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HUMORLESS QUEERS

56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratings

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Salt in the Wound (E50)

May 16, 2018 11:21 - 34.5 MB

Mitch McConnell wants to vote on racist judicial nominations on a massive civil rights anniversary.  60 murdered, over 2700 peaceful Palestinian protestors are injured during the Great Return March, the day Trump moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem. A good federal decision on border searches. The CFPB SHUTS DOWN the Office for Students.  And a look at … Continue reading Salt in the Wound (E50) → The post Salt in the Wound (E50) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Trump violates the Iran Deal (E49)

May 09, 2018 03:37 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MB

Trump violates the Iran Deal; the Senate will choose if they want to appoint a torturer to head the CIA, with Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing coming up; AT&T and Novartis pay hundreds of thousands to Trump’s personal attorney; Ticketmaster wants to use facial recognition at concerts; and an update on the attempt to make discrimination … Continue reading Trump violates the Iran Deal (E49) → The post Trump violates the Iran Deal (E49) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Bigots, Burpees, and the WHCD (E 48.5)

May 04, 2018 16:03

An insane bigot wins 28% of the vote at the Mass. GOP convention, despite being an anti-gay Holocaust denier. And that brings us to…the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD)! And Kade shares a new routine of 100 burpees a day, which is a good place to put your anger.  Listen here. Want this episode?  Support the … Continue reading Bigots, Burpees, and the WHCD (E 48.5) → The post Bigots, Burpees, and the WHCD (E 48.5) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

James Comey, Please Stop (E48)

April 20, 2018 15:50 - 45 minutes - 26.1 MB

Massachusetts passed a good criminal justice reform bill. Five years later, we still don't know who built the Boston Marathon bombs. The Senate makes it easier for auto lenders to discriminate against people of color. And James Comey, bitch please.  The post James Comey, Please Stop (E48) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Fight the Digital Muslim Ban (E47)

April 05, 2018 08:18 - 58 minutes - 33.4 MB

If you want to support the show, you can do so on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. You’ll get access to bonus content each month and help us keep the show going!  The ACLU gets us a little closer to shining light on black box algorithms, with some progress on a court challenge to … Continue reading Fight the Digital Muslim Ban (E47) → The post Fight the Digital Muslim Ban (E47) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Waking up to Surveillance Capitalism (E46)

March 21, 2018 18:47 - 58 minutes - 33.6 MB

Cambridge Analytica's use of the private data of friends and family of people who took a personality quiz, in order to find the "emotional center" of voters. Also: Deleting Facebook, Uber's self-driving car killing a pedestrian in Arizona, and Cynthia Nixon challenging Andrew Cuomo for Governor of New York.  The post Waking up to Surveillance Capitalism (E46) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

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