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This week we are excited to introduce Emil Vincentz, co-founder of Acter, to the podcast!

Acter is a non-profit based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is Beacon’s technology partner. These delightful Danes are dedicated towards developing a secure and decentralized organizing tool to provide a trusted digital space for organizations and networks to coordinate collective action and create systemic change. Jared and Emil discuss building the Beacon platform with Acter and the many solutions that this partnership can bring to the real-world.

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Episode Specific Links:

19:05 Q-anon

https://www.bbc.com/news/53498434 

19:28 The jews control the weather

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-lawmaker-says-recent-snowfall-caused-byrothschilds-controlling-the-climate/2018/03/18/daeb0eae-2ae0-11e8-911f-ca7f68bff0fc_story.html 

19:41: Pizzagate

https://time.com/4590255/pizzagate-fake-news-what-to-know/ 

21:09: Facebook papers

https://facebookpapers.com/ 

33:16 Bills banning gender affirming care for minors

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-health-care-veto-override-north-carolina-536351cc360a92cdd21f298f6212e6d2 

33:32 Don’t say gay law

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/28/1089221657/dont-say-gay-florida-desantis 

37:38: Asheville reparations

https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-racial-injustice-business-race-and-ethnicity-d9190175bb260ba2882954fd731fbe92#:~:text=Asheville%20passed%20its%20historic%20reparations,of%20liberties%20to%20Black%20residents.