Rory Fanning
@rtfanning.bsky.social
Works for Haymarket Books. Wrote Worth Fighting For, co-wrote Long Shot with Craig Hodges. Walked across the US for the Pat Tillman Fdn. Woodworker.
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My latest piece, a book review, for @thenewarab.bsky.social , on the price of neutrality in the face of #genocide 🇵🇸
“No Neutrals There: How #USA Labor Built #Israel and Ignored #Palestine.”
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#news #booksky #Gaza
“No Neutrals There: How #USA Labor Built #Israel and Ignored #Palestine.”
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#news #booksky #Gaza
No Neutrals There: The cost of silence in fight for Palestine
Book Club: ’No Neutrals There’ reveals how US labor has never been neutral on Palestine, aiding Israel with funds, influence, and political pressure
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My latest piece, a book review, for @thenewarab.bsky.social , on the price of neutrality in the face of #genocide 🇵🇸
“No Neutrals There: How #USA Labor Built #Israel and Ignored #Palestine.”
🔗 www.newarab.com/features/no-...
#news #booksky #Gaza
“No Neutrals There: How #USA Labor Built #Israel and Ignored #Palestine.”
🔗 www.newarab.com/features/no-...
#news #booksky #Gaza
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A former Army Ranger wrote this in 2014—and his questions still resonate.
Rory Fanning reflects on Veterans Day, the symbolism of gratitude, and the harsh realities facing veterans returning from war.
inthesetimes.com/article/vete...
Rory Fanning reflects on Veterans Day, the symbolism of gratitude, and the harsh realities facing veterans returning from war.
inthesetimes.com/article/vete...
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A former Army Ranger wrote this in 2014—and his questions still resonate.
Rory Fanning reflects on Veterans Day, the symbolism of gratitude, and the harsh realities facing veterans returning from war.
inthesetimes.com/article/vete...
Rory Fanning reflects on Veterans Day, the symbolism of gratitude, and the harsh realities facing veterans returning from war.
inthesetimes.com/article/vete...
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Dang, you are a real one @rtfanning.bsky.social "it gets clearer and clearer that “Veterans Day” is nothing more than an attempt to bury the oppressive and deadly agenda of the U.S. ruling class by celebrating our “heroes.” 🔥
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Dang, you are a real one @rtfanning.bsky.social "it gets clearer and clearer that “Veterans Day” is nothing more than an attempt to bury the oppressive and deadly agenda of the U.S. ruling class by celebrating our “heroes.” 🔥
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Veteran and counter-recruiter @rtfanning.bsky.social reflects on the war at home, as armed thugs disappear his neighbors in the Chicago area
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
Veteran-led protests against Trump’s National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump’s illegal orders.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Veteran and counter-recruiter @rtfanning.bsky.social reflects on the war at home, as armed thugs disappear his neighbors in the Chicago area
My annual 11/11 Occupiers Day article ✊ truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
Veteran-led protests against Trump’s National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump’s illegal orders.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My annual 11/11 Occupiers Day article ✊ truthout.org/articles/ice...
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Their End Is Our Beginning
a conversation with brian bean about Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
a conversation with brian bean about Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
brian bean, "Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition" (Haymarket, 2025) - New Books Network
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November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Their End Is Our Beginning
a conversation with brian bean about Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
a conversation with brian bean about Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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“There is no honor in this mission.”
@rtfanning.bsky.social talked to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about counter-recruitment in the context of National Guard occupation
@rtfanning.bsky.social talked to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about counter-recruitment in the context of National Guard occupation
What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“There is no honor in this mission.”
@rtfanning.bsky.social talked to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about counter-recruitment in the context of National Guard occupation
@rtfanning.bsky.social talked to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social about counter-recruitment in the context of National Guard occupation
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In “Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition,” Shah provides a critical discussion about the intersection between detention, the prison industrial complex, and anti-immigrant racism
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In “Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition,” Shah provides a critical discussion about the intersection between detention, the prison industrial complex, and anti-immigrant racism
80% + of Isr*eli society supports the ethnic cleansing of G*za. Net*nyahu and his far-right govt. are not outliers. They are leaders of a genoc*dal movement supported by the vast majority of the country. More Americans need to acknowledge this fact.
September 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
80% + of Isr*eli society supports the ethnic cleansing of G*za. Net*nyahu and his far-right govt. are not outliers. They are leaders of a genoc*dal movement supported by the vast majority of the country. More Americans need to acknowledge this fact.
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Song For a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity From a Coal Miner’s Daughter will be released on April 21st 2026 from @haymarketbooks.org. In the midst of hateful divisive rhetoric, violent repression, and grifters writing elegies, let this one be a song. ❤️🔥 Pre-orders are open!
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Song For a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity From a Coal Miner’s Daughter will be released on April 21st 2026 from @haymarketbooks.org. In the midst of hateful divisive rhetoric, violent repression, and grifters writing elegies, let this one be a song. ❤️🔥 Pre-orders are open!
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"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."
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Great interview by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social with @rtfanning.bsky.social. Helpful for understanding the deployment of National Guard to cities, how to respond, and how to fight ICE recruitment. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...
What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Great interview by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social with @rtfanning.bsky.social. Helpful for understanding the deployment of National Guard to cities, how to respond, and how to fight ICE recruitment. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...
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Extremely important interview, thanks to Kelly and Rory for this one.
For my latest, I talked with counter-recruiter Rory Fanning about how we should communicate with National Guard troops deployed in US cities, and how we might counter ICE's current recruiting blitz.
What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Extremely important interview, thanks to Kelly and Rory for this one.
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Rory also had some advice for soldiers who are being ordered to participate in Trump's aggression. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...
September 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Rory also had some advice for soldiers who are being ordered to participate in Trump's aggression. organizingmythoughts.org/what-do-we-s...
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This is such an important interview about an important front line in the fight against fascist and authoritarian consolidation.
"By every moral or ethical standard it is the duty of soldiers to refuse orders to “defend” the US from migrants. History will look kindly upon those who do."
"By every moral or ethical standard it is the duty of soldiers to refuse orders to “defend” the US from migrants. History will look kindly upon those who do."
For my latest, I talked with counter-recruiter Rory Fanning about how we should communicate with National Guard troops deployed in US cities, and how we might counter ICE's current recruiting blitz.
What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is such an important interview about an important front line in the fight against fascist and authoritarian consolidation.
"By every moral or ethical standard it is the duty of soldiers to refuse orders to “defend” the US from migrants. History will look kindly upon those who do."
"By every moral or ethical standard it is the duty of soldiers to refuse orders to “defend” the US from migrants. History will look kindly upon those who do."
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For my latest, I talked with counter-recruiter Rory Fanning about how we should communicate with National Guard troops deployed in US cities, and how we might counter ICE's current recruiting blitz.
What Do We Say When the Soldiers Come?
"There is no honor in this mission," says counter-recruiter Rory Fanning.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For my latest, I talked with counter-recruiter Rory Fanning about how we should communicate with National Guard troops deployed in US cities, and how we might counter ICE's current recruiting blitz.
Trump is a lot of bad things, but war criminal might be the mosting damning. You don’t hear that descriptor of him very often from Democrats/liberals. He could end the situation in Gaza right now; but wont. This is the Trump Administration’s genoc*ide in G*za now. Dems need to start saying so.
August 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trump is a lot of bad things, but war criminal might be the mosting damning. You don’t hear that descriptor of him very often from Democrats/liberals. He could end the situation in Gaza right now; but wont. This is the Trump Administration’s genoc*ide in G*za now. Dems need to start saying so.
Trump is a lot of bad things, but war criminal might be the mosting damning. You don’t hear that descriptor of him very often from Democrats/liberals. He could end the situation in Gaza right now; but wont. This is the Trump Administration’s genoc*ide in G*za now. Dems need to sart saying so.
August 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Trump is a lot of bad things, but war criminal might be the mosting damning. You don’t hear that descriptor of him very often from Democrats/liberals. He could end the situation in Gaza right now; but wont. This is the Trump Administration’s genoc*ide in G*za now. Dems need to sart saying so.
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Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Can’t Happen If US Military Members Resist It
Trump plans to use the military to enact the mass deportation of immigrants. As a veteran, I know orders can be refused.
truthout.org
August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Still true ✊ truthout.org/articles/tru...
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Thinking about this piece by Rory Fanning right now.
Trump plans to use the military to enact the mass deportation of immigrants. As a veteran, I know orders can be refused.
Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Can’t Happen If US Military Members Resist It
Trump plans to use the military to enact the mass deportation of immigrants. As a veteran, I know orders can be refused.
truthout.org
August 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thinking about this piece by Rory Fanning right now.
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These are rough times. I'm reading "Learning to Live in the Dark" by @learning2live.bsky.social right now. It is helping.
July 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
These are rough times. I'm reading "Learning to Live in the Dark" by @learning2live.bsky.social right now. It is helping.
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"even in the darkest of times we have the right to expect some illumination..." -Hannah Arendt, 1968
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June 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"even in the darkest of times we have the right to expect some illumination..." -Hannah Arendt, 1968
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If nothing short of revolution can salvage the possibility of a better world, and yet if a viable revolutionary-left politics is nowhere on the horizon, then what does a life of radical commitment look like in the shadow of catastrophes that will not wait?
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June 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If nothing short of revolution can salvage the possibility of a better world, and yet if a viable revolutionary-left politics is nowhere on the horizon, then what does a life of radical commitment look like in the shadow of catastrophes that will not wait?
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/learning-t...
wenstephenson.substack.com/p/learning-t...
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he's right and he's right to say it
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
he's right and he's right to say it
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No War But Class War
Haymarket Books Against War
“The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to ga...
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June 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
No War But Class War