Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sam recaps some of the developments from the past week including the escalating attacks on cities (such as the Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building in South Shore Chicago), the Trump/Hegseth meeting to direct generals to get ready to wage war crimes and train troops against the US population, the government shutdown and more.
Then, she speaks with Dr. Mary Anne Franks, George Washington University professor and author of Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment (hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mary-anne-franks/fearless-speech/9781645030539/?lens=bold-type-books), about what Trump and MAGA mean by “free speech” as they directly censor critics. Find out more about her work here: https://www.law.gwu.edu/mary-anne-franks
Attend a mass organizing meeting near you over the coming weeks:
refusefascism.org/events/mass-organizing-meetings-trump-must-go-now
Commit to join protests starting 11/5 in DC: The Time Has Come for the Fall of the Trump Regime:
refusefascism.org/events/the-time-has-come-for-the-fall-of-the-trump-fascist-regime
Continue to take part in protests near you and connect with the movement at refusefascism.org/. Text NOTRUMP to 855-755-1314, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
Support:
• patreon.com/refusefascism
• donate.refusefascism.org
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Sam recaps some of the developments from the past week including the escalating attacks on cities (such as the Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building in South Shore Chicago), the Trump/Hegseth meeting to direct generals to get ready to wage war crimes and train troops against the US population, the government shutdown and more.
Then, she speaks with Dr. Mary Anne Franks, George Washington University professor and author of Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment (hachettebookgroup.com/titles/mary-anne-franks/fearless-speech/9781645030539/?lens=bold-type-books), about what Trump and MAGA mean by “free speech” as they directly censor critics. Find out more about her work here: https://www.law.gwu.edu/mary-anne-franks
Attend a mass organizing meeting near you over the coming weeks:
refusefascism.org/events/mass-organizing-meetings-trump-must-go-now
Commit to join protests starting 11/5 in DC: The Time Has Come for the Fall of the Trump Regime:
refusefascism.org/events/the-time-has-come-for-the-fall-of-the-trump-fascist-regime
Continue to take part in protests near you and connect with the movement at refusefascism.org/. Text NOTRUMP to 855-755-1314, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
Support:
• patreon.com/refusefascism
• donate.refusefascism.org
• Venmo: Refuse-Fascism: account.venmo.com/u/Refuse-Fascism
• Buy merch: refusefascism.bigcartel.com/products
Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
