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Garrison Davis joins us to talk about The Mandalorian season 2 (spoilers!). We also discuss the rise of fascism as depicted in Star Wars, the future of Star Wars television, and a lot more.
 
Garrison is @hungrybowtie on Twitter. Listen to their newest podcast, Uprising: A Guide from Portland, wherever you get your podcasts. Also listen to them on some episodes of Behind the Bastards (Twitter: @bastardspod).
 
Rebels fighting The Empire in Portland, Oregon, need your support! Donate to the Portland Freedom Fund (portlandfreedomfund.org, Twitter: @PortlandFreedom) and the PDX Bail Fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund) to help bail out comrades.
 
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Defectors logo art by Ira
Twitter and Insta: @plantneighbor
 
Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Stars
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Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creature
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Defectors is back! We talk about the MASSIVE UPRISINGS happening for Black lives and against police violence, and we dive into the first two story arcs (episodes 1 - 8) of The Clone Wars Season 7.
Audio notes: We had a recording problem this time and almost scrapped the episode entirely, but managed to use backup audio and cut around the worst problems. Sorry, it's a little funky.
Thanks Ira for the new logo! Instagram and Twitter: @plantneighbor
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We react to The Rise of Skywalker and shout out activist, whistle-blower, political prisoner and defector Chelsea Manning. Spoilers for TROS abound!
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SHOUTOUT
Chelsea ManningFollow her on Twitter: @xychelsea and @SaveManningSign the petition for her release: FreeChelsea.comDonate to her legal defense: tinyurl.com/chelsealegalWrite her a letter (one of the best ways to support):
Chelsea Elizabeth ManningA0181426William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center2001 Mill RoadAlexandria, VA 22314
Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Starsfreemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Thank you Eamon for making our logo!Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists:soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944Twitter: @Radical_Podcast
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Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is coming out IN A FEW DAYS! We prepare for the "end of the Skywalker saga" by discussing our hopes for the new movie, and as usual we also veer wildly off topic.
Episode art by Ira ClarkeInsta and Twitter: @plantneighbor
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Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Starsfreemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creaturehttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Defectors Episode 12: Dumpster Fire of the Vanities
 
Vanity Fair's The Rise of Skywalker feature—JJ comparing the First Order to Argentinian Nazis, Kathleen Kennedy's views on the political climate in the '70s and today, and much more; supporting folks seeking abortions through abortion funds, reproductive justice, and volunteering to be a clinic escort; how our training for Running Down the Walls 2019 stacks up against Star Wars training sequences
 
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SHOUTOUTS
National Network of Abortion Funds
website: https://abortionfunds.org/
twitter: @AbortionFunds
The Yellowhammer Fund
website: https://yellowhammerfund.org/
twitter: @YellowFund
Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
website: https://www.sistersong.net/
twitter: @SisterSong_WOC
 
States pushing to further restrict access to abortion (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/politics/states-abortion-laws/index.html
 
Running Down the Walls 2019
This episode was recorded before the RDTW event, but was released after. You can still donate: https://fundly.com/running-down-the-walls-2019
 
US Department of Energy refers to fossil fuels as “freedom gas” and “molecules of US freedom”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/05/29/department-energy-uses-freedom-gas-refer-natural-gas/1270444001/
 
Art for this episode (and many others) by Ira
Twitter and Instagram: @plantneighbor
 
Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Stars
freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
 
Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creature
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
 
Thank you Eamon for making our logo!
Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists:
soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944
Twitter: @Radical_Podcast
 
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Episode IX teaser what does it mean!?; Star Wars Celebration announcements; getting pumped for Running Down the Walls and the Anarchist Black Cross Federation; tauntauns as post-apocalyptic transportation; politicians celebrating Force-choke sanctions; and Imperial stickers—take three
 
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SHOUTOUT
Running Down the Walls (Anarchist Black Cross fundraiser)
National event page: http://www.abcf.net/blog/running-down-the-walls-2019/
Los Angeles event page: http://www.abcf.net/losangeles/rdtw/
Los Angeles flier: http://www.abcf.net/losangeles/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/RDTW2019.pdf
About the Anarchist Black Cross Federation: http://www.abcf.net/about-us/
 
BUSINESS
The tweet thread we mentioned (thanks @Anarcommissar!): https://twitter.com/Anarcommissar/status/1111411242818654209
 
STAR WARS IN THE NEWS
“US tightens the screws on Venezuela's Maduro with banking sanctions” by David C Adams and Janet Rodriguez
https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/us-tightens-the-screws-on-venezuelas-maduro-with-banking-sanctions?hootPostID=7b53ffbe85adb0035a23f5f04ee724d5
 
Transcript of Senator Mike Lee's speech on the Green New Deal: https://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2019/03/mike-lee-mocks-green-new-deal-on-senate-floor/
 
Intro music: “May the Chords Be with You” by Computer Music All-Stars
freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/May_the_Chords_Be_with_You/May_the_Chords_Be_with_YouLicensed under Creative Commons by 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
 
Beeps and boops from “Cruising with R2D2” by Flying Creature
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Flying_Species/The_Second_Flight/10_-_Bonus_Track_-_Cruising_with_R2D2
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 4.0 International: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
 
Thank you Eamon for making our logo!
Check out the Radical People Podcast—it's full of awesome interviews with on-the-ground activists:
soundcloud.com/ranger-danger-379084944
Twitter: @Radical_Podcast
 
Like the show? Rate us on iTunes and leave a review!