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#1719 The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash


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Air Date 6/28/2025

The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Papers, Please: Hayes Flags New Police Tactic Trend in Trumps America - All In w Chris Hayes - Air Date 6-19-25

KP 2: David Gilbert of WIRED on Trump Demand for Ethnic Cleansing in U.S. - The BradCast - Air Date 6-17-25

KP 3: Trump, ICE, and the US War on Migrants - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 6-15-25

KP 4: Palantir Peter Thiel's Data-Mining Firm Helps DOGE Build Master Database to Surveil Immigrants - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-3-25

KP 5: Tanks On DCs Streets And A US Senator In Handcuffs - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 6-14-25

KP 6: The Military Occupation of Los Angeles - and the USA - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 6-13-25

KP 7: Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire. - On the Media - Air Date 6-13-25

KP 8: Tanks On DCs Streets And A US Senator In Handcuffs Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 6-14-25

(01:00:15) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On protesting with a theory of change

DEEPER DIVES

(01:07:52) SECTION A: LA PROTESTS AND CIVIL UNREST

A1: Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire. Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 6-13-25

A2: The Military Occupation of Los Angeles - and the USA Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 6-13-25

A3: Trump Can Command California National Guard for Now, Appeals Court Rules - Morning Joe - Air Date 6-13-25

A4: ICE Raids Continue As LA Fights Back - The Insurgents - Air Date 6-13-25

A5: A Medical Perspective On Protest Safety - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 6-23-25

A6: Trump Deploys Troops Against LA Protesters. Plus, Journalists Under 'Less Lethal' Fire. Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 6-13-25

A7: A Medical Perspective On Protest Safety Part 2 - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 6-23-25

(02:01:45) SECTION B: FASCIST PLAYBOOK

B1: Covering the Military Parade and a No Kings Rally on the Same Day - Consider This from NPR - Air Date 6-21-25

B2: Protests in LA Posse Comitatus is Long Over. - UNFTR - Air Date 6-14-25

B3: The Brainless Propaganda of Stephen Miller - Current Affairs - Air Date 6-25-25

B4: David Gilbert of WIRED on Trump Demand for Ethnic Cleansing in U.S. Part 2 - The BradCast - Air Date 6-17-25

B5: How ICE Raids Are Terrorizing Farmworkers and Threatening the Food Supply - Breakthrough News - Air Date 6-21-25 

B6: Protests in LA Posse Comitatus is Long Over. Part 2 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-14-25

B7: The Brainless Propaganda of Stephen Miller Part 2 - Current Affairs - Air Date 6-25-25

B8: Trump is Close to Ending Democracy - How to Stop Him Before It's Too Late! - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-23-25

(03:05:41) SECTION C: IMMIGRATION CONTEXT

C1: Michael Galant on Sanctions & Immigration, LaToya Parker on Budgets Racial Impacts - CounterSpin - Air Date 6-20-25

C2: Trump, ICE and the US War on Migrants Part 2 - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 6-15-25

C3: Private Prisons and Local Jails Are Ramping Up as ICE Detention Exceeds Capacity - Morning Edition - Air Date 6-6-25

C4: How White Fear Fuels The Age of Trump - The Truth Report - Air Date 6-13-25

(03:34:17) SECTION D: SURVEILLANCE

D1: How Student Protesters and Immigrants Became Targets of Trumps Surveillance Tech - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 5-30-25

D2: Trump's Plan To Surveil America - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-3-25

D3: How Student Protesters and Immigrants Became Targets of Trumps Surveillance Tech Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 5-30-25

D4: Trump's Plan To Surveil America Part 2 - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-3-25

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Photo of a protest sign held in the air depicting a colorful drawing of a happy brown-skinned family surrounded by flowers. The text “No more detention” is at the top and “No more deportations. Abolish I.C.E.” is at the bottom.

Credit: “Abolish ICE protest” by Master Stever Rapport, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 Changes: Cropped and expanded background

 

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