127 - Piggy Playground

This week we’re talking about the strange connection between cryptocurrency and the unrest in Kazakhstan, the strange connection between Maxwell trial juror number 50 and the Carlyle Group, and the strange connection between Coca Cola and a live action role playing park for cops in Atlanta. Chris shows his true loyalty as Worcester says no to invasive facial recognition technology. 

Worcester bans facial recognition tech:

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/12/15/worcester-city-councilors-turn-away-facial-recognition-technology/8905136002/

Scotty David and the Carlyle Group: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-06/maxwell-juror-who-could-upend-conviction-works-for-carlyle-group 

Quotes from this book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/292103/american-dynasty-by-kevin-phillips/ 

Cop City in Atlanta: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/27/2071361/-Atlanta-city-council-secretly-approved-an-90-million-militarized-police-training-facility

Color of Change Report: https://colorofchange.org/press_release/color-of-change-releases-first-of-its-kind-report-exposing-police-foundation-ties-to-fortune-500-companies-corporate-mega-donors/

Video shows officers run away after tasered man bursts into flames https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/catskill-taser-police-video-16756717.php 

Kazakhstan:

https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-gripped-by-protests-as-popular-frustration-spills-over 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/bitcoin-btc-slides-cryptocurrencies-drop-on-hawkish-fed-minutes.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/kazakhstan-bitcoin-internet-shutdown 

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/kazakhstan-bitcoin-mining-shuts-down-amid-fatal-protests.html

https://fortune.com/2021/11/24/kazakhstan-bitcoin-crypto-mining-energy-power-crisis-china-xive-shuts-down/ 

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/kazakhstans-cryptocurrency-mining-grows-despite-emissions-worries/