>checked out, and I don't know how we get people

0:30:27.640 --> 0:30:29.720
<v Speaker 6>to pay attention before it's too late, because we're going

0:30:29.760 --> 0:30:34.680
<v Speaker 6>to see tangible, palpable things happen that are going to

0:30:34.920 --> 0:30:39.960
<v Speaker 6>devastate all Americans, but us first. It's gonna devastate Black

0:30:40.000 --> 0:30:42.840
<v Speaker 6>folks first, and it's gonna hurt us the hardest. And

0:30:42.920 --> 0:30:45.560
<v Speaker 6>so I think if we, you know, we try to

0:30:45.600 --> 0:30:47.680
<v Speaker 6>do the best we can here at Native lampod with

0:30:47.760 --> 0:30:51.560
<v Speaker 6>informing people. We had a call and you know, we

0:30:51.560 --> 0:30:55.200
<v Speaker 6>were all complaining and Michael Harriet, who you know is

0:30:55.360 --> 0:30:58.000
<v Speaker 6>a writer and is a great journalist, he had a

0:30:58.040 --> 0:31:01.360
<v Speaker 6>really good point that made me so outraged, and I

0:31:01.400 --> 0:31:02.800
<v Speaker 6>want to share it. I wanted to share it like

0:31:02.800 --> 0:31:04.880
<v Speaker 6>it was my own original thought, but it's not. It

0:31:04.920 --> 0:31:08.320
<v Speaker 6>was Michael Harriet's. But he was basically talking about after

0:31:08.440 --> 0:31:13.200
<v Speaker 6>white folks have stolen so much from Black people, including

0:31:13.400 --> 0:31:17.080
<v Speaker 6>our labor, our culture, our ideas across the board, they're

0:31:17.120 --> 0:31:21.480
<v Speaker 6>stealing your money right now, they are taking money from

0:31:21.760 --> 0:31:25.600
<v Speaker 6>U HBCUs they taking money from you. Alphas omegas aka Dela,

0:31:25.760 --> 0:31:27.960
<v Speaker 6>They taking money from you to give it to Delta

0:31:28.000 --> 0:31:32.280
<v Speaker 6>Delta Kai or whatever. They shutting y'all down, Black folks

0:31:32.320 --> 0:31:36.240
<v Speaker 6>who depend on a range of services. They taking money

0:31:36.240 --> 0:31:39.920
<v Speaker 6>from you to fill the pockets of people who don't

0:31:39.960 --> 0:31:43.360
<v Speaker 6>even need it. They are enriching themselves. And to me,

0:31:43.640 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 6>even that simple enough message is enough to outrage people

0:31:48.200 --> 0:31:51.160
<v Speaker 6>from the bottom up. I think when Democrats start talking

0:31:51.200 --> 0:31:56.640
<v Speaker 6>about policy, and you know, it gets when you start

0:31:56.920 --> 0:32:00.760
<v Speaker 6>incorporating complicated government language. People in the two now and

0:32:00.760 --> 0:32:03.600
<v Speaker 6>they're already pissed off. We have amazing leaders like Congressmen

0:32:03.880 --> 0:32:06.680
<v Speaker 6>Ayana Presley who we know and love, congress Woman Jasmine Crockett,

0:32:06.680 --> 0:32:09.240
<v Speaker 6>who have the ability to speak very plainly and make

0:32:09.320 --> 0:32:12.000
<v Speaker 6>it digestible. But I just think a lot of people

0:32:12.440 --> 0:32:15.160
<v Speaker 6>feel outraged or they feel despondent, and they want to

0:32:15.200 --> 0:32:17.120
<v Speaker 6>know what to do with it. And I'm just am

0:32:17.160 --> 0:32:20.400
<v Speaker 6>curious you all's perspective. What do you say to those people?

0:32:21.160 --> 0:32:23.000
<v Speaker 6>The people who might not they might not have capacity

0:32:23.080 --> 0:32:25.320
<v Speaker 6>to call Congress eight hundred times, maybe once or twice

0:32:25.400 --> 0:32:28.320
<v Speaker 6>a week, but like, they are pissed now and they

0:32:28.320 --> 0:32:30.200
<v Speaker 6>want to take it to the streets. I don't know

0:32:30.200 --> 0:32:32.600
<v Speaker 6>if marches is the thing. I don't know if blocking

0:32:32.760 --> 0:32:34.600
<v Speaker 6>traffic on the four or five is the thing. Maybe

0:32:34.680 --> 0:32:37.080
<v Speaker 6>I don't know. But do y'all have any thoughts about that.

0:32:38.480 --> 0:32:41.280
<v Speaker 4>I think that you brought up Congressman and Pressle. I

0:32:41.280 --> 0:32:42.320
<v Speaker 4>think we should go to her.

0:32:42.960 --> 0:32:45.480
<v Speaker 2>But what I will say is everybody's role isn't the same,

0:32:45.520 --> 0:32:48.440
<v Speaker 2>and so you play your position. So here is Congressmoman

0:32:48.440 --> 0:32:50.920
<v Speaker 2>and Pressley playing her position at a rally. And I

0:32:50.920 --> 0:32:53.080
<v Speaker 2>do want to give credit where credit is due. These

0:32:53.560 --> 0:32:58.400
<v Speaker 2>rallies and convenience have been organized by move On and Indivisible,

0:32:58.440 --> 0:33:00.560
<v Speaker 2>and the members of Congress showed up to play their

0:33:00.600 --> 0:33:03.280
<v Speaker 2>position in front of the Department of Treasury yesterday.

0:33:03.360 --> 0:33:04.200
<v Speaker 4>Let's go ahead roll there.

0:33:06.240 --> 0:33:09.360
<v Speaker 14>As a pod member of the Committee on Overside, I'm

0:33:09.400 --> 0:33:10.920
<v Speaker 14>here for some real.

0:33:10.800 --> 0:33:19.080
<v Speaker 15>Time congressional oversight. This is an unprecedented moment, a constitutional crisis.

0:33:20.000 --> 0:33:24.120
<v Speaker 4>But we will match their energy.

0:33:26.160 --> 0:33:33.200
<v Speaker 15>With unprecedented organizing, marbiligy, mobilizing, agitating. We will see you

0:33:33.360 --> 0:33:36.640
<v Speaker 15>in the courts and Congress and the streets.

0:33:37.240 --> 0:33:46.840
<v Speaker 14>Elon Musk is a not seen not BA baby, a godless,

0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:52.560
<v Speaker 14>lawless billionaire hello, would elected any law. This is the

0:33:52.640 --> 0:33:53.600
<v Speaker 14>American people.

0:33:53.680 --> 0:33:55.719
<v Speaker 7>This is not your trashy.

0:33:55.760 --> 0:34:00.520
<v Speaker 14>Cyber truck that you can just dismantle.

0:34:00.560 --> 0:34:03.240
<v Speaker 16>The part and so up.

0:34:08.000 --> 0:34:12.359
<v Speaker 17>And I want to say to Republican colleagues.

0:34:15.600 --> 0:34:16.600
<v Speaker 4>At senship.

0:34:17.800 --> 0:34:20.560
<v Speaker 6>Will here to say in the hopes that you will.

0:34:20.440 --> 0:34:24.239
<v Speaker 15>See the light, but if you do not see the light,

0:34:25.120 --> 0:34:26.640
<v Speaker 15>we will bring the fire.

0:34:40.320 --> 0:34:41.640
<v Speaker 6>I got goose bumps.

0:34:41.960 --> 0:34:44.440
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I thought it was so powerful.

0:34:44.600 --> 0:34:48.200
<v Speaker 2>And I think that as frustrating as it is to

0:34:48.280 --> 0:34:52.439
<v Speaker 2>have to stop pause for a moment to figure out

0:34:52.480 --> 0:34:55.719
<v Speaker 2>the approach, it's clear that there has not been a consistent,

0:34:55.800 --> 0:34:58.640
<v Speaker 2>cohesive approach. We know that there has been a lot

0:34:58.640 --> 0:35:02.839
<v Speaker 2>of internal within the Democratic Party. Hell even just this

0:35:02.920 --> 0:35:06.480
<v Speaker 2>past weekend with these elections, many people don't even know

0:35:06.480 --> 0:35:08.480
<v Speaker 2>who Ken Martin is, the new DNC chair.

0:35:08.480 --> 0:35:09.480
<v Speaker 4>What is his strategy?

0:35:09.880 --> 0:35:13.279
<v Speaker 2>Is he working with Democratic leadership in the House or

0:35:13.280 --> 0:35:15.959
<v Speaker 2>the Senate to come up with an approach. Why aren't

0:35:16.000 --> 0:35:19.800
<v Speaker 2>they sitting in on the House floor saying it won't

0:35:19.800 --> 0:35:22.440
<v Speaker 2>be another damn bill that passes until you get this

0:35:22.520 --> 0:35:25.080
<v Speaker 2>dude under control. The Senate side, it won't be another

0:35:25.520 --> 0:35:29.200
<v Speaker 2>nomination that nobody will get confirmed until you do right

0:35:29.320 --> 0:35:33.280
<v Speaker 2>by your taxpayers. There is a clear to me approach

0:35:33.760 --> 0:35:37.000
<v Speaker 2>that is about putting your body on the line in

0:35:37.040 --> 0:35:39.160
<v Speaker 2>ways where most of our members have already had to

0:35:39.200 --> 0:35:43.000
<v Speaker 2>do that. We have some brand new elected senators. Every

0:35:43.000 --> 0:35:45.759
<v Speaker 2>time I think about Lisa Lisa Blunt Rochester, the first

0:35:46.080 --> 0:35:49.359
<v Speaker 2>image I have of her is her praying feverishly on

0:35:49.440 --> 0:35:52.040
<v Speaker 2>January sixth, and now she's got to do this all

0:35:52.080 --> 0:35:54.440
<v Speaker 2>over again. The insurrection looks different, but it is an

0:35:54.440 --> 0:35:57.320
<v Speaker 2>insurrection no less. And so we have to be clear

0:35:57.480 --> 0:36:00.239
<v Speaker 2>about what is our collective call call.

0:36:00.520 --> 0:36:03.640
<v Speaker 4>Our first call is to unify. It is to get

0:36:03.680 --> 0:36:04.440
<v Speaker 4>on the same page.

0:36:04.480 --> 0:36:08.440
<v Speaker 2>Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, independent, a libertarian, whatever,

0:36:08.680 --> 0:36:10.800
<v Speaker 2>you should want to protect your hard earned money.

0:36:10.960 --> 0:36:13.120
<v Speaker 4>You should want to protect your taxpayer dollars.

0:36:13.440 --> 0:36:17.000
<v Speaker 2>Did you sign up to pay for Elon Musk six

0:36:17.920 --> 0:36:21.200
<v Speaker 2>coders to come in and have full, unfettered access to

0:36:21.239 --> 0:36:22.640
<v Speaker 2>the Treasury payment systems?

0:36:22.800 --> 0:36:25.040
<v Speaker 4>Probably not, regardless of your party.

0:36:25.920 --> 0:36:27.480
<v Speaker 2>And so I think at the end of the day,

0:36:27.520 --> 0:36:29.480
<v Speaker 2>we have to look at the fact we don't have

0:36:29.560 --> 0:36:32.600
<v Speaker 2>the executive branch. The executive branch is now run by

0:36:32.880 --> 0:36:36.359
<v Speaker 2>an oligarchy. It's a monarchy, it's all type of it's

0:36:36.360 --> 0:36:41.120
<v Speaker 2>a problem We don't have the legislative branch, but we

0:36:41.239 --> 0:36:42.120
<v Speaker 2>have places.

0:36:42.200 --> 0:36:45.479
<v Speaker 4>Andrew rays such a good point. We have places where

0:36:45.480 --> 0:36:49.320
<v Speaker 4>we can lean in those Republican members who just barely

0:36:49.360 --> 0:36:53.200
<v Speaker 4>won in mostly blue districts. Who are those people? We

0:36:53.239 --> 0:36:55.280
<v Speaker 4>should be putting them up on our social media.

0:36:55.560 --> 0:36:58.040
<v Speaker 2>Blow them up, let them know you're going to be

0:36:58.120 --> 0:37:00.760
<v Speaker 2>right there at every town hall meeting, at every public

0:37:00.800 --> 0:37:03.560
<v Speaker 2>appearance in their district, letting them know that if they.

0:37:03.440 --> 0:37:05.560
<v Speaker 4>Don't sign up to protect democracy, this is gonna be

0:37:05.600 --> 0:37:06.319
<v Speaker 4>their last term.

0:37:06.520 --> 0:37:08.000
<v Speaker 2>Hell, it might be all of our last term. But

0:37:08.040 --> 0:37:10.640
<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying. We do have the judicial brands,

0:37:11.040 --> 0:37:14.000
<v Speaker 2>use it. There are a number, there are even Ronald

0:37:14.080 --> 0:37:18.040
<v Speaker 2>Reagan appointed judges, confirmed judges who are stopping Donald Trump

0:37:18.040 --> 0:37:21.400
<v Speaker 2>because it's too far. So we have got to utilize

0:37:21.440 --> 0:37:25.319
<v Speaker 2>every single tool because guess what, y'all, Just like democracy

0:37:25.400 --> 0:37:28.000
<v Speaker 2>is fragile, so are the tools. So if we don't

0:37:28.040 --> 0:37:31.120
<v Speaker 2>immediately use what we have at our disposal, we're gonna

0:37:31.120 --> 0:37:31.640
<v Speaker 2>be in trouble.

0:37:31.800 --> 0:37:36.800
<v Speaker 6>Well, we talked a bit about Andrews actually kicking you.

0:37:37.080 --> 0:37:39.719
<v Speaker 8>I just, I just I would say a man, and

0:37:39.760 --> 0:37:40.319
<v Speaker 8>then give it back.

0:37:40.400 --> 0:37:42.560
<v Speaker 6>Okay, Well I'm giving it back to you. I'm passing

0:37:42.560 --> 0:37:44.400
<v Speaker 6>the mike to you because we were talking about this

0:37:44.440 --> 0:37:49.400
<v Speaker 6>a little bit before we record on our conversation, and

0:37:50.320 --> 0:37:54.720
<v Speaker 6>we talked about the buyers remorse that some people are having.

0:37:54.760 --> 0:37:57.200
<v Speaker 6>Now Angela just made I think a really good point,

0:37:57.200 --> 0:38:00.560
<v Speaker 6>a challenging point for us to accept, but a point

0:38:00.719 --> 0:38:04.760
<v Speaker 6>about friendly fire, you know, because you don't like twenty

0:38:04.760 --> 0:38:07.239
<v Speaker 6>five percent of what somebody said, like you, you know,

0:38:07.320 --> 0:38:11.080
<v Speaker 6>we're cut off, or you think, well, your community voted

0:38:11.080 --> 0:38:13.799
<v Speaker 6>overwhelmingly for this. So I'm not gonna help and I'm

0:38:13.800 --> 0:38:15.879
<v Speaker 6>not gonna share in your outrage. I'm a wait till

0:38:15.880 --> 0:38:17.799
<v Speaker 6>it comes to me. And I do think we have

0:38:17.880 --> 0:38:22.600
<v Speaker 6>to set that aside on some level. You know, we

0:38:23.600 --> 0:38:27.759
<v Speaker 6>this week Donald Trump and and Prime Minister Netanyah who

0:38:27.840 --> 0:38:31.600
<v Speaker 6>wasn't was in town and just what they have planned

0:38:31.760 --> 0:38:36.959
<v Speaker 6>for Gaza. It's basically an intention to displace one point

0:38:37.080 --> 0:38:40.800
<v Speaker 6>eight million people Palestinians who call Gaza home, and Trump

0:38:40.800 --> 0:38:44.160
<v Speaker 6>has described it as turning it into the Riviera of

0:38:44.239 --> 0:38:47.960
<v Speaker 6>the Middle East. There's no solid plan on what this

0:38:48.040 --> 0:38:49.840
<v Speaker 6>looks like. There's no he said, you know, well, we

0:38:49.880 --> 0:38:52.800
<v Speaker 6>have to go to other countries with humanitarian efforts and

0:38:53.080 --> 0:38:55.720
<v Speaker 6>see if the Palatinians can live there. There's no plan

0:38:55.800 --> 0:38:57.719
<v Speaker 6>on how to do that. But also it's not even

0:38:57.719 --> 0:39:00.319
<v Speaker 6>your place to do that. It's just so awful. And

0:39:00.400 --> 0:39:05.759
<v Speaker 6>so we talked, Okay, well let's let's play the clip

0:39:05.800 --> 0:39:07.160
<v Speaker 6>and then I'll pick up on the other side.

0:39:07.200 --> 0:39:09.120
<v Speaker 7>It is illegal, yeah, illegal.

0:39:09.800 --> 0:39:11.760
<v Speaker 18>I would like to see Jordan, I'd like to see

0:39:11.800 --> 0:39:16.200
<v Speaker 18>Egypt take some look. The Gaza thing has not worked.

0:39:16.960 --> 0:39:21.440
<v Speaker 18>It's never worked. And I feel very differently about Gaza

0:39:21.480 --> 0:39:23.279
<v Speaker 18>than a lot of people. I think they should get

0:39:23.880 --> 0:39:26.719
<v Speaker 18>a good, fresh, beautiful piece of land and we get

0:39:26.760 --> 0:39:29.839
<v Speaker 18>some people to put up the money to build it

0:39:29.920 --> 0:39:33.640
<v Speaker 18>and make it nice and make it habitable. And I

0:39:33.680 --> 0:39:35.959
<v Speaker 18>don't know how they could want to stay. It's it's

0:39:36.680 --> 0:39:38.160
<v Speaker 18>it's a demolition side.

0:39:38.160 --> 0:39:41.120
<v Speaker 1>Not amounts of forcibly displacing those people from Godzas.

0:39:41.160 --> 0:39:41.759
<v Speaker 9>I don't think so.

0:39:41.880 --> 0:39:43.880
<v Speaker 18>I think if they had the opportunity, they'd love it,

0:39:43.920 --> 0:39:46.600
<v Speaker 18>if they had an alternative together. They have no alternative

0:39:46.680 --> 0:39:50.080
<v Speaker 18>right now. I mean they're there because they have no alternative.

0:39:50.480 --> 0:39:51.120
<v Speaker 9>What do they have?

0:39:51.360 --> 0:39:56.560
<v Speaker 18>It is a big pile of rubble right now. I mean,

0:39:56.600 --> 0:39:58.799
<v Speaker 18>have you seen the pictures of it? Have you been there?

0:39:59.280 --> 0:40:03.719
<v Speaker 18>It's to live? Who can live like that and very dangerous.

0:40:03.719 --> 0:40:06.319
<v Speaker 18>A shooting all over the place is bombing all over

0:40:06.320 --> 0:40:09.160
<v Speaker 18>the place on both sides. No, I would think if

0:40:09.160 --> 0:40:12.759
<v Speaker 18>they had an option of moving to an either in

0:40:12.800 --> 0:40:16.080
<v Speaker 18>a large group or various smaller groups and take care

0:40:16.120 --> 0:40:18.719
<v Speaker 18>of the close to two million people, I would think

0:40:18.719 --> 0:40:20.600
<v Speaker 18>that they would be thrilled.

0:40:21.400 --> 0:40:25.840
<v Speaker 1>This is exhibit A listeners of why you do not

0:40:26.040 --> 0:40:29.160
<v Speaker 1>want to take history out of public education. But also

0:40:29.600 --> 0:40:35.160
<v Speaker 1>the ridiculous man's comments were completely void of the fact

0:40:35.239 --> 0:40:40.040
<v Speaker 1>that the Palestinian people who he's talking about redeveloping and

0:40:40.080 --> 0:40:44.040
<v Speaker 1>making the riviera, have been occupied in my brisk land.

0:40:44.200 --> 0:40:47.200
<v Speaker 1>And the greater is the greater. What we now know

0:40:47.280 --> 0:40:54.960
<v Speaker 1>today is Israel for centuries. This is their land, and

0:40:55.760 --> 0:41:01.319
<v Speaker 1>people who don't understand have no appreciation for history, and

0:41:01.520 --> 0:41:05.799
<v Speaker 1>a people's who could say something that's flagrant as we'll

0:41:05.840 --> 0:41:07.240
<v Speaker 1>put them away, you know, cinem elsewhere.

0:41:07.280 --> 0:41:07.920
<v Speaker 7>No, da da dah.

0:41:07.920 --> 0:41:09.879
<v Speaker 8>This is not going to work. Who the hell are

0:41:09.920 --> 0:41:10.640
<v Speaker 8>you let.

0:41:10.440 --> 0:41:16.360
<v Speaker 1>Me say this Palestine, the Gaza is sovereign territory. Sovereign

0:41:17.320 --> 0:41:20.600
<v Speaker 1>you If anybody across the country, across the world listened

0:41:20.640 --> 0:41:23.640
<v Speaker 1>to Trump, Yet at that press conference, they could only

0:41:23.680 --> 0:41:26.920
<v Speaker 1>conclude one thing, and that is that the United States

0:41:26.960 --> 0:41:31.879
<v Speaker 1>of America is now a rogue nation, a rogue nation

0:41:32.000 --> 0:41:37.160
<v Speaker 1>who does not conform to international norms, treaties, and laws.

0:41:38.000 --> 0:41:40.360
<v Speaker 6>We stand alone on the global stage.

0:41:40.800 --> 0:41:41.799
<v Speaker 8>As a well.

0:41:42.000 --> 0:41:45.680
<v Speaker 1>No, we got good company going down there with Maduro, right,

0:41:46.239 --> 0:41:49.399
<v Speaker 1>hang out over there with Poop Kim Jung Ouh's got

0:41:49.400 --> 0:41:50.920
<v Speaker 1>a place for you, right.

0:41:51.040 --> 0:41:52.040
<v Speaker 7>Those are the kinds of.

0:41:51.960 --> 0:41:55.160
<v Speaker 1>People who we are now lining up side by side

0:41:55.200 --> 0:41:59.440
<v Speaker 1>with holding hands because they are also despots, just like

0:41:59.480 --> 0:42:02.720
<v Speaker 1>the despot that we have as president of the United States.

0:42:02.760 --> 0:42:06.200
<v Speaker 1>What is what, Tiffany, to your question around what do

0:42:06.239 --> 0:42:08.759
<v Speaker 1>we do with those folks who we know, communities who

0:42:08.800 --> 0:42:11.800
<v Speaker 1>we know could have performed differently in the life.

0:42:11.600 --> 0:42:13.680
<v Speaker 6>Like some of the Palestinians and their protest vote.

0:42:14.400 --> 0:42:18.480
<v Speaker 1>It could all look different, right, I would have to say,

0:42:18.640 --> 0:42:21.359
<v Speaker 1>not only, we're not burying the hatchet here. What we're

0:42:21.400 --> 0:42:23.840
<v Speaker 1>saying is is that divided, none of us will be

0:42:23.880 --> 0:42:27.120
<v Speaker 1>able to stand divided, none of us. We're all fodder.

0:42:27.200 --> 0:42:29.480
<v Speaker 1>We're all food on the plate for them to devour.

0:42:30.360 --> 0:42:33.040
<v Speaker 1>So in this moment we got to come together. But

0:42:33.040 --> 0:42:36.080
<v Speaker 1>but but but know this, I need you to remember

0:42:36.520 --> 0:42:40.719
<v Speaker 1>that I'm coming to have your back right now. And

0:42:40.800 --> 0:42:43.960
<v Speaker 1>I need this to inform you and the folks who

0:42:44.000 --> 0:42:47.680
<v Speaker 1>you have influence over the next cycle, because we've got

0:42:47.760 --> 0:42:51.040
<v Speaker 1>congressional races and this and that and go down the list.

0:42:51.440 --> 0:42:54.839
<v Speaker 1>But this is not a carte blanche live and let live.

0:42:55.239 --> 0:42:58.120
<v Speaker 1>This is I'm with you on this. But let me

0:42:58.120 --> 0:43:01.720
<v Speaker 1>tell you this much. I need you to remember this moment.

0:43:01.800 --> 0:43:05.759
<v Speaker 1>Sketch it in your brain, on your heart, and in

0:43:05.800 --> 0:43:09.600
<v Speaker 1>your hand so that the next cycle you're not sitting

0:43:09.600 --> 0:43:13.120
<v Speaker 1>out here post selection with your regrets and stay homes

0:43:13.160 --> 0:43:15.480
<v Speaker 1>and all that kind of stuff. Why because you saw

0:43:15.520 --> 0:43:20.200
<v Speaker 1>the bigger picture and recognized that this is a formula

0:43:20.360 --> 0:43:22.759
<v Speaker 1>that we just have to work to our advantage and

0:43:22.800 --> 0:43:25.279
<v Speaker 1>we will creep along and make progress as we can.

0:43:25.560 --> 0:43:27.560
<v Speaker 6>You got, Angela.

0:43:27.680 --> 0:43:30.160
<v Speaker 2>I just have to so I'm I'm for you know.

0:43:30.239 --> 0:43:32.600
<v Speaker 2>I was on the pre production call. I'm for unity.

0:43:32.760 --> 0:43:35.120
<v Speaker 2>I just got to get something off my chest. And

0:43:35.160 --> 0:43:37.560
<v Speaker 2>I've been doing really good and not cussing on this podcast,

0:43:37.560 --> 0:43:38.879
<v Speaker 2>but I'm telling you now I'm about to cuss.

0:43:38.920 --> 0:43:44.000
<v Speaker 4>So please bleep it. Where the fuck is Jill Stein's

0:43:44.040 --> 0:43:48.600
<v Speaker 4>bitch ass? Where is Jill Stein? Because my question is

0:43:48.680 --> 0:43:49.880
<v Speaker 4>you had all of this.

0:43:50.200 --> 0:43:55.200
<v Speaker 2>Iire and fire for what was happening with the Palestinian people,

0:43:55.560 --> 0:43:58.239
<v Speaker 2>as you should have. Your dumb ass got on a

0:43:58.280 --> 0:44:01.120
<v Speaker 2>podcast and called me a a black face in a

0:44:01.200 --> 0:44:01.800
<v Speaker 2>high place.

0:44:02.360 --> 0:44:03.440
<v Speaker 4>You had all of.

0:44:03.400 --> 0:44:06.279
<v Speaker 2>This smoke for Kamala Harris, and you still ain't said

0:44:06.280 --> 0:44:10.160
<v Speaker 2>a goddamn thing about Donald Trump or this administration. Meanwhile,

0:44:10.239 --> 0:44:13.560
<v Speaker 2>he's done exactly what Jared Kushner said he was going

0:44:13.600 --> 0:44:16.600
<v Speaker 2>to do, which is to have a plan to develop

0:44:16.680 --> 0:44:20.799
<v Speaker 2>this area so it's beachfront property. And these people are

0:44:20.840 --> 0:44:24.840
<v Speaker 2>still suffering, and you are silent. You are complicit with

0:44:25.000 --> 0:44:25.480
<v Speaker 2>this man.

0:44:25.840 --> 0:44:28.000
<v Speaker 4>Now, I'm not even trying.

0:44:27.760 --> 0:44:30.720
<v Speaker 2>To come at all of the people who voted for her,

0:44:31.080 --> 0:44:35.040
<v Speaker 2>who stayed at home, which also I'm very, very frustrated by.

0:44:35.360 --> 0:44:39.840
<v Speaker 2>But I want to be so clear about the fact

0:44:39.960 --> 0:44:42.960
<v Speaker 2>that this is the problem. If a motherfucker comes around

0:44:43.040 --> 0:44:45.879
<v Speaker 2>every four years, well all kinds of shit, but they

0:44:45.880 --> 0:44:50.800
<v Speaker 2>can't protest when your money is getting hijacked, Federal dollars

0:44:50.800 --> 0:44:54.640
<v Speaker 2>are being frozen. American people still can't afford these damn eggs,

0:44:54.800 --> 0:44:58.080
<v Speaker 2>and you're silent. Be clear about who they are. Don't

0:44:58.120 --> 0:45:00.600
<v Speaker 2>you ever come at me again. My work's be for itself.

0:45:00.640 --> 0:45:03.600
<v Speaker 2>Whether we're in cycle or out of cycle. Don't you ever,

0:45:03.680 --> 0:45:06.440
<v Speaker 2>God damn come for me again now to unity you

0:45:06.520 --> 0:45:12.480
<v Speaker 2>and it why I just got to get ahead. I

0:45:12.640 --> 0:45:15.160
<v Speaker 2>just am saying you, guys, I know now we have

0:45:15.239 --> 0:45:17.719
<v Speaker 2>to move forward. We cannot sit and I told you so,

0:45:18.080 --> 0:45:19.960
<v Speaker 2>because that I told you so puts us in the

0:45:20.120 --> 0:45:21.800
<v Speaker 2>very harm tip that you talked about.

0:45:22.320 --> 0:45:24.759
<v Speaker 4>We, our people can't afford.

0:45:24.600 --> 0:45:27.000
<v Speaker 2>To sit on the sidelines and be harmed, because to

0:45:27.040 --> 0:45:29.640
<v Speaker 2>your point, our people will be harmed first. So my

0:45:29.760 --> 0:45:33.160
<v Speaker 2>question is, if the other side strategy is to steal,

0:45:33.719 --> 0:45:37.680
<v Speaker 2>to kill, to destroy, just like the devil, what is

0:45:37.719 --> 0:45:39.040
<v Speaker 2>our strategy to counter that?

0:45:39.480 --> 0:45:40.040
<v Speaker 4>What is our.

0:45:39.960 --> 0:45:43.440
<v Speaker 2>Strategy not only to respond, but to prepare so that

0:45:43.480 --> 0:45:45.800
<v Speaker 2>we're not on our heels the next time this is coming.

0:45:46.080 --> 0:45:48.440
<v Speaker 2>We've got to figure out how to not let the

0:45:48.520 --> 0:45:51.919
<v Speaker 2>perfect be the enemy of the good. We just got

0:45:51.960 --> 0:45:55.320
<v Speaker 2>to and I hate to continue to talk about harm

0:45:55.360 --> 0:45:57.919
<v Speaker 2>mitigation and harm reduction and our votes. We should get

0:45:58.080 --> 0:46:00.719
<v Speaker 2>abundance and winover re vote because of all that we've

0:46:00.760 --> 0:46:01.760
<v Speaker 2>given to this country.

0:46:01.960 --> 0:46:05.120
<v Speaker 4>That's exhausting. But also here we are.

0:46:05.280 --> 0:46:07.319
<v Speaker 2>I definitely don't want to be coming from going from

0:46:07.320 --> 0:46:10.279
<v Speaker 2>trauma to trauma. Yeah, you know, like this ain't it either,

0:46:10.440 --> 0:46:11.640
<v Speaker 2>So we gotta figure it out.

0:46:11.640 --> 0:46:14.480
<v Speaker 6>I appreciate the question. I say this because I think

0:46:14.520 --> 0:46:19.120
<v Speaker 6>this is something you were hitting on Andrew about, you know, unity.

0:46:19.480 --> 0:46:24.640
<v Speaker 6>And I think Black women in particular have been great

0:46:24.760 --> 0:46:27.360
<v Speaker 6>organizers because when we organize, we do it for the

0:46:27.360 --> 0:46:31.000
<v Speaker 6>greater good of community. And I understand black women that

0:46:31.200 --> 0:46:33.799
<v Speaker 6>y'all are tired, because I'm tired. We tied. You know,

0:46:34.040 --> 0:46:36.640
<v Speaker 6>we a is tired of the bullshit like we are tired.

0:46:37.400 --> 0:46:41.840
<v Speaker 6>But the country benefits from us saving ourselves. We're not

0:46:41.960 --> 0:46:45.160
<v Speaker 6>out here trying to die as sickophants for our country

0:46:45.200 --> 0:46:49.000
<v Speaker 6>who still causes us harm. We are out here saving ourselves.

0:46:49.080 --> 0:46:52.080
<v Speaker 6>We're saving our husbands, our sons, our daughters, our families,

0:46:52.120 --> 0:46:55.319
<v Speaker 6>our parents, our grandchildren, the future generations of us who

0:46:55.320 --> 0:46:58.799
<v Speaker 6>have yet to be born. And sometimes that is going

0:46:58.880 --> 0:47:03.120
<v Speaker 6>to cause us to dip into a cause because we

0:47:03.160 --> 0:47:05.560
<v Speaker 6>are trying to stop the train from running us over.

0:47:05.840 --> 0:47:08.319
<v Speaker 6>And if it's fifteen people in front of me, I

0:47:08.400 --> 0:47:11.000
<v Speaker 6>need to stop the train from running you over, because

0:47:11.040 --> 0:47:13.160
<v Speaker 6>after that train knocked you down, it's coming for me.

0:47:13.719 --> 0:47:16.000
<v Speaker 6>And I think we have to change. I get it.

0:47:16.040 --> 0:47:17.920
<v Speaker 6>We pissed off, We pissed off. After the election, we

0:47:17.960 --> 0:47:20.680
<v Speaker 6>looking at everybody like we ninety two percent, what the

0:47:20.680 --> 0:47:23.480
<v Speaker 6>fuck were y'all doing? You know, we get that you

0:47:23.520 --> 0:47:25.319
<v Speaker 6>showed up. Did you get into your group chat and

0:47:25.360 --> 0:47:27.680
<v Speaker 6>bring your mama, your cousins, your auntie? Did y'all do

0:47:27.760 --> 0:47:30.000
<v Speaker 6>it like we've been doing this forever? Like how many

0:47:30.000 --> 0:47:31.440
<v Speaker 6>times did we have to do it for y'all to

0:47:31.440 --> 0:47:35.759
<v Speaker 6>get the message. Kim Blackwell made the point we got

0:47:35.760 --> 0:47:38.120
<v Speaker 6>to talk to white women now. And when I say

0:47:38.160 --> 0:47:40.040
<v Speaker 6>we got to talk to white women, that does not

0:47:40.080 --> 0:47:42.480
<v Speaker 6>include Yeah, that is not my ministry in it. I'm

0:47:42.520 --> 0:47:44.640
<v Speaker 6>not good for that. That's not Angela's ministry. That's not

0:47:44.680 --> 0:47:48.960
<v Speaker 6>good for that. It might not be Andrew's ministry. And

0:47:49.000 --> 0:47:49.560
<v Speaker 6>we don't know.

0:47:49.680 --> 0:47:51.839
<v Speaker 7>Look, I ain't talking.

0:47:51.880 --> 0:47:53.600
<v Speaker 1>All I'm saying is when you do show up at

0:47:53.600 --> 0:47:57.560
<v Speaker 1>the meeting, and now we're all in emergency mode because

0:47:57.560 --> 0:47:59.080
<v Speaker 1>you're coming down your street or your.

0:47:59.080 --> 0:48:02.640
<v Speaker 7>Block on your way, I'm gonna we're gonna be there.

0:48:02.960 --> 0:48:04.160
<v Speaker 1>Let me tell you, We're gonna be there for the

0:48:04.200 --> 0:48:06.600
<v Speaker 1>fight that impacts us collectively. We will be there for

0:48:06.640 --> 0:48:09.040
<v Speaker 1>the fights that impact us collectively, but you will be

0:48:09.160 --> 0:48:11.319
<v Speaker 1>called to the carpet. We're going to remember in this

0:48:11.520 --> 0:48:14.839
<v Speaker 1>moment that remember how you feel right now?

0:48:14.920 --> 0:48:17.400
<v Speaker 6>Right, Well, I just I just want to I just

0:48:17.440 --> 0:48:19.640
<v Speaker 6>want to finish the other point about it's not just

0:48:19.719 --> 0:48:23.640
<v Speaker 6>white women, because there's also the Latino community, you know,

0:48:23.719 --> 0:48:26.040
<v Speaker 6>and that we don't talk a lot about because white

0:48:26.080 --> 0:48:29.840
<v Speaker 6>run newsrooms still center white folks, but the Latino community

0:48:29.880 --> 0:48:34.080
<v Speaker 6>is very disaggregated, you know, different countries of origin, different philosophies,

0:48:34.680 --> 0:48:39.239
<v Speaker 6>but they splintered heavily towards Republicans. Somebody got to talk

0:48:39.280 --> 0:48:42.040
<v Speaker 6>to that ain't my my ministry either. I'm quicker to

0:48:42.080 --> 0:48:44.080
<v Speaker 6>do that before I could could with white women, but

0:48:44.360 --> 0:48:46.520
<v Speaker 6>I don't know enough. I'm a guest of the community,

0:48:46.600 --> 0:48:48.399
<v Speaker 6>not a member of it. So y'all need to talk

0:48:48.440 --> 0:48:52.560
<v Speaker 6>amongst yourselves and we will do what Weekend Palestinians with

0:48:52.600 --> 0:48:55.360
<v Speaker 6>their protest vote. Somebody got to talk to Palestinian people

0:48:55.520 --> 0:48:57.200
<v Speaker 6>like we really do have to take on the Fred

0:48:57.239 --> 0:49:00.160
<v Speaker 6>Hampton approach. Poor white folks. Somebody got to talk the

0:49:00.160 --> 0:49:03.239
<v Speaker 6>poor white folks. That ain't my ministry, you know. I'll

0:49:03.239 --> 0:49:05.840
<v Speaker 6>echo Dave Chappelle when he said, of all the whites,

0:49:05.920 --> 0:49:13.600
<v Speaker 6>the poors are the worst because they really don't us right,

0:49:13.719 --> 0:49:17.520
<v Speaker 6>and they are the like obviously their exceptions to this rule,

0:49:17.719 --> 0:49:19.440
<v Speaker 6>but a lot of them feel like I'm in this

0:49:19.520 --> 0:49:22.799
<v Speaker 6>situation because of you. When when the wealthiest white man

0:49:22.880 --> 0:49:24.880
<v Speaker 6>laughing at all of us, they don't have no community

0:49:24.920 --> 0:49:26.920
<v Speaker 6>for you, that you think Elon give a shit about you.

0:49:27.040 --> 0:49:31.600
<v Speaker 6>It was Virginia, he don't care great exactly exactly. So

0:49:31.840 --> 0:49:34.359
<v Speaker 6>I don't know how we do those conversations. Something that

0:49:34.400 --> 0:49:37.520
<v Speaker 6>Angela you said when we were at Kim Blackwell's conference

0:49:37.520 --> 0:49:39.640
<v Speaker 6>in Miami and we were talking about being tired, and

0:49:39.640 --> 0:49:41.680
<v Speaker 6>this is before the election. We were talking about being tired,

0:49:41.880 --> 0:49:43.640
<v Speaker 6>and you made a good point and said, well, maybe

0:49:43.680 --> 0:49:46.560
<v Speaker 6>everybody's not tired in the same way. So I know,

0:49:46.600 --> 0:49:48.359
<v Speaker 6>if it's not my ministry to talk to white women,

0:49:48.400 --> 0:49:50.719
<v Speaker 6>if you got the patients and tolerance for it, then

0:49:50.840 --> 0:49:53.759
<v Speaker 6>that's that's your ministry, like right now. But we have

0:49:53.840 --> 0:49:57.040
<v Speaker 6>to give people something to believe in. And something has

0:49:57.120 --> 0:50:01.439
<v Speaker 6>to uh to outrage us before before it's massive loss

0:50:01.440 --> 0:50:04.000
<v Speaker 6>of life, before it's acts of violence. Something has to

0:50:04.000 --> 0:50:06.600
<v Speaker 6>bring us to outrage for us to bring this country

0:50:06.640 --> 0:50:08.200
<v Speaker 6>to unity and for us to unite and fight. And

0:50:08.239 --> 0:50:09.759
<v Speaker 6>I don't know what that is, but I know every

0:50:09.760 --> 0:50:12.239
<v Speaker 6>week on this podcast, we will have these discussions, try

0:50:12.280 --> 0:50:14.200
<v Speaker 6>to figure it out, and if y'all got ideas, we

0:50:14.239 --> 0:50:15.520
<v Speaker 6>want to hear from you two about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I want somebody to start a petition and make sure

0:50:18.960 --> 0:50:20.520
<v Speaker 2>just signed on run over never again.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what I want. That's a good starter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And more importantly to people who actually went and

0:50:25.719 --> 0:50:28.799
<v Speaker 1>sacrificed their vote that direction, see what you got for it?

0:50:29.080 --> 0:50:29.200
<v Speaker 9>All?

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<v Speaker 8>Right? Where they at now? You look into the left,

0:50:31.440 --> 0:50:32.640
<v Speaker 8>right behind you, side front.

0:50:32.880 --> 0:50:35.120
<v Speaker 4>They ain't know where to be treated you like a

0:50:35.160 --> 0:50:35.920
<v Speaker 4>load dollar.

0:50:36.640 --> 0:50:40.680
<v Speaker 7>Hello, or useful tool right because we don't know what's

0:50:40.920 --> 0:50:43.719
<v Speaker 7>there there around her and.

0:50:43.440 --> 0:50:44.040
<v Speaker 8>What always there.

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<v Speaker 1>But let me one thing I just want to say.

0:50:46.760 --> 0:50:48.839
<v Speaker 1>Everyone does have a question about where it is, we

0:50:48.880 --> 0:50:51.960
<v Speaker 1>need to what it is. My simple response is it

0:50:52.000 --> 0:50:56.719
<v Speaker 1>is not rocket science, y'all. There is no We don't

0:50:56.760 --> 0:51:00.840
<v Speaker 1>have to conclude some chemistry formula that we don't remember

0:51:00.880 --> 0:51:01.680
<v Speaker 1>since high school.

0:51:02.040 --> 0:51:03.239
<v Speaker 8>It is nothing like that.

0:51:03.560 --> 0:51:06.480
<v Speaker 1>It is you feel this in the heart and the

0:51:06.600 --> 0:51:10.879
<v Speaker 1>nerve and in the sinew that something ain't right, and

0:51:11.040 --> 0:51:14.440
<v Speaker 1>you take that righteous indignation and you spread it to

0:51:14.520 --> 0:51:17.480
<v Speaker 1>your family, friends and neighbors. And then while y'all sitting

0:51:17.480 --> 0:51:22.400
<v Speaker 1>there chatting about how unbelievable. The moment is you start

0:51:22.200 --> 0:51:24.760
<v Speaker 1>putting out ideas around how we stand in the gap,

0:51:25.360 --> 0:51:29.080
<v Speaker 1>what we do, it is it is just that visceral

0:51:30.360 --> 0:51:32.640
<v Speaker 1>that it happens. And yes, I'm with Angelin and Tip

0:51:32.640 --> 0:51:35.840
<v Speaker 1>about a plan and hopefully we folks gonna get there.

0:51:36.080 --> 0:51:39.480
<v Speaker 1>But in the meantime between time, everything that has been

0:51:39.520 --> 0:51:42.680
<v Speaker 1>forecast is happening right right. You don't have to wait,

0:51:42.880 --> 0:51:47.920
<v Speaker 1>it is happening right now. Get in touch with your heart, nerve,

0:51:48.160 --> 0:51:52.200
<v Speaker 1>and your spine, your sinew, and get to work. I

0:51:52.200 --> 0:51:54.839
<v Speaker 1>don't need you telling me. I know what I gotta

0:51:54.920 --> 0:51:57.120
<v Speaker 1>do now. I see the threat. It is staring me

0:51:57.400 --> 0:51:59.560
<v Speaker 1>in my face every day.

0:52:00.360 --> 0:52:02.680
<v Speaker 4>Andrew, can you answer that though? What are you like

0:52:03.280 --> 0:52:06.280
<v Speaker 4>for some people who literally do Congress members? Yeah?

0:52:06.640 --> 0:52:11.160
<v Speaker 1>I was Locally, we'll publish the list of the seats

0:52:11.160 --> 0:52:13.759
<v Speaker 1>that are targeted seats, and if you live in those areas,

0:52:14.239 --> 0:52:16.040
<v Speaker 1>you start making noise in those areas.

0:52:16.120 --> 0:52:17.280
<v Speaker 8>And it don't take much.

0:52:17.600 --> 0:52:19.440
<v Speaker 1>If you went to a congress person's office and you

0:52:19.520 --> 0:52:22.600
<v Speaker 1>bought fifteen of your friends, I guarantee you that's fifteen

0:52:22.640 --> 0:52:24.680
<v Speaker 1>more people than they've seen all year.

0:52:25.239 --> 0:52:26.120
<v Speaker 8>At that office.

0:52:26.719 --> 0:52:29.120
<v Speaker 1>It is just as simple as going to have been

0:52:29.120 --> 0:52:32.040
<v Speaker 1>saying in the grocery store, because sometimes it gets this way.

0:52:32.080 --> 0:52:34.800
<v Speaker 1>You see, your politician. People never hesitated when I was

0:52:34.880 --> 0:52:37.520
<v Speaker 1>mayor may. I love your managor Da da dad, but

0:52:37.560 --> 0:52:40.040
<v Speaker 1>you need to get them street lights on earlier on block.

0:52:40.320 --> 0:52:43.560
<v Speaker 1>Bloh blah blah blah blah. They let their demands be known,

0:52:44.160 --> 0:52:46.960
<v Speaker 1>and they didn't make apology for making those demands be known.

0:52:47.400 --> 0:52:49.840
<v Speaker 1>You do the very same thing here. And I know

0:52:49.920 --> 0:52:53.000
<v Speaker 1>it will be exhausting to have to call your Republican

0:52:53.040 --> 0:52:54.359
<v Speaker 1>members of Congress because you live.

0:52:54.280 --> 0:52:56.440
<v Speaker 8>In a red state or in a red district.

0:52:56.520 --> 0:52:58.520
<v Speaker 1>But you call them anyway. Why Because they are no

0:52:58.600 --> 0:53:01.799
<v Speaker 1>longer candidates for office. They are now the congress member

0:53:01.840 --> 0:53:05.000
<v Speaker 1>for all of us, and all our tax dollars are

0:53:05.040 --> 0:53:07.360
<v Speaker 1>being aggregated to pay for this here system. So so

0:53:07.880 --> 0:53:11.399
<v Speaker 1>you're accountable to me, So Angela's That's what I'm saying

0:53:11.440 --> 0:53:16.160
<v Speaker 1>around them. It is touchable, it's tangible, it's feelable, and

0:53:16.440 --> 0:53:20.200
<v Speaker 1>you don't need a rocket scientist to solve this problem.

0:53:20.360 --> 0:53:21.600
<v Speaker 8>We are the solve.

0:53:21.600 --> 0:53:24.000
<v Speaker 6>And they are the minority. Correct me if I'm wrong, Andrew,

0:53:24.120 --> 0:53:27.399
<v Speaker 6>they are the minority. Like when you in population. That's

0:53:27.400 --> 0:53:29.000
<v Speaker 6>what I mean, because people get caught up and like,

0:53:29.040 --> 0:53:31.480
<v Speaker 6>oh it's split, you know, like, oh, it's so close

0:53:31.480 --> 0:53:33.759
<v Speaker 6>in the Senate because it's you know, they got this

0:53:34.160 --> 0:53:37.520
<v Speaker 6>much of a majority. But no, right, when you zoom

0:53:37.560 --> 0:53:41.360
<v Speaker 6>out across the country, MAGA Republicans Conservatives, they are the

0:53:41.440 --> 0:53:44.879
<v Speaker 6>minority in this country. A majority of people support most

0:53:44.920 --> 0:53:47.080
<v Speaker 6>of the Democratic policies. The challenge is, this is how

0:53:47.120 --> 0:53:49.800
<v Speaker 6>we got confused, and Angela corrected, that's what the popular

0:53:49.880 --> 0:53:52.160
<v Speaker 6>vote last time because it was such a narrow margin

0:53:52.440 --> 0:53:55.759
<v Speaker 6>and the voting population was so small, So people think

0:53:55.800 --> 0:53:57.840
<v Speaker 6>there are these two equal forces when they are not

0:53:58.840 --> 0:54:00.840
<v Speaker 6>this when it was the count. Right, But there is

0:54:00.920 --> 0:54:05.120
<v Speaker 6>this small amount of people with power over this amount

0:54:05.160 --> 0:54:08.760
<v Speaker 6>of people, and we have to make people real happen, right, right.

0:54:09.280 --> 0:54:11.960
<v Speaker 2>That's the same way slavery was. There were more folks

0:54:12.080 --> 0:54:14.480
<v Speaker 2>enslave than there were slave holders. And I think that

0:54:14.560 --> 0:54:17.400
<v Speaker 2>we have to remember that we are the people. We

0:54:17.560 --> 0:54:20.280
<v Speaker 2>the people have power in our hands. And to that point,

0:54:20.280 --> 0:54:23.360
<v Speaker 2>we have Robert, who's a regular who has sent in

0:54:23.400 --> 0:54:25.640
<v Speaker 2>his own CTA and he's talking about what he's doing.

0:54:25.719 --> 0:54:26.200
<v Speaker 4>Let's roll that.

0:54:26.840 --> 0:54:29.840
<v Speaker 16>Hey, this is Robert from les in South Carolina. Welcome home, y'all,

0:54:30.000 --> 0:54:32.319
<v Speaker 16>call your congressional members. Make your voice heard, make the

0:54:32.400 --> 0:54:34.920
<v Speaker 16>issues heard. I don't care if you've got a Democrat Republican.

0:54:34.960 --> 0:54:37.040
<v Speaker 16>I got all Republicans. I'm giving him hell right now.

0:54:37.200 --> 0:54:39.719
<v Speaker 16>Call them most have ever called in the last seven

0:54:39.760 --> 0:54:43.040
<v Speaker 16>or eight days. Call your congressional members. They need to

0:54:43.120 --> 0:54:45.640
<v Speaker 16>know you exist. They need to know these issues are important.

0:54:46.160 --> 0:54:47.680
<v Speaker 16>They need to feel the pressure.

0:54:48.200 --> 0:54:49.840
<v Speaker 8>Let's go. Welcome home.

0:54:50.560 --> 0:54:52.960
<v Speaker 6>That's right, Welcome home, Robert. I wonder if what has

0:54:53.000 --> 0:54:54.960
<v Speaker 6>a dog? He looked like he has a dog.

0:54:55.920 --> 0:55:02.759
<v Speaker 4>It sounds like, but you know the the what.

0:55:02.960 --> 0:55:05.680
<v Speaker 2>I just gonna tell you one thing, Andrew, because Andrew

0:55:05.760 --> 0:55:09.799
<v Speaker 2>is our resident Rainbow Rainbow coalition builder. I wanted to

0:55:09.840 --> 0:55:12.880
<v Speaker 2>play Robert because I think it's important we put people

0:55:12.880 --> 0:55:15.880
<v Speaker 2>in boxes based on where they are geographically. This is

0:55:15.960 --> 0:55:19.040
<v Speaker 2>Robert from South Carolina, y'all. Robert is about that life.

0:55:19.280 --> 0:55:21.840
<v Speaker 2>He's always, you know, reaching out to the show and

0:55:21.920 --> 0:55:24.040
<v Speaker 2>letting us know when he likes something, when he doesn't

0:55:24.080 --> 0:55:27.000
<v Speaker 2>what he's doing. I think it's so important to understand

0:55:27.040 --> 0:55:30.399
<v Speaker 2>that one person can make a huge difference. And that's

0:55:30.400 --> 0:55:33.279
<v Speaker 2>what all we're saying. Do not forfeit your power in

0:55:33.320 --> 0:55:35.880
<v Speaker 2>this moment. Do not forfeit the fight. You might not

0:55:35.960 --> 0:55:38.040
<v Speaker 2>want to call it resistance anymore than I do. I

0:55:38.080 --> 0:55:40.600
<v Speaker 2>get it, But we have so much to do in

0:55:40.680 --> 0:55:42.720
<v Speaker 2>so little time. Andrew's right, we do need to figure

0:55:42.719 --> 0:55:45.440
<v Speaker 2>out what our demands are in a line quickly, but

0:55:45.520 --> 0:55:47.880
<v Speaker 2>we don't have a lot of time. As time goes on,

0:55:48.120 --> 0:55:50.280
<v Speaker 2>the more tools that we continue to lose.

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<v Speaker 8>That's sir, Oh, that's it.

0:55:53.480 --> 0:55:53.680
<v Speaker 4>Well.

0:55:53.719 --> 0:55:57.040
<v Speaker 8>I love Robert's comment in this since Angela and Tiff.

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<v Speaker 1>That he has figured out the big secret that politicians

0:56:00.520 --> 0:56:02.319
<v Speaker 1>don't want you to know, and that is simply that

0:56:02.880 --> 0:56:04.959
<v Speaker 1>it don't take a lot of people to move them.

0:56:05.120 --> 0:56:07.080
<v Speaker 1>And when they don't hear from us, they think that

0:56:07.120 --> 0:56:10.600
<v Speaker 1>we're okay with what they're doing. They take silence as

0:56:10.640 --> 0:56:14.120
<v Speaker 1>complicity and in many cases approval for what they're doing.

0:56:14.400 --> 0:56:17.480
<v Speaker 1>And if you know you not approving, let them know

0:56:17.640 --> 0:56:20.839
<v Speaker 1>you're not. And I promise you they are soft in

0:56:20.840 --> 0:56:24.080
<v Speaker 1>the sense that they don't like to be unpopular. They

0:56:24.120 --> 0:56:25.840
<v Speaker 1>don't like to be on the opposite side of the

0:56:25.840 --> 0:56:28.800
<v Speaker 1>people who put them in office because them same people

0:56:28.880 --> 0:56:30.880
<v Speaker 1>got the they empowered to take them out of office.

0:56:31.200 --> 0:56:33.440
<v Speaker 8>That's what you have, that's what you should stand on.

0:56:33.760 --> 0:56:34.480
<v Speaker 8>I put you here.

0:56:34.640 --> 0:56:36.279
<v Speaker 1>I ain't vote for you, but you got here, well

0:56:36.280 --> 0:56:37.959
<v Speaker 1>we sure as hell going organize and take you out.

0:56:38.360 --> 0:56:41.759
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, all right, thank you again, Robert. Don't go anywhere though,

0:56:41.760 --> 0:56:43.400
<v Speaker 6>because we'll be right back on the other side of

0:56:43.400 --> 0:56:43.800
<v Speaker 6>the break.

0:56:51.480 --> 0:56:54.280
<v Speaker 10>Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome.

0:56:56.160 --> 0:56:58.800
<v Speaker 2>You know what we should do the next couple of shows,

0:56:58.840 --> 0:57:02.680
<v Speaker 2>Maybe we can eat semi relate a call with a

0:57:02.719 --> 0:57:04.880
<v Speaker 2>member of Congress and like, what what we do?

0:57:04.920 --> 0:57:05.560
<v Speaker 4>What we would say.

0:57:05.640 --> 0:57:07.480
<v Speaker 2>My person that I would want to call is Kirsten

0:57:07.520 --> 0:57:09.759
<v Speaker 2>Cinema because I just don't understand what's happening. Why she's

0:57:09.800 --> 0:57:13.200
<v Speaker 2>whipping votes for Tulca Gabbert. That's the story for another day.

0:57:13.239 --> 0:57:15.120
<v Speaker 2>But I think it's really important for people to see

0:57:15.160 --> 0:57:16.440
<v Speaker 2>it's really not that hard.

0:57:16.240 --> 0:57:18.560
<v Speaker 6>They have to simulate. I think we should do it

0:57:18.600 --> 0:57:20.440
<v Speaker 6>in real time. Uh D.

0:57:21.360 --> 0:57:24.280
<v Speaker 4>But that's what I meant, like actually, not a role play,

0:57:24.280 --> 0:57:25.160
<v Speaker 4>but I actually called OK.

0:57:25.520 --> 0:57:30.360
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I was gonna say, sorry, a one party territory

0:57:30.480 --> 0:57:32.160
<v Speaker 6>so we can record.

0:57:32.000 --> 0:57:34.200
<v Speaker 8>Except they're responsible to all of us.

0:57:34.560 --> 0:57:36.560
<v Speaker 6>Yes, I mean the law, but I mean no, no,

0:57:36.640 --> 0:57:38.840
<v Speaker 6>I mean the law where you can't there's a two

0:57:38.880 --> 0:57:41.760
<v Speaker 6>party state or a one party state and then two parties.

0:57:41.920 --> 0:57:44.120
<v Speaker 2>But that's to record the call. We wouldn't be I

0:57:44.120 --> 0:57:46.680
<v Speaker 2>guess we are technical, so I'll tell them. I'll be

0:57:46.680 --> 0:57:47.520
<v Speaker 2>like I'm calling from.

0:57:47.480 --> 0:57:50.920
<v Speaker 4>Native lamp pis exactly, but my listeners can hear you.

0:57:51.040 --> 0:57:53.120
<v Speaker 6>But I believe d C is one one party. Only

0:57:53.160 --> 0:57:55.400
<v Speaker 6>one party has to know a call is being recorded.

0:57:55.440 --> 0:57:58.080
<v Speaker 6>In some states is both parties have to know. So anyway,

0:57:58.360 --> 0:58:01.760
<v Speaker 6>what we were recording in DC when we do yeah, yeah, yeah,

0:58:02.040 --> 0:58:06.160
<v Speaker 6>but I really like that idea to call members. I'm

0:58:06.160 --> 0:58:08.640
<v Speaker 6>not gonna say who, but somebody daddy be calling members.

0:58:10.240 --> 0:58:14.280
<v Speaker 2>Eddie Rye Junior all day, ain't no secret. Everybody on

0:58:15.160 --> 0:58:17.360
<v Speaker 2>PAPA right probably on the phone with a member right now.

0:58:17.560 --> 0:58:19.919
<v Speaker 4>He has a listenership. Sorry, I'm so on in tangent,

0:58:19.960 --> 0:58:20.760
<v Speaker 4>but I got to tell you all this.

0:58:20.800 --> 0:58:23.240
<v Speaker 2>So there's a reparations bill that's up in the Washington

0:58:23.240 --> 0:58:27.200
<v Speaker 2>State legislature. When I tell you, Eddie ride Junior is

0:58:27.320 --> 0:58:30.240
<v Speaker 2>raising holy hell about this book bill. He not even

0:58:30.320 --> 0:58:32.600
<v Speaker 2>letting this. This man is telling him he wants to

0:58:32.600 --> 0:58:34.360
<v Speaker 2>make sure the build on die. Eddie Ryde is like,

0:58:34.440 --> 0:58:36.600
<v Speaker 2>let me tell you why you're wrong. This bill is

0:58:36.640 --> 0:58:39.160
<v Speaker 2>in the House of Representatives is here's here He's like,

0:58:39.240 --> 0:58:41.720
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna pass this bill, and I'm like, Dadd's gonna

0:58:41.720 --> 0:58:43.240
<v Speaker 2>take a legislator legislature.

0:58:43.280 --> 0:58:45.560
<v Speaker 4>But we're gonna talk to Papa Ride about strategy after this.

0:58:45.680 --> 0:58:49.960
<v Speaker 2>Right now, his role is agitation, Mine might be advocacy.

0:58:50.040 --> 0:58:51.360
<v Speaker 4>We all have a role to play.

0:58:51.480 --> 0:58:55.360
<v Speaker 2>Let the agitators agitate, let the advocates advocate, and let

0:58:55.440 --> 0:58:56.800
<v Speaker 2>the legislators legislate.

0:58:56.800 --> 0:58:59.200
<v Speaker 4>And I don't got knowing more Reverend Jackson ryme but them.

0:58:59.440 --> 0:59:01.960
<v Speaker 4>So we're gonna go to this thank you, very special tribute.

0:59:02.640 --> 0:59:04.480
<v Speaker 4>Shout out to Reverend Jackson. We love you.

0:59:06.200 --> 0:59:10.200
<v Speaker 2>Let's go to this very special tribute. When this podcast airs,

0:59:10.400 --> 0:59:13.720
<v Speaker 2>it will be a special day. And so here we are.

0:59:13.840 --> 0:59:19.600
<v Speaker 4>We have something to share with youll stame recording, h

0:59:19.840 --> 0:59:20.240
<v Speaker 4>I hope.

0:59:20.280 --> 0:59:22.200
<v Speaker 8>So anyway, what they want me.

0:59:22.160 --> 0:59:29.280
<v Speaker 1>To say here, oh tiff Man, happy birthday, they are

0:59:30.360 --> 0:59:31.080
<v Speaker 1>this is crazy.

0:59:31.200 --> 0:59:33.000
<v Speaker 8>Happy birthday friend. Listen.

0:59:34.520 --> 0:59:38.880
<v Speaker 1>They want me to say here, Oh you is kind,

0:59:40.240 --> 0:59:46.320
<v Speaker 1>you are smart, you is important. That's a good message,

0:59:46.400 --> 0:59:48.840
<v Speaker 1>but it's Tiffany. I can make my own message.

0:59:48.840 --> 0:59:51.800
<v Speaker 8>What's up, big beautiful friend of mine.

0:59:52.000 --> 0:59:54.120
<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to wish you another happy three sixty

0:59:54.160 --> 0:59:57.440
<v Speaker 1>five and to say that this last year was made

0:59:57.640 --> 1:00:00.320
<v Speaker 1>all the more rich for me because of the time

1:00:00.360 --> 1:00:05.320
<v Speaker 1>we had deepening into our friendship. You are brilliant, you

1:00:05.440 --> 1:00:10.480
<v Speaker 1>are hilarious, you are direct, you crazy as hell, and

1:00:10.560 --> 1:00:12.440
<v Speaker 1>you'll get a brother in a fight in a minute

1:00:12.840 --> 1:00:15.600
<v Speaker 1>just saying do better. Happy birthday, girl.

1:00:17.800 --> 1:00:20.520
<v Speaker 2>I stand before this thing to show you the type

1:00:20.520 --> 1:00:21.200
<v Speaker 2>of queen you are.

1:00:22.200 --> 1:00:24.480
<v Speaker 4>Happy birthday, says, I love you so much.

1:00:24.600 --> 1:00:29.120
<v Speaker 2>Thank you for sharing time, space, your brilliant your beauty,

1:00:29.560 --> 1:00:31.520
<v Speaker 2>your encouragement with the world.

1:00:31.760 --> 1:00:34.280
<v Speaker 4>I pray that this year, you know.

1:00:34.800 --> 1:00:37.920
<v Speaker 2>It, pulls off a miracle for you, because right now,

1:00:38.080 --> 1:00:40.920
<v Speaker 2>the way this thing is set up, America is the ghetto,

1:00:41.000 --> 1:00:44.520
<v Speaker 2>but you deserve so much more. So let's pray for

1:00:44.720 --> 1:00:48.560
<v Speaker 2>divine favor and that you get all the things that

1:00:48.600 --> 1:00:52.240
<v Speaker 2>you ask and hope for because you are worthy, My sister.

1:00:52.360 --> 1:01:04.240
<v Speaker 17>I love you, Bee Birthday, Birthday, Happy birthday, tiff. I

1:01:04.480 --> 1:01:07.360
<v Speaker 17>just want you to know, sister, how much I love you,

1:01:07.920 --> 1:01:12.919
<v Speaker 17>how much I adore you, that I am absolutely clear

1:01:13.080 --> 1:01:16.320
<v Speaker 17>that in a moment like this, we need truth speakers

1:01:16.480 --> 1:01:19.960
<v Speaker 17>like you. I cannot wait until this new book comes out.

1:01:20.120 --> 1:01:24.600
<v Speaker 17>I cannot wait to see all the wonderful, wonderful, powerful

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<v Speaker 17>things that I know you will do that you are doing,

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<v Speaker 17>but most importantly, just thank you for being you. You

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<v Speaker 17>have been such a blessing in my life. Your spirit,

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<v Speaker 17>your courage, your truthfulness, your jokes, like your time. Just

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<v Speaker 17>spending time with you has been one of the greatest,

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<v Speaker 17>greatest blessings in my life. So I just want to say,

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<v Speaker 17>happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, happy birthdays, happy LB Right when we sound like

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<v Speaker 6>happy birthday, Tiffany, you are creating your own way, which

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<v Speaker 6>I love.

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<v Speaker 4>You've always done, so.

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<v Speaker 6>I salute you the cocktail, Happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 5>Enjoy Hey, Tiffany cross.

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<v Speaker 8>Dime piece.

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<v Speaker 5>As we all know, I just wanted to push you

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<v Speaker 5>a happy happy birthday. You are the sweetheart of the machetes,

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<v Speaker 5>always making sure that you're taking care of everybody else

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<v Speaker 5>and hoping that this birthday you take care of you

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<v Speaker 5>because you deserve all the good things. Love you so much,

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<v Speaker 5>baby says, And anybody asked me, yes, we are related,

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<v Speaker 5>love you girl.

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<v Speaker 19>Oh my Tiffy, and I wanted to wish you a

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<v Speaker 19>happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 20>Well, he would actually like to say, come give me

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<v Speaker 20>a belly rub. That Happy birthday to the best dog

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<v Speaker 20>Auntie and the guest sister machete that anybody can ask

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<v Speaker 20>having a great birthday. Hopefully clearly he's he's given you

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<v Speaker 20>his best, he's getting you all because.

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<v Speaker 4>He's very excited for you on your special day. So hey,

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<v Speaker 4>it was up, Tip.

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<v Speaker 21>I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday, and

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<v Speaker 21>I also wanted to thank you. You know, you're such

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<v Speaker 21>a sports expert and you're such a gifted broadcaster. I

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<v Speaker 21>just want to thank you for never fully taking the

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<v Speaker 21>dive into sports broadcasting.

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<v Speaker 8>Because I might be out of a dove.

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<v Speaker 21>I mean, if you're kind of astute on point analysis,

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<v Speaker 21>and with your breath of knowledge about sports, you really

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<v Speaker 21>made sure that my career was able to stay on track.

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<v Speaker 4>So thank you for never jumping into sports.

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<v Speaker 7>Happy welcome, You're welcome.

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<v Speaker 4>Kid, Happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 13>I just hope that this is the most abundant and

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<v Speaker 13>beautiful year for you, because you absolutely deserve it. Your

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<v Speaker 13>heart is massive, You are generous, you are thoughtful, you

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<v Speaker 13>are brilliant, and you are always, always, always looking out

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<v Speaker 13>for the people. So I hope that this is the

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<v Speaker 13>year that all the people look out for you, That

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<v Speaker 13>people watch out for you because the heights are going

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<v Speaker 13>higher and higher, and then you have the happiest birthday.

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<v Speaker 7>I love you.

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<v Speaker 22>As happy birthday, sending you the warmest, biggest, bestest birthday

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<v Speaker 22>wishes on another trip around the sun. My wish for

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<v Speaker 22>you is that your voice becomes even stronger. My wish

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<v Speaker 22>for you is that you attract all of the goodness

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<v Speaker 22>in the world from top to bottom, left to right.

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<v Speaker 22>My wish for you is that you finish your book

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<v Speaker 22>and that we get the blessing of learning from one

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<v Speaker 22>of the sharpest minds.

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<v Speaker 5>In the game.

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<v Speaker 22>And my other wish for you, Tiffany, is that you

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<v Speaker 22>get loved on from near and far in all of

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<v Speaker 22>the ways. And may it be equal to or bigger

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<v Speaker 22>than all of the love that you put in the world.

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<v Speaker 22>That's a lot of love, girl, that's a lot of love.

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<v Speaker 22>I love you a lot. I'm wishing you the happiest birthday.

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<v Speaker 22>And I know times are weird, but you are a

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<v Speaker 22>bright light. Oh you are a bright light in the

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<v Speaker 22>darkest of times. Love you, says.

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<v Speaker 17>Beautiful, beautiful, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday.

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<v Speaker 4>I get ready to a show, but girl, I have

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<v Speaker 4>to say something. My producer says, Happy birthday too, Happy Birthday.

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<v Speaker 4>Have a great day and another wonderful year around.

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<v Speaker 8>Them to come to New York act.

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<v Speaker 23>What's up? How are you doing, tiff what's your favorite aquarian?

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<v Speaker 23>Plus love wishing my other favorite quary in a happy birthday.

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<v Speaker 23>Keep fighting a good fight, Glarily.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh that's now we all know how I feel about

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<v Speaker 9>p d A podcast The Splays of Affection. But I

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<v Speaker 9>got an assignment from our chief of staff, and of

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<v Speaker 9>course I'm going to hop on to say Happy birthday

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<v Speaker 9>to you, Tiffany, my dear friend. You are a force

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<v Speaker 9>of nature, someone we love, trust, listen to, and just

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<v Speaker 9>value so deeply. I hope you have an amazing birthday

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<v Speaker 9>and can't wait to celebrate with you in person.

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<v Speaker 8>Happy birthday and you're wrapping the.

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<v Speaker 24>Book in the bed, Tiffany, Happy birthday. Sorry just for

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<v Speaker 24>the podcast. This is roy Wood or Machine, Tiffany Cross

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<v Speaker 24>a very esteem and professional birthday, and I hope that's

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<v Speaker 24>your birthday is as spectacular as you are and you

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<v Speaker 24>get to drink a lot of wine and eat a lot.

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<v Speaker 8>Of drugs I mean food.

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<v Speaker 4>Happy birthday to our.

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<v Speaker 8>Harmed beautiful friends.

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<v Speaker 4>Words from the birthday Queen.

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<v Speaker 6>I will tell y'all off off camera, what has been

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<v Speaker 6>going on this week with that is the best birthday celebration.

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<v Speaker 6>If if no nothing else happened, that is the best

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<v Speaker 6>birthday celebration. I'm gonna watch that about twenty more times.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you guys for pulling that together. And I just

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<v Speaker 6>feel so full and grateful. I'm grateful. I'm broadcasting a

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<v Speaker 6>day from Roland Martin Studio. Yes, a Blackyard Network roller

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<v Speaker 6>Martin Unfiltered. I'll be broadcasting here from now on. And

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<v Speaker 6>it just I feel so grateful to be uh, to

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<v Speaker 6>be able to have this platform, to share it with

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<v Speaker 6>you guys, to share this space with you guys.

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<v Speaker 18>Uh.

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<v Speaker 6>And if I could do anything, if I had like

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<v Speaker 6>one wish, it would be that we all the people

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<v Speaker 6>in that video, all of the machetes, all of us

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<v Speaker 6>would be together in person. I couldn't think of anything

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<v Speaker 6>material that I'd want. I couldn't think of I was

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<v Speaker 6>talking about this the other day. If I had all

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<v Speaker 6>the money in the world, I don't know that it

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<v Speaker 6>would solve any other problems I'm having right now, and

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<v Speaker 6>maybe a few, but not not really. But it really

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<v Speaker 6>the older I get. It's the intangible things. It's the

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<v Speaker 6>it's the laughter, it's the jokes, it's the feel good

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<v Speaker 6>moments and most of those have been shared with the

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<v Speaker 6>folks you saw in that video with you guys, and

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<v Speaker 6>so I'm just so abundantly grateful and this year and

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<v Speaker 6>there was a lot of inside messages from the Machete,

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<v Speaker 6>So Alicia, I heard you, I hear everything you're saying

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<v Speaker 6>and every everybody else. I'm just so grateful and my

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<v Speaker 6>cup run is over. So what a blessing. So thank

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<v Speaker 6>you guys, so so fun.

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<v Speaker 8>Happy birthday, Yeah, birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>Make sure y'all send all the love to Tip today.

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<v Speaker 2>It is her birthday, the day our podcast drops. And

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<v Speaker 2>she's a Black History Month queen, so you can tell

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<v Speaker 2>her Happy Black History Month too. If you don't, make

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<v Speaker 2>sure you also follow her other podcast, which is called

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<v Speaker 2>Across Generations. There are six hundred and thirty five days

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<v Speaker 2>until the midterm elections, and most importantly, it's Tiffany's birthday.

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<v Speaker 6>Welcome home, y'all, Welcome home, Welcome home.

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<v Speaker 3>Please, thank you for joining the Natives intentional with the

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<v Speaker 3>info and all of the latest rock gulum and cross

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<v Speaker 3>connected to the statements that.

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<v Speaker 8>You leave on our socials.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, sincerely for the patients reason for your choice

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<v Speaker 3>is cleared. So grateful it took the OA to execute roads.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for serve, defend, and protect the truth, even

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<v Speaker 3>in pain. For walking home to all of the natives wait.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you.

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