Ep. 74 - The GOP's New Reverse Freedom Rides
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English - September 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB - ★★★ - 12 ratingsPolitics News politics progressive liberal milwaukee news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this episode, we look at how Republican governors are using asylum seekers as political pawns and the racist history behind their strategy. We also discuss the latest updates on the Respect for Marriage Act, Lindsey Graham's abortion ban, and how Brett Favre stole millions from welfare funds. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
Graham introduces bill to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeksSenate won’t vote on same-sex marriage bill until after electionJackson, MS under boil water order for over 40 daysTexts show former governor Phil Bryant worked with Brett Favre to funnel over $5 million in welfare funds to build a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi where Favre’s daughter attended, part of a $77 million scheme to defraud the welfare system'My Pillow Guy' Mike Lindell Claims The FBI Trapped Him At A Hardee's Drive-ThruFL Gov Ron DeSantis engaging in human trafficking for political gainFlorida Legislature appropriated $12 million to implement a program to facilitate the transport of undocumented immigrants from the stateMigrants stranded in Martha’s Vineyard say they were lied toGreg Abbott sends two buses of migrants to Kamala Harris’ D.C. residence after she called border “secure”Abbot’s AnnouncementIllinois governor, Chicago mayor blasted for 'hypocrisy' after sending migrants bussed from Texas to suburbsThe Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides'"A Cheap Trafficking in Human Misery": The Reverse Freedom Rides of 19621963 Reverse Freedom Ride ArticleWhat did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say about relocating migrants? Watch for yourselfCato Institute article from 9/23/21 Biden’s Border Policy Is Not “Open Borders”