Solidarity Under Fascism with River Butcher, Jaz Brisack & Matt Lieb (Ep 280)

The Bitchuation Room

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News Commentary, News, Comedy, Government

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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As Trump unleashes ICE on workers, grandmothers, judges and mayors, what does solidarity look like. Comedian River Butcher joins Francesca to talk about these brownshirts gone wild and Stephen Miller explaining how the administration is trying to suspend habeas corpus. Also, a small victory in the battle for trans rights in Maine isn't going unnoticed by Republicans still hell bent on focusing on the wrong one percent. Then Jaz Brisack formerly of Starbucks Workers United joins to talk about their new book "Get On The Job and Organize" and how we should organize under a Donald Trump presidency. But first, Matt Lieb stops by to talk about the Trump administration re-igniting ceasefire discussions with Hamas. The proof is in the pudding but neither he nor Francesca are convinced. Featuring: River Butcher, comedian https://www.riverbutcher.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rivbutcher Jaz Brisack, union organizer Get their new book "Get On The Job and Organize" is out now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Get-on-the-Job-and-Organize/Jaz-Brisack/9781668080795 https://www.insideorganizerschool.com/ LIVE SHOWS PASADENA - May 21 - New World Disorder at The Ice House featuring Francesca with Curtis Cook, Subhah Agarwal, Bryan Cook and Matt Lieb. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-05-21-25-7-45-pm LOS ANGELES -- May 30th-The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom. *** Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH* ** Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard ** Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com.

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0:00.0	It's not just about voting.
0:02.0	It's not about having the right team and thinking the right things.
0:05.0	We actually have to be in action.
0:08.0	Like I saw the neighbors of those families,
0:11.0	of taking video, screaming, being there, putting your body on the line.
0:16.0	You know, like putting the privilege that we do have on the line
0:19.0	because if enough of us do, then these things
0:22.4	will change.
0:32.2	Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Bituation Room podcast live. I am your host,
0:39.3	Francesca Fiorendini. Welcome one and all. It's been a minute. I'm so excited to have you here.
0:45.3	With me today is the one and only Matt Lee.
0:50.3	Hi.
0:51.3	He was not scheduled to be here.
0:53.3	No. Nor did I have a cancellation.
0:55.9	Nope.
0:57.0	Instead, Matt is here and he will scurry away after we are done talking about a little rat.
1:02.6	Like a little rat.
1:03.5	What I am bitching about, but, and I'll give a preamble.
1:07.6	But, you know, sometimes Matt and I have a lot of, we got some great hallway conversations in our home.
1:12.8	And this was one of them.
1:14.0	And I was like, you know what, Matt?
1:15.2	We're going to talk about Gaza a little bit.
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