Hood Politics with Prop

Now I know you've already heard every possible take on the results of last week's presidential election, but you ain't heard ours! Today, we'll do some reflecting and remind ourselves of what our ancestors knew. It's the same thing Nipsey told us, "The Marathon Continues..." 

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Here are a bunch of stories we missed while dealing the dumpster fire that is the 2024 news cycle, including: the Eric Adams indictment, a massive music streaming fraud trial in Denmark, six former Mississippi law enforcement officers torturing two Black men and a Kentucky sheriff charged in the killing of a local judge.

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/nyregion/nyc-mayor-adams-survival.html

https://edm.com/news/streaming-fraud-trial-500000-illicit-income

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-mississippi-law-enforcement-officers-sentenced-torturing-and-abusing-two-black

https://apnews.com/article/courthouse-shooting-kentucky-f93419fff14202a88e28b5ea49b26810 

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We are just days away from the election. While we are currently enjoying the excitement of the World Series, we know that after the election, we may face either riots or protests, especially following Trump's Klan rally. Here are a few things you can do to take care of yourself in the meantime.

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Sometimes it's just dope to hear brilliant people talk. Today we get to learn from the the guys over at the Fire and Fury podcast, journalist Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,and James Truman, former editorial director of Condé Nast. We hear about their thoughts on the upcoming election, if Trump is really as bad as we think he is and what Kamala has to do to if she wants to win.

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In this episode, Prop sits down with investigative journalist and all around dope Black man Garrison Hayes. He's doin the work of helping us get our heads around how Black people in this day and age could support Donald Trump.

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Last season we discussed the antitrust case against being brought against Google in the episode called "Get Yo Weight Up". Well, the trial has been completed and the judge has issued his ruling. It looks like Google gotta fall back y'all.

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For an LA dude, one of the worst things you can call someone is a weirdo. In today's episode, we run through some of the plays that the Harris and Trump campaigns are running to try to prove how weird the other side is.

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Springfield, OH didn't really appreciate all this attention from the GOP ticket talking about migrants eating everybody's pets. Now the town is dealing with bomb threats and right-wing YouTubers, all because y'all lied on our Haitian population. Well Springfield said, we think it would be best if you keep our name out yo mouth.

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For those who don't know, "whoopin feet" is LA slang for beating somebody up so bad, they come flying out they shoes. I know the debate is already old news, but Imma use my antennas to tell y'all who THEY think won. I bet my bike for your car that Trump thinks he lost.

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When you really get down to it, both Trump and Harris' economic plans are just them bossing up. One is doing it by the sword and the other is doing it through finesse. We talk through their plans and then go over the costs of both.

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The electoral college is such a weird and convoluted concept that only the American political system employs, and it's only used for electing a president. Imma tell you the racist history behind it and make it make sense.

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This has been one wild Supreme Court season! We started this year talking about a couple of cases they were lookin' at and now we have the results. We gon cover: Chevron Deference, Presidential Immunity, the abortion pill, and bump stocks for semi-automatic guns.

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Right now, Zionism has been the way to separate being an anti-semite from objecting to Israel's behavior and actions in Gaza. But do you know what the OTHER Zionism is? Maybe you've heard Bob Marley talk about Zion in his music. It's not the same thing.

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Prop talks with education activist and all-around badass Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty. We talk about her professional work and her book "Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing." 

Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice

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The following people need to go sit down somewhere: Trump for his meeting with the NABJ, the media and public over their coverage of the shooter, the former director of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle, and last but not least, Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Right next to Crypto.com Arena (RIP Staples Center), stands two abandoned and unfinished high rise apartment buildings that have essentially become an art installation, covered almost entirely in graffiti. The tags are a who's who of the LA graffiti scene, including pieces by some of the most well-known artists in the city. But why were these buildings abandoned, how did the artists even get up there and what is the mayor going to do about it?

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I watched this whole thing so you don't have to. Here is a really brief, super short recap of each day of the Republican National Convention. Oh, and Biden is out.

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If Beyoncé got dementia and couldn't remember her lyrics, but you already sold tickets for the tour, should you cancel it? Who do you replace her with? Solange is amazing, but is she BEY? What about H.E.R.? Or Jazmine Sullivan? Or do you stay the course and run the risk of Bey absolutely bombing? THIS is the issue facing the Democrats... Oh, and someone finally tried to kill Trump.

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Israel has a coalition government, which means no political party has the numbers to achieve a majority in the parliament. This matters because it gives some clarity on Benjamin Netanyahu's thinking as he tries to appease all of the various parties within Israel's parliament.

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Trump beat the brakes of Joe in that debate, that's just a fact. But with Trump's sentencing hearing still scheduled to take place before November, America will officially have its first convicted felon running for President. Let's recap how he lost this case, what the recent Supreme Court immunity ruling means and how all of this impacts the upcoming election.

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Today we talk to Zakiya Jackson, president of The Expectations Project, a DC-based organization that is doing amazing work advocating for kids in the hood.

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Prop teaches us what Juneteenth is, why it matters and gives a couple pointers on appropriate ways to participate.

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We're at the halfway point of the year, so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how Black people are feeling so far in 2024. From Katt Williams to Jasmine Crockett, it turns out, we all decided that we had time this year. 

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We tap in with our Canadian Correspondent and newly crowned greatest rapper from Canada, Shad to talk about what it means that Drake isn't apart of "The Culture."

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This Iran "jumping in the fight" is not in fact a jumping in at all. It is a whole other thing that conveniently dovetails into their own interests. Which is why Rozay is even in the convo.

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This is a collab episode with the good folks at Woke AF daily.

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In the era of music we are in now, the art of battle rap and diss tracks can slide into petty memes which go from being funny to silly. Kinda like...our elections. How do we remain serious in a deeply unserious time that has such high stakes?

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The first ever criminal trial for a president and it's all over trying to cover up a sneaky link.

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So..... Kdot disses Drake and Cole, then Cole claps back and then apologizes. What does that teach us about American politics?

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When you order at a Jamaican restaurant, make sure you have 4 choices in mind because 100% they won't have your first choice. And for some reason I feel like our democracy has become like ordering at a Jamaican restaurant. 

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The ways for which Trump is batting down the cases against him are amazing. Today we talk about his immunity claim.

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This second installment of Terraformers. Kevin Garcia, a former Evangelical Worship leader, now is out the closet and leading those who still value their spiritual practice but just cant stomach evangelicalism.

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Another episode about the Supreme court. What is Chevron Deference and why should you care. 

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Let's not lie, George Santos was a wonder gift for us in 2023. But now they gotta fill his seat. Let's talk about why that matters. 

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South Africa has the receipts and experience to call Israel out on their mess. Let's see how it goes.

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In El Savador, they re-elected the youngest president they've ever had. He was responsible for cleaning up their streets. But at what cost? 

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What happens when the data doesn't match our experience? Do you say we are misinterpreting our experience or do you be like J Cole fans and say we aren't experiencing what were experiencing? 

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In part two of the Lost Cause myth, we connect the lost cause to the memory of Jan 6th.

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In the Behind the Bastards series on Robert E Lee, We talked a lot about the Lost Cause myth. This episode is about what the Lost Cause actually is.

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Sometimes, when there’s a fight going on, you want to fight to remain one on one. But then, out of nowhere a brawl breaks out in the crowd because one dude decided to jump in and now there's fights everywhere. We gotta talk bout USA and the Houthis. 

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Just because you're number one doesn't make you the best.. We gotta talk about Nimarata Haley.

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The question that some are asking is, given the rep that Israel has earned, which is..they do NOT lose wars, why would Hamas take this ;level of action knowing full well hard hard Israel was gonna clap back? They actually answered. 

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The Terraform series is when we at hood politics introduce you to people actually making the world more livable. today we talk to Shamil Idriss. CEO of Search for Common Ground, a peace building org active in 32 countries where there is extreme conflict. We discuss their local model and top down bottom up approach. Learn more at Sfcg.org 

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Trump's GPA is too low to play in the game Friday. But maybe the principal is gonna override it bc what are even rules?

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This banger of a quote from Katt Williams on the Shannon Sharpe Podcast is the best way to describe us discussing the Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley Town Hall meeting.

Also Hood Politics mixtape out now.

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The political landscape can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be. If you've survived junior high, lived in an urban city or understand gang life, you can understand geopolitics. Join rapper and author Propaganda and his friends as they use their hood-knowledge to break down the political scene. This 2024 election year is going to be wild, BUT Prop is going to be right there with you helping you understand all of it. Check out new episodes of Hood Politics every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts.

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For this Christmas, I offer you a guide on annoying convos with your racist uncle Mark. But seriously here is a PDF that Search for Common Ground created to help: https://www.sfcg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Peacemaker-Practice-Cards.pdf

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We tried to tell you. RICO cases always break the the silence. And Just like we said, there is always someone in the squad that must stay silent for the licc to work. Eventually they get tired of catching strays.

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We speak to the folks over at the Heist podcast who are doing incredible work in Black agriculture. Yes, that is a thing.

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When It comes to diplomicy, no matter the scale, words matter. Im break down River to Sea, Humanitarian pause, and "remember the "Amalekites" 

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While we as a team enjoy our cognitive dissonance about this holiday, enjoy this banger of a show where I tried to tell DeSantis how it was gon go down. 

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I think I speak for all of America in saying HOW IS MIKE JOHNSON?! And why?!

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Speaker McCarthy knew what he was signing up for! Lets rewind the tape and talk about the shortest tenure as Speaker of the house in the history of the country. 

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The best guide you can find to Joe Biden's impeachment inquiry.

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As the Israeli /Palestine conflict comes back into our news cycle, we would like to give a refresher on the history of the haps there.

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The best way to explain the the way Google is defending itself against the anti trust case against them is to think about playing 2k against someone who has all the cheats codes. and then that person says to you...you could get cheat codes yourself. Don't be mad at me!

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You know we had to have Jake Hanrahan n the spot to talk bout Putin's body count. 

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Apparently some of these brothers needed a reminder on thinking somehow the rules don't apply to you. Lets teach Harrison Floyd some Jay Z lyrics.

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So, with another election season approaching, we wanted to run back to one of our favorite episodes that really embody what we want to do as a podcast. We exist to inform common folk on what the licc read! Allow us to refresh your memory on what a filibuster is. 

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This will help you shut down the blue check bros who hit you with a "Well actually" about what democracy means.

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Georgia Hit that boy wit a RICO. Imma tell you this hisotry of them cases and how they work 

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Im not gonna tell you what spin the blocc actually means, but I am gonna tell you that its what the feds are doing to Donald Trump.

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This year marks 50 years of Hip Hop. Today we talk about Hip Hop's relationship to politics. Here's a playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wH0a4Qw9YzfSGTulShDou?si=3S6HjSK9S4yLXVeW4YwE2A 

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August 6 2023. the Montgomery River boat brawl! oh and Jason Aldean. 

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Today we continue our discussion on the Supreme Court and all of their antics. 

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Robert and Prop talk about the big Montgomery dock brawl, and what the Internet has made of an averted racist beat down.

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The Supreme Court has mastered the art of minding its own business and telling you to stay out of theirs. The Supreme Court has always moved in silence and let the trends do what they want. Let's talk about it.

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You can take the homie out the hood but cant take the hood out the homie" was a saying in the 80s . Im using this to answer the question "Is Threads the twitter killer?"

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Sometimes it be your own people out here making you look weak. Lets talk about the almost coup in Russia.

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There is  just so much baggage in this relationship that it needed 2 episodes. We talk about China -American relations form the 70s to now. 

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Look, China and America got history, and it's toxic. Let's talk out it 

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What a time to be alive. Both lead presidential candidates have kids facing serious cases. Let's talk about it. 

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It's Election season. And as we all know, it's kicked off by the Iowa Caucuses. 1. What on earth is a Caucus and why is Iowas so special?! 

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If you have ever shoplifted, then you know that if you get caught, you're supposed to act like it was accident. Apparently, Trump has never shoplifted. Yall, we gotta talk about Trump and the GOP candidates. 

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Today we use the seminal work of Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in the movie Friday, to help us understand national debt.

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Have yall heard of the Willie Lynch theory? Let me put you on while we discuss Title 42/

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We think the best way to understand Tucker Carlson is think of him as Pro Wrestler 

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Fox News?! them foos actually settled this case. Let's talk about why.

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I believe there are 6 things that an indie artist can teach a politician about running a successful campaign

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The Trump trials...why even bother?

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When the homies want you to ride but you tired of their mess! Let's talk about Israel's protests.

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Prop was super inspired by the content he covered this week, so we figured we bring some ofhis other work into this feed. This poem is called On the brink of Extinction. you can grab more of his poetry at prophiphop.com/book 

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Climate scientist are screaming at us, "We are wel into the find out phase!" Some of us understand "f***around and find out as a graph but i think its more of a cliff. once you jump of yhat cliff, thats it!

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/07/cop27-climate-change-report-us/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/28/ipcc-united-nations-climate-change-adaptation/ 

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Well, beef is when you not safe in the streets. Today we have friend of the pod Bridget Todd come back and talk to us a little bit about some petty and some serious beef. 

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One of the best tools in a Dad's tool belt when you really ain't got the answer...is ask your mother. Today, we talk about some of the suggestions floating around about what to do about the internet 

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When the SCOTUS had to hear a case where youtube was being sued for aiding and abetting terrorists, They realized that any decision they make could potentially break the internet. Their response? "Shiiiid I cant call it!"

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When you don't know, just say you don't know. Keeping it a buck goes a long way. 

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DON'T SAVE HER! SHE DON'T WANNA BE SAVED! The GOP is in a position where your your friend group is split. they trying to to you that you in a relationship wit a man that aint gon change. Let's let JCole and Keisha Cole minister to us. 

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In a rare moment of good news, we see how congress found found their "Leimert Park" in the modernization of congress committee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/09/house-modernization-committee-bipartisan-collaboration-lessons/ 

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More balloons! Today we talk about how black people think of aliens.

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I'm sorry, but I have to talk about the balloon. And not so much about the balloon itself but the shoulder shoving match the US and China are in. 

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Some of us have that one friend or family member for whom if you ask for their help in a difficult situation , the only way they know to function is the scorched earth way. So you must really consider the cost of reaching out. because one that text is sent. thats it. So, Ukraine, do you reallllllllly want USA to send the heat? 

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Today we have East OKC artist, business man and community organizer Jabee join us. We talk about his journey from runnin with the crips to being one of the leaders of theJustice for Julius Campaign 

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We've all embellished our back story at some point. But hopefully not a level of compulsion that got you lying about stuff that is easily verifiable. I don't know what George Santos long game is, But man he told some whoppers to get this job. 

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The rules are you pull the Whose Mans is this card, when someone says or does some wild unnecessary out of pocket stuff for no visible reason. Kevin McCarthy was puttin up the "wheres my hug guy" in the club numbers but stuck it out and did everything he could to get the position he got. hopefully it was worth it. 

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Don't let let television fool you into thinking you know something you don't. You might think you understand how negotiations work between international super powers, but I can promise you, you don't.

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Y'all know how much money these foos in the GOP made off Herschel Walker?! We need to talk about Campaign funds. 

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I know that Crypto can be confusing. however please understand, a hustle is a hustle. Lets talk bout the FTX collapse 

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I think the epic take down of Andrew Tate By Greta has given us 4 valuable lessons, I will share those with you today.

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