The Young Jurks,Saturdays, 6pm ET Live on WEMF Radio with Guest, Brianna Wu a Democratic candidate for US Congress against incumbent Democrat Stephen Lynch.
Brianna Wu is an American video game developer and computer programmer. She cofounded Giant Spacekat, an independent video game development studio with Amanda Warner in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] She is also a blogger and podcaster on matters relating to the video game industry.[5]
In October 2014, Wu posted multiple tweets about Gamergate advocates,[16][17] ridiculing them for "fighting an apocalyptic future where women are 8 percent of programmers and not 3 percent."[18] While she was monitoring 8chan's pro-Gamergate chanboard (/gg/), anonymous users posted sensitive personal information about her, including at least one post containing her address. Subsequently, Wu began receiving multiple, specific rape and death threats including her address, causing Wu to flee her home.[19] These threats have been widely attributed to Gamergate supporters.[18][20] In December Wu received e-mails at her corporate account that contained images of mutilated dogs from people who identified as Gamergate supporters, following the recent death of her dog, Crash.[21]
Along with Anita Sarkeesian and Zoë Quinn, Wu is frequently cited by the media as one of the targets of some GamerGate supporters' harassment of women in t --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theyoungjurks/support
The Young Jurks interview Nichole Snow of Mass Patient Advocacy Alliance on their new pediatric medical marijuana bill at the Mass State House. Later in the show, The Young Jurks speak to DNC Chair Candidate, Sam Ronan.
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The Young Jurks live at 6pm ET on www.wemfradio.com/live discussing cars running over protesters; firing of waitress, RI State Rep Moira Jayne Walsh; MA State legislators, Senator Jason Lewis, Senator Stan Rosenberg, Speaker Bob Deleo- that approve themselves a huge 40% pay raise with no public hearing and then block legal marijuana that was approved by a large majority of voters. Recorded, 2/4/2017
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