Topic: Anita Hill

A 2020 demand from Black female leaders published in the Washington Post reminded then-candidate Joe Biden that his path to victory relied on their mobilization. The hosts discuss the tension between political "tokenism" and actual progress for the ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) community. Mo suggests that while the nomination is a win for the "She Will Rise" sisterhood, it may not result in material changes for the average Black American, and notes that Jim Clyburn's preferred candidate was passed over.

The hosts revisit Justice Clarence Thomas's 1991 "high-tech lynching" defense during his confirmation hearings. They discuss how the modern political landscape uses memes and innuendo to "cancel" or discredit figures. Mo posits that Republicans utilized the "Pizzagate playbook" during Jackson's hearings by focusing on her sentencing of sex offenders without explicitly mentioning the toxic "QAnon" or "Pizzagate" labels.

Clarence Thomas's 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing is revisited, specifically his "high-tech lynching" defense against allegations led by Joe Biden. The hosts argue that the hearing was a message to "uppity" Black people to kowtow to the old order. Mo Fax relates this to his own "red line" regarding vaccine mandates, stating that he could not look his son in the eye if he sacrificed his principles for the sake of corporate survival.