This Is America #155: Philly and Spokane Heater Bloc; Discussion on Coup Power Point

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Welcome, to This Is America, December 30th, 2021.

We’re out here! Bunch of folks came to see about the heaters. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/e3xrkQbn9M

— Heaterbloc Spokane (@HeaterblocSpo) December 27, 2021

On today’s episode, we are joined with members of Heater Bloc Spokane and Philly, as we discuss how they are responding to attacks on houseless and displaced people in their communities and working on a new mutual aid initiative that involves creating DIY “heaters” that are designed to be (more) fire safe in tents and encampments. For a guide on how to build your own heaters, go here. Check the links above for ways to donate.

As anarchists, we don't believe that the standing US government is fundamentally any more legitimate than a Trump dictatorship would be. Neither deserve the right to rule us.

But we should be prepared for Republicans to try to repeat this stunt—and for Democrats to do nothing. pic.twitter.com/BiONgXruYc

— CrimethInc. (@crimethinc) December 30, 2021

Joined by a special guest from Feel the News, we then switch gears and talk about the recent leak of a power point presentation outlining the January 6th attempted coup and how a series of text messages from Fox News anchors directly to Trump officials during the storming of the capitol shines a light on the relationship between the State and the corporate press.

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