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title: The Hotwire #9: October 18, 2017
subtitle: Puerto Rico: breaking with the state, J20 trials approach, ducks of the east
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[**Listen here.**](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/hotwire-9) In this [Hotwire](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/) we share the anti-fascist call from Florida to [oppose Richard Spencer in Gainesville on October 19](https://itsgoingdown.org/need-know-nazis-gainesville/). We discuss the upcoming J20 trials in which nearly 200 protesters are [charged with conspiracy](dropj20.org) for protesting the inauguration, as well as the outcome of the [burning cop car case](https://crimethinc.com/2017/10/17/the-poetry-of-flames-the-arson-trials-in-france-from-the-courtroom-to-the-streets) that just concluded in Paris. Considering the [bullshit repression](http://www.theroot.com/corey-long-the-black-man-wielding-a-flamethrower-to-pr-1819483600) and [liberal lawsuits](https://www.unicornriot.ninja/2017/groups-behind-unite-right-sued-illegal-paramilitary-activity/) in the wake of [#Charlottesville](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/56/), we make the case about why [anti-fascism must mean anti-statism](https://crimethinc.com/2017/08/29/not-your-grandfathers-antifascism-anti-fascism-has-arrived-heres-where-it-needs-to-go). We also borrow part of a great [interview with Puerto Rican anarchist Frank Lopez](https://itsgoingdown.org/frank-lopez-puerto-rico-toxic-water-fema-candy/) on mutual relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Stay tuned until the end because we have some important calls to [support political prisoners](https://itsgoingdown.org/emergency-medical-campaign-robert-seth-hayes/), calls to support [forest defenders in Oregon](https://forestdefensenow.wordpress.com/), [political prisoner birthdays](http://prisonbooks.info/2017/10/08/political-prisoner-birthday-poster-for-october-2017-is-now-available/), announcements for upcoming [anarchist book fairs](https://la.anarchistbookfair.com/), and the repression roundup.