Episode 3.04: The Venn Diagram of GameStop

My Racist Friend

After overcoming some technical problems, Don joins Amy for a wide-ranging conversation about national politics and the possibility of the GameStop short squeeze becoming common ground for both ends of the political spectrum. The friends touch on a few items in the news, including the local challenges of providing shelter for unhoused people who have been trying to survive in tents pitched in public parks.

Special thanks to Six Umbrellas, whose song "Asset House" provides the beats for Don's debut (presumably) in electronic music.

Additional resources:

• "Trump opens 'Office of the Former President' in Florida" (CBS News, by Melissa Quinn, January 27, 2021)
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/office-of-the-former-president-trump-florida/
• "Tens of thousands of voters drop Republican affiliation after Capitol riot" (The Hill, by Reid Wilson, January 27, 2021)
  https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536113-tens-of-thousands-of-voters-drop-republican-affiliation-after-capitol?rl=1
• "Republican Party faces rage from both pro- and anti-Trump voters" (Reuters, by Peter Eisler, Chris Kahn, Tim Reid, Simon Lewis, and Jarrett Renshaw, January 13, 2021)
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-supporters-insight/republican-party-faces-rage-from-both-pro-and-anti-trump-voters-idUSKBN29J08S
• "Trump political team disavows "Patriot Party" groups" (Axios, by Lachlan Markay, January 25, 2021)
  https://www.axios.com/trump-political-team-disavows-patriot-party-groups-f97c1a07-2541-4ba9-baee-6e31ced88bfa.html
• Patriot Party (1960s-1980s) (Wikipedia)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Party_(1960s%E2%80%931980s)
• "GameStop And The Short Squeeze" (NPR, by Paddy Hirsch and Stacey Vanek Smith, January 27, 2021)
  https://www.npr.org/2021/01/27/961291455/gamestop-and-the-short-squeeze
• "Saagar Enjeti: Wall Street Elites DESTROYED, Beaten By Redditors At Their Own RIGGED Game" (YouTube, The Hill, January 27, 2021)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ToOGrUQ7ME
• "Should Betting Against Companies Be Illegal?" (Dave Manuel)
  https://www.davemanuel.com/2019/05/28/should-short-selling-be-illegal/
• "THIS. IS. THE. TYPE. OF. ENERGY. I. NEED. IN. MY. LIFE. DO. NOT. SELL." (Twitter, @GenelJumalon, January 28, 2021)
  https://twitter.com/geneljumalon/status/1354806165968834568?s=21
• "Defund the Mounties? Native peoples call for changes to Canada’s policing" (Christian Science Monitor,
  By Moira Donovan and Sara Miller Llana, January 25, 2021)
  https://www.csmonitor.com/Daily/2021/20210125
• "Froswa' Booker-Drew: A Champion for South Dallas Nonprofits" (Dallas Doing Good, by Roselle Tenorio)
  https://www.dallasdoinggood.com/doing-good/froswa-booker-drew-a-champion-for-south-dallas-nonprofits
• "Where To Find Free Wi-Fi Hotspots In Monroe County" (Indiana Public Media, by Payton Knobeloch, March 25, 2020)
  https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/where-to-find-free-wi-fi-hotspots-in-monroe-county.php
• "'Everybody has a right to live': Protesters criticize mayor, BPD after Seminary Square Park eviction" (Indiana Daily Student, by Cate Charron, December 12, 2020)
  https://www.idsnews.com/article/2020/12/everybody-has-a-right-to-live-protesters-criticize-mayor-bpd-after-seminary-square-park-eviction
• "Bloomington City Council members drafting ordinance to better protect homeless camps" (Indiana Daily Student, by Madison Smalstig, January 31, 2021)
  https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/01/bloomington-homeless-camps-ordinance

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