1000 Cuts

On this episode BSA members Demetrius, Glen, Tony and their guest Sadie Farrell discuss the nature of the online Pop Left.

Show Notes

Azerbaijani military war crimes (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/human-rights-groups-detail-war-crimes-in-nagorno-karabakh)

Billionaires wealth increased under the pandemic (https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2020/12/16/the-worlds-billionaires-have-gotten-19-trillion-richer-in-2020/?sh=5640654c7386)

Hunger in America (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/pandemic-shoplifting-hunger/)

Vaccine Reactions (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/health/covid-pfizer-vaccine-allergic-reaction.html)

(https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/covid-vaccine-side-effects-compensation-lawsuit.html)

U.S House passes $740 billion defense bill (https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-defense-congress-idUSKBN28I38M)

Spiked interview (https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/07/04/meet-the-anti-woke-left/)

Exiting the Vampire Castle by Mark Fisher (https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/

Why I'd Rather Talk About Class- Angie Speaks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b8lJOhB-xc&ab_channel=AngieSpeaks)

National Justice Party Program Pt. 1 - I Don't Speak German (https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/73-the-njp-program-part-1)

National Justice Party Program Pt. 2 - I Don't Speak German (https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/74-national-justice-party-program-part-2-ecofascism)

The Situationists history/theory (https://libcom.org/library/situationists-reading-guide)

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On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Glen, LaKase and Tony discuss the legacy of the Obama presidency.

Show Notes

French anti-police brutality protests (https://www.reuters.com/article/france-security-protests/protesters-clash-with-police-at-paris-protest-against-police-violence-idUSKBN2880ID)

Cuban artist protests (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/28/cuba-rights-groups-demand-release-jailed-artists-activists)

Indian labor strikes (https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/11/27/250-million-people-participate-in-nationwide-strike-in-india/)

U.S. military monitoring through prayer app (https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqm5x/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x)

Penguin Random House Acquisition of Simon and Schuster (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/penguin-random-house-is-buying-simon-and-schuster-thats-bad-for-readers/2020/11/25/e53d5382-2f40-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html%3foutputType=amp)

Marlon James publishing industry (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/30/marlon-james-writers-of-colour-pander-white-woman-man-booker-event-brief-history-seven-killings)

Myke C-Town Dame Dash reaction video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppmfai8ekUg&ab_channel=MykeC-Town)

Obama Atlantic interview (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/why-obama-fears-for-our-democracy/617087/)

Democracy in Black by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/228365/democracy-in-black-by-eddie-s-glaude-jr/)

Content Warning: an instance of sexual assault is mentioned.

On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Shenell, LaKase, Tony and Glen discuss how the representation of blackness is emphasized over actual material change for the black community as a whole.

Show Notes

Biden campaign win (https://www.npr.org/2020/11/07/928803493/biden-wins-presidency-according-to-ap-edging-trump-in-turbulent-race)

Vote counting (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-challenges-state-count/2020/11/10/45148fac-2378-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html)

Voting lawsuits (https://time.com/5908505/trump-lawsuits-biden-wins/)

Food insecurity study (https://www.feedingamerica.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/Brief_Impact%20of%20Covid%20on%20Child%20Food%20Insecurity%204.22.20.pdf)

Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict update (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/10/nagorno-karabakh-armenia-pm-signs-deal-to-end-war-with-azerbaijan-and-russia)

Peruvian protests (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-peru-is-always-just-one-step-away-from-chaos/2020/11/13/12d4b898-2597-11eb-9c4a-0dc6242c4814_story.html)

Q-Anon supporting congresswoman (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/03/us/politics/qanon-candidates-marjorie-taylor-greene.html)

(https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579) (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/14/marjorie-taylor-greene-falsely-claims-dc-gyms-clos/)

Neo-Nazi congressman (https://www.vice.com/en/article/88aa7k/election-results-youngest-member-congress-republican-madison-cawthorn-hitler-vacation-home-instagram)

(https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/madison/2020/08/20/madison-cawthorn-nc-katrina-krulikas-sexual-assault/3394391001/)

Million MAGA March (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/trump-supporters-million-maga-march-dc)

Texas jails Covid-19 article (https://www.vox.com/2020/11/12/21562278/jails-prisons-texas-covid-19-coronavirus-crime-prisoners-death)

Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/angela-y-davis-are-prisons-obsolete)

Kamala Harris Left Voice article (https://www.leftvoice.org/a-background-check-on-kamala-harris)

Kamala Harris Huffington Post article (https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c995789e4b0f7bfa1b57d2e/amp)

On this episode, BSA members Shenell, Tony, Glen and Demetrius discuss the potential for an outbreak of violence during voting for the 2020 Presidential election. Recorded on 11-1-20.

Show Notes

Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/1/azeri-leader-vows-fight-to-the-end-as-karabakh-war-drags-on)

Nigeria police brutality protests update (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-sars-protests-buhari-forces-accused-killing-lekki-demonstrators-biden-reacts-today/)

Chile constitutional referendum (https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927859270/chile-celebrates-voters-decision-to-scrap-constitution-start-over)

Bolivian election (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-election-idUSKBN2781SL)

Covid-19 surges in America (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/us-reports-more-than-500000-cases-in-a-week-a-record-as-the-trump-administration-says-it-ended-the-pandemic.html)

Walter Wallace protests (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia-police-shooting-protest-arrests/) (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/29/walter-wallace-protests-philadelphia-police-find-van-explosives/6067175002/)

Militia report from the Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/523078-study-warns-five-states-at-high-risk-for-election-related-armed-violence-by)

The Eight Stages of Genocide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_stages_of_genocide)

Cities Gird for Election Day Unrest from Bloomberg CityLab (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-26/cities-gird-for-election-day-unrest?sref=aGTrSb9U)

On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Shenell and Glen discuss the failures and dangers of hierarchical organizing in Leftist movements. Recorded on 10-17-20.

Show Notes

#ENDSARS protests (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54575219)

U.S. Marshalls killing Michael Reinoehl (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/michael-reinoehl-antifa-portland-shooting.html)

Covid-19 child labor (https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-mexico-india-united-nations-ab80ad40160b0b255e3dc68d11360b44)

Covid-19 and masculinity (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/trump-biden-masks-masculinity.html)

BSA Field Marshall Donald Cox tweet (https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1316808155104509952)

The Dragon and the Hydra: A Historical Study of Organizational Methods by Russell Maroon Shoatz (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/russell-maroon-shoats-the-dragon-and-the-hydra)

On this episode, BSA members LaKase, Demetrius, and Tony discuss the reactionary tendencies on display within white Leftist media and how they effect online political discourse. Recorded on 09-27-20.

Show Notes

Breonna Taylor Protests (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/breonna-taylor-protests-photos.html)

ICE Hysterectomies (https://theintercept.com/2020/09/15/hysterectomies-ice-irwin-whistleblower/)

FinCen Flies Investigation (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc)

Critical Resistance (http://criticalresistance.org/)

"It's Not Police Brutality"- Dylan Rodriguez for Critical Resistance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylEUT2BvvtM&ab_channel=CriticalResistance)

"The Dirtbag Left"- Emerican Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtNkZeZiBEs&ab_channel=NonCompete)

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (https://libcom.org/files/Vitale%20-%20The%20End%20of%20Policing%20(Police)%20(2017).pdf)

Our Enemies in Blue by Kristian Williams (https://libcom.org/library/our-enemies-blue-kristian-williams)

Authoritarian Leftists Kill the Cop in Your Head by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lorenzo-kom-boa-ervin-authoritarian-leftists)

On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Glen, and Shenell discuss the destructive nature of hyper-individualistic ideology in society. Recorded on 09-05-20.

Show Notes

Kenosha shooting (https://abcnews.go.com/US/extradition-hearing-alleged-kenosha-gunman-kyle-rittenhouse-set/story?id=72676261 (https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2020CF000983&countyNo=30&index=0&mode=details)

Trump's visit to Kenosha (https://af.reuters.com/article/uk-global-race-usa-trump-idAFKBN25S4W8)

Facebook censorship policy controversy (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/facebook-employees-slam-zuckerberg-kenosha-militia-shooting (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21403004/facebook-kenosha-militia-groups-shooting-blm-protest)(https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-zuckerberg-what-if-trump-disputes-election-results)

Facebook censorship of anarchist media and platforms:(https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/19/on-facebook-banning-pages-that-support-crimethinccom-and-the-digital-censorship-to-come) (https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/7kpq7z/facebook-is-treating-anti-fascism-the-same-as-murder-linked-conspiracy-groups)

On this episode, BSA members Demetrius, Glen, and Shenell discuss their interpretations of the podcast name and what the organization aims to achieve through public discourse.