#ADG 18 | At Least We Got Each Other

Our dear friend and brother Forrest Palmer, a co-host of ADG, passed away June 1st, 2024. We memorialize him in this final episode of Attack + Dethrone GodCast. Patrick, Colin, Mike, Bill, and guest Dan Hanrahan, discuss the spirit, character, and mind of FP, and the incredible impact he had on our lives, and the lives of so many others. During the meeting, we listened to messages from Rob Seimetz and Kenn Orphan. During the introduction presented by Patrick, three more messages are played: the first from Nate Farrington, the second from Roy Wade, and the third from Margaret Kimberley. We sincerely thank everyone who sent their messages to us for this episode, to remember our dear friend, brother, and comrade Forrest Palmer. Rest in peace and power, FP. Timeline: 00:00:00 Introduction by Patrick 00:05:05 Message from Nate Farrigan 00:09:18 Message from Roy Wade 00:13:10 Message from Margaret Kimberley 00:20:53 Beginning of group discussion 00:26:55 Message from Rob Seimetz 01:27:05 Message from Kenn Orphan Notes: The entire archive of ADG can be found here Listen to Patrick’s interview with Forrest from March 2020 Listen to Patrick’s interview with Forrest from May 2022 Listen to Margaret Kimberley’s interview with Forrest for Black Agenda Radio: Part 1 / Part 2 Read Forrest’s article, How the Climate Crisis is Most Detrimental to the Black Community, published at Black Agenda Report Listen to Kollibri terre Sonnenblum’s interview with Forrest for Voices for Nature & Peace podcast from September 2020 Read Forrest’s articles, Mining for Blood and A New Frontier, but the Same Ol’ Game, published at Wrong Kind of Green in 2015 Read Dan Hanrahan’s poems, Non America (for Forrest Palmer) and MICHAEL MANN FORREST PALMER

Okay everyone, as many of you well know, our dear friend Forrest Palmer passed away this month. Many of us online have expressed our love for him, the many ways he has impacted our lives, the friendships and connections we had with him, our respect for his intellect and commentary, and the incredible love he had for each of us.  Michael, Colin, Bill, and I, along with Dan, recorded a final episode of Attack & Dethrone GodCast, a podcast Forrest co-hosted since we started it during the long year of 2020. It will be our last episode--episode 19. We paid our respects to Forrest, and we treated it as a way to remember him, and how he was so important to each of us. As part of it, we listened to messages from Rob, a frequent collaborator and friend of the podcast, and Kenn, a friend and previous guest. Both gave heartfelt messages, contributing greatly to the purpose of the episode. Also, another friend of Forrest, Nate, submitted a message that I'll be including in the final episode. All of this is to say that if you feel compelled, please do what Rob, Kenn, and Nate have done, and leave an audio or video message to express your thoughts and feeling about Forrest. I'll include the information you need to do that below. I want to get this episode out by early July. So, get your messages in by June 30th. It will be released as both an audio-only episode, and as a video episode. If you would like to leave a short voicemail (under three minutes in length), call the number: (208) 918-2837 If you would like to submit an audio or video file, you can submit it here: http://bit.ly/DROPMEALINE

Bill got covid. Patrick is tired. Forrest is learning to take care of himself. At least we got each other. Watch and subscribe on YouTube Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast  Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

The Queen is dead, but pickleball is forever... What does the ADG crew think about such pressing, world-shattering events as the dear Queen of the United Kingdom passing away at the ripe old age of 96? Or Mike's exploding influence in the world of pickleball, a sport that is bound to "save America" from itself? Or the power of ayahuasca to right the wrong that is the very being and outsized cultural presence of controversial football quarterback Aaron Rogers? Or Colin's experience at the literal shitshow that was Woodstock '99? You'll have to tune in (via your HAM radio setup, soon enough) to find out! Watch and subscribe on YouTube Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast  Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

This is the grandest ADG yet! Two newcomers, a former educator in GOP-controlled Texas and a nurse in Alberta, Canada, join Patrick, Forrest, Bill, Colin, and previous guest Jonathan DeJong, for a compelling and expansive discussion on the ongoing social collapse of the United States. From the full-fledged emergence of a far-right theocracy seizing absolute power in the coming years, to the unrelenting stream of mass shootings and visible signs of institutional decay, this episode is an excavation, of sorts — an unearthing of the roots of the crisis, and what a path through it may look like. Watch/Listen on YouTube Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast  Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

Alley Valkyrie joins Forrest, Mike, and Patrick from her home in France to discuss what it means to be a Cassandra in a time of collapse. Alley decided to leave her home in the United States for France in 2017, and discusses her rationale for making such a drastic decision to leave — permanently. She also describes the fundamental cultural and political differences between French and US American perspectives on a large variety of issues, everything from the pandemic, access to healthcare, immigration, and the various manifestations of collapse. The common thread that weaves its way through this discussion is: Where will you be with everything falls apart? Watch episode on YouTube Song featured is by Lord Raja from the RAJA Remixes: Champion Edition mix Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast  Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

Attack and Dethrone is back! Colin Boyd-Bigby joins Mike, Forrest, and I to talk with Jonathan DeJong, "doomer" and off-grid homesteader. He talks to us about his journey from being a financial advisor for thirty years, to dropping out of the capitalist game and living closer to the land in the Southwest. Mike discusses his new obsession, Pickleball, and Colin remarks on getting targeted ads for prison toilets. Forrest had numerous technical difficulties, and couldn't join us for most of the recording, unfortunately (he since has promised that will NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN). Watch episode on YouTube Follow Jon on his JAZ Farm blog and on Instagram Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast  Features The Pickleball Song by Jim & TK Lawrence Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

Friend of the podcast Bill Schmidt, along with 18-year-old adventurer Louis Koehler, join us for the first half of this episode. Louis has lived much of his life divided between the United States and Germany, and after graduating from high school, decided to trek across the US along the sunbelt, from Southern California to Florida, with his bike and anything he could carry. In New Mexico, he landed on Mike's property, and had been spending several weeks there before eventually moving on. All five of us discuss "solving your puzzle" -- something Mike and Louis have been discussing during their time together -- in our time of cascading shifts, collapse, and social fragmentation. In the second half, Forrest, Mike, and Patrick make some predictions (or merely guesses) about what this new year of 2022 will bring. Watch on YouTube Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast   Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

“Stop speaking in code” — speak directly and honestly. We reflect on what that means — from our personal relationships, to the sociopolitical consequences of leaders, and citizens, communicating with half-truths and within fabricated realities. Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast   Intro song by Jordan Thornquest

Forrest, Mike, and Patrick are back to discuss ol' Jeff Bezos blastin' off to the Great Unknown on his extremely phallic pet project. Instead of the United States and the USSR facing off in the Great Space Race of the 20th century, we now have billionaires coasting the high reaches of our planet's atmosphere, laying the groundwork for the industrialization of space. All while the planet burns. But hey, at least ol' Bezos thanked his workers and Amazon customers for making it happen!  Follow on instagram.com/attackdethronegodcast   Intro song by Jordan Thornquest