Budtenders and weed distros, organize! Savina & Jess from the Cannabis Workers Coalition join us to talk about providing a critical resource to a new industry! 

Check out their #GardenLife event on Sunday(May 16th, 2021) from 11A - 4:20PM at Somewhere PDX Dispensary in the Pearl District. 

-Also, find out more about the Oregon Cannabis Equity Act and Farmworkers OT at their Action Alerts page: https://www.cannabisworkerscoalition.org/action-alerts/
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Check out their workers' resources here:  https://www.cannabisworkerscoalition.org/
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Recs:
The new Dinosaur Jr album
Shadow & Bone
Londrelle's _Stay Free_, https://soundcloud.com/londrelle/sets/stay-free

and more!
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80. Weed Workers of the World, Unite! (ft. the Cannabis Workers Coalition)

In this episode, we discuss the efforts to control the narrative of the BLM Protests, the response to the growing calls to defund the police, and more.

Music: "Power Trip" by Domo Genesis ft Cozz

FRIDAY THE JUNETEENTH

In this episode, I speak with journalist Malaika Jabali about her thoughts on Kamala Harris being the vice presidential pick for the Biden ticket and the impact this may have on the left and the black community, especially black women. 

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Readings/Resources

Work by Malaika Jabali

“The Color of Economic Anxiety”
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/the-color-of-economic-anxiety

“Democrats ignore black, working-class midwesterners at their peril”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/03/democrats-ignore-black-working-class-midwesterners-at-their-peril

“After the Obama disappointment, black voters want more than empty symbolism”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/05/black-voters-us-election-kamala-harris-obama

“What Do Black Women Want This Election Season?”
https://www.essence.com/feature/black-womens-roundtable-survey-results-2019/

“Bernie and Black Voters” (interview on The Dig podcast)
https://www.thedigradio.com/podcast/bernie-and-black-voters-with-malaika-jabali-and-wendi-muse/

Left Out (documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubd2cnslP8A

Twitter: @MalaikaJabali
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Additional readings

“Kamala Harris supported 2008 San Francisco policy that reported arrested undocumented juveniles to ICE”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/politics/kfile-kamala-harris-undocumented-juveniles/index.html
 
“Kamala Harris meets with AIPAC leaders at her Senate office”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/435812-kamala-harris-meets-with-aipac-leaders-at-her-senate-office
 
“Angela Davis on Kamala Harris”
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=773737800111695
 
“The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris’ War On Truancy”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-truancy-arrests-2020-progressive-prosecutor_n_5c995789e4b0f7bfa1b57d2e
 
“Kamala Harris' Prosecutors Sent This Innocent Man to Prison for Murder. Now He's Talking”
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xwkab/jamal-trulove-wants-kamala-harris-to-talk-about-his-wrongful-conviction
 
“Black Lives Matter Isn't Going to Just 'Shut Up and Vote' for Kamala Harris”
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qj4n9d/black-lives-matter-isnt-going-to-just-shut-up-and-vote-for-kamala-harris
 
“Of course it’s Kamala!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iInStlR2boI 

GoFundMe Thread (add your own; priority given to health & housing needs): https://twitter.com/MuseWendi/status/1293989196324012034
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Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone
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46. The Trouble with Kamala - Interview w/Malaika Jabali - Left POCket Project Podcast

Mouth Dreams

Journalist Talia Lavin joins us to discuss her research on the alt right, q-anon, and why boomers think there are underground child sacrifice sex tunnels everywhere. We also talk HP Lovecraft, the Michigan militia who tried to kidnap their governor, and Trump.

TALIA LAVIN
@Chick_in_Kiev
Patreon.com/TaliaLavin
SATANIC PANIC Q ANON PIECE:
https://newrepublic.com/article/159529/qanon-blood-libel-satanic-panic
BOOK:
https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/talia-lavin/culture-warlords/9780306846434/?utm_expid=.OyywKgKNQfKo0ZgN1WBZtg.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

MUSIC
JAKE HART - Go Away
IG: JakeHartEatsBrains

DEAD OIL - Drip
https://dead-oil.bandcamp.com/releases

MERCH (SHIRTS, BANDANAS, POSTERS)
PodDamnAmerica.BigCartel.Com

PATREON FOR BONUS EPISODES
Patreon.com/PodDamnAmerica

@PodDamnAmerica
@feraljokes
@ptakjokes
@andersleehere

LISTEN TO ALEX'S THIRD PODCAST AND ALSO WHY YOU MAD AND WATCH REDACTED TONIGHT OK BYE

Q Detective w/ Talia Lavin

Sports journalist Arif Hasan joins us to talk about how American football came from weird Teddy Roosevelt masculinity shit and eventually turned into an industry with unions and shit. We also make some predictions about the "big game."

ARIF HASAN:
@ArifHasanNFL
TheAthletic.com/author/arif-hassan
The Wide Left Podcast @WideLeftPodcast
Norse Code - https://www.dailynorseman.com/norse-code-podcast-minnesota-vikings

CHICAGO TEACHERS FUND
"Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS leadership have threatened educators by saying if they choose safety and continue to teach remotely, they will be locked out of their classrooms not be paid..."
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-returning-educators

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FRIDAY FEB 12th ANDERS AND ANDY TALK NEW SCHOOL

OUTRO MUSIC
Blood On The Capital Steps by Dolo Swope
@doloswope
https://linktr.ee/doloswope

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PodDamnAmerica.bigcartel.com

PATREON
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PDA SPORTS PRESENTS: THE GAME ZONE w/ Arif Hasan

Frightening London class exhibited here, as our in-house PhD politely analyzes Andy Ngo's latest book: Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.

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Episode music by Pontus Berghe, Doom Chakra Tapes (http://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com), Nick Sena (http://nicksenamusic.com), Hasufel (http://hasufel.bandcamp.com)

Episode 132: The No Ngo Zone (Annie Kelly's Andy Ngo book report)

Socialism and Simpsons soundclips. Posadism and pro-wrestling. 

A somewhat tri-weekly leftist podcast based in Portland, OR, talking with people about their cultural obsessions and offering plenty of our own recommendations. We try to make socialism more fun with pop culture refs, you could say.

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