The Left, The Right, & The Truth
Hosted by Aliya Jasmine & Jacques Slade.
Episode 3:
what is antifa?
At the first Presidential #Debate2020 ๐บ๐ธ we heard POTUS bring up Antifa yet again. But what or who exactly is Antifa? We cut through the political noise, to bring you the answer based on facts. โฃ
LRT RESOURCE GUIDE:
AJโs Links:
New york times: tracking misinformation ahead of the 2020 election
The Hill: Trevor Noah calls antifa โvegan isisโ
Producer Lovaโs Links:
AG Barr calls ANTIFA a 'new form of urban guerrilla warfare' - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4wHxKKp5w
US ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR FOX NEWS antifa - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=US+ATTORNEY+GENERAL+WILLIAM+BARR+FOX+NEWS+antifa
Right-Wingers vs. Antifa on 87th Day of Portland Riots - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szO9JWrz3f8
Antifa, the militant left-wing group Trump hates, explained - Vox https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/6/8/21277320/antifa-anti-fascist-explained
What is Antifa, the left group Trump tagged 'terrorists'? Its history traces to Mussolini-era - The Week https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2020/06/02/what-is-antifa-the-left-group-trump-terrorists-history-anti-fascist-mussolini.html
The Lost History of Antifa - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/42095/the-lost-history-of-antifa?cHash=9fe650a634a08d2a50c196c90669615b
What Is Antifa? Expert on Origins, Myths and History | Time https://time.com/5437204/antifa-history-comic/
The Forgotten Roots of Antifa : Democracy Journal https://democracyjournal.org/alcove/the-forgotten-roots-of-antifa/
DOJ to treat antifa involvement in protests as domestic terrorism - Axios https://www.axios.com/antifa-protests-trump-8f7519c2-fcc2-4caf-b881-6781ea1fe3df.html
FBI finds no evidence so far of Antifaโs involvement in unrest https://www.ajc.com/news/fbi-finds-evidence-antifa-involvement-national-unrest/qVI3U9wb8Q6u1QEvVsJ7AJ/
US Attorney General Barr gives fascistic tirade against Antifa, Black Lives Matter - World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/11/barr-a11.html
Trump blames antifa for violence. But is it a terrorist organization? https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/06/14/trump-blames-antifa-violence-but-terrorist-organization/5328165002/
House Democrats seek information from CIA and FBI on antifa rumors https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrats-seek-information-cia-fbi-antifa-rumors-n1233762
BBC Radio 4 - Seriouslyโฆ, Seriously... - Seven things you need to know about Antifa https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/X56rQkDgd0qqB7R68t6t7C/seven-things-you-need-to-know-about-antifa
Should the Left Support Antifa? | The Perspective https://www.theperspective.com/debates/politics/left-support-antifa/
The Democrat love affair with antifa | Cape Gazette https://www.capegazette.com/article/democrat-love-affair-antifa%C2%A0/203931
Cruzโs antifa hearing erupts in sniping as Dems accuse him of giving Trump cover for abusive tactics https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/08/04/cruzs-antifa-hearing-erupts-in-sniping-as-dems-accuse-him-of-giving-trump-cover-for-abusive-tactics/
What's Antifa and its role in Black Lives Matter protests? https://www.trtworld.com/americas/what-s-antifa-and-its-role-in-black-lives-matter-protests-36922
What Is Antifa? Separating Fact From Fiction | Here & Now https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/11/what-is-antifa-trump-protests
Episode 2:
the post office
Is it safe to vote by mail?
LRT RESOURCE GUIDE:
Producer Lovaโs Links:
Post office workers protest after mail sorting machines were removed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vrjMZoiJU
Louis DeJoy: With slower mail and election concerns, Trump's postmaster general is in the hot seat - CNNPolitics https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/16/politics/dejoy-post-office-hot-seat-election-2020/index.html
Statement of Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform - Newsroom - About.usps.co https://about.usps.com/newsroom/testimony-speeches/082420-pmg-statement.htm
USPS Chief Louis DeJoy Says He's Suspending Some Changes To Post Office - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gxsP3RTuss
Sen. Carper yells 'f---, f---, f---' during USPS congressional hearing - Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/usps-hearing-congress-senator-carper-curses-dejoy-post-office-webex-2020-8
Trump: I want to have a post office that runs without losing billions - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm81CqvadAc
"Post Office NOT prepared"- Trump says universal mail in ballots "A DISASTER" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkN6m9NQbOM
USPS Chief Louis DeJoy Says He's Suspending Some Changes To Post Office - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gxsP3RTuss
Post office workers protest after mail sorting machines were removed - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vrjMZoiJU
Separating Fact From Fiction On Trump And The Post Office - And Why It Matters https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2020/08/16/separating-fact-from-fiction-on-trump-and-the-post-officeand-why-it-matters/
Trump?s assault on the U.S. Postal Service gives Democrats a new campaign message - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-democrats-post-office-campaign/2020/08/14/390f8b82-de4d-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
Hundreds of Royal Oak protesters gather for 'Save the Post Office' rally - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44e9vIvyHHc
How the Post Office Made America - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu2WOxXxsHw
The Post Office Is the New Battleground for Trump's War on Mail-In Voting - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHcu_hg82N4
Episode 1:
DEFUND THE POLICE
What does โDefund the Policeโ actually mean? We break it down for you in episode 1 of LRT. But donโt take our word for it: Want to do your own research? Here is a resource guide we put together when doing our own research, and weโre happy to share it with you. Feel free to pass it along!
LRT RESOURCE GUIDE:
AJโs Links:
Implicit Bias Explanation: https://youtu.be/OoBvzI-YZf4
Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Want to Learn More About the Runaway Slave Patrol and Origins of Policing in America? Listen to this NPR podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2W3P1TedVaEodnrvbVSOwA?si=EBmwGFqARQexQ5bNagbrlg
Is Race Real? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/race-is-a-social-construct-scientists-argue/
What is Systemic Racism? Animation: https://youtu.be/YrHIQIO_bdQ
The Atlantic Article on Police Reform: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/after-police-protests/614050/
Tim Wise, Train Yourself to See It: https://youtu.be/s5GDoUg4jOU
White Privilege IQ Test: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-privilege-iq-test-5-questions_b_57d90ad6e4b0d93d17700de7
Take the White Fragility Test: https://www.beacon.org/assets/clientpages/whitefragilityquiz.aspx
Why Colin Kaepernick Taking a Knee is So Controversial: https://theundefeated.com/features/how-colin-kaepernick-became-a-cause-for-activists-civil-rights-groups/
Kenny Stills Mini Documentary - Why I Kneel: https://youtu.be/_5WPzFhgR10
John Oliver on Police in America: https://youtu.be/Wf4cea5oObY
Jacquesโ Links:
Netflix has made the film โ13thโ FREE to stream on Netflix and Youtube. You can watch it now here : https://youtu.be/OoBvzI-YZf4
Producer Lovaโs Links:
https://signalscv.com/2020/07/protesters-push-for-defending-not-defunding-the-police/https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/elections/trump-campaign-ad-misleading-on-defunding-the-police-movement/512-9cf86ee4-dfdc-429e-a024-a490eba492ea
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/politics/trump-police-reform.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/19/defund-the-police-movement-faces-skepticism-328084https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879081319/read-senate-republicans-proposed-police-reform-legislation
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/politics/democrats-police-misconduct-bill-protests.html