Ever since the killing of George Floyd, the city of Portland has witnessed consistent protests and civic action demanding police reforms. However, recently, camouflaged federal authorities without identification badges have begun arresting protesters in the city, while the Department of Homeland Security has deployed unmarked SUV’s to detain protesters. The White House has confirmed its order to send federal authorities to Portland and is threatening to send them to other American cities. Local elected officials, including the Mayor of Portland, have demanded that federal agents leave the city. Doug Becker speaks with Jennifer L. Selin, Nadine Strossen, and David S. Meyer about the legal and political implications of this, as well as the implications for democracy and civil liberties.
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Couple of new things alongside some classics, spat this tape out over a couple late nights inbetween fits of boredom and a slightly amplified base level of paranoia as this stupid fucking year plods on.
I'm just gonna dump the playlist here:
VLAD TEPES – RETURNING TO MY OLD BATTLEGROUND
THE SHITS – MURDER ON MY MIND
PROSTATE – PROSTATE
CERNUNNOS – LAMENTATION OF A HOBGOBLIN (DUNGEON OF RATS AND BATS)
TOMBCRUSHER – CREATION OF BLASPHEMIES
Μνήμα – INVOCATION
INFERNAL LEGIONS OF MORDOR – TRAX (69 SONGS ABOUT HOW I THINK COTTAGECORE IS FALSE AND NOISECORE IS TRVE
FENTANYL SURPRISE – PROSTHETIC FACE
MANKIND’S DEVASTATION – UNTITLED (UNRELEASED SESSION)
ELECTRIC EELS – ACCIDENT
THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS – MY MYSTERIOUS DEATH (TURN IT UP AGAIN)
TRIPLE SIX MAFIA – RIDIN’ N DA CHEVY
LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY – EXCREMENTAL CARNAGE
DEAD INFECTION – DAY OF DECAY
SPECTRAL VOICE – INEFFABLE WINDS
LIL NOID – LOAD MY CLIP
INNUMERABLE FORMS – DESPOTIC RULE
GORGON – THE LADY RIDES A BLACK HORSE
WARSORE – STOP POSING AND KILL SOMEONE
MILUMET – COINCIDENCE REARRANGED
LIZA ‘N’ ELIZA – LET THE BASSDRUM GO
BILLY BAO – UNTITLED
ROBBER – MAIN MAN
RAPID DYE – GET OUT
BOWEL RUPTURE – LIVIDITY
I miss the 95bFM coffee machine very dearly. A thousands praises to the skeleton crew keeping the station going.
Frances Chan’s multicelebration show rejoices in Stevie Wonder’s birthday, Mother’s Day and NZ Music Month.
Setlist:
Stevie Wonder – Contusion
Flora Purim ft Diana Purim – If You Will
Latinaotearoa – Son Montuno
Taylor Griffin ft Michal Martyniuk, Rachel Clarke – Let’s Just Talk
China Moses ft Dee Dee Bridgewater – Every Day I Get the Blues (live)
Rodger Fox Big Band – New Tune
Terri Lyne Carrington – Money Jungle
Alex Pipes – Chant
Dr Tree – One for Dianne
Mary Lou Williams – What’s Your Story Morning Glory?
Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest – Things Will Fall Apart
Frescia Belmar – Everybody Likes You Now
Nick Taylor Experience – Sarah Sarah (live)
Stevie Wonder – As If You Read My Mind
Alice Coltrane (produced by Ravi Coltrane) – Jagadishwar
Karen Mantler ft Carla Bley – Farewell
Bread & Souls: Mark de Clive-Lowe, Vanessa Freeman, Bembe Segue – Little Did I Know
Yurt Party – Pea Straw Thief
Stevie Wonder – Fingertips pts 1 & 2 (live)
Alright - James K
Glimpses of Death - Sophia Loizou
Les mains - Racine
Earth Inside Them - Egg Meat
Demonology - Significant Other
How to Walk Away from Something That’s Hurting You (Aarti Jadu Remix) - Hextape
Spangled (with Stella) - Ben Bondy
Spoons - Silvia Kastel
Apologise - Klein
IV-XXXII - Riki Pirihi & Alistair Fraser
Sativa - Stoned Titan
Leap of Faith (Ur not alone) - cellvl
Blue Forest - Dua Lity
I Hate Being Sober - Shinetiac
Last Chance - Klein
Death of Microtuning in Bohemia - CA2+
Drifting in the Third Person - Significant Other
Artificial Infinite - Sophia Loizou
Safe - Lcy
Yung Groom - Toma Kami
Evil Day - Stone
Things Fall Apart - Nexcyia
So Sorry - Xenia Reaper
Deep Breath - Dave Saved
Over - Emptyset
Functioning on the Low - Iceboy Violet
Mon amour je ne guéris jamais - Racine
A Barely Lit Path - Oneohtrix Point Never
L’amour toujours - Pontiac Streator
Liminal Angel - Kagami Smile
See You, Bye Bye - Dua Lity
Waitangi Day tomorrow will see political parties and their leaders from across parliament gathering to celebrate the anniversary of Aotearoa’s founding document. As this year is an election year, party leaders are keen to announce policies and set themselves apart from their political opponents.
In the leadup to Waitangi Day, the government has been met with accusations of participating in secret mineral trading talks with the United States. The talks follow the US announcing a proposed mineral trading bloc to reduce reliance on China. The government has been criticised for engaging in such talks without public knowledge, and for considering increasing mining despite the significant environmental impact.
For our weekly catchup with the Labour Party’s Shanan Halbert, News and Editorial director Castor asked about Waitangi Day, Labour’s policies for Māori this election, and the party’s take on secret mining discussions.
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