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Apr 21, 2026
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On Petromasculinity and Protest
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Amy Westervelt
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Executive Summary
The episode argues that the Trump administration, heavily backed by the fossil fuel industry, has systematically worked to criminalize climate and environmental protest by labeling activists as 'terrorists'.
It traces the use of post-9/11 counter-terrorism frameworks and industry-backed model legislation (via ALEC) to suppress dissent, starting with the Standing Rock protests and later applied to other movements.
The analysis introduces the concept of 'petromasculinity,' linking the defense of fossil fuels to a threatened sense of masculinity and authoritarian tendencies, as seen in figures like Trump, Peter Thiel, and Jordan Peterson.
The discussion extends to geopolitics, highlighting how these domestic ideologies influence foreign policy, including attempts to acquire Greenland and U.S.
involvement in the oil-rich region of Guyana.
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