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While the Refuse Fascism podcast takes its first ever break since beginning in June 2020, we're carrying on the conversation on social media. Stay tuned Sunday August 14 for Episode 123 featuring Sam Goldman's conversation with author and professor Henry A. Giroux on the Nazification of American education.

Take the time to-listen to any of our 122 episodes. Our show works to deepen our collective understanding of the growing fascist movement in the US (and beyond) as well as its roots and how to mobilize to stop it.

Check out our recent Twitter thread on the FBI Raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago, also posted on our Instagram:

The FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago is increasing pressure on Trump. In this situation, there is continuing danger, and positive potential for the people to weaken a fascist leader and movement.

But left on its own, without a mass showing of opposition to what Trump stands for, this will not be enough. Trump and his GOP have been incredibly resilient, finding opportunities to turn their "defeats" into further hardening of a fascist core.

Look at how his supporters are responding to this raid. Every setback he has weathered has led to more vengeance and violence. This is a key lesson off January 6.

There is no lack of evidence against Trump. But the problem with Trump & Co has never been finding the stuff. There is, if anything, a glut of evidence. That he still leads the movement despite all this evidence is part of why is so effective and celebrated.

Right now, the corrupt ex-president of South Korea is serving a 20-year sentence. In 2016 and 2017, it took 20 successive Saturday night rallies bringing 16 million into the streets to get her impeached. She was arrested shortly after being driven out of office.

Trump and his GOP are planning Coup 2.0. If we allow that to go down, they will be all out of revenge and and the stakes for humanity will be exponentially higher.

Fascism can and is happening here, and it can't simply be voted away. Relying on official channels, or voting alone, or on the Democrats to remedy this, instead of taking to the streets in a sustained way has led to inaction and conciliation with fascism.

The question remains, what will the decent people do? Will the future be fascist, or will we act?

In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a Fascist America.

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Why is Texas banning abortions? Because this state is run by Christian fundamentalist fascist lunatics
Speech by Coco Das at abortion rights protest in Austin TX August 6 2022


"An article came out this week with the title: A Very Dangerous Place to be Pregnant is Getting Even Scarier. That very dangerous place to be pregnant is Texas.

A doctor in Presidio serves a population with a median household income of $20,700, which is still above the threshold to be eligible for Medicaid, so many of his patients are uninsured. He has one sonogram machine, and then he has to explain to his pregnant patients that he can detect if they are pregnant but can’t do much else for them. He would send patients an hour and a half away to Big Bend, but for more than a year, Big Bend’s labor and delivery unit has been closing several days a week with little notice because of staff shortages. This is the only hospital in a 12,000 square mile area that delivers babies...." >> full message

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CounterPunch Radio presents:
Paul Street Trumpism, Bidenism, and Other Lethal Ideologies

Also from Paul: Why is “the Left” Red-Baiting Rise Up for Abortion Rights on the Eve of Fascist Destruction?

Thanks to all who donated $60 or more and received a copy of Paul's book This Happened Here: Amerikancers, Neoliberals, and the Trumping of America.

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"Paul Street is one of the best social critics in the United States. His newest book, This Happened Here: Amerikaners, Neoliberals, and the Trumping of America is a fresh, critical, insightful and much needed analysis of the legacy of the Trump presidency and how Trumpism has morphed into an updated form of fascism. Street puts to rest the endless arguments claiming Trump is not a fascist and does so by drawing upon the resources of history, political theory, sociology, and the best type of investigative analysis."
-- Henry A Giroux, McMaster University

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