Reaction formation is a post-Freudian defense mechanism that comes up when a person feels, whether real or imagined, a sense of rejection and, rather than acknowledging the feeling, tells themselves that they didn't want the thing they requested in the first place. Since the Turning Point halftime show was neither Christian, wholesome or better than the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show, one has to wonder, besides good old fashioned racism, what is actually going on in their minds and hearts to even feel the need to have their own performance?

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I had to call in our in-house boriqua Becca Ramos, host of the newly-launched podcast Welcome to El Barrio, to talk through the full effect of what Bad Bunny truly means to the culture and the impact of his generational Super Bowl halftime performance.

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So Nicki Minaj, plot twist, might not actually be MAGA-pilled, she just wanted that Trump gold card. It turns out she's wasn't a citizen of the US, but now she is. It only cost her $1.5 million and the safety of her community. I hope she's happy!

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Our homie James Stout has been around the world documenting revolutions against oppressive states and he wrote book called Against the State. Today, we chat about his book and lessons we can learn from grassroots movements across the world.

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Of course, at Davos, President Trump had a lot to say about everything. But during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech, he finally addressed the elephant in the room: we can't trust the USA and we need to stop pretending like we can.

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New food pyramid dropped! And our friend, Dr. Kaveh Hoda ...has some thoughts.

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Druski did it again! Known for his elaborate stunts and skits, Druski pretended to be a mega church pastor and it got Christian influencers feeling some type of way. Prop shares his two cents.

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Black people, POCs or anyone from a marginalized group share a collective sigh whenever we hear some one say of the USA, “This is not who we are!” In our experience, this is exactly who we are. Today we talk about the recruitment tactics of ICE and how it's just like the tactics the LAPD used in the 50s and 60s.

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