Week in Review 9/26/20
09/26/20 • 42 min
Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020. This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.
Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36
Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25
FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21
Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
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Sources for this episode:
Question of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-next
https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.html
https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/
Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#close
https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001
https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotus
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/
Trump Comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mI
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869
FL Felon Voting:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.html
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fines
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.html
https://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc
Breonna Taylor Updates:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations
Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020. This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.
Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36
Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25
FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21
Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Socials:
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette...
Sources for this episode:
Question of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-next
https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.html
https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/
Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#close
https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001
https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotus
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/
Trump Comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mI
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869
FL Felon Voting:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.html
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fines
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.html
https://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc
Breonna Taylor Updates:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations
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Week in Review 9/19/20
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This week in review we will be covering the United State’s TikTok ban, Trump's 1776 Commission, and the whistleblower complaints against a GA ICE detention center. Then after that, we have the question of the week: “Why do we have the electoral college?” Thanks for joining me.
00:40 TikTok Ban
07:08 1776 Commission
33:04 Whistleblower Complaint
50:19 Electoral College
(Also my cat was playing with a toy in the background so if you’re hearing some chirping you’re not crazy. I didn’t think my mic would pick it up, sorry)
Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Socials:
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod
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Sources for this episode:
TikTok:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000353if_/https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231
1776 Commission:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm
https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitler
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/
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Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster
Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.
((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))
Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah Chism
Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Special Guest: Emily VerVoort
Socials:
Email: [email protected]
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette...
Sources for this episode:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s
https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0
http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html
https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html
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