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title: The Hotwire #44: November 7, 2018
subtitle: Troops at the border—Anarchism vs. voting—Remembering comrades who died recently
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[**Listen here.**](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/hotwire-44) We kick off the episode with a discussion about [anarchism](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/47) and [voting](https://crimethinc.com/podcast/51). After a roundup of resistance to capitalism and the state, our feature this episode is about Trump’s deployment of thousands of troops to “defend the border” and [how it is in most people’s interest](https://crimethinc.com/2018/11/02/turning-the-army-against-the-people-border-militarization-and-the-migrant-caravan) to push back on this latest precedent of using the military against civilian populations. We remember recently deceased anarchists [Zhlobitsky Mikhail Vasilyevich](https://crimethinc.com/2018/10/31/on-the-attack-against-the-fsb-in-russia-including-the-statement-from-the-anarchist-who-carried-it-out) and [Kevin Garrido](https://publicacionrefractario.wordpress.com/2018/11/02/ultima-horaurgente-asesinan-a-kevin-garrido-en-el-centro-de-exterminio-santiago-1/). There are calls for [mobilizations on the border](https://m.facebook.com/events/1650288045076555?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%223%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&aref=30) in the coming weeks, updates from the [Vaughn 17 trial](https://itsgoingdown.org/no-evidence-no-convictions-week-1-of-the-first-vaughn-17-trial/), and announcements of anti-fascist [actions for the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht](https://outlivethem.wordpress.com/around-the-world/). Send us news, events, or ideas on how our show can better serve anarchist activity in your town by emailing us at [podcast@crimethinc.com](mailto:podcast@crimethinc.com).