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Behind the Capitol Storming: Breaking Down the New Far Right

This is the first of a two-part series. Stay tuned for the air date of Part 2. In the coming days, check outfm.org for the audio and video archive.

The Trump zealots who stormed the Capitol building on January 6th, leading to at least 5 deaths, were part of a growing far-right movement. 

Tune into this interview by Out-FM’s Bob Lederer with two longtime writers for the blog ThreeWay Fight (http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/) who have closely studied the far right, Matthew Lyons and Xloi. 

  •     They’ll break down the far right’s conflicting factions, including racists, misogynists, homophobes, and transphobes, including the important role of Christian theocrats.
  •     Matthew, author of the book Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right's Challenge to State and Empire, will expand on his recent observation that “a huge chunk of the U.S. population has suddenly shifted, at least temporarily, from system-loyal politics to oppositional politics. The size of the U.S. far right…has increased by an order of magnitude.”
  •     Matthew and Xloi will also discuss the growing sector that claims to be “color-blind” and even includes some token people of color, while still espousing a clear politics of white domination.
  •     They will also explain why progressives must oppose the growing mainstream call for legislation against domestic terrorism -- even echoed by some on the Left. Xloi and coauthor B. Sandor have written: “Lawmakers are already using the events at the Capitol to introduce legislation to increase police presence at protests and adopt measures to further criminalize all dissent. What is this political amnesia that we have? Within a moment, the momentum and political consciousness gained after years of anti-police struggles that culminated in the mass movements against the murder of George Floyd seemingly went in reverse.”  

    Plus much more...

John Riley was co-producer and key co-planner of the interview, as well as program engineer.

 

Matthew Lyons has been writing about right-wing politics for over 25 years. He is the author of Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right's Challenge to State and Empire (2018, Kersplebedeb and PM Press), co-author with Chip Berlet of Right-Wing Populism in America (2000, Guilford Press), and a regular contributor to the radical antifascist blog Three Way Fight. Matthew is a white, Jewish, cis, heterosexual man based in Pennsylvania.

 

Xloi does investigative reporting and analysis on the far right and other issues. She is also a contributor to the Three Way Fight. Xloi is a white jewish, cis, queer woman based in California.

We also want to announce that Matthew Lyons and another researcher on the far right, Chuck Tanner, will be speaking tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 8 PM in a webinar titled "The Far-Right After Trump & The Left Challenge." For details, go to facebook.com/dsamadison.

Insurgent Supremacists Study Guide

Insurgent Supremacists: The U.S. Far Right’s Challenge to State and Empire, by Matthew N. Lyons, now has a study guide.

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Tune into Out-FM on Tue., Jan. 26, 2021 from 8:00-9:00pm, on WBAI/NY & listen at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/

The full show will be uploaded Wed., however the 1 segment is already uploaded. Outright's video is below.

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Trans Attorney and Activist Dean Spade

Dean Spade on the Meaning of Biden's Moves on LGBTQ Inclusion

Dean Spade discusses the Biden Administration on the problems with trans military inclusion, and the ways he is concerned that Biden's pro-war, pro-oil and gas industry appointments signal many bad things to come for queer and trans people (and all people and animals and plants on Earth), despite nods to LGBT inclusion. Dean Spade will appear during the live broadcast.
 

 

Outright Action International: Movements for Liberation: LGBTQ Activism and Racial Justice

LGBTQ Activism and Racial Justice Globally

Beverly Ditzie from South Africa. Beverly Tillary from NYC USA, Amir Ashour from Iraq and Ifasima Efunyemi from Belize discuss the impact of the international economic, racial justice and health crisis on organizing for Queer freedom. This is exerpted from Outright Action's recent conference.

Sophie, Trans Musician Dies in Accident

The BBC carried a report that Sophie, the electronic music performer died on Saturday at 4am in Athens. Her label, Transgressive, wrote "Sophie was a pioneer of a new sound, one of the most influential artists in the last decade,".

A statement from Sophie's record label, explained how the "terrible accident" had occurred.

"True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and slipped and fell". "She will always be here with us."

Sophie was also known as a transgender icon, after affirming their identity in the 2017 video for It's Okay To Cry.

The musician, who preferred not to use gendered pronouns, told Billboard that being trans meant "taking control to bring your body more in line with your soul and spirit so the two aren't fighting against each other and struggling to survive".

We go out with "It's Okay to Cry."