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cOrPoRaTe oVeRrEaCh, Tasers = Always Racist 4.14.21

Apr 14, 2021
01:13:46
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In episode 857, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Couples Therapy co-host Andy Beckerman to discuss the GOP flip-flopping on corporations, the history of the taser in the context of racial oppression, Biden's unnecessary thoughts on looting, Usher bucks, and more!

FOOTNOTES:

  1. Conservatives: When We Said Corporations Are People, We Didn’t Mean They Could Disagree With Us
  2. Black people 'three times more likely' to be Tasered
  3. Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
  4. Despite Widespread Use, Police Rate Tasers As Less Effective Than Believed
  5. There’s ‘no evidence’ Tasers reduce police use of firearms, new study shows
  6. Who Made That Stun Gun?
  7. Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies
  8. Where did the word 'Taser' come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel
  9. Joe Biden Says 'No Justification' For Looting, Violence Amid Unrest Over Daunte Wright Shooting
  10. USHER DIDN'T PAY STRIPPERS WITH 'U$HER BUCKS' ... Big Ol' Misunderstanding
  11. LISTEN: Grosch Joint - Matthias Bublath 

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