SCOTUS Corruption and the Tennessee Revolution

Gaslit Nation

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🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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We're doing a live taping of Gaslit Nation on May 23 at 1:30pm EST. Make sure you're subscribed to the show at the Truth-teller level or higher to get access to that special live event to celebrate the launch of our book Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think!

It's been a busy week for nazis, neo-confederates, and crimelords – and for the people fighting them! We start out this week by discussing the ProPublica article on corrupt SCOTUS justice Clarence Thomas and his Hitler swag loving backer, Harlan Crow. Sarah gives a lot of background into their relationship, including 1) allegations of sex trafficking by Crow's brother and his ties to a client of Jeffrey Epstein 2) Thomas's ties to GOP sex trafficking and blackmail cases in the 1980s including the Franklin Scandal 3) the combination of bribes and blackmail GOP elites use to keep their judges and reps in line 4) and how the media exposed Thomas's corrupt relationships long ago, but officials refused to act!

Then we discuss the heartening news out of Tennessee, where representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson refused to accept their expulsion on baseless grounds, shone a light into the Tennessee legislature's corruption, gave fuel to a national protest movement, and got reinstated into office with a global platform. We discuss the protests and large voter turnouts in gerrymandered hostage states like Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and how this may indicate a bigger anti-authoritarian movement in America to come.

Then Andrea details what was in those classified documents found on a Minecraft Discord server (seriously), what they mean for Russia's war on Ukraine, and what Ukraine still needs to win the war: the global democratic alliance must make up its mind if it wants Ukraine to win the war, then give Ukraine what it keeps asking for to win the war: ATACMS (long range missiles) and F-16s.

We released our weekly Patreon bonus episode -- a special on violent feuds among the Kremlin's elites -- earlier than usual so if you are a subscriber at the Truth-Teller level or higher, be sure to check that out. We will be back next week with our usual Q&A, so keep your questions coming! Gaslit Nation is 100% listener supported, so please consider signing up on Patreon to keep this show possible!

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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From GOP Donor — ProPublica

Friendship between Thomas and Crow Triggers Controversy -- Again - The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times (typepad.com)

Justice Thomas Reports Wealth of Gifts - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

What Really Goes On At Bohemian Grove (grunge.com)

Clarence Thomas: Our Freakazoid Supreme Should Overturn Himself (nickbryantnyc.com)

Tennessee Republicans' Power Grab Has Been in the Works for a Long Time | The New Republic

Trammell Crow Jr. Named in Human Trafficking Case (dallasexpress.com)

Trammell Crow Jr: Billionaire linked to Sarah Ferguson accused of financing US sex trafficking ring (telegraph.co.uk)

The Paid Pundits Defending Clarence Thomas And His Billionaire Benefactor (levernews.com)

Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?

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0:00.0	Yes, I tell you, it was a sad day on Saturday.
0:05.0	All hope seemed to be lost.
0:07.0	Representatives were thrown out of the state house.
0:10.0	Democracy seemed to be at its end.
0:13.0	Seemed like the NRA and gun lobbyists might win.
0:17.0	But all that was good news for us.
0:20.0	I don't know how long this Saturday in the state of Tennessee
0:24.1	might last. But oh, we have good news, folks. We've got good news that Sunday always comes.
0:33.1	Resurrection is a promise. And it is a prophecy. It's a prophecy that came out of the cotton fields.
0:40.3	It's a prophecy that came out of the lynching tree.
0:42.3	It's a prophecy that still lives in each and every one of us in order to make the
0:47.3	state of Tennessee the place that it ought to be.
0:50.3	So I've still got hope because I know we are still here and we will never quit.
1:03.4	Out of order.
1:13.6	Out of order. Who's house?
1:15.6	Who's house?
1:17.6	Who's house?
1:19.6	Who's house?
1:20.6	Who's house?
1:21.6	Our house?
1:23.6	Who's house?
1:25.6	Today that's not just a chant. It's a testimony.
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