Sithty Minutes

Welcome back to the illumination! This week, we talk about Book of Din Djarin, and how the War on Drugs gave birth to the conditions that murdered Amir Locke. Fair warning, this episode will get heavy. We also celebrate Black History Month with Name the System! 

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Show Notes:

The Book of Boba Fett

Rosario Dawson's Trans Assault Court Case

Hundreds Protest Death of Amir Locke

From War on Drugs to No-Knock Warrants

Breonna Taylor's No-Knock Tied to Gentrification Plan

No-Knock Warrant

Anti-Black and Gun Laws

Biden Loves Funding Cops

...Meanwhile, in Alabama

Ted Cruz Tries to be Offended for Black People

Black Gun Owners Don't Matter

Cops as...TEACHERS!?

The Racist History of Interstates

Safe Injection Sites

Police Steal Funds to Fund Themselves More

Oregon and Florida Banned No-Knocks

Siddis

Temples on the River

Black History in New York

Black History in Hawaii

The Rooney Rule

Welcome back to the Illumination, there is no money in NFTs, mighty Daimyo. We’ll explain, just stick with us.  Also another week, another two episodes of Book of Boba

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Show Notes:

Book of Boba Fett

White Savior Trope

Power Ranger Vespas

Mando Theme

Book of Boba Theme

Line Goes Up

$320 Million stolen in Crypto Hack

Squid Game NFT is a Grift

Bitcoin and the Environment

World's Coolest Dictator

The Smartphone in El Salvador

GDP per Capita in El Salvador

Bitcoin Tumbles, El Salvador Contracts

Crypto and...MAGA?

States and other local systems are starting their legislative sessions, and The Illumination crew is here to tell you all about it.  We’ve also watched Book of Boba Fett, and we have thoughts.  Come to pay tribute to the Daimyo, stay for our new game!

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Show Notes:

Patton Oswalt Predicts Book Of Boba Fett

Matrix Resurrections

Fallen Star Out of Print Variant

Tribute to Star Wars

Lost Stars

Art of Star Wars Visions

2022 State Legislative Sessions

Colorado Republicans thanked January 6th Insurrectionists

Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Florida's Stop WOKE Act is moving

Florida workers have more rights now though!

Minnesota has Pro-Trans Legislation!

Erin's HRT Map

Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania

King Soopers settles Strike

King Soopers MLK PR Fiasco

Raven Software Organizing Efforts

Starbucks is organizing too!

Let's go Brandon

Welcome to a very special Sithty Second with friend of the pod, T'Challa Fett! We discuss Emma Candon's incredible vision for the Star Wars galaxy, Ronin, and how it connects to the real world while flipping the established canon on its head!

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Show Notes:

The Duel

Kylo Ren's Saber

Darth Maul's Lightsaber Reveal

Slave Trade

Japan before and after the bomb

Ram Jomaram

The Ronin is Revan

Children of the Black Panther Party

Welcome back Kyber Squadron, we're almost done with 2021, but COVID-19 isn't done with us (still). The crew gathers round to discuss how spoiled we are as December starts with Book of Boba Fett and continues with all sorts of Star Wars goodies! From there, we discuss the Omicron variant and the Build Back Better plan, two things that Democrats thought would be over by now.

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Show Notes:

Book of Boba Fett News

Ming-Na Wen

Roger Roger (The Musical) via Kelly Knox

Tatooine Rhapsody (Part of the Jabba Network)

Columbia x Star Wars Boba Fett Jacket

Halcyon Starcruiser Marketing

Omicron Variant Sequenced in South Africa

US probably already has cases

California confirms first case

US Wasting Vaccine Supply

Omicron Spreads Fast

Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard

Aaron Rodgers lied about COVID Vaccine Status

Florida Hiding COVID Numbers

Build Back Better comes from Taxing the Rich

Parliamentarian has ben Overruled before

Debt Ceiling

Politicians Call Donors for Cash more than Legislating

Fascist Media: Brought to you by AT&T

Cash for Clunkers

Dok Ondar

Omega

Asajj Ventress

Thrawn: Lesser Evil Out of Print Edition

Thirsty for Emo Thrawn

Disney Genie

Inflation Outpacing Wages

Welcome to a special Sithty Second on the Illumination! Des and Andrés sit down to discuss the cases being heard before the highest court in the galaxy, aka the Supreme Court aka SCOTUS. Texas and California make an appearance, and the two discuss how these cases could create Republican "super states" that ignore federal laws or subvert them greatly.

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Show Notes:

The 5th Circuit

US v Texas (2021)

History of Texas SB8

2021 Texas Legislative Sessions

Book Bans in 2021

SCOTUS and Vigilantism

NY State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen

Stray Gunfire in Major Cities

14th Amendment

MLK Denied a Gun Permit

Weapons Charge dropped in Rittenhouse Trial

FBI v. Fazaga

MK Ultra (CIA)

COINTELPRO and the Black Community

Ernest Withers aka A Spy in Canaan

Trump's Federal Court Legacy

Whole Women's Health v. Jackson

Biden pushed SOMETHING through!

DeSantis recruits unvaccinated officers

Welcome aboard the Illumination as we reap the many angry seeds we've sown. Boba Fett gets some love and we discuss the rebirth of Original Trilogy characters in the Disney Era before diving into indigenous victories in Peru for Indigenous People's Month, and the crappy outcomes for both Democrats and Republicans across the country.

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Show Notes:

Book of Boba Fett

Vader's Castle Arc

Peru's Indigenous Anti-Oil Protests

ING Divests from Amazon Oil

Keystone Pipeline Spills

CALL TO LEARNING: Decolonization is not a Metaphor

National Democratic Socialist Victories

Colorado's Election Results

DeSantis' "Election Police"

Mayor Suarez wins Re-election

Stephanie Murphy's new Red District

Youngkin and Murphy both Won in 2021

New Jersey Democrat loses to a small campaign

Des and Boogs are at it again and this time, they tag along with Jay and Star Waver to find the perfect Star Wars band name.  Got a suggestion? Let us know in the reviews section on iTunes and we'll pick some of the best ones to read and discuss on the show!

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Queen of Naboo, Senator from Naboo, Warrior from Naboo.  Padme Amidala really saved her people before most of us even had a driver's license.  Gabby Martin boards the Illumination to outline how Padme was a political mastermind and also gives her her flowers. Come for Padme, stay for the local election chatter.

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Show Notes:

Anakin in Ahsoka

2022 for Star Wars

Naboo's Democratic Monarchy

Nute Gunray is Newt Gingrich

Lott Dod is Trent Lott (sorry Sen. Dodd!)

AOC: The Padme of Earth

Greta Thunberg

Xiye Bastida

Battle of Naboo

Bryan Lindstrom for Aurora City Council

We've been lightspeed skipping all weekend to bring you this transmission! Roberto saw the final Maul and Kenobi fight, Des is feeling swampy in Manhattan, and Andrés hates watching history repeat itself. We got another new game, but we don't know what Adjectives are (#ImmigrantLife)

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Show Notes:

Twin Suns

Kenobi Series

Solo: A Star Wars Story 

Crimson Dawn

Radio Rebellion Pod: Villains

The Force Losers Holloweiner Special with Des

The Closer

Dave Chappelle's Deal with Netflix

What is a TERF?

Sarah McBride

Dear White People, this is messed up.

Squid Game Costs

Netflix Walkout

Benton Harbor

Bottled Water and the Environment

Children and Lead Levels

Nestle and Michigan Water

The Color of Law

Flint School Buildings

Henry Ford Hated Organized Labor and Mass Transit

Sacrifice Grandma for the Economy

Ignore the Parliamentarian