Hands Off AOC: Reply to the Slandering of a Revolutionist.

AOC. The country continues to obsess over the bright light of the progressive caucus and most high profile member of “The Squad.” From day one, AOC has been the subject of harsh criticisms steeped in misogyny and class resentment; mostly from the right. Oftentimes, however, the criticisms have come from inside the Democratic Party establishment. Recently, however, she’s been in the crosshairs of the far left end of the spectrum. Some of this isn’t new, but it seems to be growing. In this episode we look deeper at her record, set a few things straight about the nature of politics in America and make a haunting comparison from history that serves as a warning. Chapters Intro: 00:00:32 Post Show Musings: 00:20:03 Outro: 00:36:33 Resources The Militant: Hands of Rosa Luxemburg Vanity Fair: Unearthed Video Shows Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Psychotically Stalking AOC for Years Politico: From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC AOC's Pathetic Biden Endorsement New York Magazine: AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now Pod Save America: Exclusive: AOC Talks Honestly About Joe Biden, The Supreme Court, and the 2024 Presidential Election Office of Congressional Ethics: OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The New York Times: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding Clerk: Roll Call 275 | Bill Number: HR 5323 Jacobin: Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Right to Strike” Mother Jones: Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It’s Working. Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis Jacobin: AOC and the Squad’s List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long LR 132: Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + @MinionDeathCult on the UPS Vote UNFTR Episode Resources April 2021 Quickie: AOC & the Lying Men Hydra -- If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! www.youtube.com/@UNFTR Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565 Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee® at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic® at unftr.com/blog to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.