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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 13h

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ICYMI, Bronwen Everill, author of, "Africonomics" (@thenewpress.bsky.social) discussed ongoing #US #western #colonialism in #Africa.

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NEW EP: Western Colonialism in Africa Never Ended | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 1d

@bsky.app and @discord.com are the ONLY platforms that haven't shadow banned or throttled This is Hell! Due to limited exposure, listeners are unaware of our FREE TO ALL Patreon posts Monday-Wednesday which and our members-only content Thursday-Sunday.

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 2d

This week, western ignorance and AI's massive power drain.

Tuesday: Bronwen Everilll, author of, "Africonomics" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).

Wednesday: Ashley Dawson who posted @nybooks.com article, "The Costs of the Cloud."

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THIS WEEK IN HELL! Africonomics and the Cloud Destroying the World! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 3d

This week's Question from Hell! is...

"In the unlikely event of your untimely demise, what would you hope would be engraved on the shell casings?"

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Winner announced at end of show on Wednesday, October 8.

chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 3d

If you want to know what kind of people join ICE, and why they act like white supremacist jagoffs, check out today's Sunday Funnies... and not so funny.

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'Sunday Funnies... and not so funny' for October 5, 2025: Sand Banksy, STFU Tortillas, ICE Agents' Shame, More ICE Jokes, Bowing to Snowflake Demands, US Media Covers for Israel, Disgusting Inequality...

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 4d

The Saturday Morning Post is up!

This week, Chuck realizes being the bitter blind broke gap-toothed host of This is Hell! may not be all that respectable in this day and age.

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Saturday Morning Post from Your Bitter Bline Broke Gap-Toothed Host, Saturday, October 4, 2025: An Invitation to Hell! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 5d

This weekend Lumpen Radio, CKUW and KRFP:

@matthewboedy.bsky.social who was targeted by Professor Watchlist discusses his new book, "The Seven Mountains Mandate," on TPUSA and Charlie Kirk.

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 5d

This weekend on WNUR and @bewaretheradio.bsky.social:

@matthewboedy.bsky.social on Charlie Kirk's "Mandate," @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on "Extractive Capitalism" (@versobooks.bsky.social), and a '22 talk w/ Donna Murch on "Assata Taught Me" (@haymarketbooks.org),

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 5d

From climate change worsening to Israeli secrecy and belligerence to Trump's authoritarianism, this morning's Nine Circles of Hell! has it all!

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Nine Circles of Hell!, Friday, October 3, 2025: Climate Change Worsens, Israel's Illegal Raid, U.S. Nazis Arm Israel, Australia Secretly Arms Israel, Ellison Vets Rubio for Israel Fealty, Trump's Unpr...

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 6d

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SNEAK PEEK at the Question from Hell! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 6d

NEW BONUS PODCAST!

Chuck remembers lessons learned from bad decisions leading to his near death AND what guests taught us in September

Also, we begin a series of 2002-03 talks warning us the PATRIOT Act would lead to #ICE on the streets

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NEW BONUS PATREON POD: What We Learned in September PLUS Abolish the PATRIOT Act! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 6d

NEW FREE EP! No membership required!

@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on "Extractive Capitalism" (@versobooks.bsky.social):

"This incredible inequality has to be protected through a whole series of unpopular authoritarian measures and through the force of the gun."

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NEW EP!: Capitalism Depends on Destruction! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 7d

NEW FREE EP!

On the day it's published, @matthewboedy.bsky.social discussed Charlie Kirk and "The Seven Mountains Mandate."

Matthew's on Turning Point USA's “professor watchlist” after opposing concealed guns on college campuses.

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NEW EP! Charlie Kirk's Mythical Mandate | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 8d

Assata Shakur passed away in Cuba on September 25.

In 2022, historian Donna Murch joined us to discuss her book, "Assata Taught Me: Black Lives, Mass Incarceration, and State Violence" (@haymarketbooks.org).

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FREE! RIP Assata | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 9d

NEW FREE HELL THIS WEEK!

TUESDAY: @matthewboedy.bsky.social on "The Seven Mountains Mandate," (@wjkbooks.com) Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA.

WEDNESDAY:

@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on "Extractive Capitalism" (@versobooks.bsky.social).

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This Week in Hell! Charlie Kirk's Mandates and Extractive Capitalism | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 10d

Trump, Nazis, billionaires, genocide, a sign for our times and a kind reminder to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of Harper's Ferry.

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SUNDAY FUNNIES... and not so funny... for Sunday, September 28, 2025 | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 11d

What if we can stop this current nightmare by creating the future we want now?

This week, Chuck introduces prefigurative programming as a path toward direct democracy now.

Also, a 2005 talk with Peter Irons on "War Powers."

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Saturday Morning Post from Your Bitter Blind Broke Gap-Toothed Host: Prefigurative Programming and Direct Democracy Now! | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 12d

This weekend on WNUR, Lumpen Radio, CKUW, KRFP and @bewaretheradio.bsky.social, we'll remind everyone why we should ALL be anti-fascist before it becomes a crime to NOT be a #fascist.

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 12d

NEW 9 Circles of Hell! -- the news that gives you fits in print:

Meta porn, water bottle danger, Microsoft Gaza spying, Flotilla attack, Trump's asylum war, ICE killing, immigration inhumanity and Wisconsin abortion pause.

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NINE CIRCLES OF HELL! Friday, September 26, 2025: Meta's Porn, Plastic Water, Microsoft's Gaza Spying, Drones Attack Food Aid, Trump's Asylum War, ICE Killing Questioned, Inhumane Immigrant Centers an...

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 13d

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The real reason men are a--holes, PLUS a 2005 talk with Peter Irons on, "War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution" when @republicanpartyusa.bsky.social & @democrats.org backed a constitutional crisis.

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NEW EP! The Myths of Male Menopause and Congress's War Powers | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 14d

What's your Question from Hell! for Chuck?

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What's YOUR Question from Hell! for Chuck? | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 15d

UPDATE!

NO SHOWS THIS WEEK!

Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed host has flu-like symptoms and out of an abundance of caution is taking the week off.

New live shows return Tuesday, September 30th.

In the meantime, enjoy thisishell.com which is free as always!

Long-form interviews with writers, thinkers and workers from around the world and across the spectrum of experience.

chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 16d

THIS WEEK IN HELL!

TUESDAY at 10AM CDT:

Bronwen Everill is author of, "Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).

WEDNESDAY at 11AM CDT:

Jessica Field, author of, "Eviction: A Social History of Rent" (@versobooks.bsky.social).

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THIS WEEK IN HELL! Africonomics and Eviction | This Is Hell!

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chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 17d

The Question from Hell! is...

'When did you realize you were born into the post-apocalypse timeline?'

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Our favorite announced at the end of our Wednesday, September 24th, show.

Winner gets their choice of TiH! merch.

chuckmertz.bsky.social @chuckmertz.bsky.social · 17d

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'Sunday Funnies... and not so funny' are up! From fascist to Imperialist nonsense, and R. Crumb's prophecy.

Free speech is under attack from @realdonaldtrumppar.bsky.social.

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'Sunday Funnies (and not so funny) for September 20, 2025: From Silencing a Fascist to Media Prophecy | This Is Hell!

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