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Power & Consequence

Power & Consequence

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"Power & Consequence" is a podcast that breaks down the lies, grifts, and propaganda peddled by public figures across the internet. Follow your hosts, Matthew and Jelani, down the rabbit hole of alternative facts.Copyright 2023 Consequence Podcasts Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Dan Bongino, Fox News, and post-Roe talking points.
    Jul 26 2022

    Recorded on June 30th, Matt and Jay discuss the adjustments to Fox New's propaganda messaging after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Our hosts check in on Dan Bongino and Lawrence Jones, both of whom think that protests against the Dobbs decision are equivalent to the attempted insurrection of January 6th, 2021.

    1.    Dan Bongino on abortion response: ‘It’s not a double standard, it’s a hierarchy’ - Fox News, 6/25/2022

    2.    Antiabortion lawmakers want to block patients from crossing state lines - WAPO 6/30/2022

    3.    Andrew Yang Says He Left Democratic Party to Become Independent - NYT 10/14/2021

    4.    What to Know About the Mississippi Abortion Law Challenging Roe v. Wade - NYT 5/6/2022

    5.    At least 25 arrested in NYC as protesters take to streets after Roe v Wade ruling - NY Post 6/25/2022

    6.    https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/

    7.    Schumer accused of threatening Kavanaugh and Gorsuch during rally - CNN 3/4/2020

    8.    Man accused in Kavanaugh assassination plot pleads not guilty - WAPO 6/22/2022

    9.    https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-justice-alitos-abortion-history-lesson-dispute-2022-05-06/

    10. Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population? - NPR 8/14/2015

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Ginni Thomas, InfoWars, and the case for Clarence Thomas's Recusal
    Apr 7 2022

    In this episode, our heroes take a closer look at Virginia "Ginni" Thomas and her decades long evolution from Washington Insider to Tea Party / MAGA cultist to her final form: conspiracy theorist and possible QaNon sympathizer.

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    Podcast - @consequencepod

    Matt - @stoptalkingmatt

    Jay - @stoptalkingjayv

    1.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/

    2.    Read the texts Virginia Thomas reportedly sent to Mark Meadows - Boston Globe 3/25/22

    3.    https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/ginni-thomas-builds-tea-party-list-053059

    4.    https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089595933/legal-ethics-experts-agree-justice-thomas-must-recuse-in-insurrection-cases

    5.    https://thehill.com/homenews/media/363623-clarence-thomass-wife-presents-award-to-conservative-activist-who-tried-to/

    6.    Justice Thomas' Wife Asks Anita Hill To Apologize - NPR

    7.    Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories - New York Times 3/26/22

    8.    2020 Election Sting Operation Donald Trump BlockChain Security Steve Pieczenik Interview - 11/5/2020

    9.    https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953823383/attorney-on-call-with-trump-and-georgia-officials-resigns-from-law-firm

    10. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/clarence-thomas-recuse-jan-6_n_6243372ee4b03516d4288d1a

    11. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-jan-6.html

    12. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/politics/09thomas.html

    13. https://www.c-span.org/video/?292148-7/tea-party-movement

    14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/lifespring/main.htm

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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • State's Rights Part 1: Sen. Mike Braun, The Supreme Court, and a Rare Moment Of Honest Racism.
    Mar 29 2022

    Jay, Matt, and Joe dive into the story behind Indiana Sen. Mike Braun's commentswhich seemingly support the overturning of Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967) which effectively decriminalized interracial marriage in the United States.

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    Matt - @stoptalkingmatt

    Bruce - @rockskickcanyou

    1.    FULL INTERVIEW: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun news conference

    2.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/06/23/both-democrats-and-republicans-care-about-states-rights-when-it-suits-them/

    3.    https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2022-03-22/u-s-sen-mike-braun-scotus-should-leave-abortion-interracial-marriage-to-states

    4.    https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/mike-braun-interracial-marriage-comments/index.html

    5.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/22/sen-lindsey-graham-ketanji-brown-jackson-questioned-religious-faith-scale-one-10/

    6.    https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise/2020/10/06/5f497d8c-0781-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.html

    7.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQboKg7xBY

    8.    https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=D78C6B1E-5B92-4133-B71F-40F05121CD06

    9.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QpXVV6qLk

    10. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/22/indiana-governor-vetoes-transgender-girls-sports-bill

    11. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/the-dogma-lives-loudly-within-you-revisiting-barretts-confirmation-hearing.html

    12. https://news.gallup.com/poll/20920/martin-luther-king-jr-revered-more-after-death-than-before.aspx

    13. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt2-1/ALDE_00000408/

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    1 hr and 38 mins
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