Yes, It's That Bad
By Alexis Filth
Yes, It's That BadOct 22, 2020
Episode for 11/25/20 More post election fuckery, Covid is back baby!
We'll drop links as we are able, have kids in quarantine.
Episode from 11/16: Late update
Hey folks, I've been down with Covid but here's an ep we did last week. This week's coming soon
Episode for 11/9/20: Election roundup and stories that may have slipped under the radar
Links will be forthcoming.
Episode for 11/2/2020 Local Corruption Deep Dive Feat: Kris Bilbrey and Kate Thornburg
Kris has a podcast called Perception is Reality https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2559759
You can find him on Facebook under Kristopher Bilbrey.
Kate is running to be Randolph county commissioner and you can donate here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progress4randolph
Today we talked about the long history of local corruption in the US, using Alexis's county as an example. This is a fascinating look at local politics.
Episode for 10/26/2020 Fracking, GOP vetting and giving up on containment
Yeah this one is important, and talks about stuff that doesn't get covered much, but it's a bit grim.
Weekly Link: covidactnow.org
Resource Links: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f958236c5b673c608249128
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/
Emergency Episode: Nigerian massacres by the state, a report from the front
We reached out to a nigerian who works in computer science and was on twitter discussing his experiences with the military attacking civilians. The convo gets cut off at the end but our guest Banky is ok, the internet just died on him. I will be adding links after work.
Episode for 10/20/20 Double header with a coup in Bolivia foiled, Patriot Act follies, ACB nomination and much more!
I'll drop the links when I can, meanwhile: Download the 5 Calls app, Watch They Live, and look up the Dollop episodes on the Iraq War.
Episode for 10/6/2020 Trump sick, check your registration, corruption continues
We talk all sorts of news, and not just about Trump's diagnosis. Election violence still looms, no matter the rosy whistling past the graveyard many mainstream pundits are doing. Plus we talk local corruption in Alexis's district (which is represented by Greg Pence).
Links:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/election-violence-in-november-heres-what-the-research-says/
https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1312819085357404160?s=19
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/jaime-harrison-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate-debate.html
Daily Action Items:
Donate to Ian Dent for Randolph County Coroner: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/transcoroner
Check your voter Registration: https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration
Episode for 9/28/20: Trumps taxes, the heart of evil at the center of the GOP and more
Episode for 9/25/20
Article Links:
https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/covid-19-mutation-may-be-evolving-to-bypass-masks-hand-washing/amp/
https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/trump-campaign-reportedly-discussing-contingency-153100735.html
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/24/tech/amazon-ring-drone/index.html
Go to FoodNotBombs.org and sign up to help.
Episode for 9/21/20: RBG passes away, Justice department falls apart
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/20/trump-threatens-to-issue-executive-order-preventing-biden-from-being-elected-president/#1b78a07976f6
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/bill-barr-goes-full-on-right-wing-nutjob/
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f67731cc5b6de79b676be27
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/campaign/516734-mcconnell-holds-12-point-lead-over-democratic-challenger-mcgrath-poll%3famp
Episode for 9/18/20 Pre RBG recording
Due to technical difficulties this Friday episode was not able to be published until today
Episode for 9/18/20 Eugenics and Jacob Wohl
links forthcoming
Episode for 9/15/2020 Everything is on fire
Everything is on fire, go donate blood.
Episode for 9/7/2020: Racial sensitivity training ban, Boat Parade sinks, Wildfire updates and more
Todays Links:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/germany-right-wing-extremists-dominate-anti-protests/
Today's Action Item: RedCross.org and GO DONATE SOME BLOOD!
Episode for 9/4/2020 Trump calls the Marines "Losers", immigration gets even harder, health care workers dying
We discuss the days news and commentary.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/over-7000-health-workers-from-amnesty-says/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/election-us-2020-54011022
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/02/us/houston-evictions-crisis/index.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/house-subpoenas-embattled-postal-service-leader-over-delays/2598907/%3famp https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/9/3/21408528/trump-naturalization-backlog-citizenship-voting
Episode for 9/2/20: Constitutional Crises Abound
In this episode we discuss the many constitutional crises that are getting ignored or have slipped off the mainstream media's radar. We also have a discussion about the horrific attack on 3 trans women in Los Angeles (Content Warning, discussion of violence against trans people).
Links of articles discussed:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/politics/trump-russia-justice-department.html
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/82920
https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/1299378729127305218?s=19
https://theintercept.com/2020/08/31/blueleaks-amazon-ring-doorbell-cameras-police/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-pence/index.html
Todays Action Item: Donate to the Trans Lifeline! https://translifeline.org/donate
Episode 8: More right wing violence, Billionaires bellow bull, Transphobia on display
A raft of stories from the end of the week. Links in the morning.
Belated Ep for 8/26/20: Murder in wisconsin, storms in the gulf
This episode is slightly out of date due to internet issues but is still pertinent and timely.
Links when I can get them back.
Todays action item: Donate blood!
Episode for 8/24/20: Falwell's Follies, Kellyanne gone, and yet another round of police shooting an unarmed black man
Links Forthcoming. www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trumps-media-pugilist-kellyanne-conway-steps-down/ www.rawstory.com/2020/08/jerry-falwell-jr-says-his-wife-had-a-fatal-attraction-affair-with-the-pool-boy-report/ www.rawstory.com/2020/08/berlin-hospital-says-kremlin-critic-navalnys-test-results-indicate-poisoning/ www.rawstory.com/2020/08/twin-storms-threaten-us-as-12-ed-in-haiti-dominican-republic/ www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/24/jacob-blake-protests-erupt-after-black-man-shot-wisconsin-police/3428198001/ www.rawstory.com/2020/08/jim-inhofe-caught-in-decades-long-corruption-scandal-to-get-government-contracts-to-his-close-associates/
Action Item: Use your podcasting platform and go listen to Behind the Police to learn how messed up american policing is
Episode for 8/21/20: More USPS corruption, former Seal banned, Bannon is on a boat
Today was the debut of Esperanza Cortez on the show and we talked about all the days news including how Dreamers can't get jobs due to Trump's racism, the Sturgis rally spreading covid, voter suppression, and of course, Bannon on a boat as well as much more!
Links forthcoming
Episode for 8/20/20: Steve Bannon on a Boat, Cali on fire, Racists Arrested
Episode 3: DNC Night 2, RNC updates, and John Bolton's mustache
Podcast Links: www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-zealand-pm-shoots-back-at-trump-patently-wrong-to-compare-outbreaks/ar-BB186FVU?ocid=msedgntp www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-did-aoc-nominate-bernie-sanders-democrat-answers-confused-americans/ar-BB188hgH?ocid=msedgntp www.wonkette.com/smirky-covington-teen-gun-waving-st-louis-couple-signed-for-gop-convention-wheres-nuge www.wonkette.com/meet-miles-taylor-donald-trump-is-very-mad-at-miles-right-now-grrr-argh emilygorcenski.com/post/right-wingers-are-fragile-feelings-oriented-snowflakes-who-hate-facts/ www.rawstory.com/2020/08/actor-cuba-gooding-jr-accused-of-rape/ www.thesun.co.uk/news/12428893/biden-wife-jill-affair-married-first-husband-claims/ Also this piece so we don't forget that scumbags are still scumbags: www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/john-bolton-worries-what-would-happen-to-the-country-if-trump-reelected-but-he-s-still-not-voting-for-biden/ar-BB1896gU?ocid=msedgntp
Episode 2: The DNC Convention, RNC Racism, The Iowa Derecho
Today LJ Montello joined Alexis to discuss the DNC and their "Hopey Changey Timey Wimey" message, then they move on to discussing the 700(!) schools that have closed due to Covid outbreaks, Tucker Carlson sending his fans after reporters, guess who's coming to the RNC, and the criminally underreported natural disaster in Iowa.
Show Story Links:
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1969979
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/new-911-transcript-shows-the-results-of-tucker-carlsons-threats-to-reporters/
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f3ba919c5b61100c3ac3c3c
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f3b9fa4c5b6e054c3fea8f3
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f3b0c44c5b670ab17aecf7b
Daily Action Link:
https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/derecho-storm-iowa-what-to-know-how-to-help.html
Now
Episode 1: Police Brutality and Post Office Sabotage
Welcome to the very first episode of Yes, It's That Bad. Today we discuss news from over the weekend as well as what broke this morning. Topics include the death of the wrong Trump, a judge ruling that you can in fact discriminate against gay people as long as you claim it's your "art", the assault of the post office, Jeffrey Epstein being a creep and showing off a 14 year old victim to the president at his Florida club, the police doing that thing they do so well (hiding evidence of their brutality), and an election news roundup. We're proud to bring you our very first show, and hope you'll join us for many more!
Follow Alexis on Twitter: @Violetwanderers
Check out her other podcast: www.violetwanderers.com
Follow Michael on Twitter: @MichaelRMora
Episode Links:
Robert Trump dies and Trump makes it about himself: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trump-praises-his-late-brother-for-not-being-jealous-of-him-even-though-i-had-big-success/
NYPD Police hide evidence of abuse: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/the-nypd-is-withholding-evidence-from-investigations-into-police-abuse/
Anti Gay Discrimination: https://www.towleroad.com/2020/08/trump-appointed-judge-rules-photographer-can-reject-gay-couples-despite-ban-on-lgbt-discrimination/
Epstein showed off 14 year old victim at Mar-a-Lago: https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-victim-claims-he-showed-her-off-to-trump-at-mar-a-lago-when-she-was-14
Election News Roundup: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1969826
The Attack on the post office: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trumps-attacks-on-the-postal-service-deserve-sustained-red-alert-coverage-from-the-media/2020/08/14/6eac0e50-de2f-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
Yes, It's That Bad podcast trailer
This is a trailer for an upcoming news podcast entitled "Yes, It's That Bad". We're not a standard news crew, and this won't be a standard news podcast. Alexis (your main host) is a nonbinary trans woman living in the rural midwest, and she will be joined by cohosts Michael Mora of Wonkette, Esperanza Battle, and LJ Montello to give you a unique insight into the news of the day. We're here to deconstruct the standard narratives that drive the corporate news machine and really dig into why what's happening is happening. So come check us out! Monday-Friday we'll be here looking into the issues that affect your life day to day.
So join us and realize that Yes, It's That Bad.