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That is the question: why? Republican Senator Rand Paul is blocking passage of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act passed in the House last February, three days after the lynching of Ahmaud Arbery. Call Rand Paul’s office: 202-225-3121. Tell Rand Paul to stop stalling and vote for this Act. Omar Moore explores the delay in the US senate around the ETALA, one that has been about 140 years in the maki...

The execution of Breonna Taylor (while she slept) by three Louisville, Kentucky cops (still as yet uncharged with any crime) has received relatively little attention in the national news media as compared with the lynchings of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. Omar Moore takes a closer look at Breonna Taylor, her life, her aspirations and the horrific end to her 26-year-old life. Black Women’s Lives...

The first three words of the US Constitution are “We The People”. Donald Trump took an axe to those words and the First Amendment yesterday...and for a photo op. Yet as Omar Moore notes, fascism didn’t start yesterday in the US. Police violence didn’t begin yesterday. In this episode an examination of a history of police and government violence against Black people in the US, including a Black Dem...

As the calendar turns to June, Omar Moore speaks to Bakari Sellers, attorney, CNN political analyst and author of the new book “My Vanishing Country”. The conversation revolves around Bakari’s book, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, politics, policing and who Joe Biden’s presidential pick will or should be. June 1, 2020. Check your voter registration and register to vo...

A look at the attempted subversion of Black Lives Matter by some white people, specifically white racists, during US protests against the police murder of George Floyd and the demand for justice. Are these white racists and disruptors financed by Russia? (Here’s a March 2020 NY Times story warning of Russia fomenting racial violence prior to the 2020 presidential election: ) Plus: The through line...

An examination of policing and the police state and its origins in the U.S. and what must be done to change the way policing and the system of policing is implemented. The unrest in response to the police execution of George Floyd has been met with extrajudicial (illegal) police response, much of it violent and militaristic. Meanwhile, white males are putting Black people in danger by looting whil...

Given that over 65 percent of white male voters in the US voted for Donald Trump and 53 percent of white female voters voted for Trump in 2016, knowing he was racist, where do white people in the US stand in 2020. And is the lynching of George Floyd by four cops (only one of while has been arrested and charged) going to change the hearts and minds of the substantial majority of white people in the...

Omar Moore engages in conversation with The Times (UK) columnist and Conservative House Of Lords Peer Daniel Finkelstein on UK politics, including the government’s response to coronavirus, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, the Labour Party, Brexit and “herd immunity”. May 28, 2020. Time to check your voter registration at iwillvote.com. MOORE THOUGHTS: https://moore.substack.com. The Politicrat You...

Another police murder of a Black person in the USA. George Floyd was handcuffed, on the ground, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three police officers stood by as a fourth, a white racist named Derek Chauvin, sat on Floyd and drove his entire body weight down into his knee and onto Floyd’s neck for TEN UNINTERRUPTED MINUTES while Floyd pleaded with Chauvin that he couldn’t breathe. All while Chauvin tau...

Amy Cooper is the latest white person in America to call the police on a Black person who was minding their own business. Amy Cooper lied. Her dangerous, racist actions on Monday in Central Park, NYC could have brought about the death of Christian Cooper (no relation) the Black man who recorded the interaction. Omar Moore examines the long history of white violence and threats and lies with mere v...

As Boris Johnson and the Tory government continues to cover for Dominic Cummings for his breaking the lockdown rules, Omar Moore analyses the deeper issues behind the full-on news of Cummings’ law breaking: a distraction from Johnson’s massive failures as 38,000 (or maybe as many as 60,000) have died from coronavirus in the UK. Also: A Memorial Day commemoration of the fallen. May 25, 2020. Time t...

On this Memorial Day Weekend Omar Moore reads out every name on today’s New York Times front page of those persons who died from coronavirus in the USA. May every one of these individuals who died, all 100,000 people, Rest In Peace. The reading is uninterrupted. Time to check your voter registration at iwillvote.com. May 24, 2020. MOORE THOUGHTS: https://moore.substack.com. The Politicrat YouTube...

A look at the history between Joe Biden and the Black community in the USA. Omar Moore revisits key parts of Biden’s legislative record, most notably the infamous national crime bill of 1994, which led to mass incarceration and criminalization of Black people. Also: A look at Charlamagne’s Breakfast Club interview with Biden. Plus: A look at Biden’s comprehensive agenda for Black America, which ca...

A somber reality: COVID-19 is a Black and Brown disease. Omar Moore takes a look at coronavirus killing highly disproportionate amounts of Black and Brown people, particularly in nursing homes. May 22, 2020. Time to check your voter registration at iwillvote.com. MOORE THOUGHTS: https://moore.substack.com. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: http://bit...

A genuine question: are those in the US who do not wear masks during this coronavirus pandemic more likely to be supporters of Donald Trump? Or does that matter? Does the political affiliation matter? Trump doesn’t wear a mask. Omar Moore ponders. May 21, 2020. Time to check your voter registration at iwillvote.com. MOORE THOUGHTS: https://moore.substack.com. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://b...

Donald Trump has spent the last three years planting the seed in many American minds that the election of 2020 will be as illegitimate as his White House occupancy is. Omar Moore says it is way past time to counter the lies and propaganda and register to vote. Time to check your voter registration at iwillvote.com. May 20, 2020. MOORE THOUGHTS: https://moore.substack.com. The Politicrat YouTube pa...

Today Malcolm X would have turned 95. Omar Moore looks at Malcolm X’s life, philosophies, evolutions and several key speeches, including “The Ballot Or The Bullet”. And selected recommended books to read on Malcolm X, including his Autobiography. Register to vote now/check your voter registration: iwillvote.com May 19, 2020. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebo...

A look at how the House Democratic leadership (Speaker Pelosi, Leader Steny Hoyer) let down their constituencies by failing to fight harder for higher stimulus payments and monthly payments. Register to vote now/check your voter registration: iwillvote.com May 18, 2020. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: http://bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicrat blog: http...

A look at the institutional machinations in Georgia that brought about the assassinations of Ahmaud Arbery and Kenneth Herring (both unarmed and killed by white people). You won’t want to miss this episode. Omar Moore also brings in the Cuomos. Why? Listen on. May 17, 2020. Check your voter registration now at: https://iwillvote.com The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicra...

Just some of the best and most effective ads in this 2020 election year being run against Donald Trump, from Joe Biden, Priorities USA and the anti-Trump Republican group The Lincoln Project. In this podcast episode Omar Moore plays the best ads. Check your voter registration now at: https://iwillvote.com May 16, 2020. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook pag...

The words of Dr. Rick Bright and businessman Mike Bowen at Thursday’s House hearing come into full focus. Omar Moore talks about the connective tissue between those words and US corporations, Republicans and Donald Trump. The need to vote this November 3 in the US is more urgent than ever before: https://iwillvote.com May 15, 2020. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat...

Professor Janet Lord, Director Of The Institute Of Inflammation And Ageing speaks to Omar Moore and provides tips, exercises and other information on how to strengthen the immune systems of aging and elderly populations, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic. May 14, 2020. The Politicrat YouTube page: https://bit.ly/3bfWk6V The Politicrat Facebook page: http://bit.ly/3bU1O7c The Politicr...

Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder! Celebrating a living legend and genius. Omar Moore travels through Stevie Wonder’s earlier career, specifically the 1970s—the peak of Wonder’s greatness—discussing four albums: “Talking Book”, “Innervisions”, “Songs In The Key Of Life”, “Fulfillingness’ First Finale”. And in keeping with all things 70, this happens to be the 70th episode of The Politicrat podcast. May...

Today’s US senate hearing on coronavirus, reopening states, and the science and risks of reopen. And a word about California and the rising rates of deaths there and across the US as at least 48 of the 50 states reopen. Omar Moore talks about Dr. Fauci’s testimony and the merits of an important senate hearing. A look also at Denmark, Germany, Sweden and South Korea. May 12, 2020. The Politicrat Yo...

The willful chaos and deliberate mixed messages of Boris Johnson, who apparently hasn’t learned from his near-death experience. What on earth does “stay alert” mean during a time when over 33,000 people have died in the United Kingdom? Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon offer counter messages and actual leadership in response. Omar Moore chronicles what on earth is going on in the...