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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. read less
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Ginni Thomas, InfoWars, and the case for Clarence Thomas's Recusal
Apr 7 2022
Ginni Thomas, InfoWars, and the case for Clarence Thomas's Recusal
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.Twitter:Podcast - @consequencepodMatt - @stoptalkingmattJay - @stoptalkingjayv1.    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 3/25/223.    https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/ginni-thomas-builds-tea-party-list-0530594.    https://www.npr.org/2022/03/30/1089595933/legal-ethics-experts-agree-justice-thomas-must-recuse-in-insurrection-cases5.    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 - NPR7.    Texts Show Ginni Thomas’s Embrace of Conspiracy Theories - New York Times 3/26/228.    2020 Election Sting Operation Donald Trump BlockChain Security Steve Pieczenik Interview - 11/5/20209.    https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/953823383/attorney-on-call-with-trump-and-georgia-officials-resigns-from-law-firm10. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/clarence-thomas-recuse-jan-6_n_6243372ee4b03516d4288d1a11. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-jan-6.html12. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/politics/09thomas.html13. https://www.c-span.org/video/?292148-7/tea-party-movement14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/lifespring/main.htm15.
State's Rights Part 1: Sen. Mike Braun, The Supreme Court, and a Rare Moment Of Honest Racism.
Mar 29 2022
State's Rights Part 1: Sen. Mike Braun, The Supreme Court, and a Rare Moment Of Honest Racism.
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.Follow us on Twitter:Jay - @stoptalkingjayvMatt - @stoptalkingmattBruce - @rockskickcanyou1.    FULL INTERVIEW: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun news conference2.    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-states4.    https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/politics/mike-braun-interracial-marriage-comments/index.html5.    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.html7.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQboKg7xBY8.    https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=D78C6B1E-5B92-4133-B71F-40F05121CD069.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-QpXVV6qLk10. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/22/indiana-governor-vetoes-transgender-girls-sports-bill11. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/politics/the-dogma-lives-loudly-within-you-revisiting-barretts-confirmation-hearing.html12. https://news.gallup.com/poll/20920/martin-luther-king-jr-revered-more-after-death-than-before.aspx13. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt2-1/ALDE_00000408/14.
Cringe Moments from CPAC/AFPAC: Ted Cruz, Madison Cawthorne, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Mar 26 2022
Cringe Moments from CPAC/AFPAC: Ted Cruz, Madison Cawthorne, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
In this episode, Matt, Jay, Bruce, and Joe discuss discuss MAGA GOP talking points of the cringiest propagandists of CPAC and AFPAC. Rafael "Ted" Cruz begs for podcast subscriptions; Madison Cawthorn uses debunked anti-communist talking points; and Marjorie Taylor Greene invokes white christian nationalism and then denies doing so.NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 2nd but Matt got lazy and did not edit and release it for several weeks.Twitter:Podcast - @consequencepodJay- @stoptalkingjayvMatt - @stoptalkingmattBruce - @rockskickcanyou1.    Ted Cruz At CPAC 2022 On The Fundamental Conflict In America: It's A Battle Between Power & Liberty2.    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22926134/canada-trucker-freedom-convoy-protest-ottawa3.    https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/ted-cruz-job-approval-trend-04.    https://rumble.com/vvxx34-marjorie-taylor-greene-well-hello-cancelled-americans-the-future-for-our-co.html5.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Ba47MLw14&t=1s6.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2OrHxOtfY7.    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-madison-cawthorn-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-european-border-conflict-until-southern-border-is-secured8.    https://www.mediaite.com/news/reporter-asks-jen-psaki-about-joe-rogan-covid-misinformation-should-spotify-go-further/9.    https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp10. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed09.asp11. https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-anti-transgender-sign/index.html12. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine
Gov. George Wallace And The Art Of Lying About Racial Violence.
Mar 21 2022
Gov. George Wallace And The Art Of Lying About Racial Violence.
In this episode, Matt and Jelani go back in time to a 1964 speech by infamous segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace. Our hosts discuss Wallace's attempts to re-write the reality of state violence against desegregation activists in Birmingham in 1963. Also, he lies about the Civil Rights Act.Twitter:Show - @consequencepodMatt - @StopTalkingMattJay - @stoptalking jayv1.    George Wallace speaking at UCLA 1/10/19642.    https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/10/05/106999010.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=03.    http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wallace/peopleevents/pande01.html4.    George Wallace Segregation Speech5.    https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american-history/1963-george-wallace-segregation-now-segregation-forever/6.    https://news.gallup.com/poll/180107/gallup-review-black-white-differences-views-race.aspx7.    https://news.gallup.com/poll/1687/race-relations.aspx8.    https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/16/50-years-ago-mixed-views-about-civil-rights-but-support-for-selma-demonstrators/9.    https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20Congress%20passed%20Public,hiring%2C%20promoting%2C%20and%20firing.10. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act#transcript11. https://www.nps.gov/articles/16thstreetbaptist.htm12. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/birmingham-campaign-1963/13. Doctors Without Borders Donation Page
Ron Desantis, Kristi Noem, and the Art of Censorship via Private Lawsuits.
Feb 10 2022
Ron Desantis, Kristi Noem, and the Art of Censorship via Private Lawsuits.
In this episode, Matthew and Jelani tackle GOP bills and laws from around the United States that take aim at trans athletes, "woke CRT," and anyone offends a student's religous (christian) beliefs. What do these laws have in common? Private lawsuits modeled after Texas's anti-abortion law, SB8.1.    Kristi Noem signs major bill regarding transgender athletes2.    Gov. Noem signs bill banning transgender participation in girls' and women's sports - Fox News3.    Anti-Trans Bills Are Moving Through State Legislatures With Remarkable Speed - The Intercept4.    The NCAA's focus on profits means far more gets spent on men's championships5.    https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22957/2318796.    https://legiscan.com/OK/text/SB1470/id/2484266/Oklahoma-2022-SB1470-Introduced.pdf7.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFUEXDHIz88.    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/08/alana-mclaughlin-trans-mma-fighter-combate-global9.    https://listen.sdpb.org/politics/2022-01-26/top-noem-adviser-terrorism-comparison-transgender10. https://www.facebook.com/GovRonDeSantis/videos/introducing-the-stop-woke-act/877277022969704/11. https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Stop-Woke-Handout.pdf12. https://flgov.com/2021/12/15/governor-desantis-announces-legislative-proposal-to-stop-w-o-k-e-activism-and-critical-race-theory-in-schools-and-corporations/13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/07/desantis-anti-woke-act/14. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/11/us/florida-teacher-shortage/index.html
A Glimpse of Arizona: Ron Watkins, Mark Finchem, Kari Lake, And The Inexplicable Rise of the Conspiracy Theory Slate of Candidates.
Oct 28 2021
A Glimpse of Arizona: Ron Watkins, Mark Finchem, Kari Lake, And The Inexplicable Rise of the Conspiracy Theory Slate of Candidates.
In this episode, our team takes a pause from Christian Nationalism and checks in with three political candidates in the state of Arizona. Join Anna, Matthew, and Jelani in a quick exploration of the candidates who rose to prominence pushing lies and conspiracy theories. The team discusses 8kun, QaNon, whispers of Christian Nationalism, Constitutional Sheriffs, and more.Power & Consequence Twitter: @consequencepodMatthew the Talker Twitter: @stoptalkingmatt1.    Ariz. gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake: We’re going to turn our state around - OANN2.    "CodeMonkeyZ Ron Watkins BLASTING the CRIMINALS and RUNNING FOR CONGRESS!"3.    Ron declares himself the "digital Rosa Parks" because he wants to get on the "Twitter bus," the "Google bus," the "Facebook Bus," and the "Chase Bank bus."4.    3rd Pima County resident faces illegal voting charges - AP News5.    O’Halleran alone in failing to stand up to Trump’s flagrant abuses of power6.    AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake: "Deal With The Mandates And Then Decertify The Election." - Gateway Pundit7.    States have mandated vaccinations since long before COVID-19 - Pew Research8.    https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/14422741013060403209.    https://twitter.com/az_rww/status/145276721027173990410. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbdTw6F3Xwc&t=257s11. Alleged supporters of right-wing Three Percenters group charged in new Jan. 6 Capitol riot conspiracy - WAPO12. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) and Richard Mack: How Extremists Are Successfully Infiltrating Law Enforcement - ADL13.