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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS — OCTOBER 21, 2025
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October 21, 2025
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_ Doing the Time Warp again _
, Christopher Shields, Fight the Fire
* The FU Heard Round the World
* The New Red Scare
* How Republicans Manufacture Anti-Abortion Panic
* Pearl-Clutching Over Mamdani
* More Grassroots Resistance to ICE
* First Amendment vs Second Amendment
* How to Defend Union Members from Politicized Firings
* Cold War on Campus
* Winona LaDuke on Winning
* Rocky Horror Has NOT Left the Building
THE FU HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
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USA Today
Photos from No Kings USA.
THE NEW RED SCARE
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By Natasha Lennard
The Intercept
Trump and his acolytes have pulled an array of repressive proposals
from a cartoonishly blatant playbook of fascist scapegoating —
conspiracies of Jewish dark money and all. They will likely fail to
bring successful prosecutions against various left and liberal groups.
But we are long past the point of pretending the administration will
be bound by law, or tethered to factual reality.
HOW REPUBLICANS MANUFACTURE ANTI-ABORTION PANIC
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By Jessica Valenti and Kylie Cheung
Abortion, Every Day
Anti-abortion extremism is a far-right, fascist ideology—and wildly
racist, sexist men are _exactly_ the kinds of people who make up
their movement. In South Carolina, a monster abortion ban up for
enforcement threatens patients with the death penalty and could outlaw
certain forms of birth control. There’s no overstating how extreme
this legislation is.
PEARL-CLUTCHING OVER MAMDANI
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By Kevin T. Dugan
Wall Street Journal
New York’s richest residents can’t stop talking about
Mamdani, the Democratic nominee. To many of the city’s
uber-wealthy, his sustained popularity has been a shock. The
33-year-old, self-described Democratic Socialist is the overwhelming
favorite to win City Hall next month, on a platform that includes free
buses and free child care—programs that, as the moneyed are well
aware, somebody needs to shell out for.
MORE GRASSROOTS RESISTANCE TO ICE
• LOS ANGELES
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By Kelvin Villegas, America
• CHICAGO
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By Sarah Conway, New York Magazine
• WASHINGTON DC
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By Zach D. Roberts, The Progressive
FIRST AMENDMENT VS SECOND AMENDMENT
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By Gregory P. Magarian
The Conversation
People in a democratic society need freedom to make harsh, even
extreme political statements with a minimum of cultural editing. The
Second Amendment protects access to lethal weapons. This combination
of free speech and gun rights makes the growing problem of political
violence much harder to solve.
HOW TO DEFEND UNION MEMBERS FROM POLITICIZED FIRINGS
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By Bill Barry
Labor Notes
Can a worker be fired simply for expressing an opinion that the boss
or a political group finds objectionable? These days online attackers
often campaign to pressure employers to fire workers for political
speech—even speech that took place on their private social media
pages. Stewards have a number of tools at their disposal to defend
members from these attacks.
COLD WAR ON CAMPUS
• TAKE THIS “COMPACT” AND...
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By Phil Helsel, NBC News
• RUTGERS
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By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Truthout
• COLUMBIA
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By Alice Speri, The Guardian
• CUNY
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By Ari Paul, Jacobin
WINONA LADUKE ON WINNING
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By Winona LaDuke
Barn Raiser
This is a story about how sacred places, and sacred beings, remain
protected through the work of people. This is a celebration of the
protection of Mother Earth, from the freedom of the Klamath River to
the shores of Mole Lake and the fertile estuary of life known as Coos
Bay in Oregon.
ROCKY HORROR HAS NOT LEFT THE BUILDING
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By Will Tooke
HuffPost
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the 1975 movie musical, occupies
a unique space in pop culture, thanks to an arch-camp aesthetic,
killer songs and knowing performances. It is what too many movies
today are scared to be: gloriously weird. It found its audience at
midnight showings that continue to this day, making “Rocky Horror”
the longest-running theatrical release in history.
* No Kings Day
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* Donald Trump
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* South Carolina
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* Zohran Mamdani
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* the rich
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* Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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* Free Speech
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* unions
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* universities
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* Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education
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* Rutgers University
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* Mark Bray
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* Columbia University
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* Palestine solidarity
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* City University of New York
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* Professional Staff Congress
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* Winona LaDuke
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* Indigenous Rights
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* The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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