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Artist and trade unionist Stella Rooney (@Stellarossssa) joins David and Matt to discuss the UK labour movement, specifically what the victory of Sharon Graham, elected as the first female leader of Unite, the UK’s second largest trade union and a main donor to the Labour party, means.  Link to mask study: https://www.poverty-action.org/study/impact-mask-distribution-and-promotion-mask-uptake-and-covid-19-bangladesh

Also, Texas' horrific SB8 abortion law, anti-mask as faux populism, and a primer on the Battle of Blair mountain.

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