Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

The Return of Jim Crow

Mia discusses the impact of the Supreme Court dismantling the Voting Rights Act and how it marks a return to overt Jim Crow white supremacy. Sources: https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/ [https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais/] https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/ [https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision/] https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/after-major-voting-rights-ruling-parties-dispute-whether-the-court-should-finalize-decision-imme/]https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/ [https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-clears-way-for-alabama-to-use-congressional-map-blocked-by-lower-court-as-racially-discrim/]https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/ [https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5872963-supreme-court-voting-rights/]https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning [https://www.ms.now/opinion/supreme-court-louisiana-callais-black-vote-warning]https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus [https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/12/voting_rights_scotus]https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-alabama-voting-sotomayor-dissent-alito.html] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Parasitism with Andrew

Andrew and Mia talk about the political of viewing humans as parasites. Sources: Progress by Samuel Miller McDonald Worshiping Power by Peter Gelderloos See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy and the Spectre of Left-Wing Violence

Garrison and Robert discuss how the new White House counterterrorism strategy targets anarchists, antifa, and “extreme transgender ideology,” while using terrorism to justify military strikes and regime change. Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf [https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf] https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf [https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NSCT.pdf]  https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf [https://icct.nl/sites/default/files/import/publication/NSC-1v2.pdf] https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf [https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130908/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/National-Strategy-for-Countering-Domestic-Terrorism.pdf] https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921 https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921 [https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/confronting-white-supremacy-examining-the-biden-administrations-counterterrorism-strategy-langan-092921]  https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20210615101231/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/15/fact-sheet-national-strategy-for-countering-domestic-terrorism/] https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it [https://www.gao.gov/blog/rising-threat-domestic-terrorism-u.s.-and-federal-efforts-combat-it]https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/ https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/ [https://uncoverdc.com/2023/02/08/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-christians-and-white-supremacy-in-2023/] https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/ https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/ [https://angelusnews.com/news/nation/fbi-memo-investigation-update/]https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/ https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/ [https://defendinged.org/press-releases/full-nsba-letter-to-biden-administration-and-department-of-justice-memo/]https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist [https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-house-judiciary-republicans-doj-labeled-dozens-of-parents-as-terrorist] https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline= https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline= [https://www.justice.gov/archives/ag/file/1170061-0/dl?inline=]  https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism [https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Fighting Back Against the Surveillance State

James is joined by Colonel Panic and Cooper Quintin to discuss state surveillance and community counter surveillance. Sources:  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-402_h315.pdf]  https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/ [https://citizenlab.ca/research/analysis-of-penlinks-ad-based-geolocation-surveillance-tech/] https://colonelpanic.tech/ [https://colonelpanic.tech/] SSD.eff.org  [SSD.eff.org] Rayhunter.eff.org [Rayhunter.eff.org] https://www.open-archive.org/save [https://www.open-archive.org/save] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Moonkids, by Abbey Mei Otis, Part 1

Margaret reads you the first part of a story about kids who grew up on the moon See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.