“We review the growth of the police in the US from their origins in slave patrols and private police agencies to today, where they are a force tens of thousands strong, with military capabilities, and their hands on a mass privatized surveillance apparatus.” this is a very important episode

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 3w ago

New episode just dropped about rising surveillance and growing resistance to Flock cameras and beyond. thebeautifulidea.show/cultivating-...

“did a really awesome interview with some comrades about Flock systems, the growing AI fueled surveillance apparatus, and forms of resistance that have emerged.” ~ Tom Nomad

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 3w ago

New episode just dropped about rising surveillance and growing resistance to Flock cameras and beyond. thebeautifulidea.show/cultivating-...

New episode just dropped about rising surveillance and growing resistance to Flock cameras and beyond. thebeautifulidea.show/cultivating-...

Cultivating Resistance to Flock and the Expanding Surveillance State

Cultivating Resistance to Flock and the Expanding Surveillance State0:00/3614.1191881×Cultivating Resistance to Flock and the Expanding Surveillance State by @The Beautiful IdeaThe mass proliferation ...

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ICYMI: We spoke with long-time journalist @letsgomathias.bsky.social about his new antifascist spy thriller, "To Catch a Fascist," and discuss what's changed since the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the role of anti-racist researchers under Trump 2.0, and much more.

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Don't miss our latest episode with @letsgomathias.bsky.social, where we speak about his latest antifascist spy novel, 'To Catch a Fascist,' and what journalism covering the far-Right looks like under Trump 2.0. thebeautifulidea.show/spy-vs-fash-...

ICYMI: We spoke with long-time journalist @letsgomathias.bsky.social about his new antifascist spy thriller, "To Catch a Fascist," and discuss what's changed since the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, the role of anti-racist researchers under Trump 2.0, and much more.

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Don't miss our latest episode with @letsgomathias.bsky.social, where we speak about his latest antifascist spy novel, 'To Catch a Fascist,' and what journalism covering the far-Right looks like under Trump 2.0. thebeautifulidea.show/spy-vs-fash-...

“Mathias profiles multiple antifascist researchers and activists, shinning a light on grassroots opposition to fascism and the everyday people that put themselves in harms way to stand up to violent white supremacists."

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Don't miss our latest episode with @letsgomathias.bsky.social, where we speak about his latest antifascist spy novel, 'To Catch a Fascist,' and what journalism covering the far-Right looks like under Trump 2.0. thebeautifulidea.show/spy-vs-fash-...

@vickyacab.bsky.social talks about popular re-commoning of copywritten culture by political moments. Check out the rest of the chat at: thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/05...

Don't miss our latest episode with @letsgomathias.bsky.social, where we speak about his latest antifascist spy novel, 'To Catch a Fascist,' and what journalism covering the far-Right looks like under Trump 2.0. thebeautifulidea.show/spy-vs-fash-...

Spy vs Fash: Chris Mathias on His New Antifascist Spy Thriller

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Dr @terencekeel.bsky.social on the need for public review of US deaths in jails, prisons & at the hands of police, incl the need for independent review of medical examiners, as explored in The Coroner's Silence ( @beaconpress.bsky.social, 2025) Hear it: thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04...

You might like this recent episode from the show The Beautiful Idea: bsky.app/profile/beau... It also includes some more interesting, detailed legal discussion from one of the attorneys from the People's Law Collective.

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Brand new episode featuring interviews with supporters and lawyer Xavier de Janon, from the People’s Law Collective and the National Lawyers Guild about the fight to defend anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison in Texas. thebeautifulidea.show/on-the-prair...

Brand new episode featuring interviews with supporters and lawyer Xavier de Janon, from the People’s Law Collective and the National Lawyers Guild about the fight to defend anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison in Texas. thebeautifulidea.show/on-the-prair...

On the Prairieland Defendants

On the Prairieland Defendants0:00/4820.9769791×On the Prairieland Defendants by @The Beautiful IdeaIn this episode we feature two interviews regarding the Prairieland trials and defendants. The first ...

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Nightmare shit. A prisoner from the George Floyd Uprising has just disappeared from state DOC records after weeks of being held in solitary and having no access to communications.

Lowell/Lawrence ABC@llabc24.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Oregon DOC is actively disappearing Malik Muhammad malikspeaks.noblogs.org/post/2026/04...

Nina of @abcdresden.bsky.social on the implications of Foreign Terrorist Organization status of the US State Dept on the Antifa Ost case in Germany, the deBanking of anti-repression / prisoner support groups, & the political landscape in Germany thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04...

Brand new episode from the @beautifulidea.bsky.social featuring interview with anti-ICE organizers in Chicago.

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Brand new interview with folks from the Lake Effect Collective on ongoing resistance to ICE in #Chicago. thebeautifulidea.show/lake-effect-...

From February 25 to March 1, the Twin Cities hosted hundreds of people who traveled to Minnesota to take part in the Melt the ICE week of action. Several events took place daily—including marches, blockades, noise demos, speaking events, and trainings. A reportback. crimethinc.com/weekofaction...

Build It and They Will Come

From February 25 to March 1, the Twin Cities hosted hundreds of people who traveled to Minnesota to take part in the Melt the ICE week of action. A reportback.

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Brand new interview with folks from the Lake Effect Collective on ongoing resistance to ICE in #Chicago. thebeautifulidea.show/lake-effect-...

Lake Effect on Anti-Deportation Organizing in Chicago

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Brand new interview with folks from the Lake Effect Collective on ongoing resistance to ICE in #Chicago. thebeautifulidea.show/lake-effect-...

Lake Effect on Anti-Deportation Organizing in Chicago

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The Vichy Democrats—Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and their ilk—have cut a deal with the feds: they will arrest noise demonstrators keeping ICE awake at night, sweep the blockades impeding ICE operations in the streets, and prosecute rapid responders confronting ICE in every corner of the Twin Cities.

“This conversation is part of an ongoing series we’re developing on ICE resistance efforts across the country. Stay tuned for more like this soon!"

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New episode out now! "We speak with an organizer based in New Orleans about the community’s efforts to confront ICE during a special operation that took place there in December of 2025." thebeautifulidea.show/mutual-aid-a...

Aryanum of @anarshism.com talks about the recent uprisings and repression in Iran, the contribution of the last 9 years of protest, monarchist attempts to seize the momentum and the role of religion in the power of the regime thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/02...

ICYMI: Organizers in New Orleans talk about pushing back against ICE. Check it out here!

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New episode out now! "We speak with an organizer based in New Orleans about the community’s efforts to confront ICE during a special operation that took place there in December of 2025." thebeautifulidea.show/mutual-aid-a...

New episode out now! "We speak with an organizer based in New Orleans about the community’s efforts to confront ICE during a special operation that took place there in December of 2025." thebeautifulidea.show/mutual-aid-a...

Mutual Aid as Prevention: Resisting ICE in New Orleans

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"In this episode we talk to a variety of people on the ground in Minneapolis about their thoughts on the filter blockades and other things happening there currently relating to anti ICE resistance." thebeautifulidea.show/minneapolis-...

Minneapolis Montage: Interviews from the Filter Blockades and More

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Incredible coverage applicable everywhere

The Beautiful Idea@beautifulidea.bsky.social · 6mo ago

As students across the country walkout and a general strike roars in #Minneapolis as part of ongoing #ICEOut actions, we sat down with grassroots organizers in the twin cities to talk about the nuts and bolts of resisting authoritarian ethnic-cleaning. thebeautifulidea.show/ice-vs-ice-o...

"In this episode we talk to a variety of people on the ground in Minneapolis about their thoughts on the filter blockades and other things happening there currently relating to anti ICE resistance." thebeautifulidea.show/minneapolis-...

Minneapolis Montage: Interviews from the Filter Blockades and More

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Today marks one month since ICE mercenary Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Good. It was not the first public execution ICE carried out. But because rapid responders caught it on film and angry locals forced ICE to withdraw after, there can be no question about what happened. Resisting makes us safer.

Minneapolis Responds to ICE Committing Murder

On January 7, 2026, an ICE agent murdered Renee Good. This is an account from a participant in the protests that broke out on scene of the murder.

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New It Could Happen Here @iwriteok.bsky.social's keynote speech for the Japanese American National Museum on combatting authoritarianism in the modern world. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Check out our 2018 biographical interview with Zolo to get some of his amazing back story in his own words: thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2018/09... Or the 2020 panel he did with IDOCWatch (plus a followup Q&A) thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2020/05...

Blue Ridge ABC@blueridgeabc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Elder & former political prisoner Zolo Agona Azania is facing hard economic times. He spent 35 years in prison before beatimg bogus charges & winning his freedom. In prison one can't earn SSI or save money cashapp $ZoloAzania5 or sign up for his patreon; www.patreon.com/ZoloAzania

New episode is out! In this discussion I talk to a friend from @crimethinc.com about the past year, how we got here, and what strategic horizons may be open to us now. The days have been dark, but the fires burning in the distance are getting brighter. thebeautifulidea.show/fires-in-the...

Fires In the Distance During Dark Days: One Year of Trump 2.0

Fires In the Distance During Dark DaysFires In the Distance During Dark Days.mp3111 MBdownload-circleFires In the Distance During Dark Days0:00/4862.1191881× In this episode we sit down with a member...

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