SOLVED! SAMPLE! #33 - Be a Mosquito in a Swarm: How to Put Cracks in Authoritarian Power

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #33 - Be a Mosquito in a Swarm: How to Put Cracks in Authoritarian Power

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics February 14, 2026 Duration: 24:04
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
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Air Date: 2-3-26

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: 

  • Ch. 1 - Trump's Pillars of Support, and plugging into community building & local support networks

  • Ch. 2 - Case studies in success: Avelo Airlines & Spotify and why they matter

  • Ch. 3 - Pressure campaigns at home and abroad and why they are important

  • Ch. 4 - The new cracks in MAGA, and building up the political opposition party we need

  • SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): The second amendment folks' weird moment after ICE murdered Alex Pretti

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REFERENCES DISCUSSED

Why Nonviolent Resistance Doesn't Require Your Opponent to Have a Conscience - Tim Hjersted, Films for Action 

Think There's Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again. - The Nation

Here's How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE - TruthOut

Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. - The Nation

CEOs of major Minnesota businesses finally speak out, sign meek call for 'deescalation' - Bring Me The News

'Tariff for Oligarchs': Top Economist Urges Europe to Fight Trump by Punishing US Billionaires - Common Dreams

Some Conservatives Veer Off Party Line After DHS Agents Kill Another US Citizen - Mother Jones

Here's Your Damn Playbook, Democrats - The New Republic

This Could Be the Moment MAGA Collapses - The New Republic

MORE RESOURCES

Here's How to Find Out Which Corporations Are Collaborating With ICE - Little Sis

How to Weaken ICE: Cut Off the Corporations That Make Deportations Possible: Unified Strategy to Join, Support, or Build Boycott Campaigns Against ICE Vendors and Suppliers - Herman Legal Group

We Must Establish The Run Against Authoritarianism - Bad Faith Times

BACKSTAGE

Trump is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby - The Intercept

EXTRAS:

Meta lays off employees across multiple teams - Tech Crunch (Oct 16, 2024)

People Think Amazon Is an E-Commerce Company, but 74% of Its Profit Comes From This Instead

Best of the Left #1769 Politics Beyond the Ballot Box: Elections and the Movements that Power Them

Fox News's Peter Doocy Confronts Kristi Noem: 'Is It the Protocol To Use Deadly Force' if Alex Pretti 'Was Disarmed?'

ICE confirms new office in College Park - Atlanta News First

Ossoff Inquires about Rumored New ICE Detention Facility - Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)

Prominent MAGA streamer compares ICE to Gestapo after Pretti shooting

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