#1719 The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 28 June 2025
⏱️ 252 minutes
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Air Date 6/28/2025
The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple.
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KEY POINTS
KP 3: Trump, ICE, and the US War on Migrants - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 6-15-25
KP 5: Tanks On DCs Streets And A US Senator In Handcuffs - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 6-14-25
(01:00:15) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On protesting with a theory of change
DEEPER DIVES
(01:07:52) SECTION A: LA PROTESTS AND CIVIL UNREST
A4: ICE Raids Continue As LA Fights Back - The Insurgents - Air Date 6-13-25
A5: A Medical Perspective On Protest Safety - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 6-23-25
A7: A Medical Perspective On Protest Safety Part 2 - It Could Happen Here - Air Date 6-23-25
(02:01:45) SECTION B: FASCIST PLAYBOOK
B2: Protests in LA Posse Comitatus is Long Over. - UNFTR - Air Date 6-14-25
B3: The Brainless Propaganda of Stephen Miller - Current Affairs - Air Date 6-25-25
B6: Protests in LA Posse Comitatus is Long Over. Part 2 - UNFTR - Air Date 6-14-25
B7: The Brainless Propaganda of Stephen Miller Part 2 - Current Affairs - Air Date 6-25-25
(03:05:41) SECTION C: IMMIGRATION CONTEXT
C2: Trump, ICE and the US War on Migrants Part 2 - Red Flag Radio - Air Date 6-15-25
C4: How White Fear Fuels The Age of Trump - The Truth Report - Air Date 6-13-25
(03:34:17) SECTION D: SURVEILLANCE
D2: Trump's Plan To Surveil America - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-3-25
D4: Trump's Plan To Surveil America Part 2 - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-3-25
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Description: Photo of a protest sign held in the air depicting a colorful drawing of a happy brown-skinned family surrounded by flowers. The text “No more detention” is at the top and “No more deportations. Abolish I.C.E.” is at the bottom.
Credit: “Abolish ICE protest” by Master Stever Rapport, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 Changes: Cropped and expanded background
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left podcast. The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government, pure and simple. For those looking for a quick overview, the source is providing our top |
| 0:21.6 | takes in about 60 minutes today includes All In with Chris Hayes, The Bradcast, Red Flag Radio, |
| 0:28.2 | Democracy Now, Amicus, straight white American Jesus, and on the media. Then in the additional |
| 0:34.1 | deeper dives half of the show, there will be more in four sections. |
| 0:48.3 | Section A, the L.A. protest and civil unrest, followed by Section B, Fascist Playbook, Section C, Immigration Context, and Section D, Surveillance. |
| 0:53.3 | But first, a reminder to check out our new show solved on the Best of Left YouTube channel. |
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| 1:15.4 | YouTube. |
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| 1:20.1 | That's all on the Best of Left YouTube channel, linked in the show notes. |
| 1:23.5 | And now, on to the show. |
| 1:30.9 | Well, the show. One of the cherished parts of being an American is freedom of movement. |
| 1:34.4 | When you walk around, and this obviously applies more to certain folks than others, |
| 1:38.6 | but you usually don't have to stop at internal checkpoints or to show your papers to police. |
| 1:43.9 | I've traveled in other countries |
| 1:44.9 | where, say, your bus stops and heavily armed federal agents climb on board to check everyone's |
| 1:49.5 | papers. It doesn't feel good. It feels like a quintessential fixture of a country that's not |
| 1:54.8 | fully free. And it's happening more and more and more in Trump's America. |
| 2:01.2 | That's up, guys. |
| 2:01.9 | Let's see you ID, please. |
| 2:02.9 | 23-year-old Elzan Limus, an electrician, was in his work van with a coworker when they |
| 2:08.3 | were pulled over by ICE agents in Westbury. |
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