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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This Week in Review we will be covering Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's tax returns, the first 2020 presidential debate, & Trump having COVID. Thanks for joining me.
00:35 Amy Coney Barret
11:04 Trump tax returns
27:55 First presidential debate of 2020
46:39 Trump COVID
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
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Sources for this episode:
Amy Coney Barrett
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/917554001/amy-coney-barrett-a-dream-for-the-right-nightmare-for-the-left
https://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/amy-coney-barrett
Trump tax returns
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54323383
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917566141/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-reporting-that-he-paid-little-in-federal-income-t
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-09-29/trump-claims-hes-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-tax
First presidential debate of 2020
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/presidential-debate-trump-biden-prep-first-debate-cleveland/3518403001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/30/presidential-debate-read-full-transcript-first-debate/3587462001/
https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/tns/tn-13.pdf
https://schoolworkhelper.net/debate-structure-etiquette/#:~:text=The%20debater%20should%20never%20publicly,be%20congratulated%20by%20the%20opposition.&text=Debaters%20should%20not%20insult%2C%20offend,or%20judges%20in%20any%20way.&text=Do%20not%20speak%20out%20of%20turn%2C%20or%20interrupt%20an%20opponent.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/519418-chris-wallace-trump-arrived-too-late-to-be-tested-in-ohio-before-debate-relied
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/green-new-deal-questions-answers.html
https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/07/24/price-of-college-increasing-almost-8-times-faster-than-wages/#5f7e1d0a66c1
https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/money-saving-tips/colleges-with-free-tuition/countries-with-free-tuition/
Trump COVID
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/hope-hicks-coronavirus.html
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirus
https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919851907/at-least-7-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-for-barr?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com
https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1312377308410503168
https://www.wtkr.com/election-2020/health-officials-warn-that-pres-trumps-newport-news-rally-with-4-000-people-expected-to-attend-poses-covid-19-risk
https://twitter.com/i/events/1312103845871398913
https://heavy.com/news/trump-duluth-rally-crowd-photos-minnesota/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAUxPfr79Y
https://heavy.com/news/trump-middletown-rally-crowd-photos-pennsylvania/
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/heres-what-known-about-president-donald-trump-s-covid-19-treatment
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-state-covid-19-testing-sites-closing-due-to-recent-low-numbers?fbclid=IwAR3Wn-5rq7rpiflH0ReipliAVFBr4jcakiKSNOqkXbl2QNlndFmgB3qSbHE
TESTING SITES FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY: https://myescambia.com/covid-19-information-for-escambia-county?fbclid=IwAR27P_nZPwh4GSX1yj9JCJp4kp-_vDGdq1zdqHIPMoQ-2RjwmdNs9XiEsYI
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.
((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))
Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah Chism
Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Special Guest: Emily VerVoort
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s
https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0
http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html
https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html
Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020. This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.
Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36
Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25
FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21
Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Socials:
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...
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Sources for this episode:
Question of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-next
https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.html
https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/
Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#close
https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001
https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotus
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/
Trump Comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mI
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869
FL Felon Voting:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.html
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fines
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.html
https://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc
Breonna Taylor Updates:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This week in review we will be covering the United State’s TikTok ban, Trump's 1776 Commission, and the whistleblower complaints against a GA ICE detention center. Then after that, we have the question of the week: “Why do we have the electoral college?” Thanks for joining me.
00:40 TikTok Ban
07:08 1776 Commission
33:04 Whistleblower Complaint
50:19 Electoral College
(Also my cat was playing with a toy in the background so if you’re hearing some chirping you’re not crazy. I didn’t think my mic would pick it up, sorry)
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
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Sources for this episode:
TikTok:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000353if_/https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231
https://www.consumerreports.org/data-theft/justice-department-charges-chinese-nationals-in-equifax-data-breach/
https://www.epic.org/privacy/data-breach/equifax/#:~:text=The%20data%20breached%20included%20names,unprecedented%20in%20scope%20and%20severity
1776 Commission:
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-transcript-september-17-white-house-history-conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm
https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitler
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214
https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory
https://www.businessinsider.com/unhealthy-american-work-habits-2017-11#and-american-bosses-are-obsessed-with-staying-in-the-loop-11
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/family/
(This is the Smithsonian document):https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1283372233730203651/photo/2
https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-political-science-professor-donald-trump-authoritarian-how-democracy-778425
https://felonies.org/is-it-a-crime-to-tear-down-statues/
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502492-list-statues-toppled-vandalized-removed-protests
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/defining/
https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.html
Whistleblower Complaints:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/16/mass-hysterectomies-ice/
(This is the full, official complaint):https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OIG-ICDC-Complaint-1.pdf
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine
https://www.insider.com/allegations-against-irwin-ice-facility-doctor-mahendra-amin-2020-9
Electoral College:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=2&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlYyC5-xv_A&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=3&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EZKXweGDo&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=4&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reUJAS8dsSM&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=5&t=0s
https://www.usa.gov/election
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#who-selects
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspx
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/the-constitutional-convention/#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20took%20place,delegates%20had%20much%20bigger%20plans.
https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention
https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-al-gore-george-bush-too-close-to-call
https://www.procon.org/headlines/the-electoral-college-top-3-pros-and-cons/
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss Dr Mae C Jemison, the first black woman in space!
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Special Guest: Jordan Calvert
https://twitter.com/mermaid__cove
https://www.twitch.tv/mermaidcove
Quileute Tribe Relocation: https://mthg.org/get-involved/
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Sources for this episode:
https://youtu.be/rWxGAogqr4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMJW-auEhE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLn79cS-cw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LooEeJyd3AY
https://www.startrek.com/database_article/jemison
https://www.fastcompany.com/3046912/the-first-black-female-astronaut-on-fear-audacity-and-the-importance-of-incl
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-Jemison
https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's Week in Review I discuss fires on the west coast, the Woodward tapes & the death of Daniel Prude. Later, I answer this week’s question: Why does the United States have a two-party system? Thanks for being here :-)
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Socials:
Email: [email protected]
Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/lets-be-better
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebetterpod/
Sources for this episode:
This Week in Review
Fires on the West Coast
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/the-west-coast-wildfire-season-is-getting-worse.html#:~:text=Amid%20unprecedented%20weather%20conditions%20linked,of%20one%20fire%20in%20California%2C
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/wildfires-live-updates.html
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/08/california-fires-five-reasons-why-this-year-is-so-bad/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/02/24/under-trumps-tariffs-the-us-lost-20000-solar-energy-jobs/#6c90036b76ba
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2020/06/25/486852/trump-administration-stifling-renewable-energy-public-lands-waters/
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2020/04/15/483219/impact-coronavirus-renewable-energy-industry/
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/434989-trump-mocks-wind-power-when-the-wind-doesnt-blow-just-turn-off-the
https://youtu.be/Q0s5Zqmb09g
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico-2
Woodward Tapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLswjprmD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPoFf78XHQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4FDaQg4sE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_wIIF3yb58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541Cg2Jnb8s
https://youtu.be/qbjR0-vGOYQ
Daniel Prude
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909563978/rochester-officers-suspended-over-death-of-daniel-pride
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/03/rochester-police-video-daniel-prude/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/3/21419836/daniel-prude-police-death-video-family (via AP)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/03/daniel-prude-death-black-man-died-police-asphyxiation/5700827002/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/daniel-prude-7-rochester-police-officers-suspended-after-black-man-died-of-suffocation/ar-BB18EIRJ?li=BBnb7Kz (via CNN)
https://www.bustle.com/life/how-to-help-daniel-prude-family-justice
Gofundme for Daniel Prude’s family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-daniel-prude
Color of Change petition: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/Justice_For_Daniel_Prude/
Mobile Response Team for Pensacola (850-469-3554) https://elakeviewcenter.org/BehavioralHealth/SpecialtyServices/mobile-response-team
National suicide prevention lifeline (1-800-273-8255): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Question of the Week: Why does the United States have a two-party system?
https://www.historyhit.com/the-origins-of-the-united-states-two-party-system/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/two-party-system
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-party_system
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095737871
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBRGXK-QNs
*Note: I only use wikipedia for general outlines of things. I will never use wikipedia for statistics or other important details.
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