Last Ditch Effort

Jay looks up ‘US midterms’ on Wikipedia and then is joined by Roger and Erica to talk about the crushing Republican defeat, the role of populism in the Democratic party, and the DSA’s enormous boost with at least 105 races won and some still being counted. After libbing out and getting back to brunch, we discuss what to do next (hint: it's the labour movement). We also talk about Brazil and the shockingly effective ‘Janonist’ electoral strategy used by the Lula camp. Show NotesDSA winsLaKesha WomakVictoria [not Tanya, oops] BroderickFandoms in Action: Political Activism and Pop Culture in the 2026 Brazilian electionsThe Mini-Manual of Information Insurgency (or Janonism)Erica’s IGRoger’s IGLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comjaylesoleil.comclementinemorrigan.comfckingcancelled@gmail.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Roger and Erica join Jay to dig into Digger, the latest film from Mexican director Alejandro Iñárritu. Panned by critics and audiences alike and projected to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, we think that the film’s central premises were almost universally misunderstood by people who expected a satire about politics and climate change — and instead got a satire about themselves. Warning: spoilers abound.Show NotesIñárrituExample of critics not understanding a single thing about the movieThe WPAErica’s IGRoger’s IGLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comjaylesoleil.comclementinemorrigan.comfckingcancelled@gmail.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

When a corporate landlord’s open contempt for its working-class tenants at a huge apartment complex in Montreal reached a breaking point, tenants decided to fight back with the help of a neighbourhood class struggle organization called Offensive Populaire (OP). The landlord, Norgate Quebec Inc., responded by suing tenants, OP, and individual members of OP like our guest Nick Harvest, enlisting the courts in a naked display of class warfare. The suit attempts to force tenants and organizers to cease their work through injunctions, and demands absurd damages for such crimes as ‘making things toxic’ (talking to one’s neighbours) and ‘defamation’ (talking about what is happening). Jay and Nick discuss OP’s work in organizing neighbourhoods, tenants’ rights as a site of class struggle, lawfare as a major tool of the enemy class, and the major gains won by Norgate tenants despite the continuous hostility on the part of the landlord and chronic disinterest on the part of the city government.Show NotesOffensive Populaire / Off the Defensive websiteOP / OTD InstagramThe GoFundMeExtensive coverage of the Norgate situation by the North StarCo-owner of Norgate Jean-Philippe Claude’s book, Transformez en opportunités des multilogements trop chers (‘Transform Overly Expensive Multi-unit Housing into Opportunities’)Jean-Philippe Claude’s InstagramNorgate tenants walk out of city council meetingLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comjaylesoleil.comclementinemorrigan.comfckingcancelled@gmail.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Jay is joined by the recently elected president of Canada’s New Democratic Party, Niall Ricardo. We talk about the socialist future of the party, winning back blue-collar voting blocs from the Liberals and Conservatives, the relationship of the NDP with the mainstream union movement, and liberal identity politics versus solidarity-based mass politics. Show NotesIndependent Jewish VoicesGlobe and Mail’s smear articleNational Post’s unhinged threats against Avi LewisCourageThe Orange WaveLa France InsoumiseNationalizing StelcoLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comfckingcancelled@gmail.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.fuckingcancelled.comThe Last Ditch Bar Thing, the Philly racefaker girl, and the bizarre clips from the Socialism 2026 conference: what do these three miserable lefty news items of the past month have in common? Jay breaks a longstanding policy of the pod (not to get into insane internet drama) in order to try to offer some analysis in these trying times. This is a paywall…

Jay is joined by Judith Lefebvre and Louise Nachet from Comité Panaris. We talk about the dismal charade of Québec politics, the hollowing out of the Left by liberal identitarians, Gramsci’s ideas about the ‘organic intellectual’, and where to go from here. Also: fuck/marry/kill, Queb edition.Show NotesComité Panaris on Twitch / IG / YouTubeThe 2026 Québec general electionÉric Duhaime, Conservative Party of QuebecPaul St-Pierre Plamandon (‘PSPP’), Parti QuébécoisChristine Fréchette, CAQCharles Milliard (‘Charlie Billions’), Liberal Party of QuebecRuba Ghazal, Québec SolidaireAntonio GramsciLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comfckingcancelled@gmail.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Dedeker Winston, co-host of the Multiamory podcast, professional polyamorist, and author of the Smart Girl’s Guide to Polyamory, joins Jay for some hot takes about cancel culture and The Lifestyle, a deep dive into the legal situation for the differently-partnered, and a materialist defense of the poly acceptance movement.Show NotesDedeker’s websiteDedeker’s book The Smart Girl’s Guide to PolyamoryOPENDesire, Familiarity, and Engagement in Polyamory: Results From a National Sample of Single Adults in the United StatesLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comTheme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Jay is joined by Emmaia Gelman, author of The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State. We discuss the pivotal role of the ADL not only in running cover for Israeli war crimes and aligning mainstream American Zionism with outright fascism, but also — and maybe more importantly — in the weaving of complex, changing narratives around race, rights, and Jewishness in America and beyond. Show NotesThe Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State by Emmaia GelmanThe ‘Unpacking Zionism’ podcastThe Institute for the Critical Study of ZionismEmmaia’s websiteWhiteness of a Different Color by Matthew Frye JacobsonThe 20X QuestionThe Swastika Epidemic of 1959-1960Theme music by Surprise Eyes, based on ‘Bonjour, Hi’ by ST x LIAMLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Jay is joined by Cory Doctorow, a veteran activist for internet freedom and the best-selling author of Enshittification and The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI (among many other titles). We discuss the inexorable decline in the quality of tech platforms, the total capture of regulatory bodies by predatory corporations, the rise of monopoly capitalism, and what can be done about any of this.Show NotesEnshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About ItThe Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI:How to Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It's Too LateCreative CommonsThe Tendency of the Rate of Profit to FallDoppelganger by Naomi KleinGoogle and Apple’s shenannigansLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe

Jay is joined by senior wildfire correspondents Roger and Erica to discuss the forest fires raging across North America. We talk about out of control fires on the edge of the Arctic Circle, the use of prison labour in fighting wildfires, and what kind of mitigation, if any, is possible. We also talk about the psychotic responses of American politicians to the crisis and capitalism’s One Weird Trick to deal with this problem (cutting down every tree while they still can). Also, Jay does a very bad Donald Trump impression.Erica Thomas is a labour organizer, professor and artist. Roger Peet is an artist, writer and head of comms for the Portland DSA.Show NotesTrump’s demented postGOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smokeMapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada On Fire by Naomi KleinThe Golden Spruce by John VaillantFire Weather by John VaillantThe Tragedy of the Worker: Towards the ProletaroceneObscurity: Life Inside the Smoke (art show)Carbon footprint of metal production could be more than 10 times higher than estimatedExecutive Order 14308: ‘Empowering Common Sense Wildfire Prevention and Response’Erica’s IGRoger’s IGLinksInstagramMerchfuckingcancelled.comclementinemorrigan.comjaylesoleil.comFucking Cancelled has no ads and is a supported by our listeners. To help us continue our work, consider subscribing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe