Objection to the Rule

Emily Scott, Matthew Schneeman, Jasmin Smith, and Theresa Robbinson present a pieced-together, variety-show style episode!

Emily brings you a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and some good news on a West Coast species of woodpecker that naturally thrives in a post-forest-fire environment.

Matt shares a story on the Metropolitan Museum of Art hiring its first full-time Native American curator, and a special segment with an update on The Muse Brooklyn.

Jasmin discusses the lack of a murder charge for the officers in the Breonna Taylor case.

Theresa has a story on how protests in Mexico have become violent as farmers face a water payment to the United States in the midst of a drought.

Theresa Robbinson, Sarah Weck, Jasmin Smith, Matthew Schneeman, and Emily Scott discuss bioregionalism on Governors Island; unwanted hysterectomies being performed on women being detained by ICE; bans on junk food for minors in Mexico; the backlash over the Netflix film Cuties; and the good news about animal conservation efforts.

Theresa Robbinson, Matthew Schneeman, Jasmin Smith, and Emily Scott discuss retaliation for an effort to unionize at Housing Works, Bob Woodward's new revelations about Donald Trump and the pandemic, an extreme new punishment for those convicted of rape in Nigeria, and a bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate to phase out the usage of a greenhouse gas.

Theresa Robbinson, Emily Scott, Jasmin Smith, and Matthew Schneeman discuss a new report from the Metropolitan Council on Housing showing a rise in the number of NYC tenants who cannot pay their rent; the police killing of a man who claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting of a right-wing protestor in Portland; and Russia's coronavirus vaccine.

Matt also interviews the hosts for a podcast series he's working on called "A Year From Now."

This week we discuss the firing of Paddy Duke from Hot 97 after a revelation during HBO's Storm Over Brooklyn documentary, the murder of two protesters in Kenosha, WI by an Illinois teenager, a dispute over a giant Nile River dam between Egypt and Ethiopia, and the eradication of wild polio from the continent of Africa.

Theresa Robbinson, Matthew Schneeman, Jasmin Smith, and Emily Scott discuss a Long Island case reminiscent of Uncut Gems; the USPS and the press; a follow-up on Lebanon; and a finalized emissions deal between California and automakers.

If you a looking for ways to help out Lebanese citizens, you can go to http://www.redcross.org.lb/index.aspx?pageid=907

Theresa Robbinson, Jasmin Smith, Matthew Schneeman and Emily Scott discuss the looming end of the eviction pause for certain tenants in New York; Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate; the agreement between the UAE and Israel to normalize relations; and a donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation going towards making an affordable COVID-19 vaccine available worldwide.

Check out housingjusticeforall.org if you are a New Yorker concerned about housing security.

Theresa Robbinson, Emily Scott, Matthew Schneeman, and Sarah Weck present an interview with Abby Ehmann, the owner of the bar Lucky in the East Village, and Wylie Stecklow, her civil rights attorney, on the "Seating Not Eating" petition she started to address Governor Cuomo's new executive order requiring all bar patrons to purchase food with alcohol, and the challenges she has faced. You can find her petition here: https://www.change.org/p/governor-cuomo-seating-not-eating-change-cuomo-s-executive-order-202-52?recruiter=69586743&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&recruited_by_id=d26f5050-4fa7-11e3-9496-45d297361432

The hosts also discuss the push to end asylum in the U.S., the lawsuit against the NRA brought by NY Attorney General Letitia James, the explosions in Beirut, and Marvel's announcement that Nia DaCosta will direct the Captain Marvel sequel.

Theresa Robbinson, Jasmin Smith, Matthew Schneeman, and Emily Scott discuss the NYPD grabbing protester Nikki Stone off the street; Oklahoma and Native American rights; the postponement of Hong Kong's Legislative Council election; and the current status of voting rights for ex-felons in Florida.

Theresa Robbinson, Emily Scott, Jasmin Smith, Matthew Schneeman, and Sarah Weck discuss the MTA budget crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic; federal agents in Portland; unemployment in the U.S.; Britain's offer of citizenship to those in Hong Kong with BNO status; and former Objection to the Rule guest Emily Gallagher's win over a 46-year incumbent in a race for NY State Assembly.