Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Breaking the Set No. 101 -- 2013 Feb 12 TU

CISPA's Back, Space Hello Kitty, Anti-Gay Prom, Don't Join the Military

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to RT Web Producer, Andrew Blake, about the reintroduction of CISPA, and the implications it may have on personal privacy and net neutrality. Abby then highlights 12 year old student, Lauren Rojas, as today's hero for successfully launching a Hello Kitty toy into space using a weather balloon, Abby then calls out Diana Medley, a special-ed teacher in Indiana as today's villain, for pushing for a 'Traditional' high school prom, to exclude gays and lesbians from attending. BTS then talks to founder of Dream Factory, Art Jones, about the staggering statistics surrounding AIDS and HIV epidemic in America and discussing his film on the subject. Abby wraps up the show with a look at a few of the myths surrounding military service, and the propaganda used by the US military to encourage young people to enlist.



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