Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Trump’s war on Iran is illegal, illegitimate and immoral. It has already killed thousands. It is threatening to spiral into a far wider catastrophe.
At home: ICE terror continues. New camps are being built. More people are dying in detention. Trans rights are being erased. Voices and media that doesn’t toe the fascist line find themselves in the line of fire. Open white supremacy rides high. And MAGA daily steps up its preparation to rig, steal, or otherwise subvert the elections.
Even if there are tensions within parts of the MAGA base—even if some who helped bring this regime to power are uneasy about a wider war—the regime is hardening and escalating.
More war abroad. More repression at home.
Escalation of an illegitimate, illegal, and murderous war whose consequences will be devastating for the people of Iran, the people of the entire region, people here in the United States, and the future of humanity.
And yet, the decent people of this country are waiting for midterm elections to end this nightmare.
Can elections stop a regime that is already undermining the conditions for free and fair elections?
What happens if millions wait while fascism tightens its grip? The Democratic Party cannot be relied on to fight this fascism the way it must be fought.
But together, we can.
Join a Refuse Fascism Contingent at a No Kings event Nationwide on March 28 (refusefascism.org/refuse-fascism-podcast/get-ready-for-no-kings-what-will-it-take-to-stop-trump/)
To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314, sign up online: refusefascism.org/subscribe/, 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
Trump’s war on Iran is illegal, illegitimate and immoral. It has already killed thousands. It is threatening to spiral into a far wider catastrophe.
At home: ICE terror continues. New camps are being built. More people are dying in detention. Trans rights are being erased. Voices and media that doesn’t toe the fascist line find themselves in the line of fire. Open white supremacy rides high. And MAGA daily steps up its preparation to rig, steal, or otherwise subvert the elections.
Even if there are tensions within parts of the MAGA base—even if some who helped bring this regime to power are uneasy about a wider war—the regime is hardening and escalating.
More war abroad. More repression at home.
Escalation of an illegitimate, illegal, and murderous war whose consequences will be devastating for the people of Iran, the people of the entire region, people here in the United States, and the future of humanity.
And yet, the decent people of this country are waiting for midterm elections to end this nightmare.
Can elections stop a regime that is already undermining the conditions for free and fair elections?
What happens if millions wait while fascism tightens its grip? The Democratic Party cannot be relied on to fight this fascism the way it must be fought.
But together, we can.
Join a Refuse Fascism Contingent at a No Kings event Nationwide on March 28 (refusefascism.org/refuse-fascism-podcast/get-ready-for-no-kings-what-will-it-take-to-stop-trump/)
To get involved, text REFUSE to 855-755-1314, sign up online: refusefascism.org/subscribe/, follow @RefuseFascism on social media (@RefuseFashizm on TikTok) and our YouTube channel: @Refuse_Fascism.
Support:
• refusefascism.substack.com
• patreon.com/refusefascism
• donate.refusefascism.org
• Venmo: Refuse-Fascism: account.venmo.com/u/Refuse-Fascism
• Buy merch (Big Cartel): refusefascism.bigcartel.com/products
• Buy merch (Fourth Wall): refusefascism-shop.fourthwall.com
Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
