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The Politicrat
Politics, entertainment, news, advice and information. Mostly politics. The Politicrat daily podcast website: https://ThePoliticrat.com The Politicrat Daily Podcast Shop: https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com Tweet to Omar: https://twitter.com/thepopcornreel The official The Politicrat Facebook page: https://bit.ly/3bU1O7c Moore On Medium: https://omooresf.medium.com
Episodes
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Melania May Not Care, But Do You?
After Donald Trump’s latest abysmal display in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Omar Moore asks, what are your values—and do you care about the direction and future…
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Libertarianism Is A Grifter
The fallacy of “libertarianism”. Omar Moore gets into the history of what libertarianism really is: a grift, a con and a sham. July 14, 2020. Omar’s new story…
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Sandra Bland
Five years ago today Sandra Bland was found dead in a jail cell in Texas. She should still be here with us. On July 10, 2015 Sandra Bland was stopped for not…
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Did You Hear The One About A 12-Year-Old Boy From Solihull?
A 12-year-old boy from Solihull, England was arrested on Sunday by West Midlands Police for racist online abuse and threats against Premier League footballer…
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Anti-Semitism
The scourge of anti-semitism. An evil that continues to worsen and run amok. Omar Moore on what to do to counter and banish it. July 11, 2020. Omar’s new story…
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How Are You? Checking In On The American Mindset
Omar Moore looks at the cases of Robert Fuller, Mario Matthews and Black lives. Joe Biden and his manufacturing plan. Plus: How are you? A sincere question…
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The U.S. Supreme Court, Native Americans, Trump And You, The Voter
In this episode Omar Moore looks at the important and little-discussed US Supreme Court decision McGirt v. Oklahoma and the over-discussed Trump v. Vance and…
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A Conversation On Anti-Asian Racism With Manju Kulkarni, of Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
Manju Kulkarni, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council talks about the rise of racist attacks against Asians, Asian-Americans and…
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Kanye West
Omar Moore looks at some of the ups and downs and the politics of Kanye West in light of his July 4, 2020 announcement that he is running for President of the…
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An American And Republican War Against Black People
Forever there has been an American war against Black people. Omar Moore looks at the last 60 years of that war via Republican and Democratic White House…
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Summer Taylor
Summer Taylor was killed early on the morning of July 4, 2020 in Seattle, protesting for justice, protesting for Black Lives Matter. A man drove his car into…
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Voices Of America On The Fourth Of July: James Baldwin (“I Am Not Your Negro”), Toni Morrison, Et Al
On this Fourth Of July Omar Moore brings you the voices of America: James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, MLK Jr, Caroline Randall Williams, Lorraine Hansberry, Samuel…
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Vanessa Guillen
Vanessa Guillen, 20, was a Specialist soldier in the United States Army at Fort Hood, Texas. She went missing on April 22, 2020. Her family demanded answers…
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And Now For A Very Important Message...
Omar Moore with an important message that you must listen to. July 2, 2020. Please check your voter registration weekly through October. Omar’s film review of…
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Reframing A Woman’s Right To Choose As A Human Right
Language is everything, and how you frame a discussion or issue is critical to how it is conveyed, received and thought about. Since women’s rights are…
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Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing”, Released Exactly 31 Years Ago Today
A look at Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing”, which was released on June 30, 1989. Omar Moore revisits a number of conversations around the film, the political…
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The BET Awards And Corporate Appropriation(?) Of Black Lives Matter
Last night the BET Awards 2020 were a stunning and uplifting tribute to Blackness, Black excellence and Black Lives Matter. Omar Moore looks back at the night…
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Happy Pride Day—A Partial History Of Gay And Trans Liberation And Activism In The U.S.
A look at moments of activism in the LGBTQIA community in the U.S. beginning with the Stonewall Uprising in New York City in 1969. On this Pride Day 2020 Omar…
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Beyond Their Great Anti-Trump Ads: A Closer Look At The Lincoln Project
Omar Moore takes a closer look at The Lincoln Project and some of the people behind it. What is the agenda of The Lincoln Project beyond its highly successful…
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The George Floyd Justice In Policing Act; Liverpool Win The Premier League
A look at the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, which passed in the House last night. The Act passed 236-181. Audio of some of the speeches on the House…
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Investigative Reporter Greg Palast On Your Voting Plan For This November
A conversation with investigative reporter Greg Palast on voting in the USA, vote stealing by the Republican Party of predominantly Black voters as well as…
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“Race Is Not A Social Construct—It Is A Lie!” A Conversation With Anti-Racist Educator Jane Elliott
An illuminating conversation with the pre-eminent anti-racist educator Jane Elliott, who began teaching anti-racism in 1968 in the state of Iowa to white…
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Whitelash And Reckoning
A look at some of the backlash of racism from some white people to the Black Lives Matter movement. Omar Moore also looks at some white people on television…
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Why Susan Rice Must Be Joe Biden’s Running Mate
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice should be (and will be) the running mate of Joe Biden, according to Omar Moore, who has done an about face on…
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U.S. Supreme Court Sins: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Korematsu v. US, Trump v. Hawaii
A look at what Korematsu v US led to, and how Trump v. Hawaii (2018) shows how little has changed where race and racism cases in the U.S. Supreme Court (Brown…
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Bill Barr, Prince Of Darkness
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr has had a history of covering up for Republican administrations engaged in criminal activity. Omar Moore chronicles some of…
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Juneteenth And Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Nat Turner
On this 155th Juneteenth Omar Moore looks at the origins of this very special occasion in the U.S. Also: a look at the critical figures of American history…
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Rayshard Brooks Ran For His Life
Rayshard Brooks wanted to live. Garrett Rolfe didn’t want him to. Where are the good cops in the USA? Omar Moore wants to know. Plus: A look at Wednesday’s…
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Remembering The Mother Emanuel AME Nine, Five Years On
Five years ago tonight Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Depayne Middleton Doctor, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Cynthia…
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Are These Hangings Or Lynchings?
After three Black men are found hanging in California and New York City in an 11-day stretch (May 31-June 10 2020) Omar Moore asks are these really hangings?…
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Questions And More Questions For The Police Killers Of Rayshard Brooks
Questions for the police killers of Rayshard Brooks, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd. Omar Moore asks the questions. Contains audio clips of the family of Mr…
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Rayshard Brooks
Rayshard Brooks, RIP. He was 27. Murdered by police in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, June 12, 2020. He should still be here. Omar Moore talks about Mr. Brooks…
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Media Sanitization Of Police Violence And Racist Violence In England And The U.S.
On the 100th episode! of The Politicrat podcast, a look at the media sanitizing of the violence by racist white men who were also Nazi saluting in London…
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Which Way Will White Americans Vote On November 3, 2020?
While some institutions are responding to the millions of Black, Brown, white, Native and Asian demands for justice and systemic overhaul and change, Omar…
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A History Of Voting In The U.S., Republican Vote Stealing And Solutions
A look at voting in the U.S., from the 1960s through 2020, Republican vote-stealing and what you can do to combat this. Omar Moore also reviews Spike Lee’s new…
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Oxford Councillor Shaista Aziz On The “Rhodes Must Fall” Movement And Removal Of UK Enslaver Statues
Shaista Aziz, the Oxford, England Councillor for Labour and racial justice advocate, speaks to Omar Moore about the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK and…
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George Floyd Goes Home
George Floyd was a human being. Omar Moore looks at Mr. Floyd’s life as he goes home today in Houston, Texas. June 9, 2020. Check your voter registration and…
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The F Word
Why are so many Americans hesitant to use or talk about fascism in the United States, especially when it is obvious that fascism has been a staple of the…
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My Country ‘Tis Of Me—Or Vote For All
The need to eradicate systems that harm Black Lives must be the next focus of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protest movement that has gone global once again…
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Say Their Names - A Readout Of A Partial List Of The Many Black People Killed By Police In The U.S.
In this episode Omar Moore reads out just a partial list of the names of many Black people in the U.S. who have been killed by police. Some names you will…
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Wake Up America, For Something Wicked This Way Comes
A closer look at the fascism and dictatorial and authoritarian behavior of Donald Trump just this week alone, and a strong warning for Americans: this is…
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Why Is Rand Paul Delaying Passage Of The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act? (Better Call Paul)
That is the question: why? Republican Senator Rand Paul is blocking passage of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act passed in the House last February, three days…
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Breonna Taylor, A Black Woman Whose Life Mattered
The execution of Breonna Taylor (while she slept) by three Louisville, Kentucky cops (still as yet uncharged with any crime) has received relatively little…
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We The People Or We The Fascists?
The first three words of the US Constitution are “We The People”. Donald Trump took an axe to those words and the First Amendment yesterday...and for a photo…
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Bakari Sellers, Attorney, CNN Political Analyst And Author Of “My Vanishing Country”
As the calendar turns to June, Omar Moore speaks to Bakari Sellers, attorney, CNN political analyst and author of the new book “My Vanishing Country”. The…
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White Riot 2020, In BLM And Black Wall Street 99 Years Ago Today
A look at the attempted subversion of Black Lives Matter by some white people, specifically white racists, during US protests against the police murder of…
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From George Washington To George Floyd, A Police State In The U.S.
An examination of policing and the police state and its origins in the U.S. and what must be done to change the way policing and the system of policing is…
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White People In America, 2020
Given that over 65 percent of white male voters in the US voted for Donald Trump and 53 percent of white female voters voted for Trump in 2016, knowing he was…
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House Of Lords Member Daniel Finkelstein On Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings And UK Politics
Omar Moore engages in conversation with The Times (UK) columnist and Conservative House Of Lords Peer Daniel Finkelstein on UK politics, including the…
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George Floyd
Another police murder of a Black person in the USA. George Floyd was handcuffed, on the ground, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three police officers stood by as a…
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Amy Cooper, Systemic Whiteness And The Need For White People To Challenge Each Other To End Racism
Amy Cooper is the latest white person in America to call the police on a Black person who was minding their own business. Amy Cooper lied. Her dangerous…
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The Dangerous Distraction Of Dominic Cummings As 38,000 Die In The UK
As Boris Johnson and the Tory government continues to cover for Dominic Cummings for his breaking the lockdown rules, Omar Moore analyses the deeper issues…
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The Lives Lost: A Readout Of Every Person’s Name On The NY Times Front Cover Page
On this Memorial Day Weekend Omar Moore reads out every name on today’s New York Times front page of those persons who died from coronavirus in the USA. May…
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Joe Biden And The Black Community
A look at the history between Joe Biden and the Black community in the USA. Omar Moore revisits key parts of Biden’s legislative record, most notably the…
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Twenty-First Century Nursing Home Genocide Of Black And Brown Persons
A somber reality: COVID-19 is a Black and Brown disease. Omar Moore takes a look at coronavirus killing highly disproportionate amounts of Black and Brown…
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Are The Maskless In This Pandemic In The US More Likely To Be Trump Supporters?
A genuine question: are those in the US who do not wear masks during this coronavirus pandemic more likely to be supporters of Donald Trump? Or does that…
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This November, Vote For Your Life!
Donald Trump has spent the last three years planting the seed in many American minds that the election of 2020 will be as illegitimate as his White House…
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Looking At Malcolm X On His 95th Birthday
Today Malcolm X would have turned 95. Omar Moore looks at Malcolm X’s life, philosophies, evolutions and several key speeches, including “The Ballot Or The…
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Betrayed
A look at how the House Democratic leadership (Speaker Pelosi, Leader Steny Hoyer) let down their constituencies by failing to fight harder for higher stimulus…
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What Happens In Georgia Stays In Georgia
A look at the institutional machinations in Georgia that brought about the assassinations of Ahmaud Arbery and Kenneth Herring (both unarmed and killed by…