Crackpots | Episode 276 (February 5, 2021)
Channel: The Humanist Report
Date: 2021-02-07

WARNING: This episode of The Humanist Report will discuss right-wing nut jobs such as Marjorie Taylor Green, the MyPillow CEO and Dave Rubin as well as AOC haters and COVID deniers. Overexposure to these crackpots may result in brainrot and/or a temporary drop in IQ. Please listen responsibly (or skip to the end of the show to hear our brilliant conversation with Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant).

Help Stop the Recall Effort Against Kshama Sawant: https://www.kshamasolidarity.org/
Read Kshama Sawant’s  Op-Ed in Jacobin About the Right-Wing Recall Effort: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/kshama-sawant-seattle-socialist-city-council-recall-campaign-tax-amazon

Resources:
COVID Deniers Shut Down Vaccine Site: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dodger-stadium-vaccine-los-angeles-protester-shutdown_n_6015fe2cc5b653f644d4517e?fbclid=IwAR12BTHklQDatZfwJm8L8kzKTFR_tYQbbVFKll8NI2gEyvjSMjjzhjOF66Q
USA Today Stats on COVID: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/05/covid-19-fact-check-coronavirus-mortality-rate-misleading/3019503001/
Democrats Plan to Bypass GOP: https://www.rawstory.com/pelosi-and-schumer-introduce-plan-to-pass-bidens-american-rescue-plan-without-gop-votes/
Biden to Meet with Republicans: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/senate-republicans-covid-relief-464327
Robinhood is an Example of Fintech’s Power: https://theintercept.com/2021/01/31/fintech-biden-nominees-robinhood/
Republicans Scramble to Distance Themselves from Marjorie Taylor Greene: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-gop-cringes-464170
Biden Admin Rejects Iran’s Offer to Rejoin Nuclear Agreement: https://www.newsweek.com/biden-administration-rejects-iran-offer-coordinate-nuclear-deal-return-1566310
Biden Paused Deportations: https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/21/959074750/biden-suspends-deportations-stops-remain-in-mexico-policy
Judge Blocks Biden’s Deportation Ban: https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/21/959074750/biden-suspends-deportations-stops-remain-in-mexico-policy
Hundreds Deported Under Biden’s Watch: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-jamaica-honduras-immigration-guatemala-482889ed56ed3cd02c9c61ebd1e3fbb7?utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter
Biden Signs Executive Orders on Immigration: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/biden-immigration-executive-orders/index.html

0:00 Introduction, Shoutouts, Episode Preview
2:15 Despicable Right-Wingers Mock AOC
18:06 MyPillow CEO’s Newsmax Interview Gets Weird
25:50 GOP Runs From Marjorie Taylor Greene
34:29 COVID Deniers Shut Down Vaccine Site
46:38 Dave Rubin’s Bizarre Theory About the Far Right
55:21 Elites React to Hedge Fund Losses Over Gamestop
1:06:48 Senate Republicans Offer Laughable Stimulus Plan
1:14:01 Budget Committee Chair Bernie Flexes on Republicans
1:20:41 Biden Administration is Bungling Peace Talks
1:31:03 Biden Must Take Action to Stop Deportations
1:39:49 Joe Manchin Holds Up Stimulus
1:51:09 Ilhan Omar is NOT Comparable to Marjorie
2:03:52 Kshama Sawant Explains Recall Effort Against Her
3:03:28 Outro

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