nik damants
@nikolos.bsky.social
writer / editor / producer of political ads + movies + docs + podcasts (ISRAELISM / THE SURROUNDING GAME / FIGHTING FASCISM / BEYOND ISRAELISM)
Went on @thenation.com's Fighting Fascism podcast to discuss a phenomenon too few are talking about: How the MAGA right are claiming to be animal welfare champions. The right loves to fill a vacuum and liberals/leftists are leaving a big one by ignoring the issue. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Is Animal Welfare the Next MAHA? (w/ Astra Taylor)
Podcast Episode · Fighting Fascism Podcast · August 3 · 55m
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"Should Democrats be giving science lectures on parts per million? No. But should they be out there talking about what farmers are seeing on the ground? Historic droughts? The benefits of clean energy or creating new jobs? Absolutely." - @jamiehenn.bsky.social this week on Fighting Fascism!
Our friend @jamiehenn.bsky.social on what Democrats lose out on when they buy into climate hushing. Why, as the sky fills with smoke, wouldn't Dems want to make hay out of Republicans being cucks for Big Oil?
Taxing billionaires is an act of mercy! @mattsitman.bsky.social joins the podcast to talk cheap grace, forgiveness (it's hard!), and Russell Brand of course.
I won an award at Sundance years ago and Sam Neill, whom I did not know, tweeted to me “we’re all so proud of you, sweetheart”. I can’t even express what that meant to me. That our most beloved national treasure, a man I worshipped, would take the time to write to me!
If you haven't heard about the burning of the Gaspee, and the original Rhode Island mafia, then your understanding of the American Revolution is seriously lacking. Educate yourself, with this conversation with @tadstoermer.bsky.social
We defy you to not tear up watching @flyingwithsara.bsky.social tear up talking about what @sanders.senate.gov means to us all.
"I think if you're a billionaire, you kind of live the AI future anyway." - @doctorow.pluralistic.net on this week's episode of Fighting Fascism
Which side are you on? @aaronregunberg.bsky.social talks to @doctorow.pluralistic.net about the fight against data centers around the country and the opportunities for a political movement organizing against them.
good centaur stuff in this one. if you enjoy centaurs, i can't imagine not liking it. also a lot of tree-positive talk. good vibes
Fighting Fascism@fightingfascismpod.bsky.social · last mo.This week's guest is @doctorow.pluralistic.net! We talk about how to resist (actually resist, not just feel-good resist) the Big Tech oligarchs, and what we should really be protesting when we protest AI. Check it out!
This week on Fighting Fascism, @aaronregunberg.bsky.social has @dbessner.bsky.social and @dwdavison.bsky.social on to discuss foreign policy, including the future of Netanyahu's settler colonial project as public support of Israel plummets in the wake of the Palestinian genocide in Gaza.
Come for the thoughtful analysis on Trump's foreign policy from @dbessner.bsky.social and @dwdavison.bsky.social, stay to hear @aaronregunberg.bsky.social rant about the sociopath he went to law school with who destroyed USAID. Eat shit, Jeremy Lewin.
It's a crossover! On today's episode we're joined by Daniel Bessner and @dwdavison.bsky.social of @amprestigepod.bsky.social to talk Trump's foreign policy and what a left response should look like…but only after we settled the age-old debate of: Is Trumpism fascism? LISTEN NOW!
Trumpism Abroad (w/ American Prestige)
Podcast Episode · Fighting Fascism Podcast · June 15 · 1h 13m
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Game 3 predictions: • The game will start late. • The stadium will not be full when the game starts. • The network and venue will go to great lengths to obscure the crowd’s reaction to him. • San Antonio is going to win.
I went on the @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social to talk about everything that is terrible about the 2026 World Cup and why we shouldn't let Trump, Infantino, and FIFA take it away from us open.spotify.com/episode/4VIT...
An Antifascist Guide to the World Cup (w/ Alex Shephard)
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"The premise of our laws is that the fortunes of the people shouldn't be dependent on the whim, the caprice, the political prejudices, or the emotional stability of a few self-appointed men." Zephyr Teachout this week on Fighting Fascism @aaronregunberg.bsky.social + @jonathansmucker.bsky.social
"A monopoly is a mini-dictator over an industry. And if you have enough mini-dictators over industries, then you stop living in a free society." @matthewstoller.bsky.social explains why monopolies aren't just an economic problem -- they're an alternative and antidemocratic political system.
CALIFORNIA: Less than 2 weeks to vote in the primaries. VOTE NITHYA RAMAN FOR MAYOR, please! (A) She's great and has a million ideas for how to fix the city (B) If you don't, a very dumb and bad man might win Pratt isn't even Trump 2.0. He's like a buggy Trump beta version. Don't let him run LA!
Here's my response to the Jacobin piece criticizing the movement against AI data centers. A working class coalition has formed in opposition to the Big Tech billionaires enshittifying every aspect of our lives. The Left should be uniformly on its side. jacobin.com/2026/04/data...
Stop the AI Build-Out, Start the Fight
Across the country, working-class communities are rising up against Big Tech’s data center boom. A moratorium isn’t the end goal — it’s the only leverage we have to force real democratic control over ...
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New podcast alert! This morning we launched "Fighting Fascism"—hosted by @aaronregunberg.bsky.social, @jonathansmucker.bsky.social, and Matt DaSilva. Want to learn how to piss off fascists? First episode with @astra.bsky.social and @mark-bray.bsky.social. www.redcircle.com/shows/de5dbe...
Let’s Fight Some Fascists (w/ Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) | Fighting Fascism
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I'm biased, but I really think you're gonna enjoy today's @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social episode with our good friend Morris Katz, lead strategist for Zohran Mamdani. It's all about why Dems suck and how we can make them suck less -- because we can! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
What If Democrats Didn’t Suck? (w/ Morris Katz)
Podcast Episode · Fighting Fascism Podcast · April 6 · 1h 19m
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New episode is up! This week we talked with our friend Morris Katz, lead strategist for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, about why the Democratic Party sucks so much and how we can make it suck less. This convo rocks, check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
What If Democrats Didn’t Suck? (w/ Morris Katz)
Podcast Episode · Fighting Fascism Podcast · April 6 · 1h 19m
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man this kind of thing is rough to see outside the US (costa rica)
i hate the nba 2k games (last ~10 years) but my secret wish is for there to be an nba jrpg and you have to recruit guys like steph and wembanyama to play against a team of magical basketball sorcerers
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 4mo agoI think that Madden is one of the greatest antitrust failures in history
