In this episode of Locust Radio, we read excerpts from Bertolt Brecht’s War Primer (1950); listen to readings from Locust Review (2022-2023) — R. Faze’s “My Body’s Portal to Another Dimension;” Adam Marks’ “Rites of Obodena;” and Tish Turl’s “Immortality Beaver” (Stink Ape Resurrection Primer). We also listen to music from Pet Mosquito, Omnia Sol, and Shrvg. Laura, Tish, and Adam discuss Project 2025, Agenda 47, and other far-right plans to roll back democratic norms, target trans persons, and implement other reactionary-to-fascist policies in the United States. We also discuss how this is related to Israel’s genocidal war on Palestine, and the general authoritarian trajectory of mainstream politics — as expressed in the prosecution of the Cop City organizers in Atlanta, increasing prison sentences for climate protesters, and the recent attempts to ban Palestine solidarity in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
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Related readings, artworks, videos include: Walter Benjamin, “On the Concept of History” (1940);
Bertolt Brecht, War Primer (1955); Ali Abunimah and David Sheen, “Israeli Forces Shot Their Own Civilians, Kibbutz Survivor Says,” Electronic Intifada (October 16, 2023); Aime Ceasaire, Discourses on Colonialism (1950); Chauncey DeVega, “Trump Plans to Become Dictator — Denial will Not Save You,” Salon (September 7, 2023); Max Ernst, The Elephant Celebes (1921); Huthifa Fayyad, “Israel-Palestine War: What You Need to Know After 10 Days,” Middle East Eye (October 16, 2023); David Hearst, “The Nakba that Israel Has Started Will Backfire,” Middle East Eye (October 13, 2023); Naomi Klein, “In Gaza and Israel, Side with the Child over the Gun, The Guardian (October 11, 2023); Sabrine Kriebel, “Manufacturing Discontent: John Heartfield’s Mass Medium” New German Critique No 107 (Summer 2009), 53-88; Michelangelo, Moses (1513-1515); China Miéville, The Last Days of New Paris (2016); TOI Staff, “Citing Israeli Example, Zelensky Says Ukraiainians ‘Need to Learn to Live with Conflict,’” The Times of Israel (August 28, 2023); Eran Torbiner, Matzpen, Anti-Zionist Israelis, video documentary about the Israeli Socialist Organization (2003); Leon Trotsky, “The German Catastrophe” (1933); Adam Turl, Dead Paintings (2011-present); Tish Turl, Stink Ape Resurrection Primer (ongoing in Locust Review); Tish Turl and Adam Turl, Big Muddy Monster Atlas Project (2021-present).
The Locust Radio theme is by Omnia Sol. Locust Radio is produced by Omnia Sol, Alexander Billet, Adam Turl, and Tish Turl. Locust Radio is hosted by Laura Fair-Schulz, Tish Turl, and Adam Turl.