Tankie Group Therapy #20: Yemen's Sacrifice
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Another session of Tankie Group Therapy featuring the old crew: , , , , and .The session seemed to revolve mostly around Ansarallah ("Houthis") statements after they attacked Tel Aviv and were bombed by Israeli F-35s. The disconnect between their response and Western solidarity. And then we got the news of Biden stepping down, so some quick reactions to that at the end. Watch the on Justin's fantastic Consider supporting the show
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"Palestinians are the glue that holds Israel together" w/ Mary Turfah
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Founder of and longtime supporter of the show Louis Allday ) returns to guest host an episode with Mary Turfah ( about her article on Zionist sadism. Watch the on our YouTube channel "Running Amok" Liberated Texts Consider supporting the show
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"Landscape of deathmaking": The Palestine/Mexico Border w/ Taylor Miller
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Friend of the show Alex Aviña guests hosts an episode with geographer Taylor Miller about the intertwined systems of carceral border control policing the US/Mexico border and Palestine. Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel "A Pause, On Possibility" The University of Arizona's Institutionalized Border Violence Consider supporting the show
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"The commando who never fired a gun": Lessons from the life of Ghassan Kanafani w/ Louis Allday
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[Producer's note: My conversation with Louis went on for another 30 minutes so if you are interested in listening ] Longtime friend of the show Louis Allday is back to discuss the 52nd anniversary of Ghassan Kanafani's martyrdom. Check out Anni Kanafani's which features Louis' fantastic introductory text, Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the show
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Tankie Group Therapy #19: Running Amok
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On June 18, The Baffler published an article by called in which Mary tried to understand the psychology underlying Israeli troops and citizens' production of trophy videos and photos we have been seeing during the war. Our therapy group (, , , , , ), got together with Mary to talk through the article and use it to understand the Israeli mentality that has left us stunned for all these months. Watch the on Justin's fantastic Consider supporting the show
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Poetry for Liberation: From Haiti to Palestine
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On 10 May 2024, the hosted a virtual, communal, poetry reading noting connections between Haiti, Sudan, DRC, Palestine, and Indigenous people on Turtle Island, facing invasion and genocide. Program available here Watch the of The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Donate to and Consider supporting the show
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Bonus Episode 182 - Palestine and the right to defensive violence w/ Alex Avina
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This is a preview of the latest bonus episode. Sign up for $5 a month to the entire conversation. Friend of the show Alex Aviña joined me for an episode on the perennial questions of violence and self-defence. CBC Documentary about Palestinian resistance in Gaza
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Indigenous solidarity in the time of genocide: Standing against settler colonialism from the Turtle Island to Palestine w/ Madonna Thunder Hawk
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is a Palestinian academic born and raised in Hebron in the West Bank. She is a Marie Curie Fellow based at the University of Venice, Italy. Walaa's work draws on anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist, and feminist approaches to highlight the deeply gendered and ecocidal nature of Zionist settler colonialism and US-led imperialism. Madonna Thunder Hawk is a Lakota activist best known as a member and leader in the American Indian Movement (AIM), co-founding Women of All Red Nations (WARN) and the Black Hills Alliance,and as an organizer against the Dakota Access Pipeline. She...
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Imperial scheming and the "humanitarian pier" in Gaza w/ Ahmed Alqarout
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The US regime has spent over 300 million USD constructing a port on the Gaza coast and is calling it a "humanitarian pier". Ahmed Alqarout , a political economist from Gaza based in the UK, explores the darker motivations behind the construction of the port. Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the podcast
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Tankie Group Therapy #18: Tank you for being a friend
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We're back for another round of group therapy talking about the latest developments in the Gaza genocide with a small group of Tankie therapees: Sina , Rob and Mikey ). Sadly, our comrade Joe Emersburger was on the call but his file didn't upload so we sometimes reference his contribution. Please send your complaints to Podcastle.ai for their shitty, unstable platform. Watch the on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Consider supporting the podcast
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