Coffee with Comrades

In this episode of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down with Cosby Hayes and Paul de Revere, two members of the Tallahassee Democratic Socialists of America, to chat about Hurricane Michael, ongoing disaster relief efforts, and political organizing in Florida’s capitol. But first, Bree and Pearson tackle the news.

• FL cops seize white supremacist gangs’ cache of pipe-bombs, firearms, and drugs.
• Refugees at the border seeking asylum had numbers scrawled on their arms.
• The U.S. senate advanced a bill to end support of Saudia Arabia’s genocidal war in Yemen.
• Millennials aren’t killing industries, we’re just broke.
• Yellow vest movement continues to rage in Paris.
• Jeremy Hammond has been placed in solitary confinement.
• George H.W. Bush is dead. Rest in piss.

On this week’s edition of the show, hear from two Tallahassee DSA community-organizers who sit down for a report on disaster relief in the Florida panhandle six weeks after the devastation of Hurricane Michael. In addition, Cosby and Paul contemplate the pro’s and con’s of political organizing in the “big tent,” dissect sectarian shenanigans, and explore the limitations of electoralism before closing on a discussion of the future of the DSA.

Keep up with Tallahassee DSA on Twitter.

Check out Cosby’s podcast, Tropical Depression.

Follow Paul on Twitter. Read Paul’s story on the Parkland student movement.

Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “Help is on the Way” by Rise Against

Outro: “Don’t Wait feat. Sam Carter” by Neck Deep

This week, Pearson picked the brain of TL, founder of Out of Order Games and developer of Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game. But first, Bree and Pearson tackle a busy news week.

• Yesterday, the CBP fired tear-gas across the Tijuana border at migrant families and shot children with rubber bullets.
• Neo-nazis are organizing secret paramilitary trainings all across the U.S. Watch Documenting Hate: New American Nazis.
• White supremacists tried to crash the Anarchist Book Fair at Boston University this week and were promptly chased off.
• Gavin McInnes quits the proud boys.
• Hillary Clinton decided if ya can't beat the far-right, why not join 'em?
• The Camp Fires continue to rage in California. Local organizers on the ground are facilitating mutual aid disaster relief.
• • Help fund North Valley Mutual Aid.
  • Support the Camp Fire Displacement Fund from Chico DSA.
• This week, we celebrated Transgender Day of Remembrance. Check out the Trans Day of Resilience art project!
• Oregon FedEx driver is a model for anti-racist self-defense.

Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game is a semi-cooperative strategy board game inspired by twenty-first century riots and revolutions. The game features hidden agendas, deep strategy, area control, asymmetrical player abilities, and a special method for randomly generating billions of unique city layouts. Pearson and TL spend the hour discussing the game's roots in anarchism, the way Bloc by Bloc's design synthesizes game mechanics and political philosophy, the colonialist roots of many contemporary tabletop games, and the necessity of leisure and play in the struggle for a better world.

You can order a physical copy of Bloc by Bloc at Out of Order Games website.

You can also download a FREE version of Bloc by Bloc.

Support Out of Order Games' initiative to put copies of Bloc by Bloc at local community centers.

Follow Out of Order Games on Twitter.

Pearson went on the Macabre Media podcast to talk about avant-garde horror. Follow them on Twitter.

Hear about Tallahassee DSA and MADR on Chapo Trap House.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Solidarity Forever Illegal Version" by Jester of No Court

Outro: "Black Friday" by Stray From the Path

This week, Pearson picked the brain of TL, founder of Out of Order Games and developer of Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game. But first, Bree and Pearson tackle a busy news week.

• Yesterday, the CBP fired tear-gas across the Tijuana border at migrant families and shot children with rubber bullets.
• Neo-nazis are organizing secret paramilitary trainings all across the U.S. Watch Documenting Hate: New American Nazis.
• White supremacists tried to crash the Anarchist Book Fair at Boston University this week and were promptly chased off.
• Gavin McInnes quits the proud boys.
• Hillary Clinton decided if ya can’t beat the far-right, why not join ‘em?
• The Camp Fires continue to rage in California. Local organizers on the ground are facilitating mutual aid disaster relief.
• • Help fund North Valley Mutual Aid.
  • Support the Camp Fire Displacement Fund from Chico DSA.
• This week, we celebrated Transgender Day of Remembrance. Check out the Trans Day of Resilience art project!
• Oregon FedEx driver is a model for anti-racist self-defense.

Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game is a semi-cooperative strategy board game inspired by twenty-first century riots and revolutions. The game features hidden agendas, deep strategy, area control, asymmetrical player abilities, and a special method for randomly generating billions of unique city layouts. Pearson and TL spend the hour discussing the game’s roots in anarchism, the way Bloc by Bloc’s design synthesizes game mechanics and political philosophy, the colonialist roots of many contemporary tabletop games, and the necessity of leisure and play in the struggle for a better world.

You can order a physical copy of Bloc by Bloc at Out of Order Games website.

You can also download a FREE version of Bloc by Bloc.

Support Out of Order Games’ initiative to put copies of Bloc by Bloc at local community centers.

Follow Out of Order Games on Twitter.

Pearson went on the Macabre Media podcast to talk about avant-garde horror. Follow them on Twitter.

Hear about Tallahassee DSA and MADR on Chapo Trap House.

Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “Solidarity Forever Illegal Version” by Jester of No Court

Outro: “Black Friday” by Stray From the Path

In this week's edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for Pt. 2 of a conversation with Michael Laufer of 4 Thieves Vinegar Collective to discuss cryptoanarchy, addiction, harm reduction, atomization, a new folk medicine, and even how the National Liberation Front of Vietnam made coffee!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out Episode 14: "Science is a Human Right" for some context.

Follow Michael Laufer on Twitter.

Visit 4 Thieves Vinegar Collective's website.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Virus" by Deltron 3030

Outro: "Share the Body" by Silent Planet

In this week’s edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for Pt. 2 of a conversation with Michael Laufer of 4 Thieves Vinegar Collective to discuss cryptoanarchy, addiction, harm reduction, atomization, a new folk medicine, and even how the National Liberation Front of Vietnam made coffee!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out Episode 14: "Science is a Human Right" for some context.

Follow Michael Laufer on Twitter.

Visit 4 Thieves Vinegar Collective's website.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Virus" by Deltron 3030

Outro: "Share the Body" by Silent Planet

We've got a jam-packed episode of Coffee with Comrades for you this week. We were joined by Breht Ó Séaghdha of Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine to talk about "Culture" by Terry Eagleton. But first, some current events:

• Jeff Sessions is forced out. Liberal melodrama ensues. The law won't save us, only freedom will.
• Fuck Tucker Carlson.
• Nancy Pelosi wants to play nice with the GOP. The Democrats offer no hope.
• Trump witlessly compares himself to White Walkers.
• White nationalist and anti-fascist accounts were banned from PayPal earlier this week.
• California wildfires offer yet another glimpse into the future.
• A Neo-Nazi militia in the Ukraine is now training white nationalists in the U.S.
• FL recount: Gillum vs. DeSantis.
• FL restored the voting rights of 1.4 million human beings.

We spend the rest of the episode discussing the cultural analyses of Terry Eagleton, dissecting "American culture," historical repression, revolutionary ruptures, unfounded and arbitrary authority, neoliberalism, Hollywood, Buddhism, academia, and building an authentic leftist culture.

You can follow Breht on Twitter and be sure to check out Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine, as well. You can also support both shows on Patreon.

If you like what you hear, follow us on Twitter or check out our website.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Propaganda" by Dead Prez

Outro: "The House Always Wins" by Stray From the Path

PS. Stick around 'till the very end for goofy bloopers at Pearson's expense.

We’ve got a jam-packed episode of Coffee with Comrades for you this week. We were joined by Breht Ó Séaghdha of Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine to talk about “Culture” by Terry Eagleton. But first, some current events:

• Jeff Sessions is forced out. Liberal melodrama ensues. The law won’t save us, only freedom will.
• Fuck Tucker Carlson.
• Nancy Pelosi wants to play nice with the GOP. The Democrats offer no hope.
• Trump witlessly compares himself to White Walkers.
• White nationalist and anti-fascist accounts were banned from PayPal earlier this week.
• California wildfires offer yet another glimpse into the future.
• A Neo-Nazi militia in the Ukraine is now training white nationalists in the U.S.
• FL recount: Gillum vs. DeSantis.
• FL restored the voting rights of 1.4 million human beings.

We spend the rest of the episode discussing the cultural analyses of Terry Eagleton, dissecting “American culture,” historical repression, revolutionary ruptures, unfounded and arbitrary authority, neoliberalism, Hollywood, Buddhism, academia, and building an authentic leftist culture.

You can follow Breht on Twitter and be sure to check out Revolutionary Left Radio and The Guillotine, as well. You can also support both shows on Patreon.

If you like what you hear, follow us on Twitter or check out our website.

Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “Propaganda” by Dead Prez

Outro: “The House Always Wins” by Stray From the Path

PS. Stick around 'till the very end for goofy bloopers at Pearson's expense.

**This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, a professor at FSU's College of Medicine, and Maura Binkley, an FSU English student, murdered by the fascist violence of misogyny & racism. Rest in power, Maura & Nancy.**

This week, Bree and Pearson tackle the classic Tarantino motion picture, Pulp Fiction. But, first, this week in the news:

• Last night, a racist, misogynistic coward walked into a Tallahassee yoga studio and murdered two women, injuring five others, before killing himself.
• John Bolton, the deranged war hawk who also happens to be Trump's national security advisor, gave an unhinged speech earlier this week at Miami-Dade College about the Latin America, a region ravaged by U.S. imperialism and foreign policy.
• Trump said Thursday that if any member of the "migrant caravan" making its way toward the United States border throws stones or rocks at U.S. military personnel they would "consider it a firearm" and license to use lethal force in response.
• What's more, Trump is floating the idea of erasing the 14th Amendment, a policy that's widely supported by his xenophobic, far-right base.
• To make matters worse, Trump promises indefinite detention and concentration camps for anyone trying to cross the border.
• Noam Chomsky pointed out on Democracy Now! this week, as we've been saying since this podcast began, that Trump's vitriol leads directly to violence.
• The mid-terms are this week. Amendment 4 restores the right of FL felons to vote.
• Google workers organized a mass walkout to protest sexual harassment of top CEOs and advocate for equality in pay.

Pulp Fiction is an infamous film in the history of the silver-screen. Bree and Pearson discuss gender, nihilistic violence, Americana, late-stage capitalism, power dynamics, Guy Debord, Deleuze and Guattari, statelessness, nomadism, and lawless freedom.

Pour yourself a cup o' "some serious gourmet shit" and enjoy our discussion of Pulp Fiction!

Support our courageous Tallahassee comrade, Shelby, as she defends herself from far-right threats of violence.

PS. Stick around to the very end for a fun super-cut.

Intro: "I Ain't Got No Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: "Misirlou" by Dick Dale

Outro: "You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry

**This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, a professor at FSU’s College of Medicine, and Maura Binkley, an FSU English student, murdered by the fascist violence of misogyny & racism. Rest in power, Maura & Nancy.**

This week, Bree and Pearson tackle the classic Tarantino motion picture, Pulp Fiction. But, first, this week in the news:

• Last night, a racist, misogynistic coward walked into a Tallahassee yoga studio and murdered two women, injuring five others, before killing himself.
• John Bolton, the deranged war hawk who also happens to be Trump’s national security advisor, gave an unhinged speech earlier this week at Miami-Dade College about the Latin America, a region ravaged by U.S. imperialism and foreign policy.
• Trump said Thursday that if any member of the “migrant caravan” making its way toward the United States border throws stones or rocks at U.S. military personnel they would “consider it a firearm” and license to use lethal force in response.
• What’s more, Trump is floating the idea of erasing the 14th Amendment, a policy that’s widely supported by his xenophobic, far-right base.
• To make matters worse, Trump promises indefinite detention and concentration camps for anyone trying to cross the border.
• Noam Chomsky pointed out on Democracy Now! this week, as we’ve been saying since this podcast began, that Trump’s vitriol leads directly to violence.
• The mid-terms are this week. Amendment 4 restores the right of FL felons to vote.
• Google workers organized a mass walkout to protest sexual harassment of top CEOs and advocate for equality in pay.

Pulp Fiction is an infamous film in the history of the silver-screen. Bree and Pearson discuss gender, nihilistic violence, Americana, late-stage capitalism, power dynamics, Guy Debord, Deleuze and Guattari, statelessness, nomadism, and lawless freedom.

Pour yourself a cup o’ “some serious gourmet shit” and enjoy our discussion of Pulp Fiction!

Support our courageous Tallahassee comrade, Shelby, as she defends herself from far-right threats of violence.

PS. Stick around to the very end for a fun super-cut.

Intro: “I Ain’t Got No Home in this World” by Woody Guthrie

Interlude: “Misirlou” by Dick Dale

Outro: “You Never Can Tell” by Chuck Berry

Get ready for a spooky, jam-packed episode of Coffee with Comrades. Bree is back! What's more, we have our comrade Nestor on the show from Black Banner Magic to talk about witchcraft, the devil's night, and the secret history of Halloween. But first, some current events:

• The so-called "MAGA Bomber" is Florida man Cesar Sayoc, who sent a total of 14 mail bombs to the Clintons, Obamas, CNN, and event Robert De Niro.
• Meanwhile, a white supremacist opened fire at a Kroger store in Kentucky this week.
• White supremacist Robert Bowers walked into a synagogue in Philadelphia and opened fire, killing eleven people.
• Over the propaganda of "migrant caravans," Trump is ratcheting up his attempts to "secure the border" by sending the literal fucking U.S. military to border states.
• History shows us the violence Central Americans are fleeing was stoked by the U.S.
• Jair Bolsonaro, the out-and-out, bona fide fascist, is President-elect of Brazil.
• One in six Americans are far-right. But white supremacy is a structural, systemic flaw of the United States.

Nestor from the Black Banner Magic podcast joins us on the show to talk about Halloween's roots in Gaelic paganism, the rebellious mischief that the holiday foments, the Great Rebellion of Detroit and the ensuing string of Devil's Night arsons, and American capitalists' taming of the festivities into a tepid celebration of consumerism and excess. To find out more about the Devil's Night, read this stellar essay on the subject from Mask magazine. Please consider supporting Black Banner Magic on Patreon, where ⅔ of every dollar raised goes to the Omaha Freedom Fund!

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Intro: "I Ain't Got no Home in this World" by Woody Guthrie

Outro: "Devil's Night" by Motionless in White