Laura Flanders

Some dead Americans - and a whole LOT of dead other people.

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

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The US Attacks Iran in a War of Aggression The US has waged many wars—but this is one of the most senseless we've ever seen.

Just out:

News report declaring Iranian officials say Israeli missile hit girls school over image of smoke rising over building.

Trump-pedo and Bibi the Butcher of Gaza are killing kids to distract from their rape and killing of kids.

Learn all about The People's Network for Land & Liberation on today's episode on LF&F. The consortium of six community-based organizations is building a future rooted in economic justice and local resilience — and teaching us all about the path to radical change: bit.ly/4kX9DgV

“Board of Peace, Machinery of War: Trump’s Ramadan Gaza Summit, Billionaire Vultures, and the U.S. Weapons Making Us Complicit” It's not a board of Peace. It's a board of Pillage.

Every weapon shipped to Israel is a violation.

“Board of Peace, Machinery of War: Trump’s Ramadan Gaza Summit, Billionaire Vultures, and the U.S. Weapons Making Us Complicit” It's not a board of Peace. It's a board of Pillage.

Focus people, focus.

Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism Donald Trump has a long record of demeaning and berating women. He’s also linked to Jeffrey Epstein and his name appears literally thousands of times in relation to what is arguably the biggest, sickest sex abuse scandal ever. So why is the sexism at the heart of Trumpism taken so lightly? In this episode, we look at how sexism functions in today’s fascist resurgence with experts Nina Burleigh, Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart and Annie Wilkinson. Burleigh is a journalist, best-selling author, documentary producer, and publisher of “American Freakshow” on Substack. Rev. Washington-Leapheart is a minister, professor, and the first-ever Strategic Partnerships Director at Political Research Associates (PRA), a social justice research and strategy center founded in 1981 by the feminist political scientist Jean Hardisty. In 2025 PRA dedicated an entire issue of their journal to the relationship between gender and authoritarianism, with a lead essay written by Wilkinson. Hear what our guests are taking away from the Epstein story, why authoritarians are afraid of feminism, and how women’s leadership poses such a threat to fascists. All that, plus a commentary from Laura on impunity in our times. “It's not just about a sex case. It's not just about the mistreatment of women, I'm sorry to say, because that's a big part of it. It's the underpinning of how Epstein maybe was operating. It's really about influence, foreign affairs, and the way the last 20 years of American foreign policy has played out.” - Nina Burleigh “The most unprotected women in the United States throughout our history have been Black women . . . It's sort of okay for a MAGA influencer to say that Black women have brains that process more slowly than any, and nobody challenges that.” - Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart “Research shows that across history, when women and feminist are out in front of a pro-democracy coalition, we win. The Trump regime and authoritarians around the world, they know that . . . We often see that women's rights and LGBTQ rights are some of the first to go.” - Annie Wilkinson Guests: Nina Burleigh: NYT Bestselling Author & Journalist; Substack, American Freakshow Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart: Strategic Partnerships Director, Political Research Associates Annie Wilkinson: Senior Research Analyst, Political Research Associates Stay informed and engaged! Don't miss out on our captivating weekly episodes that dive deep into the heart of our economy, culture, and politics. SUBSCRIBE HERE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFLRxVeYcB1H7DbuYZQG-lg?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 PODCAST: Listen to this week's episode on major podcast platforms (Available 2/18): https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com. Podcast subscribers also receive the full, uncut conversation from this week's show: https://lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/epstein-trump-how-misogyny-fuels-fascism-full-uncut-conversation ✏️SHOW NOTES: Visit our Patreon for Show Notes and learn more about this week's episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150662704 Laura Flanders & Friends is non-commercial independent media that relies on the contributions of viewers and listeners. 📩Newsletter: For more in-depth analysis, including a weekly newsletter and commentaries by Laura Flanders, subscribe on Substack: https://lauraflanders.substack.com/ Follow the show and Laura Flanders on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/lauraflanders.org https://bsky.app/profile/gritlaura.bsky.social DONATE TODAY at https://lauraflanders.org/donate or consider becoming a PATREON partner at https://www.patreon.com/lauraflandersandfriends 🔔Subscribe to get weekly episodes that prompt you to think critically about the world around you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to hit the 'Like' button and share it with your network. CREDITS: Executive Producer: Laura Flanders Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel Senior Producer: Jeremiah Cothren Senior Consulting Producer: Rory O’Connor Senior Video Editor: David Neumann Video Editor: Veronica Delgado Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper Development Director: Sarah Miller Communications Director: Janet Hernandez Thumbnail photo by NBC. Photo of Nina Burleigh by Erik Freeland.

PRA’s @holyshift.bsky.social and Annie Wilkinson join @gritlaura.bsky.social and @ninaburleigh.bsky.social to discuss how anti-gender politics fuel authoritarianism—and why women, femme, and queer-led movements are so powerful in response. Tune into @lauraflanders.org to watch the full episode:

"If Congress fails to prosecute the powerful and tear down this system today, they are not only failing to prevent the next Jeffrey Epstein from coming around, they are using federal policy to build and maintain his trafficking machine." - @GRITLaura.bsky.social

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#Epstein #ICEOut

‘I Just Want to Get Out of Here’: ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children

With a reported “surge” in children being held in ICE detention, Congress needs to ask those in charge exactly what they are doing to stop the next Epstein trafficking ring - or accept that they are building the infrastructure for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

A few months ago, (open.substack.com/pub/laurafla... ) I recommended mapping federally-owned properties that could be used for DHS or ICE purposes. Wired’s showing how to do it and providing some search mechanisms to track the GSA buildings in every state: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex... (free)

Dark-haired woman looks away with hand on prison bar.

My latest. Are we going to stop the next Epstein now, or build their infrastructure for them? open.substack.com/pub/laurafla...

You asked. We listened. Our guests have answers:

YouTube video by Laura Flanders & Friends The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir on People vs. AI Oligarchs

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YouTube video by Laura Flanders & Friends The Data Center Revolt: John Cassidy & Faiz Shakir on People vs. AI Oligarchs

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Thanks for the conversation, @johncassidysays.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social and for your reporting @moreperfectunion.bsky.social !

Today on Laura Flanders & Friends: Debunking the AI hype. As energy-sucking data centers take root around the country, communities are pushing back. @johncassidysays.bsky.social (@newyorker.com) and Faiz Shakir (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social) tell us more: bit.ly/4k5S8uu

“There are… agents provocateurs who try to push the protests in particular directions.”

US-Iran scholar @valinasr.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how foreign agents have been involved in the Iran protests.

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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.

But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

White House posts image bragging about Don Lemon's arrest that includes at top after "Lemons..." the chains used on slaves--not anything dealing with modern day law enforcement like a handcuff. The white supremacist regime is not hiding they did this for their white supremacist base.

The United States of America in 2026.

Do not look away.

“The changes the White House has made over the last 24 hours are purely nominal... But nominal doesn’t mean meaningless. They show the White House saw the current situation was untenable. They couldn’t keep people in line.”

This entire thread is important. Exactly the movement analysis and reporting that our media will never do. Watch ICE, denounce fascism all you like - we’ll never build power if we don’t learn how. The Minnesotans aren’t simply “nice.” They are deeply organized.

Live Updates: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis, Officials Say

Correction: ANOTHER Person: Updates: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Cited "no specific criminal statute"???

Once again, wtf is the meaning of this?

Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.

By using words like “arrest” and “capture” to describe the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, media evoke a framing where the “good guys” and “bad guys” are preordained.

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Snow person with visible heart and stick in snowy backyard.

#NoKingButDrKing!

News outlets, STOP using hackneyed and misleading language to describe govt violence.

"Protesters clashed with federal agents"

In Minneapolis, in 100+ videos during the past 6 weeks, time and again, we see a bunch of folks just standing around being unprovokedly SET UPON by federal agents.