Objection to the Rule

Objection to the Rule is a one hour show produced by Radio Free Brooklyn that tackles the current news cycle with nuanced discussion, interviews and more.

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OTR April 25th, 2021: DA stops prosecuting sex ...
DA stops prosecuting sex work - Derek Chauvin verdict - Ma'Khia Bryant's death - France's latest anti-hijab vote
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OTR April 18th, 2021: Interview with Anthony Bu...
Interview with Anthony Buissereth and Dr. Judith Zelikoff - the murder of Daunte Wright - Global Disparities in COVID treatment + vaccines
58 min
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OTR April 11th, 2021: Interview with Trisha Oco...
Interview with Trisha Ocona - Trans rights under attack - the Melek Ipek case in Turkey
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OTR April 4th, 2021: NYS legalizes marijuana us...
NYS legalizes marijuana use - the death of Sarah Everard - End of Qualified Immunity for NYPD
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OTR March 28th, 2021: Homeless activist targete...
Homeless activist targeted - Shooting in CO - PTO for Pregnancy Loss in NZ - Debt relief for defrauded students
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Eviction disparities in NYC - Mass Shooting in ...
Theresa and Emily discuss NYC evictions disproportionately impacting communities hard hit by COVID-19, the mass shooting in Georgia that claimed 6 Asian victims, a pair new immigration bills passed by the House, and Tiffany Haddish's historic win at this year's Grammy's.
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Home health aides protest - Charges in George F...
Emily, Theresa and Jasmin discuss a protest in NYC in support of home health aides' rights, the charges against the police officer who killed George Floyd (Derek Chauvin), the violent government response to protests in Senegal, and the discovery of a glowing shark.
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Attacks on Asian New Yorkers - GOP voter suppre...
Jasmin, Emily and Theresa discuss recent attacks on Asian-American New Yorkers, GOP efforts to further suppress the vote, crop loss in Australia due to a lack of migrant workers, and some good news about pollution in the Mississippi River.
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Subway pollution - Cherokee Freedmen news - clo...
Emily, Theresa and Jasmin talk about high levels of particle pollution in US subway systems, inclusionary changes made to the Cherokee Nation Constitution, the shutdown of an LGBT+ community center in Accra, and the successful cloning of an endangered animal.
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Gov. Cuomo and nursing home death stats - Texas...
Jasmin, Emily, and Theresa discuss recent allegations that NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo undercounted COVID-19 nursing home deaths, the deadly blackouts following harsh winter weather in Texas, Pres. Joe Biden's town hall, and free period products for schoolchildren in New Zealand.
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Abuse in a NJ women's prison - reparations in t...
Jasmin, Emily and Theresa discuss charges of abuse in a New Jersey women's prison, what reparations in the US for Black people could look like, changes to the dress code for Ministers of Parliament in New Zealand, and a victory for Nigerian farmers against Shell Oil.
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Dilapidated luxury buildings - CA Human traffic...
Jasmin, Theresa and Emily discuss poor conditions in Manhattan luxury buildings, a human trafficking crackdown in California, Haitian migrants turned away from the US border and left in Mexico, Black immigrants being targeted by ICE, and the repeal of the "walking while trans ban" in New York State.
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Racist remarks from NY Science Journalist - Imp...
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Hunts Point Strike in BX - Inauguration recap -...
This episode, Emily, Theresa and Jasmin discuss the Hunts Point market strike, the 2021 inauguration, complications with the COVID vaccine rollout in India, and Biden's day one executive orders.
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ICE hunger strikes in NJ - Impeachment Round 2 ...
Jasmin and Emily discuss ICE detainees on hunger strike in New Jersey, the Trump admin's last minute anti-Cuba sanctions, some good news out of Alaska, and Theresa lays out the facts about Trump's second impeachment.
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2021 Electoral College votes - Extremists storm...
Emily, Jasmin and Theresa talk about the storming of the US Capitol building, the Election certification process, and historic Senate race wins in Georgia.
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Penn station upgrade - Nashville bomber's past ...
Theresa, Emily and Jasmin discuss the new Moynihan train hall in New York, the Nashville bomber's troubling history, Rohingya refugees being moved to a remote island, and a newly discovered platypus feature.
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Indoor dining in NYC, Biden's cabinet, farmers'...
Theresa, Emily and Jasmin discuss the end of indoor dining in NYC due to COVID, Biden's cabinet picks, Indian farmers' protests, and the Cleveland MLB team's long overdue name change.
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Local haunts lost in 2020, Brandon Bernard's ex...
Theresa, Emily and Jasmin discuss NYC businesses that closed forever in 2020, Brandon Bernard's execution, hunger in Venezuela, and Goldman Environmental Prize winner, Nemonte Nenquimo.
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Food delivery workers, and the Abolition Amendm...
Theresa, Emily, and Jasmin discuss the reality behind food delivery apps, the proposed abolition amendment to end involuntary servitude for prisoners, regional elections in Cameroon, and General Motors dropping its support for Trump's climate rollbacks.
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MTA doomsday cuts, and COVID-19 updates: OTR 11...
The team talks MTA doomsday cuts, the current impact of COVID-19 on the US, and more.
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The Tigray conflict in Ethiopia, and Pfizer's c...
The team talks about a new 911 call mental health response program in NYC, a controversial article written by a member of Biden's new COVID-19 task force, the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia, and good news about the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
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Historic election win for Biden & Harris: OTR 1...
Joe Biden & Kamala Harris's historic win in the 2020 US presidential election, protests over abortion restrictions in Poland, and more.
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Interview with filmmaker John Wellington Ennis:...
An interview with John Wellington Ennis about his new documentary, plus Theresa, Emily, and Jasmin discuss the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police; a new constitution for Chile; and more.
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NYC's Election Observer Corps, and the Purdue P...
Theresa and Emily discuss the federal Purdue Pharma settlement; the murder of a French teacher over the showing of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in a lesson about the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo; and some good news about the SNAP-Ed program. Jasmin also shares a story about Mayor de Blasio's last-minute plan to form an Election Observer Corps.
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