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One year into Trump 2.0: what we face in the Trump regime is fascism. Sam talks to human rights lawyer and writer Qasim Rashid (follow his work on Substack at qasimrashid.com), and we share analysis and orientation for activists and everyone newly inspired to act for humanity from Coco Das, member of the Refuse Fascism leadership group.
Join protests near you on and around the anniversary of Trump's inauguration Jan 19 and 20, including walkouts on the 20th. Find resources to print and distribute at refusefascism.org.
To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314 or sign up online, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
It's critical that the protests that have erupted in response to an ICE agent's cold blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good continue to grow in size and determination. This whole fascist regime must be driven from power.
Renee was the fifth person killed by ICE since the Trump regime's escalated ethnic cleansing campaign, a 37 yr old mother of three who stopped her car to bear witness and blow the whistle against ICE's terrorizing presence in her neighborhood in Minneapolis, which has been priority #1 for DHS.
Join protests near you and bring the message that Trump Must Go into these demonstrations. ICE is this fascist regime's gestapo and this terror will only get worse as long as this regime remains in power. Find resources to print and distribute at refusefascism.org.
To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314 or sign up online, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
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Sam, Mark and Paul Street (The Paul Street Report and Refuse Fascism's leadership group) talk about the brazen and criminal attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife, the Trump regime's goals for the hemisphere, and what people of conscience must do in response.
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To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314 or sign up online, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
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Fascism is no longer aspirational — it’s operational. What 2025 revealed, and what 2026 demands. Featuring voices from the past year:
Thomas Zimmer (237)
Sunsara Taylor (269)
David Smith (243)
Judith Levine (252)
Mary Anne Franks (266)
Moustafa Bayoumi (260)
Nicholas Grossman (272)
Michele Goodwin (256)
John Donoghue (271)
A.R. Moxon (240)
Sasha Abramsky (259)
Channyn Lynne Parker (253)
Emily Van Duyne (246)
Baltazar Enriquez (269)
Michael Fanone (269)
Sunsara Taylor (269)
Thank you to everyone who supported the show and participated in the movement this past year - we are so grateful to you all.
To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
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We share some of the voices from the December 13 action delivering the People's Indictment of Donald Trump at the White House. Read and share here: The People’s Indictment of Donald Trump: A Unified Declaration of Illegitimacy - Refuse Fascism.
Then, Sam speaks with Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine and diplomat who resigned from the State Dept. in 2009 in protest over the war in Afghanistan, about Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" and the actual fascist strategy behind plans to attack Venezuela. Follow Matt on Instagram or Twitter at @MatthewPHoh and read his writings at matthewhoh.substack.com.
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Join us next Saturday, Dec. 13 at the White House to deliver the People's Indictment of Donald Trump. 3,000 people are needed to completely surround the White House. Sign up to be one here. Donate towards buses to bring people to DC.
Today we share comments from Sunsara Taylor, co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, about recent developments: the extreme demonization and dehumanization of immigrants, the threats against those Democrats who have pointed out that troops take an oath to the constitution and have a responsibility to refuse illegal orders, and the threats of war against Venezuela.
Then, Sam interviews Dr. Nicholas Grossman, political science professor at the University of Illinois and author of Drones and Terrorism about the Trump fascist regime's views towards war, war crimes and their efforts to change the military in line with their goals, which seems to be coming to a head with the US strikes on boats in the Caribbean and threads against Venezuela. Follow Dr. Grossman on Bluesky at nicholasgrossman.bsky.social and read his writing at arcdigital.media.
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Solidarity to all those under attack by ICE this week and mobilizing to defend their communities in North Carolina.! The continuing protests in D.C. have taken on even more urgency with Trump's call for members of Congress to be put to death (for upholding the constitution, of course). The Remove the Regime Coalition rally was yesterday (Nov. 22) and tomorrow Refuse Fascism is calling on 3,000 people to link arms around the White House:
Monday Nov. 24, 3-6 PM; Surround the White House 1.0 {Part 3} (more information here)
This week, Sam is joined by historian of the U.S. and the Atlantic world John Donoghue to discuss Trump MAGA fascism and the sort of united front across political perspectives needed to defeat the fascist threat we face. Dr. Donoghue is an Associate Professor at Loyola University in Chicago where he's been traveling from to participate in the Trump Must Go NOW protests in Washington, DC.
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This week we're sharing some of the voices from the action yesterday that featured crime scene tape, wrapped around the White House.
*You can watch The Neighborhood Kids musical contribution to the protest here.
From now until Trump is out of power – Everyday in the DC area going out to the people to grow the nonviolent movement to Drive out the Trump regime!
Monday Nov. 17, 3-6 PM; Surround the White House 1.0 {Part 2}
Thursday – Saturday Nov. 20-22;
Join with the Trump Must Go Now Coalition at Removal Coalition actions.
Monday Nov. 24, 3-6 PM; Surround the White House 1.0 {Part 3}
Text NOW or SUPPORT to 855-755-1314, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
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On Wednesday November 5, thousands of determined, beautiful people from across the country came together in the nation’s Capital—on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s election—to raise a call to millions: Join us! Trump Must Go! Trump Must Go Now!
People felt the urgent historic mission and sense of responsibility to go from local, one-day protests to creating a “political earthquake from below”—amassing in Washington, DC in a sustained defiant, nonviolent uprising to drive the Trump fascist regime from power.
And people have been coming out day after day to raise this demand, setting a different pace for a movement where, very soon, millions must nonviolently flood the streets of DC and come back again and again to demand Trump Must Go Now and not stop until our demand is met.
Today we share some of the voices from the rallies last week. From Nov 5: Michael Fanone (former DC police officer who survived the Jan 6 insurrection), Sunsara Taylor (host of The RNL Show, co-initiator of Refuse Fascism), Baltazar Enriquez (president of Little Village Community Council in Chicago), and student organizers from around the country: Bode, Trevor, Cameron.
From Nov 7: Ali Curd (Lambda Legal), Ashley Cash (Waking Stone) .
RSVP for organizing webinar on Tuesday Nov. 11 at 8pm: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/organizing-webinar-tuesday-november-11-via-zoom?source=podcast
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As we countdown to November 5, we're sharing some critical analysis and testimony from participants in this movement and beyond.
First, Sam provides a recap on plans in DC right now and how you can help. It's not too late to get involved - go to refusefascism.org and sign up.
Then we share comments from Sunsara Taylor on some of the latest developments and her response to movement leaders who advocate focusing on the midterm elections now, alongside extremely relevant remarks from Sen. Elissa Slotkin (a former CIA analyst, now the junior Senator for MI) that she gave at the Brookings Institution's Knight Forum on Geopolitics.
Plus: actress Frances Fisher, a student taking off from school to participate in Nov 5, Rep. Oye Owolewa (shadow congressman for D.C.), veterans Ralph and Justice all talk about why you should join them in taking to the streets and demanding Trump Must Go Now starting Nov. 5.
Get on a bus to DC for Nov 5 (7 locations still have tickets available).
Text NOTRUMP or SUPPORT to 855-755-1314, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism. Support:
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