The Ember Report

The Ember Report: On Birthing Spirits and Other NewsContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.

The Ember Report: On the Times, They Are A ChangingContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On Epstein and Our Pretend "King"Content Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On Qui Sumus et Quid Facimus Content Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On The People's MandateContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our rage spark resistance.✠ May our grief become fire.✠ May our magic be sharp and unrepentant.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there...and so are we.

The Ember Report: On the Day of the DeadContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On the Lady in RedContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses sensitive topics that some listeners find unsettling or our approach to them as such. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On the Road AheadContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses state violence, migrant issues, family separation, racism, and historical examples of fascism. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.

The Ember Report: On the Devil in the Details Content Warning (CW):This episode discusses state violence, migrant issues, family separation, racism, and historical examples of fascism. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.New's Links: https://www.thefire.org/news/trumps-domestic-terrorism-memo-chillingly-targets-people-ideologyhttps://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-called-anti-ice-protester-b-before-shooting-lawyer-10838997

The Ember Report: Sobre el Campo de los DesparecidosContent Warning (CW):This episode discusses state violence, migrant disappearances, family separation, environmental racism, and historical examples of mass detention. Please listen with care and tend to yourself as needed.The machinery of detention — how governments disappear the vulnerable, call it “security,” and replay the same cruel script across history.Current (US): Hundreds Disappear from “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention CenterHundreds of immigrants held at the Alligator Alcatraz facility in Florida’s Everglades have vanished from official ICE databases. Families and attorneys cannot locate them, and legal access is tightly restricted. The site is run not by ICE but by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management with National Guard members deputized under the 287(g) program. One detainee was mistakenly deported to Guatemala before a scheduled bond hearing. Conditions are described as unsanitary and dehumanizing—“no water to wash, just sandwiches for meals.”Court Battle and Resistance: Miccosukee Tribe and Environmental Groups Sue to Shut Down Alligator AlcatrazJudge Kathleen Williams ordered the facility closed after suits from the Miccosukee Nation and groups like Friends of the Everglades and Earthjustice, but an appeals court stayed the ruling, keeping the camp open.Historical Mirror: A Century of Detention and DisappearanceAngel Island (1910-40): Chinese immigrants interrogated and caged under exclusion laws; “not a port of entry—it was a prison.”Japanese American Internment (1942-46): Over 120,000 citizens forcibly relocated under wartime hysteria.Post-9/11 Muslim Detentions: Hundreds of Arab, Muslim, and South Asian men held for weeks without charge.Family Separation (2018-20): Children torn from parents at the border.Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” renamed by locals the Campo de los Desaparecidos — the Camp of the Disappeared — where people go in and too many never come back.For the families still searching the ICE database for the vanished.What makes a government facility become a disappearing camp?How do militarization and privatization feed this cruelty?Where have we seen this pattern before, and why do we keep repeating it?What would justice and repair look like?What ember of remembrance must we carry for the disappeared?✠ May our grief ignite justice.✠ May our memory outlast their walls.✠ May our magic keep the vanished seen.The Lantern is lit. You’re still out there. And so are we.El País — The Mysterious Disappearance of Hundreds of Immigrants Detained at Alligator AlcatrazMiami Herald — Accidental Deportation Before Bond HearingEl País — First Complaints Arise About Conditions at Alligator AlcatrazEl País — Pivotal Week for Alligator Alcatraz: Two Lawsuits Will Determine Its FutureThe Fulcrum — Shut Down Alligator Alcatraz: Failures in Detainee Tracking and Counsel AccessAngel Island Immigration Station Foundation — History of Angel IslandU.S. National Archives — Japanese Relocation and Internment RecordsNYCLU — Impact of Anti-Terrorism Initiatives on Immigrant CommunitiesNBC News — DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Defends Remaking FEMA and Detention Policy

The Ember Report: On the War on Stories w/ Marshall the Witch of Southern LightContent Warning:This episode discusses censorship, state repression, genocide, attacks on hospitals and journalists in Gaza, and historical examples of silencing dissent. Listener discretion is advised.In this week’s episode, we confront the war being waged upon stories — how power silences voices, erases memory, and wages war against truth itself. From U.S. classrooms to century-old laws, to the bombed hospitals and murdered journalists of Gaza, we trace how empire has always sought to control the narrative — and how witches answer back.Stories covered:West Point Professor Sues Over First Amendment Violations – Civilian faculty allege censorship of syllabi, scholarship, and classroom discussion, showing how the state polices knowledge.The Espionage and Sedition Acts (1917–18) – Laws criminalizing dissent, proof that empire has always punished those who told the “wrong” story.Gaza – Israeli Double Strike on Nasser Hospital Kills Journalists, Rescuers – The most brutal face of the war on stories: silencing witnesses and healers by fire.The Witches’ Verdict:✠ Where knowledge is muzzled, the roots of resistance must deepen.✠ Silence dressed as patriotism is still silence — history demands our voices.✠ No attack on truth goes unseen; no life silenced goes unremembered.Sources & Further Reading:AP News — West Point Professor Sues Over First Amendment ViolationsHistory.com — The Espionage and Sedition Acts Suppress Dissent During World War IConstitution Center — Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918AP News — Israeli Double Strike on Nasser Hospital Kills Journalists, RescuersReuters & Democracy Now — for ongoing updates on Gaza🔥 Support the Work:Patreon: patreon.com/theemberreportJoin our Discord community, aftershow, and more when you step into the circle.

The Ember Report: On Digital Witch Hunts and Connectedness w/ Jake Richards Content Warning: This episode discusses political violence, hanging deaths, censorship, and genocide in Gaza. Listener discretion is advised.In this week’s episode, we take on the new age of witch hunts — not with pitchforks and torches, but with doxxing, censorship, and forced obedience. From Mississippi to late-night TV to the streets of Gaza, we trace the throughline of how truth-tellers are silenced and grief is policed.Stories covered:Trey Reed & Cory Zukatis – Mississippi hangings spark outcry and speculation.Jimmy Kimmel suspended – Disney/ABC caves to right-wing pressure after Kimmel criticizes Kirk’s political exploitation.Gaza – Israeli airstrikes leave 50,000 Palestinians without shelter.The Witches’ Verdict: ✠ We don’t mourn our oppressors. We don’t mistake silence for justice. And we refuse to let truth be burned at the stake.Sources & Further Reading:What we know about hanging deaths of two men in Mississippi – KCRG https://www.kcrg.com/2025/09/17/what-we-know-about-hanging-deaths-two-men-mississippiWho killed Trey Reed and Cory Zukatis? – Economic Timeshttps://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/who-killed-trey-reed-and-cory-zukatis-trends-on-social-media-two-men-found-hanging-in-mississippi-on-same-day-all-revelations-delta-state-university-student-homeless-man-discovered-dead/articleshow/123950243.cmsBody of Black student found hanging from tree on college campus – Peoplehttps://people.com/body-black-student-found-hanging-tree-college-campus-11810983Disney’s ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel Live after remarks on Kirk killing – Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/nexstar-will-indefinitely-preempt-broadcast-jimmy-kimmel-live-after-remarks-2025-09-17Disney faces backlash after pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live – Politico https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/disney-jimmy-kimmel-live-kirk-00570355Nexstar statement on preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live – Nexstar Media Grouphttps://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-abc-affiliates-to-preempt-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely-beginning-tonightIsrael’s deadly attacks on Gaza City leave 50,000 Palestinians without shelter – Democracy Now https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/12/headlines/israels_deadly_attacks_on_gaza_city_have_left_50_000_palestinians_without_shelter🔥 Support the Work:Patreon: patreon.com/theemberreportDiscord community, aftershow, and more when you join the circle.

Content Warnings (CW):Political violenceAssassinationAnti-trans hate speechGenocide / mass displacementNews Sources Referenced:AP — Charlie Kirk shooting coverageDemocracy Now — Trump announces suspect in custodyDemocracy Now — Gaza attacks leave 50,000 without shelterNBC News — reactions to Charlie Kirk’s deathEpisode Summary:In our first ever dispatch, we confront the assassination of Charlie Kirk — a fascist voice who spent his platform demonizing queer and trans people — and we refuse to mourn his empire. We then turn to Gaza, where ongoing Israeli strikes have left 50,000 Palestinians without shelter. These are not just headlines — they are lives, ancestors, futures.We share our witchy verdicts, honor the grief of the marginalized, and set the altar for resistance.Support & Community:Join our after-show Ashes & Sparks on Patreon: patreon.com/TheEmberReportFollow us on Threads/Instagram: @theemberreportShare this episode if the fire spoke to you — your voice helps carry the ember further.Closing Invocation:✠ May our rage spark resistance.✠ May our grief become fire.✠ May our magic be sharp and unrepentant.

Show drop September 17th, 2025!