Sheep Thrills

In this special extended episode of Sheep Thrills, Emily is joined by her family (!) to talk about the political issues and current events from the past few months. They cover a whole slew of topics, including criminal justice, Joe Biden, the filibuster, COVID vaccine mandates, social media activism, and more. If you've ever wondered why Emily is the way she is, listening to this episode will probably give you a pretty good idea. Thanks for a great semester!

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In this episode of Sheep Thrills, Emily is joined by her friend Jackson to talk about NYPD's recent deployment of robot dogs, and what that may mean for the future of policing. She also talks about the New York Mayoral Race, the continuing trend of police and mass violence over the past few weeks, and about the recent hold on Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Plus, the Suez Canal boat is back! 

Some sources from this episode:

Info on COVID Cases + J&J Pause: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/14/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases

Lots of information and polls about the NYC Mayoral Race: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/nyregion/nyc-mayor-race-polls.html

Boston Dynamics Tech in Combat: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/7/22371590/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-military-exercises-french-army

Robot dogs in NYC: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/nyregion/robot-dog-nypd.html

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On this episode of Sheep Thrills, Emily covers the Derek Chauvin trial, Biden's newly announced gun control legislative package, and some ~controversial~ new COVID policies. She also covers the RNC donation scam, which may or may not be her favorite story that she's covered on the podcast. 

Some sources for this week:

NYT Article about the Trump/RNC scam: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html

WashPo article about violence in DC: https://www-washingtonpost-com.proxygw.wrlc.org/public-safety/dc-homicides/2021/04/04/26d2813c-9576-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html

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It's finally Infrastructure Week! We did it! On the episode this week, Emily talks about Biden's newly unveiled infrastructure plan (that means trains and universal broadband, friends). She also talks about Amazon's attempt at union-busting, and discusses recent accusations around Rep. Matt Gaetz. As always, there's also a nice long discussion of republican hypocrisy, this week in relation to the backlash against Lil Nas X. 

Some sources:

Tucker Carlson interview (well worth the watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQzLCHLle-g&ab_channel=FoxNews

Violence Against Women Act Vote (Gaetz did vote against reauthorization): https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202186

Article on infrastructure plan: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/biden-infrastructure-plan-includes-corporate-tax-hike-transportation-spending.html

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In The Voting Rights Episode of Sheep Thrills, Emily is joined by her friend and fellow GW Democrat Maria Leon-Acosta to discuss HR1 and its implications for the future of voting equity and responsibility in government. Emily then discusses the recent DC statehood hearing, and discusses the recent acts of violence in the United States. 

*CW: This episode includes discussions of sexual assault/harassment and violence (starts around the 20 minute mark). 

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In The Stimmy, Baby! Episode of Sheep Thrills, Emily talks about the American Rescue Plan which has officially been signed into law by President Biden. She also talks about the state of the Biden Government and gives a year in review to talk about where we've been, where we are, and where we're going with the pandemic. 

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In "The Joe Biden Job Review Episode" of Sheep Thrills, Emily discusses Joe Biden, the balance between progress and accountability, the fact that the Senate is broken, the allegations that have come out about Andrew Cuomo, and updates surrounding COVID-19. She also goes on (another) tangent about Ted Cruz. This episode also features a (decidedly non-political) rant about GW Basketball. 

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In the Mikie Intern Reunion Episode, Emily is joined by her campaign intern friends, Mia, Darcy, Bianca, and Siena to talk about impeachment, their experiences on Rep. Mikie Sherrill's re-election campaign, and the best ways to engage young people in politics. Unsurprisingly, they also rant about Mitch McConnell and Ted Cruz! 

Watch Bianca's "SALT Cap" video (it'll change your life): https://www.instagram.com/p/CGicq-njAn-/

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In The Impeachment 2.0 Episode, Emily talks about the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and reviews the argument made by the House Impeachment Managers. She also rants about vaccines, stimulus checks, and pillows!

Update: After I finished recording this episode, Donald Trump's defense team completed their presentation. They took significantly less time than they were allotted, and the Senate began questioning both sides. After a chaotic morning this Saturday, the House Impeachment Managers began the process to call witnesses, but ultimately decided to not go forward with the request. The Senate voted at 3:30 on Saturday 57-43, which was not enough to convict. The seven Republican votes were: Burr, Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski, Romney, Sasse, and Toomey. Notably, Burr and Toomey will not be running for reelection. Ultimately, this means that Trump will not face political repercussions for his role in causing the January 6th riot at the Capitol. Get ready for a rant next week because... oh man...

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In the “Things That Annoyed Me in Politics This Week” Episode, Emily talks about Marjorie Taylor Greene, the state of the Republican Party (not good), the power sharing agreement in the Senate, what bipartisanship should mean in 2021, and some other important stories from the week.

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Notes and sources from this week:

-Almost as soon as I was done recording this episode, Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from her committee roles, in a vote of 230-199.

-Marjorie Taylor Greene and her history with conspiracy theories: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/kfile-marjorie-taylor-greene-history-of-conspiracies/index.html

-AOC Instagram live stream fact check: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/fact-check-aoc-capitol-attack-photo-shoot-office-building-police-officer-cruz/index.html.