Tom Nomad is an organizer based in the Rust Belt and the author of The Masters Tools: Warfare and Insurgent Possibility and Toward an Army of Ghosts. You can find more of Toms writings on The Anarchist Library. Tom is @tom_nomad@kolektiva.social on Mastadon, and on their blog: https://chi.st/starting-into-the-abyss/introducing. We speak about conspiracy theories and real conspiracies, strategies of tension, the use of extremist actors to set conditions of concentrating power un-democratically and challenging conspiratorial thought patterns. The Final Straw is a weekly anarchist and anti-authoritarian radio show bringing you voices and ideas from struggle around the world. Since 2010, weve been broadcasting from occupied Tsalagi land in Southern Appalachia (Asheville, NC). We also frequently feature commentary (serious and humorous) by anarchist prisoner, Sean Swain.