Episode 3.01: The Longest Month

My Racist Friend

Back after a holiday hiatus, Don and Amy try to catch up on the events of the day: an attack on the U.S. Capitol building that delayed the certification of electoral votes for President and Vice-President. Discussion includes reactions by various groups, the comfort of being believed, and the differences in approach to mob actions by police.

Additional resources:

• "If you had the Indiana Football Coaches Association ..." (Twitter, by @AustinHoughTGN, January 6, 2021)
  https://twitter.com/AustinHoughTGN/status/1346963999800356865?s=20
• "147 Republican lawmakers still objected to the election results after the Capitol attack" (Vox, by Li Zhou, January 7, 2021)
  https://www.vox.com/2021/1/6/22218058/republicans-objections-election-results
• "Longtime Arizona QAonon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol" (Arizona Republic, by Richard Ruelas, January 6, 2021)
  https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/01/06/arizona-qanon-supporter-jake-angeli-joins-storming-u-s-capitol/6568513002/
• "Man In Capitol Mob Fired After Wearing His Company ID Badge To Riot" (Forbes, by Joe Walsh, January 7, 2021)
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/01/07/man-in-capitol-mob-fired-after-wearing-his-company-id-badge-to-riot/?sh=2d8632b3514a
• "Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has a fractured skull and cannot walk" (CNN, by Jacqueline Rose and Eric Levenson, June 16, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/martin-gugino-protester-skull/index.html
• "Capitol Police Didn't Open Gates for Rioters, Says Man Behind Viral Video" (Newsweek, by Matt Cannon, January 7, 2021)
  https://www.newsweek.com/capitol-police-didnt-open-gates-rioters-viral-video-1559728
• "Anti-Racism and Dr. Susan Moore's Legacy" (University of Michigan Health Lab, by Matthew Wixson, January 7, 2021)
  https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/anti-racism-and-dr-susan-moores-legacy
• "Brad Stevens Speaks Out Against Capitol Riot, President Trump; Celtics Walk Off Floor In Miami" (CBS Boston, by CBSBoston.com Staff, January 6, 2021)
  https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/01/06/celtics-brad-stevens-speaks-out-against-capitol-riots-president-trump-nba/
• "The insurrection is happening at state capitols, too" (Vox, by Fabiola Cineas, January 6, 2021)
  https://www.vox.com/2021/1/6/22217736/state-capitol-stop-the-steal-protests-rallies
• "Olive Garden Yanked Into Trump Culture War With CNN Comment" (Bloomberg, by Anne Riley Moffat, January 8, 2021)
  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/olive-garden-yanked-into-trump-s-culture-war-with-cnn-comment
• "Thread ... I got arrested for sitting on the floor in a Senate office ..." (Twitter, by @jenniferflynn, January 6, 2021)
  https://twitter.com/jenniferflynn/status/1346987188408508416?s=21
• "Institutional racism contributes to Covid-19's 'double whammy' impact on the Black community, Fauci says" (CNN Health, by Jacqueline Howard, December 18, 2020)
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/health/coronavirus-pandemic-racism-fauci-bn/index.html
• "Demonstrations & Political Violence in America: New data for Summer 2020" (ACLED, by Roudabeh Kishi and Sam Jones, September 3, 2020)
  https://acleddata.com/2020/09/03/demonstrations-political-violence-in-america-new-data-for-summer-2020/
• "An Incomplete History of White Election Violence" (The Root, by Michael Harriot, November 2, 2020)
  https://www.theroot.com/an-incomplete-history-of-white-election-violence-1845533143

Buy "Your Racist Friend" by They Might Be Giants on iTunes