EP19 Elsa and Sofia discuss conscious media consumption, conservative gender hysteria over Rep. Cori Bush's use of "birthing people", and the possibility of digital minimalism. The girls share their notes on Samantha Power's 2019 memoir and the 2020 documentary "The Social Dilemma".
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Suggested resources on the crisis in Palestine:
Al Jazeera live news timeline
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/more-deaths-gaza-israel-launches-most-intense-raids-yet
Al Jazeera: interactive historical timeline
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/palestineremix/timeline_main.html
Jewish Voice for Peace Difficult Conversation Guide
https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/conversations/#introduction
Rep. Rashida Tlaib speech on the house floor
https://twitter.com/People4Bernie/status/1392978125223469057?s=20
Angela Davis: Black liberation and Palestinian solidarity (Davis also discusses Palestine in Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (2015))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MEN5E8Oe34
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In this episode:
Education of An Idealist by Samantha Power
Review (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/books/review/the-education-of-an-idealist-samantha-power.html
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) testifies about Black women's disproportionate maternal mortality rates
https://twitter.com/RepCori/status/1390352127579594753
Girl Defined founder Bethany Beal responds to "birthing person"
https://www.instagram.com/p/COloxu2Htfw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/15/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-occupied-west-bank-mounts-live-news
Documentary: The Social Dilemma
https://www.thesocialdilemma.com
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