During his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order aimed at removing birthright citizenship provided via the 14th Amendment. This is not the first time birthright citizenship has been challenged. The first time was during the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Back then, the Constitution passed the stress test, but we can't promise it will again this go-round. 

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This week, Prop was planning on covering the new health directives from RFK Jr, but what better way to inform us than to listen to actual doctors talk about doctor stuff? Enjoy this crossover episode of the House of Pod podcast, where host Dr. Kaveh spoke with Prop and public health expert Jeremy Faust.

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We all knew that at some point, the two biggest egos in America would have an epic clash. But up until now, Trump's main character syndrome is undefeated. Today we consider some of President Trump's new policies that have Elon Musk's fingerprints all over them. 

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In his first week in office, Trump dropped several concerning executive orders on us, ranging from the dismantling of DEI, to pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. In this episode, we break all of them down and how we should being thinking about this epic week one crash out.

Sources:

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/21/president-donald-trump-executive-orders-list

https://apple.news/AxJ2kDyV7Tta2_j_pQres0A

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This is not the series finale, because this conflict is far from over. But at least this particular season is done. Let's look back at the history of the most recent chapter of the Israel-Hamas conflict, survey the wreckage, dig into the deal points of the ceasefire and finally ask, who won this round? 

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https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-deaths-numbers-3e74e053814fd798fc1321c44f3e3c34

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Last week, fires the size of Manhattan and Chicago ripped through the City of Angels, taking out the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, among others. Prop goes through the events and talks science, misinformation and what you can do to help.

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Aid for Black families displaced by the fires: bit.ly/rebuildAD

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/debunking-social-media-fire-myths-no-the-hollywood-sign-didnt-burn https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/01/09/inmates-makes-up-nearly-a-third-of-those-fighting-la-fires/

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This week we are sharing a dope episode from James Stout over at It Could Happen Here, focusing on migrants trying to make their way to the US. 

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In the first of 5 episodes, James describes his journey to the Darién Gap in Southern Panama, and the journeys that thousands of migrants take each week on one of the most dangerous land migration routes on earth.

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https://www.notiparole.com

https://www.instagram.com/p/DAaDkSwh1Jk/?igsh=bmgyanBteW10czd5

https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/20/archives/a-new-canaldug-by-atom-bombs-nuclear-energy-is-the-key-to-replacing.html

https://www.themanual.com/outdoors/darien-gap-feature/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/panama-darien-gap-jose-raul-mulino

https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-darien-gaps-fearsome-reputation-has-been-centuries-in-the-making/

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/10/27/the-darien-gap-a-deadly-extension-of-the-us-border

https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/supporting_resources/jmhs.pdf

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/20/snakes-swamps-whisky-british-explorers-went-ultimate-boys-adventure/

https://www.strausscenter.org/publications/asylum-processing-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-august-2024/

https://www.gob.mx/inm/prensa/el-gobierno-mexicano-y-el-inm-articulan-corredor-emergente-de-movilidad-segura-para-el-traslado-de-personas-extranjeras-con-cita-cbp-one

https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-23/kidnapping-and-escape-of-95-ecuadorian-migrants-in-chiapas-if-you-continue-informing-we-will-return-them-in-bags.html

https://humanrightsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Asylum-Policies-Harm-Black-Asylum-Seekers-FACTSHEET-formatted.pdf

https://respondcrisistranslation.org/en/newsb/cbp-ones-obscene-language-errors-create-more-barriers-for-asylum-seekers

https://www.msf.org/lack-action-sees-sharp-rise-sexual-violence-people-transiting-darien-gap-panama

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Finally, after a year of high and lows in Blackness, ranging from Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, Usher's Las Vegas residency, Kendrick ending Drake's death grip on hip-hop and the fall of Diddy, I present... the full State of Blackness Address.

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We're at the halfway point of the year, so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how Black people are feeling so far in 2024. From Katt Williams to Jasmine Crockett, it turns out, we all decided that we had time this year. 

Original Air Date: 6.12.24

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This week's episode features a convo with Prop's friend of over 20 years, Triune. It's the first ever Hood Politics grab bag episode, where we cover any and everything while exploring the true meaning of "the code."

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