8 O'Clock Buzz

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with 1neofmani (Breyon Sommerville), wrapping up on Investfest 2023 in Atlanta, and the scene down there.

More on Investfest at https://investfest.com/us/ 

ArtsXchange Atlanta – https://www.artsxchange.org/

Shout Outs:

Loud and Unchained fundraiser – Thursday 8/31 at Crucible: https://www.cruciblemadison.com/events/2023-08/loud-n-unchained-fundraiser

Mad Lit – Friday 9/8 at the top of State Street: https://ourgmmc.org/madlit/

Rob Dz Spoken Word Night – 9/14 at Cafe Coda: https://cafecoda.club/2023/01/21/spoken-word-night-hosted-by-rob-dz-every-2nd-thursday-of-the-month-7-pm-10/ 

UJAMAA  Black Business Night – 9/10 at Breese Stevens Field

For the music, check out the playlist on Spinitron.

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That was the banner headline from the Marion County Record after their office was raided by the full force of the Marion, Kansas police department after coming into possession of incriminating information regarding a local restaurateur, the local police chief, and a local judge who issued the warrant for the raid.  Charlie Preusser, editor of the Crawford County Independent, joins the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to discuss events in Marion, but also to inform listeners to the dangerous threat to local press freedom experienced by many smaller, local news outlets country-wide.  A recent article in the Columbia Journalism Review by Jon Allsop provides a relatively short but comprehensive summary of the Marion event and Charlie recommends that everyone read this article.

Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash

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They fly through the air with the greatest of ease.  Cycropia Aerial Dance collective will once again take to the trees (or at least to the aerial rigs) as part of the 58th Orton Park Festival to be held Friday and Saturday, August 25th and 26th.  Kari Dickinson of Cycropia joins the 8 O’Clock Buzz to provide a bit of history of the dance company and let listeners know what may be in store for those who venture out to the festival this weekend.  Cycropia will be performing Friday night at 7:30 PM as part of family night, and then again at 8:30 PM on Saturday night.  You can’t start a fire without a spark even if we’re just dancing in the dark.

Image by Perlinator from Pixabay

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The sailboat Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, and which inspired the many peace makers and peace ships that followed, is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism. Veterans For Peace journey coordinator Helen Jaccard talks about the goals of the Golden Rule, how you can see this boat soon in a Lake Michigan port near you, and how you can support the cause.

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Co-author of the recent report “Still a Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality“, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad talks about the lack of progress in the sixty years after the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom”. Asante-Muhammad says that at this rate African Americans are on a path where it will take 500 more years to reach economic equality.

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Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and 1neofmani (Breyon Sommerville), talking about what’s going on, Black Restaurant Week wrap-up, Invest Fest 2023 coming up in Atlanta, and more, joined by K.I.L.O., Willie Wright, and Chakari Daezhare.

More on Invest Fest in Atlanta at https://investfest.com/us/ 

More about Willie and Artist’s Collective on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Brellaminded/ and Chakari on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chakaridaezhare/

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WORT 89.9FM Madison · Voice Recognition Software Is Surprisingly Easy To Hack

In their never-ending quest to make human-machine interactions as convenient as possible, while keeping information secure and private, financial institutions such as Chase Morgan, Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab, as well as tech giants like Apple and Google  have started turning to voice recognition software.  Can’t be bothered with remembering, typing and constantly changing a password?  Well, what could be easier than just speaking into a microphone and waiting for the system to recognize your voice?  Sounds great, but the problem is, it is distressingly easy to fool such software.  Two University of Wisconsin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph. D. candidates, Shimaa Ahmed and Yash Wani, have found a surprisingly low-tech way of hacking voice recognition software, using, of all things, PVC pipe.

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WORT 89.9FM Madison · Chimney Swifts Need Your Help

No, Chimney Swifts is not the brand name for a speedy soot removal service company.  They are a species of migratory birds that breed up here in Wisconsin, and winter down in South America. They’re on the move right now, and the DNR and swift enthusiasts are looking for help to get an accurate count of these speedy, aerobatic birds.   Nancy J. Nabak is the Chair of the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group, and is also the Communication and Development Coordinator for the Woodland Dunes Nature Center.

Photo of Chimney Swifts inside chimney in Perrysville, Missouri by Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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WORT 89.9FM Madison · Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mifepristone Ban

On August 16, the fifth circuit federal appeals court in New Orleans issued a ruling severely limiting access to the anti-abortion drug mifepristone.  Three federal judges, Jennifer Walker Elrod, James Ho and Cory Wilson, all outspoken anti-abortion advocates, and all appointed by Republican presidents, stopped short of banning the drug altogether, but ruled that mifepristone can only be prescribed in person, and cannot be delivered by mail. The ruling is stayed until the U.S. Supreme Court can review the case, so the drug remains available in the interim.  Angela Vasquez-Giroux is the NARAL Pro-Choice America Vice-President of Communications and Research, and she joined the Monday Buzz on August 21, 2023.

Photo of mifepristone tablets: Yuchacz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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The Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands agreed to loan the Town of Sanborn in Ashland County $640,000 to help the small community deal with the financial fallout that occurred when a federal appeals court ruling resulted in the removal of tribal residents from its tax rolls. Town Chairman Luis Salas talks with Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz host Tony Castañeda about the 1854 treaty on which the court based its decision, and gives some background on the town’s history of funding and taxation. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe is owed around $1 million plus interest to satisfy claims brought by about 40 tribal residents, who’ve paid taxes in protest since 2015.

Photo courtesy of DCCourts on Pixabay.

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