In this episode, we delve into the history of LGBTQIA rights and then bring it into the current context with Project 2025 and the Trump Administration.

All links used in this episode here:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026137942300149X

https://www.nsurc.org/files

https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era

https://www.project2025.org

https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-downplays-transgender-bathroom-debate-issue-rips-congress-rcna184031

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/ucla-student-sues-california-doctors-says-was-fast-tracked-transgender-rcna183815

https://lgbtqhistory.org/lgbt-rights-timeline-in-american-history/

www.newsweek.com/hate-crimes-under-trump-surged-nearly-20-percent-says-fbi-report-1547870

www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/9-battles-the-lgbt-community-in-the-us-is-still-fi/

www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/hate_crime_laws

www.yahoo.com/news/trump-appoints-gay-tech-executive-112214920.html

www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/337030

Episode Six dives into the history of women's rights and the hurdles women still face today. All links for episode 6 research are found here:

https://www.businessinsider.com/roe-v-wade-autoimmune-patients-collateral-damage-of-abortion-ban-2022-7

https://www.guttmacher.org/2024/05/clear-and-growing-evidence-dobbs-harming-reproductive-health-and-freedom

https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/samuel-alitos-moms-satanic-abortion-clinic

https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/new-fundraiser

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/internal/policies/equal-pay-for-equal-work

https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/equal-pay-act#section_1

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/#general_gender_wage_gap_statistics_section

https://www.pewresearch.org/

www.newsweek.com/full-list-presidents-who-have-pardoned-relatives-joe-hunter-biden-1993960

www.npr.org/2024/05/31/g-s1-2298/publisher-of-2000-mules-election-conspiracy-theory-film-issues-apology

www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/

www.motorbiscuit.com/tesla-safety-study-s-y/

Https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-pay-delaware-judge-texas-9d8c2212443a8fb77ef030ca96022b65

www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-elon-musk-agreement-sec-vet-social-media-posts-rcna149579

www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-s-conquest-president-elect-posts-bizarre-ai-pic-of-himself-with-canadian-flag-on-a-swiss-mountain/ar-AA1vdA5d?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=985a3f4a055f47d383af598a6c95c913&ei=15

https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/womens-rights-movement/detailed-timeline/#:~:text=1839%20The%20first%20state%20

https://www.britannica.com/event/Declaration-of-Sentiments

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/programs/19th-amendment-centennial/toolkit/suffrage-timeline/

https://time.com/5675029/violence-against-women-act-history-biden/

https://money.usnews.com/credit-cards/articles/women-and-credit-a-look-at-the-history

Episode 5 dives into all things SCOTUS- ethics, advantages, major cases coming before the court, etc.

All links used found here:

https://www.newsmax.com/us/supreme-court-oral-arguments-vaping/2024/11/29/id/1189846/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1YVWrOlCofwbm3g9Y-Vm02K5X2wqv1nnT0jXfEEfUOHMsKy8tI78H3i7E_aem_p_Fa5afqxDtYQ2MWv0Zdsw

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/the-supreme-court-will-hear-arguments-over-tennessees-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2ObWnCpHSSHnQ8OSjolpgmciq5I8oM3OwbQw6RQ_VoDHi3BaqcEUugpa8_aem_O6ZJpIOfCeWkraxyn2D4cw

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertfarrington/2024/11/26/republican-bill-to-end-the-department-of-education-introduced/

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/us/justice-roberts-trump-supreme-court.html

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/04/26/u-s-supreme-court-justices-take-lavish-gifts-then-raise-the-bar-for-bribery-prosecutions/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-liberal-last-best-hope/index.html

https://www.naacpldf.org/scotus-watch-opposing-the-confirmation-of-amy-coney-barrett/judge-barretts-record/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/kamala-harris-brett-kavanaugh-video-trump-joe-biden-a9671756.html

https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/schiff-markey-colleagues-push-to-expand-supreme-court-amidst-crisis-of-confidence

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/29/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-bold-plan-to-reform-the-supreme-court-and-ensure-no-president-is-above-the-law/

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/01/574922021/chief-justice-roberts-promises-to-evaluate-sexual-misconduct-policies

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

In this episode, we dig into Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, and "A Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise." No holds barred, no punches pulled, no sugar coating the reality.

Sources for this episode here:

https://www.project2025.org/

https://www.aclu.org/project-2025-explained

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do

https://protectdemocracy.org/work/trumps-schedule-f-plan-explained/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/9/what-is-the-4b-feminist-movement-from-s-korea-thats-taking-off-in-the-us

https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/a-guide-to-project-2025/

https://www.aclu.org/our-47th-president-donald-trump

THE VIKTOR ORBAN MUST READ BELOW:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/23/trump-autocrat-elections-00191281?fbclid=IwY2xjawGwyG5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbscp2vh4TINcVsdIRa_S37gs_yu9ZwN0GPiRxHvNj7gkNxcgaPwRdRPzA_aem_zLYEp-rW0cm4kigx02KJ-Q

The third episode covers all those "Should We Keep It?" questions about the Electoral College, Eminent Domain, and even the suggestions for Trump's Cabinet, which is about as abysmal as you'd expect. Look, we didn't say we were non-partisan, it's in the name. Enjoy! Feel feel to follow us on Facebook and IG! @Leftistlezzies

Links used for things discussed in this episode:

https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about

https://www.history.com/news/how-the-great-compromise-affects-politics-today

https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/history#:~:text=The%20Founding%20Fathers%20established%20the,not%20appear%20in%20the%20Constitution

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mcconnell-defends-electoral-college-after-kentucky-governor-calls-for-popular-vote-system/

https://theconversation.com/explainer-a-short-history-of-the-electoral-college-and-how-it-subverts-the-will-of-voters-239206

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/01/media/trump-cbs-lawsuit-harris-60-minutes-interview/index.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-and-vance-make-anti-transgender-attacks-central-to-their-closing-argument-before-election-day

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-many-electoral-college-votes-do-the-seven-battleground-states-have/ar-AA1txcEc?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ajavsMbCapY&si=LRJSxuVYYwLxibpI

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2012/10/09/the-electoral-college-then-and-now/

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/the-electoral-college-simplified/

https://youtu.be/XOvN1tC9VrM?si=PH3NQKoYDE5mqqyF

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/qrF5i2Vc59bXhp7b/

https://www.netflix.com/title/80138915 "Hitler's Circle of Evil"

https://www.netflix.com/title/80989772?source=35 "How to Become a Tyrant"

This second episode covers stats on immigration under Obama, Trump, and Biden, as well as the implications of the rhetoric used against any ethnicity/racial/cultural background that differs from Trump's vision of a "great America."

We told you episodes would usually be shorter!

Links used for things discussed in this episode:

https://publicsafety.ieee.org/topics/high-tech-border-security-current-and-emerging-trends#:~:text=CONS%3A%20Largely%20ineffective%2C%20according%20to,through%20wide%20border%20wall%20gaps

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/new-immigration-asylum-reform-bill-released-senate-text-rcna136602

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-immigration-debate-0

https://www.wsj.com/economy/how-immigration-remade-the-u-s-labor-force-716c18ee

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-analyzed-9-years-of-trump-political-speeches-and-his-violent-rhetoric-has-increased-dramatically/ar-AA1sYV19?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/four-years-change-immigration-trump

https://theconversation.com/ego-hubris-and-narcissism-where-donald-trump-ranks-among-the-other-45-american-presidents-241879

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/forbrn.nr0.htm#:~:text=Labor%20Force%20In%202023%2C%20the,Blacks%20increased%20to%2061.3%20percent

https://cmsny.org/publications/warren-undocumented-2016/

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/02/how-border-apprehensions-ice-arrests-and-deportations-have-changed-under-trump/

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/biden-three-immigration-record