Air Date 8/12/2025

The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're covering the full spectrum of authoritarian threats—military in the streets, surveillance in our phones, conspiracies in our feeds, and corruption at the top—before turning to the grassroots organizers and Democratic Socialists who are building the resistance and winning.

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PART 1: DIRECT STATE VIOLENCE

(00:01:34) #1719 - The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash

(00:22:14) #1722 - Imbalance of Powers: The Supreme Court and Executive Branch Collude for Unchecked Power Grab

PART 2: SYSTEMIC DESTRUCTION

(00:39:30) #1723 - Scam Nation: Trumpism is the Art of Screwing You Over in Every Way Possible

(01:02:26) #1721 - The Evolution of the Military Industrial Complex: Now with AI!

PART 3: REALITY MANIPULATION

(01:23:14) #1725 - A Flood of Disinformation: A World of Climate Change and Conspiracies

(01:42:48) #1726 - Epstein Forever: Trump flails as criticism finally comes from inside the MAGA house

Part 4: Global Chaos

(02:12:24) #1718 - On the Path to Destruction: Israel Attacks Iran as Support for War on Gaza Drops

(02:32:30) #1727 - Super-Powered Men For Good and Ill: Fascism, Media, and the Manoshpere

PART 5: BUILDING RESISTANCE

(02:54:25) #1720 - Building an Organized Left, the Eternal Oxymoron

(03:21:46) #1724 - How to Socialism: Einstein liked socialism, you think you know better?