But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly, somewhere I read, of the freedom of speech,

somewhere I read, of the freedom of press, somewhere I read that the greatness of America

is the right to protest for rights.

Stand up.

Yeah, Dr. King, his birthday on Monday, still a federal holiday, at least for a little while

longer, and thanks to Ty Randolph who said I should start the show with that.

Yeah, I did.

Welcome to Stand Up.

I've got Professor Eric Siegel joining me

after a few sound clips here on a Friday. Thank you to everybody who joined me at last night's

hangout. It was the first hangout in a couple of weeks. We had almost, I think we had 80 people

there. Went for about two hours. And if you want to relive it, listen to it or watch it. And you're a

paid subscriber. There is a link in today's Patreon email. Patreon.com slash Pete Dominic so I can do

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you can always upgrade or edit your subscription up and pay more if you want and that is it those are the

plugs this show has no ads it's just just me and you and i am very happy to have you here

thank you very much for joining i've got a whole bunch of clips to play for you thank you again

to everybody who continues to send nice things, presence, gifts, and

mostly your messages, your light and your love, your thoughts and your prayers to my family

as my mom recovers from this terrible car accident that she had a week ago, still here in

Syracuse and plan to be here indefinitely to help out until mom is back in the track

and field competition. So come on to you from my childhood bedroom in Syracuse, New York,

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