Peter Donalds
@peterdonalds.bsky.social
I read, I write, I make music and radio shows.
American fascism is having a lousy week.
THE LOG (ep.606) “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” – Bad Bunny’s slam dunk win for the culture, Pam Blondie’s impeachable performance before House Oversight, and ICE takes its Gestapo act from the streets into the halls Congress. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (TL606)
Bad Bunny’s slam dunk win for the culture, Pam Blondie’s impeachable performance before House Oversight, and ICE takes its Gestapo act from the streets into the halls Congress.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
American fascism is having a lousy week.
From ICE to Wall Street, real democracy means ending the the architecture of evil.
THE LOG (ep.605) “It Can’t Be Tamed” – Democratic politicians and corporate media tell us to “stand up and fight back,” but refuse to dismantle the systems that breed white supremacy and capitalist power. Real democracy can’t coexist with profit and control. directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
It Can’t Be Tamed (TL605)
The regime’s cruelty isn’t a glitch, it’s the system working as designed. Democratic politicians and corporate media talking heads tell us to “stand up and fight back,” but refuse to dismantle the sys...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
From ICE to Wall Street, real democracy means ending the the architecture of evil.
Happy to announce I'm hosting a new show in the Charles Bursell Presents family of podcasts: “We The People” is a weekly half-hour of old and new songs for freedom, justice and solidarity. Here's our inaugural episode! directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
We The People (ep.1)
A weekly offering of old and new songs for freedom, justice and solidarity with your host Peter Donalds
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February 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Happy to announce I'm hosting a new show in the Charles Bursell Presents family of podcasts: “We The People” is a weekly half-hour of old and new songs for freedom, justice and solidarity. Here's our inaugural episode! directory.libsyn.com/episode/inde...
You know what’s right, you want what’s right, now fight for what’s right.
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
You know what’s right, you want what’s right, now fight for what’s right.
Every headline is not just today’s new problem but rather another iteration of the existential threat of MAGA.
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
Every headline is not just today’s new problem but rather another iteration of the existential threat of MAGA.
"It’s not just bad policy, it’s an infrastructure and a mindset. You are not who they told you you are."
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 1:13 AM
"It’s not just bad policy, it’s an infrastructure and a mindset. You are not who they told you you are."
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us. For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States.
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 8:21 PM
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us. For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States.
It’s official, The US stands alone in the world, without a friend. What do we do now?
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
It’s official, The US stands alone in the world, without a friend. What do we do now?
Occupy buildings, block entrances, obstruct traffic, withhold labor, boycott. Whatever shuts down their business should be our business.
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
Occupy buildings, block entrances, obstruct traffic, withhold labor, boycott. Whatever shuts down their business should be our business.
Speak the truth. Join with others for training and action. And above all, resist despair.
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
Speak the truth. Join with others for training and action. And above all, resist despair.
A system that rewards greed and violence will create greed and violence.
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 12:37 AM
A system that rewards greed and violence will create greed and violence.
The masked gunman shot Renee point-blank through her driver side window.
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 masked gunman shot Renee point-blank through her driver side window.
I don’t give a sh*t about Maduro. But the so-called “Donroe”’ Doctrine? That’s a big problem.
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
I don’t give a sh*t about Maduro. But the so-called “Donroe”’ Doctrine? That’s a big problem.
Some exciting changes for 2026. Well, maybe not “exciting” exactly, but definitely changes. Unless you like things to stay the same. Anyway…
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
Some exciting changes for 2026. Well, maybe not “exciting” exactly, but definitely changes. Unless you like things to stay the same. Anyway…
For-profit media shines their light only on the show. Find independent journalists who will take you behind the curtain.
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 3:40 AM
For-profit media shines their light only on the show. Find independent journalists who will take you behind the curtain.
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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-...
December 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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We would do ourselves well to resurrect some Yuletide festivities of the past, especially where they break the hierarchy.
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
We would do ourselves well to resurrect some Yuletide festivities of the past, especially where they break the hierarchy.
There is no Orange Menace, as we currently suffer him, without corporate media breathing life into this monster day after day, year after year.
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 1:27 PM
There is no Orange Menace, as we currently suffer him, without corporate media breathing life into this monster day after day, year after year.
Like it or not, the 2026 races have begun. Voters must demand more than fear and platitudes.
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
Like it or not, the 2026 races have begun. Voters must demand more than fear and platitudes.
My greatest fear is that we’ve all been changed by the troubles and there’s no going back. My greatest hope is that I’m wrong.
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
My greatest fear is that we’ve all been changed by the troubles and there’s no going back. My greatest hope is that I’m wrong.
Fascism versus Corporate Centrism is a false and deadly dichotomy. Only real democracy can save us.
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 2:15 PM
Fascism versus Corporate Centrism is a false and deadly dichotomy. Only real democracy can save us.
We can’t let a day go by when we don’t put some effort into removing the Regime.
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 11:53 AM
We can’t let a day go by when we don’t put some effort into removing the Regime.
Defeating fascism in America can be just the beginning of building something radically better.
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
Defeating fascism in America can be just the beginning of building something radically better.
Seriously, enough is enough. Let’s book the room and have a trial already.
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 4:32 PM
Seriously, enough is enough. Let’s book the room and have a trial already.
Look at me with a straight face and tell me we can solve the world’s problems with profit as the operational incentive.
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 2:00 PM
Look at me with a straight face and tell me we can solve the world’s problems with profit as the operational incentive.