Refuse Fascism

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 M...

To better understand the impact of the US/Israel War on Iran this week, Sam talks with Sussan Tahmasebi, Executive Director and the Co-founder of Femena , the support organization for women human rights defenders in MENA/Asia. Then, she talks with journalist Jonathan Larsen about the influence of Christian fascist ideology on the military and the wider support for this potentially apocalyptic war....

This week, Sam speaks with Matthew D. Taylor, about the religious undercurrents underpinning this incredibly dangerous new war against Iran. Dr. Taylor is a visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Center on Faith and Justice. His latest book The Violent Take It by Force offers a history of the New Apostolic Reformation movement and its role in the events of January 6th. Then, she talks with An...

"Donald Trump, in conjunction with Israel,  has launched a murderous, illegitimate, and illegal war  against the sovereign country of Iran—openly aimed at regime change. This is an unprovoked war of aggression, the supreme war crime, and it must be  stopped now ." -from the new statement posted to RefuseFascism.org Friday afternoon, prior to the unprovoked attack that the US and Israel l...

Stephen Miller, Trump’s Goebbels, has openly declared that the new “international law” is “might makes right.” To discuss how that is playing out with the attacks on small boats off the coasts of South America, the kidnapping of President Maduro of Venezuela, the attempt to squeeze the country of Cuba to the point of collapse, Gaza and other outrageous ways this is playing out internationally, thi...

Sam recaps the latest developments as the regime continues to signal their plan to undermine midterm elections and anything that will impede their goal of ethnic cleansing. Then, she speaks with Cliff Willmeng, Minneapolis resident, nurse and activist, about the crisis facing the Twin Cities: the occupation by ICE and other federal forces and the unprecedented resistance that the cities have demon...

All eyes are on Minnesota's Twin Cities, where the people there are showing the world how to unite as a community to reject fascist oppression. Coast to coast, the demand is ICE Out Now. But for ICE to go, Trump has to go. This past week, Sam talked to Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld, author of Responding, Teaching, and Learning Race & LGBTQ Topics as Acts of Resistance in a Declining Democracy:...

Sam and Mark discuss the recent events in the Twin Cities including the murder of peaceful observer Alex Pretti that came one day after a historic Day of Truth and Freedom that shut down the city and brought tens of thousands into the streets in sub zero temperatures, and the response that is required across the country. Recommended: Testimony from witness to Alex Pretti's murder Statement fro...

One year into Trump 2.0: what we face in the Trump regime is fascism. Sam talks to human rights lawyer and writer Qasim Rashid (follow his work on Substack at qasimrashid.com ), and we share analysis and orientation for activists and everyone newly inspired to act for humanity from Coco Das, member of the Refuse Fascism leadership group. Join protests near you on and around the anniversary of Trum...

It's critical that the protests that have erupted in response to an ICE agent's cold blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good continue to grow in size and determination. This whole fascist regime must be driven from power. Renee was the fifth person killed by ICE since the Trump regime's escalated ethnic cleansing campaign, a 37 yr old mother of three who stopped her car to bear witness and...

Sam, Mark and Paul Street ( The Paul Street Report and Refuse Fascism's leadership group) talk about the brazen and criminal attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife, the Trump regime's goals for the hemisphere, and what people of conscience must do in response. Recommended: "Trump’s Fascism and the Drive Toward War in Venezuela" with Matthew Hoh "...

Fascism is no longer aspirational — it’s operational. What 2025 revealed, and what 2026 demands. Featuring voices from the past year: Thomas Zimmer ( 237 ) Sunsara Taylor ( 269 ) David Smith ( 243 ) Judith Levine ( 252 ) Mary Anne Franks ( 266 ) Moustafa Bayoumi ( 260 ) Nicholas Grossman ( 272 ) Michele Goodwin ( 256 ) John Donoghue ( 271 ) A.R. Moxon ( 240 ) Sasha Abramsky ( 259 ) Channyn Lynne P...

We share some of the voices from the December 13 action delivering the People's Indictment of Donald Trump at the White House. Read and share here: The People’s Indictment of Donald Trump: A Unified Declaration of Illegitimacy - Refuse Fascism ⁠ . Then, Sam speaks with Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine and diplomat who resigned from the State Dept. in 2009 in protest over the war in Afghanistan,...

Join us next Saturday, Dec. 13 at the White House to deliver the People's Indictment of Donald Trump. 3,000 people are needed to completely surround the White House. Sign up to be one here. Donate towards buses to bring people to DC. Today we share comments from Sunsara Taylor, co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, about recent developments: the extreme demonization and dehumanization of immigran...

Solidarity to all those under attack by ICE this week and mobilizing to defend their communities in North Carolina.! The continuing protests in D.C. have taken on even more urgency with Trump's call for members of Congress to be put to death (for upholding the constitution, of course). The Remove the Regime Coalition rally was yesterday (Nov. 22) and tomorrow Refuse Fascism is calling on 3,000...

This week we're sharing some of the voices from the action yesterday that featured crime scene tape, wrapped around the White House . *You can watch The Neighborhood Kids musical contribution to the protest here . From now until Trump is out of power –  Everyday in the DC area going out to the people to grow the nonviolent movement to Drive out the Trump regime! Monday Nov. 17, 3-6 PM;   Surro...

On Wednesday November 5, thousands of determined, beautiful people from across the country came together in the nation’s Capital—on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s election—to raise a call to millions: Join us! Trump Must Go! Trump Must Go Now! People felt the urgent historic mission and sense of responsibility to go from local, one-day protests to creating a “political earthquake from below”—...

As we countdown to November 5, we're sharing some critical analysis and testimony from participants in this movement and beyond. First, Sam provides a recap on plans in DC right now and how you can help. It's not too late to get involved - go to refusefascism.org and sign up. Then we share comments from Sunsara Taylor on some of the latest developments and her response to movement leaders...

October 18, the No Kings protests around the country mobilized 7 million people into the streets "denouncing Trump" as the New York Times put it. Now it's time to bring that strength to the seat of power in DC. The time has come for…THE FALL of the TRUMP FASCIST REGIME – Beginning November 5, 2025 – Washington DC Today we're sharing speeches from the Trump Must Go Now forum last week in NYC featur...

Sam recaps some of the developments from the past week including the escalating attacks on cities (such as the Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building in South Shore Chicago), the Trump/Hegseth meeting to direct generals to get ready to wage war crimes and train troops against the US population, the government shutdown and more. Then, she speaks with Dr. Mary Anne Franks, George Washin...

This week we're sharing the presentation Sunsara Taylor gave at the mass organizing meeting in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, plus a brief recap of just some of the developments over the past week, both positive (Jimmy Kimmel was reinstated after groundswell of outrage) and ominous (the regime's declaration they are going to target "antifa" now), among many others. Watch Sunsara on the...

We’ve reached the stage of fascist consolidation where the regime directly censors the media (either “the hard way or the easy way” in FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s words). We’re sharing clips from the emergency demonstrations Refuse Fascism organized in response to ABC/Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. While the fascists lionize Charlie Kirk and are attempting to make him the MAGA equivalent of the Nazi mar...

Sam speaks with Baltazar Enriquez from the Little Village Community Council in Chicago, which has been the center of Trump's threats in recent weeks. Then, we share excerpts from the organizers' webinar with Andy Zee, Sunsara Taylor and Coco Das held on Friday September 19, discussing how the murder of Charlie Kirk has nothing to do with any positive change and that It must NOT be used to...

Trump and Hegseth have declared that with the renamed Dept. of War, the U.S. is "going on offense." Sam digests this, along with the news that unknown people have been murdered by this "most lethal" military through random strikes on boats recently near Venezuela and during Trump 1.0 just off the coast with North Korea. Then, she speaks with flight attendant and organizer Alex...

This week we're sharing highlights from the organizing webinar last week that kicked off the push towards the Nov 5 mobilization. Watch the full August 28 Organizing Webinar: The time has come for the fall of the Trump Fascist Regime Call for the 5th & organizing resources Commit to be in DC New Neil Young song: Big Crime "got to get the fascists out" Continue to take part in pro...