The Breakdown with Shaun King

By The North Star

Join Shaun as he unpacks the most important stories of injustice, racism and corruption, but also tells you who's fighting back and how you can support and join them with practical action steps.... more

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January 07, 2022 Ep. 553 - This is accountability
It's hard to jump for joy. Ahmaud is still not here. Justice means balance. Balance would be Ahmaud being alive and well - running wherever he damn well pleased. But today is accountability. And we fought damn hard for it. Thank each and every one of you for your support from Day 1. For Ahmaud. For this family. For me. For Lee Merritt. For Grassroots Law. God bless you.

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January 06, 2022 Ep. 552 - 1 Year Later
It's now been 1 year since the violent insurrection at the American Capitol and it's hard for me to think that this country has truly taken this attack like the threat it truly was and is. Today I want to play for you my thoughts and reflections from 1 year ago, right after the attack happened.

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January 05, 2022 Ep. 552 - Killer Mike gave Joe Biden an F- for his first year. I'd give Attorney General Merrick Garland the same grade
Listen, we need to have a very frank conversation about how bad Merrick Garland has been in his first year as Attorney General. It's even worse that I thought it would be - significantly so - particularly on issues of racial justice, police violence, and mass incarceration. But here's the thing - he's an old man and has NEVER been strong on any of those issues. He never should've gotten this job. We can only hope that he retires early or is replaced soon with 1 of HUNDREDS of attorneys who could and would do so much better.

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January 04, 2022 Ep. 551 - Our Government is Clearly Afraid of Doing Hard Things
Nearly one year ago today, the American Capitol was overtaken during a conservative riot over the election. Hard decisions needed to be made in that moment, but weren't. It was that failure, in part, that caused the complete collapse of the security before, during, and immediately after the insurrection. Over the past year, countless hard decisions should've been made and hard actions taken in response to this crisis. But those decisions and actions simply have not happened. And we will all pay the price as a result.

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January 03, 2022 Ep. 550 - Police said crime was high because they needed more money. They got the money, but crime is the same and even worse all over the country.
Out of 12,000+ police departments fewer than 10 lost any money in the past few years. Nonetheless, from coast to coast, police blamed the spike in crime on "defunding the police." So city councils across the country poured records amount of money into policing. But guess what? It didn't change a thing. Why? Because police RARELY stop crime. They aren't even great at responding to it. 97% of their time isn't even spent on serious violent crimes. It was all a huge money grab - and the groups and causes and departments that could've really used the money to make a difference are all still struggling.

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December 21, 2021 Ep. 549 - A painful prediction for 2022
We are about to enter a horrible new era of extreme mass incarceration that will rival the worst periods in modern American history. In fact, it's already started. Today I'll unpack why it's happening, who is responsible, and tell you why history is repeating itself.

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December 20, 2021 Ep. 548 - Shame on Joe Biden & Senate Democrats for Putting Rahm Emanuel in the Administration
In the middle of the night this past weekend, Senate Democrats, urged by the White House, with 31 Senators not even present for the vote, approved Rahm Emanuel for a position in the administration. This comes after the widespread knowledge that Emanuel blatantly covered up the police murder of a Black teenager, Laquan McDonald, for his own political gain. It's disgusting. Shame on Biden, Harris, and every Senate Democrat who voted for this.

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December 15, 2021 Ep. 547 - Michelle Odinet should never try another court case again. And she should be disbarred.
Simply put, you can't be a racist judge. Doubly so when the primary people before your court are black. This woman should be disbarred, lose her law license and be removed from the bench immediately.

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December 14, 2021 Ep. 546 - Joe Biden is about to foolishly start student loan payments back up at the worst possible time
Inflation is rising. The pandemic is actually getting worse. And millions of Americans are truly struggling. Now is the worst time imaginable to restart student loan payments, but Joe Biden is about to do it anyway. It's bad for everyday people. That should be enough. But it's also just REALLY bad politically.

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December 13, 2021 Ep. 545 - Thank You!
Today I wanted to take some time out to thank you all for your love, support, prayers, and encouragement as my family fought through a very hard time this month. I'm going to get back to recording The Breakdown today, but didn't want to begin without first thanking you all for all the love you've shown us.

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