Black Republicans: Why?
Gaslit Nation
Gaslit Nation
4.7 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
At the recent Detroit convention of Turning Point USA, led by Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk, a flag in the colors of the MAGA movement declared from the stage "White Boy Summer." MAGA is a race war against America. So why are Black people, especially Brooklyn-born Byron Donalds, supporting a white supremacist movement?
This week on Gaslit Nation, Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast & Substack joins Andrea to discuss the curious case of Black Republicans like Donalds and their support for Trump. Andrea and Terrell also discuss the recent Switzerland peace summit for Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris's remarks there, and the long list of African nations standing up to Russia's aggression, and many across Africa which have been infiltrated by Russian mercenaries and Chinese imperialism.
This week's bonus show, available Saturday for Patreon subscribers at the Truth-tell level and higher, looks at the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, as well as the racism and misogyny targeting this golden age of women's basketball. Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Reminder! Gaslit Nation's first phone bank of the season is this Thursday at 7pm ET, in collaboration with our friends at Indivisible. If you haven't already, make sure to RSVP using the link in the show notes! See you Thursday!
A very special shout-out to Gaslit Nation listener Leslie Nuss, who's running for state senate in Indiana! Learn more about her campaign here.
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June 25th is George Orwell's birthday! Come celebrate with us at a live taping of Gaslit Nation, featuring another fearless journalist, Craig Unger, the author of several bestselling books: House of Trump, House of Putin; House of Bush, House of Saud; and American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery (which features his reporting on Jeffrey Epstein's pedophile global crime syndicate). Joining the live-taping will be Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman and European analyst Monique Camarra of Kremlin File. Drop your questions in the chat! Be sure to subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit at the Truth-teller tier ($5/month) or higher to get your ticket. A zoom link will be sent out the morning of the event. Thank you to everyone who supports the show!
Cult Expert Dr. Janja Lalich Live-Taping - July 15 8pm ET
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July 15th kicks off the Republican National Convention/Hitler rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To help us cope with the mainstream media, especially the New York Times, continuing to normalize Trump and his MAGA cult, we're producing a live taping with cult expert Dr. Janja Lalich. Bring your questions about how to navitage this perilous time of rampant disinformation and manipulation, learn the signs of cult grooming, and how to help loved ones who have fallen victim. This will be Dr. Lalich's second time on the show. You can listen to the interview with her from April 2022 here.
In the Shadow of Stalin Book Launch - September
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Gaslit Nation will host a live taping at a book launch in New York City for In the Shadow of Stalin, the graphic novel adaptation of Mr. Jones. It includes scenes that didn't make it into the final cut of the film, or it would have been three hours long! The evening will include a special meet-up just for Patreon supporters. We look forward to sharing more details as we get closer. If you want a book event/live taping of Gaslit Nation in your town or city, let us know!
Indivisible x Gaslit Nation Phonebank Party! - June 20th 7pm ET
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Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Gaslit Nation. |
| 0:13.2 | I am Andrea Chalupa, a journalist and filmmaker, and the writer and producer of the journalistic thriller, Mr. Jones, about Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine. |
| 0:25.8 | A film The Kremlin doesn't want you to see, so be sure to watch it. |
| 0:28.8 | And it was playing in Queens, New York, this past weekend as part of an Ignathe Ghanjanaughan retrospective of all her work, |
| 0:35.8 | like The Secret Garden, Europa, Europa, |
| 0:38.6 | and so many other now classic films that she's made over her very long, industrious career. |
| 0:43.6 | And of course, Mr. Jones was there. |
| 0:45.2 | And I missed it for a very important reason. |
| 0:48.1 | And I forgot to tell you about it because I've just been busy. |
| 0:50.9 | But I will get into that in a second. |
| 0:53.4 | But a reminder, this Thursday, phone bank, 7 p.m. Eastern with our friends at Indivisible, |
| 0:59.0 | we're starting an hour earlier because of the demand. |
| 1:02.2 | This was supposed to be just a little Gaslit Nation phone bank, and it's now expanded into |
| 1:08.4 | Indivisible nationwide, all of us together, hitting the phones into those so-called |
| 1:13.7 | red states or rather Republican hostage states like Ohio and Missouri. We're going to be reminding |
| 1:21.3 | our fellow citizens who have been taken hostage by the Republican Party in the Midwest, that they |
| 1:26.5 | are not alone, that we have their back, and that we are with them. And as part of that, I want to share a very |
| 1:31.5 | special message from a longtime Gaslit Nation listener and Patreon supporter, a name that I'm |
| 1:37.2 | very familiar with because she's been very engaging all these years with all her comments and |
| 1:41.5 | feedbacks and questions and songs she's submitted for our song of the month feature. She's wonderful, a long time ride or die, Gatslet Nation |
| 1:50.7 | listener, and that is Leslie Nuss, and I'm going to read her message now, especially for you |
| 1:56.3 | Gaslit Nation listeners. Hi, Andrea, I'm running for Indiana State Senate. It's such a, quote, |
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