WEBVTT - Another Breaking Point

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wikf Daily with Meet

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<v Speaker 1>your Girl Danielle Moody recording from the Home Bunker votes.

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Friday. We have made it to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>this week. Happy November first, we have made it to

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<v Speaker 1>the final stretch of this election cycle. There are four

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<v Speaker 1>days to go until the final day to vote. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been one of the most grueling presidential cycles. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that this country has ever seen, at least in

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<v Speaker 1>modern times. To show up each and every day, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to take a personal note to show up each

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<v Speaker 1>and every day. Over the last couple of years on

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<v Speaker 1>WOKF has been hard, has been incredibly hard some days,

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<v Speaker 1>because some days I have just wanted to stay in

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<v Speaker 1>bed and cry at the state of this country. I

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<v Speaker 1>believed four years ago that electing Joe Biden would put

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<v Speaker 1>this country back on a path to democracy, back on

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<v Speaker 1>a path to since, back in a place where we

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<v Speaker 1>felt safe with a leader that we could trust and

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<v Speaker 1>that we knew, and that we knew cared about America

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<v Speaker 1>and shared a sense of responsibility and duty and accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>And that person over the last four years has shown up.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden, I think did the best that he could

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<v Speaker 1>do with what he was given, which was a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>because we have just been living in so much anxiety

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<v Speaker 1>and despair. It's kind of a mind fuck to think

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<v Speaker 1>back four years ago to the height of the pandemic,

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<v Speaker 1>to think back to pre vaccine, to think that on

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<v Speaker 1>January twentieth, twenty twenty one, when Joe Biden was sworn in,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't have a vaccine. Thousands of people, tens hundreds,

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of people had died from COVID. We

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<v Speaker 1>had come off of four years of Donald Trump that

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<v Speaker 1>did not give a fuck about America, about COVID, about

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<v Speaker 1>anyone other than himself. Donald Trump proved himself to be

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<v Speaker 1>I think America's breaking point and a breaking point in

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<v Speaker 1>the reality that we couldn't keep going on the way

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<v Speaker 1>that we'd always gone.

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump disrupted.

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<v Speaker 1>That, and we believed that by electing Joe Biden we

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<v Speaker 1>could get back to a place of normalcy. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think that the reason we find ourselves here again with

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<v Speaker 1>a third Trump election cycle, which is just like mind boggling,

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<v Speaker 1>is because we believed that, you know, even after four

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<v Speaker 1>years of Donald Trump, that he would do what other

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<v Speaker 1>presidents have done when they've lost go away right, like

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<v Speaker 1>go into your philanthropic endeavors, go into you know, back

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<v Speaker 1>into your business.

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<v Speaker 2>But that you would go away.

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<v Speaker 1>And that was miscalculation on the part of Joe Biden,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a miscalculation on the part of Merrick Garland,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was a miscalculation on the part of the

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<v Speaker 1>American people. So we find ourselves right now with four

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<v Speaker 1>days to go, at yet another breaking point, and this

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<v Speaker 1>time full fledgedley for our democracy and I think for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people for their will and their faith

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<v Speaker 1>in the American people. If we are able to pull

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<v Speaker 1>off what seems almost impossible with the forces that are

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<v Speaker 1>at play against us. I mean, you have multi billion

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<v Speaker 1>dollar villains, you have a maggafied Supreme Court, you have

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<v Speaker 1>you know, federal judges that were put in place to

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<v Speaker 1>just do Trump's bidding. You have jerryman during off the

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<v Speaker 1>fucking grid. You have you know, ballot boxes being burned,

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<v Speaker 1>people being threatened. With Michelle yes, you have just insanity

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<v Speaker 1>that has gripped this country. And if she's able to

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<v Speaker 1>overcome all of that and win, I think faith in

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<v Speaker 1>each other to a large degree will be restored. But

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<v Speaker 1>if Donald Trump is able to do what he put

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<v Speaker 1>the court, the federal bench, Republican governors in place to

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<v Speaker 1>do and if they are able to pull off the

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<v Speaker 1>ultimate heist of our democracy, friends, I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what to offer right like, it will be

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<v Speaker 1>a brave new world. And so I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>thank all of you for showing up every day and listening,

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<v Speaker 1>showing up in geiveing me support, energy and air. Over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of this election cycle, so many days I

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<v Speaker 1>have wanted to quit, and then I'll get an amazing

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<v Speaker 1>message from one of the listeners that just touches my

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<v Speaker 1>heart and makes me and the work that I do

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<v Speaker 1>feel seen. I don't know what is on the other

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<v Speaker 1>side of this. No one knows, right we won't know

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<v Speaker 1>until it's done. But I do know that I am

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<v Speaker 1>deeply appreciative to all of you for being on this journey,

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<v Speaker 1>for fighting the good fight, for voting, for registering folks

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<v Speaker 1>to vote, for volunteering, for you know, standing up for

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<v Speaker 1>equity and diversity and justice, for doing your part, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for sharing these episodes, for using the platforms that you

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<v Speaker 1>have for good. And I just want to say that

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<v Speaker 1>even if darkness prevails, we will have to find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to make light. It is what our ancestors have done,

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<v Speaker 1>it is what prior generations have done. America has seen dark,

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<v Speaker 1>dark days before, some that lasted centuries. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>always the people who come together. And as the Vice

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<v Speaker 1>President of the United States said, it's those people that

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<v Speaker 1>decide to stop pointing fingers and start linking arms. That

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<v Speaker 1>are the ones that are the difference makers, that are

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<v Speaker 1>the change makers that usher in a new day. And

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<v Speaker 1>so regardless of the outcome, we have to be those people.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to stand up for what is right, understand

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<v Speaker 1>that that is our work, it isn't somebody else's job.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that that is what the biggest lesson,

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest takeaway is from the twenty twenty presidential race.

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<v Speaker 1>Prior to Donald Trump twenty sixteen, we're like, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll vote for these people. We don't really have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of enthusiasm, we don't really do what needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be done, and we all know how that turns out.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty twenty, we're hanging on literally for dear life and

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<v Speaker 1>just needing to get rid of the demon, to exercise

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<v Speaker 1>the demon, and we do. And I think that twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four is really about who do we want to be. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we take the responsibility of rebuilding this nation

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<v Speaker 1>in the way that it should have been created in

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<v Speaker 1>the first place, for all people, right, Not all men,

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<v Speaker 1>not all white men, not all straight people, not all

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<v Speaker 1>sis people, but for all people, for the varied, deep,

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful tapestry that makes up America. And I think that

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I saw in front of the Ellipses. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of days ago was America. It was inspiring.

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<v Speaker 1>I just came back from DC. I wasn't there for

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<v Speaker 1>the Vice President's speech, but I went the next day.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I am a very sentimental person. I

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<v Speaker 1>lived in DC for nearly twenty years because I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be a public servant. I wanted to help. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to help this country that helped my family build

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<v Speaker 1>a life after leaving Jamaica and moving to the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>And when I see the Capitol Building, when I see

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<v Speaker 1>the Washington Monument, when I drive past the White House,

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<v Speaker 1>it still brings me pride and a deep sense of joy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't want that taken away. And it was

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<v Speaker 1>for those four years of Donald Trump, when I would

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<v Speaker 1>go down to DC, it was a shell of itself.

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<v Speaker 1>But what Kamala Harris reminded us of with that speech,

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<v Speaker 1>with that gathering of seventy five thousand plus people, is

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<v Speaker 1>who we can be when we decide to link arms,

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<v Speaker 1>who we can be when we recognize our power. We

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<v Speaker 1>are so much better than what Donald Trump showed us

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<v Speaker 1>that Medicine Square garden. We are so much better than

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<v Speaker 1>the hate that came out of Rudy Giuliani's mouth about immigrants.

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<v Speaker 1>We are so much better than the whack ass comedian

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Hinchcliff. We are so much brighter than the Stephen

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<v Speaker 1>Millers and the Steve Bannons of the world. They are

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<v Speaker 1>but a small fraction. They may be loud, but they

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<v Speaker 1>are not the entirety of America. And we have to

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<v Speaker 1>remember that. I don't believe that fifty percent of America

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<v Speaker 1>is with Donald Trump. I don't believe that for a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking second. I do believe that since the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>this country, there's always been thirty percent of the population

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<v Speaker 1>that is vile. There was thirty percent of the population

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<v Speaker 1>that wanted to side with the Nazis during World War Two.

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<v Speaker 1>There was thirty percent of the population that believe that

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<v Speaker 1>Hitler was doing something good. There was thirty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>the population that wanted to continue the transatlantic slave trade.

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<v Speaker 1>There's always been that group. But in the absence of

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<v Speaker 1>our voices, in the absence of our own community building,

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<v Speaker 1>in the absence of building infrastructure and a pipeline of

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of America that we want to see, they

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<v Speaker 1>seem big and loud. That Madison Square garden stunt was

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<v Speaker 1>just that. It was a fucking stunt. I'm certain that

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<v Speaker 1>if we went through, it's like, how many of those

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<v Speaker 1>people were paid to be there? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Did Elon Musk flip the bill?

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<v Speaker 1>The man who threw a bunch of black door knockers

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<v Speaker 1>into a back of a U haul right like that?

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<v Speaker 2>We just learned.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, nothing will happen to him, because nothing ever will,

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<v Speaker 1>because he's the richest man in the world that refuses

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<v Speaker 1>to pay taxes. We lose when we allow their narrative

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<v Speaker 1>to become our mirror. And what they project isn't real.

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<v Speaker 1>Their hate is real, sure, but how big their group

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<v Speaker 1>is no. But what I do know is that if

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<v Speaker 1>the vice president does win, we have got to be

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<v Speaker 1>think Thanking ten, twenty thirty, forty fifty sixty A century

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<v Speaker 1>down the road, because that is how Republicans got here.

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<v Speaker 2>After Roe v. Wade was passed.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't say, oh, we're going to have it overturned tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>They worked on it for fifty years. So if we

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<v Speaker 1>believe in a multiracial democracy, we can't think that one

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<v Speaker 1>election is going to do that. We can't think that

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<v Speaker 1>the president of the United States has a magic wand

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<v Speaker 1>and can just poof make things happen. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>long term project that requires all of us. I pray

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<v Speaker 1>that the results of this election are resounding in a

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<v Speaker 1>positive way, that it sends a deep and loud message

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<v Speaker 1>not only across this country but around the world that

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<v Speaker 1>America will not stand for fascism, we will not fall

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<v Speaker 1>for authoritarianism, and we will grow stronger from this. That

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<v Speaker 1>is what I do believe. If Kamala Harris is elected,

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<v Speaker 1>that we will learn from this moment, from this time,

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<v Speaker 1>from this decade, and throw out the book of trump Ism. So,

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<v Speaker 1>dear friends, with four days to go, I will offer

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<v Speaker 1>you what I said on the Danielle Moody Show on

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube earlier this week, which is, don't spend election night alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Gather with your people, with your community. If it's one

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<v Speaker 1>other person, two other people, your children, your pets, gather though.

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<v Speaker 1>We are stronger and better when we are together, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is going to be a monumental time. We will

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<v Speaker 1>not know, most likely who is one on election night,

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<v Speaker 1>but take this time to really gather with your people

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<v Speaker 1>and to set intentions about the kind of country that

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<v Speaker 1>you want to live in, the kind of community that

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<v Speaker 1>you want to build, because I think that that is

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<v Speaker 1>how we start creating the country that we want is

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<v Speaker 1>by talking and gathering and connecting with one another. The

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<v Speaker 1>days ahead, dear friends, are going to be hard, to

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<v Speaker 1>say the least, but I know that we will get

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<v Speaker 1>through it, as we have all of our most difficult

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<v Speaker 1>days until now. So light your sage, your candles, your incense,

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<v Speaker 1>a joint, poor glass, meditate, prey, stretch, walk, do whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is that you need to do to fill your

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<v Speaker 1>spirit and continue to fill your own spirits so that

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<v Speaker 1>you can fill those around you as well. We will

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<v Speaker 1>get through this. We will meet on the other side

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<v Speaker 1>of whatever this is. But I just want to thank

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<v Speaker 1>you all of you for showing up here, for supporting me,

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<v Speaker 1>for supporting independent media, and I'll be.

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<v Speaker 2>Back here on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a full and beautiful and RESTful weekend. That is

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<v Speaker 1>it for me on wokef as always, dear friends, Power

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

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