(7/18/20) John Lewis and good trouble; Secret police program going nationwide

<p>Ep 220: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Hamilton (if you can BELIEVE), Palm Springs, Crawl, The Old Guard, and The Magicians, while Erek (@erek_smith) recs Psych 2: Lassie Come Home.</p> <p>In bad news: <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/us/john-lewis-ct-vivian-dead/index.html"> John Lewis and C.T. Vivian</a>, civil rights icons, have died, <a href= "https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-secret-police-portland/"> secret police</a> are arresting activists in Portland and <a href= "https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dhs-under-boss-were-taking-this-national"> Ken Cuccinelli</a> says the program is going nationwide, Covid cases are soaring in <a href= "https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-california-went-from-covid-19-success-to-national-epicenter?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning"> California</a> as Cuomo celebrates his pretend success with a <a href= "https://www.newyorker.com/culture/dept-of-design/andrew-cuomos-pandemic-poster-and-the-limits-of-coronavirus-visuals"> dumb poster</a>.</p> <p>In good news: <a href= "https://jezebel.com/the-ellen-degeneres-show-is-toxic-and-plagued-by-racism-1844419299"> Ellen</a> may finally get canceled, Washington R*dskins are <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/07/18/renaming-the-washington-redskins"> changing their name</a> in 2020, a statue of an English trader of enslaved people gets <a href= "https://jezebel.com/statue-of-black-lives-matter-protester-replaces-toppled-1844389902"> a much-needed update</a>, and <a href= "https://bangordailynews.com/2020/07/17/politics/joe-biden-endorses-sara-gideon-in-campaign-to-unseat-susan-collins/"> Susan Collins</a>  may be on her way out.</p> <p><strong>Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news</strong></p>