Get Ready for No Kings: What Will It Take to Stop Trump?

About this episode

The episode discusses the illegal and immoral war on Iran led by Trump and the escalating fascism in the U.S., urging action against it.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Refuse Fascism

Topics covered

• Trump administration
• war on Iran
• immigration
• trans rights
• elections
• fascism
• political repression

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• ICE
• fascism
• elections
• repression
• trans rights
• Democratic Party

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, Democratic Party

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