The Fascism Barometer team presents a new series of bonus minisodes! Ejeris Dixon invites us into a more unfiltered space at the intersection of newfound parenthood and political reflection. As fascism intensifies around the world and at home, Ejeris shares what it means to stay present to both care work and movement work at the same time.
WTF? Wow, That’s Fascist!
Ejeris connects the dots between fascism and war, naming a pattern that has repeated across history and is unfolding again in real time. What begins as internal hierarchy and scapegoating often escalates into global violence. And the consequences are measured in human lives.
Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.
Resources
What Time Is It on the Clock of Fascism? — Tarso Ramos on the Urgency to Act (Link to Tarso’s Episode)
How We Got Here and How We Get Out with Maurice Mitchell (link to Maurice’s episode)
Use these apps and websites to find actions to get involved ! We Act (Ash-lee Woodard-Henderson created an app for people to get more involved in fighting fascism and authoritarianism) https://weactnow.com/
All of Us Directory: https://www.allofusdirectory.org/
One Job
Ejeris Dixon cuts through the noise with a clear and urgent message: we are overcomplicating how to fight fascism.
At a moment when political analysis is everywhere, competing for attention and authority, Ejeris offers a different approach. Not a new framework. Not a multi-point plan. Just a reminder of what matters most.
We have one job.
Build a bigger, more powerful, more connected movement capable of defeating fascism.
Ejeris reminds us that movement building is not abstract, and not reserved for experts. It happens in everyday interactions, in conversations, in invitations, and in the choices we make about how we show up.
Because even in the middle of the night, the barometer is still rising. And so is our responsibility to respond.
Resources
Trump Invaded Iran Because Fascists Are Imperialists Too, (great resource on the connection between fascism and war)
Groups who are creating actions and protests against the War on Iran
Rising Majority (@rising_majority)
Grassroots Global Justice (@ggjalliance)
Steps 'N Stages
Ejeris Dixon reflects on how fascism advances not all at once, but in deliberate “steps and stages.” Drawing from the words of Toni Morrison, Ejeris explores how the erosion of rights, from attacks on TPS protections and birthright citizenship to the weakening of the Voting Rights Act, creates the conditions for escalating violence and authoritarianism. Ejeris reminds us that resisting fascism requires collective action across communities, local organizing, and the belief that people power can still win.
Proving the Point
In this episode of Midnight Musings, Ejeris Dixon unpacks a new White House memo that expands the definition of terrorism to target anti-fascists, Trans communities, Muslim communities, and resistance movements. This episode explores why solidarity, collective action, and refusing to “obey in advance” are essential as the Fascism Barometer keeps rising.