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    July 28, 2016
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    #80 Gerbils Are Eating Their Young
    The world is doomed, a comedian is fined for a joke and the Ottawa Citizen tells us white privilege is not a thing.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    How do we process the endless news about mass murders, terrorist attacks, police killing Black people, police being murdered, instability in the Middle East and Trump’s fascist rhetoric? Are we living through a major moment in history?

    Quebec comedian Mike Ward is forced to pay for an illegal joke.

    The Ottawa Citizen informs us that we need not worry about white privilege.

    Freelancer Omar Mouallem co-hosts.

    Omar’s Twitter: @omar_aok

    Go to Hover.com and enter offer code “Omar” at checkout for 10% off your domain name.

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