Podcast: Better anti than fa, thank you
Trump's executive order designating Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" was quickly followed by a mobilization of federal troops to anarchist hotbed Portland and a highly unusual call for a gathering of military brass from around the world in Quantico—to take place the day before the government will be shut down if a Congressional deal is not reached. These evident preparations for mass repression, or even an auto-golpe and establishment of a Trump dictatorship, were conveniently followed by a sniper attack on an ICE facility in Dallas. In Episode 297 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg argues that Trump's attempted criminalization of anti-fascism portends an imminent consolidation of fascist rule in the United States—and asks what we're going to do about it.
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Film discussed: Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists
Production by Chris Rywalt
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Correction re. shooting in Dallas
At 24.48 we incorrectly say that three were killed in the attack. As correctly stated earlier, three were shot (not including the gunman himself) but only one killed.