Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of a Left podcast. You might not be trans

yourself, but that's just like how coal miners aren't canaries. Because when they saw that

the canaries were under threat, they knew the danger was all around them. Fascists always start with those who are the easiest to

dehumanize, but they never stop there. For those looking for a quick overview, the sources

providing our top takes in about 50 minutes today include The Blueprint, Politics Weekly America,

counterspin, amicus, the majority report, Democracy Now,

In The Thick, and the At Liberty podcast. Then in the additional deeper dives have of the show,

there will be more in five sections. Section A, policy rollbacks, followed by Section B,

dehumanization, Section C, historical attacks, section D,

stories, and section E, trans, joy, and resistance.

But first, a quick note that I'm making a big announcement in the middle of the show,

we're launching a rebranded, new-ish show on YouTube.

It's very important that you check out the show, share it with everyone you know, watch every episode, like, comment, subscribe, the whole thing, for all the details, listen to my comments in the middle of the show.

At first, your call to action for the week.

Hey, everyone. Amanda here with your weekly roundup of activism actions. All links can be found at

best of the left.com slash action. A quick reminder that this is not an exhaustive list, just the largest nationwide opportunities.

As always, get involved in your local community, however possible.

First up, a reminder that Saturday, April 5th is the big nationwide protest we've been waiting for.

Indivisible 50-51, Women's March, and many, many more have teamed

up to organize the hands-off National Day of Action to reject oligarchy and demand a stop to the

looting of our country. There will be a major presence in D.C. And Women's March is offering

bus rides to D.C. You can find an event near you, their social toolkit, printable signs,

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