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Charles Bursell
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Social Critic at Large
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THE LOG (ep. 604) “Normalize the Resistance” – The Regime’s brazen new moves to rig elections and the everyday acts you can do to put yourself on the (very obvious) right side of history. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
THE LOG (ep.603) “Relentless Regime” – Searching for needles in the Epstein haystack, advocacy journalism, time for the resistance to broaden our scope and sharpen our demands. (Note: recorded before the good news that 5-year-old Liam Ramos has been released.) directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Relentless Regime (TL603)
Rigging the midterms, searching for needles in the Epstein haystack, advocacy journalism challenged, and it’s time for the resistance to broaden our scope – and sharpen our demands.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
THE LOG (ep.602) “Keep America Weird” – The regime is building a techno-fascist surveillance state with you as a consumer cog. Join the dreamers and malcontents while there’s still time to defeat the despots and build a better world. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Keep America Weird (TL602)
The regime is building a techno-fascist surveillance state with you as a consumer cog. Join the dreamers and malcontents while there’s still time to defeat the despots and build a better world.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
THE LOG (ep. 601) “Abuses and Usurpations” – American Fascism takes its show on the road with its Hitleresque board of “peace.” Then, terrorizing an entire city, Secret Police Jackboots conduct another brutal public execution. Abolish ICE/CBP. End the Regime. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Abuses and Usurpations (TL601)
American Fascism takes its show on the road with its Hitleresque board of “peace.” Then, terrorizing an entire city, Secret Police Jackboots conduct another brutal public execution. Abolish ICE/CBP. E...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
THE LOG (ep.600) “The Trump Whisperers” – Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr., a wild ride over Greenland, and making the best of a broken America. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
The Trump Whisperers (TL600)
Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr., a wild ride over Greenland, and making the best of a broken America.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
THE LOG (ep.599) “Stand Up, Shut Down!” – We cannot match their violence (nor should we try) but neither can we defeat the Regime with so-called “peaceful” protest. Also, normalizing state thuggery and the Venezuela fiasco. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Stand Up, Shut Down! (TL599)
We cannot match their violence (nor should we try) but neither can we defeat the Regime with so-called “peaceful” protest. Also, normalizing state thuggery and the Venezuela fiasco.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
THE LOG (ep.598) “Heroes and Villains” – The brave and righteous Twin Cities are showing the way! Find resistance training in your town. Also, the Regime triples down on racism and chaos. And, WTF is with the RFK food pyramid? directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Heroes and Villains (TL598)
The brave and righteous Twin Cities are showing the way! Find resistance training in your town. Also, the Regime triples down on racism and chaos. And, WTF is with the RFK food pyramid?
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January 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
THE LOG (ep.597) “The Moment is Now, Again” – America’s unbridled fascism must be stopped. The problem: the only alternative offered is the outdated and exploitative “postwar rules-based order.” There is a third option. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
The Moment is Now, Again (TL597)
America’s unbridled fascism must be stopped. The problem: the only alternative offered is the outdated and exploitative “postwar rules-based order.” There is a third option.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
THE LOG (ep. 596) “Another State Murder” – Old school imperialism, taking the lessons of Jan 6 forward, and a killing cold as ICE. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Another State Murder (TL596)
Old school imperialism, taking the lessons of Jan 6 forward, and a killing cold as ICE.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
THE LOG (ep.595) “Hope, Despair, and Bluster” – Mamdani takes the oath and takes the reins, Regime racism and Israeli brutality continue unabated, and Venezuela marks a renewed U.S. hegemony. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Hope, Despair, and Bluster (TL595)
Mamdani takes the oath and the reins, Regime racism and Israeli brutality continue unabated, and Venezuela marks a renewed U.S. hegemony.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
THE LOG – Starting Thursday, January 1st 2026, The Log will air daily 10-minute segments exclusively on Substack. Not to worry, the twice weekly half-hour podcasts will continue as usual on all platforms. Happy New Year! substack.com/@charlesbursell
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December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
THE LOG (ep.594) “Well, That Happened” – Looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026 with a warning: It’s more important than ever to jettison corporate news. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Well, That Happened (TL594)
Looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026 with a warning: It’s more important than ever to jettison corporate news.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
THE LOG (ep. 593) “Happy Holidays” – A look at holidays, from ancient traditions to modern takes on the winter revelry, including mischievous (even dark) characters and irreverent (even subversive) customs of role-reversal and debt relief. Just what we need. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Happy Holidays (TL593)
A look at the many holidays around the globe from ancient traditions to modern takes on the winter party, including mischievous (even dark) characters, and irreverent (even subversive) customs of role...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THE LOG (ep. 592) “Silence The Menace” – Vanity Fair stands out among dismal Regime media. Murder week on the high seas, in Hollywood, an Australian beach, and a college campus. Medicare for all, and good elections news. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Silence The Menace (TL592)
Vanity Fair stands out among dismal Regime media. Murder week on the high seas, in Hollywood, an Australian beach, and a college campus. Medicare for all, and good elections news.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
THE LOG (ep. 591) “In Spite of Themselves” – It’s campaign season again and Democrats are going to win big – for all the wrong reasons. Legacy media discovers mutual aid, recommended anarchist reading, and some good news: we’re not dead yet! directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
December 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
THE LOG (ep. 590) “Obstructed Democracy” – Abandoning Ukraine and Gaza, a looming U.S. State Media, SCOTUS builds a dictator, American democracy deemed “obstructed,” and are YOU a terrorist? directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
December 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
THE LOG (ep.589) “We’re Doing It Wrong” – A monologue of political, cultural and media criticism from a social-anarchist/abolitionist perspective. This episode: Person of the Year, political violence, The Regime's authoritarian-racist foreign doctrine, and more. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
THE LOG (ep. 588) “To Be Frank” – MAGA has no doubt scored wins, but it’s not particularly smart, it’s not original, it’s not even real. Also, thoughts on the DC shooter aftermath, Hegseth’s debacles, and a tribute to the great Frank Skillman. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
THE LOG (ep.587) “People Over Profit” – Strikes and boycotts needed to bring down the Regime will require shared pain and sacrifice. Mutual Aid can not only protect us while we fight, but ultimately create a new model for when we win. And we can start right now. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
THE LOG (ep. 586) “Remove The Regime” – Don’t give up on impeachment! There are (1) dozens of articles to choose from, (2) recent examples proving that public outcry still matters, and (3) several persuadable Congressional Republicans. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
THE LOG (ep. 585) “Anarchism Now!” – COP30 fails as the Climate Crisis continues unabated, The Orange Meat Puppet descends into madness, MTG chickens out, MAGA re-calculates, and Musk gets one thing right: the end of money. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
THE LOG (ep. 584) “The Good, The Bad, and The Long Game” – The lesson we must take from recent MAGA setbacks is pressure works so triple down. Also, thoughts at the close of COP30 and we love Miss Piggy! directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
The Good, The Bad, And The Long Game (TL584)
The lesson we must take from recent MAGA setbacks is pressure works so triple down. Also, thoughts at the close of COP30 and we love Miss Piggy!
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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
THE LOG (ep. 583) “The News Could Be Better” – Every day is Taco Tariff Tuesday, COP30 stymied by old systems while the world burns, Whoville hawks Walmart, and the Epstein files buried under the guise of an “active case.” directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
The News Could Be Better (TL583)
Every day is Taco Tariff Tuesday, COP30 stymied by old systems while the world burns, Whoville hawks Walmart, and the Epstein files buried under the guise of an active case.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
THE LOG (ep.582) “Welcome To the Fight!” – Americans are coming around to the economic blackout, impeachment, and challenging corporate Dems. Sure, they’re bandwagon jumpers, that’s okay! Also: Epstein, my take on the shutdown cave, and people don’t fly. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
Welcome To the Fight! (TL582)
Americans are coming around to the economic blackout, impeachment, and challenging corporate Dems. Sure, they’re bandwagon jumpers, that’s okay! Also: Epstein, wag-the-dog wars, my take on the shutdow...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM