ITT Sound Off: Imperial Overlord

Published: July 16, 2021, 10:33 p.m.

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ITT Sound Off: Imperial Overlord Julio and guest co-host Jamilah King, reporter and host of the Mother Jones podcast, discuss the historic protests in Cuba. We hear from Cuban American journalist Sabrina Rodr\\xedguez, an immigration correspondent for Politico, on the Cuban government\\u2019s efforts to suppress internet access across the island. They also talk about Texas lawmakers\\u2019 battle over voting rights, and the Biden administration\'s fight against vaccine disinformation.\\xa0 ITT Staff Picks: - Sabrina Rodr\\xedguez and Marc Caputo unpack politicians\\u2019 entreaties for the Biden administration to help restore connectivity to Cuba in this piece for Politico.\\xa0 - Tim Murphy, senior reporter at Mother Jones, wrote about Texas Democrats\\u2019 latest move to stop legislation that would limit voting rights and the filibuster: \\u201cthe act of defying majority rule is both extremely hard and highly visible.\\u201d - For the New York Times, Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller report on the COVID-19 outbreaks across the country and world due to the surge of the Delta variant. Photo credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh \\xa0

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