FloodGaetz Opening | Episode 285 (April 9, 2021)
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2021-04-11

In this episode we’ll continue our coverage of the Matt Gaetz scandal, discuss Prager U’s effort to brainwash children, Arkansas’ anti-trans bill, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s donations to corporate Democrats, Abby Martin’s free speech lawsuit, Mitch McConnell’s stunning hypocrisy, and much more!

Resources:
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Anti-Trans Bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/us/politics/asa-hutchinson-arkansas-transgender-veto.html
Arkansas Lawmakers Override Governor Hutchinson’s Veto: https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-lawmakers-enact-transgender-youth-treatment-ban-dce1d5ca9450b255caabc18f547f7b9b
Watch Our Video About Gender-Affirming Care for Trans youth: https://youtu.be/7papoO9Y0sM
These “Pro-LGBT” Companies Helped Elect Arkansas’ Transphobes: https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2021/04/02/the-pro-lgbtq-companies-that-helped-elect-arkansas-anti-trans-bill-sponsors/
Mitch McConnell Complained About the Corporate Dystopia He Helped Create: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/mcconnell-corporate-america-woke-parallel-government-479042
Manchin Says No to Biden’s Corporate Tax Hike: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/manchin-balks-at-biden-s-corporate-tax-increase-favors-25-rate
Statistics on Incarceration in America: https://www.vox.com/2015/7/13/8913297/mass-incarceration-maps-charts
Violent Crime Statistics: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/
Arkansas BDS Law Struck Down: https://www.lawfareblog.com/eighth-circuit-strikes-down-arkansass-anti-bds-law
Biden Actively Considering Cancelling $50,000 Student Loan Debt: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2021/04/01/biden-actively-considering-cancelling-student-loan-debt-of-up-to-50000/?sh=703ffe5138e8
Overview of Anti-BDS Laws: https://legislation.palestinelegal.org/#states-map
Prager U is Now Infiltrating Kindergarten Classrooms: https://prospect.org/education/prageru-newest-target-kindergarten
Matt Gaetz’ Allies Abandon Him: They’re Not Going Down with the Ship: https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sean-hannity-and-his-fox-news-colleagues-leave-matt-gaetz-dead
Gaetz Sought Blanket Pardon from Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/matt-gaetz-trump-pardon.html
Why the Justice Department Opened the Gaetz Investigation: https://www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-bahamas-escorts/
Preliminary Amazon Union Vote Tally: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/08/business/stock-market-today
Mitch McConnell Backtracks After Angering Corporate Overlords: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/547023-mcconnell-backs-away-from-warning-businesses-to-stay-out-of-politics
Howard Dean Pressuring Biden to Screw Over Developing Countries: https://theintercept.com/2021/04/08/howard-dean-biden-covid-vaccines/

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0:00 Introduction, Shoutouts, Episode Preview
2:18 Matt Gaetz Allies Abandon Him
9:53 PragerU Wants to Brainwash Children
16:04 McConnell Whines About Late Stage Capitalism
25:10 Joe Manchin Keeps Bossing Biden Around
33:26 AOC Donates to Corporate Democrats
47:41 Arkansas Gov. Vetoes Anti-Trans Bill
52:57 Arkansas’ GOP Overrides Gov.’s Veto 
1:02:13 Tom Cotton Wants More Americans in Jail
1:09:23 Biden Might Do Some Good Stuff… Maybe
1:17:30 Abby Martin’s Free Speech Fight
1:29:03 Update on Amazon Union
1:33:59 Howard Dean is Now a Super Villain
1:42:15 Dan Crenshaw Doesn’t Understand Capitalism
1:55:46 Outro

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