"The #1 reason we got free was because no one would talk."

In this episode, Jess and Tracy discuss their successful fight against a 2010 FBI investigation connected to their organizing with the MN Anti-War Committee against the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. From resisting grand jury subpoenas to organizing a national speaking tour, they get into how and why they chose not to comply with the investigation. They reflect on this experience of repression and lessons for movements today. The episode closes with part one of Outlaw's recap of the last year of legal repression faced by Palestine solidarity activists.

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Intro/outro music: Tortuguita by Brass Tapestry

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More on Grand Juries

Read:

What is a grand jury?

Grand Jury Resistance Project Statement of Resistance

Listen:

Mo on Grand Juries | Live Like the World is Dying

Cyprus Hartford Resists Federal Grand Jury | Final Straw Radio (Check the show notes for other Final Straw Radio interviews with grand jury resistors)

More on the Repression Recap Cases

Casey's legal defense fundraiser

Casey support website

Asheville anti-zionist defendants legal defense fundraiser

What's Snitch-Jacketing? "Not Liking Someone Doesn't Mean They're a Cop"

Why is the government obsessed with framing leftist activists as terrorists? How can we understand this strategy in the context of recent U.S. movement history? Dr. Michael Loadenthal, antifascist data researcher and terrorism studies scholar, joins Outlaw to help answer these questions. Conversation topics include: how post-9/11 counter-terrorism policy shapes repression of social movements today, the Green Scare and the emergence of "domestic terrorism" and "eco-terrorism," the targeting of non-citizen student activists like Mahmoud Khalil, and much more. The episode closes with a brief update on the Stop Cop City criminal cases.

Cover Image by Mon M.

Intro & Outro Music: Tortuguita by Brass Tapestry

Michael Loadenthal's Work:

The Prosecution Project

Published Research & Writing

Bluesky

Stop Cop City Fundraisers:

Victor Puertas' Fundraiser

Nile's Fundraiser

Jack Mazurek's Fundraiser and Support Website

Priscilla Grim's Fundraiser

Amin's request for support, venmo @boogynights

Tortuguita Healing Center Fundraiser

Additional Resources:

Outlaw website & compiled anti-repression resources

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Cover Image by Mon M.

Intro & Outro Music: Tortuguita by Brass Tapestry