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Venezuela Missile Strikes, ACLU Lawsuit and High Seas Act
The ACLU is suing the Trump administration over missile strikes on boats off the coast of Venezuela that killed over 130 people. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of families in Trinidad, utilizes the "Death on the High Seas Act" to bypass government immunity claims regarding the extrajudicial killings of alleged narco-terrorists.
The internal logic of Grammy nominations is questioned, specifically why winners of specific genre categories like Best Rock Album are not automatically candidates for Album of the Year. The hosts conclude the awards are a "scam" driven by industry insiders with arbitrary voting criteria that often exclude classical or new age artists from top honors.
The segment explores the book "The New Jim Crow," which details how the war on drugs has led to a massive increase in the incarceration of Black Americans. The hosts discuss the use of prison labor as a form of modern slavery and the political implications of disenfranchising felons.
