Strap in folks, this is a long one...

In this episode Brandon and Jordan talk about Mike Pence visiting Wisconsin, Fox news actually doing something good, and Hamilton (among other things).

Pence in Wisco: https://fox11online.com/news/election/vice-president-mike-pence-makes-campaign-stop-in-ripon
Chris Wallace Grills Trump: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/foxs-chris-wallace-praise-interview-trump-71885087
Media Bias Chart: https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
Roger stone: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/trump-will-commute-ally-roger-stones-prison-sentence-source-tells-nbc-news.html
Frost/Nixon interview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_interviews
13th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8
Cleveland name change: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-terry-francona-says-cleveland-indians-should-change-name-20200705-wtqqrop24vdx5ksbsvrbizujju-story.html
The SUPER racist logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Wahoo
Washington logo designer: https://www.wusa9.com/article/sports/nfl/redskins/washington-redskins-name-change-bittersweet-for-family-of-logo-creator/65-bf85b9b8-fa48-48dc-a3d2-3f03326cc338
Washington team name change: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/washington-s-nfl-team-retires-name-long-condemned-anti-indigenous-n1233624?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
John Lewis passes away: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/john-lewis-dead-at-80/index.html
Hamilton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCKfXpAGHc
Portland protests: https://theweek.com/speedreads/926070/unidentified-federal-agents-camo-rented-minivans-are-grabbing-people-portlands-streets

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1. BLACK LIVES MATTER

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1. THESE 3 COLOR OF CHANGE PETITIONS

With 1.7 million members, Color of Change is the largest online racial justice organization in the United States. The nonprofit has a handful of petitions you can sign, including:

2. JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD

It's become the most prominent petition in US history, with 10.5 million signatures at the time of writing. This petition demands Mayor Jacob Frey and DA Mike Freeman to take action in prosecuting George Floyd's murderers.

3. BLACK LIVES MATTER'S #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE

The Black Lives Matter movement is calling for radical and sustainable solutions that affirm the prosperity of Black lives. This petition is a call to end systematic racism through the defunding of police and the reallocation of funds to Black communities and resources.

4. STOP NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING

This petition is specific to our home city and demands LA City Council to end industrial oil drilling in the city's low-income communities, often communities of color. Specifically, the petition aims to place a 2,500-foot buffer zone around homes, schools, hospitals, and other sensitive land uses by 2025.

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Georgia is one of a handful of states in the USA that does not have a hate crime bill—the Georgia State Legislature has failed to pass it for the past three years. This petition demands House Bill 426 (currently stalled in Senate) to be passed and enacted. You can read more about the bill here.

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