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Fighting Fascism @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our episode this week is with union organizer @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, who reminds us that when you're dealing with fascists, "When they go low, you kick them in their face."
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 20/07/2026
“The trade union movement is in a fight for its very existence.” @billfletcherjr.bsky.social traces how unions have responded to the growth of neofascist politics—and why he argues labor cannot treat the current moment as politics as usual.
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The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Who gets erased when occupied land is treated as a movie set? In this article, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social argues that filming The Odyssey in occupied Western Sahara normalizes Morocco's illegal occupation and ignores the rights of the Sahrawi people. znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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The Odyssey and Western Sahara
Despite the raving reviews for the new, and apparently monumental, film The Odyssey, there is something that much of the mainstream media appears to
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
What changes when we understand Zionism as a settler-colonial project rather than simply a national conflict? @billfletcherjr.bsky.social reviews Confronting Zionism and examines how race, colonialism, and international law shape the struggle for Palestinian liberation. znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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“We Bring With Us European Civilization”: Race, National Oppression and the Construction of a Settler-Colonial Myth
In the spring semester of 1969, my ninth-grade social studies teacher, Mrs. Schwartz, tasked me with leading the “Arab” side of a debating team on what
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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“We Bring With Us European Civilization”: Race, National Oppression and the Construction of a Settler-Colonial Myth
In the spring semester of 1969, my ninth-grade social studies teacher, Mrs. Schwartz, tasked me with leading the “Arab” side of a debating team on what
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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The Odyssey and Western Sahara
Despite the raving reviews for the new, and apparently monumental, film The Odyssey, there is something that much of the mainstream media appears to
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 15/05/2026
What happens when far-right movements try to appeal to workers while targeting the institutions workers use to organize? @billfletcherjr.bsky.social writes on unions, nationalism and the push for an explicitly antifascist labor movement.
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The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 21/05/2026
“The trade union movement is in a fight for its very existence.” @billfletcherjr.bsky.social traces how unions have responded to the growth of neofascist politics—and why he argues labor cannot treat the current moment as politics as usual.
inthesetimes.com
The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 15/06/2026
Labor cannot treat fascism as a side issue or a culture-war distraction. The far right sees unions as an enemy while trying to recruit workers into racist, sexist and xenophobic politics. @billfletcherjr.bsky.social argues unions must embrace antifascism to survive.
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The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
What if the greatest driver of nuclear proliferation isn't ambition—but insecurity? @billfletcherjr.bsky.social argues that when sovereignty and international law break down, more states conclude they need the bomb to survive. znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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What Makes States Go Nuclear?
Nuclear nonproliferation requires national sovereignty; states must believe that they can preserve their security without nuclear weapons. Where
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A failed war of aggression dressed up as diplomacy. @billfletcherjr.bsky.social argues the memorandum changed little, while exposing deeper questions about empire, international law, & resistance. znetwork.org/znetarticle/trump-the-iran-memorandum-and-the-worlds-greatest-authority/
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Trump, the Iran Memorandum, and the “World’s Greatest Authority”
The announcement of the US/Iran Memorandum of Understanding allegedly ending the war between Iran and the USA/Israeli axis has brought forth more
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
STATEMENT: CAP Praises Hawaii Passage of Bill To Undo Effects of Citizens United, Urges Governor To Sign It Into Law www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
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STATEMENT: CAP Praises Hawaii Passage of Bill To Undo Effects of Citizens United, Urges Governor To Sign It Into Law
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
What will be the "...willingness and capacity of progressive forces to build a neo-Rainbow alignment... toward a Third Reconstruction"? @billfletcherjr.bsky.social reviews 'American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism', By @scottkurashige.bsky.social znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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Neither “Black” Nor “White”: Coming to Grips with Anti-Asian Racism
A review of Scott Kurashige, American Peril:  The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism.  Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2026.  341 pps. The
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ZNetwork.org @officialznet.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"We must openly challenge those who wish to strip our rights and ensure dominance for the rich and infamous." New from @billfletcherjr.bsky.social znetwork.org/znetarticle/...
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Death by a Thousand Cuts: The MAGA Supreme Court Destroys the Voting Right Act
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais is the latest and probably most decisive blow to the Voting Rights Act since the attacks went full
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Wonderful!!
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Wonderful discussion. A real honor.
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RoadMap Consulting @roadmapconsulting.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
We need to see ourselves as winners not victims. For more from @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, in conversation with Brigette Rouson and Bill Gallegos, see www.linkedin.com/events/74277...
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RoadMap Consulting @roadmapconsulting.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We need a broad front of nontraditional allies. For more from Bill Gallegos, in conversation with @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, and Brigette Rouson, see: www.linkedin.com/events/74277...
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liberationroad.bsky.social @liberationroad.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
No to endless imperial wars. No to genocide. No to authoritarian despots—in DC, Tehran or Tel Aviv. Yes to peace. Yes to woman, life, freedom. Yes to Palestinian liberation. Join the Road and Rising Majority for a movement call, moderated by @billfletcherjr.bsky.social bit.ly/Stop-the-war
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
It was an honor and pleasure!!
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RoadMap Consulting @roadmapconsulting.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Our movement needs to come together and bring its allies to push philanthropy to fund anti-fascist work. For more from Bill Gallegos, in conversation with Brigette Rouson + @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, tune in to the full broadcast: www.linkedin.com/events/74277...
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RoadMap Consulting @roadmapconsulting.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
@billfletcherjr.bsky.social on denial about the current political moment + the need to ask hard questions about what needs to change in order to address the moment. For the full broadcast with Bill, Brigette Rouson, and Bill Gallegos, see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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RoadMap Consulting @roadmapconsulting.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
What is happening now isn't just about 1 person. It's a social phenomenon rooted in our specific history that has been developing over decades. Hear more from Bill Gallegos + listen to the full broadcast w/ Bill, Brigette Rouson, + @billfletcherjr.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/events/74277...
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Canada is no stranger to separatism but push for Alberta to join US is a new peril
While Quebec parties have long sought independence, the secret meetings by unelected Albertans with US officials have been branded treasonous by some
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
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How “Remigration” Traveled from European Neo-Nazis to the White House
“Remigration” began as a neo-Nazi concept in Europe. Today, it is U.S. government language and policy. This timeline shows how an ideology rooted in the “Great Replacement,” far-right violence, and Id...
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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MS-13 and Trump Backed the Same Presidential Candidate in Honduras
MS-13 told Hondurans to vote for the Trump-backed candidate or “we’ll kill you and your whole fucking family.”
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Cedric de Leon @prof-deleon.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Thx to Tami Lee, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social & Cameron Black for today’s conversation on the last century of Black labor activism @cunyslu.bsky.social. I talked to workers & activists from all walks of life, signed copies of my book, & built more community than I had yesterday @ucpress.bsky.social
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KPFA Radio @kpfa.org · 04/11/2025
“Trump wants to provoke something ugly — to justify repression.” — Bill Fletcher Jr. on The Sunday Show with Philip Maldari. Hear more: kpfa.org/program/the-sunday-show #KPFA #TheSundayShow #BillFletcherJr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Why Venezuela? Why Now? open.substack.com/pub/liberati...
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Why Venezuela? Why Now?
The self-proclaimed “anti-war president” gins up war against the Venezuelan people–and beyond
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Trump’s Politics of Defecation - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/28/t...
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces truthout.org/articles/fro...
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From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces
A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Carl’s LeftLinks Newsletter carldavidson.substack.com?utm_campaign...
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Carl’s LeftLinks Newsletter | Carl Davidson | Substack
Weekly socialist news digest. Click to read Carl’s LeftLinks Newsletter, by Carl Davidson, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Rutgers professor leaving U.S. after death threats over Antifa book www.njspotlightnews.org/video/rutger...
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Rutgers professor leaving U.S. after death threats over Antifa book | Video | NJ Spotlight News
Historian Mark Bray has written multiple books, including "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook"
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Strategic Response to Duterte-Model Authoritarian Escalation open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
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Strategic Response to Duterte-Model Authoritarian Escalation
Urgent Recommendations for Movement Defense Against Legalized Violence
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Isaac Hayes III @isaachayes3.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC, but he can still sue Sinclair and Nexstar Media for refusing to air his talk show. Attorney Thelma Anderson @lawyerbaeesq breaks it all down on the latest episode of Invested.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 24/09/2025
"The trade union movement is in a fight for its very existence, and for the existence of even a semblance of democracy and economic justice." For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism. Read this powerful piece by @billfletcherjr.bsky.social
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The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat
For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Bargaining (and Striking) for the Common Good Works! open.substack.com/pub/liberati...
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Bargaining (and Striking) for the Common Good Works!
Local unions in four Massachusetts communities wield the power of social justice unionism for the good of educators, students, and communities
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
NEWS: Trump Spreads Unfounded Conspiracies on Tylenol, Pregnancy, and Autism open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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NEWS: Trump Spreads Unfounded Conspiracies on Tylenol, Pregnancy, and Autism
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists blasted the Administration's decision today.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Iryna Zarutska Was Not A ‘White Woman’ terrellstarr.substack.com/p/iryna-zaru...
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Iryna Zarutska Was Not A ‘White Woman’
Terrell J Starr Official is a reader-supported publication.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Hit the Streets: We Need the First Amendment To Defeat ICE, Stop Gaza Genocide, and Fight for All the Rest open.substack.com/pub/carldavi...
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Hit the Streets: We Need the First Amendment To Defeat ICE, Stop Gaza Genocide, and Fight for All the Rest
By Carl Davidson
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
1,800 Men Went Into Alligator Alcatraz. Only 600 Came Out? open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
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1,800 Men Went Into Alligator Alcatraz. Only 600 Came Out?
They were not released. They were not deported. They have simply vanished from the camp, and no one will say where they went.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Immigrant Defense is the Frontline of the Fight for Democracy open.substack.com/pub/liberati...
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Immigrant Defense is the Frontline of the Fight for Democracy
Fascism Rises, but Multiracial, Worker-Led Resistance Can Defeat It
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
An Israel-Funded Campaign to Link Qatar to Campus Antisemitism open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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An Israel-Funded Campaign to Link Qatar to Campus Antisemitism
ISGAP is attempting to shape policy in Washington, at a time when the Trump administration is looking to justify a broader crackdown on opposition to the war on Gaza.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The pettiest man alive.
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Trump Ripped After Celebrating Cancellation Of West Point Award Ceremony For 'WOKE' Tom Hanks
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
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Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
That was exactly what I thought when I saw the picture of "Caligula" after the tournament ended.
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Oval Office Fascism Keeps Lashing Out, Learn How To Defeat It! open.substack.com/pub/carldavi...
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Oval Office Fascism Keeps Lashing Out, Learn How To Defeat It!
By Carl Davidson
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Bill Fletcher Jr @billfletcherjr.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
​It’s Time for a National Mobilization Against Fascism www.commondreams.org/opinion/nati...
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​It’s Time for a National Mobilization Against Fascism | Common Dreams
If we do not rise up in unprecedented, unified, coordinated resistance now, it will very soon be too late.
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