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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
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    Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2

    28/1/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities.
    Links:
    Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need
    Rent Support for neighbors in Central
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families
    Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis
    Supplies for Political Art Making
    https://givebutter.com/spno
    Protective Gear for Legal Observers
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
    Diapers and Menstrual Supplies
    https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2
    Abolish Ice Shirts
    https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e
    Northstar Front Line Street Medics
    https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth
    Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund
    Venmo: @TCSwoletariat
    Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

    27/1/2026 | 56 mins.
    Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities.
    Links:
    Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need
    Rent Support for neighbors in Central
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families
    Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis
    Supplies for Political Art Making
    https://givebutter.com/spno
    Protective Gear for Legal Observers
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
    Diapers and Menstrual Supplies
    https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2
    Abolish Ice Shirts
    https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e
    Northstar Front Line Street Medics
    https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth
    Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund
    Venmo: @TCSwoletariat
    Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    CZM Book Club: Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived by Her Mercy, by Charlie Jane Anders, Part Two

    25/1/2026 | 23 mins.
    Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change
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    Part Two: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought Far-Right Immigration Policy

    21/1/2026 | 55 mins.
    Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook.
    Sources:
    The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005

    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html
    https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html
    https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
    https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html
    https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf
    https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/
    https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd
    https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    Part One: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought Far-Right Immigration Policy

    19/1/2026 | 56 mins.
    Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook.
    Sources:
    The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005

    https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html
    https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html
    https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html
    https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country
    https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html
    https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf
    https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/
    https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd
    https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to be—and fight to be—free. It explores complex stories of resistance that offer lessons and inspiration for us today, focusing on the ensemble casts that make up each act of history. That is to say, this podcast focuses on Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff.
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