Connecting the Dots Kevin

If you're a Marvel/Disney fan, this episode may piss you off.  

If you glorify the military/empire, this episode may piss you off. 

If you love propaganda,  this episode may piss you off.  

PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATIONS: Dead Prez- Propaganda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhIsHEAM8w 

Immortal Technique- Freedom of Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEbWSSo9AQ 

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: 

Edward Bernays- Propaganda  https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/propaganda_edward-l-bernays/271440/?resultid=bf3aa14a-7371-4e7f-81d0-9e0a3bb7ab54#edition=14599611&idiq=46473416 

Noam Chomsky- Manufacturing Consent https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/manufacturing-consent-the-political-economy-of-the-mass-media_noam-chomsky_edward-s-herman/250546/?resultid=a5ad3ad5-f38f-40c7-b5a9-c89f5e80fe1e#edition=3389416&idiq=10196061 

Paulo Freire- Education for Critical Consciousness https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/education-for-critical-consciousness_paulo-freire/285357/?resultid=63ba8060-c876-49e5-8ebc-10dbf7c9cae8#edition=4382559&idiq=4611527 

ARTICLES:

 https://therealnews.com/cop-land-is-still-one-of-the-best-hollywood-depictions-of-police-corruption 

https://www.yipinstitute.com/article/how-do-the-marvel-movies-promote-the-us-military 

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/11/05/new-marvel-film-puts-spotlight-on-hollywoods-military-ties/ https://mronline.org/2022/02/08/the-pentagon-and-cia-have-shaped-thousands-of-hollywood-movies-into-super-effective-propaganda/ 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/the-great-war-master-of-american-propaganda/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/09/wandavision-pentagon-propaganda-marvel-disney-fbi 

https://www.liveabout.com/pentagon-support-for-war-films-3438458 

https://www.newsweek.com/captain-marvel-superhero-movies-air-force-comic-book-military-promotion-1348486 https://www.blackagendareport.com/wakanda-must-fall 

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/01/05/captain-marvel-effect-air-force-academy-sees-most-female-applicants-5-years.html 

THEATERS OF WAR LINK: 

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theatersofwar 

LINK FOR THE INTRO/OUTRO:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3qYHWRIZk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAykOz1gWi4&t=50s



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Just some thoughts for thought.  

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  Bruce Lee- Striking Thoughts https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/striking-thoughts-bruce-lees-wisdom-for-daily-living-the-bruce-lee-library_bruce-lee/296561/?resultid=4dd9bac5-0ba2-47e4-93bc-3296be88a015#edition=3673054&idiq=4467350 

Marcus Aurelius- Meditations https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/marcus-aurelius---meditations-adapted-for-the-contemporary-reader_marcus-aurelius/27292127/?resultid=b43aaddd-1bb9-468e-868f-528b5d64bc5d#edition=14781957&idiq=28997502 

Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga- The Courage to be Disliked https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/kirawareru-yuki_-_ichiro-kishimi/10893847/?resultid=7e6a22ce-69e4-47d2-9a67-4f274229aa92#edition=19865634&idiq=30126954 

PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION:  U2- Rejoice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxRGvzwzxc



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This episode is meant to tie together our two worlds, the internal & the external. It emphasizes how the political, economical, and social issues of this country are capable of inducing mass trauma & mental suffering. I want to acknowledge how this affects us as individuals and as a society when we internalize it. More importantly, as a result of this reality, I want to emphasize the necessity for radical change and societal/personal RELEASE.  

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: 

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk 

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Transforming Trauma With Jiu Jitsu by Jamie Marich & Anna Pirkl 

Health Justice Now by Timothy Faust 

What Happened Here: Bush Chronicles by Eliot Weinberger https://www.thriftbooks.com/ 

PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATIONS: 

Fort Minor- Kenji  

Muse- Psycho  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW09k8P0zTc 

Pearl Jam- Release  Pearl Jam - Release (Official Audio) 

The Rolling Stones- Doom and Gloom  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFGWVKXxm0 

U2- Bad  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCdltGg4EzM 

LINK TO THE SPEECH:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8ej4k2ilc 

RESOURCES: 

https://www.verywellmind.com/effects-of-collective-trauma-5071346 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095989/ https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/mortality-rates-u-s-compare-countries/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6603306/ https://oie.duke.edu/inter-generational-trauma-6-ways-it-affects-families https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/ https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/9-11-twenty-years https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act https://www.cato.org/commentary/make-america-safer-shut-down-department-homeland-security



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MAYDAY!!! 

Protest Song Recommendations: 

Paolo Nutini- Iron Sky,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_PkvMm9_c 

Bob Marley- Work, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHdvDkDAHk 

U2- Red Hill Mining Town, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafHtWzWx0s 

Jefferson Airplane- Volunteers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaw--HWHecg 

Pete Seeger- Solidarity Forever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW_1hP0SHSQ 

Book Recommendations: Labor’s Untold Story, by Richard O' Boyer, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/labors-untold-story_richard-o-boyer_herbert-m-morais/264902/?resultid=c56b445e-fff8-4237-962b-4fe946c22c1b#edition=724864&idiq=5115529 

Fight Like Hell, by Kim Kelly, https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/fight-like-hell-the-untold-history-of-american-labor_kim-kelly/29057042/?resultid=2f141869-e5c8-4ee4-9d56-d0fae834ff4c#edition=60148856&idiq=47185332 

The Meritocracy Trap, by Daniel Markovits 

Beyond Outrage, by Robert Reich 

The People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn 

Articles: 

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/its-a-good-jobs-shortage-the-real-reason-so-many-workers-are-quitting/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-15/u-s-labor-unions-are-having-a-moment https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html 

https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2021-10-07/the-labor-market-is-undergoing-a-seismic-shift-as-markets-await-septembers-jobs-report https://theconversation.com/union-battles-at-amazon-and-starbucks-are-hot-news-which-can-only-be-good-for-the-labor-movement-172932 https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/san-francisco-general-strike-1934 https://archive.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday/ http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/economy-1991/labor-in-america-the-trade-unions-role/current-labor-issues.php https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/police-unions-minneapolis-kroll.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-anti-union-consultants_n_62606f2ce4b041ee26501ca2



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LINK FOR THE BOOK: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/all-about-love-new-visions-bell-hooks-love-trilogy_bell-hooks/248913/?resultid=595b688d-e936-4181-b121-65b31be6db0b#edition=2337244&idiq=10183064 

PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enmitbt3yAs 

LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0uEVTh0ios



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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:  

1) Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-sorrows-of-empire-militarism-secrecy-and-the-end-of-the-republic-the-american-empire-project_james-carroll_chalmers-johnson/257596/?resultid=fb0f7e1f-fa69-44cd-8991-f7fa1b27c13d#edition=3677168&idiq=2963848 

2) Imperial Ambitions by Noam Chomsky https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/imperial-ambitions-conversations-on-the-post-911-world_noam-chomsky_david-barsamian/383572/?resultid=7f48e7ee-1619-4d3c-a16c-756b49659170#edition=3781570&idiq=672750 

3) The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-one-percent-doctrine-deep-inside-americas-pursuit-of-its-enemies-since-911_ron-suskind/431152/?resultid=b3d2eeb8-23fc-462e-bfaf-44cfb067e957#edition=3511383&idiq=5851242 

PROTEST SONG RECOMMENDATION: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IKOVG8hitk 

LINK TO THE SPEECH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGRcgSz-jqI&t=11s 

LINK TO THE ARTICLES:  

https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/ 

https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/pipelines/article/14188746/tapi-pipeline-afghanistan-construction-to-start-in-herat https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/taliban-tapi-gas-pipeline-is-a-priority-project/2-1-1053761 

https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/afghanistan-war https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/asia-jan-june11-timeline-afghanistan


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