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Rivka and Frank are joined by Will, a US Army veteran and member of the organization About Face: Veterans Against the War, to discuss the 2016 Star Wars standalone movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.  The group discusses the film's themes around imperialism, war, revolution, radicalism, and what it means to compromise one's morals for the sake of the “greater good.” They also ask the important question: what the hell was Forest Whitaker thinking? About Face: Veterans Against the War For next week's movie, we'll be watching the 1989 “Weird Al” Yankovic comedy UHF.

Central to Trump's fascist agenda is his pledge to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in the nation's history. Trump has affirmed that efforts will involve a national emergency declaration and the military. To discuss this topic Sam interviews Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an army veteran and Organizer Director of About Face: Veterans Against the War (on Instagram @vetsaboutface). Recommended reading: Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Can't Happen If US Military Members Resist It by Rory Fanning Resources/mentioned in this episode: The Supreme Court's Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law by Elie Mystal Trans Rights Activists Hold Sit-In at Capitol to Protest Johnson's Bathroom Ban by Chris Walker Idaho Will Enforce Abortion Travel Ban by Jessica Valenti Meet Kash Patel, Donald Trump's New Roy Cohn (Amicus podcast) Refuse Fascism Gear: Refuse Fascism T-Shirt  In the Name of Humanity We REFUSE to Accept a FASCIST America T-Shirt (white ink on colored options) In the Name of Humanity We REFUSE to Accept a FASCIST America T-Shirt (black ink on colored options)⁠ Find out more about Refuse Fascism and get involved at RefuseFascism.org. Find us on all the socials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RefuseFascism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Plus, Sam is on TikTok, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@samgoldmanrf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/RefuseFascism⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Venmo: @RefuseFascism or Cashapp: $RefuseFascism or Paypal.me/RefuseFascism. Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

[FIXED AUDIO - this is corrected from the original upload]. A panel of leftist veterans and DSA members(ft. Mitch, Spencer, Marcos, and James) joins us to talk about serving in American imperial war, the Afghanistan withdrawal, the "hero worship" that American culture has pushed for 20 years, and what all this actually does to a person. Good words here for veterans, active duty servicepeople, and civilians. This episode gets emotionally heavy with talk of heavy topics like trauma and suicide, so take care. - If you need this number, the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) - About Face: Veterans Against the War - https://aboutfaceveterans.org/ The DSA Veterans Working Groups - https://www.dsausa.org/working-groups/veterans-working-group/ Combat Obscura - a documentary assembled from Marine-shot footage in Afghanistan - http://combatobscura.oscilloscope.net/ -- Pod recs: - Eyes Left - https://soundcloud.com/eyesleft @eyesleft What A Hell of a Way to Die - https://soundcloud.com/hellofawaytodie - @hellofawaytodie - Help us make the show! www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: givingthemic@gmail.com - facebook.com/givingthemic/ - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chiptheme - - All items trademarked and copyright their respective owners. Please don't sue. Please don't sue. Please don't sue.

[FIXED AUDIO]. A panel of leftist veterans and DSA members(ft. Mitch, Spencer, Marcos, and James) joins us to talk about serving in American imperial war, the Afghanistan withdrawal, the "hero worship" that American culture has pushed for 20 years, and what all this actually does to a person. Good words here for veterans, active duty servicepeople, and civilians. This episode gets emotionally heavy with talk of heavy topics like trauma and suicide, so take care. - If you need this number, the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) - About Face: Veterans Against the War - https://aboutfaceveterans.org/ The DSA Veterans Working Groups - https://www.dsausa.org/working-groups/veterans-working-group/ Combat Obscura - a documentary assembled from Marine-shot footage in Afghanistan - http://combatobscura.oscilloscope.net/ -- Pod recs: - Eyes Left - https://soundcloud.com/eyesleft @eyesleft What A Hell of a Way to Die - https://soundcloud.com/hellofawaytodie - @hellofawaytodie - Help us make the show! www.patreon.com/givingthemic - Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/givingthemic - Questions/comments/suggestions for great local Korean food: givingthemic@gmail.com - facebook.com/givingthemic/ - - Main theme by The Mysterious Breakfast'r Cereal on SoundCloud @chiptheme - - All items trademarked and copyright their respective owners. Please don't sue. Please don't sue. Please don't sue.

This episode is dedicated to Coach Jimmy Collins, longtime Marvin Gaye fan and loving father of Bring Receipts co-host Brandi Collins-Dexter. Coach Collins passed away in December 2020. In this episode, Brandi argues that Marvin Gaye's rendition of the national anthem at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game is the only version America deserves. Steven, though a fan of this version, completely disagrees.Joining the podcast to decide who is right is Matt Howard, the current National Organizer for Communications at Right to the City Alliance and previously was the Co-Executive Director at About Face: Veterans Against the War. This episode covers Marvin Gaye's musical career, the history of the Star Spangled Banner (did you know it came from a drinking song?), and revolutionary drum machine the Roland TR-808, and major events from 1982. This episode features the song "The AnacreonticSong" as performed by the University of Michigan's American Music Institute. Let us know who you think won via Social Media:Twitter: @bring_receiptsInstagram: @bring_receiptsFollow BR Hosts on Twitter:Brandi Collins-Dexter (@BrandingBrandi)Steven Renderos (@stevenrenderos)Artwork & Logo by:Andrés Guzmán (IG: andresitoguzman)Beats by:DJ RenSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bringreceipts)

In this special episode of “Working People,” we talk with three veterans about how the military and the class system (in the U.S. and around the world) go hand in hand. How does the military market itself to the poor and marginalized (and why is that marketing so effective)? How does our broken economy ensure a constant stream of recruits who will be sent to fight endless imperialist wars just so they can pay for college or finally be accepted as a worthy citizen? What happens to these recruits when they're serving and when (or if) they leave? Why is it that so many features of military life and America's self-perpetuating war machine translate to an accepted status quo in which women, LGBTQ folks, and non-white recruits are subjected to vicious harassment, violent assault, or worse? In this important conversation, we're joined by Triste Ordex, Marine Corps vet and national organizer for Vets for the People; Amber Mathwig, a former 10-year Navy Master-at-Arms and organizer with About Face: Veterans Against the War; and Clarke, a Navy veteran, organizer with the Democratic Socialists of America, and commercial diver.

In this special episode, we talk with three veterans about how the military and the class system (in the U.S. and around the world) go hand in hand. How does the military market itself to the poor and marginalized (and why is that marketing so effective)? How does our broken economy ensure a constant stream of recruits who will be sent to fight endless imperialist wars just so they can pay for college or finally be accepted as a worthy citizen? What happens to these recruits when they're serving and when they leave (if they leave)? Why is it that so many features of military life and America's self-perpetuating war machine translate to an accepted status quo in which women, LGBTQ folks, and non-white recruits are subjected to vicious harassment, violent assault, or worse? In this important conversation, we're joined by Triste Ordex, Marine Corps vet and national organizer for Vets for the People; Amber Mathwig, a former 10-year Navy Master-at-Arms and organizer with About Face: Veterans Against the War; and Clarke, a Navy veteran, organizer with the Democratic Socialists of America, and commercial diver.    Additional links/info below... Triste's Twitter page, Instagram, and Linktree   Amber's Twitter page Fundraiser: Amber’s Legal Fund for Justice  Clarke's Twitter page and past Working People appearance  Vets for the People website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Vets for the People: #ShutDownFortHood  Vets for the People: It's Our Time  About Face: Veterans Against the War website, Facebook page, and Twitter page Gina Harkins, Military.com, "New Recruiting Ad Tells Gen Z to Ditch the Digital World and Join the Marines"  Brittany Ramos DeBarros website and Twitter page Johnny Diaz, Maria Cramer, Christina Morales, The New York Times, "What to Know about the Death of Vanessa Guillen" Rose L. Thayer, Stars & Stripes, "Why is Fort Hood the Army’s Most Crime-Ridden Post?" Subcommittee on Military Personnel Hearing: “Military Criminal Investigative Organization Reform Recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee” Thomas J. Brennan, The War Horse, "Senior Marine Corps Counsel Ridicules Sexual Assault Survivor at Court-Martial Hearing" Carl Andrew Castro, Sara Kintzle, Ashley C. Schuyler, Carrie L. Lucas, & Christopher H. Warner, Current Psychiatry Reports, "Sexual Assault in the Military" National Veterans Foundation, "The Ugly Face of Veteran Poverty in the United States" Nick Martin, The New Republic, "The Military Views Poor Kids as Fodder for Its Forever Wars"   Permanent links below... Working People Patreon page Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song" Jules Taylor and Jon Light, "Halfway Home"

Join us for an enlightening discussion with Brittany DeBarros, Organizing Director of About Face: Veterans Against the War. We talk about her journey from soldier to activist, how to address oppressive patterns in movement building, what happens when we win, and how to hold multiple truths at once. We also touch on the joys of task forces and the musical “Hamilton.” Stick around if you want to hear Emily and Sarah reflect further on the idea of imperial privilege -- unless you’re a fan of Colin Powell, but, in that case, I’m not sure why you’re even listening to this podcast. https://aboutfaceveterans.org/ Featured music is "J.R.O.T.C." by Brittney Chantele, courtesy of the artist. https://www.brittneychantele.com/ Brittany came to About Face: Veterans Against the War with a diverse mix of business, military and non-profit leadership experiences that cemented her deep passion and commitment to intersectional movement building work. She deployed to Afghanistan for a year in 2012 and has worked on economic and racial liberation issues in various capacities since she returned. She is particularly passionate about leveraging her experience as a Psychological Operations Officer to center narrative and behavior change in campaign strategy. She is based in NYC. Book Recommendation: The Militarization of Indian Country https://bookshop.org/books/the-militarization-of-indian-country/9781938065002

The United States is in the midst of a mass uprising against police violence, but also a whole list of grievances such as the lack of jobs, health care, education and more. Sustained protests have been going on for two weeks defying curfews and severe repression by police. The national guard has been deployed to 23 states and President Trump threatened to deploy the military against people expressing their First Amendment rights. We speak with Danny Sjursen, a retired Major and spokesperson for About Face: Veterans Against the War, about how members of the military are responding to current events. Veterans have called for members of the national guard and military to refuse illegal orders and they are receiving an unprecedented number of responses. Danny also provides insight into the police community and why they are doubling down on repression. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

We were able to speak with Krystal Two Bulls and Matt Howard in Spring 2019 about their work, leadership and movement with About Face: Veterans Against the War.  Krystal is an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne woman who reminds us that what matters is what we fight for, not what we fight against. Krystal is a new member to About Face: Veterans Against the War, having joined in August 2018. She served in the US Army Reserves for 8 years and was deployed to Kuwait in 2009. Krystal is new to the anti-militarism conversation, but has significant knowledge and experience in environmental justice, Indigenous Sovereignty and social justice campaigns. She works to decolonize the approaches and methods that we utilize within movement spaces. Matt has worked with About Face: Veterans Against the War in various capacities since 2011 including as Chapter president in the Bay area, local organizer in Texas with the Operation Recovery campaign, as Communications Director and currently as Co-Director. He served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter mechanic from 2001 to 2006 and deployed twice to Iraq where he became deeply opposed to the occupations and discovered a commitment to social change work.

Amber interviews Krystal TwoBulls, an Army veteran and Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota Indigenous woman. Krystal is one of the co-directors of the #DropTheMIC campaign with About Face: Veterans Against the War. Krystal and Amber discuss Indigenous resistance, militarism, and why we need to center Indigenous Peoples in anti-military industrial complex work. Episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHMQ7eT33cc3KINRYG9kszger4BeRpJk/view?usp=sharing About Face is currently conducting their annual fundraiser. Just $5 can go a long way in supporting the organization in providing materials, training, travel, and so much more. You can make a one-time donation here: https://www.gofundme.com/about-face-veterans-against-the-war To become a member or monthly sustainer, go here: https://aboutfaceveterans.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VetsAboutFace/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VetsAboutFace Show notes: The Militarization of Indian Country: http://www.honorearth.org/the_militarization_of_indian_country_by_winona_laduke This recent article, written by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, discusses how the U.S. military was built around internal imperialism and genocide of Indigenous Peoples. http://bostonreview.net/race/roxanne-dunbar-ortiz-what-white-supremacists-know#.XAK2v-C6CIo.twitter Doctrine of Discovery: http://ili.nativeweb.org/sdrm_art.html UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/un_declaration_on_the_rights_of_indigenous_peoples/ An interactive map to help you learn which Native Lands you are living on: https://native-land.ca/ Support our patreon! ALL labor and production costs are donated, leaving 100% of financial support of the podcast going back to the people we are interviewing and the organizations they work with! https://www.patreon.com/UApodcast2001

Lyle Jeremy Rubin, a five-year marine veteran of the war in Afghanistan, member of About Face: Veterans Against the War, and PhD candidate in history has developed considerable authority and wisdom to speak on US foreign policy, truth about war veterans, and the role liberal and progressive media celebrities play as “cheerleaders” of the “forever war” the United States seems unwilling to end.  Rubin and Scheer talk about the relationship of war-fighting, patriotism and the American people. About Americans' Rubin says, “I think the veteran as this kind of patriotic object really speaks to a much deeper insecurity on the part of the populous, not just about American foreign policy, but about the state of America in general as a kind of decadent empire that's somewhat aimless and self-destructive. That's at least where I would begin the conversation.”

Drones are quickly becoming a crucial part of many US military and government toolboxes in order to deal with specialized situations.  This morning, I saw that the FAA granted a special exemption to allow drones to help fight massive forest fires happening in Idaho. Police departments are using drones for building searches and crisis situations at a minimum.  And our military uses drones for a wide variety of functions, not the least of which is to be used as an instrument of assassination. Something important to remember here is that not all drones are armed.  One surveillance drone, Global Hawk, surveillance drone, has a 150 ft wingspan and is half the size of a 747.  It can fly at much higher altitudes and can fly longer than most armed drones. The kinds of intelligence it gathers are certainly magnitudes of order above armed drones or small surveillance drones.  Do we believe it’s acceptable to share this kind of intelligence with our foreign partners? Should the info a Global Hawk gets from surveilling Yemen be given to the SA government for us in their proxy war against the Houthti’s?  Should surveillance of Syria and Palestine be given to Israel? These are important questions in this discussion. Danny and I bring you our breakdown of drone warfare.  We’ll be taking a break for the next few weeks from the podcast to attend the About Face - Veterans Against the War convention and create some new content to share with you.  See you soon!! 00:35 - President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki 15:04 - The Air Force replacing older generation Predator / Reaper control stations 24:26 - US drone warfare The Islamic State Is Pioneering a New Type of Drone Warfare - Ben Sullivan - Vice What The Intercept Found in “The Drone Papers”—And What I Found In Them - Quinta Juricec - LawFare Navy contracts Raytheon for LOCUST prototype - Brooke Baitinger - UPI Army to Buy Raytheon's Coyote Expendable UAS for Drone-Killing Mission - Oriana Pawlyk - Military.com Recommendations and Report of the Stimson Task Force on US Drone Policy - The Stimson Center Enjoy the show?!  Please leave us a review right here. Got news to share about our military or veterans?! Or just need to cuss at us for a bit?! Contact us direct by email at fortressonahill@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at 860-598-0570.  We might even play it on the podcast!!! Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our contributors today! - www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our honorary producers Matthew Hoh and Will Ahrens!!  Without you guys, we couldn't continue our work.  Thank you both so much!!! Facebook - Fortress On A Hill Twitter - Fortress On A Hill Soundcloud - Fortress On A Hill FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson and Danny Sjursen Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL Music provided royalty free by Bensound.com Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

In this episode of Audio Interference, we're chatting with two veteran-led projects: Frontline Paper (a project of Frontline Arts) and About Face: Veterans Against the War. While their techniques are vastly different, both are building communities that challenge and subvert the stereotypes of what veterans can and should be. For more information about Frontline Paper or Frontline Arts, visit frontlinearts.org or @Frontline_Arts To learn more about About Face: Veterans Against the War, check out ivaw.org or @vetsaboutface Our thanks to David Keefe, Eli Wright, Claude Copeland and Matt Howard. Music: Postmodern Cloud Modifications/ Gravity’s Rainbow by The Fucked Up Beat is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. The Myth of Information/ Pattern Recognition by The Fucked Up Beat is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. Produced by Interference Archive.

In this episode of Audio Interference, we’re chatting with two veteran-led projects: Frontline Paper (a project of Frontline Arts) and About Face: Veterans Against the War. While their techniques are vastly different, both are building communities that challenge and subvert the stereotypes of what veterans can and should be. For more information about Frontline Paper or Frontline Arts, visit frontlinearts.org or @Frontline_Arts To learn more about About Face: Veterans Against the War, check out ivaw.org or @vetsaboutface Our thanks to David Keefe, Eli Wright, Claude Copeland and Matt Howard. Music: Postmodern Cloud Modifications/ Gravity's Rainbow by The Fucked Up Beat is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. The Myth of Information/ Pattern Recognition by The Fucked Up Beat is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. Produced by Interference Archive.