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Aug 2020
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In episode 161, the girls talk in detail about the blast in Lebanon, the murder of Anthony McClain in Pasadena, California, and more.

FOOTNOTES:

  1. Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis
  2. Lebanon parliament approves sweeping powers for the army
  3. After devastating Beirut explosion, trauma sinks in
  4. 2020 Beirut explosion
  5. Authorities Investigate Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting In Pasadena
  6. Pasadena Police Fatally Shoot Man After A Traffic Stop
  7. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on TeePublic


DONATION/RESOURCES LINKS FOR LEBANON:

  1. Ways To Help: Lebanon
  2. Beirut Port Explosion Relief Fund
  3. Kilna Ya3ne Kilna GoFundMe
  4. AIM Islam: Weʼre raising £75,000 to Help the Victims of the Catastrophic Blast in Beirut, Lebanon
  5. Lebanon Needs
  6. Foodblessed food boxes to help those in need
  7. Food and medicine for kafala victims in Lebanon
  8. Lebanese Food Bank
  9. Lebanon Red Cross app
  10. Lebanese Red Cross online donation
  11. Impact Lebanon: Weʼre raising £200,000 to help in providing shelter for people affected by the explosion in Lebanon
  12. Impact Lebanon: Weʼre raising £7,500,000 to provide disaster relief after the explosion in Beirut
  13. UN Global Compact: Beirut Relief Fund
  14. URGENT: Disaster Relief for Lebanon
  15. Medical Relief to Lebanon

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