THE ABSOLUTE STATE

Aaaand we're back! And sponsored by MINTY BOY! This edition, we talk to Kate Burns about a West Hollywood Drag Story Hour event where an armed man showed up with a local pest to intimidate children and their parents. Then it's time for What the Fuck, Arizona?! Haley from Arizona Right Watch is going to talk Sheriff™ Mark Lamb's U.S. senate run and former AZ State Representative Liz Harris getting kicked out after her melted conspiracy theory antics got too much for even the local GOP. Also you're gonna hear Dino snoring a lot in this episode.Support Arizona Right WatchKate's work on LCRWKate's TwitterSupport LCRW

This week, we've got the audio from a panel with me, Shane Burley, Alexander Reid Ross and Mic Crenshaw to launch No Pasaran! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, the book Shane put together and all of us contributed essays to. We broached a number of topics from historical antifascism to modern day challenges and I even got a little personal.SHOW NOTES:Our Arizona travel fundraiserAZRWW's Substack

Been a while, huh? Well, we're back and have a lot of episodes to get out! This week, Haley from AZRWW talks TPUSA. Then Boorman and I give you our impressions of the Straight Pride event flop in Modesto back at the end of August.SHOW NOTES:AZRWW’s PatreonReno Punk Rock Flea MarketArizona Travel Fund TK

Short episode this week. Apologies for being late, but being on the road don't lend well to uploading podcasts. This edition has some new stuff we tried out for a recurring news segment. Let us know what you think of it. This week we're talking to John the Lefty, one of the most clued-in independent journalists in Portland about some recent stories. First we'll talk a new fascist group active in the area, then dive into the verdicts in the Joey Gibson/Patriot Prayer/Cider Riot trials. Then we're talking about the recent arrest made for the murder of antifascist activist Sean Kealiher. We recorded before the arraignment but the alleged killer, Christopher Knipe, will go to trial on the 26th of September. Knipe pleaded not guilty this week to 2nd Degree Homicide charges.SHOW NOTES:John's media on FacebookJohn on TwitterTickets for Rock Against Racism

It's one big "What the Fuck, Arizona?!" this week! Haley from Arizona Right Wing Watch repeatedly dunks our heads in a MAGA acid bath, first at last week's Prescott Valley Trump rally and second by rounding up the big Trump-endorsed wins in the AZ primaries. Buckle up—it's gonna get weird.SHOW NOTES:AZRWW's PatreonHaley's latest articleNeo-Nazi on the Oregon Coast articleKlamath Falls Pride articleTickets for Rock Against Racism

This week we talk election disinfo in New Mexico with reporter Andrew Beale and then bring you part two of our conversation with antifascist scholar Spencer Sunshine on the Absolute State of the far right.SHOW NOTES:My article on the Nazi metal showEli's article on the gay panic around monkeypoxEli's appearance on Doomed!Andy's profile on Source NMA profile of the Clements by AndyAn article on Cuoy Griffin by AndySpencer’s Patreon40 Ways to Fight Fascists