I really liked Prop’s suggestions to support your favorite musicians on today’s episodes. Besides doing this, you should also support your local independent radio stations. They are great ways to discover new bands/music, feature local acts, and you can even listen to some of them online if your town doesn’t have one

IDK if there's a point of contact or if we just tag Robert or whatever but I'm getting ads during ICHH for a company called Zero Foxtrot that sells some problematic stuff. IDK if anybody else is getting these ads or if I got targeted specifically because I'm a veteran. They don't say anything outright shitty in the ad but as I suspected some of the shirts are pretty shitty. There's a pro-Rhodesia one, an anti-communist one, and even some weird crusader shit like Hegseth has tats of. I'm sure there's other bad shit there but I feel like the Rhodesia one is a deal breaker for the CZM crew. It should honestly be a dealbreaker for iHeart too but IDK how that works. Listening to CZM stuff is the only interaction I have with them at all.

I feel like I am losing my mind whenever I discuss a possible far right take over with my parents since they lived through the world's most boring fascist dictatorship (Portuguese Estado Novo) and the subsequent far left post revolutionary period. As a result they are super chill about fascism but are always afraid that the far leftists come back any day now and take their stuff. My attempts to argue with the most milquetoast way (maybe it will be someone different, different circumstances) gets dismissed with"WE LIVED THROUGH IT" and "YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES" and claimed I was a radical because I "never criticize the far left"

This turned into a shouting match when I claimed I didn't care about ANY tribes (and I don't): race, flag, ideology. I want everyone to like me. I only don't like people who actively cause harm but apparently that's not enough. I must have an opinion, I must have an allegiance, I must have a group and I am supposed to prioritize them above all others and that is silly to me. They immediately asked if I'd rather be Portuguese or Moroccan and things got awkward.

To dodge these claims I also claimed I don't have an ideology, which honestly I consider I don't. I align with leftism because it's all based on science, not opinion, whether it's regarding the economy, gender, etc. I also claimed I don't have "beliefs" because beliefs imply faith which means accepting without evidence which I refused to do. They said they didn't care but clearly do.

They also asked what would I do if I had to choose between far left and far right (and said that if that came to pass I should choose far right). I said I'd run away or unalive myself. They didn't like that answer either.

How do you deal with these people? And is not caring about tribes this radical?

who do I contact to make sure I have the cool zone media subscription . Hate ads and love all the pro. Help! dont have an iPhone anymore

Has anyone else heard about debt collectors going into homes to take things of value to sell?

I'm scared that the next step is debtors prison to work off our debts.

James and Margaret did an episode of live like the world is dying with Inman about steps to take to prep for it happening here. It's great. Check it out.

Soooooooooo after the election I was pretty relieved with the "Trumps getting really annoyed with Elon Musk" stories... But then they just got written again and again and it was like a collective "we want this to happen so therefore it is" and since i have been following a lot of /other/ topics and not the love between trump and musk.

Then I saw a... Politician?? Refer to trump as "vice president trump", and was like okay whatever, annoying gunna annoy. Then i saw that somehow a budget bill has seemingly been shot down solely because Musk (and that other "DOGE" guy??) demanded it to be so.

And now its like ive turned around and im looking at a damn house fire. What the heck is going on?? I know we only get like, one episode a day, and todays episode was a good one from Mia about post-coup south korea (a little sparse on details but i appreciated keeping it in our minds because as she said, its 51 million people who have no clue who is running the govt) but im really /really/ hoping this gets hopped onto.

It almost reminds me when i was getting really nervous about russia and ukraine and Robert was saying "I have so many friends over there, I just. I dont want it to happen, I just cant think Putin would pull the trigger" and I was relieved and then shocking (to us all obviously) russia invaded and im like... Did this just happen again? Pretty much social media was pretty banging on about dont worry about Musk he is annoying trump he is "first buddy" haha its fine and now Musk is saying "until jan 20 the govt should not pass a single thing. Not one single item." And it unironically looks like republicans are going to go for that, for one, im sure its beneficial to them, obv, but also, are they looking over their shoulder at the /actual/ billionare being Musk knowing he could primary them with infinite money and also censure them on social media?

Like. I thought the conclusion was going to be 'scaramuchi'(spelling, sorry), not just... Scary

I know this is my opinion, but I think a lot of us are great thinkers, organizers, protesters, and all have talents that can help in whatever the future brings us. Others might want to know what to do when they can't protest or be around those we want to support.

I suggest looking at community colleges or Maker establishments to learn a hands-on vocation. I work at the computer most of the day and my job is a stationary job. I can tell you since living in a rural environment that learning to weld was one of the best things I learned, and it is simple and not that expensive. There are other things can help us in the future.

Learning how to work outside, mechanical, basic auto repair, home repair (even if you don't have one), another language, First Aid, heck just learn something to do with your hands. Other things that will help is map reading, communication via signals, it is endless.

The fact is that the internet is going to be one of the first things that will be censored or turned off, so make sure you get as many emergency first aid PHYSICAL BOOKS you can. Nooks, kindles and PDFs are useless if the phones or tablets are bricked or damaged. Make a phone tree and remember the numbers, don't write it down if you don't have to or use simple encryption if you are up to it (example a phone number 213-876-5555, could be wrote down as 102-765-4444, just subtracting the number 1 to all digits).

Good luck and be safe.

This episode it a bit strange to me, Mia was a bit stuck on the question of "who was running South Korea after the coup??" and "Why aren't they following the legally outlined plan??"

I think this points to something anarchists have been saying for a long time: Laws are only text, and enforcement is based completely on the feels of those in power, not what the text says.

This has always been the case? Why is she surprised about it now?

Maybe this is fearmongering, but I'm looking at the things Trump wants to do and I legitimately don't see any way this ends without civil war or some kind of major collapse if he does what he plans. Obviously, I don't want war to happen, but it seems inevitable if he follows through.

The mass deportations are going to be tremendously violent and it's certain some will fight back, which could easily spiral into a major conflict. Mass deportations were specifically mentioned by Robert in a scenario that leads to war.

The mayor of Denver already is talking about using law enforcement go fight the government. If other mayors and even governors follow suit, that could do it. And if they don't, there could easily be militias that do fight back.

Trump wants to use the military on protestors. That, again, is another situation that could easily spiral into war depending on what happens.

Trump is likely to cause a major recession, mainly through the tariffs. If there is one, that's another situation that could cause unrest, especially given that Trump was elected specifically because of the economy.

The courts are packed in his favor, and district level courts could probably just be ignored. They have no real means of enforcement, especially if Trump has the military on his side. "The system" I keep being told will stop Trump is based on gentleman's oaths and what little that isn't is likely to be in Trump's pocket.

And that's just a few things. This feels like a house with the ground level flooded with gasoline and someone's about to walk in with a sparkler. At least one spark is gonna ignite the gasoline, it's just a matter of which one. I'm not so much panicking because that won't do any good, but I just don't see any way this ends without a war unless he and his cabinet just sit on their asses and do nothing for four years. Am I acting like a nutcase or is anyone else feeling this?

Planning a summer road trip with teens. Lots of camping and tourist stuff but if a protest pops up where we are then we will likely attend. It's quite possible this summer will be historic.

I'm not going to put my family in danger or engage with police but if it goes to shit I would not want a little tear gas to keep us from observing the activity from a safe distance.

I have a few masks for painting and I would just get a couple more if they are adequate.

EDIT: I found my answer in Margret's Podcast . S1E7 Gas Masks and Goggles. My half mask paint respirators along with goggles will do the trick for the most part.

Am I the only one who thinks this satanic panic style mass hysteria?

I for one really enjoyed both of them. Honestly it felt like the vignettes that happen at some episodes and they always grip me so intensely whenenver they happen.

What are your thoughts on DINO-D and the role of dinosaurs in the fighting? I think they're, to put it lightly, reductive and downplays the free will of the dinosaurs. If they didn't want to serve alongside us, they wouldn't.

And just for fun: Probably none of us ARE but if you were a dino rider which one of them would you want to be? Being atop a heavily armored Ankylosaurus very intense.

Pteradactyl Jockey Ankylosaurus Brigade Red Riders Mother Hens Amazons Dreadnaughts

So many amazing lines in this one. "And [I] started off towards the biggest monsters. I know we're not supposed to call them monsters, but dear listener, I have been a trans woman for a long time now and I think: Like recognizes like. Dinos and trans people, we've got a lot in common: There's a whole 50% of the world population that wasnt to deextinct us both, but we've got too many teeth and claws and allies, and uh riders depnding on what you're into, for that 50% to succeed."

More and more we see discussions about how globalization is collapsing and how we should focus more on the local. But what about those who tried building a life somewhere else? I left my home country (Portugal) as soon as I started working and bounced around Europe and keep getting yelled at by both my family and even places like this sub that I should engage more with "my people". About that:

I hate my country. I don't care about its people, the culture is quite irrelevant. The only thing I like about them is the food. The people on the other hand are both docile towards those in power and kick those below or different from them when they are down. All the educated flee from the country for a reason: the work culture is terrible, micromanaging, abusive and low paying. My family keeps trying to get me to engage with the Portuguese community here but I refuse because I don't care about going to a party where the only common thread I have with people is my nationality. Give me a book club any day.

Yet I often feel that with growing tensions there is an increased sense of "well you should have stayed and improved things back home". Hell, I have even seen a lot of leftists argue that skilled migration should be heavily limited to "both preserve our country's citizens and also avoid draining poorer nations of talent". So does that mean that because you are born in a certain place to a certain family you should be doomed by that forever more? To take away the few mobility that still exists? To go back to literal serfdom? All because of some sense of "nationhood"?

Town, country, ethnicity, even family at times, they feel to me like concepts we should get rid of. We are all human. We should focus on shared values. And if the people around you don't share your values, then are we supposed to suppress them? It's like how my (borderline abusive) family likes to say "we can say whatever hurtful things we want to each other because we know we will always be forgiven. Because we are family. And that's what families do". Is that what we are going back to? Having this abstract concept be used as a cudgel for and against you to hurt and abuse?

I really thought the stuff Mia said about prices and men with guns was really poetic and so I thought I’d do my own take on it!

Wow, this guy gives me Alex Jones x Oliver North vibes.

Given the December 8 episode, in particular the subject's background with Benghazigate, I can't help but feel like Patel wanted to start a war with his Nigeria incursion stunt. The line about how nobody will care because nobody got hurt... It could be read as disappointment rather than minimizing what he'd done.

I posit if Seal Team 6 got shot out of the sky in Nigeria, it would give Trump license to ramp up hostilities in Africa, something I'm sure Putin wouldn't hate. Trump constantly talks about being anti-interventionist, but he's also a compulsive liar. Getting out of an unpopular war, sticking Obama and Biden with all the unpopularity for it, then getting us right back into another with a much clearer mandate seems to me like it would suit the interests of Trump & Co. rather nicely, especially in the god-king epoch they envision. I think China's interests in Africa are part of it. After all, who doesn't love a proxy war in the former colonies?

An excellent episode IMHO. I think "mutual aid" is just a fancy term to describe what most rural (and often, very not leftist) folks have done for centuries. It's seeing that your neighbor needs a shirt and giving them one; hearing that a coworker just had a baby and bringing a casserole... remote communities know how to organize because it's the only way they've survived.

I feel like one of the less examined signs of the crumbles might be more cars broken down on the side of the highway. I live on the Eastern edge of the Pacific Northwest and pretty much weekly I make a 2 hour round trip drive on the freeway. Seeing the occasional vehicle broken down is normal, but lately I see at least one every time, and usually more than one. I had a conversation with my daughters about it, and we were discussing whether we could expect to see a lot more breakdowns as things get worse. Cars are increasingly expensive to own and the infrastructure provided is no more friendly to the poor, with a lack of trains and reduction in service of buses. I wonder at what point will it begin to make news. In Argentina when they privatize the train system the private owners found it wasn't profitable to extend the train lines beyond the more densely populated areas, so they cut off service to rural communities. The result was and influx of people to the city, increasing population density in those places beyond what could be borne by the housing markets or the infrastructure. In Victorian Britain when the greens were fenced in and it was no longer plausible to live a rural lifestyle people condensed into the cities providing cheap impoverished labor for the industrialists to take advantage of. What are we going to see now? In a lot of ways the rural poor already are ceasing to exist, and the urban poor are decreasingly mobile. I wonder if other people have seen this or other signs of crumbles in their area. Have you seen any of the same things I have?

I was really inspired by Mia and James today! I’ve been in activist spaces only the last 5 or 6 years and organizing has always had its challenges. But today they really got me thinking about my skills!

My skills are: *Sewing! (Thank you for acknowledging this skill btw) *Baking & cooking *Spreadsheets *Putting on a show! I can’t do the performance but I can help set up the stage and find you all the lighting and sound techs you need!

What are your organizing skills?

Was looking to get in touch with the ICHH cats. I know Mia’s beat is labor. And I know her & the rest are busy af with the incoming administration’s shenanigans.

But I thought there was an email address/contact info. And I can’t seem to find it.

Boston was charged with threats to conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, according to the affidavit.

“My client is 42, married mother of three. Never had any criminal charges or convictions. May you release her on her own recognizance,” her attorney Jim Headley said to a judge during her first appearance in court.

However, the judge set her bond at $100,000, stating, “I do find that the bond of $100,000 is appropriate considering the status of our country at this point.”

ETA:Off the top, I’m adding that I am choosing to think of this list as one of people requiring education and outreach rather than a “shame” list at the moment. Text of list at end.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/81-democrats-voted-to-pull-care-from

I made special note of NY for some reason. If it isn’t the minority leader who also supports apartheid and genocide, I may owe him an apology but …

I am heartened to (not) see some, like Seth Moulton from MA, who didn’t vote yes despite dumb, ill informed & “my daughters’ sports” comments.

IOW, the words matter but the actions matter much more. Not that I’m defending he who rarely speaks on the floor.

He used to rep my district so I checked one time after I saw he had actually spoken on the floor in 2018 or so. Ha

ETA Names: from ErinInTheMorning Substack. Edit2: tried to fix copypasta formatting but …

Democrats that voted for the NDAA:

From the state of Alabama * Sewell (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Alaska * Peltola (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Arizona * Gallego (Democrat) votes Yea * Stanton (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of California * Aguilar (Democrat) votes Yea * Carbajal (Democrat) votes Yea * Costa (Democrat) votes Yea * Eshoo (Democrat) votes Yea * Harder (Democrat) votes Yea * Levin (Democrat) votes Yea * Lieu (Democrat) votes Yea * Lofgren (Democrat) votes Yea * Panetta (Democrat) votes Yea * Peters (Democrat) votes Yea * Ruiz (Democrat) votes Yea * Thompson (Democrat) votes Yea * Torres (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Colorado * Caraveo (Democrat) votes Yea * Crow (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Connecticut * Courtney (Democrat) votes Yea * DeLauro (Democrat) votes Yea * Hayes (Democrat) votes Yea * Himes (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Florida * Castor (Democrat) votes Yea * Cherfilus-McCormick (Democrat) votes Yea * Frankel, Lois (Democrat) votes Yea * Moskowitz (Democrat) votes Yea * Soto (Democrat) votes Yea * Wilson (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Georgia * Bishop (Democrat) votes Yea * McBath (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Hawaii * Case (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Illinois * Budzinski (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Indiana * Mrvan (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Maine * Golden (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Maryland * Hoyer (Democrat) votes Yea * Ivey (Democrat) votes Yea * Mfume (Democrat) votes Yea * Ruppersberger (Democrat) votes Yea * Trone (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Michigan * Scholten (Democrat) votes Yea * Slotkin (Democrat) votes Yea * Thanedar (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Minnesota * Phillips (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Mississippi * Thompson (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Nevada * Horsford (Democrat) votes Yea * Lee (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Hampshire * Pappas (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Jersey * Gottheimer (Democrat) votes Yea * Sherrill (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New Mexico * Vasquez (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of New York * Jeffries (Democrat) votes Yea * Kennedy (Democrat) votes Yea * Meeks (Democrat) votes Yea * Morelle (Democrat) votes Yea * Ryan (Democrat) votes Yea * Suozzi (Democrat) votes Yea * Tonko (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of North Carolina * Davis (Democrat) votes Yea * Jackson (Democrat) votes Yea * Manning (Democrat) votes Yea * Nickel (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Ohio * Kaptur (Democrat) votes Yea * Landsman (Democrat) votes Yea * Sykes (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Pennsylvania * Cartwright (Democrat) votes Yea * Dean (Democrat) votes Yea * Houlahan (Democrat) votes Yea * Wild (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Rhode Island * Magaziner (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of South Carolina * Clyburn (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Texas * Allred (Democrat) votes Yea * Cuellar (Democrat) votes Yea * Escobar (Democrat) votes Yea * Gonzalez, V. (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Virginia * McClellan (Democrat) votes Yea * Scott (Democrat) votes Yea

From the state of Washington * Larsen (Democrat) votes Yea * Perez (Democrat) votes Yea * Schrier (Democrat) votes Yea * Strickland (Democrat) votes Yea