Ep 235: Allison and Erek (@erek_smith) discuss Netflix's The Social Dilemma and the Trial of the Chicago 7 Recommended reading: 9 (Kinda) Hilarious Lessons From My 99 Days on a COVID Ventilator In bad news: The stupid dueling town halls, Allison is not a fan of Dianne Feinstein, and Amy Coney Barrett's looming Supreme Court confirmation In good news: Chris Christie now takes Covid seriously after almost dying from it, YouTube cracks down on QAnon, and maybe-Russian puppet Rudy Giuliani's daughter hates him Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

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(10/17/20) Anti-rec: #TrialOfChicago7; Allison is not a fan of Dianne Feinstein; Rudy's daughter hates him

Ep 234: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs The Killers' Imploding the Mirage, Lydia Loveless' Daughter, The Boys' season finale, and Shudder, while Allison recs: Sufjan Stevens' The Ascension, neilcic's Mouth Dreams, and the season premiere of Great British Bakeoff (it's so bad that it's good) In bad news: Trump simultaneously claims Covid is NBD—but also he's a big, brave boy for "beating it," Trump demanded doctors at Walter Reed sign NDAs and is threatening to withhold another stimulus unless people vote for him, the VP debate responses were painfully predictable, and 13 domestic terrorists have been charged in the plot to abduct Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer In good news: Right-wing political operatives Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl arraigned on felony voter intimidation charges for robocalls, the next presidential debate has been canceled and Biden will be doing a virtual town hall instead, and while Facebook  has been predictably bad about banning QAnon, Twitter has announced it will turn off some features to fight election misinformation Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(10/10/20) 13 domestic terrorists charged in plot to abduct Michigan Gov; No second stimulus ??

Ep 233: Allison shares a spooky story and recs: Raised By Wolves and the trailer for Minari, while Erek (@erek_smith) recs The Devil All The Time and the Borat 2 trailer In bad news: The shitshow of a debate in which Trump told the Proud Boys to "stand by" and mocked drug addicts and Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency In good news: Trump has Covid and so do a bunch of other Republicans who attended Amy Barrett's dumb Rose Garden nomination, Melania goes off on Christmas and kids in cages in these secret tapes, Brad Parscale's wild spiral got lost in all the recent commotion, and Harvey Weinstein is facing 6 more sexual assault charges (bye, bitch) Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(10/3/20) Trump has Covid and paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency

Ep 232: Allison recs some spooky pods, Happy Death Day, Netflix's Alive, Pen15, and recaps the Emmys In bad news: DOJ designates NYC as an "anarchist jurisdiction," which is weird because there sure are a lot of cops, Trump won't commit to "peaceful" post-election transfer of power (he's been threatening this since 2016), Don Jr. is unhinged and urging people to "enlist" into Trump's "army" of poll watchers, and Brett Hankison, the officer who killed Breonna Taylor, is charged with "wanton endangerment" for firing rounds into a neighbor's apartment—which means the only shots he will be held accountable for are the ones that didn't kill Breonna In good news: Shout-out to everyone who booed Trump as he "paid respects" to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at court, Michael Bloomberg has reportedly raised $16 million in order to aid 32,000 Florida felons in paying outstanding fees so that they might regain good standing to vote (because we still have poll taxes in 2020), and Twitch is winning the battle against QAnon and far-right channels at a time when Twitter and Facebook seem unwilling and unable to address their fascists problem Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(9/26/20) Spooky recs! ?; Anarchist jurisdictions; Trump won't commit to "peaceful" transfer of power

Ep 231: Allison reads Patreon questions and recs and then recs: Zero Zero Zero, The Devil All The Time, Designing Women, and Harley Quinn In bad news: RBG has died and Trump can't wait to fill her seat, alleged unwanted hysterectomies and other abuses at ICE facility prompts investigation, ICE deported a key witness in investigation of sexual assault and harassment at an El Paso detention center, Attorney General William Barr suggests charging protesters with sedition, and Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf defied a House subpoena In good news: Non-binary people are now protected from discrimination under the UK Equality Act, a federal judge temporarily blocked USPS policy changes nationwide, Chris Evans  is using his dick (pic) for good, Adriene from Yoga With Adriene gets political in the best way possible, and yet-another reason  Naomi Osaka is awesome Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(9/19/20) Harley Quinn; RBG; The uterus collector

Ep 230: Allison is in huge trouble with Penny and recs: the Dune trailer, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, The Boys S2, Catastrophe, and You're The Worst  In bad news: The Oscars' new diversity standards are a checklist, Trump admin siphoned almost $4 million from 9/11 first responders fund, 17 people are dead and dozens are missing in the vast western wildfires (and the military deployed firefighting helicopters to Afghanistan), and a Trump health official pressured the CDC to alter their Covid info to back Trump In good news: Trump sat down for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward and was surprised he said dumb, bad things, NFL season kicks off with the players' (and Chloe x Halle) protesting racism, Naomi Osaka's fearless BLM protests in professional tennis, and Trump's unfortunate use of a song about privileged assholes and other mishaps in campaign song history Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(9/12/20) Duuuune!!; Oscars' new diversity standards are a joke; Trump admin stole $4 million from 9/11 first responders

Ep 229: Allison reads Patreon recs and recs: Selling Sunset, Man in the High Castle, The Last Dance, Booksmart, Pop Star, and Class Action Park and laments the lack of WAP at the VMAs In bad news: Police killing of Daniel Pride, no scandal (not the "War heroes are losers" or pimping out of Sarah Sanders) will bring down Trump, Michael Reinoehl and violence in direct action, pro-Trump caravans in Portland, and two Boogaloo Bois have been arrested for allegedly conspiring with Hamas In good news: Charges have finally been dropped against Curtis Flowers, Ed Markey defeats Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts, California is close to passing a bill that would ban residents and visitors from making racist, false 911 calls, and John Boyega is here to call out Hollywood's racist bullshit Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(9/5/20) Violence in direct action; Daniel Prude; No scandal will bring down Trump

Ep 228: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) and Allison rec First Cow, She Dies Tomorrow, Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, and Allison recs the new Batman and I'm Thinking Of Ending Things trailers In bad news: Chadwick Boseman was a true king, fact-checking  the many lies at the RNC, the police shooting of Jacob Blake and militia execution of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum (and wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz), the right cheers on the militia as Kenosha police continue to be awful, Proud Boys invade Portland, and why the QAnon conspiracy theory has gone global In good news: the NBA, WNBA, and MLB teams' wildcat strike against racism, Ran Paul is a little weenie, difficult daughter Claudia Conway may have gotten her mom to resign, and we're not done laughing about Head Cuck Jerry Falwell Jr. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/29/20) Chadwick Boseman; Jacob Blake; NBA's wildcat strike

Ep 227: Allison recs: I May Destroy You, Lovecraft Country, Bright Eyes' new album, Yes, God, Yes, Search Party, and An American Pickle In bad news: The DNC gives one minute to AOC and invites sexual predator Bill Clinton to speak, will people risk their lives to see Tenet?, Louis DeJoy testifies before Congress about the USPS budget cuts, and Trump suggests deploying law enforcement on election day In good news: Steve Bannon is arrested, the Golden State Killer receives multiple life sentences, a judge halts Trump's rollback of transgender health protections, and James Blunt developed scurvy after adopting an all-meat diet to assert his masculinity Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/22/20) Trump suggests deploying law enforcement for election; Steve Bannon arrested

Ep 226: It's a dang bonus episode with David Kim (@davidkim2020), who is running for Congress in California! Listen to David talk about the importance of Medicare For All during a pandemic, a universal basic income, and a human-centered economy. Visit davidkim2020.com to volunteer or kick him some sweet dollars! Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/16/20) BONUS: David Kim on M4A and a human-centered economy

Ep 225: Erek (@erek_smith) recs Netflix's The Chase, Picking Up by Robin Nagle, and Nightcrawler, and Allison recs HBO's I'll Be Gone In The Dark, Golden Girls, Scoop by Evelyn Waugh and Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov In bad news: Trump says he opposes funding USPS because of mail-in voting and revives "birther" conspiracy theory—this time for Kamala Harris, and all about the QAnon conspiracy theories you've probably seen your relatives post on Facebook In good news: Dolly Parton asks: "Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter?", Rep. Ilhan Omar wins his Minnesota primary election and proves she's the future of the Democratic Party, and there's a dang elephant baby boom in Kenya Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/15/20) Trump opposes USPS funding because of mail-in ballots; Who is the future of the Dem Party?

Ep 224: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss the new LTN bonus ep with director Jeff Barnaby, and recs The Rain and the "First Time Hearing" YouTube series by Tim and Fred Williams AKA TwinsthenewTrend, and Allison recs HBO's Perry Mason, WAP, and Black Is King. In bad news: Trump's multiple confusing executive orders on pre-existing conditions (which already exists in the ACA) and TikTok, his response to the staggering death toll from Coronavirus: "It is what it is," New York State schools are reopening; meanwhile, the mother of a student who was suspended after posting a photo on Twitter that shower her high school's crowded hallways says her daughter's suspension has been reversed, and a new report says that between 30 and 40 million people in the US are at risk of being evicted by the end of the year. In good news: New York Attorney General moves to dissolve the NRA after fraud investigation, some good primary results in Missouri where Cori Bush defeated William Lacy Clay and voters approved Medicaid expansion and Kansas where all four Native candidates running for office won their elections, including 26-year-old first-time candidate Christina Haswood, who will be the youngest sitting legislator in the House, Libertarian candidate scraps rally appearance after being bitten by a bat, and Jerry Falwell Jr. is taking a leave of absence from Liberty University but he's gonna try to be "a good boy." Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/8/20) New York orders teachers to the pandemic frontline; NY AG moves to dissolve the NRA

Ep 223: A very special BONUS LTN episode with @MeredithLClark and director Jeff Barnaby (@tripgore) on his killer new film, Blood Quantum, promoting a zombie film during a pandemic, how Native people were always braced for the apocalypse, and his fav film and comic book recs. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/5/20) BONUS: Director Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and how Native peoples were always ready for the apocalypse

Ep 222: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to rec Dark, Blood Quantum, and Star Trek's sex and fear, while Allison recs Taylor Swift's Folklore and Host. In bad news: Trump's unhinged rantings about delaying the election and banning TikTok, the DoJ's plans to "surge" federal officers into black and Latino neighborhoods sounds a lot like what the NYPD has been doing for decades, and the very bad idea to open schools back up, while Conservatives go full denialist  about how Coronavirus is spread. In good news: Jeffrey Epstein's victims get to name names — including Bill Clinton and Alan Dershowitz — in unsealed court documents, Ellen's downward spiral continues, medical workers have gotten very good at treating Covid patients, and John Lewis' powerful last words. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(8/1/20) Sex and Fear; Trump rants about delaying the election and banning TikTok

Ep 221: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Dark, Unsolved Mysteries, Eurovision Song Contest, and anti-recs the new season of Queer Eye and drinking sea water. In bad news: Dems just joined the GOP to increase military spending by $2 billion—but apparently that's not looting, Congress lets $600 unemployment benefit lapse when we're on the precipice of a wave of evictions, and while there's lots of good  happening in the largest uprising in recent US history, there have also been armed right-wing militias, enormous police violence, and protesters have been shot; and men's rights groups are in a panic over the murders of Roy Den Hollander, including his killing/shooting of US District Judge Esther Salas' family. In good news: Thousands of workers walk out in "Strike for Black Lives" this week, AOC to Yoho: "a 'decent man' won't hide behind his kids," Grimes tells Elon Musk to "turn off your phone" after Tesla CEO's gender pronouns tweet, and finally: person, woman, man, camera, TV. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

(7/26/20) Dems join GOP to increase military spending by $2 billion during a pandemic — but that's not looting?

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