Frown Town

Welcome back to Frown Town! Vee and J discuss the White House's Blueprint to the AI Bill of Rights and why we need more than a plan. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights - https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/ The White House released an ‘AI Bill of Rights’ - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/tech/ai-bill-of-rights/index.html Here’s why tech companies keep...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about Puerto Rico and how colonialism has negatively impacted their ability improve their present and their future. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: An Uncertain State: In the debate over whether to admit Puerto Rico to the union, which side is Puerto Rico on? -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J go all Brian Windhorst about Lindsey Graham's proposed abortion ban legislature. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links Graham proposes 15-week abortion bill, dividing Republicans ahead of midterm elections - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/politics/lindsey-graham-abortion-15-week-ban/index.html Lindsey Graham’s abortion ban bill baffles some Republicans as...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J are joined by rapper, activist, and all-around dope ass person Bigg Villainus to talk about gun control's racist roots and what the best ways to address gun violence look like! Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Special Guest: Bigg Villainus Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/overthrowmedia Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/biggvillainus Tik Tok -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about Texas' Operation Lone Star and its alleged civil rights violations. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Chicago welcomes immigrants bused out of Texas with open arms - https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/9/1/23332748/chicago-illinois-asylum-seekers-bus-texas-governor-abbott-mayor-lightfoot-sanctuary-city-day-two Editorial: Trafficked to...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about credit score reporting. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: The History of Consumer Credit in One Giant Infographic - https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-consumer-credit-one-infographic/ When Did Credit Scores Start? - https://www.credit.com/blog/when-did-credit-scores-start-152354/ The History Of Credit -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about the laws governing the classification of confidential, secret, and top secret information. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: The Law of Classified Information: A Primer - https://www.lawfareblog.com/law-classified-information-primer 50 U.S.C. § 3161 -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically its $369B in climate provisions, the largest amount the American government has ever earmarked for spending on the climate crisis. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: US House passes Democrats’ landmark healthcare and climate bill -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee returns and joins J to talk jury nullification! Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Jury Nullification - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification It's Perfectly Constitutional to Talk about Jury Nullification - https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/its-perfectly-constitutional-talk-about-jury-nullification

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, J goes solo to talk about the Honoring our PACT Act. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Jon Stewart Slams Ted Cruz Video As Row Heats Up: 'Not Tonite Sweetie' - https://www.newsweek.com/jon-stewart-slams-ted-cruz-video-row-heats-veterans-burn-pits-1729360 Senate Republicans burned a bill that would have helped veterans — here’s why -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, J goes solo to talk about the bipartisan proposal to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant links: A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act - https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1105843501/electoral-count-act-changes-pence-january-6th One Pager on Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J are joined by Kristine, a tactical urban activist to talk about how to improve urban spaces in the best way. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Special Guest Kristine on Twitter: @dTXTransitPosts Links to Get Started Not Just Bikes Strong Towns

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, J goes solo to talk about getting arrested while away from the U.S. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: WNBA star Brittney Griner appears in Moscow-area court for trial on cannabis possession charges - https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34177541/wnba-star-brittany-griner-appears-moscow-area-court-trial-cannabis-possession-charges General Information on...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J discuss the January 6 investigation hearings and what we've learned about it so far. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: 7 takeaways from Tuesday’s shocking January 6 hearing - https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/28/politics/january-6-hearing-day-6-takeaways-hutchinson/index.html Trump's legal exposure may be growing – and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about codifying Roe v Wade, what that would look like, and how that could happen. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Why didn't Congress codify abortion rights? - https://19thnews.org/2022/01/congress-codify-abortion-roe/ What would it mean to codify Roe into law and is there any chance of that happening? -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about how the leak has broken the Supreme Court, the other issues that are currently on docket for it, and what could be done to fix it and the nomination process. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Supreme Court has 29 opinions remaining in one-month sprint to end controversial term -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J discuss the racist origins of the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Border Patrol. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Know Your Rights: 100 Mile Border Zone - https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone The Border Patrol Has Been A Cult of Brutality Since 1924 - https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/ A History of the Border...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about the 911 emergency service, who regulates it, and how it's federally legislated. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: H.R.438 - Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/438/text 911 and E911 Services - https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services 2021 Florida 911...

This week on Frown Town, Vee and J talk about how gun violence has impacted them personally and how it's impacting our nation as a whole. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links K-12 School Shooting Database - https://www.chds.us/ssdb/data-map/ America's Gun Culture In Seven Charts - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081 The State of America's Children -...

Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J talk about the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (R.I.C.O.) act. Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon Relevant Links: Young Thug's 'Racketeering' Charges are Absurd - https://theappeal.org/young-thug-gunna-ysl-rico-charges/ Rapper Young Thug's R.I.C.O. Act Charges Explained -...