Andrew Cuomo’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
With Cuomo on the chopping block and Gavin Newsom in the clear, the Democratic establishment sands down their edges with the news cycle continuing in perpetuity.
This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
00:10 Cuomo’s Complete Abandonment
- Both state senators, both democrats Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer have announced the need for him to step down
- State legislature and multiple prominent party officials demand the resignation, with officials like AOC making public statements against him
- Biden’s silence is deafening, as his support for either side could close the deal, though allowing these figures to speak out against him shows the complicit nature of the White House
04:01 Gavin Newsom
- Recall efforts seem strong amongst Republicans
- Fears of leftist surge and primary democratic opponent during recall election quelled as national progressive fronts move to help Newsom
- No new national aggressors prove a welcome sign to Newsom, facing no real opposition even if the election is called, which would make him the 4th in the country to have ever face a recall election
06:06 Kentucky’s 1st Amendment
- Bill passed in Kentucky’s senate would make it a crime to insult a police officer during a riot
- Would allow violent force to be used against those who disrespected police officers
09:50 Racial Justice
- Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill approved the prosecution’s Third Degree Murder charge against George Floyd’s murderer, Derek Chauvin
- The day of recording marks the 1 year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s murder at the hands of a police home invasion, with a no-knock unverified reason for entry
