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Pod Save the People

We Are The Overcomers (with Chasten Buttigieg & Dani Brzozowski)

Pod Save the People

Crooked Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.78.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including gang symbols, Black voter turnout, Jamie Harrison, and down-ballot criminal justice reform. DeRay sits down with Chasten Buttigieg to talk about his new book "I Have Something To Tell You." Then, a quick check-in with Dani Brzozowski, who is running to represent Illinois’ 16th Congressional District in the House. If you run into any issues voting or witness voter suppression or intimidation, call the voter protection hotline: 1-833-DEM-VOTE (1-833-336-8683) Links: DeRay De'Ara Kaya Sam

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0:00.0

The day has come. Millions of people are heading to the polls and the last thing we want is for any one to be unprepared or run into any problems while voted.

0:08.3

If you run into any issues or witness any attempts of voter intimidation or harassment, call a National Voter Protection Hotline at 866-HOUR-VOTE, or the Voter Protection Hotline in your state.

0:22.0

There is language support available and all the numbers are available in our show notes and on VOTE SAVE America's social media accounts.

0:29.8

Share the info and tell everyone you know to stay in line!

0:33.4

Hey, this is Durey and we're going to pause for the people in this episode.

0:38.0

It's me, DR Kaya and Sam is not with us recording, but his news is here as we talk about the underrepresented stories in the news.

0:45.4

And then I sit down and talk to Chastin Buttigieg to discuss his new book, I Have Something to Tell You.

0:50.7

And then a quick check in with Danny Brzowski, who is running for US House to represent Illinois 16th Congressional District.

0:57.1

My advice for this week is stay the course. I was sued by a police officer in Baton Rouge in 2016.

1:02.8

It has been a long fight. We won at the district court level, lost four times at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,

1:08.5

and recently just won on Monday at the Supreme Court.

1:12.7

And it's a big victory. They vacated the order from the Fifth Circuit, saying that the Fifth Circuit aired in how they got to the decision.

1:20.5

So now we go to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The case is called Dovee McKesson.

1:25.5

And I'm proud that we fought it, but Lord knows it has been a four year fight to get this far.

1:31.2

So keep up the fight, stay the course, do the work, the rest will follow.

1:35.7

Family, happy election day. Welcome to Potsay.

1:40.7

Happy election day!

1:42.3

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

1:44.0

Okay, okay. Welcome to Potsay, the people.

1:47.2

Y'all, I'm DR A Ballinger. You can find me on Instagram and Twitter at DR Ballinger.

1:52.8

I'm Kaya Henderson. I am on Twitter at Henderson Kaya.

1:56.7

And I'm D-R-E-R-E-Y on Twitter. Sam is not joining for the recording, but you will hear his news.

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