Wildfires rage, Gaza bleeds, and Walmart posts record profits. In this episode, we dig into the twisted logic of a system that thrives on collapse, from state violence in Palestine and brutal immigration policy to the unchecked greed driving up grocery prices while the world literally burns. We also talk about Indigenous mutual aid during Canada’s wildfire crisis, the deportation of a terminally ill child under Trump’s second term, and why the rhetoric of revolution so often hides authoritarian rot.

Gaza

https://rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/israel-is-using-aid-as-a-military https://itsgoingdown.org/international-solidarity-movement-volunteers-speak-on-building-solidarity-in-the-west-bank/

Rodney Hinton Jr.

https://open.substack.com/pub/tdugout/p/when-black-rage-is-criminalized-rinaldo?r=iu0tj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Trump deporting 4 year old girl

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/28/deportation-mexico-four-year-old-girl

Canada’s Strong Border Bill

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-legislation-border-fentanyl-1.7550684

Wildfires

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_wildfires

Rental protections

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/why-canada-apply-labour-protections-122825442.html

Authoritarians in Africa

https://www.anarchistfederation.net/burkina-faso-revolution-authoritarianism-the-crisis-of-african-emancipation-politics/

Anarchist Sabotage in Cannes

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/cannes-power-outage-anarchists

Walmart Prices

https://people.com/walmart-announces-trump-s-tariffs-will-result-in-higher-prices-in-stores-this-month-11735832

Mutual aid shoutouts

• Indigenous Climate Action – supporting frontline resistance and sovereignty in the face of wildfire displacement. https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com/

• Health Workers Alliance for Palestine – providing direct support to medics and aid workers in Gaza. https://healthworkersforpalestine.org/

• South Texas Human Rights Center – aiding migrants affected by border militarization and brutal policy changes. https://southtexashumanrights.org/

• Hamilton Encampment Support Network – supporting unhoused people and resisting evictions in Ontario. https://www.hesn.ca/

• Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project – supporting incarcerated and criminalized people through mutual aid and abolitionist organizing.https://www.patreon.com/torontoprisonersrights/about

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