Shake the Dust

Bonus Episode: Resisting Trump’s Tactics of Distraction and Erasure


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On this month’s bonus episode, Jonathan and Sy discuss:

- What exactly the Trump administration does to distract the media and the general population so it can achieve its goals

- How it uses the erasure of experiences from outside MAGA world to demean and suppress opposition

- What we can do to resist Trump’s agenda in light of these tactics

- And, in Which Tab Is Still Open, making sure immigrants know their rights when dealing with ICE, and preparing for those encounters ahead of time

Mentioned on the Episode:

- Ezra Klein’s op-ed, “Don’t Believe Him.”

- Professor Austin Kocher’s post about knowing your rights when encountering ICE

- “Know your rights” distributable cards for immigrants in English

- The same card in Spanish

- The feelings wheel skill sheet to help kids work through hard conversations

Credits

- Follow KTF Press on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Subscribe to get our bonus episodes and other benefits at KTFPress.com.

- Follow host Jonathan Walton on Facebook Instagram, and Threads.

- Follow host Sy Hoekstra on Mastodon.

- Our theme song is “Citizens” by Jon Guerra – listen to the whole song on Spotify.

- Our podcast art is by Robyn Burgess – follow her and see her other work on Instagram.

- Editing by Sy.

- Production by Sy and our incredible subscribers

The transcript for this episode was autogenerated by Substack and may contain errors



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