Episode 13 takes a look at the recent plot to kidnap and execute Democratic State Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

I look into the background of the six right-wing kidnappers, their contacts with a right-wing militia called the Wolverine Watchmen, how their group was infiltrated and their plans thwarted by the FBI.

Also how Trump spun the situation into some very obscene fascist messaging at a recent rally IN MICHIGAN shortly after.

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/feds-thwart-militia-plot-kidnap-michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer/5922301002/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pky7b7/fbi-uncovers-massive-militia-plot-to-kidnap-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/08/mysterious-wolverine-watchmen-militia-group-flew-under-radar/5927896002/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2020/10/16/feds-man-tied-kidnapping-plot-talked-shooting-canton-police-officers/3671812001/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/northam-kidnapping-whitmer.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-trump-domestic-terrorism-michigan-governor-b1132945.html

We're back into the State and Revolution this week with our 4th episode of the multi-part series.

In this week's episode I read and analyze Chapter 4: Supplementary Explanations by Engels.

Some great stuff in this chapter, Engels does a great job building and further elucidating ideas we've already read, and good ol' Lenin goes after the Soc Dems and Anarchists hard.

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"There are decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen." - Lenin

Hold on to your seats folks, shit is about to get wild.

In Episode 12, I discuss what we know about Trump's current COVID-19 diagnosis and then finish with a play-by-play breakdown of the first Presidential Debate.

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311859538279239686 

https://www.nbc15.com/2020/10/03/sen-ron-johnson-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ 

https://www.wbtv.com/2020/10/02/nc-senator-thom-tillis-tests-positive-covid-/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lee-idUSKBN26N2SP 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/elections/ronna-mcdaniel-chairwoman-of-the-rnc-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus.html 

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1311892190680014849 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/kellyanne-conway-positive-for-covid-19/index.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/11-positive-coronavirus-tests-traced-presidential-debate-cleveland-officials-say-n1241841 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/president-trump-being-taken-to-walter-reed-military-medical-center-as-a-precautionary-measure.html?__source=androidappshare 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/media/journalists-white-house-covid-19/index.html

We return to Lenin's The State and Revolution and take a crack at Chapter 3.

This was a great chapter, tons of concrete, clear, and realistic answers to many of the questions I've personally had on the transition from capitalism to socialism.

Lenin calls out a bunch of liberals, social democrats, and opportunists and Marx reveals one secret for a "cheap government" that libertarians HATE!

Lenin gives a concise answer to the question, "what is to replace the smashed state machine?"

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https://www.marxists.org/ebooks/lenin/state-and-revolution.pdf

I took a break from our analysis of State and Rev and instead, examined and analyzed some current events from around the world.

In this episode I discuss:

1. Deforestation and Fires in Brazil
2. Major Strike in Chicago, USA
3. Arrests of BLM & PSL Activists in Oregon, USA
4. Thai Anti-Monarchy Protests
5. Korean Politician Embezzling Comfort Women Funds
6. CCP Announces Plans to Take More Control Over Private Sector
7. Bolivian Coup President Candidate Drops Out 

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Brazilian Fires 

https://www.leftvoice.org/the-west-coast-is-not-alone-mass-fires-rage-in-brazil

US Nurses Strike

http://www.fightbacknews.org/2020/9/17/uic-largest-strike-start-economic-crisis

BLM & PSL Activist Arrest

https://www.leftvoice.org/denver-blm-activists-and-psl-members-arrested-charged-with-multiple-felonies

https://www.liberationnews.org/police-arrest-anti-racist-organizers/

https://www.liberationnews.org/movements-in-africa-asia-latin-america-and-europe-send-solidarity-to-denver-anti-racist-organizers/

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/17/aurora-denver-police-protesters-arrested-riot/

Thai Reform Protests

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/unprecedented-open-criticism-king-aired-thai-protest-72288311

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/biggest-thai-protest-in-years-cheers-calls-for-monarchy-reform-idUSKBN26A0EH?il=0

Korean Politician Charged with Embezzling Funds

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2020/09/251_296005.html

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200916000657

CCP Announces Plan to “take control of China’s Private Sector”

https://www.asiatimesfinancial.com/ccp-announces-plan-to-take-control-of-chinas-private-sector?fbclid=IwAR0YrdJRXPIM0W9WSewU41d1WbC-OFU5XvilRlMLQPJOEbBHBrg1rpFXuZ8

Coup Figurehead drops out as Morale’s Socialists Set to Win Bolivian Presidency

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/coup-figurehead-drops-out-as-moraless-socialists-set-to-win-bolivian-presidency/

Part 3 of our multi-part series on Lenin's The State and Revolution.

In this episode I analyze Chapter 2: The Experience of 1848-51, this includes sections on how bourgeoisie revolutions structurally lead to proletarian revolutions, the concept of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, and what Lenin calls "the most profound distinction between the Marxist and the ordinary petty bourgeois". 

This episode was very fun to record, several fantastically concise sections from Lenin where he very plainly asserts core concepts of Marxist thought.

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The Second of our MEGA-EPISODE #10.

This week I move onto the next section of Lenin's The State and Revolution. I discuss the Withering Away of the State, and how this concept has been distorted from it's original meaning, and finish the episode discussing Lenin's take on the necessity of violence in the revolution.

This episode includes a lot of analysis, so we moved fairly slowly through the chapter, but there's some great content and very important concepts included in this section.

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There were several concepts that took me a while to grass in this section, so I found some great supplementary reading by @autokratorissa (twitter) that I've included in this episode's shownotes. Show them some love on twitter and check out their other writing on Medium!

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The State and Revolution PDF:

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Lenin and the Withering Away of the State (GREAT Supplementary Read):

https://medium.com/@marsden/lenin-on-the-withering-away-of-democracy-496078aa770b

The First of our MEGA-EPISODE #10.

To celebrate the podcast's 10th episode, I'm analyzing and discussing Lenin's The State and Revolution.

I foolishly thought I could fit the entire work into one episode, but immediately recognized the depth of analysis needed to do this piece justice, so I'm splitting this into several episodes over the next few weeks.

In episode 10.1, we work through the first three sections of Chapter 1: Class Society and the State, and discuss the emergence of the state as a result of class conflict and its use as a weapon of class domination.

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In Episode 9 I take a look at the recent leak that exposed the American Department of Homeland Security's attempt to label Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, by constructing a link to the Kurdish Militia group, the YPG.

I was inspired to discuss this episode after hearing that Brace from the TrueAnon Podcast was mentioned in the leak, and down the rabbit hole I went.

I tried to keep it concise, but there is so much to say about Kurdish resistance that you can bet there will be a full episode discussing it in the future.

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TrueAnon Podcast - Episode 90

https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/docudump

Sources:

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/communist-isis-antifa-homeland-securitys-confused-pursuit-pro-kurdish-americans-166253

http://www.cpreview.org/blog/2017/6/foreign-fighters-in-syria

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/dhs-antifa-syria/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Committee

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/the-anarchists-vs-the-islamic-state-109047/

https://globalnews.ca/news/7116354/far-right-violence-america-terrorism-threat/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/politics/trump-antifa-terrorist-group.html

I take a swing at Dialectical Materialism, the philosophy and analytical method behind Marxism.

I break down the concept into two parts; Materialism and Dialectics, then take a look at their historical development, contrast them against Idealism and Metaphysical Analysis, and apply them to some examples to help understand them in an approachable way.

Warning: I am not trained in philosophy, so if you're looking for an expert, high-level discussion, I advise you to look elsewhere. If you're looking to join me on my journey to educate and develop my understanding of Marxism, then you've come to the right place!

Further episodes will build on and clarify what I discuss in this episode, so please submit any feedback you'd like me to include in future episode.

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An Elementary Course in Philosophy - Georges Politzer

http://bannedthought.net/MLM-Theory/Diamat/OldDiamatWorks/AnElementaryCourseInPhilosophy-GeorgesPolitzer-1950-OCR-sm.pdf 

Dialectical Materialism and Communism - L. Rudas

http://bannedthought.net/MLM-Theory/Diamat/OldDiamatWorks/DialecticalMaterialismAndCommunism-L.Rudas-1933-OCR-sm.pdf