Beto! Beto. Beto…? Existential presidential thoughts | We have a period f*** | We talk to presidential hopeful Andrew Yang

On this episode of The Bachelor, oops, we mean The Rabble, Beto finally gives America a rose. Do we accept? Plus, we gush about people doing good work in the world of periods, and…! We interview presidential hopeful Andrew Yang about what sets him apart from the rest of the crowded field.

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THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Andrew Yang, Democratic presidential candidate.

https://www.yang2020.com/

https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA

https://www.facebook.com/andrewyang2020/

https://www.instagram.com/andrewyangvfa/

Our video of Andrew Yang: https://www.facebook.com/RouserTX/videos/390927938387382/

SH*T TO DO:

Research the Democratic presidential candidates! Here are a few good places to start:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/03/14/jake-tapper-2020-candidate-name-pronunciation-sd-orig.cnn

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-take-on-sxsw/

https://people.com/politics/2020-presidential-candidates-so-far/

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/2020-candidates-president-guide/582598/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/2020-democrat-candidates-771735/

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LINKS WE MENTIONED:

Thinx period blanket: https://www.thecut.com/2018/06/review-we-tried-new-thinx-period-sex-blanket.html

Period mansplainer taken down on Twitter by @aisghair:

https://twitter.com/aisghair/status/1102701038379909120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1102869099464609792&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pettymayonnaise.com%2Fwoman-shares-guys-reckless-comment-about-periods-and-tampons-twitter-went-crazy%2F

End period poverty and period stigma with Period.org: https://www.period.org/

Nadya Okamoto, founder of Period.org: https://twitter.com/nadyaokamoto

Bills filed in the Texas legislature to end the period tax:

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB311/id/1825242

https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB755/2019

https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB146/2019

Activists draw attention to the heat in Texas prison cells:

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/texas_legislature/article/100-degree-heat-in-mock-prison-cell-illustrates-13680305.php#photo-8891942

Proposed bills that would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to maintain temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees within all Texas prison facilities.

SB321 - https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB321

HB936 - https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/actions.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB936

The Texas Civil Rights Project is also working to get the state of Texas to keep cells from being sweltering:

https://texascivilrightsproject.org/our-work/criminal-justice-reform/

After $7 million legal fight over air conditioning, Texas prison system touts new heat safety policies:

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/07/26/texas-prison-heat-air-conditioning-costs/

Beto finally announces his presidential run: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/03/13/beto-orourke-2020-president-announce/

Vanity Fair cover story on Beto: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-cover-story?verso=true

Beto’s “Take a knee” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWmh-maevk