Episode 12: Adult Survivors Act Hits Eric Adams & an Interview with Crackhead Barney

TOPICS: Pro-Palestine actions in NYC over the past week, Eric Adams sued for Sexual Assault, NYPD attempting to close public access to radio transmissions, White House working with AT&T to surveil Americans’ phone records, a conversation on Black Creators and their art.This week’s episode kicks off with discussion of a packed week of Pro-Palestine actions in New York City– including several disruptions during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and on Black Friday. Conversation then transitions to news of Eric Adams being sued for sexual assault under the Adult Survivors Act in New York, another high-profile public figure to be implicated as the law was set to come off the books. Moving on, Rudy talks about the NYPD’s attempt to encrypt its radio communications through a $390 million upgrade, cutting off access to the public– including the press. Then, along a similar theme, he covers another revelation that the White House and AT&T have been cooperating to surveil the phone records of millions of Americans. Dimez wraps up the current events section with an open discussion on what it’s like to be a Black Creator– the struggles along with the fulfillment.The crew welcomes their guest for this week, performance artist Crackhead Barney. In her words: “My practice is about redefining space and making people uncomfortable. The recent political and racial climate makes everyone aware that there is a deep-seated tension and that we must be open to its underpinnings and the underlying causes. Crackhead Barney is the pulse of the universe, through unspoken sentences and undetermined movement we see the societal impact of a Barney.”Check out all of Barney’s channels here: https://linktr.ee/crackheadbarneyandfriendsSupport the patreon: www.patreon.com/Crackheadbarneyandfriends_______________________________________________Check out our website:www.unapologetictawk.comSubscribe & watch the episode on Youtube: youtube.com/@UnapologeticTawkPodcast?si=dxnIvfV5Jaivqg6-We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement every Thursday starting at 7pm at the Stonewall Inn to march for Black youth specifically Black LGBTQIA+ liberation.Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!Follow the podcast on social:Instagram: @unapologetictawkTik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebelFollow Dimez: @dimez_cartier @dimez_beautyincFollow Rudy: @shacquealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on Bluesky.Follow Rudy: @rudyfraser.comRudy also createdPapertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.