Resistor Vic Podcast

This video uses a single word as a thread — ICE — and follows it across borders, policies, and people. From Ukraine’s frozen battlefields, to neglected infrastructure in the American South, to the question of due process and constitutional rights at home. It’s not a policy breakdown. It’s a reflection on what happens when politics grows cold. We need to remind the American people every day between...

Music has always been part of resistance — from the Underground Railroad to the civil rights movement to the digital platforms we use today. In this entry of Resistance Needs a Plan , I talk about why people in power try to control culture, why music has always been treated as a threat, and why sharing the right songs can help build something larger than any single voice. This post ends with an op...

Sandra Van Scotter is one of the Democrats running to unseat Vince Fong in what once was Kevin McCarthy’s congressional district. Is she a winning candidate in a heavy R district? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

Another violent ICE encounter in Minneapolis. Another round of silence from the people who want to be president someday—but won’t lead today. This piece isn’t about party politics or campaign strategy. It’s about the absence of visible, vocal leadership when congressional Democrats pass DHS funding and the public is left asking who, if anyone, is willing to draw a line. The question isn’t who’s ru...

In this installment of Resistance Needs a Plan, I focus on something bigger than protests, moments, or viral calls to action. I talk about organized labor as an institution, one of the few remaining structures in American life that is still shaped and controlled by regular people instead of politicians and donors. This piece is about collective power, why showing up locally matters, and how protec...

In Part 5 of Resistance Needs a Plan , I focus on the line that defines the difference between resistance and the very forces it opposes. Violence doesn’t just cause harm — it erodes legitimacy, weakens moral authority, and strengthens authoritarian narratives. This piece looks at why nonviolence is not passivity, but a strategic choice that preserves power, credibility, and the possibility of a d...

In Part 4 of Resistance Needs a Plan , I focus on the guardrails that make democracy work: institutions that slow down power, protect access to information, and create accountability. These aren’t abstract ideas — they’re people, rules, and systems that show up every day to keep things fair, open, and explainable. This piece looks at why those guardrails matter, how they weaken when we stop backin...

In Part 3 of Resistance Needs a Plan , I shift from endurance and community to leverage. Resistance isn’t just about showing up — it’s about knowing where pressure actually works. This piece looks at why waiting for the next election may be waiting too long, why claims of powerlessness fall short, and how citizens can focus their energy on the institutions and leaders who still have the ability to...

This is Part Two of Resistance Needs a Plan . This piece focuses on community — not as a social nicety, but as a form of civic power. Movements that thrive on division depend on people feeling isolated and alone. Democratic culture survives when people know each other, support each other, and stay visible together. From families and local groups to clubs, teams, and everyday spaces, this episode e...

This is Part One of Resistance Needs a Plan , a series of videos where I offer what I think is a better plan for moving forward than what we’ve been following so far. Some of it is about what we are already doing. Some of it is about what we need to do different. I hope you find it to be worth your time. This first piece focuses on something that often gets dismissed: self-care as a form of strate...

I’ve been trying to work on a series of videos all week. I’ve also been trying to get a decent night’s sleep since last week when Renee Good was murdered. Now I’m making myself late for work because I had to get this one out of my head. I’ll be back. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscr...

I’m getting a resurgence of comments and emails asking “what can we do?” So I’m working on a series of videos to address the question. The first in the series is going to be about taking care of yourself in these troubling times. One of the ways to do this is to find a reason to laugh. That’s the primary reason for this video. Another reason for this video is, as I’ve stated before, authoritarians...

Victoria returned to the pod to update us on her campaign. We talked about that and what kind of people we need to be sending to Congress in an age where we have a government that openly assassinates law-abiding citizens in the street. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

There’s a familiar reaction that usually follows government violence in America. This time, it didn’t. In this piece, I talk about what was missing after the killing of Renée Good — and why noticing that absence matters more than any hot take. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

Everyone has seen the Renee Good video. Almost no one has slowed it down. Sometimes the truth isn’t hidden. It’s just moving too fast to see. Depending upon your point of view. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

This is a short clip from my podcast. I recorded this after realizing that what we’re seeing right now — from government violence to expansionist rhetoric — isn’t just noise or distraction. It’s intent. I didn’t post a video immediately because anger isn’t strategy. This clip explains why. The full podcast episode will be available Monday. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

Lately, I’ve been attracting a new audience — including trolls repeating very familiar talking points. That’s usually a sign that reach is growing and lines are being drawn. This channel believes in democracy, sovereignty, and the basic idea that invasion is wrong. I don’t debate that here. I state it plainly. Thanks for being part of this community — and for standing on principle. Slava Ukraine 🇺...

Five years after January 6, the wound remains open. Not because we don’t know what happened — but because the truth is still being withheld. This piece examines the attack, the failures that followed, and why public pressure is the only path left to accountability. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.subs...

Most people remember 1984 for Big Brother and surveillance. But there’s another lesson in Orwell’s book that feels disturbingly relevant right now — how power organizes itself around permanent conflict and shifting enemies when resistance fades. This piece isn’t about prediction or panic. It’s about recognizing patterns — and what happens when we ignore them. Once you see it, it’s hard to unsee it...

This video looks backward to understand what’s happening now. Iran was once a center of learning, culture, and religious coexistence before its democracy was overthrown and its future redirected by outside powers. The consequences of that decision shaped decades of conflict and resentment. Venezuela is in the news today, but the pattern feels familiar. This isn’t an argument about personalities or...

A viral panic about a Post Office rule change turned out not to be much of a story at all. But the reaction to it says a lot about where we are right now. Journalism is failing. Social media is filling the gap. And fear spreads faster than facts. If we’re going to be the new Fourth Estate, we have to do better than outrage. We have to choose curiosity, verification, and accountability. Because the...

After posting my video on ACA subsidies and Medicare for All, I heard from a lot of you. Some supportive. Some critical. One very angry. This follow up is a clarification. Medicare for All is not just an expansion of today’s Medicare, and taking health care off employer balance sheets is not a gift to corporations. It’s about freeing workers, strengthening small businesses, and making monopolies l...

A short New Year reflection on fear, democracy, community, and gratitude — and the quiet, deliberate choices that keep the Resistance alive. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

Health insurance didn’t suddenly become unaffordable. The Affordable Care Act slowed premium growth when its guardrails were enforced. But those guardrails were weakened, consolidation ran unchecked, and subsidies only delayed the inevitable. This is why the current spike was always coming — and why Medicare for All is the only healthcare system that can survive partisan politics. This is a public...

Every year, there’s a story people like to tell about soldiers laying down their weapons on Christmas Eve. The most famous version didn’t happen in World War II, but during World War I in 1914, when exhausted soldiers along the Western Front stopped fighting for a night. There was also a smaller, lesser-known moment during World War II in 1944, in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge. This is a r...