A song that expresses anger focused on an evil ruler

The Ruler

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 146

The essence of a critical theory is a philosophical stance we can and should call "negative idealism," and this negative idealism explains why "critical" movements like Communism, Fascism, and Woke of all types trend toward violence. Setting the stage against the recent sprees of "transgender" violence as an important backdrop, host James Lindsay explains the psychological destruction of holding a negative idealist worldview in this cutting-edge episode of New Discourses Bullets. Join him to understand these troubling phenomena in a deep and important way.

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The Poison of Negative Idealism

No one is safe from the ‘Russian propaganda’ sanctions – even those who make a point of avoiding Russian sources for fear of being branded as ‘biased’.

The increasingly fascistic response by western regimes to inconvenient journalism and activism may act to chill speech for some, but for others it is merely highlighting the need to speak up louder and get better organised against a system that has shown itself to be entirely irreformable. 

Reproduced from RT News, with thanks.

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Jacques Baud: How the EU literally starves dissenting experts

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 147

The friend-enemy distinction, as it is called, is the underlying organizational principle of the Marxist Left, radical Islam, and the Fascist Reactionary Left (usually mislabeled "Right"). It is spelled out in detail in a 1932 book by Carl Schmitt called The Concept of the Political, (https://amzn.to/4rbQpFN) and in that book Schmitt goes into great detail to explain what is meant by the term "enemies." He gives much less clear attention to the opposing term "friends," in his fundamental construction. So who are the friends in the friend-enemy distinction? Friends are those who will join with you to fight the enemy, who has been declared by the leader (or Führer). In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay exposes this ugly fact about the "friendship" (or, allyship) in the friend-enemy distinction and reveals that it is the root of authoritarian and totalitarian thinking. Join him to learn why this concept is so evil.

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Forced "Friendship" Under the Friend-Enemy Distinction

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Beatrice speaks with Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie about how we should understand the spectacular violence of Trump’s ICE surges as an extension of the violence of everyday policing, lessons in resisting proposed “reforms” that would actually give more power to ICE, and how community care and community defense help build a world toward abolition.

Block It!: A Mini Toolkit to Take Action to Disrupt the ICE Kidnapping, Detention, and Deportation Machine by Interrupting Criminalization - https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-all/block-it

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Teaser - Abolish ICE Means Abolish the Police w/ Mariame Kaba & Andrea Ritchie (03/09/26)

The guys at KOT felt compelled to make this public service announcement regarding the federal occupation of the State of Minnesota. Fight fascism! Community strong!



RESOURCES:
- Minnesota Specific Legal Resources and Guidelines:   https://minnesotanonprofits.org/ice-resources

- National Legal Resources and Guidelines:   https://rashidaforcongress.com/2025-resources-to-defend-immigrants-and-other-neighbors-in-your-community/

- People Over Papers ICE Activity Map:   https://iceout.org

- "Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests" Guide Booklet:   https://whatyoucandonow.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ICE-Raid-Toolkit-March-2020-v2-FINAL-1.pdf   (Includes information on who ICE targets for deportation, where and how ICE locates people in communities, ICE arrest tactics during raids, and emergency preparedness for those at risk)

ONGOING COMMUNITY SUPPORT:
- Community Driven (food rescue and delivery to local food shelves):   https://community-driven.org/
- Dios Habla Hoy Church (accepting food and essential goods for families):   https://www.dhhmn.com/
- Pow Wow Grounds (hub for donations and community care):   https://www.powwowgrounds.com/
- All My Relations Gallery (hub for donations and community care):   https://allmyrelationsarts.org/
- Insight Brewing (collecting food and winter gear):   https://www.insightbrewing.com/
- Nightingale (collecting food and winter gear):   https://www.nightingalempls.com/
- The Family Partnership (free food and services):   https://www.thefamilypartnership.org/
- Hope Breakfast Bar (free meals to the community):   https://www.hopebreakfast.com/
- The People's Laundry (laundry service):   https://thepeopleslaundrympls.com/

NEWS ARTICLES:
- MPR Article “The Latest On ICE In Minnesota”:   https://www.mprnews.org/live-updates

- MPR Article “Clergy, Activists Protest ICE At MSP International Airport”:   https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/clergy-and-protesters-gather-at-msp-airport-to-demonstrate-against-ice

- MPR Article: “How protest signs shaped the anti-ICE movement in Minnesota”:   https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/04/how-anti-ice-protest-signs-shaped-the-movement-in-minnesota

- MPR Article “Helping Pets Left Behind After Their Owners Were Detained By ICE”:   https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/22/the-bond-between-is-helping-pets-left-behind-after-their-owners-were-detained-by-ice

- MPR Article “Indigenous Group Speaks Out Against Immigration Enforcement With Prayer Camp”:   https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/11/indigenous-group-speaks-out-against-immigration-enforcement-with-prayer-camp

- Reuters Article “Thousands Brave Bitter Cold To Demand ICE Leave Minneapolis”:    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/minnesotans-promise-an-economic-strike-protest-trumps-surge-immigration-agents-2026-01-23/

- Hyper Allergic Article “In Minneapolis, Artists Mobilize to Crush ICE”:   https://hyperallergic.com/in-minneapolis-artists-mobilize-to-crush-ice/

Federal Occupation of Minnesota PSA

The sovereignty of the people of Iran is not the inheritance of any king or cleric. Popular sovereignty, freedom, and independence are a red line and are inviolable.
A democratic republic and the Ten-Point Plan reject both religious despotism and monarchical fascism.

Peace, Freedom, and a Democratic Republic: The Vision of the Iranian Resistance

The origins of International Working Women’s Day lie in socialist organising and in the understanding that women’s oppression is rooted in class society.

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Inspirational women: Agent Sonya – the heroine housewife

IMAGE: The Spreading DOGBANE (Apocynum androsaemifollium) I’m sitting next to and refer to the POEMS TO LIVE BY dialogue circle.

ON TYRANNY: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, 
by TIMOTHY SNYDER

(1) Do not obey in advance.
(2) Defend institutions.
(3) Beware the one party state.
(4) Take responsibility for the face of the world.
(5) Remember professional ethics.
(6) Be wary of paramilitaries.
(7); Be reflective if you must be armed.
(8) Stand out.
(9) Be kind to our language.
(10) Believe in truth.  
(11) Investigate.
(12) Make eve contact and small talk.
(13) Practice corporeal politics.
(14) Establish a private life!
(15) Contribute to good causes.
(16) Learn from peers in other countries.
(17) Listen for dangerous words.
(18) Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
(19) Be a patriot.
(20) Be as courageous as you can.

MUSIC from break is movement IV of StarCYCLE DUO alpha PYXIS; coda is movement VI from ETALIN, for two timpani players. Both are on Soundcloud…


ON TYRANNY, A critical appreciation of Timothy Synder’s work (from POEMS TO LIVE BY)

every accusation is a confession

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Dialog was taken from the last 2016 presidential debate between Trump and Harris. Some portions of the dialog were edited together to ensure accuracy of the current events. 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.mp3

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