Bad Faith Ultra Leftists

Ben, Kim and Tim talk climate anxiety, media we shouldn't have consumed during the pandemic, dystopian movies and fiction, does Philip K. Dick suck or not, and much more.

WARNING: there are some loud fireworks noises in the background near the beginning of the episode.

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Mac (@roniscoundrel) to talk prefigurative organizing, how it's distinct from bog standard non-profit advocacy, why organizing those around you is key and chasing credentials is dangerous, & why we need to try stuff out to get stronger and stop doing stuff that doesn't work.

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by our first return guest Leslie (@garbage_hime) to talk vibes, only vibes, and exclusively vibes! Vibes include playing sports, vibes, hating pointless work tasks and other workplace horrors, vibes, why sleeping and dreaming sometimes rule, and more (vibes)!

Kim, Tim, and Ben talk about the politics of land acknowledgments, unlearning white supremacy ourselves and teaching that to others, the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians, redlining, property law, and more

Ben, Tim and Kim talk bad faith arguments against police abolition, the partnership between the fossil fuel industry and state violence, how Jacob Frey is a turd and Ted Wheeler is a ghoul, why even well meaning people don't change things from the inside, why we deserve revenge for the pandemic, how to tell when direct action is necessary, and much more.

Ben and Kim are joined by Trey (@LowkeyTwits) to talk about ghouls in Virginia politics, the fossil fuel industry and its influence in politics, why Dominion in particular is terrible, old jerks and rich families who corruptly run stuff, why all mayors suck, neoconfederates, why dolphins and aliens are our friends, and much more!

Ben, Kim and Tim talk about burnout, why organizer guilt is terrible, why structure matters but isn't a cure all, why we shouldn't get used for our skills, why ruthlessness isn't the same thing as building power, why there are more Richard Nixons than John Browns, and why bureaucracy is bad (a pod favorite topic!)

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Producer Matt, stepping in front of the mic for the 1st (but hopefully not last!) time on BFUL. We talk mindless escapism, messed up power grids, the uselessness of the state, Genghis Khan, Kroger being despicable, small mesh networks, and much more.

Ben, Kim and Tim are joined by Grey (@runtothesilence) to talk about our local street medics, different approaches to taking care of each other in the street and in everyday life, the danger of untrained street medics vs. the danger of not training people at all, avoiding toxic masculine nonsense during actions, and Tim's pretentious but always accurate word usage.

Ben, Kim and Tim talk stocks (they're bad), the continuing occupation of Washington D.C. (also bad), Kim's Tinder ban (bad but hilarious), our childhood politics (bad and embarrassing), the ongoing Years of S**t (very bad), the 1st Amendment (fine), and abolishing parasocial relationships (very good.)