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TIDBITS- JUNE 12-READERS COMMENTS: KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCISM;
NATIONAL GUARD, MARINES, 3000 SEIZED BY ICE EACH DAY – NUREMBERG
LAWS WENT INTO EFFECT IN 1935; NO KINGS DAY – THIS SATURDAY IN MORE
THAN 2000 COMMUNITIES AND CITIES; RESOURCES; MORE  
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_ Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard,
Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day - Nuremberg Laws Went into Effect
in 1935; No Kings Day - This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities
and Cities; Resources; Shorts; Cartoons; more _

Tidbits - Reader Comments, Resources, Announcements, Shorts, AND
cartoons - June 12, 2025, xxxxxx

 

* AGITATORS  --  CARTOON AND COMMENTARY BY MICHAEL_DE_ADDER
* NATIONAL GUARD  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON
* THE HOME DESPOT  --  CARTOON BY JACK OHMAN
* RE: POLLING CONUNDRUMS: ACTIVIST GOVERNMENT, SÍ; DEMOCRATS, NO!
 (ETHAN YOUNG)
* DOGE EAT DOGE  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS
* RE: THE NORMALIZATION OF EVIL: WE THOUGHT WE WERE FREE  (NATALIA
KUZMYN)
* SOME SORT OF JOYFUL SYNCHRONIZED DANCE. IS IT TIME TO CALL IN THE
MARINES?”  --  CARTOON BY GUY RICHARDS SMIT
* RE: DRILLING FOR (RENEWABLE) ENERGY REACHES NEW DEPTHS  (TONY
RICHARDSON)
* RE: THIS YEAR, FLAG DAY IS ‘NO KINGS DAY’  (MARC EDELMAN)
* RE: TRUMP IS HEADED TO WAR WITH THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY—AND
IT’S GONNA BE HUGE  (JIM LUNDAY)
* RE: GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – JUNE 4, 2025  (DAN MORGAN; ETHAN
YOUNG)
* RE: TO UNIONIZE AMAZON, DISRUPT THE FLOW  (TIM SHEARD)

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SHORTS:

* D.C. BAR OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTS BID BY ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM
BONDI'S BROTHER TO LEAD IT  (ALLISON DETZEL / MSNBC)

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RESOURCES:

* ‘RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE’ CHRONICLES BLACK
MUSICIANS’ AND ATHLETES’ PUSH FOR EQUALITY IN D.C.  (TAMIKA SMITH
AND JACKSON SINNENBERG INTERVIEW MAURICE JACKSON / WAMU)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* THE LONG POPULAR FRONT  --  NEW CLASS  --  NEW YORK  JULY 14
- AUG. 25 (APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 30)  (NEW YORK CITY DSA ACADEMY)

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AGITATORS  --  CARTOON AND COMMENTARY BY MICHAEL_DE_ADDER

 

    

Key Characteristics of Fascism
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AUTHORITARIANISM:

Fascism rejects democratic principles and favors a strong, centralized
government led by a dictatorial leader.  _Check_

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ULTRANAIONALISM:

It emphasizes the importance of the nation and national identity,
often with a focus on racial purity or superiority.  _This is obvious
to anybody following the news._

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MILITARISM:

Fascism typically promotes military strength and expansionism, viewing
war as a means to achieve national greatness.  _Trump is going to
have a parade on his birthday and has overused the military in
California._

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DICTATORIAL LEADERSHIP:

Fascist regimes often have a charismatic leader who exerts absolute
control over the government and the people.  _This is obvious also._

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SUPPRESSION OF OPPOSITION:

Fascism uses force and propaganda to silence dissent and maintain
power.  _Trump has threatened to arrest Gavin Newsom_

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CULT OF PERSONALITY:

The leader is often portrayed as a divine or heroic figure, with a
strong emphasis on loyalty and obedience.  _I don’t understand why
people look up to Trump, but the Republican Party is nothing but a
cult._

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ECONOMIC CONTROL:

Fascist states often exert significant control over the economy,
prioritizing national self-sufficiency and military preparedness.
 _Again, this is obvious._

    

Michael_de_Adder
June 10, 2025
michael_de_adder
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NATIONAL GUARD  --  CARTOON BY NICK ANDERSON

 

Nick Anderson
June 8, 2025
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THE HOME DESPOT  --  CARTOON BY JACK OHMAN

 

Jack Ohman
June 10, 2025
Jack Ohman's You Betcha!
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RE: POLLING CONUNDRUMS: ACTIVIST GOVERNMENT, SÍ; DEMOCRATS, NO!
 

"Activist government" is a neat set-up. To some its just a way to get
around calling for socialism. But I see more to it. If social
movements take on the concerns of working people, they become the
arena of class struggle. But they're only social movements -- until
they see an interest in politics. MAGA government is forcing activists
to think about political power beyond defensive activism.

Ethan Young
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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DOGE EAT DOGE  --  CARTOON BY ROB ROGERS

 

_The Musk vs Trump UFC fight is must-watch TV! It couldn't happen to
two more despicable, selfish, lying, rich bullies! Blood! Blood!
Blood!_

Rob Rogers
June 6, 2025
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RE: THE NORMALIZATION OF EVIL: WE THOUGHT WE WERE FREE
 

This was laid out most sensitively to resonate, to understand
complacency at each halting step. Today it is accepted by one nation
as the mindset to vigilantly guard against, while another struggles to
understand how half its fellow citizens were lulled to sleep by the
vapid words of an emerging dictator. The so called "woke" remain
awake, but are bewildered by the slumbering souls who literally bought
and paid for a mad billionaire's dream.

Democrats tried to warn those lulled to sleep by empty promises. Had
Harris more time to campaign, she would have taken the presidential
office. Regrettably, she never contradicted Biden on Gaza. Just once
would have been enough, and, unfortunately for the nation, she too
succumbed to complacency while failing to look up.

I hope that America can rise to protect her Constitution. Perhaps on
June 14th, by deflating a dictator's own vainglorious complacency, or
at another "love fest" at the Capital, should Republican Senators
prepare to pass the billionaires' budget bill. Whatever it takes to
overwhelm the current corrupt administration and run them out of
office, the vise of tyranny is closing.

If I believed in evil or the Devil, I would readily see both manifest
in what we too often experience on earth, in deed and human form. It
seems impossible to know such minds exist in modern times -- not
unlike knowing that the sibling you so loved has somehow transformed
into the "evil" twin you long to restore to sanity. That twin is our
other self, for whom we nonetheless grieve. At a most fundamental
level, we are all connected, and the schism feels wrong. Obsessing
about our earthly devils takes its toll on us. A ubiquitous
consciousness has been affected by what we must admit is a collective
depression. Now that it's recognized, it must be overcome. Again.

Respectfully,

Natalia Kuzmyn
Vancouver Island

 

SOME SORT OF JOYFUL SYNCHRONIZED DANCE. IS IT TIME TO CALL IN THE
MARINES?”  --  CARTOON BY GUY RICHARDS SMIT

 

 

Guy Richards Smit
June 10, 2025
The New Yorker [[link removed]]

 

RE: DRILLING FOR (RENEWABLE) ENERGY REACHES NEW DEPTHS
 

What could go wrong?!

Tony Richardson
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: THIS YEAR, FLAG DAY IS ‘NO KINGS DAY’
 

Many thanks to FocaalBlog [[link removed]] for
reposting my Barn Raiser column on the upcoming No Kings Day, June 14,
in the USA. The piece seems to have touched some kind of a nerve:
ZNet, Common Dreams, xxxxxx
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Newsbreak, and the Bucks County Beacon also reposted it.

Marc Edelman
Post on Facebook

 

RE: TRUMP IS HEADED TO WAR WITH THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY—AND IT’S
GONNA BE HUGE
 

This is just the kind of writing that has undermined the progressive
movement. Instead of focusing on what progressives can and should do
to fight Trumpism -- Organizing neighborhoods, the focus is on an
in-house cat fight, as though that really serves our interests.
Shame!!

Jim Lunday

 

RE: GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK – JUNE 4, 2025
 

Strange article
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on commemorating the victory over Nazism. What about the destruction
of memorials to the Soviet soldiers (not just Russians) in Ukraine,
the Baltic states and Poland, and the glorification of genocidal
collaborators in those countries?

Dan Morgan
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Dan Morgan Can you recommend a write-up on this that isn't just an
excuse to deny Ukraine's right to self-determination?

Ethan Young
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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Ethan Young it might be difficult for you to find the information, as
censorship in the USA prevents you from getting easy access. Use a VPN
perhaps.

Dan Morgan
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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RE: TO UNIONIZE AMAZON, DISRUPT THE FLOW

(posting on xxxxxx Labor
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THank you for this comprehensive article, very intrusive.

Tim Sheard

 

D.C. BAR OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTS BID BY ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI'S
BROTHER TO LEAD IT
 

Brad Bondi lost his effort to lead the influential law group in a race
that saw record turnout, securing just more than 9% of the vote.

By Allison Detzel

June 8, 2025
MSNBC
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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference at the Justice
Department, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. Inset: Brad Bondi is
shown.  (Photo: Associated Press/Paul Hastings LLP  //   Newsweek)
Members of the D.C. Bar Association have overwhelmingly rejected the
efforts of Brad Bondi, 
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of Attorney General Pam Bondi,
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lead one of the largest and most influential bar associations in the
country.

Brad Bondi's blowout loss comes as the Trump administration continues
its crackdown on the legal system.

On Monday, the group announced 
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members had chosen attorney Diane Seltzer as its next president.
Seltzer secured 90.9% of the vote to Brad Bondi’s 9.1%. This
year’s elections marked a record voter turnout, according to the
organization,
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almost 37,000 members casting their ballots as of June 3 — more than
41% of all eligible voters. That’s a significant jump from last
year, which boasted just more than 8% turnout.

Brad Bondi, a partner at the white-collar criminal defense firm Paul
Hastings, had previously represented
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Trump Media & Technology Group and one-time Trump advisor Elon Musk.

His blowout loss comes as the Trump administration continues an
aggressive push against the legal system. Since retaking the White
House, President Donald Trump
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security clearances from law firms 
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worked with his political opponents, harshly criticized federal
judges
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have ruled against his agenda and fired career lawyers 
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federal agencies across the government.

The race became the subject of national attention after Brad Bondi
threw his hat into the ring in March. While he pledged to protect the
D.C. Bar from being politicized, some critics feared his close ties to
Trump could transform the nonpartisan body into a tool of retribution
for the administration.

As NBC News reported:
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While the general public may not pay much attention to bar
associations, lawyers do. The nongovernmental groups decide who gets
to be a lawyer — and who gets to stay a lawyer when misconduct
allegations are involved. The D.C. Bar ... has more than 120,000
members, and, by virtue of its location, it is where a significant
number of federal attorneys are licensed.

In a statement, 
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said her election means “we have a Bar full of lawyers who care
about making sure their leadership reflects their values, which are
maintaining the rule of law, being able to practice law without fear
of retaliation, and having a leader who is experienced and has the
qualifications to be in that position.”

Seltzer’s term will begin July 1.

Brad Bondi wasn’t the only Trump ally to prove unsuccessful Monday.
Alicia Long, who worked closely with Ed Martin,
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interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., lost her bid for treasurer
to Amanda Molina.

 

‘RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE’ CHRONICLES BLACK
MUSICIANS’ AND ATHLETES’ PUSH FOR EQUALITY IN D.C.
 

Tamika Smith and Jackson Sinnenberg interview Maurice Jackson

June 2, 2025
WAMU
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“Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians
Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality” is the latest book
by Georgetown historian Maurice Jackson  (Photo: Tyrone Turner /
WAMU)
In 1937, when folklorist Alan Lomax
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the storied blues and folk musician Huddie William Ledbetter –
better known as Lead Belly
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to record for the Library of Congress, the doorman at Lomax’s
apartment building stopped him from bringing Ledbetter into his
building.

“He was told a Black man couldn’t come in the building: he
certainly couldn’t stay there,” Georgetown history professor
Maurice Jackson explained to WAMU’s _All Things Considered _host
Tamika Smith.

“And then, Lead Belly went to some other places and found it very
difficult, because he saw the racism was so vibrant, so hate filled.
But he also saw that he could no got to places where elite Black
people went – that caste lines existed.”

Lead Belly responded with “The Bourgeois Blues,”
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the racial and class discrimination he faced in Jim Crow Washington
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The song plays an early, illustrative role in describing the pre-Civil
Rights landscape of Washington – and the protests to it – in
Jackson’s new book
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of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and
Sports in the Fight for Equality. _

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THE LONG POPULAR FRONT  --  NEW CLASS  --  NEW YORK  JULY 14 -
AUG. 25 (APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 30)  (NEW YORK CITY DSA ACADEMY)

 

 

New class now open for enrollment
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in the New York City DSA Academy: 

Application deadline
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June 30, 2025 11:59 PM / Note: Course is in person only.

The Long Popular Front

_Instructor:_ Mary Reynolds
_Dates:_ Alt. Mondays, 7–9pm • July 14, July 28, August 11, and
August 25, 2025
_Location:_ TBA (Course is in-person only)
_Course cost:_ $35 DSA members / $45 nonmembers

_Course Description:_
In our moment of desire and need for a ‘united front’ to fight
authoritarianism and fascism, the American Popular Front’s history
and legacy has a renewed resonance for the Left.

This course will go beyond the common understanding of the Popular
Front as a short-lived, top-down Communist International policy of the
mid-1930s. Instead, participants will explore it as an indigenous form
and style of American revolutionary politics that took living shape
within local grassroots campaigns for race, gender, and economic
justice in the Depression decade, but survived far beyond it.
Materials for the course will focus on radicals who developed their
organizing methods and theoretical frameworks in anti-racist, feminist
and transnational Popular Front politics, and whose legacies affected
social movements into the twenty-first century, despite continuous
anti-leftist repression.

The basis for class discussions will be case studies detailing the
lives and labors of four working-class women whose lifelong
commitments to grassroots organizing and radical politics emerged from
the Popular Front’s coalitions, collective actions, and political
theories. Each session will focus on one of these “Popular
Fronters” and an example of their multi-racial and cross-class
organizing campaigns as entry points into the broader legacy of what
we could call “Popular Frontism”: Dorothy Healey and the
People’s Front in California; Claudia Jones and the youth movement
in New York; Emma Tenayuca and the unemployed campaigns in Texas; and
Ah Quon McElrath and the labor movement in Hawaii.

Participants will discuss questions including: What organizing models,
tactics and strategies did these 'Popular Fronters' embrace? What
political theories shaped their writings and actions? How did they
respond to divisions and debates among and between national leaders
and grassroot organizers? How did they survive the constant onslaught
of reactionary, anti-radical suppression? And how might their
organizing strategies and political theories apply to our own moment?

Materials will include book and article excerpts, primary sources, and
video clips.

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY
MARY REYNOLDS is a historian of twentieth-century American radicalism.
After organizing alongside academic and hospitality workers in UNITE
HERE local unions for fifteen years, she is now a research strategist
for the Gender and Authoritarianism Research Collective and the
Reflective Democracy Campaign. She has taught at Yale and Sarah
Lawrence College, and is currently writing a book on women in the long
Popular Front.

ABOUT THE NYC DSA ACADEMY FOR SOCIALIST EDUCATION

Education, broadly defined, is and always has been a vital function of
revolutionary socialist movements. The NYC DSA Academy aims to enhance
the ongoing political education efforts of the New York chapter of
DSA. Designed to connect the history and theory of socialist struggles
with the work of today’s activists, the Academy aims to offer a
rigorous but accessible curriculum for working adults to develop their
understanding and strategy.

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