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Ep 276: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Charles (@charlesrockhill) review Pam Anderson in Chicago and kind of rec Multiverse of Madness.   Light Treason News is now on Spotify! Leave us a nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!   In bad news: SCOTUS set to overturn Roe V. Wade and the Senate is more concerned with providing the Justices more security. In good news: Justice Alito's neighbors hate him and a reminder that property damage is not violence. Light Treason News is a 100% listener supported show! Donate at the website or Allison's Patreon

Ep 275: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (MeredithLClark) rec: The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and Under The Banner of Heaven. In bad news: The UN's newest climate change report is its most dire warning yet, Wynn Bruce lighting himself on fire to protest lack of action on climate change barely gets coverage, unprecedented water restrictions in California, the far-right turned out in a big way for France's election, and Oklahoma  lawmakers pass legislation to outlaw nearly all abortions In good news: Russian oligarchs cry as their megayachts are seized, employees at a Starbucks in Minnesota become the first in the state to unionize, writer Kim Kelly's new book is a timely ode to the labor movement, and Madison trans people and allies counter-protest TERFs

Ep 274: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rothaniel, Severance, and Peacemaker.  In bad news: NYPD botched protocol in the wake of the subway shooting (why is their budget $10 million+ again?), and it was a Syrian immigrant — not the cops — who finally ID'd the shooter leading to his arrest. Also, Elon tries to buy twitter, and conservatives continue to attack abortion rights. In good news: Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Biden signs USPS reform bill into law, QAnon followers are pivoting to MLM schemes, and a former Virginia police offer who stormed the Capitol is found guilty on all charges. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 273: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Is It Cake?, Everything Everywhere All At Once, X, and Atlanta, and briefly talks about the Oscars and The Slap. In bad news: White House records of January 6 show more than a seven-hour gap in Trump's calls and NYC executes its plan to clear homeless encampments. In good news: Madison Cawthorn goes full Lady Whistledown and dishes about the seedy behavior of his fellow Republicans and Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize.   Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 272: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads some Patreon recs/updates and then recs Deep Water (SPOILERS) along with Meredith (@MeredithLClark) who also recs A24's X. Next, Allison and Meredith offer their 2022 Oscars predictions, speculations, and hot takes. Enjoy! Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news  

Ep 271: Allison recs Drive My Car, gives some thoughts on the Oscar nominees, and recaps the Super Bowl halftime show (including Kendrick's censored lyrics).  In bad news: The anti-lockdown Canada (pro-pandemic) protests  and Horatio Sanz's pattern of predatory behavior In good news: Allison thinks it's very funny these babies were fake baptized (just kidding, all baptisms are fake), Trump and his adult children may be deposed by the New York attorney general, and the Sandy Hook families have reached a $73 million settlement  with gun manufacturer Remington Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 270: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: Sundance's Resurrection and Something In The Dirt and Allison reads some Patreon comments and recs: Summer Of Soul and Worst Person In The World, while Meredith recs Riders Of Justice. They also discuss Jersey's groundhog Milltown Mel dying before Groundhog Day and Rudy Giuliani appearing on the Masked Singer In bad news: US Covid deaths surpass 900,000, while the government turns up the threats against Russia (and implies dissenting journalists are terrorists and traitors) In good news: CNN president (and avid Chris Cuomo defender) Jeff Zucker resigns in disgrace and a judge has blocked South Dakota's unnecessary abortion ban Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 270: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: Archive 81, and Allison recs: Yellowjackets (no spoilers), Euphoria, Vigil, and The Ministry For The Future, while Meredith recs: My Heart is a Chainsaw, and they answer a Patron question about dating  In bad news: #WestElmCaleb isn't love-bombing and Americans are forced to return to work even while sick with Covid In good news: Jan. 6 investigators are zeroing in on an apparent plot to hijack the election with fake electors, the website to order free Covid tests is up and running (COVIDtests.gov), and Pete Davidson and Colin Jost just bought a ferry to convert into a venue...and we sort of love that? Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 269: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon, and Station Eleven, and Meredith further recs: The Card Counter, The Velvet Vampire, and Citi Zēni's "Eat Your Salad" In bad news: Betty White and Sidney Poitier are gone but taught us how to live full lives, CDC reports record number of child Covid hospitalizations, and the cringe performance by the cast of Hamilton at the U.S. Capitol insurrection anniversary In good news: All three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, California will stop prosecuting people for pregnancy loss, and the Biden admin is extending the pause on student loan repayment and ordered a new freeze on evictions (now cancel student debt and ban evictions, period) Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home (No Spoilers!), the Succession finale, Don't Look Up, Station Eleven, The Duel, Tragedy of Macbeth, and A Gentleman In Moscow, and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs: Shudder's The Medium, Dark and Rikki Ducornet's Traffic In bad news: Omicron is spreading like a mofo, and Capitalism kills: Amazon employees killed during storm (and reportedly received virtually no emergency training) and 70 dead after a storm hits a Kentucky candle factory In good news: Judge throws out Sackler family's special deal shielding them from civil lawsuits, FDA eliminates key restriction on abortion pills, Chris Noth is finally outed as a sexual predator, and  Jorts the cat takes the internet by storm Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: House of Gucci (Jeremy Irons owns a castle!) and Power Of The Dog, and Allison recs Tick, Tick...Boom! (and shouts out the late, great Stephen Sondheim) and Disney+'s Hawkeye. Plus, Meredith asks for advice about a neighbor and some Patreon recs! In bad news: SCOTUS is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade (here is a list of abortion funds and groups that could use your support), a ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients' personal data, and the deadly Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism In good news: NYC opens its first supervised injection site and the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery are found guilty of murder (and Meredith unpacks the case of Chrystul Kizer, a sex trafficking victim accused of killing her alleged abuser) Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rachel, Adele's 30, and Taylor Swift's Red (maybe stop dating 20-year-olds, Jake?), Power Of The Dog, Yellowstone, Narcos, and unpacks the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer In bad news: Kyle Rittenhouse and the ongoing crisis of White Male Rage In good news: Devonia Inman sees his conviction overturned after 23 years behind bars and abortion is still super popular in the U.S. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MerdithLClark) lightly rec Eternals, while Allison recs: Spencer, French Dispatch, and anti-recs Last Night In Soho, and Meredith recs Midnight Mass. In bad news: Joe Manchin continues to suck and the watered down Infrastructure bill and Aaron Rodgers lied about being vaccinated. In good news: Claude Garrett could soon have charges vacated after nearly 30 years, Tim Pool has Covid, and NBC News Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy accused by multiple women of sexual assault and misconduct. Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 266: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Dune, Succession, and You s3 (no spoilers), and reads some Patreon recs In bad news: Alec Baldwin prop gun accident, IATSE, and Hollywood labor issues (and how the supply chain shortage is also a labor issue) In good news: Let's remember Colin Powell was a liar and war criminal, the House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena, and you can now order abortion pills before you're pregnant in all 50 states Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 265: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Lamb, Squid Game, Midnight Mass, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Caste, and reads some Patreon recs In bad news: Facebook whistleblower explains how FB and IG are destroying the world, and the Pandora Papers expose the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials, and politicians from 91 countries and territories In good news: NYPD union prez resigns after the FBI raids his home and union office and Britney thanks the #FreeBritney movement for all their support Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 264: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Psycho Goreman, Reservations Dogs, and The Night Manager. Plus, Allison reads some Patreon recs, and recaps the 2021 Emmys In bad news: Border Patrol agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback is exactly who we are, nearly 700 indigenous women  have gone missing where Gabby Petito was found, and 1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid In good news: Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is safe for kids ages 5 to 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall, and several acclaimed gymnasts called out the system that failed them during the Larry Nassar Senate hearing Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 263: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Shang-Chi, Candyman, Only Murders In The Building, Dave, and What We Do In The Shadows, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs Billions In bad news: Texas' abortion ban and Hurricane Ida kills at least 82 people In good news: Biden announces new vax mandate, the sweet cars from Mad Max: Fury Road are for sale (who wants to make a huge mistake??), and Britney Spears' father petitions to end her conservatorship Final thought: Are cats ghosts? Are ghosts cats? Let us know! Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 263: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, most of What If?, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, anti-recs Nine Perfect Strangers, and reads some lost Patreon messages (Sorryyyyy!) In bad news: Kabul airport bombing and the Supreme Court throws out Biden's eviction moratorium  In good news: OnlyFans reverses its dumb porn ban and the FDA  approves Pfizer's Covid vaccine Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 262: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec The Green Knight, and Allison recs The Suicide Squad, Old, and Pig, while Meredith recs a deep-dive to understand the U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan that has lasted 20 years. In bad news: 20 years in Afghanistan and the pearl-clutching pundits cheerleading permanent occupation and July was the hottest month on earth ever recorded (and why it's okay to feel cynical about that) In good news: Cuomo resigned and Jamie Spears says he intends to step down as conservator of Britney Spears' estate Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

Ep 261: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Werewolves Within, Detroiters, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, the House of Gucci trailer, and Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs: Drug Church and Homeland In bad news: Allison briefly thinks she's the same age as Penn Jillette, Lady Delta spreads as easily as chickenpox, and Congress fails to extend the eviction moratorium because they can't wait to go on summer vaycay In good news: Simone Biles prioritizes her mental health and the U.S. men's fencing team unites to support victims of sexual misconduct Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news