The Current with Derek Hughes

We all know the Rittenhouse Verdict. Why no coverage of the self-defense victory against police brutality in the Stallings case?Be cool to each other.

After a break, I talk about my general disappointment in American political discourse and remind us to be good to each other.

Virginia's Loudon County School District is ground zero for how critical race theory equity audits and resultant action plans operate and disintegrate public education's primary role and parents' stake in their children's development.

Unemployment federal aid to California and other states hurts small businesses while performative media articles defy the very CDC they demanded everyone follow in the wake of normalcy guidelines for the vaccinated.

More lazy journalism by ABC and social influencers. New polls show data other than the very articles referencing them and I provide a teaser on how to exert your political agency at the local level by discussing your local government facts.

Lies about the Georgia Voting Bill continue as hypocritical companies and CEOs offer their fake sentiments to generate social currency after the passage. Where were they before and during it's drafting? Does Virginia's Bill really achieve anything more than existing Federal voter rights and protections?MLB China Development Program:https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-china-development-learning-centerVirginia Voting Bill Text:https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+SB1395ER+pdfComprehensive ASPI Coverage of the China Detention and Uyghur Issue:https://xjdp.aspi.org.au/

Georgia passes a sweeping voter suppression bill, or does it? Let's look at legacy media outrage over a bill they refuse to cite, read or reference in their construction of yet another performative narrative that falls flat when the bill is actually read aloud. All material referenced cited below.SB 202 Bill Text as Passed:https://legiscan.com/GA/text/SB202/id/2326824Referenced Georgia Codes:https://advance.lexis.com/documentprint/documentprintclick/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=f4cd8e3e-28a3-4397-8a7a-9c71936e384e&ecomp=qssdkkk&prid=6b072e11-cf5e-4844-aaa6-55f846108a16https://advance.lexis.com/documentprint/documentprintclick/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=92d119b1-0828-4efc-8f3b-f0147f03192c&ecomp=qssdkkk&prid=3a1491a8-4655-4d51-8e8f-a65b6b652b50Articles:https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/us/georgia-callaway-plantation-painting-trnd/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/politics/voting-rights-georgia-souls-polls-blake/index.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/joe-biden-is-a-paradigm-shifter/2021/03/27/1658854c-8e76-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.htmlJim Crow:https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-lawsThe Notorious Painting:https://gaarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Art-of-Georgia-IV-Northeast-GA-Digital-Guide_Capitol.pdfhttps://www.historicwashingtonga.com/visit-washington-georgias-callaway-plantation.htmlhttp://www.olessiamaximenko.com/image-library/

How does the feedback surrounding the Atlanta shooting tragedy fit with Department of Justice statistics? What can we learn from the blockade around George Floyd Square as the Chauvin Trial continues?DOJ Stats Referenced:https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv18.pdfCNN Article:https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/white-supremacy-racism-asian-americans/index.htmlWash Post Article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/hesse-atlanta-asian-women/2021/03/18/183b3f00-8749-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F30e7922%2F60537e3c9d2fda4c881135a2%2F6052aee19bbc0f1fcd9a9452%2F8%2F70%2F60537e3c9d2fda4c881135a2STOP AAPI HATE:https://stopaapihate.org/Star Tribune Articles:https://www.startribune.com/in-minneapolis-business-owners-in-george-floyd-square-plead-for-safety/600034338/https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-jury-back-at-nine-after-two-dismissed-two-added-during-rocky-day-in-court/600035571/See you next time.

A popular circulating CNN article notes children as young as 4 are racially and implicitly biased. We look at the studies, methods and discussions from the cited reports and their sister studies. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/health/talking-to-kids-women-in-office-wellness/index.htmlEmail me at derek.thecurrentpodcast@gmail.com

How present are you in your own life? Pay attention. I tell you what I'm all about and share some stories about impressive friends. Exciting news, I have my first hater comment and I'm called a propagandist... which I am.

A hot take on the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Big items, their appropriated funds and the allocation methods. Fire-from-the-hip commoner reads the entire thing in one weekend over an americano coffee.