The Bitchuation Room

Nancy Mace is out, the DOJ is investigating Gavin Newsom for being hotter than JD Vance, and Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire — built largely on government contracts he's spent his career trying to take away from everyone else.

Then, political commentator and filmmaker Josh Greene joins to (ironically) celebrate Elon Musk’s totally deserved new trillionaire status, along with (unironically) enjoying how great Iran is doing on the soccer field and at the negotiating table. MoU anyone?

Then, journalist and author Peter Beinart joins to discuss the US-Iran deal, what the war on Iran has done to the broader question of Palestinian rights, and the strange ideological company progressives now share with Tucker Carlson in opposing Israel's conduct. We also discuss his book Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza — his argument that American Jews must reject a narrative of permanent victimhood that has enabled the community to look away from Palestinian suffering, and what a new story might actually look like.

Featuring:

Josh Greene, political commentator, filmmaker, and host of Progressive Pulse
https://www.instagram.com/joshtheprogressive/
https://joshtheprogressive.substack.com

Peter Beinart, journalist and Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents
https://beinartnotebook.substack.com

Buy Peter's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/being-jewish-after-the-destruction-of-gaza-a-reckoning-peter-beinart/21836185

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While Jared and Ivanka are struggling to 

Then, immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South Katie Blankenship joins to break down the machinery of ICE detention — who's inside, what the conditions are, who's profiting, and what communities on the outside are living through as enforcement expands. We discuss the hunger and labor strikes at Delaney Hall, deaths in custody, the private contractors getting rich, and what accountability looks like after the Everglades internment camp was shut down.

Featuring:

Katie Blankenship (47:12), immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South

⁠https://www.instagram.com/sanctuaryofthesouth/⁠

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Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: ⁠https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room⁠

Portland, OR September 7th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At Helium Comedy ⁠https://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/373712⁠

Portland, OR September 8th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline Helium Comedy ⁠https://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/372818

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The left has a known habit of self-sabotage. We’ve either experienced this firsthand or witnessed it from the outside, but the activists generally have a hard time beating the circular firing squad allegations. Movement organizer and strategist Yotam Marom helps us understand why in his new book For Louder Days: Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness. Yotam is a man of the movement, and very much a street soldier. You won’t see him helming a political campaign, but you might get arrested next to him at a demonstration.  

Through personal stories of his own organizing, Yotam looks at how social movements in the U.S. often shy away from emboldening leaders and crafting effective strategy. Despite being passionate about confronting the oligarchs and warmongers, we’re not always as good at confronting one another in order to make strategic choices. Could it be that the lessons from the 60s and 70s still cast a shadow over our work, or is it an over-focus on things like personal identity rather than group goals?

Yotam talks about his exhilarating experiences at Occupy Wall St, but also the comedown of recognizing how quickly the movement could be repressed. He shares how he has helped organizations from CAAV in New York, to Sunrise Movement, to The Uncommitted Movement choose ‘winning over being correct’, and discusses how our movements need to grow more powerful so that we can each be powerful within them.  

Finally, the two talk about how the issue of Gaza and Israel-Palestine reaffirmed the importance of how our movements must be guided by love and solidarity. Get this book and be captivated by the personal yet political lessons Yotam offers up.  

Order Yotam’s exquisitely-written book here: https://thenewpress.org/books/for-louder-days/  

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Thanks to Brent Godin, Rosie Thomas and Drew Spears Productions.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

Portland, OR September 7th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At Helium Comedyhttps://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/373712

Portland, OR September 8th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline Helium Comedy⁠https://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/372818⁠

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While Jared and Ivanka are struggling to buy an island in Albania, the U.S. is struggling to host the World Cup without our clown-show immigration enforcement causing problems. We break that down alongside the California election results: what does Nithya Raman's second-place finish mean for LA, and does anyone care that the President is claiming election fraud AGAIN?!

Then, immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South Katie Blankenship joins to break down the machinery of ICE detention — who's inside, what the conditions are, who's profiting, and what communities on the outside are living through as enforcement expands. We discuss the hunger and labor strikes at Delaney Hall, deaths in custody, the private contractors getting rich, and what accountability looks like after the Everglades internment camp was shut down.

Featuring:

Katie Blankenship (47:12), immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South

https://www.instagram.com/sanctuaryofthesouth/

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Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com.

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LIVE SHOWS:

Minneapolis August 20th: The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE! at The Parkway Theater. Get tickets here: https://theparkwaytheater.com/all-events/bitchuation-room

Portland, OR September 7th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At Helium Comedyhttps://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/373712

Portland, OR September 8th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline Helium Comedyhttps://portland.heliumcomedy.com/shows/372818

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