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Blood on their Hands Protest at Tesla NYC Dealership
ACT UP's "Blood on Their Hands" Protest Targets Tesla, Musk, Secretary Rubio, RFK and Trump
On May 28th the 114 day long appointment of Elon Musk ended as a special government employee, though the Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, continues wreaking havoc on US social services. Included in the cuts have been Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, which will impact millions in the US. Globally, Musk, Trump and Secretary of State Rubio’s decision to cut off of money to PEPFAR, the presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief , is endangering 20 million people with AIDS globally, who rely on life-saving PEPFAR funded AIDS medication.
Resistance to Musk and DOGE has been growing. On Friday May 30th the agency running the NJ Turnpike announced a decision to remove the 60 Tesla superchargers and replace them with universal charger stations. Tesla said it would continue to provide chargers in NJ but the effort has stalled because of the growing movement to boycott Tesla as a result of Musk’s role in the Trump administration has undermined Tesla stock valuation. The Tesla Take down movement continues holding actions at Tesla Dealerships including the Greenwich Village Tesla dealership, which on Saturday again saw a medium size action, lead by the AIDS Movement, including ACT UP/NY, Housing Works, Vocal NY and Physicians for a National Health Program NY Metro. John Riley will bring sound of the rally to the show.
NYC Queer Liberation March June 29
Jay W. Walker
This June 29th, simultaneous with the Queer NYC March, an independent group called the Reclaim Pride Coalition will for the 6th year in a row hold a separate Queer Liberation March to fight the rising tide of fascism, persecution of LGBTQIA2S+ people and communities, and all North Americans. The Queer Liberation March is the annual people’s protest march without corporate funding; corporate floats; politicians’ grandstanding; or police control or involvement. Their website is queermarch.org.
Joining us to discuss this is Jay W. Walker, a co-founder and lead organizer for The Reclaim Pride Coalition and The Queer Liberation March. A longtime New York activist, Jay also organizes with Gays Against Guns, Rise and Resist, and ResistingProject2025.org; he also sings Resistance songs with Sing Out Louise; and co-hosts the Gurl, Stop podcast.
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (l) and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (r)
Mayoral Democratic Primary Race Analysis
On Tuesday's show, Stahimili Mapp will talk with trans activist and political scientist Pauline Park, who will offer an in-depth analysis of New York City's June 24th Democratic mayoral primary race. Like the 2021 election, this one will be conducted using Ranked Choice Voting, giving voters the option of ranking up to five candidates to indicate their first, second, third, etc. choices. The "rounds" listed below refer to the vote tallying method, in which -- if the first choices of all voters yield no majority for any candidate -- the lowest vote-getter is eliminated, and the second choices for that candidate's votes are counted. If there is still no majority, the process continues until all candidates but one are eliminated, at which point the one who emerges with a majority in the one-on-one final round becomes the Democratic Party nominee in the November election.
Emerson College Poll conducted May 23-26
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Trans Political Prisoner Marius Mason Forced Back to Women's Prison
Bob Lederer brings us a segment focusing on Marius Mason, a trans political prisoner serving a 22-year sentence for destroying a genetic engineering laboratory and opposing logging as part of the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front. Under the Trump administration's anti-trans policies, Marius was recently transferred back to a women's prison and lost access to gender-affirming surgery. The show will feature an interview with Marius's lawyer, Moira Meltzer-Cohen, who will read a statement from Mason and give further background on his case, and the overall situation for trans people in federal prisons. This is part of Out-FM's ongoing "Queerly Defiant" series.
Listeners are urged to write to Marius to help him stay in touch with the progressive community around the country.
Resources:
For more about Marius, his beautiful paintings, and his address to write to him in prison, visit supportmariusmason.org.
For more about the June 11th International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners, visit june11.noblogs.org
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