Ep. 41: Freedom Cities & Fascism - A Match Made In Hell

Fascism thrives on fear. It wilts under scrutiny. Never look away. Never stop fighting. Hold them accountable and make them pay for every cruel thing they do. It’s the only way we get through this. Support this newsletter for just $5 a month or $50 a year and we’ll get through together.Shannon spent this week trying not to scream into the microphone over Trump’s continued descent into Nazi-like deportation bullshit. Then we dig into the techno-fascist dystopian garbage of “Freedom cities” and the sci-fi libertarian trash the tech bros use to justify their greed. It’s quite the show and you’re going to want to stick around for all of it!Ogre Nation News Update!2:26 - 16:38 The Trump Regime defied the courts to deport Venezuelan “criminals” to a Salvadoran supermax prison.16:39 - 36:05 Freedom Cities! Hi-Tech utopias or feudal city-states ruled over by drug-addled billionaire perverts?36:06 - 41:40 This Week In Vomit-Inducing Racism* The Holocaust and Navajo code Speakers are “DEI” now* A 6th-grade teacher in Idaho wants to know why “Everyone is welcome here” is offensive* A failed Republican candidate in Missouri got so racist, even white nationalist Erik Prince told her to calm the fuck down41:41 - 53:22 Headlines For Short Attention spans!* Chuck Schumer caves* Syphillic lunatic Trump “unpardons” people* Trump illegally eliminates the Institute of Museum and Library Services* The NYT continues to lie about Biden while giving Trump a handjob* Another Republican pedophile?! No way!* Jackpot! Someone set a bunch of Teslas on fire in Las Vegas53:23 - 1:00:50 Shit We’re Watching This Week* Shannon - Boys in the Hood* Ogre - SupacellHelp Democrats slap Elon Musk in Wisconsin!WisDems Virtual Phonebank!Contribute to Susan Crawford's campaign for Supreme CourtStuff We Discuss In The ShowThe Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportationsChief Justice Roberts' rebuke marks growing Trump showdown with judiciary‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administrationAgainst longtermismThe massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide preventionPentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcryTeacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying ‘Everyone is welcome here’Presidents have used autopens for decades. Now Trump objects to Biden’s use of oneTrump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ agency that funds museums and librariesTrump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore ManufacturingRepublican Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn charged after prostitution sting arrestTeslas set on fire with Molotov cocktails and shot with gun in Las Vegas attack Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe