# 📢 We Are Free and United — Let’s Build Power Together Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-to-the-people-7721460/we-are-free-and-united-let-s-build-power-together Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-to-the-people-7721460/we-are-free-and-united-let-s-build-power-together.md Podcast: [Power to the People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-to-the-people-7721460) Published: 2025-10-21T16:02:00+00:00 Episode link: https://newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/we-are-free-and-united-lets-build Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176741385/02dcf17400313d889274eaa7eeac0591.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-to-the-people-7721460/episodes/we-are-free-and-united-let-s-build-power-together Duration seconds: 398 ## Resource Friends, Today I want to bring two urgent issues to your attention. First: a fundraiser — and before you click away, hear me out. In all the years I’ve been writing this newsletter, I’ve only once asked you to support a specific fundraiser — that was for striking workers. This time, I’m asking you to consider contributing to Win Without War’s Know-Your-Rights billboard campaign , whose work has never been more critical. We do zero fundraising here at People Power United but this is a worthy cause that I hope you will consider. Second: please remember to sign our letter to our Open Letter to Speaker Johnson which we plan to send out this week. As always, I’m deeply grateful for your continued support and commitment to standing up for democracy and freedom. Win Without War’s Know-Your-Rights billboard campaign After Trump’s alarming remarks about using our cities as “training grounds for our military,” Win Without War is expanding its Know Your Rights billboard campaign in cities across the country. In a recent speech to top commanders, Trump claimed they have a “major part” to play in a so-called “war from within” to control American cities — a chilling statement that echoes the tactics of dictators. That’s why Win Without War is stepping up to remind service members that they have the right and the responsibility to refuse unethical or illegal orders. Trump’s violent brand of authoritarianism and mass deportation is not what they signed up for. Weaponizing the troops against the people they’re sworn to protect won’t make our communities any safer. Attacking Americans on U.S. soil is wrong and a waste of resources needed to protect our nation from other threats. Here are some examples of the billboards they are putting up in cities across America: Click here to make a d… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-to-the-people-7721460/episodes/we-are-free-and-united-let-s-build-power-together/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-to-the-people-7721460/we-are-free-and-united-let-s-build-power-together.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.