Now i would like to turn it over to my cohost. If you are here for the first time we are covering everyone in between. Our special guest tonight is the founder of the free radical project a Global Network of the former extremists who were they radicalizing others trying to weave the movement by providing counseling. Hes an emmy award producer. [applause] this is your second book and i flew through the 200 plus pages so quickly like a hungry child after school and because i was craving some of this truth. Before we dive into all these truths, the book does share a story from other individuals you encountered whether direct or indirect and i think that we should start with telling your story and how that encounter lead you to the chicago area and americas first organized neonazi group. Thank you so much for having me. It is a privilege and honor a privilege becausanda privilege t often times people dont look like me or have a darker skin color, sometimes they dont get the same Second Cha
Person whose name is on the show,michelle me out. Thank you so much john. Welcome to the michelle me out show. It is your a through z covering the lgbt and everyone in between. Our special guest is the founder of the free radical project, a Global Network of former extremists who were the radicalizing others, trying to lead the movement by providing counseling. Hes an and in any Award Winning producer, proud father of two and an author and here to talk about his new book breaking hate confronting the new culture of extremism is christian picciolini. Welcome to the show. [applause] so this book and its your second book and wow, i flew through the 200 pages so quickly, like a hungry child afterschool. Unand because i was just craving some of this truth but before we dive into all these truths the book does share stories from other individuals that you encounter whether direct or indirect and through your work. I think we should start with telling your story and how that encounter with cl
Both his critics and supporters feeling that down. The fact that the former president. Will be moved to a rehab an efficient center and not prison is something that is not going to sit down well with protesters and many in sudan as well theyve been saying that the former president has been getting special treatment which is the complete opposite of what judges and his defense what would his defense team have been saying now just before he issued his verdict the judge mentioned. That is a young man who was sentenced to death for the same charge of illegal possession of foreign currency in 1989 by former president ahmed bashir the judge seemed to be trying to make a statement saying that during his rule the former president sentenced people very harshly for minor crimes while now during the new transitional period hes been sentenced fairly 2 years in prison but that is something many on the streets are saying is not enough and that he should be tried for many of the crimes besides the cr
You know a lot of rubber bullet and lost her eyes one side. And theres no justice for any of these none of these cases are being investigated so far as we. And the police are not being held to account and so i think this has led to an increasing divide. And so has more on the report from hong kong but the key conclusions are all thats looking at chinas direct influence on the home phone media landscape now the reason why this report has been on the take it is simply because of the changing landscape in the last 12 months it is the key areas of chinas increasing influence in the media and this is not a true increasing purchase of Media Outlets and also the direct control whether it be through the investments in those Media Outlets in hong kong the all the states of those Media Outlets with a prior beijing slant im more inclined to get heavy or bigger investments and increasing advertising revenue side if the reports are not to the pays to be pro beijing as. Charles a media outlet in hon
Possessing and smuggling foreign currency so just searching his home after he was deposed and found suitcases containing around 130000000. 00 but you said much of the money was a gift from the Saudi Crown Prince muhammad bin son man. During months of protests demanding the end of his think 2 years in power demonstrators also called for justice and accountability for what they say is the sheerest many crimes many think the brady. Bill. The legal system has not changed what about the protesters who have been killed in demonstrations against him for years what about those who have been sentenced to death and to prison for lesser crimes in contrast hundreds showed their support for the former president and hes now dismantled party. Supporters chanted against the 4 month old Transitional Government accusing leaders of failing to be inclusive and leading the country into what the view as chaos that is verdict isnt the end of former president bashir is legal problems while in prison he was ch