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Rob Francis (The Right Podcast) is a writer, educator, and antifascist internationalist. He creates videos and essays on global far-right movements, their impact, and possibilities for the left. Site: therightpodcast.org Email: [email protected]

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 2

I am pleased to share that my article, 'Rethinking the Syrian Revolution,' is now available on @journalspectre.bsky.social. The piece examines how the Syrian Revolution has been misframed and foreshadows ongoing work on broader concepts like solidarity.
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Rethinking the Syrian Revolution – Spectre Journal

Robert Francis challenges the exclusive geopolitical focus fueling skepticism on the Western left towards the Syrian Revolution, arguing for an anti-imperialism built on solidarity.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 19h

"Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.
They referred to Black people as monkeys and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 20h

Russian politicians, Orthodox priests, and far-right ideologues hosted international fascist groups in St. Petersburg with Dugin, Malofeyev, and others invoking “Christian sovereignty.”

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‘We are not subject to Russophobia’ Russian politicians and Orthodox priests welcome international fascist organizations at St. Petersburg conference — Meduza

In mid-September, members of fascist groups from around the world convened in St. Petersburg, Russia. After joining a religious procession led by Russian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Kirill, delegat...

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

Before Trump's inauguration, I wrote how there would be movement with Israel and Russia concurrent with his timeline as President.

War didn’t start on Oct 7, and peace doesn’t end with a photo-op. Peace isn’t the pause between wars. It’s the work that follows.
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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 4d

I came late to Achille Mbembe, but his reflections on borders, mortality, and enclosure resonate deeply with themes I’ve been developing in my own work.

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Laura Vidal @elevidalbe.bsky.social · Jun 13

I had one of those difficult conversations on Venezuela with my dear @ayoub.bsky.social in @thefirethesetimes.com. I deeply appreciated having a welcoming space for such a complicated conversation and being able to keep calling attention to what is going on.

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A Liquid Convo About Venezuela w/ Laura Vidal

We got into why Venezuelans flee the Maduro regime, how Venezuela(ns) is often covered, and the broader discourse battles that may or may not include people who still think Maduro is a passionate d…

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

"Edward Said reminded us: the task of the intellectual is to confront orthodoxy and dogma, not to produce them.”

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In Defense of Leftist Self-Critique

Real solidarity begins with the courage to question ourselves.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

The roll hasn't been that slow.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

Can't wait for the "veteran of the ANTIFA War" patches, hats and badges to drop.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

An audio reading of my latest piece “In Defense of Leftist Self-Critique.” I reflect on my activism, research on Ukraine, and how those experiences shaped a more philosophical path focused on solidarity over reaction.

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In Defense of Leftist Self-Critique

Podcast Episode · The Right Podcast · 10/08/2025 · 27m

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 7d

We talk about confronting power, but rarely about confronting ourselves. This essay is about why self-critique is as important as exterior critique.

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In Defense of Leftist Self-Critique

Real solidarity begins with the courage to question ourselves.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 10d

Next chapter in the 2025 remake of "The Trial" by Kafka. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'

A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice's prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump adminis...

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 10d

Fear of death is the moral architecture of domination. A politics that denies mortality, even of itself, becomes secular theology, as a totalizing system, and will defend itself as such.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 16d

French Toast for the win but pancakes near second.

The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · 19d

Black-and-white photo of Albert Camus standing by a window in a suit, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. Above him is a quote attributed to him: “It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.”

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 23d

“The obvious next step in that playbook is to expand from targeting immigrants to go after anarchists, leftists, and other opponents of the regime…”

What does that mean?

How can we prepare to weather the storm?

Read this @crimethinc.com how-to guide

Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression

Donald Trump has declared that he is designating “Antifa” a “terrorist organization.” What does that mean? How can we prepare to weather the storm?

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Sep 13

My latest: "Tech oligarchs are coopting fictional universes to sell us a false story of their inevitability. To defeat them we need to reclaim the power of fiction to imagine a world beyond their grasp."

Also available in the latest issue of @newint.bsky.social, issue 557, on the global far right

The Stories We Tell

Tech oligarchs are coopting fictional universes to sell us a false story of their inevitability. To defeat them we need to reclaim the power of fiction to imagine a world beyond their grasp.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 13

When institutions capable of higher forms of evidence, such as systematic reviews, lose trust, the order of evidence flips. The strongest are dismissed for their source, while anecdotes circulate as their antithesis. The loss of trust can be valid, or arise from abstractions based in symbolism.

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Daniel Mang @danielmang.bsky.social · Sep 13

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Trump’s Imperialism – 5 April 2025 – Left Renewal Blog

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Colorado school shooter was 'radicalised', had links to 'extremist network', say officials

Three students of the Evergreen High School were critically injured and were rushed to the nearby hospital after the incident, including the suspected shooter Desmond Holly.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s a heavy day for a lot of people, and for different reasons. I’m grateful for some birthday lightness too. Here are my gifts: Elvira and Žižek 🎂

A black Elvira “Mistress of the Dark” coffin-shaped mug sits next to Slavoj Žižek’s book Living in the End Times, with a partially visible birthday cake in the background.

The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 8

New YouTube video bit.ly/486Pn8d and podcast bit.ly/47ymxNW discussing my article "ICE Was Built for This" published by New Politics bit.ly/4m1ss1p

ICE Was Built for This: Trump’s Authoritarian Project

ICE was never just about immigration. It was created after 9/11 as a tool of executive power, and today it is being used against migrants, dissenters, and even elected officials. This video looks at my article ICE Was Built for This in the Summer 2025 issue of New Politics and explains how fear, emergency powers, and bipartisan choices made ICE central to Trump’s authoritarian project. https://newpol.org/issue_post/ice-was-built-for-this/ #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Authoritarianism #politics #AbolishICE Music: The Pist, "Not Your Problem."

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 6

Brady, Montana ahead. But also ICE should be abolished. newpol.org/issue_post/i...

ICE Was Built for This - New Politics

ICE is not just a tool of reactionary immigration policies, but part of a more general instrument of political repression.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 6

Excited to dive into Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by @lhh.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social

A person holds the book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor. The cover is teal with an abstract design of interconnected yellow and pink arrows forming a circular pattern.

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The Right Podcast @therightpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 5

post by Adbusters shows a handwritten note taped to a rough wooden surface. The note reads: “The loss of empathy is the start of barbarism” in black marker with varying font sizes and emphasis.

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مصدر عام | The Public Source @thepublicsource.bsky.social · Sep 2

Netanyahu has offered military escorts to foreign journalists for guided tours of Gaza that sanitize and legitimize genocide.

We call on our peers to refuse to embed with these Israeli propaganda tours. #BoycottIDFEmbeds

Read our statement: thepublicsource.org/media-embeds...

On the Ethics of Embedding with Genocidaires

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