Happy
Thanksgiving, Gaslit Nation listeners! Sarah and Andrea are hosting
a feast of interesting (and terrifying) commentary from folks
around the US as they welcome winners of the Gaslit Nation Get Out
the Vote contest onto the show. Our special guests – Valerie
Carzello (@ScullyBully) of South Burlington, Vermont, Catherine
Snyder (@catherinecritz) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Brian Covey
(@hidvorak) of Seattle, Washington discuss their experiences as
activists in the 2018 election, the outcome of the midterms in
their states, and their dreams for the future. Sarah and Andrea are
very grateful not only to the contest winners but to everyone who
helped get out the vote in this record-breaking midterms, which not
only resulted in important wins for progressive candidates but
demonstrated a massive rise in civic engagement that will extend
well into the future.
Our
contest winners stayed on the line to discuss the latest news,
including the wildfires in California and the terrible response of
the Trump administration to climate change, the latest in the
Khashoggi case and the relationship of malevolent millennials MBS
and Jared Kushner, and voter suppression in Georgia and the rest of
the US.
We
will publish a special Gaslit Nation Featurette next week then
we'll be back to our regular episodes in December. Have a great
holiday break!
A
special note: Since the audio of this episode is less than ideal,
we'll post a transcript of this episode on our Patreon
page.