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278: This Podcast is Illegal — Conspirituality

Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is trying to criminalize everything we talk about.

www.conspirituality.net/episodes/278-this-podcast-is-illegal

We talk about one of the starkest moves into fascism Americans have yet seen from MAGA: what it is, how pre-crimes can soon be reality, and the fear factor this memo is designed to inspire. We’ll also...

1. Yallidarity w/ Nathan Evans Fox

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 1d

The link should be I. The show notes, but it’s @antifascistdadpodcast

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 1d

Today's the day! If you search "antifascist dad" in your pod app you'll find Ep 1 with singer and activist @nathanevansfox.bsky.social, laying out the word and spirit of "yallidarity."

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 2d

So yeah the official launch day is Wednesday but if you search “antifascist dad” on your pod player you should find something special…

Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 3d

“…They can be effeminate for God…the 1st thing I was ever “closeted” about was my religion.”

On @matthewremski.bsky.social’s pod, singer/organizer @nathanevansfox.bsky.social explains how JD Vance mischaracterized Appalachia in Hillbilly Elegy.
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Podcast Episode · Antifascist Dad Podcast · 10/01/2025 · 44m

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 3d

"Israel is the Right, the flotilla is the Left, and the European military ships that accompanied the flotilla but left them when most needed are the liberals." The best teaching analogy ever.

youtu.be/czP5x8eDr7I

The Flotilla: How Young Antifascists Can See the Difference Between Radicalism and Liberalism

Friendship Is Everyday Communism: Solidarity Defeats Fascism #antifascistdad

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 5d

David Graeber called it “everyday communism.” When you care for friends because they’re human, not because of ROI, you’re already living antifascist solidarity.

#AntifascistDad #EverydayCommunism #FightFascism #Friendship

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Ezra Klein, Sarah McBride & the Politics of “Grace”: Will Respectable Spirituality Beat Fascism?

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 6d

McBride on Klein wasn't just elite capture. I think they share a spiritual idealism that gives their liberalism a vibe of moral and civil superiority.

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Capitalism Hates Disabled People: Ableism, Fascism, and RFK Jr’s Eugenics

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 6d

🙏🙏🙏

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7d

Tryna pack this into 1:30.

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Klein BS vs #NotAllBuddhists: Revolutionary Freedom vs. Neoliberal Mindfulness

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7d

This is so resonant. Exploring things out of curiosity, as if it were still the days of pure theoretical science

Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7d

He's a gracious guy.

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7d

Following up on #EzraKlein and the uses and misuses of Buddhism and Indian wisdom traditions. You can use this stuff for the self-project, and the bosses will love how calm you are. Or you can be like Rosa Parks and Audre Lorde.

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277: TikTokTylenol [feat Mallory DeMille] — Conspirituality

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 7d

NOT REAL: MAHA mamas accusing woke mamas of poisoning their babies with Tylenol to own Trump.

REAL: Antifeminist BS that incentivizes women to police each other's reproductive value and choices on behalf of fascism.

www.conspirituality.net/episodes/277-tiktok-tylenol-mallory-demille

Mallory DeMille returns to unpack the mad rush that wellness influencers have been on to sell you their completely legitimate acetaminophen alternatives.

Why Fascists Scapegoat Queer and Trans People

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 8d

Queer + trans freedom threatens fascist order. #AntifascistDad #FightFascism

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Ezra Klein, Buddhist Distractions, and Podcast Brain: Why Calmness Isn’t Antifascism

Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 9d

I forgot the most important thing! "I don't know what my role is" is a DESIRABLE state of mind in white convert Buddhism.

Bottom line: Klein’s Buddhist calm isn’t antifascist strategy. Detachment ≠ clarity + resistance.

#EzraKlein #tanahisicoates #PodcastBrain #AntifascistDad

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Liberal Squishes: Why Appeasement Helps Fascism Thrive

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 10d

I respect that fear, but moreso for actual political actors than journalists.

Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 10d

Grateful that Klein allowed for a very clear demonstration of his character by having Coates on. You can insist that politics is chasing sentiment, gaming out numbers & cutting deals with fascists to maintain status quo stability. Or you can know that politics is an unending struggle for justice.

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 11d

More on squishes, short form.

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Brief: MAGA’s Censorship Hypocrisy — Conspirituality

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 12d

Clay Higgins, hypocrite.

www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-maga-censorship-hypocrisy

Derek and Julian discuss MAGA congressman Clay Higgins’s recent letter to top tech executives.

Liberal Squishes Are Like Teachers Who Won’t Stop Bullies

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 12d

Squishes don't stop bullies.

youtu.be/HE7506KtGgU

Capitalism in Our Heads: Mark Fisher and the “Slow Cancellation of the Future”

Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 13d

Capitalism colonizes inner lives. Mark Fisher, RIP, said that it cancels the future. But sometimes I can feel that cancellation creating empty space.

#AntifascistDad #FightFascism

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Emma Goldman on Why You Can’t Force Kids to Be Antifascist

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 14d

You obviously can't pressure kids to be antifascist—it backfires. Emma Goldman said it best back in 1906.

#AntifascistDad #EmmaGoldman #FightFascism

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276: Inventing Saint Charlie — Conspirituality

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 14d

Murder, backlash, repression, attempts at appeasement, and hagiography.

www.conspirituality.net/episodes/276-inventing-saint-charlie-kirk

Charlie Kirk became the latest victim of gun violence in America on September 10. And he wasn't the only person shot on a school campus that day, nor was he the only political figure killed this year.