What happens if the internet and cell towers go out? How will we secure our devices from spying?Today on The Jessica Burbank Show, I sit down with the Founder of MAD Gear, Sam. He tells us about using old and new technologies to communicate completely off the grid. MAD Gear Website:https://madgear.shopMAD Gear Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@madgearcompany

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As a galactic rebellion begins with Andor as a mercenary on Aldhani, we are joined by someone sparking one on this very planet. This week , Carlos Calzadilla-Palacio, founder of DISRUPT, breaks down Episode 4 with Andor Rebellion Project host Jessica Burbank.

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This episode concludes the first “arc” of the show. Andor was released in three episode bunches, meaning we just completed our first arc on Ferrix.

Jessica tackles this commentary podcast solo, with a stuffy nose, because she is very brave. Next week we’ll start a new “arc” in Aldhani, and be joined by Carlos, political organizer and founder of Disrupt (the new organization rivaling Turning Point USA from the left).

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1,000+ people from ALL over the world are watching Andor together. Will you join us?

This week we are covering Episode 2 with special guest Sassy, a Twitch streamer @SpicySpud44, and long time best friend of Andor Rebellion Project host, Jessica Burbank.

We will continue by watching one episode every week, with discussions in our Discord server, and one analysis show (like this one) every Thursday. Post your hot takes with the hashtag #AndorRebellionProject to be featured in the weekly show. Vote in polls & share your thoughts in the Discord.

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An interview with Rob Sheldon, a founder of Eyes Off Eugene, the group that lead the effort to pressure the city to terminate their contract Flock, a $7.5 billion mass surveillance company. How did they do it? Now, the cameras are being removed, but the fight against AI-powered mass surveillance continues.

https://eyesoffeugene.org

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This week (2/1) we are covering Episode 1 “Kassa” with special guest Anthony Carboni, who hosted Emmy Award Winning The Star Wars Show by Lucasfilm.

We will continue by watching one episode every week, with discussions in our Discord server, and one analysis show (like this one) every Thursday.

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If you’re a content creator, host your own show and #AndorRebellionProject so your friends in the Rebellion can find you!

Instead of doom scrolling, let’s use the internet to become more connected.

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To support: https://armyourfriends.com/pages/donateA thoughtful conversation with the founder of Arm Your Friends, a Houston, Texas–based training collective providing education, training, and community support for responsible firearm ownership and self-defense.This video is for everyone on the Left who is gun-curious or gun-enthusiastic.#news #politics #2ndamendment

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Today’s Quick Episode:

-ICE is still threatening civilians in the streets

-Tim Pool accidentally reveals why MAGA loves authoritarianism

-Milk is back from 2017

-The Blue Slip Policy is sexy now

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If a crow is eating your neighbor’s corn, you shoo it away. It doesn’t matter that it’s your neighbor’s corn. If you don’t shoo it, that crow is going to be eating your corn next.

When Black Lives Matter Grassroots debated getting involved in the anti-ICE movement, some members were upset. They argued, “this isn’t our fight.” Baba Akili, the National Field Coordinator, told them this: fascism and hate are like fire. Fire doesn’t choose where it spreads next. It spreads wherever it can. That’s why we have to put it out whenever it starts.

Baba Akili has been a Black activist for over 50 years. He lived through the Jim Crow south, he remembers Emmet Till. When another ICE agent shot a protestor on Saturday morning, I wanted to have a long talk with Baba Akili. This episode is for everyone who could use the comforting wisdom of our elders, who know what it’s like to fight for our rights and win, and lose. This isn’t the first time people are taking to the streets to fight for our rights and dignity. Sure, a lot is different about our world, but hate is the same. As Baba Akili puts it:

Racism is not new. White supremacy is not new. The hate pushed today by Charlie Kirk, Nick Fuentes, Stephen Miller, and others is the same poison I’ve heard my whole life. They’re just like their fathers, grandfathers, and all their fathers before them going back to this country’s founding-narrow-minded and, more often than not, cowards.

This is a direct contrast from our most recent episode, where we heard from Dr. Tom Hall, an Army Ranger based in Minneapolis. Tom worked in Intelligence Operations for oil & gas to counter protests at the Dakota Access Pipeline. He confirmed what many of us already know, that law enforcement escalates peaceful protests into violent turmoil. After hearing a rare account of protest response tactics from the belly of the beast, I got on this call with Baba Akili.

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Dr. Tom Hall grew up in a regular, working class family. He ended up working Special Operations as an Army Ranger and doing Intelligence Operations for Oil & Gas to subdue protestors. Now, Dr. Hall not only opposes ICE and the Trump Administration, he condemns the protest escalation tactics he once was asked to use.

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