Wall Street has started traded water futures. What are they? And: Kade explains why Trump is (irrationally) mad about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act The post Financializing Water: Wall Street’s latest bad idea (e84) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

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Financializing Water: Wall Street’s latest bad idea (e84)

Election week is finally here, and if you’re like us, you’re probably freaking out. We have all already been stressed, experiencing a sort of collective trauma as the nation has lost 220,000 people and counting to the pandemic. This episode, Alexis talks to social worker and researcher Leah Goldstein (her sister) about what the pandemic … Continue reading Coping with stress during the election and the pandemic (e83) → The post Coping with stress during the election and the pandemic (e83) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Coping with stress during the election and the pandemic (e83)

We speak to Tracey Corder, a Campaign Coordinator for Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE), organizer and political strategist, about the ongoing work to defund the police. We also talk to Tracey about ACRE’s police brutality bonds report, and discuss the power of protest and lessons from the 2020 primary. And Kade highlights … Continue reading Defund the Police with Tracey Corder (e82) → The post Defund the Police with Tracey Corder (e82) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Defund the Police with Tracey Corder (e82)

We talk with Dr. Arati Kreibich who is running in NJ-5th’s Democratic primary on July 7th. She supports Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and against the influence of corporate money on government. She critiques some of inequities inherent in our response to the pandemic thus far, from bailing out corporate actors but only … Continue reading Fighting Inequality with Dr. Arati Kreibich (e81) → The post Fighting Inequality with Dr. Arati Kreibich (e81) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Fighting Inequality with Dr. Arati Kreibich (e81)

We explain how oil prices went negative. Along the way, we explain what a commodity is, how futures work, and why Russia may have started a price war in order to bankrupt U.S. oil producers. The specifics of futures for light sweet crude oil led to the dramatic price collapse, as those holding the futures contract for delivery of crude oil in May became increasingly desperate to sell it. The post What’s up with oil? (e80) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

What’s up with oil? (e80)

Existing health and economic disparities are crushing. The virus is making things a million times worse. Also: a call to action to free people from cages during the pandemic. The post FREE THEM ALL (e78) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

FREE THEM ALL (e78)

We discuss the McConnell 3.0 corporate bailout bonanza bill that failed in the Senate thanks to Democratic opposition. We talk about what happens next on the COVID19 response in the House. And we look at the way support for Cancelling Student Debt as an economic stimulus has been quickly gaining steam. The post WTF just happened with the Senate COVID19 vote? (E78) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

WTF just happened with the Senate COVID19 vote? (E78)

Support independent, queer media! Become a subscriber on Patreon for bonus content and to support the show.The markets are crashing. The Federal Reserve is giving loans to big banks and big companies--what about small and medium business? Why cancelling student debt would boost the economy. Surveillance proposals in the coronavirus pandemic, including facial surveillance ripe for abuse. Righteous anger from Senator Sherrod Brown. And good stimulus proposals from Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Maxine Waters. The post Cancel Student Debt, Stimulate the Economy (e77) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Cancel Student Debt, Stimulate the Economy (e77)

Coronavirus, Trump's malfeasance, the market crash, Trump's Europe travel ban, and what a REAL response to COVID-19 would look like The post Humorless Panic (e76) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Humorless Panic (e76)

Subscribe at www.patreon.com/humorlessqueers to get bonus content. Benjamin Dixon joins Alexis to discuss the audio he discovered of Michael Bloomberg saying "you can just Xerox (copy)” the description of male, minorities 16-25 and hand to cops. Dixon posted the audio in it went viral, but led to at least one CNN correspondent, Cristina Alesci, tried to downplay his discovery by saying he is "very anti-Bloomberg," rather than engaging with the substance of Bloomberg's remarks. We discuss Bloomberg's wealth and how it is seen by some as a strength, despite the danger it poses to Democracy. The post Benajmin Dixon on Michael Bloomberg (e75) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Benajmin Dixon on Michael Bloomberg (e75)

Get the full episode at patreon.com/HumorlessQueers. We discuss former Mayor Pete's horrific record in South Bend, how he's decided to stop reading LGBTQIA media entirely because it criticized him, and what it means for someone to know they're queer, but stay in the closet in order to pursue political power. The post Teaser – Mayor Pete sacrificed himself; he will sacrifice anyone (e74) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Teaser – Mayor Pete sacrificed himself; he will sacrifice anyone (e74)

Kade breaks down the news about the shady, alt-right connected and Peter Thiel funded Clearview AI, which has been amassing a giant database of our faces by scraping social media. We talk about the chaos of the Iowa Caucus and Alexis makes a pitch for the places where Warren is to the left of Sanders, such as on abolishing the filibuster and adding Supreme Court Justices, both of which Sanders opposes. And we preview a TedX talk Kade did on facial surveillance. The post Debating the Dem Primary, Clearview AI Spying (e73) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Debating the Dem Primary, Clearview AI Spying (e73)

We discuss Trump's utter insanity and recklessness in his actions in Iraq and towards Iran. We discuss what's next in the Senate trial now that Trump has been impeached. Kade went to a fundraiser with Rep. Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley, and is excited to read a new book on the Boston Marathon bombing. And Alexis challenges herself to read 40 books this year - what should we all be reading?  The post No War With Iran (e72) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

No War With Iran (e72)

Support independent, queer media! Become a subscriber on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. For the last episode of the year we review some of the good things the house did, talk about Obama national security advisor and speechwriter Ben Rhodes’ memoir, celebrate some 2019 victories, and make wishes for 2020. Here’s to lots … Continue reading Ben Rhodes’ Book and 2019 in Review (E71) → The post Ben Rhodes’ Book and 2019 in Review (E71) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

Ben Rhodes’ Book and 2019 in Review (E71)

Support independent, queer media! Become a subscriber on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. We discuss Facebook, Amazon, Ring doorbell, and facial surveillance. Bloomberg buying our elections with Bezos cheering him on as he controls more and more of our world. Fighting corruption and why it’s important for our future, including what’s at stake … Continue reading Don’t use Ring Doorbell (e70) → The post Don’t use Ring Doorbell (e70) appeared first on HUMORLESS QUEERS.

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