Hollywood Protects Bad Men (part 34343), Racist Shoots Black Teen for Zero Reason, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Caters to Wealthy Donors, Writers Guild Strike, Liars abusing Flint - again
Plus: Philly Coca-Cola strike, Ben & Jerry's workers file for union election, +++ More!
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The Flint Water Crisis is NOT over. Friends and sources of mine, and their children and families, suffer every single day. We have yet to know the true extent of health impacts. But, “scientist” Marc Edwards? You know, the guy who purported to want to help Flint by testing the water and was hailed as a hero for doing so, only to have him do a 180 under suspicious circumstances? He’s declaring that it’s “hyperbolic messaging” doing the damage. Not the POISON IN THE WATER - PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE POISON IN THE WATER. Am I mad? Absolutely. Imagine how those families feel. Disgusting, Mr. Edwards. I hope the money was worth it.
Speaking of Flint, which I will continue to do, always – the LAST Flint water crisis defendant (because the cases have all been dismissed) is also asking the judge to dismiss his case. This means ZERO people have been held accountable for poisoning a majority Black, poor city. We will keep fighting.
David Choe, star of the new hit Netflix series Beef, is under fire for comments he’d made years ago on a podcast. These aren’t innocuous comments. They are disgusting and should be career-ending without some real soul-searching, education, and apologies on his part. And even then? That’s for anyone harmed to decide. He was praising himself for being a r*pist.
Twitter, you know, that bastion of free speech and freedom of posting by Elon Musk, took DOWN the video clip of this, which had been posted by Aura Bogado and went viral. She posted the DCMA here.
This is, of course, a newsworthy clip and is absolutely postable under fair use. Thankfully, I was able to find the video on TikTok, transcribe it, and post it again. People need to know. CW: This content is UGLY and TRIGGERING. VIDEO CLIP HERE
Transcript of Above Clip:
CW: Transcript of Netflix’s David Choe speaking of being a rapist: (Choe) But the thrill of possibly going to jail... excites you? (Choe) You know that's what got...that's what achieved the erection quest. The getting the thing... Ew, you're basically telling us that you're a rapist now, and the only way to get your dick really hard is rape. (Choe) Yeah What did she look like? (Chose) Like, beautiful...Like like half... How would you describe... (Choe) Half Black, half white. Long curly hair How old? Big titties? (Choe) Huge titties What the fuck is wrong with you guys? (Choe) Huge real titties. Who cares what she looks like? Dave is telling us he's a rapist ... (Choe) a successful... What did she look like? How long was her hair? (Choe) A successful rapist."
Another disgusting video featuring Choe speaks of child r*ape. VIDEO CLIP HERE
Transcript of the Above Clip: CW CW CW
CW: Child rape discussion. Transcript of the above David Choe video clip: "First of all, would you even do that? This 13-year-old? He could have easily passed for 15. okay...He could have easily passed for 15. Barely, though...you He wasn't necessarily like an old looking 13 You look at him, and he's definitely a child He's just like really like he had the perfect... A child doing adult shit That shouldn't be considered statutory rape And like it's consensual and and I was like, yeah... no that definitely...no one no one would consider that rape, except maybe his Mom ... and the law I don't think there's a person...I mean Are we tripping right now? Are we being delusional - is there anyone that has a problem with that? I mean I think, I think there's not one person that would think that's abuse and would just think how lucky that kid is."
David Choe must be held accountable. Netflix must be held accountable. Twitter must not take the clips down.
More Hollywood Men Behaving Badly, allegedly (to put it way too mildly):
F. Murray Abraham of White Lotus and Mythic Quest:
Armie Hammer of the incredibly wealthy Hammer family and Call Me By Your Name
Danny Masterson of That 70s Show and the Scientology Cult
Nicholas Braun, “Cousin Greg” on HBO hit show Succession
Breaking in here to say I am completely obsessed with this image. Who made it? Genius + accurate.
Horrible story - a modern-day lynching. Justice for 16-year-old Ralph Yarl!
“A family in Kansas City is demanding answers after a white man shot their Black child in the head when he accidentally rang the doorbell of the wrong home, and then shot him again The man was taken to police station to make a statement and then released” tweet here
Here is a fundraiser for Ralph:
More stories:
Ben and Jerry’s workers at the flagship store are filing for a union election
Writers Guild of America has authorized a strike with HUGE HUGE numbers - 97.85% voted YES! Here are writers saying why they voted yes.
Appeals court upholds Chauvin's conviction for George Floyd's murder
“Stop the Steal” J6 organizer, Ali Alexander, apologizes after being a groomer, asking for sexual pictures of children
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow — Food banks in the state say they are already facing a surge in demand and the legislation will only exacerbate that.
Wealthy investors, PACs and big GOP donors fill Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign — More than half of the Democratic-turned-independent senator's first-quarter fundraising came from contributors who gave donations of $3,300 or more.
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