Power & Consequence

Recorded on June 30th, Matt and Jay discuss the adjustments to Fox New's propaganda messaging after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Our hosts check in on Dan Bongino and Lawrence Jones, both of whom think that protests against the Dobbs decision are equivalent to the attempted insurrection of January 6th, 2021.

1.    Dan Bongino on abortion response: ‘It’s not a double standard, it’s a hierarchy’ - Fox News, 6/25/2022

2.    Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines - WAPO 6/30/2022

3.    Andrew Yang Says He Left Democratic Party to Become Independent - NYT 10/14/2021

4.    What to Know About the Mississippi Abortion Law Challenging Roe v. Wade - NYT 5/6/2022

5.    At least 25 arrested in NYC as protesters take to streets after Roe v Wade ruling - NY Post 6/25/2022

6.    https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/

7.    Schumer accused of threatening Kavanaugh and Gorsuch during rally - CNN 3/4/2020

8.    Man accused in Kavanaugh assassination plot pleads not guilty - WAPO 6/22/2022

9.    https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-justice-alitos-abortion-history-lesson-dispute-2022-05-06/

10. Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population? - NPR 8/14/2015

In this episode, our heroes take a closer look at Virginia "Ginni" Thomas and her decades long evolution from Washington Insider to Tea Party / MAGA cultist to her final form: conspiracy theorist and possible QaNon sympathizer.

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1.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/

2.    Read the texts Virginia Thomas reportedly sent to Mark Meadows - Boston Globe 3/25/22

3.    https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/ginni-thomas-builds-tea-party-list-053059

4.    https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089595933/legal-ethics-experts-agree-justice-thomas-must-recuse-in-insurrection-cases

5.    https://thehill.com/homenews/media/363623-clarence-thomass-wife-presents-award-to-conservative-activist-who-tried-to/

6.    Justice Thomas' Wife Asks Anita Hill To Apologize - NPR

7.    Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories - New York Times 3/26/22

8.    2020 Election Sting Operation Donald Trump BlockChain Security Steve Pieczenik Interview - 11/5/2020

9.    https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953823383/attorney-on-call-with-trump-and-georgia-officials-resigns-from-law-firm

10. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/clarence-thomas-recuse-jan-6_n_6243372ee4b03516d4288d1a

11. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-jan-6.html

12. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/politics/09thomas.html

13. https://www.c-span.org/video/?292148-7/tea-party-movement

14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/lifespring/main.htm

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Jay, Matt, and Joe dive into the story behind Indiana Sen. Mike Braun's commentswhich seemingly support the overturning of Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967) which effectively decriminalized interracial marriage in the United States.

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1.    FULL INTERVIEW: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun news conference

2.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/23/both-democrats-and-republicans-care-about-states-rights-when-it-suits-them/

3.    https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2022-03-22/u-s-sen-mike-braun-scotus-should-leave-abortion-interracial-marriage-to-states

4.    https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/mike-braun-interracial-marriage-comments/index.html

5.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/22/sen-lindsey-graham-ketanji-brown-jackson-questioned-religious-faith-scale-one-10/

6.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise/2020/10/06/5f497d8c-0781-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html

7.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQboKg7xBY

8.    https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=D78C6B1E-5B92-4133-B71F-40F05121CD06

9.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QpXVV6qLk

10. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/22/indiana-governor-vetoes-transgender-girls-sports-bill

11. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/the-dogma-lives-loudly-within-you-revisiting-barretts-confirmation-hearing.html

12. https://news.gallup.com/poll/20920/martin-luther-king-jr-revered-more-after-death-than-before.aspx

13. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt2-1/ALDE_00000408/

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In this episode, Matt, Jay, Bruce, and Joe discuss discuss MAGA GOP talking points of the cringiest propagandists of CPAC and AFPAC. Rafael "Ted" Cruz begs for podcast subscriptions; Madison Cawthorn uses debunked anti-communist talking points; and Marjorie Taylor Greene invokes white christian nationalism and then denies doing so.

NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 2nd but Matt got lazy and did not edit and release it for several weeks.

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1.    Ted Cruz At CPAC 2022 On The Fundamental Conflict In America: It's A Battle Between Power & Liberty

2.    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22926134/canada-trucker-freedom-convoy-protest-ottawa

3.    https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz-job-approval-trend-0

4.    https://rumble.com/vvxx34-marjorie-taylor-greene-well-hello-cancelled-americans-the-future-for-our-co.html

5.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Ba47MLw14&t=1s

6.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2OrHxOtfY

7.    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-madison-cawthorn-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-european-border-conflict-until-southern-border-is-secured

8.    https://www.mediaite.com/news/reporter-asks-jen-psaki-about-joe-rogan-covid-misinformation-should-spotify-go-further/

9.    https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp

10. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed09.asp

11. https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-anti-transgender-sign/index.html

12. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine

In this episode, Matt and Jelani go back in time to a 1964 speech by infamous segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Our hosts discuss Wallace's attempts to re-write the reality of state violence against desegregation activists in Birmingham in 1963. Also, he lies about the Civil Rights Act.

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1.    George Wallace speaking at UCLA 1/10/1964

2.    https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/10/05/106999010.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

3.    http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/peopleevents/pande01.html

4.    George Wallace Segregation Speech

5.    https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/

6.    https://news.gallup.com/poll/180107/gallup-review-black-white-differences-views-race.aspx

7.    https://news.gallup.com/poll/1687/race-relations.aspx

8.    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/16/50-years-ago-mixed-views-about-civil-rights-but-support-for-selma-demonstrators/

9.    https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20Congress%20passed%20Public,hiring%2C%20promoting%2C%20and%20firing.

10. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act#transcript

11. https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm

12. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/birmingham-campaign-1963/

13. Doctors Without Borders Donation Page

In this episode, Matthew and Jelani tackle GOP bills and laws from around the United States that take aim at trans athletes, "woke CRT," and anyone offends a student's religous (christian) beliefs. What do these laws have in common? Private lawsuits modeled after Texas's anti-abortion law, SB8.

1.    Kristi Noem signs major bill regarding transgender athletes

2.    Gov. Noem signs bill banning transgender participation in girls' and women's sports - Fox News

3.    Anti-Trans Bills Are Moving Through State Legislatures With Remarkable Speed - The Intercept

4.    The NCAA's focus on profits means far more gets spent on men's championships

5.    https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22957/231879

6.    https://legiscan.com/OK/text/SB1470/id/2484266/Oklahoma-2022-SB1470-Introduced.pdf

7.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFUEXDHIz8

8.    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/08/alana-mclaughlin-trans-mma-fighter-combate-global

9.    https://listen.sdpb.org/politics/2022-01-26/top-noem-adviser-terrorism-comparison-transgender

10. https://www.facebook.com/GovRonDeSantis/videos/introducing-the-stop-woke-act/877277022969704/

11. https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stop-Woke-Handout.pdf

12. https://flgov.com/2021/12/15/governor-desantis-announces-legislative-proposal-to-stop-w-o-k-e-activism-and-critical-race-theory-in-schools-and-corporations/

13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/07/desantis-anti-woke-act/

14. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/11/us/florida-teacher-shortage/index.html

On this episode, our heroes discuss New York Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and his attempt to use anti-immigrant sentiment to raise donations and stir up the base.

1.    "Our leaders are turning a blind eye to this: NY governor candidate" - Tucker Carlson Tonight 1/26/2022

2.    Rep. Tenney calls for Biden's impeachment after covert migrant flights revealed - Fox News

3.    Trump administration takes unprecedented step to process border-crossers - Politico 5/27/2019

4.    Tennessee shelter for immigrant children opened under Trump - AP News 5/28/21

5.    ‘Remain in Mexico’: Migrants still waiting in peril as ‘cruel and racist policy’ continues after three years - SPLC

6.    https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/2019-hate-crime-statistics

7.    "NY gubernatorial candidate: We're all under a border crisis right now" - Fox Business 1/27/2022

8.    https://catholiccharitiesny.org/what-we-do/welcoming-integrating-immigrants-refugees

9.    Supreme Court Weighs Jailed Immigrants’ Rights to Bail Hearings - NYT 1/11/2022

10.  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki - 10-19-2021

11. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tucker-carlson-gives-passionate-defense-white-replacement-theory

On this episode, Jelani and Matt are joined by first-time guest Bruce to discuss Peter Thiel's speech at the National Conservatism conference on October 31st, 2021. Topics include the deep-state, conservative censorship, and ticker tape parades in honor of cryptocurrency.

1.     Peter Thiel: Nationalism Breaks the Dogma Machine - National Conservatism Conference II

2.     The Man Behind National Conservatism - 7/26/2019

3.     Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself

4.     https://gbdeclaration.org

5.     https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-covid-no-lockdown-strategy-failed-higher-death-rate-2021-8

6.     https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/15/stanford-faculty-smear-professor-who-accurately-summarized-data-on-masks/

7.     https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/23/tiktok-posts/biden-harris-doubted-trump-covid-19-vaccines-not-v/

8.     https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/peter-thiel-backed-crypto-broker-bitpanda-triples-valuation.html

In this episode, Jelani and Matt discuss Ohio Senate Candidate / grifter author J.D. Vance's speech at a recent "National Conservatism" conference. (Spoiler - National Conservatism is eerily similar to Christian Nationalism)

1.    J.D. Vance: The Universities are the Enemy - National Conservatism Conference II

2.    Peter Thiel: Nationalism Breaks the Dogma Machine - National Conservatism Conference II

3.    J.D. Vance says he regrets since-deleted tweets criticizing Trump

4.    Victim, or Astronomy’s Icarus?

5.    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10089259/Yale-law-student-pressured-apologize-using-phrase-trap-house.html

6.    Hypocrite’s Elegy: J.D. Vance Is an Avatar of GOP Corruption

7.    I was born in poverty in Appalachia. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ doesn’t speak for me.

8.    https://www.mediaite.com/news/jd-vance-asks-voters-not-to-judge-me-for-tweets-critical-of-trump-i-regret-being-wrong/

9.    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-vance-ocasio-cortez-pete-buttigieg-childless-left-demoracts-tucker-carlson-fox_n_61047084e4b0048f361d5fff

10. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/j-d-vance-says-universal-child-care-attack-working-poor-n1265911

11. https://nationalconservatism.org/about/

12. https://www.newsweek.com/matrix-creator-red-pill-trans-allegory-mens-rights-activists-1523669

13. https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-can-teach-us-about-gender.html

On this episode, our heroes discuss Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr. and the rise of Christian Nationalism. Matthew, Jelani, and Joe discuss Falwell's attempts to re-write his own racist history and his habit of taking everything out of context while accusing his enemies of doing the same to him. God bless us, sort of?

1.    Jerry Falwell at UCLA 11/29/1983 - UCLA Comunications Studies Department

2.    ‘A republic, if you can keep it’: Did Ben Franklin really say Impeachment Day’s favorite quote?

3.    Engel v. Vitale 1962

4.    The Problem With the ‘Judeo-Christian Tradition’

5.    https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/

6.    Revisiting the legacy of Jerry Falwell Sr. in Trump’s America - The Conversation

7.    https://www.oyez.org/cases/1982/81-3

8.    BOB JONES, IN SERMON, ASSAILS SUPREME COURT - NYT

9.    https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/rise-of-conservatism-in-the-1980s/sources/556

10. https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/living/america-christian-nation/index.html

11. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/agent-intolerance/

12. GROUPS AIM TO COUNTER BOOK BANS - NYT