Songs about current events and human values.
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A 90-second radio report and podcast which keeps you informed of the key democracy issues in the U.S. Visit us at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org, on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @democracyminute. The American Democracy Minute is the successor to the Open Democracy Minute, produced from 2019 to 2022 and focused on NH democracy issues. Click on the ADM Logo on the episode, or in other players, the Play ⏯️ button. Are you a radio station? Find our broadcast files at Pacifica Radio Network's A ...
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Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy
This is the official podcast of the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy. Our mission is to continue the distinguished legacy and lifetime work of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to advance American democracy through multigenerational civics education, civil discourse and civic engagement.
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Democracy depends on a free press, a government for the people, a just legal system and separate-but-free church. Yet, we have a corrupt U.S. president, a partisan Supreme Court, a power-hungry white evangelical bloc and a lazy press - which is revealing just how much our American values are being sold out. With a lot of informative guests and a few F-bombs, co-hosts Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann and Brad Raley are going to change that.
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Episode 654: Anti-Voter States Line Up for Showdown on 1965 Voting Rights Act at the U.S. Supreme Court
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 19, 2024 Anti-Voter States Line Up for Showdown on 1965 Voting Rights Act at the U.S. Supreme Court The 2020 redistricting cycle featured several examples of egregious, racist gerrymandering to dilute Black voting power in the South, but also Native American voters in the West. A 2022 Lo…
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I'm gonna vote my wayNot gonna tell my manBecause I'm not his propertyAnd he's a MAGA Republican[pre-chorus]I'm gonna vote for my girlsFor my grandkids and theirs tooI'm gonna make damn sureThe Republicans feel my shoeLopker
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Episode 653: Colossal Crypto Contributions Change Trump’s Mind, Likely Leading to Friendly Regulation - Or None at All
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 18, 2024 Colossal Crypto Contributions Change Trump’s Mind, Likely Leading to Friendly Regulation - Or None at All President Donald Trump was not a fan of crypto currency. That is, until crypto magnates started pouring money into SuperPACs supporting his candidacy and select Congressiona…
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Episode 652: Trump ‘Election Integrity’ Lawyer Cleta Mitchell Calls for the Firing of All DOJ Voting & Civil Rights Lawyers
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 15, 2024 Trump ‘Election Integrity’ Lawyer Cleta Mitchell Calls for the Firing of All DOJ Voting & Civil Rights Lawyers Cleta Mitchell, a 2020 Trump election lawyer who later pushed so-called ‘election integrity’ laws in states around the U.S., is now calling for all U.S. Department of J…
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Episode 651: Fringe Federal Court Ruling Invalidating the Counting of Mail-In Ballots in Mississippi After Election Day is Challenged by Pro-Voter Groups
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 14, 2024 Fringe Federal Court Ruling Invalidating the Counting of Mail-In Ballots in Mississippi After Election Day is Challenged by Pro-Voter Groups In a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal appeals court struck down a Mississippi law allowing receipt and counting …
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Episode 650: Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Constitutional Amendment to Limit Individual Contributions SuperPACs, and Lay the Groundwork for SCOTUS Case
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 13, 2024 Maine Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Constitutional Amendment to Limit Individual Contributions SuperPACs, and Lay the Groundwork for SCOTUS Case “Do you want to set a $5,000 limit for giving to political action committees that spend money independently to support or defeat candidat…
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Episode 649: Colorado Activists Arrested for Allegedly Stealing and Submitting Mail-In Ballots to “Test” Election Security
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 12, 2024 Colorado Activists Arrested for Allegedly Stealing and Submitting Mail-In Ballots to “Test” Election Security November 6th, the Mesa County, Colorado district attorney’s office announced charges against two women who allegedly stole mail-in ballots, filled them out and submitted…
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Episode 648: Florida Voters Retain Public Funding of Elections, as Amendment 6 Repeal Fails to Reach 60% Constitutional Threshold
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 11th, 2024 Florida Voters Retain Public Funding of Elections, as Amendment 6 Repeal Fails to Reach 60% Constitutional Threshold In an election with few bright spots for democracy, Amendment 6, a repeal of Florida’s public funding of elections option, failed to reach its 60% constitutiona…
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Episode 647: Hoax Bomb Threats, Ballot Shortages, and Unlocked Access Panels Appear to be the Worst of the 2024 Election Problems
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 8, 2024 Hoax Bomb Threats, Ballot Shortages, and Unlocked Access Panels Appear to be the Worst of the 2024 Election Problems State and federal election officials termed most problems encountered in the Nov. 5th Presidential election as routine, with quickly discredited bomb threats and b…
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Episode 646: High Turnout of Conservative Voters Also Led to Losses for Democracy Reform in Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and Potentially Alaska
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 7, 2024 High Turnout of Conservative Voters Also Led to Losses for Democracy Reform in Ohio, Nevada, Colorado and Potentially Alaska Democracy reform-related citizen ballot initiatives failed November 5th, as high turnout of GOP voters and deceptive messaging overwhelmed a citizen-led re…
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Episode 645: States Increased Security in Election Offices and Polling Places, and Increased Penalties for Threatening or Harassing Election Officials
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 6, 2024 States Increased Security in Election Offices and Polling Places, and Increased Penalties for Threatening or Harassing Election Officials Election deniers, take notice. Since just 2022, 20 states have tightened laws to protect election workers, upping penalties, expanding definit…
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May the gates of hellOpen and swallow himAnd all the peopleThat enabled himAmenLopker
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Episode 644: Close Races, New Rules, Mail-in Ballots and Election Deniers Mean Election Night is Not Likely to Be Results Night
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 5, 2024 Close Races, New Rules, Mail-in Ballots and Election Deniers Mean Election Night is Not Likely to Be Results Night Election night is unlikely to be “results night”. Irresponsible candidates may exploit an extended time to declare a winner and say there’s something illicit about t…
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Episode 643: Not Registered to Vote? Your State May Be One of Nineteen Which Allows Election Day Registration, But You’ll Need to Be Prepared.
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 4, 2024 Not Registered to Vote? Your State May Be One of Nineteen Which Allows Election Day Registration, But You’ll Need to Be Prepared. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia allow citizens to register to vote on election day. But that doesn’t mean that election-day registration …
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Episode 642: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge of Alleged Non Citizen Voters Only Days Before the Election, Ignoring Established Federal Law
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Nov. 1, 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge of Alleged Non Citizen Voters Only Days Before the Election, Ignoring Established Federal Law Ignoring established federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned two lower court decisions and allowed Virginia to …
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She got a lovely headstoneIf you can find it in the weedsSays: "My Body's Now My OwnIn the Land of the Free"Her body’s not her ownIt belongs to all the menBelongs to the stateTo the governmentShe’s too young to driveBut old enough to bleedShe got no place to hideWhen they want to plant their seedAnd when it starts to growShe cannot say noHer body’s…
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Fascist to the coreToo fascist to ignoreDonny Trump,Putin's little whoreStupid to the coreToo stupid to ignoreDonny Trump,Elon's little whoreA Putin lover whoreToo evil to ignoreDonny Trump,Holy Roller's little whoreDemented to the coreTo senile to ignoreDonny Trump,Billionaires' little whoreDangerous to the coreToo destructive to ignoreDonny Trump…
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Episode 641: If Your Mail-In or Absentee Ballot is in the Mail, Here’s How to Track It. If it’s Not, Hand Delivery to Your Election Office or Drop Box is a Safer Bet.
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 31, 2024 If Your Mail-In or Absentee Ballot is in the Mail, Here’s How to Track It. If it’s Not, Hand Delivery to Your Election Office or Drop Box is a Safer Bet. Time has run out for mailing a mail-in or absentee ballot, but if it’s already mailed, there are tools for tracking its statu…
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Let me tell you something, children[Chorus]This little light of mineI'm gonna let it shineThis little light of mineI'm gonna let it shine, yeahThis little light of mineI'm gonna let it shineLet it shine, let it shineTo show my love[Verse 1]I wanna tell you thatEverywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shineAnd everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine, yeahE…
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.A great empire and little minds go badly together.A great empire and MAGA cults destroy each other.America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.Thank you, Oscar Wilde, for your wit and truth…
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Take me out to the Dodgers gameTake me out with the crowdBuy me some peanuts and cracker jackI don't care if I never get backLet me root, root, root for my DodgersThey are the best at the gameIt's one, two, three strikes, You're out!At the Yankees Dodgers gameLopker
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Olly olly MAGA freeCome down from your MAGA treeThe game is over don't you seeOlly olly MAGA freeOh foul spirit childFoul spirit boyI remember your smileI remember your joyOh foul spirit childFoul spirit girlIt's been a long whileSince you left our worldOlly olly Maga freeCome down from your MAGA treeThe game is over don't you seeOlly olly MAGA fre…
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Episode 640: Updates on Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia Voting Rights Appeals and Decisions Just Days Before the Election
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 30, 2024 Updates on Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia Voting Rights Appeals and Decisions Just Days Before the Election We have updates for three consequential voting rights cases we’ve been following in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia, just a week before the November 2024 election. To v…
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MAGA Garbage | Flush It Down by LopkerLopker
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How many Puerto Ricans have served in the U.S. military since 1917?Well, let me tell you,,,,World War One, Eighteen Thousand Puerto RicansWorld War Two, Sixty Five Thousand Puerto RicansThe Korean War, Sixty One Thousand Puerto RicansThe American War on Vietnam, Forty Eight Thousand Puerto RicansThe Gulf War, Ten thousand Puerto RicansThe American …
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Episode 639: It May Be Bumpy, But Most Democracy Experts Think the Electoral Count Reform Act Will Help Protect the Election
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 29, 2024 It May Be Bumpy, But Most Democracy Experts Think the Electoral Count Reform Act Will Help Protect the Election Our last three reports focused on the likely plans for bad actors to subvert the election. Thankfully, Congress passed the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, which mo…
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A Penal Colony Please For the scoundrels and the sleazeJust say no, get up off your knees Quit their cult of personality Don't worship at their feet Don't give them your moneyDon't elect them to anything Don't let them be your king A Penal Colony Please For the scoundrels and the sleazeA Penal Colony Please For the psychopaths, egomaniacsPolitician…
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A tariff is a tax on imports paid by AmericansA National Sales Tax paid by you and meSay it again!A tariff is a tax on imports paid by AmericansA National Sales Tax paid by you and meTariffs Raise the Cost of LivingTariffs increase inflationTariffs increase our taxesWe pay more for everythingLopker
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So many different ways of lifeSo many crazy ways to fightSo many fairy tales to believeSo many ways to disagreeBillions of people Trillions of thoughts Thousands of religions A gazillion opinions All together worth less than:A grain of sand A breath of air A drop of water A single hair Nobody cares Yeah, ain't Nobody Care (Ain't Nobody Care)Ain't N…
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Episode 638: ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Report Anticipates Non Citizen Voting Will Be Used to Justify Post-Election Delays, Sham Audits & Litigation
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 28, 2024 ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Report Anticipates Non Citizen Voting Will Be Used to Justify Post-Election Delays, Sham Audits & Litigation Our third segment on Protect Democracy’s “Deceive, Disrupt, Deny” report anticipates how bad actors will likely use bogus claims of widespread no…
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Episode 637: The ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Subversion Plan: After Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Comes Intimidation, Disruptive Poll Watchers & Baseless Lawsuits
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 25, 2024 The ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’ Subversion Plan: After Claims of Widespread Noncitizen Voting, Comes Intimidation, Disruptive Poll Watchers & Baseless Lawsuits We’re examining ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’, a new report which games out a likely election subversion plan by partisan extre…
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Episode 636: ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’: Report Lays Out Likely Playbook to Subvert the 2024 Election, Some of Which is Already in Motion
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 24, 2024 ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’: Report Lays Out Likely Playbook to Subvert the 2024 Election, Some of Which is Already in Motion We’re exploring a new report by election system watchdog Protect Democracy called ‘Deceive, Disrupt, Deny’, which lays out the likely strategy by bad actors…
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Episode 635: Republicans Appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to Restore Fringe Georgia Election Board Rulings Struck Down by Lower Courts
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for Oct. 23, 2024 Republicans Appeal to Georgia Supreme Court to Restore Fringe Georgia Election Board Rulings Struck Down by Lower Courts There are developments in a court challenge to questionable Georgia Election Board rules recently struck down by state courts. The rules are widely seen as in…
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American Taliban | Evangelicals Hunting Infidels by LopkerLopker
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Okie Filth | Oklahoma Hell by LopkerLopker
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Stairway to Hell | Under the Trump Hotel by LopkerLopker
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TrumPutinLand | Funny Money Laudromats by LopkerLopker
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Convicted Felon Cult | MAGAtology by LopkerLopker
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Mar a Lago Master | Trump MAGA Republican Slaves 2024 by LopkerLopker
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MAGA Shat | Integrity Dance Party! by LopkerLopker
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Broken Men Break Things | They Must Never Be King by LopkerLopker
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Bye Bye 45 | American Reality by LopkerLopker
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MAGA Freedum | All About Me by LopkerLopker
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Jesus Toast | Fantasyland Dead Ender by LopkerLopker
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Your Dishonor Will Remain | Trump Republican Cowards by LopkerLopker
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Greatest Raypist | Disgusting P.O.S. by LopkerLopker
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Old Criminal Weirdo | MAGA Trump Burger Break by LopkerLopker
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Blame It On The Vermin | MAGA Cult Shat by LopkerLopker
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Republican Guns | Bang Bang Bang by LopkerLopker
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