Twitterchat with Sarah Rourke and CoCo Das: The Continuity of the Past Does Not Negate the Urgency of the Present

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Monday, June 18: 8 PM EDT / 5pm PDT

Join the #Trump/PenceMustGo Twitterchat with Sarah Rourke and CoCo Das:

The Continuity of the Past Does Not Negate the Urgency of the Present

To join: Tune into the hashtag #TrumpPenceMustGo
Monday night 5:00 pm PDT/8:00 pm EDT
Tweet your questions. We will be tweeting answers from @RefuseFascism
Some questions we will discuss:

1) Why do we say Trump and Pence Must Go?
2) Why does the Trump/Pence regime represent a qualitative leap toward fascism? What is the urgency we are talking about in the title of the article?
3) How can a situation come about where Trump and Pence must go? How can that happen?


The Continuity of the Past Does Not Negate the Urgency of the Present

By Coco Das and Sarah Roark | Why should we unite in a mass protest movement to drive out the Trump/Pence regime, when the values they represent have always been a part of American society? Some of us in Refuse Fascism recognize that every administration has played its part in preserving American empire, white supremacy,… Read More


Other recent articles by Coco Das and Sarah Roark

The Dream of a Thousand Cats; or, Reaching the Tipping Point of Liberation

By Sarah Roark, reprinted fromMedium | With thanks and apologies to Neil Gaiman. In the bound volume of Sandman comics titled Sandman: Dream Country, author Neil Gaiman relates the excellent tale, A Dream of a Thousand Cats. Which, I’ll note, crucially concerns not a dream that is being had, but a dream that could be had. And that once had, could turn injustice and oppression… Read More

Three Essential (But Shamefully Unknown or Ignored) Truths About North Korea

By Coco Das | Fiercely resisting the Trump/Pence regime’s threats against North Korea is a critical part of resisting and stopping a fascist America. Preparations for war and displays of military power are key mechanisms for fascist regimes to buy public approval and bring down the hammer on dissent, both domestically and internationally. But shamefully,… Read More

Who Says We Can’t Drive Out a Tyrant?

By Coco Das |  Modern history has given us numerous examples of how massive, sustained, non-violent street protests can force an oppressive regime out of power… Let’s stand together with the same conviction and courage shown by the people of Armenia, South Korea, and Egypt. In the name of humanity, filling the streets and not… Read More

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IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA!

NOW IS the TIME WHEN WE MUST RISE UP and ACT to STOP the CONSOLIDATION of TRUMP MAGA FASCISM. For the lives of people here and around the world we must refuse unlawful and inhumane orders… we must fill the streets and town squares in non-violent protest—not stopping until we become millions — not relenting until this regime is no longer able to implement its program or maintain its hold on power.