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In this episode we discuss the recent viral controversy of Covington Catholic High School students jeering and taunting an indigenous elder. We discuss how the story broke and the quick backlash to it. We discuss the anatomy of privilege that quickly transformed Nick Sandmann from a racist bully into a victim. We talk about the right-wing outrage machine and the way the media quickly changed narratives. We talk about the lack of accountability when it comes to certain demographics and compared it to the coverage of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice. We talk the treatment of Nathan Phillips and the structural failures in our media. We conclude with a review of the Good Omens trailer.
