Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently signed a military 'Stand Down' memo to address extremism, however it only requires military leaders to have one single day to lead "discussions". "Discussions" is vague, and how much is only one day going to help when racism and extremism in America are systemic & cultural?

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1. Memo: https://media.defense.gov/2021/Feb/05/2002577485/-1/-1/0/STAND-DOWN-TO-ADDRESS-EXTREMISM-IN-THE-RANKS.PDF

2. Article: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/06/964828770/defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-signs-military-stand-down-memo-to-address-extremi

Manipulation and misinformation continue by corporate media, rhetorical tools, and through inorganic growth.  

A Washington Post headline says "Biden orders end of federally run private prisons"; however, once you look at the details, he didn't really end them. People were also lied to about survival checks, and they don't appear to be coming any time soon, and are only supposed to be $1400.   

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Footnotes: 

1. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962190239/the-real-impact-of-bidens-private-prisons-executive-order  

2. https://time.com/5934213/private-prisons-ban-joe-biden/  

3. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/this-should-never-have-happened-tacoma-mayor-council-question-officer-who-ran-over-pedestrians/WHPP5VLPEBA5VLJVLAKL6WK3CM/#:~:text=Tacoma%2C%20WA%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Tacoma%20police,as%20a%20deadly%20force%20incident.&text=Investigators%20have%20confirmed%20the%20officer,year%20veteran%20of%20the%20force.

We discussed anti-racist and antifascist activists coming together in Pacific Beach on Jan 9, discussed the DC capitol riots further, questioned if the Trump social media ban is actually censorship, and gave our predictions for inauguration and the future of the country.

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We give our thoughts about the attempted coup in DC on January 6th. At a few points some audio cuts out for a few seconds due to internet connection problems during the recording.

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It's a new year so we felt like we needed a new addition to the podcast that could provide a perspective we couldn't. Bizzy Balboa is an actively active activist, artist, podcaster (Get To Know Me Podcast), and entrepreneur. Her presence is much needed and greatly appreciated. It's her final decision if she'd like to join The Activated Podcast permanently as a host, but we hope everyone shows her some love in the meantime to help her decision to accept!

We discussed the Georgia Runoff, Nancy Pelosi & Mitch McConnell's houses vandalized, whether Trump will go to jail or not, the current unsustainable system, the January 6th DC MAGA "protests", and the murder of Andre Hill.

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It's a new year so we felt like we needed a new addition to the podcast that could provide a perspective we couldn't. Bizzy Balboa is an actively active activist, artist, podcaster (Get To Know Me Podcast), and entrepreneur. Her presence is much needed and greatly appreciated. It's her final decision if she'd like to join The Activated Podcast permanently as a host, but we hope everyone shows her some love in the meantime to help her decision to accept! 

We discussed the Georgia Runoff, Nancy Pelosi & Mitch McConnell's houses vandalized, whether Trump will go to jail or not, the current unsustainable system, the January 6th DC MAGA "protests", and the murder of Andre Hill. 

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Part 2 of our recap of the 2020 uprising across the country, San Diego, and the globe.

List of topics in this episode:

Chicago Latrell Allen Death (August)

San Diego White Nationalist Roger Ogden Arrested (August)

Kenosha Jacob Blake Shooting (August)

San Diego Chief of Police House Protest (August)

East County BIPOC Santee Protest (September)

Daniel Prude Video & Rochester Chief Of Police Corruption (September)

Breonna Taylor Protests & Arrests (September)

El Cajon Alfred Olango & DEC Showing Up (September)

EndSARS Nigeria (October)

Dodgers & Lakers Celebrations Police Brutality (October)

Philadelphia Walter Wallace Jr. (October)

Election & Proud Boys in DC (November)

Olympia Shootings At Anti-Fascists (December)

Nashville (December)

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Part 1 of our recap of the 2020 uprising across the country, San Diego, and the globe. 

List of topics in this episode:

Trump Impeachment Trial (January)

Kobe Death (January)

Possible War w/ Iran (January)

Ahmaud Arbery Death (February)

Breonna Taylor Death (March)

George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis and across the country (May)

Seattle CHAZ (June)

Andres Guardado Death By LASD for cop gang initiation (June)

Leonardo Ibarra Death In San Diego (June)

Vanessa Guillen Death (June)

Portland Uprising and battles w/ DHS (July)

Garrett Foster Death By Right Wing Shooter In Austin (July)

July 4th Defundance Day in  El Cajon (July)

Return to La Mesa Protest & DEC/Police Response (August)

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La Prensa San Diego recently released an article detailing how San Diego County law enforcement and fire agencies have secretly run a local committee without public knowledge that has spent at least $100 million on armored vehicles, facial recognition technology, license plate readers, drones, riot gear, and other security equipment. 

Art Castañares (publisher/editor-at-large of La Prensa) joined us to discuss how the San Diego Urban Area Working Group (comprised of a police or fire department representative from each of the 18 cities in the county) has received and disbursed funds from federal grants given by DHS since around 2008, all without public knowledge and odd city council votes.

 According to La Prensa, "When the UAWG was created in 2008, the group deemed itself exempt from the California Public Records Act (CPRA), the state law which declares that “access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state.”.  This is an episode you don't want to miss out on hearing!

Full Article Here: http://laprensa-sandiego.org/sdhomelandfunds/

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What is the true story behind Black Friday? What's going on with the current global uprising?

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