This Nightmare Must End:
The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
In the Name of Humanity,
We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America
Trump threatens the PEOPLE of Iran… and the world… with horrors “WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED.”
The Trump/Pence Regime:
Indicted for Crimes Against People of the World
Sign the pledge… join with Refuse Fascism to drive out this regime in the interests of humanity!
Trump’s Summit With Putin: A Leap Towards Fascism
– Read / share the entire statement from Refuse Fascism
What the world saw this week with Trump at the NATO meeting and then at the press conference following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin was the shredding of the alliances, political protocols, and norms that the U.S. first put together after, and has used for decades since, World War II to strengthen and enforce the U.S.’s dominant position in the world. What we witnessed from Trump was the Trump/Pence regime’s America First fascist program being further bludgeoned into place – working to rip up what has been a multi-lateral approach (NATO, UN, etc.) of asserting U.S. world dominance couched in lofty terms of cooperation, spreading democracy, etc., and moving to replace this with a zero sum game of the open assertion of the gangster logic of raw power. Trump’s aggressive assertion of “compete and conquer” and “win or lose” global relations is a high stakes situational dog-eat-dog arrangement that heightens the danger of even greater wars than those already going on, like in Yemen for one example….
…The Trump/Pence regime must be opposed not by trying to be more “America First” and jingoistic than Trump himself, but by standing with all of humanity against the fascism he and his regime are imposing.
The outrages of the last week – the incredible onslaught of fascist policy and word – should impel everyone outraged to find the ways to work together, to unite, behind the demand: This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
– Read / share the entire statement from Refuse Fascism
This dangerous moment underscores the importance of:
[1] Reading, signing, and spreading very broadly the RefuseFascism.org Call to Action.
[2] Popularizing – on posters, social media, stickers, t-shirts, and beyond – these two slogans:
In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America!
This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
[3] Spreading the RefuseFascism.org Indictment against the Trump/Pence Regime for Crimes Against the People of the World.
[4] Watching and sharing on social media and in person the clip, “Free Yourself from the GTF!,” which challenges people to break out of jingoism and America-First thinking from Bob Avakian’s talk, “The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America – A Better World IS Possible!”
You Can’t Vote Out Fascism – It Must Be Driven From Power
by Perry Hoberman reprinted from Counterpunch
…From the very beginning, we’ve been told to take Trump’s words “seriously but not literally”, that he’s just “communicating with his base”, and that he’ll be reined in by the “adults in the room”, or maybe by our (increasingly mythical) “checks and balances”. These lines of reasoning start from the premise that Trump is just another corrupt far-right politician, deploying exaggerated rhetoric merely to get attention, while in fact staying within the boundaries of agreed-upon norms of civilized behavior. If we’ve learning anything in the last year and a half, it’s that this regime has no shame, no scruples, and no limits…
… Politicians will only do the right thing if they are forced to do the right thing. While we do have to acknowledge that nothing so far has been even close to what it will take, there is deep potential – but if and only if it is transformed and infused with a sober and honest understanding of the depth of what we are actually confronting and a real path to drive it out.
This is what Refuse Fascism is for. We have raised the single unifying demand that The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! I urge you to join us, to read our call, to talk to your friends, families and colleagues, to be one of thousands now, leading to tens and hundreds of thousands, and finally millions, taking to the streets and staying there until our demand is met: In the Name of Humanity, This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
A Promise I Made 50 Years Ago: Never Again
By Scott Gilbert
I made a promise 50 years ago. Never again. Never again will we let what happened in Nazi Germany happen again. This promise was to my mother and grandparents, survivors of the Holocaust. This promise was to myself. This promise was to the people of the world… I am a sustainer of RefuseFascism.org through making a monthly donation and will continue to do so until our single demand is met: This Nightmare Must End: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go!
Join me in pledging that we will not stand aside while there is a chance to stop a regime that imperils humanity and the earth itself. – Read the entire letter
Watch / share video of the event on Facebook:
“I Am My Brother’s Keeper – The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go. We must do this for the future of humanity and the planet” Watch the video
From aninterview with representatives of the Refuse Fascism Faith Task Force on the Michael Slate Show: The faith community must find its voice, to say “No! There cannot be a fascist America.” – Read the interview
Read and sign the Refuse Fascism Call to Action – the vision, the plan and the pledge to drive out this regime:
…Trump’s “Make America Great Again” is a 21st century fascist program of Manifest Destiny – “America First” – wrapped in the flag and Mike Pence’s Bible taken literally, with a program of white supremacy, misogyny, and xenophobia.
…WE PLEDGE that we will not stand aside while there is still a chance to stop a regime that imperils humanity and the earth itself. Join us. Let’s stand together with conviction and courage, overcoming fear and uncertainty, to struggle with all we’ve got to demand: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go.
– Refuse Fascism Call to Action
Speaking Truth
Acting with Courage
July 22, Los Angeles:
Refuse Fascism Calls Out Mike Pompeo and a Fascist Regime Threatening War on Iran
100s of angry protesters in Times Square, NYC – Refuse Fascism is there:
Right now in Times Square, NYC 100s gathering. It’s vibrant and lively. It’s angry and determined. In cities and towns across the country, we must gather and not leave! We demand the Trump/Pence Regime Must Go! #TreasonSummit #TrumpPenceMustGo pic.twitter.com/PzGKzlbPCL
— #TrumpPenceMustGo (@RefuseFascism) July 19, 2018
Waiting to See if SCOTUS Overturns Roe v Wade?
Insane and Unconscionable!
There is no electoral road to stopping Trump from locking in a fully fascist Supreme Court with Brett Kavanaugh. People must step outside normal political channels and refuse to accept a fascist America!
From Revolution: Brett Kavanaugh—This Confirmed FASCIST Must NOT Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court
From Think Progress: If Kavanaugh is confirmed, you can kiss the right to vote goodbye
From Revolution:
The Clueless Logic of “The Long Game,” and of Betting the Future of Humanity on the Midterm Elections
NYC: credit: T. Clare Vandemark
June 30: Hundreds of Thousands March Nationwide Against Ripping Immigrant Children from Their Families
Refuse Fascism Brings the Message: Trump/Pence Must Go!
On the Recent Supreme Court Rulings:
by Coco Das
The Supreme Court rulings upholding gerrymandering and the Muslim Ban should make us cast aside all illusions that there is a way out of this fascist nightmare through “checks and balances” from the judicial branch. – Read More
You Don’t Need Permission to Do What’s Right…
by Coco Das
You don’t need permission from elected officials … You don’t need permission from the media … You don’t need permission from pundits … You don’t need permission from lawyers … your favorite non-profit … from Canada or Switzerland or the United Nations … Children are being terrorized. Locked in cages… Read More
Japanese American survivors & descendants rallied today at the Tule Lake WWII prison camp. We have a message for those who jail children, whether now or in 1942:
Kodomo no tame ni. They’re our children. Set them free! #FamiliesBelongTogether #NoCampsNoCages #EndFamilyDetention pic.twitter.com/9pNpmNgjXe
— Tule Lake Pilgrimage (@SaveTuleLake) June 30, 2018
Not Every Concentration Camp Is Auschwitz – Why it’s fair to use the controversial phrase in the debate over U.S. immigrant detentions.
by Jonathan M. Katz at Slate
Montana Man Quits Government Job Rather Than Help ICE ‘Hunt Down And Deport’
Trump and Pence- Must Go! Stepping into the NYC Pride Parade with this message. Imagine the PRIDE when we drive them out! #pride #NYCPrideParade pic.twitter.com/6FkvVNrLcT
— #TrumpPenceMustGo (@RefuseFascism) June 24, 2018
“I saw the 1945 refugee crisis firsthand – listen to my warning”
In a piece in The Independant titled “I’m nearly 100 years old, I saw the 1945 refugee crisis firsthand – and I need people to listen to my warning,” Harry Leslie Smith writes:
“As the northern hemisphere wends its way into summer, my sense of calm has been broken by the anguished cries of refugees the world over who have been denied their human right to a life free of war or poverty. Maybe it’s my advanced age and knowing that I will be dead soon that makes me angry and resolved not to remain quiet…” – more here.
@SunsaraTaylor speaks at #PenceProtest in Philly against childhood separation and the whole Trump/Pence regime. ONLY THE PEOPLE CAN STOP THIS NIGHTMARE, join us, partner with us, connect — we have to work together to drive out this fascist regime, in the name of humanity
Hundreds protest at La Guardia Airport, NYC
Wed night, June 20 – Hundreds respond in the middle of the night to protest incoming flights carrying children taken from their parents at the border in Texas and flown to a detention center in NYC where hundreds are being held. ACLU, Make the Road, United We Dream, Linda Sarsour, Molly Crabapple and others were there.
Chelsea Handler
Can someone please DM who knows of an organized movement to revolt against this latest trump abomination at the border? We need to stop everything and march until this Trump policy ends. We are going to end up like Germany in WWII. We have to all stand up and do something.
Yes! This IS our mission! And we want to work together with everyone to make it real.
NYC: June 19, Union Square, Refuse Fascism leads protest against ripping immigrant families apart
John Cusack
Somebody wrote on twitter: What will it take for this lying , evil, horrible horrible man be removed from office? John Cusack retweeted them with this reply:
People in streets – Uniting – shutting down steady stream of profits corporate America expects – making it impossible for congress not to act – if even to save itself – babies stolen from parents seeking asylum -deported and sent back – kidnapping children – that enough?
Taking the Refuse Fascism pledge in the streets of Philly
People in Philadelphia chanting
“In the Name of Humanity, We Refuse To Accept A Fascist America.
Trump/Pence Must Go!”#TrumpPenceMustGo#WorldRefugeeDay https://t.co/cVmiL2ZaE9 pic.twitter.com/Cu2tX8sYGL— #TrumpPenceMustGo (@RefuseFascism) June 20, 2018
Soledad O’Brien
Welp, I guess we’ve put to rest the question: “Nazi Germany: Could it happen here in America?”
Peter Fonda: Wanna stop this fucking monster?
Wanna stop this fucking monster? Really wanna stop this giant asshole? 90 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STREETS ON THE SAME WEEKEND! THESE REPUBLICAN ASSHOLES ARE ALL IN ON IT! THE CHIEF ASSHOLE IS HAPPY WE ARE ALL VERY UPSET. WE HAVE TO GET EVEN MORE ANGRY WITH THESE REPUBLICANS
Today, I’m announcing that my law firm @HKMLaw is launching a nationwide pro-bono legal effort to provide legal counsel to immigration officers who refuse to enforce the Trump Administration’s horrific #FamilySeparation policy. #WA08
Study, share, be part of waking and shaking up people with the real situation:
The Trump/Pence Regime Is INDICTED For:
- Crimes Against Muslims
- Stripping Away Civil Liberties, Criminalizing Dissent, and Ramping Up Repression and Terror
- Crimes Against People of the World
- Waging War on Women and LGBTQ People
- White Supremacy, Police Brutality, and Mass Incarceration
- Waging War on Truth, Science, and the Environment
- Terrorizing and Attacking Immigrants and Refugees
Now shipping: Enlarged INDICTMENT Posters 
To deeply understand the threat to humanity posed by the Trump/Pence Regime…
Watch this film of a talk by Bob Avakian
Trailer
Q&A & sharable clips here.
- How serious a threat does the Trump/Pence regime pose to humanity? Could fascism really happen here?
- What is the character of the regime-is it fascist, and if it is, what are the implications?
- What are the roots of this regime? Is it a terrible aberration, “more of the same”… or something different still?
- What must be done to stop it? How?
- Is a better world possible?
These questions, whether spoken or implicit, lie at the bottom of nearly every political debate and discussion today. Bob Avakian, in his filmed talk on the Trump/Pence regime, addresses those questions from a lofty level, with a penetrating scientific approach, and with a depth of compassion and breadth of humanity that is unique. Watch the film, discuss it, tell us what you think.… Q&A & sharable clips here.
THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO! In The Name of Humanity, We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America: A Better World IS Possible!
Full Video
New & Critical…
If All You Little Ladies Could Just Settle Down Now: A Response to Frank Bruni and Calls for “Civility” (Spoilers: We Won’t and We Shouldn’t)
By Sarah Roark
…To me, the mere sight of children of “tender age” being warehoused in accommodations frankly less dignified than a zoo’s – the reports of such children being treated callously or cruelly by concentration-camp staff – the rank failure of our Congress to put a stop to this inhumanity – should have ended any remaining pretense that we are still having the familiar political battles according to the traditional ground rules.
– Read Sarah Roark’s response to Frank Bruni
Waiting to See if SCOTUS Overturns Roe v Wade? Insane and Unconscionable!
Trump vowed to impose a Muslim Ban in his campaign… it happened. He vowed to tear up the Paris Climate Agreement… it happened… He vowed he would round up and deport ALL undocumented immigrants… it’s happening –in worse ways than anyone could have imagined.
Trump vowed in his campaign to appoint Supreme Court justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade… waiting to see what happens next is insane and unconscionable.
How to Respond to Trump’s Fascist Rally in Montana
by Coco Das
… To all those who are sitting back, still waiting for Trump’s imminent defeat at the hands of a blue wave, the Mueller investigation, nonexistent checks and balances, or a Democratic Socialist congressional candidate, watch this speech and tell me Trump is not utterly, arrogantly, and confidently triumphant.
…Millions of lives are at stake. Children’s lives. Not just in this country, around the world. We have to stop celebrating flimsy victories and start working for a real victory, the end of this fascist regime.
If you think Trump has peaceful intentions in Korea (or if you don’t), take this quiz and see how much you know about the REAL story!
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What You Need to Know about the Supreme Court Ruling in the California Abortion Case
by Sunsara Taylor | Reprinted from Revolution
6/26: Today the Supreme Court threw out a 2015 California law that requires anti-abortion fake clinics to disclose that they are not medically certified. Here are five things you need to know about this ruling and the overall attack on abortion it is part of.