Grieving as Resistance

Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, J.D. Vance, and the entire MAGA Klan murdered Alex Pretti. They sent Bovino into early retirement, but he must be arrested, along with his agents who shot 10 bullets into Pretti, an ICU nurse for the VA who spent his life helping others. Demand the impeachment of President Stephen Miller: force Trump to throw him under the bus, too. It's a start to the demands for justice.

To honor Pretti and our work ahead, find time to grieve. We cannot power through this collective rage and anxiety without releasing it. Even the strong need to cry in the shower. If we don't sit with our grief, it will force you to. Grieving is an act of resistance. It changes you, and it plants the seeds of justice that we will use to build a better world together.

To the people of Minnesota, you have created an American Maidan, standing strong against tyranny. Even Ukrainians, freezing in the cold from Russia bombing their electrical grids, see you, and are calling your movement a Maidan. To grow a real resistance, we share a message recorded by Annie, a Gaslit Nation listener in Minneapolis.

Our victory is guaranteed because our enemies are cowards who hide behind masks. America has defeated the Klan before. We must fight with urgency in a generational struggle. Join the General Strike this Friday January 31st. Divest from the corporations funding the MAGA regime–look to Cut Off the Spigot to learn how. And most importantly, stand by each other. As the people of Minnesota showed us, singing "Stand by Me" in the face of fascism: we win through our culture of care.

Tonight's episode will run as usual. It's an examination on how the Church Committee Report, which exposed the mass-murdering FBI and CIA, shows us how to overcome our mass-murdering state today.

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• National General Strike (Jan 31–this Friday!): https://nationalshutdown.us/

• Support Susanna Ledesma-Woody for Travis County Commissioner: https://www.votesusanna.net/

• Minnesota Community Resources: https://minnesotanonprofits.org/community-resources-ice-operations

• Cut Off The Spigot (Divestment Resource): https://cutoffthespigot.com/

• Shop The Hood (Small Business Alternatives): https://shopthehood.store/

• Who Advertises On X (Boycott Resource): https://whoadvertiseson.org/

• Yes, It's Fascism (Jonathan Rauch/Brookings): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/yes-it-s-fascism/ar-AA1UWfO5?ocid=BingNewsSerp

• Misogyny Killed Alex Pretti: https://sharidunn.substack.com/p/misogyny-killed-alex-pretti?triedRedirect=true

• Letter to My Daughter: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/letter-to-my-daughter/#

• Tad Stoermer Video Read by Gaslit Nation Listener Annie: https://www.threads.com/@tad.stoermer/post/DTKc0iDjjdn/media

• Intro Clip: https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3md7q7guacc22

• Outro Clip: https://bsky.app/profile/taylordahlin.com/post/3mdeijmip522z