(11/7/20) Biden wins the presidency; Stacey Abrams and the power of grassroots organizing

<p>Ep 237: Allison and Erek (@erek_smith) discuss the election, Biden winning the presidency, pens, and Brooklyn being absolutely nuts right now. Recs: The Queen's Gambit, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Bay, Hell House LLC, The Wire, and the Sopranos</p> <p><strong>Tix for NYC Web fest Nov 13 screening of Allison's film Hum are here:</strong> <a href= "https://watch.eventive.org/nycwebfest2020/play/5f9c8faf7822e9003eb7a8d2/5f82198a809f8400fdb672ca"> https://watch.eventive.org/nycwebfest2020/play/5f9c8faf7822e9003eb7a8d2/5f82198a809f8400fdb672ca</a></p> <p>In bad news: The election was this close because of disenfranchisement, yes, but also <a href= "https://www.dailyposter.com/p/six-takeaways-from-election-night">gross mismanagement</a> on the part of the Dems and the DNC, <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/05/us-election-demographics-race-gender-age-biden-trump"> 57% of white votes</a> went to Trump, Trump's <a href= "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-entertainment-brian-williams-elections-8159feee1f7539e0bd4815092c11952f"> Mussolini address</a> from the White House never should have been aired (and his words are <a href= "https://www.thedailybeast.com/philadelphia-police-take-man-into-custody-in-connection-with-plot-to-attack-vote-counting-center-reports?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning"> inspiring dangerous extremists</a>), and new US Covid deaths have <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html"> topped 1,000</a> for four straight days</p> <p>In good news: Biden has won the presidency (now the work begins), <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/us/politics/stacey-abrams-georgia.html"> thank you to Stacey Abrams</a> and all the grassroots organizers who made this happen, all 4 members of <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/03/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-wins-house-seat/index.html"> The Squad</a>  won their reelections, California voted to <a href= "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/524452-california-votes-to-re