#1698 Resistance is Not Futile: Support the collective revolt against Trumpism (Special Podcasthon!)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
4.6 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2025
⏱️ 185 minutes
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Summary
Air Date 3/18/2025
In this special Podcasthon episode, we're joining thousands of podcasts around the world in taking the opportunity this week to support a cause or organization that we believe in. In this time of fighting fascism, Best of the Left has chosen to support Indivisible, the grassroots organizing team that's working to resist Trumpism and pressure Democrats to do the same. Follow the link in the description of this episode to make a donation but also take a moment to find and join your local Indivisible chapter to stay engaged.
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KEY POINTS
KP 2: How to Rebuild the Left as the Far Right Floods the Zone - UNFTR Media - Air Date 2-5-25
KP 3: How to Really Resist - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 2-28-25
KP 4: Republicans finally go NUCLEAR over town hall disasters - Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 3-5-25
KP 5: How Leftists Can Win in 2025 - Harper O'Conner - Air Date 1-3-25
(50:04) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Giving the call to join the fight at Indivisible.org
DEEPER DIVES
(52:46) SECTION A: STRATEGY & GOALS
(1:16:30) SECTION B: HUMOR AS A TACTIC
(1:35:34) SECTION C: PROTEST
(1:54:57) SECTION D: BOYCOTT
(2:13:48) SECTION E: RESOURCES
(2:37:09) SECTION F: POWER STRUCTURES
SHOW IMAGE
Description: A protestor holds a Trans Pride flag with the word RESIST (with an equals sign in the E) in front of a state capitol building.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | In this special podcast-thon episode, we're joining thousands of podcasts around the world |
| 0:11.6 | in the podcast-thon movement, taking the opportunity this week to support a cause or organization |
| 0:16.6 | that we believe in. |
| 0:18.0 | In this time of fighting fascism, Best of the Left has chosen to support Indivisible, |
| 0:22.6 | the grassroots organizing team |
| 0:24.1 | that's working to resist Trumpism |
| 0:25.7 | and pressure Democrats to do the same. |
| 0:28.7 | Follow the link in the description of this episode |
| 0:30.5 | or simply go to indivisible.org |
| 0:33.1 | to make a donation, |
| 0:34.6 | but also take a moment to find and join |
| 0:37.1 | your local indivisible chapter |
| 0:39.0 | to stay engaged. Now, as for today's topic, it's all about resistance and highlighting |
| 0:43.9 | why any feelings of despair and hopelessness are very much premature. For those looking for a |
| 0:49.9 | quick overview, the sources providing our top takes in about 50 minutes today includes |
| 0:54.5 | The Rational National, Un-Fing the Republic, The Intercept Briefing, Brian Taylor Cohen, Harper O'Connor, |
| 1:01.7 | and a speech by J.B. Pritzker. Then in the additional deeper dives half of the show, |
| 1:06.0 | there will be more in six sections. Section A, strategy and goals, |
| 1:13.4 | followed by section B, humor as a tactic, |
| 1:17.0 | section C, protest, section D, boycott, |
| 1:21.2 | section E, resources, and section F, power structures. |
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