Eric T Red is an American activist, producer, and media tech specialist. He is the producer of the rising-popular podcast "Sabby Sabs." He is also the pioneer of "11 demands" - a one-stop shop to educate people on getting something from candidates who want your vote. Unapologetically independent, the 11 demands are geared toward having people learn that politics is up/down and not left/right.
02:04 - Thoughts on the "No Kings" protest, what went well and what was missing, plus, the story of my cancelation and rebirth, and the forces behind us,
15:50 - No Kings: spectacle feel-good rally, or did it have an actual purpose? Was it a pressure release valve?
20:16 - The introduction of "Eleven Demands" - what you as an up/down voter (and not left/right) should expect from candidates who want your vote, the arts and how it is protected, finding your escapism that allow you to do your job like a mammal
37:43 - The FEATURE: Going through the 11 demands starting with the first two and working from there (Starting with demand 2: free or affordable health care, medical freedom, informed consent
56:19 - Covering demand number 1, Jesse Ventura doing the impossible in Minnesota, would term limits give more power to the people or less, or is it the same? Plus, critical thinking is not a "team sport."
1:14:01 - Independent and third-party candidates: what the heck are you waiting for? Why do you do things last minute? The strategic for governor and president in 2028 chat
1:20:01 - Voting for the lesser of two evils, is the compromise worth the benefit?
1:23:15 - DEMAND #3 - a minimum standard of living, the story of the passage of VRAP: veterans retraining assistance program, a livable wage, a livable rent
1:38:55 - DEMAND #4 - End the wars, eliminate NATO, cut the military budget by 20%, repeal the Patriot Act
1:48:10 - DEMAND #5 - Racial and criminal justice reform: address the root problem of crime, which is poverty, ending the "war on drugs," ADOS and a debt that is owed
2:03:44 - my most important demand: reject censorship, plus, should YouTube be a utility? Free speech is the common denominator
2:15:50 - last good book you read, favorite sports movie