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0:08 – As the Russian military remains unable to take Ukraine’s major cities, John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy shortly, joins us to talk about the diplomatic facet of the Russian-Ukrainian clash as countries. get ready for talks in Turkey.
0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, joins us to talk about the latest science on COVID and answer questions from listeners.
1:08 a. m. A retired police officer in Vallejo testified last week that he brought “badge folding” to that city’s police department. involving an officer. Scott Morris (@OakMorr), a Vallejo Sun reporter covering police, protests, civil rights and far-right extremism, joins us to discuss the retired officer’s testimony.
1:21 a. m. The San Francisco Police Department recently released its own prevention and search information, which shows that other black people are more likely to be sought out than others, and more likely to seek out other people of color as well. Mission Local knowledge reporter Will Jarrett (@WillJarrett) talks about the SFPD’s racial bias.
1:34 – Nationally, municipalities earned $1. 9 billion for an economic rebound from the ravages of the pandemic. In some cities, those dollars are used to fund local police services. We’re joined by James Burch, policy director for the Anti-Police Terror Project, and Paula Minor (@pbminor), mom of 3, grandmother of 8, activist, organizer, and Black Lives Matter member in Los Angeles.