In this early edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a conversation with Jimmy Dunson of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. But first, in the absence of our beloved Bree, Pearson invites friend-of-the-show and all-around-solid comrade, Sam, on for a discussion of current events:

• Brett Kavanaugh is not only a goblin-nosed ghoul, he’s also a fucking liar.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee was an utter farce of partisan shit-slinging
• Lindsay Graham--that obnoxious, keebler-elf-looking motherfucker--was a particularly self-righteous and pompous ass
• Seriously, Kavanaugh lied. A lot.
• Let’s organize to destroy the Supreme Court and smash the state while we’re at it. Fuck Abuse, Kill Power.
• Meanwhile, under the fog of Kavanaugh, the House passes $3.8 trillion in tax cuts.
• The Trump Administration is targeting immigrants, yet again, through food-stamps and medicaid.
• The International Revolutionary People’s Guerilla Forces (IRPGF) of Rojava submitted their final communique this week.
• A leaked video from Amazon shows their anti-union antics.
• Hurricane Florence released literal tons of coal ash into the Carolinas river systems. Now, the coal industry wants to be deregulated.

Jimmy and Pearson talk about Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, autonomous response in the wake of Hurricane Florence, how communities can organize and prepare for disasters both social and ecological, and how folks can build infrastructure and dual-power.

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• Visit Mutual Aid Disaster Relief’s website.
• Donate to support the vital work of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief.
• Follow Sam on Twitter.

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

Interlude: “Idioteque” by Radiohead

Outro: “Human Carrying Capacity” by Harm’s Way