Evening Roundup, March 12
Why visuals matter for survivors, America's in-house surveillance system, Calls to Action, it's all corruption!, war spills beyond Iran, & April Ryan w/ Harry Dunn & Valerie Jarrett
Spotlight
Split Screen: Visuals of Survivors and Predators
In the coverage of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long predation of girls and young women, a pattern of visuals has emerged that cannot be ignored. I want to look closely at these images as tools of persuasion. I don’t have all the answers, but I have a lot of questions about why we see what we see.
Hot Topics
We Built the Surveillance State Ourselves
One detail in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case in Arizona has received less attention than the release of the video of an armed, masked person tampering with Guthrie’s doorbell camera the night of her disappearance. It was what led to the disturbing image: Investigators were able to
War and Resistance
Push for Peace; Hold the Line Against ICE
Democracy is not a spectator sport. Whether you want to exercise your right to vote, join a protest, call your elected officials, run for office, or keep tabs on the week’s hottest issues and protests, The Contrarian has you covered.
Executive Dysfunction
If Corruption Falls, So Does the Regime
[VIDEO] A common theme in the Trump administration? Corruption. There’s no shortage of reports detailing Trump leveraging the presidency to line his own pockets — and those of people closest to him. From his family’s cryptocurrency venture(reportedly netted at least $1 billion
Foreign Affairs
Gulf States Anxious & Iran More Dangerous
[VIDEO] The war on Iran is not isolated to Iran. When the bombing began, violence instantly broke through borders and restless nations capitalized on the volatility. From the Gulf States to the stateless Kurds, conflict is spreading and destabilizing the entire region.
Media Center
LIVE w/ April Ryan: The Tea ft. Harry Dunn & Valerie Jarrett
[VIDEO] Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Tea with April! This week April was joined by Harry Dunn, former Capitol police officer, and Valerie Jarrett, CEO of The Obama Foundation
Propaganda & AI aren't enough to hide the failures.
Pentagon & admin insiders are falling over themselves to leak to the press—it wasn’t our idea, we tried to give him warnings. The ailing, angry, delusional despot & his cheerleaders wouldn't listen. Failure is an orphan. The war is a costly ($1.6 B/day) & deadly reminder of what it means to purge government of decision-making experts.
The visuals on split screen looks like evidence from my perspective. The abusers know what they’re doing is wrong yet they continue to do so anyway. Those women who are there with photos of their younger selves have all joy wiped away from their faces. Even if they try to hide their feelings it all comes to the surface.