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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS — OCTOBER 7, 2025  
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October 7, 2025
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_ Repression and resistance _

“The Nazis Play With Fire”, photomontage for AIZ (Workers'
Illustrated Weekly), Germany, 1935. Credit:, John Heartfield

 

* At the Tipping Point
* Resisting Invasion in Chicago
* Socialist Prof Dumped By Texas State
* Setting Cardinal Dolan Straight About Kirk
* The Fate of Abortion Seekers in South Carolina
* Alabama Construction Worker Sues DHS
* Grassroots Climate Initiatives Toughen Up
* MAGA Targets NGOs
* Silverio Villegas González’s Murder at the Hands of ICE
* Movements, Organizations and Leadership

At the Tipping Point
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By Amanda Marcotte
Salon

The emphasis on worship music at Kirk’s memorial is symbolic of the
larger problem that faces the MAGA movement in its attempt to expand
the fascist project beyond Trump himself. Most supporters are firmly
ensconced in the world of white evangelicalism, which is famously
alienating to most everyone outside it. The rest of the loyal MAGA
base tends to adhere to one cultist belief or another.

RESISTING INVASION IN CHICAGO
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By Oliver Laughland, Tom Silverstone and Laurence Topham
The Guardian

Donald Trump’s Ice deployment, codename Operation Midway Blitz, has
been met by a defiant wave of sustained protests. With political
violence on the rise, a new generation of political candidates and
organisers, including Kat Abughazaleh, speak about prospects for
increased repression and resistance. 

SOCIALIST PROF DUMPED BY TEXAS STATE
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By Bill V. Mullen
Jacobin

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, a self-described
“anti-communist cult leader” used a selectively edited video to
falsely accuse labor historian and tenured professor Tom Alter of
inciting violence. Texas State University’s president swiftly fired
him.

SETTING CARDINAL DOLAN STRAIGHT ABOUT KIRK
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By Jack Jenkins
Religion News Service

A group of Catholic sisters criticized Archbishop of New York Timothy
Dolan for his recent comments about the late conservative activist
Charlie Kirk, suggesting the cardinal is “confusing the true witness
of the Gospel” by likening Kirk to a biblical saint.

THE FATE OF ABORTION SEEKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
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By Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung
Abortion, Every Day

South Carolina Republicans forced a hearing for SB 323,
which threatens abortion patients with the death penalty, ban certain
forms of birth control, and even criminalize speech like pro-choice
websites or abortion referrals. SB 323 is based on model legislation
from National Right to Life, spelling out exactly what the
anti-abortion movement wants for women in every state.

ALABAMA CONSTRUCTION WORKER SUES DHS
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By Pablo Manríquez
Migrant Insider

An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen has filed a sweeping
class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that
federal immigration agents twice detained him during workplace raids
in Baldwin County despite clear proof of his citizenship. The suit
could set a precedent on whether the Fourth Amendment still draws a
line around the American workplace.

GRASSROOTS CLIMATE INITIATIVES TOUGHEN UP
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By Greg Harman
Deceleration

Just this week, the president froze billions in funding for
renewable-energy projects in Democrat-led states amidst a wider
government shutdown, demonstrating why grassroots climate initiatives
are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the
government itself.

MAGA TARGETS NGOS
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By Brad Reed
Common Dreams

Many nongovernment organizations are considering taking radical steps
to stay alive amid reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is
preparing to launch a probe of Open Society Foundations, the global
grant network founded by billionaire George Soros that helps fund
prominent organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union
and Amnesty International.

SILVERIO VILLEGAS GONZÁLEZ’S MURDER AT THE HANDS OF ICE
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By Nicole Acevedo
NBC News

The Sept. 12 shooting death of Silverio Villegas González, 38, is at
the center of growing tensions over President Donald Trump’s
sweeping immigration crackdown, more recently the surge in immigration
enforcement in the Chicago area this month as part of “Operation
Midway Blitz.”

MOVEMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERSHIP
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By Sujatha Jesudason 
Convergence

Across movements and organizations, we are witnessing a crisis not
only of politics and policy but also of leadership. Many organizers
are asking hard questions: Are we playing it too safe? How can we
engage and energize more of our team during these times? Why do so
many of us feel alone as leaders, or disconnected, as staff, from the
internal decision-makers who impact our work? 

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* chicago
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* resistance
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* Texas State University
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* Tom Alter
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* Charlie Kirk
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* Cardinal Timothy Dolan
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* Sisters of Charity
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* abortion rights
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* South Carolina
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* Alabama
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* DHS
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* Climate
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* Renewable energy
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* NGOs
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* Make America Great Again
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* Silverio Villegas González
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* Operation Midway Blitz
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* movement organizing
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* leadership
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