(2015/07/31) Productive progressive infighting (#BlackLivesMatter at #NetrootsNation)

Edition #942

Today we take a look at the #BlackLivesMatter protest at Netroots Nation and the positive results that have emerged in it’s wake

 

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Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: The Sandra Bland Video & the Extraordinary Threat to Black Lives - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 07-22-15

Ch. 3: Song 1: Blik - deeB

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00:09:17 Ch. 4: Act 2: "I Will Light You Up!": New Dash Cam Video Shows Arrest of Sandra Bland, Found Dead in Texas Jail - @democracynow - Air Date: 07-22-15

Ch. 5: Song 2: Change The World ( Coldnoise Remix ) - Controlled Collapse

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00:11:15 Ch. 6: Act 3: Protesting the White Progressive space at @Netroots_Nation - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-23-15

Ch. 7: Song 3: Please Listen Carefully - Jazzer

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00:27:48 Ch. 8: Act 4: Misguided responses to #BlackLivesMatter, including Bernie Sanders at @Netroots_Nation - Back Talk from @BitchMedia - Air Date: 7-23-15

Ch. 9: Song 4: Take Care - Dad Rocks!

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00:37:44 Ch. 10: Act 5: Having a job isn't going to make me not black - The Black Guy Who Tips (@rodimusprime) - Air Date: 7-22-15

Ch. 11: Song 5: Rain Begins To Fall (instrumental) - Silence is Sexy

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00:46:19 Ch. 12: Act 6: Bernie Sanders and Black Lives Matter - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 07-21-15

Ch. 13: Song 6: Sneeuwland - Oskar Schuster

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00:53:06 Ch. 14: Act 7: Black people, we got you! I mean, to a certain extent. - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-23-15

Ch. 15: Song 7: Friends and Neighbors (Remastered) - Single - Sammy Kaye

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00:56:14 Ch. 16: Act 8: What Bernie Sanders needs to do to win - Benjamin Dixon Show (@TheBpDShow) - Air Date: 7-24-15

Ch. 17: Song 8: A Lot of Work to Do - Friendly People

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01:05:18 Ch. 18: Act 9: Bernie Sanders: Racism & Inequality Are 'Parallel Problems' - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-27-15

Ch. 19: Song 9: Close to Me (Closest Mix) - The Cure

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01:09:24 Ch. 19: Act 10: .@DFAaction responds to the #BlackLivesMatter protest at Netroots - This week in blackness (@TWiBNation) - Air Date: 7-28-15

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01:16:28 Ch. 20: Final comments with an analogy explaining why you shouldn't say "All Lives Matter" in response to "Black Lives Matter"

From Reddit: Why is it so controversial when someone says "All Lives Matter" instead of "Black Lives Matter"?

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone 

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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