Behind The Bastards

Robert is joined by Miles Gray for an update on the We Build the Wall grift. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined agin by Teresa Lee to continue discussing Phyllis Schlafly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Teresa Lee to discuss Phyllis Schlafly.FOOTNOTES: https://forgeorganizing.org/article/how-phyllis-schlafly-found-right-balance-racism-and-misogyny-and-charted-future-radical-0   https://www.bustle.com/p/in-2020-the-eagle-forum-is-supporting-trump-22874855  https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/04/archives/extremist-book-sales-soar-despite-criticism-in-go-p-paperbacks.html  https://www.amazon.com/Betrayers-Phyllis-Chester-Ward-Schlafly/dp/B001A72VGS  https://www.thedailybeast.com/phyllis-schlafly-mrs-america-was-a-secret-member-of-the-john-birch-society   https://www.amazon.com/Phyllis-Schlafly-Grassroots-Conservatism-Politics/dp/0691136246 https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a31944041/phyllis-schlafly-mrs-america-era-true-story/  https://books.google.com/books?id=2zHcBZ-ynlMC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=phyllis+schlafly+melvin+price&source=bl&ots=Y1aal1T1y_&sig=XQI1VsswpWe3Ylg2OmRFRwexNgE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKz8HcmPvOAhXGXR4KHWvjASYQ6A

Robert is joined again by Garrison Davis to continue to discuss Alexander Lukashenko. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Garrison Davis to discuss Alexander Lukashenko.FOOTNOTES: https://www.vox.com/2020/8/10/21357805/belarus-election-tikhanovskaya-lukashenko-protest-minsk   https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/europe/alexander-lukashenko-coronavirus-infection-intl/index.html  https://www.politico.eu/article/lukashenkos-brand-image-is-the-real-thing/  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2014/07/10/homophobia-vote-rigging-and-posturing-20-years-of-lukashenko-a37216  https://www.dw.com/en/belarus-strongman-lukashenko-marks-25-years-in-power/a-49530563  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/profiles/3080936/Alexander-Lukashenko-Dictator-with-a-difference.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.2979/jfolkrese.53.2.02  https://books.google.com/books?id=0Tn_CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=alexander+lukashenko+biography&source=bl&ots=Rnv4tPj6K5&sig=ACfU3U17riZ_9mexSZAlqZJnX3sXUfc1GQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrpc3RwJLrAhWYpZ4KHdAoBKAQ6AEwDXoECBgQAQ#v=onepage&q=alexander%20lukashenko%20b

Robert is joined by Anna Hossnieh to discuss Residential Schools.FOOTNOTES: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rcmp-herded-native-kids-to-residential-schools-1.992618 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/06/canada-dark-of-history-residential-schools  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-history-of-residential-schools-in-canada-1.702280  https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ulysses-grant-launched-illegal-war-plains-indians-180960787/  https://www.facinghistory.org/stolen-lives-indigenous-peoples-canada-and-indian-residential-schools/historical-background/aggressive-assimilation  https://www.facinghistory.org/sites/default/files/publications/Stolen_Lives_1.pdf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canada-indigenous-children-residential-schools-deaths-justin-trudeau-a8595441.html  https://www.anglicanjournal.com/sins-of-the-fathers-6853/  http://www2.uregina.ca/education/saskindianresidentialschools/gordons-indian-residential-

Robert is joined again by Caitlin Durante to continue discussing the U.S. Border Patrol. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante to discuss the U.S. Border Patrol.FOOTNOTES: https://timeline.com/harlon-carter-nra-murder-2f8227f2434f  https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/  https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-civil-rights-project-harrington-retire/  https://www.amazon.com/Migra-History-Border-American-Crossroads/dp/0520266412 https://www.salon.com/2012/07/20/cruelty_on_the_border/  https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220 https://www.propublica.org/article/a-group-of-agents-rose-through-the-ranks-to-lead-the-border-patrol-theyre-leaving-it-in-crisis  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/15/us/border-patrol-culture.html https://books.google.com/books?id=mFQor2oScm0C&pg=PA29&dq=kicking+a+Mexican+male+who+was+handcuffed+and+lying+facedown+on+the+ground&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinlJqK0r3fAhUSnFkKHdzJDD4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=kicking%20a%20Mexican%20male%20who%20was%20handcuffed%20and%20lying%20facedown%20on%20the%20ground&

Robert is joined by Danl Goodman for a reading of fan fiction novel about Joe Biden, Barrack Obama and trains. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Courtney Kocak to discuss The War on America’s Children.FOOTNOTES: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bushs-texas-miracle-debunked-lone-star-st  https://web.archive.org/web/20160129022007/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123854010220075533 https://www.templelawreview.org/lawreview/assets/uploads/2016/08/Guggenheim-Hertz-88-Temp.-L.-Rev.-653.pdf http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/prisoners-of-profit?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009  https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Joe Kassabian to discuss the death of Pat Tillman.FOOTNOTES: http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-06-02-350/ https://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/22/mary_tillman_mother_of_slain_nfl https://www.c-span.org/video/?200236-1/army-ranger-tillman-death-investigation https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/pat-tillman-nfl-protest-death-army-disgrace/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/22/305969203/soldier-speaks-up-a-decade-after-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-death https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/american-troops-friendly-fire-iraq http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10791530/ex-army-ranger-speaks-first-former-nfl-player-pat-tillman-shooting-says-fired-fatal-shots https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002L6HE3W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continue reading Ben Shapiro's terrible novel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined again by Jamie Loftus to continue discussing Bill Cooper. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Jamie Loftus to discuss conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper.FOOTNOTES: https://www.wired.com/2017/03/internet-protocols-elders-zion/ https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Conspiracy-Apocalyptic-Contemporary-Comparative/dp/0520248120 https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Horse-Rider-William-Conspiracy/dp/0399169954 https://books.google.com/books?id=_-oRyJF9t3cC&q=born#v=onepage&q&f=false https://medium.com/@lennyflatley/alex-jones-the-death-of-bill-cooper-and-the-rise-of-the-conspiracy-creeps-494d8646cf23 https://newrepublic.com/article/150922/pioneer-paranoia https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/stricter-parents-turning-children-effective-liars/ https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/how-behold-a-pale-horse-influenced-hip-hop.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined again by Andrew Ti to continue discussing John of God. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined by Andrew Ti to discuss Brazilian 'healer' John of God.FOOTNOTES: Impression on Observing Psychic Surgery and Healing in Brazil Which Appear to Incorporate (+) Qi Gong Energy & the Use of Acupuncture Points Spiritual Surgery: An Investigation SPIRITS WITH SCALPELS: THE CULTURAL BIOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS HEALING IN BRAZIL Brazil 'spiritual healer' known as John of God jailed for 19 years for raping four women An Oprah Winfrey Scandal Timeline: It's Not The First Time She's Weathered A Storm Like This Slaves to religion: Brazil raids expose dark side of cults Notorious celebrity faith healer John of God 'sold babies' to Australians Faith healer with millions of followers ran a "sex slave farm and sold babies to highest bidder" ‘John of God’ cult leader allegedly ran child sex slave farm Brazilian activist’s alleged suicide sparks coverage controversy Leap of Faith: Meet John of God John of God: my encounter with Brazil’s accused faith healer I Found Healing With A Famed Spiritualist. Then He Was

For the last episode of Behind the Police, we discuss the history of police militarization in the United States, and where it's led us to today. FOOTNOTES: I'm From Philly. 30 Years Later, I'm Still Trying To Make Sense Of The MOVE Bombing The History of Policing in the United States A New History Tears Down the Myth of the Texas Rangers American Police Training and Political Violence: From the Philippines Conquest to the Killing Fields of Afghanistan and Iraq THE MILITARIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE Militarized policing doesn’t reduce crime and disproportionately hits black communities Multi-Method Study Of Special Weapons and Tactics Teams  The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs U.S. spends twice as much on law and order as it does on cash welfare, data show Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation Police officers in the US were charged with more than 400 rapes over a 9-year period 'Who will protect you from rape without police?' More cops.

If you thought police were deadly up till this point, wait until you hear about what unionization did to the U.S. police (hint: it got a hell of a lot of the rest of us killed.)FOOTNOTES: The History of Policing in the United States Study finds misconduct spreads among police officers like contagion The End of Policing  How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts The unjust power of police unions How Police Unions Enable and Conceal Abuses of Power Minneapolis Police Union President Allegedly Wore a “White Power Patch” and Made Racist Remarks Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets How a 50-year-old study was misconstrued to create destructive broken-windows policing In New York, major crime complaints fell when cops took a break from ‘proactive policing’ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lynching was the sharpest blade in the arsenal of white supremacy for decades, until American police replaced it with the death penalty. In this episode, Prop and Robert trace the evolution of police torture, and how the legacy of 'the third degree' persists in law enforcement to this day. FOOTNOTES: History of the KKK in Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot Tulsa Timeline The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930–1955 ACCUSED TORTURER JON BURGE DIED LAST WEEK, BUT HIS LEGACY OF BRUTAL, RACIST POLICING LIVES ON IN CHICAGO CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE: EXPLAINED Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years protesters have chanted that the 'cops and klan go hand in hand'. Today, we discuss the very real history behind that, and how it influenced the birth of American policing.FOOTNOTES: KKK in the PD The Red Summer of 1919, Explained At least 2,000 more black people were lynched by white mobs than previously reported, new research finds Extremist cops: how US law enforcement is failing to police itself Yesterday’s Ku Klux Klan members are today’s police officers, councilwoman says The FBI’s Secret Rules Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction The US government destroyed the Ku Klux Klan once. It could do so again Constituting whiteness: The National Horse Thief Detective Association and racial mores in Indiana, 1850–1930 When Watchmen were Klansmen The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.