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This episode we examine antisemitism in the black community. What is antisemitism, how does it function, and how does it show up within Black communities?We begin with a reading and reaction to James Baldwin’s essay “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White.” Baldwin challenges us to think about proximity to power, resentment, and how racial hierarchy shapes perception. His analysis helps clarify how anger at structural oppression can become misdirected toward visible groups rather than systems.We then turn to contemporary controversies, including recent comments from Kanye West and narratives about “Jewish media.” We discuss how conspiracy thinking simplifies complex systems of power into ethnic blame and how this connects to certain strands of Black conservatism0:00 – Opening / Cold Open0:49 – Introduction2:24 – What Is Your Relationship to Antisemitism?9:37 – Reading & Reaction: “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White” By James Baldwin15:26 – How Do We Approach Standing Up to Antisemitism in Our Communities?16:26 – More Reflection on the Baldwin Piece21:57 – Kanye Interview27:11 – Reflection on Clip30:49 – Kanye’s Point on BLM and Where It Misses32:18 – Prince’s Party Story36:34 – Black Antisemitism and Black Conservatism43:39 – OutroMentioned Media:James Baldwin Essay“Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White”https://nykolami.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2017/12/James-Baldwin-Article.pdfKanye West Interview ClipStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgChapters

In this episode, we reflect on recent rapid response movements, what it's felt like to process the rising state violence (especially the threats of more I.C.E. raids in Springfield, OH). Then we move on to unpack community defense and rapid response movements in Twin Cities area and beyond with the following pieces...Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (CrimethInc) – How organizers built decentralized, trust-based networks to respond quickly to ICE raids and police escalation.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-modelFrom Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy) – A firsthand account of collective refusal and mutual aid under federal repression.https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/from-minneapolis-ive-never-seen-unityCrossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (CrimethInc) – On crowd defense, solidarity, and confronting ICE and federal agents together.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/29/crossing-the-line-it-really-is-safer-in-the-front-surrounding-the-portland-ice-facilityThe Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc) – Why unpredictability and escalation matter in confronting federal power.https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/the-noise-demonstrations-keeping-ice-agents-awake-at-their-hotels-a-model-from-the-twin-citiesEight Things You Can Do to Stop ICE / Seven Steps to Stop ICE (CrimethInc) – Practical guides for resisting deportation and building collective defense.https://crimethinc.com/zines/8-things-you-can-do-to-stop-icehttps://crimethinc.com/zines/seven-steps-to-stop-iceWhen the Feds Come to Your City (CrimethInc) – Lessons from Chicago organizers on preparing for federal escalation.https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizersOur Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy) https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighbors-in-minneapolis------------------------------------------EPISODE CHAPTERS07:50 READING & REFLECTIONS onRapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (Crimethinc)30:49 READING & REFLECTIONS on Crossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (Crimethinc)39:08 READING & REFLECTIONS on The Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc) 50:00 READING & REFLECTIONS on From Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy)55:30 READING & REFLECTIONS on Our Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy)--------------------------------------------Topics include:ICE surges and repression • TPS and immigration enforcement • Rapid response networks • Protest tactics and escalation • Solidarity under state violence • Organizing in moments of crisis--------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this episode, we’re joined by Isabella, an internationalist who has been involved in multiple institutions of the Rojavan Revolution and is currently on the ground in Syria. Together, we trace her personal journey into the revolution and explore the political, social, and feminist structures that have sustained Rojava through years of war, pressure, and transformation.We discuss the foundations of the Rojavan Revolution and DAANES, the role of Mala Jin, Jinwar, and Jineology, and the development of Kongra Star as the vanguard of the women’s revolution. Isabella shares insights into how revolutionary structures endure, how patriarchal attitudes are challenged in practice, and what strategies have proven effective over time.The conversation also turns to the present moment: the media ecosystem in Rojava, the role of democratic confederalism, current conditions on the ground, and the evolving political landscape involving the Syrian Transitional Government, DAANES, and the SDF. We close with reflections on lessons from the Kurdish Freedom Movement and where listeners can go to stay informed.02:59 — Who Is Isabella04:04 — What Was Isabella’s Youth Like04:54 — What Is the Rojavan Revolution & DAANES10:25 — Mala Jin Introduced11:35 — Jinwar Introduced14:38 — Introduction to Jineology19:53 — Jineology as Structure & Publication23:24 — Kongra Star as the Vanguard of the Women’s Revolution27:11 — How Kongra Star Started27:22 — What Structures Have Helped the Revolution Survive / How Do You Get Men to Listen?31:54 — Strategies for Shifting Patriarchal Attitudes35:05 — The Media Ecosystem in Rojava38:00 — How Independent Media Is Being Received40:32 — Democratic Confederalism in the Region48:22 — Current Conditions in Rojava55:56 — The Syrian Transitional Government & Its Relation to Syria and Kurdistan60:00 — DAANES / SDF Narratives & Conditions Under the Assad Regime01:03:09 — Response to STG Decree on Kurdish Rights & Political Demands of DAANES/SDF01:04:23 — Final Reflections & Lessons from the Kurdish Freedom Movement01:07:00 — Where to Stay InformedThe Women’s War (iHeartRadio)https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-womens-war-59464911/(Includes reporting on Jinwar and the women’s revolution in Rojava)Kongra Star (Women’s Movement)https://kongra-star.org/eng/homepage/Mala Jin (Women’s Houses)https://kongra-star.org/eng/mala-jin/Jinwar – Women’s Villagehttps://mesopotamia.coop/coops/jinwar/ https://jinwar.net/Kurdish Red Crescent (Heyva Sor a Kurd)https://heyvasor.com/en/Rojava Information Centerhttps://rojavainformationcenter.org/Revolution in Rojava: Democratic Autonomy and Women’s Liberationhttps://www.plutobooks.com/product/revolution-in-rojava/Rojava: Revolution, War and the Future of Syria’s Kurdshttps://pmpress.org.uk/product/rojava-revolution-war-and-the-future-of-syrias-kurds/Rojava in Focus (AK Press)https://www.akpress.org/rojava-in-focus.htmlSyrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – Twitter/Xhttps://twitter.com/SDF_SyriaStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgChaptersResources & Further ReadingPodcastsOrganizations & ProjectsMedia & InformationBooks Social / Updates

In this episode of The Dugout, we start with a mental health check-in and reflections on our goals for 2026, then move straight into the chaos of the moment: ICE activity in Central Ohio, shifting global conflicts, and what non-campist solidarity actually looks like when empires, states, and militias all claim to be the answer.We talk about Venezuela, Iran, Kurdistan, Greenland, and Sudan — including scenes from El Fasher — to make sense of how one system of domination shows up across many places and in many forms. We dig into new developments in repressive technology, the rumored DEA–ATF merger, and what it means to organize under expanding surveillance and policing.Finally, we sit with the psychological weight of living inside constant crisis: how to process endless media, how to stay grounded, and why “retreat” is different from surrender. We close with reflections on Diane di Prima’s Revolutionary Letter #18 and what it offers those trying to remain human while resisting empire.One war. Many fronts. The same fight for dignity, survival, and freedomTime Codes01:20 Intro and mental health check-in 10:33 Goals for 2026 and The Dugout 14:05 What the fuck has been going on 14:32 ICE in Central Ohio 16:00 International non-campist news: Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, and Kurdistan 33:02 Why non-campist solidarity matters and how 36:39 Scenes from El Fasher, Sudan 37:45 Repressive tech updates 49:51 DEA and ATF merger?? 51:31 How do we process so much media and stay sane 54:49 What we’re seeing right now that’s making us concerned 59:19 Do not flee America — retreat 1:05:48 Closing: Revolutionary Letter #18 (Diane di Prima)Mentioned MediaCrimethInc – Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (2026)https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-model“Being ready for the incoming surge of ICE enforcement in your city… means studying the terrain… Start studying, planning, connecting, and experimenting now.”404 Media – ICE contracts company making “bounty hunter” AI agentshttps://www.404media.co/ice-contracts-company-making-bounty-hunter-ai-agents/ACLU – DHS is circumventing the Constitution by buying location datahttps://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/dhs-is-circumventing-constitution-by-buying-data-it-would-normally-need-a-warrant-to-accessFOIA documents page:https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-v-department-homeland-security-commercial-location-data-foia#legal-documents404 Media – Inside ICE’s tool to monitor phones in entire neighborhoods (geofencing)https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/Texas Observer – Texas police invest in Tangles surveillance softwarehttps://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/Texas Observer – Texas DPS $5.3 million Tangles contracthttps://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/LA Times – ICE / Border Patrol operations (Dodger Stadium example)https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-04/ice-border-patrol-dodger-stadium-parking-lotStay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10UgAnti-ICE organizing / MinneapolisICE, AI, and surveillance techICE operations context

I decided to sit down after hours of research to map out the elite puppets behind Trump's base. Here's what I learned.Available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kbuDui_Y4qg---------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Do what you can to support Sudanese comrades!!HOW TO DONATE: https://opencollective.com/support-sudanese-comradesTo read the statement in full...On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/statement-from-142419034On Substack: https://tdugout.substack.com/p/statement-from-the-anarchist-groupOn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQcH4VAjlAz/?img_index=1

I’ve always loved movies—not just for the storytelling, but for the way they’ve shaped how I see the world. In this video, I break down a few films that radicalized me and pushed me to think differently about history, power, and resistance: Malcolm X, The East, Selma, and The Black Power Mixtape.Watch more RADICAL MOVIES on the ANARCHISM ON FILM list.. https://letterboxd.com/thedugoutpod/list/anarchism-on-film-w-the-dugout-a-black-anarchist/---------------------CHAPTERS00:00 ANARCHISM ON FILM Intro02:00 The Black Power Mixtape11:00 The Dreamers14:36 The East 16:58 Malcom X19:28 Selma---------------------TO WATCH... Black Power Mixtape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSnAheeqO4&t=1s&pp=ygUTYmxhY2sgcG93ZXIgbWl4dGFwZQ%3D%3D—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Why do I identify as an anarchist—specifically, a Black anarchist? I share my journey from early organizing and labor work to international protest. From the Black Panther Party’s survival programs to my time at Standing Rock, in France during Nuit Debout, and traveling through the Philippines, I’ve seen how mutual aid, decolonization, and direct action can transform our understanding of freedom.✏️ What radical moment shaped your politics? Drop it in the comments. Let’s build together.MOVIE CLIPS FEATURED: Better Mus Come, Malcolm X, The Dreamers📚 Recommended if you’re curious (affiliate links and more) 📚 📚 As Black As Resistance by Zoé Samudzi & William C. Anderson: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781849353168📚 Black Seed Journal – anti-colonial anarchist thought: 🔗 https://blackseed.anarchyplanet.org/📚 The Belly of the Beast by Da’Shaun L. Harrison: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781623175979📚 Anything by or about Ashanti Alston, the “Anarchist Panther”; Let Freedom Ring: 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781604860351—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

It’s been a year since Trump’s return to the White House. We look at the chaos of his second term—from attacks on birthright citizenship to sweeping emergency powers and foreign policy shocks. We break down the fallout at home: labor pushback, a fractured left, and the rise of fascist movements. Most of all, we ask what resilience, solidarity, and new forms of anti-fascist organizing look like in this moment.---------------------------------What To Read To Learn More...Peter Thiel is delivering 4 private sold-out lectures at a club in San Francisco—about the Antichristhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peter-thiel-is-hosting-4-private-sold-out-lectures-about-the-antichrist-at-a-club-in-san-francisco/ar-AA1LJgzu?ocid=UP97DHPChaotic showdown over Guatemalan children exposes fault lines in Trump’s deportation pushhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/chaotic-showdown-over-guatemalan-children-exposes-fault-lines-in-trumps-deportation-push/Army extends orders for DC National Guard through Nov. 30: Officialshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/army-extends-orders-dc-national-guard-nov-30/story?id=125266247—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this Security Culture 101 episode, we uncover COINTELPRO’s ongoing tactics—from the Black Panthers to recent cases like the Cleveland 5—showing how the state uses infiltration, entrapment, and surveillance to disrupt activism. We highlight why Black, queer, Indigenous, and abolitionist organizers are targeted and share strategies to protect each other without fear. Essential listening for anyone resisting state repression.-----------------------------------------------📚 RESOURCES & READING LIST📖 War at Home – Brian Glick | A must-read guide to COINTELPRO’s history and tactics—and how movements can respond.➡️ PDF included for Patrons: https://we.riseup.net/assets/77713/hambone10001.pdf📖 Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police. | Journalists who exposed the Mark Kennedy case and UK undercover spying. Their work became the book Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police.➡️ https://www.abebooks.com/9780571302178/Undercover-True-Story-Britains-Secret-0571302173/plp—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What does survival look like under fascism? History tells us that people resist in different ways — some fight, some flee, some freeze. From Hitler’s Germany to Cold War Latin America to Trump’s America, we’ll examine the lessons of democratic collapse. Drawing on Jason Stanley and Black radical thinkers, this video explores how to recognize authoritarian creep, how solidarity can keep us alive, and the haunting question: Is it time to leave?CHAPTERS00:00 Intro02:14 Case Study: FLEEING VENEZUELA by Carlos Hernandez10:29 HOW FASCISM WORKS by Jason Stanley19:09 Will you FIGHT, FLIGHT, OR FLEE?33:40 Outro35:54 TikToks on WHEN TO LEAVE----------------------------------📰 SHOW NOTES1. What the PSL (and the Campist Left) Gets Wrong about Venezuela – Left Voice🔗 https://www.leftvoice.org/what-the-psl-and-the-campist-left-gets-wrong-about-venezuela/2. The History – and Hypocrisy – of US Meddling in Venezuela – Venezuelanalysis🔗 https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14263/3. Fleeing Venezuela – Persuasion🔗 https://www.persuasion.community/p/fleeing-venezuela?r=3s62s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false4. Anduril Drone Company Plans Ohio Factory – The Columbus Dispatch🔗 https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2025/01/16/anduril-drone-company-defense-tech-contractor-peter-thiel-plans-ohio-factory/77717316007/5. How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley [affliate]🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9780525511854-----------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What is Black August? And why does it matter? In this episode, we're diving deep into the history and spirit of a month dedicated to resistance. It's a time to honor the freedom fighters and political prisoners who sacrificed everything for our liberation.Our main focus is on the incredible legacy of Kwame Ture, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael. We'll follow his journey from a young, charismatic student leader in the Civil Rights Movement , the Freedom Rides, the infamous ⁠Parchman Penitentiary⁠ in ⁠Sunflower County⁠, Mississippi, and Black Power.And readings from Ready for the Revolution (affiliate link):⁠https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780684850047⁠—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

From televangelism to Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and today’s internet trolls, this video essay unpacks how alt-right media and the internet age have monetized fascism—often in more ways than one. And what does it mean when edgelords are in office and Trump fascism means that internet fascism is institutionalized? A P.S. NETWORK PRODUCTIONVIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro - Jubilee Debates and Alt Right Media03:12 Alt-right media history – Messengers of the Right book breakdown06:47 Televangelism’s influence – Kenneth Copeland and faith-based political power12:59 Rush Limbaugh era – How talk radio mainstreamed far-right politics21:23 Internet age – Edgelord culture, online fascism, and monetizing extremism25:27 Outro thought on Trump, fascism, and monetized hate--------------------------------------------------📚 Research Mentioned BOOK - Messengers of The Right by Nicole Hemmer : https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9780812224306 [affiliate link] 🔗 Kenneth Copeland Ministries revenue & assets — Zippia: https://www.zippia.com/kenneth-copeland-ministries-careers-1342148/revenue/🔗 Kenneth Copeland’s $7M estate & private jet — New York Post: https://nypost.com/2021/12/17/kenneth-copeland-wealthiest-us-pastor-lives-on-7m-tax-free-estate/🔗 “Blowing away” COVID claim — The Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kenneth-copeland-blow-coronavirus-pray-sermon-trump-televangelist-a9448561.html🔗 “Tubes full of demons” private jet defense — WVLT News: https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/TV-evangelist-Kenneth-Copeland--510809861.html🔗 How Trump used YouTube ads for 2020 campaign — Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/06/trumpyoutube-election-comeback-408576🔗 Trump’s homepage ads on YouTube — Vox: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/11/3/21545053/trump-youtube-campaign-homepage-advertisements🔗 YouTube & election misinformation — The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/technology/youtube-election-conspiracy-theories-misinformation.html🔗 Substack hosting Nazi and extremist newsletters — The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share🔗 Pressure on Substack to stop paying Nazi writers — NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/pressure-builds-newsletter-company-substack-stop-paying-nazi-writers-rcna132593—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

Trump police state. National Guard in D.C. Arresting activists, like Afeni, protecting Black youth. This video breaks down how Trump’s deployment of the National Guard into Washington, D.C. isn’t about crime reduction — it’s about expanding the police state that has always been here.---------------------------------------------📚 Resources & Links from the Episode Articles & Reports🔗 National Guard Deployed in D.C. (TIME): https://time.com/7310189/republican-national-guard-dc-deployed/🔗 ICE Plans to Double Immigrant Detention Space (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/15/ice-documents-reveal-plan-double-immigrant-detention-space-this-year/🔗 Henry Green, the Columbus Police, and the Jumpout Boys: How Racism Becomes Institutionalized in Police Departments: https://psmag.com/social-justice/racism-institutionalized-cpd/Inside ICE Recruitment Tactics (Wall Street Journal)-------------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In Direct Action 101: Episode 10, we expose how modern policing relies on surveillance—not just force—to control, intimidate, and punish. From facial recognition and drones to door knocks and license plate readers, this episode unpacks the digital and physical tools the state uses to monitor dissent. We trace the roots of policing from slave patrols to AI-driven surveillance, showing how pain compliance and repression are embedded in law enforcement’s logic. Learn how activists resist this infrastructure through security culture, anonymity, and collective care. —---------------------------------------------Want to learn more from the resources in the episode?📚 BOOKS TO READPolitics as a Vocation – Max Weber➤ Explains how the state monopolizes violence.🔗 Read hereThe End of Policing – Alex S. Vitale➤ An in-depth critique of the policing system in the U.S.🔗 Read here (affiliate link)📚 Ready for Revolution The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) 🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9780684850047📚 Police: A Field Guide Revised Edition By David Correia , Tyler Wall , Craig Gilmore  🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781015317260The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander➤ On mass incarceration as a racial caste system.🔗 https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781620971932War at Home – Brian Glick➤ Classic resource on infiltration & government suppression of movements.🔗 Free PDF Download: https://we.riseup.net/assets/77713/hambone10001.pdfHow to Push Back on License Plate Surveillance – ACLU🔗 https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readersWatch Where You Walk: Protester Surveillance – California Law Review🔗 https://www.californialawreview.org/online/watch-where-you-walk-law-enforcement-surveillance-and-protester-privacyIf an Agent Knocks – Center for Constitutional Rights🔗 https://ccrjustice.org/if-agent-knocks-resourceEnd No-Knock Warrants – NAACP Legal Defense Fund🔗 https://www.naacpldf.org/end-no-knock-warrants/FBI Raids Pro-Palestine Student Organizers – Truthout🔗 https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-and-police-raid-homes-of-pro-palestine-student-activists-in-michigan/Pain Compliance Tactics Explained🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyqyzZFjpw&pp=ygUhUGFpbiBDb21wbGlhbmNlIFRhY3RpY3MgRXhwbGFpbmVkLine 3 Protest Surveillance (Documentary)🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5hDJddQ6nMStingray Surveillance Techhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1E3r2USd8IFacial Recognition Explained🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aHub80AHFkPolice and Doorbell Camera Surveillance🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZGjEMTTx4&t=88s—---------------------------------------------🎥 VIDEOS MENTIONED OR CITEDRESISTING SURVEILLANCE: STOP COPS CAMPAIGN - TALK🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i9zbzNH4Z4—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

In this conversation, former political prisoner and anarchist Eric King shares the emotional depth of his journey—through solitary confinement, court battles, and spiritual struggle—to the slow and ongoing work of healing. From tattooing as therapy to fighting patriarchal power in prisons and families, Eric explores how trauma, solidarity, and resistance intersect. We discuss paralegal activism, building an abolitionist legal strategy, the challenges of unity across tactical lines, and the danger of romanticizing suffering.Whether it’s organizing with inside comrades, challenging the state through lawsuits, or building care-based relationships, this is a vital portrait of survival and struggle in the belly of the beast.--------------------------------------------------Support anarchist in DFW Texas - Fundrasier and updatesBread and Roses Law - breadandroseslaw.org/Eric King instagram.com/supportericking--------------------------------------------------Chapters 00:00 INTRO01:18 What was a young Eric like03:15 What is you healing journey been like? with a focus on your spiritual health both incarcerated and now on the outs?04:52 "I am hurting, some one is doing this to me and I don't deserve this... this is not a choice im making to suffer"06:52 "getting free had the same disappointment, expectation let down that going in did."07:28 Tattooing as apart of the healing journey08:56 Role of world building12:52 - What does family mean to you14:27 Machismo in family dynamics and fighting patriarchy in a family unit16:20 Being jaded by the world and time incarcerated19:21 What was the support from other incarcerated folks like during your sentence21:54 List of People to support22:48 What has been the importance of traveling around and engaging in critical dialogue26:43 The TEA pm press book management and Sean Swainn Using the courts for patriarchy and control37:68 - How are you seeing the carceral state expand under trump and people response to it41:00 How does organizing by and with incarcerated comrades effect this conversation 42:31 Tactics for change and the sacrifice of the incarcerated bodies with tactical rigidity43:53 How are we doing on a united front what are some steps you feel can be taken45:20 How do militants find unity in above and bellow tactics and even strategies49:14 Eric King's paralegal work at Bread & Roses 51:15 What other books, people, collectives should people be keeping an eye on?54:35 What power is there to build as anarchist in the legal arena?57:30 Fighting to decrease suffering of being incarcerated is not being soft on the state?59:03 Eric's Pathway to becoming a paralegal59:54 Organizing with lawyers01:02:53 Doing local court support and court watch01:03:43 Final thoughts--------------------------------------------------Mentioned Media:BOOKS 📚Rattling The Cages Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners - https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781849355216📚A Clean Hell by Eric King - https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9798887441597Support independent bookstores by purchasing with our affiliate link on through Bookshop.org.--------------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug

What does it mean to be Afro-Indigenous in a settler colonial state like the so called U.S.? In this conversation, we speak with author Kyle T. Mays, whose book An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States challenges conventional narratives and asks us to reckon with both anti-Blackness and Indigenous erasure.From his early experiences navigating poverty in Michigan to finding political consciousness through texts like Black Indians by William Loren Katz, Mays takes us through his personal and political journey toward becoming a leading thinker on Afro-Indigenous identity, solidarity, and futurism.This episode is a rich primer on thinking beyond the U.S. nation-state, confronting the contradictions of capitalism, and imagining Black and Indigenous freedom through mutual care and shared land.🎧 Read the book: An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays:https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780807006993📚 Mentioned thinkers: Frantz Fanon, Walter Rodney, James Yaki Sayles, Huey P. Newton📍 Grounded in: California reparations debates, Black Panther/AIM alliances, and co-op experiments in Chicago-----------------------------------------------📚 Books & Readings Mentioned in This Episode📖 Black Indians by William Loren KatzA foundational text for many Black and Afro-Indigenous readers, this book explores the long and complex history of African and Native American resistance — from maroon communities to shared struggles against colonialism.👉 https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781442446373📝 Meditations on Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth by James Yaki SaylesA powerful political study guide from a Black Liberation Army educator, breaking down Fanon's revolutionary theory and its relevance for Black freedom struggle.👉 https://redyouthnwa.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/meditations-on-frantz-fanons-wretched-of-the-earth-sayles.pdf🌍 Out of Oakland: Black Panther Party Internationalism During the Cold War by Sean L. MalloyThis book explores how the Black Panther Party built global alliances, challenged U.S. imperialism, and imagined Black freedom beyond borders.👉 https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781501713422-----------------------------------------------

This week on The Dugout, we speak with Fawaz, a Sudanese anarchist organizer, about building resistance in the face of dictatorship, war, and repression. From organizing underground student circles after the 2018–2019 uprising to going public as anarchists in 2020, Fawaz shares how youth movements in Sudan are rejecting military, religious, and tribal authoritarianism—and planting the seeds of mutual aid and collective care. We discuss the legacy of colonialism, the dangers of organizing under surveillance, and the everyday realities of fighting for freedom.What does it mean to organize without hierarchy while under siege? How do revolutionary ideas take root when everything around you is collapsing?Note: Due to ongoing internet blackouts in Sudan, this episode was recorded using limited tools—we worked with the best audio available.A special thanks to Dr. Mohamad Abbdou. Check out their Substack: ⁠https://drmohamedabdou.substack.com/⁠This is the English and Arabic version with Fawaz's full audio.--------------------------------------------------TO DONATE TO FAWAZ AND COMRADES... ⁠⁠https://opencollective.com/sudanese-comrade-medical-fundr⁠⁠--------------------------------------------------Sudan's Unfinished Democracy: The Promise and Betrayal of a People's Revolutionby Willow Berridge, Justin Lynch, Raga Makawi & Alex de Waal⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780197657546⁠⁠Islam and Anarchism by Mohamed Abdou— A groundbreaking book that merges Islamic traditions of justice with anarchist principles. Offers tools for thinking through state resistance, community care, and anti-authoritarianism in Muslim and postcolonial contexts.⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780745341927⁠—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠⁠⁠🔗⁠⁠ ⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠ ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ 🔗⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠⁠⁠🔗⁠⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠⁠⁠🔗⁠⁠ ⁠Website⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠⁠⁠🔗 Watch Prince on Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug⁠

Why do we say No Cops at Protests — and how does that connect to slogans like No Kings, the role of whiteness, and the politics of liberal victimhood? This video breaks down why trusting police at protests puts movements in danger, how whiteness shapes calls for “safety,” and what abolitionist organizing looks like in practice."The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house." - AUDRE LORDE—---------------------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠Website⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠

In this special Q&A episode, we answer your questions — from how we started The Dugout and what Black anarchism means to us, to the radical thinkers shaping our politics and what keeps us grounded in the midst of it all. Tune in for behind-the-scenes reflections. 🖤 Want to send in a question for the next one? Join us on Patreon to be part of future episodes: https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast