This has been a tragic week for many reasons. Waffle House saw the murders of four POC in their facility and then the viral video of the Black woman being sexually assaulted by police officers. And yet, not a single word about the terrorist act from Donald Trump. Rebecca Azor fills in for Benjamin.

Episode 587 | Anoa Changa fills in while I work on this *thing*. She disucsses Senator Bookers ridiculous analysis of blaming low Black voter turnout for Donald Trump's victory. She also discusses true voter engagement and how we fix, once and for all, the problem of historically low voter turnout across all demographics. Finally, Anoa discusses the problem with Facebook for progressives and minorities in the face of their new community guidelines.

Become a Patron, family. What are you waiting for? ROFL.

-Ben was actually here.

***EPISODE 586 | A white man associated with a nationalist organization kills four at a Waffle House in Tennessee. Is Trump to be credited with the potential peace in North Korea? My experiences at a Neo-Nazi rally in Newnan, GA. And finally, Kanye West loves Candace Owen. meh.

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White Man Kills Four at Waffle House in TN

Opening soundbite from CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ec1o7ssheI

Shooter Went to the White House: https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/988148954855608321

James Shaw, Jr: https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/988375705066070017

Shooter in a White Supremacists Organization: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/22/waffle-house-suspect-travis-reinking-sovereign-citizen/540543002/

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N. Korea announces it will suspend their nuclear program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1QyKSckC7k

Trump Response: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/987463564305797126

Unbelievable Reaction from Some “Leftists” : https://www.facebook.com/niko.m.house/posts/10160274832425608?comment_id=10160275516430608¬if_id=1524308237238416¬if_t=feed_comment_reply&ref=notif

Ben Norton breaks down how this potential peace occured with Dr. Simone Chun, research associate at Harvard University Korea Institute:
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21613:Korean-Peninsula-in-Historic-Peace-Talks---Thanks-to-Activists%2C-Not-Trump

Amazing Summary from a listener: https://twitter.com/Dispatchula/status/987645739953197057

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Nazis in Newnan

Give a Nazi an Inch, they’ll take a mile: https://twitter.com/JackSmithIV/status/988052997254078466

More from Jack Smith on how Nazis switched up their symbol for PR: https://twitter.com/JackSmithIV/status/988109464996806657

Cops Cracked Down on Counter-protesters: https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/987755595238428673


Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/confederate_memorial_day_in_al.html

No Quarter for Milo: https://www.mediaite.com/online/watch-milo-yiannopoulos-forced-out-of-new-york-bar-by-crowd-chanting-nazi-scum-get-out/

Consider contributing to DSA’s Bail Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-anti-nazi-protesters-in-newnan-ga

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Kanye Loves Candace Owens

Ye’s tweet: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/987696355341553665

https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/987450257159077888

Episode 585 | Everyone seems to be losing it. And maybe I am too. But let's discuss some of the more obvious examples of people becoming completely irrational since the election of Donald Trump.

Rebecca Azor joins me to discuss forgiveness versus knuckling-up.

Episode 584 |

So glad to have friends that can pinch hit whenever I travel. Professor Matt Sienkiewicz (@mediastudied) fills in with an amazing episode discussing Bernie Sanders, Gaza protests, and Syria.

Episode 583 | Tax Day has got me like...... In other news, a mid-flight accident on Southwest Airlines leaves one dead and the entire flight terrified.

Alex Jones is being sued by the families of the Sandy Hook School shooting.

Ben Shapiro has one murderous, white supremacist fan. What does he teach that draws someone like this?

Episode 582 | Trump's strike in Syria was illegal. No question. Reports indicate he wanted to go further than the limited strikes from Friday night. Syria exposes everyone from our cowardly Congress to anti-war grandstanders who aren't helping us move the ball forward.

Starbucks had a pretty racist weekend. Let's discuss.

Episode 581 | How ridiculous can we all be? "Golden Shower" ridiculous apparently.

Being nuanced will make you an outcast. At least that's how I see it. Listen to this clip from Eddie Glaude and let's discuss.

Dennis Kucinich is running for governor and has been ahead of the curve for a very long time.

Rebecca Azor joins me to dicuss Colin Kaepernick.

***EPISODE 580 | Today's show is JAMED PACK! Paul Ryan is cashing out and some liberals are already lining up to recruit him into the resistance!?

Oklahoma teachers are striking for better pay and better budgets and we’re standing in solidarity with them.

There is no solution the United States can bring to Syria. But let’s talk about being anti-war.

Donald Trump’s judicial nominee can’t say if she agrees with Brown versus Board of Education decision that integrated schools.

And will free speech absolutists defend this Trump supporter who just used a picture of David Hogg for target practice?

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Paul Ryan is retiring:
Audio clip: https://twitter.com/IronStache/status/984227349167210496


Fox News Coverage: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/12/paul-ryan-quit-in-frustration-but-that-hardly-means-republicans-are-doomed.html

Jenna Johnson Tweet: https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/984410308369354752

Saving Speaker Ryan? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/opinion/paul-ryan-trump-retirement-courage.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

Ryan left the country screwed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2018/04/12/the-finance-202-paul-ryan-s-scary-math-legacy/5ace57c930fb0406a5a1232f/?utm_term=.d0802d5714d8


Adam Johnson’s Hilarious Tweet: https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/984416208018722816

Oklahoma Teacher Strike
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/12/teacher-strikes-oklahoma-city-kentucky-west-virginia-217849

Still taking care of students: http://kfor.com/2018/04/12/woman-says-she-was-taken-aback-by-what-some-oklahoma-teachers-were-doing-at-apartment-complex/

Syria

Obama on Syria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDx089-KWBE


Trump Wants to Drug Test Food Stamp Recipients
https://apnews.com/6f5adff5efeb4f9a9075f76bf9cf5572



Trump Nominee versus Brown v Board of Education

Video: https://www.facebook.com/TheBenjaminDixonShow/videos/842503075951467/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/wendy-vitter-brown-v-board-of-education/index.html

Trump Supporter Uses David Hogg Image for Target Practice: https://twitter.com/MagaFrank2/status/984271382610558977

Ben Shapiro and the Overton Window: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/kevin-williamson-atlantic-firing-twitter-mob/

***EPISODE 579 | Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, had his offices raided yesterday by the FBI. Donald Trump-- a man who was already unhinged -- us beginning to unravel. Let’s discuss his tirade from yesterday.

A white man from Australia had the largest Black Lives Matter Facebook page and profited greatly off of it. Let’s discuss the implications.

Finally, a Chicago police officer implicated in framing over 50 people for murder is offered immunity to help secure the one conviction the DAs think was solid.

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STORY 1: Michael Cohen’s Office Raided
Opening Clip of Donald Trump’s response to the Michael Cohen raid: https://youtu.be/1kgIS2JTrCE?t=1m37s

Informaiton on the Raid: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html

U.S. Attorney Behind the Raid Is a Trump Appointee (Huffington Post): https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/geoffrey-berman-trump_us_5acc09dce4b0337ad1eb041c

STORY 2: Fake Black Lives Matter Page Makes Hundreds of Thousands is Run By White Man From Australia

CNN Investigation: http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/09/technology/fake-black-lives-matter-facebook-page/

Original Investigation: https://www.manicnews.com/2017/12/the-largest-black-lives-matter-page-on.html

Buzzfeed coverage: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/blm-facebook-page

STORY 3: Chicago Police Officer Implicated in 50 framings

Buzzfeed reporting by Melissa Segura: https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissasegura/detective-guevaras-witnesses?utm_term=.liV7MX2g7#.lae7Q1G27

Man Recently Released May Face Deportation: https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissasegura/chicago-detective-guevara-framed-rodriguez-murder-free