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Univ of Rochester announces it will cut academic ties with Israel, a demand advanced by and won by the students
#FreePalestine
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Book Review: Domenico Losurdo’s “Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend” - The history of Stalin has been decontextualized, distorted, fabricated and exaggerated, in order to manufacture a political mythology of Stalin as a villain.
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At the Mall of America in Bloomington, the largest mall in the United States, protesters dropped multiple banners on November 24 in solidarity with Palestine.
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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 1 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP):
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U of Washington students rally in support of Farm Workers
"Every day, we are expected to harvest 50 pounds of mushrooms within an hour and that’s not realistic.”
@UFWupdates
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Charges dropped on the Tampa 5, Students for a Democratic Society protesters walk free - statement from the Emergency Committee to Defend the
#Tampa5
@TampaBaySDS
@NewSDS
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"All of us who stand with Palestine and oppose the genocide, who insist on peace with justice, need to be ready to hit the streets. We need to add “Hands off Iran!” to our list of demands."
—Statement from
@freedomroadorg
#Iran
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5000 seize Lake Shore Drive in Chicago in support of Palestine: “Just as we did with the resistance against colonialism and apartheid, we stand with the Palestinian resistance now"
#FreePalestine
@uspcn
@CAARPRNow
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Downtown New Orleans Starbucks workers file for union election
“Our store is making record sales, but corporate says that they can’t afford more hours. They thank us by leaving us understaffed and overworked"
@SBWorkersUnited
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Fight Back! launches new website, logo - featuring improved security, a streamlined interface, modern search and tag functionality, and a much improved mobile experience. Our entire archive of articles is still available through our new site.
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“Students are escalating and it is not spontaneous. It is because students are organized. This is exactly what the ruling class fears: a movement with a revolutionary character, one that sides with the oppressed”
#FreePalestine
#Occupy4Gaza
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Minneapolis rallies to free Alex Saab and all political prisoners!
Speakers from different movements gave messages of solidarity w Venezuela’s kidnapped diplomat and connected his struggle to U.S. imperialism & repression.
#FreeAlexSaab
@AntiwarMN
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To be a socialist one must be an anti-imperialist: "Everyone who wants socialism should celebrate every blow struck against the imperialist, monopoly capitalist class."
#MarxismLeninism
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'Alex Saab: A Kidnapped Diplomat' global movie premiere September 16
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Red Theory: The National Question in the era of imperialism — "Imperialism means monopoly capitalism, but it brings along with it war and national oppression."
#RedTheory
#Marxism
#Socialism
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New Orleans rallies for Venezuela: “Free Alex Saab! End the killer sanctions now!” —
“The Venezuelan government refuses to be subservient to U.S. hegemony, refuses to be victimized by the U.S.’s attempts to gain control over the country.”
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Miami, FL - The hearing for Alex Saab, the Venezuelan diplomat being detained by the U.S. government, is postponed to February 16 in Miami, Florida. The delays in his case only benefit the U.S. government.
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Minneapolis city council passes strong Palestine resolution, which uses the word "genocide", calls for "full, immediate and permanent ceasefire", release of Palestinian prisoners, and demands an end to U.S. military aid to Israel
#FreePalestine
@AntiwarMN
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“Our victory signals a radical shift in what is considered acceptable criticism of Israel. We are the first city in the U.S. to pass a resolution to call for a complete end to U.S. aid to Israel"
@AntiwarMN
@amp_mn
#FreePalestine
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PFLP: "[We] call for the continuation of mass demonstrations and protests across America to expose the ugly face of the American administration and punish it for its participation in the genocide on the [Gaza] Strip"
#FreePalestine
#GazaGenocide
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The Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine led a crowd of close to 1000 people, mostly youth from the Palestinian community in the Chicago area, to protest the attacks on the
#Aqsa
Mosque in Jerusalem, April 18.
#PalestineUnderAttack
@uspcn
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Statement by
@freedomroadorg
: "Now is the time to add fuel to the fire. Students can make a powerful worldwide movement to liberate Palestine."
#FreePalestine
#Occupy4Gaza
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University of Minnesota students disrupt Board of Regents meeting, demanding divestment from Israel: “Board of Regents you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!”
#FreePalestine
#BDSMovement
@UMNSDS
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250 students walked out of Little Village High School on June 2 in Chicago to demand "police out!" and called for "Black and Brown Unity"
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Alex Saab is free! Victory for Venezuela! Diplomat who fought U.S. sanctions now free after long negotiations - victory for Bolivarian Revolution
#FreeAlexSaab
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Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the cowardly October 29 murder of New People’s Army spokesperson Ka Oris (Jorge Madlos) by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Read full article on
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There is a showdown between the people of
#Chicago
and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over community control of the police, which Frank Chapman of
@CAARPRNow
calls "our democratic right to determine who polices our communities and how they are policed.”
#ECPSNow
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National SDS calls for nation-wide encampments for Gaza: "We are the student movement, and we are far more powerful than the administrators and their police!"
@NewSDS
#FreePalestine
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5000 Chicagoans protest Joe Biden over genocide In Palestine: “Joe Biden knows that, with his approval, our tax dollars have murdered over 10,000 Palestinians!”
@uspcn
@aaanmarkaz
#FreePalestine
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Toni Jones must be immediately released and all charges against her must be dropped. Tulane University must denounce Walter Isaacson and cut all ties with Israel.
#FreePalestine
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Monday, August 28, over 1000 hit the streets of Jacksonville to fight back against white supremacy and hate crimes after the murder of three Black Jacksonville residents at the hands of a white supremacist.
@JaxTakesAction
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At approximately 3:00 am, when students were sleeping and supporters who had gathered to ensure their safety were resting, a militarized coalition consisting of TUPD, NOPD, and Louisiana State Police (LSP) violently disassembled the peaceful encampment.
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On Wednesday, May 26, election day in Syria, crowds flocked to polling places to cast their votes. Check out this eyewitness report from an elections observer on the ground in Damascus.
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Arrested Minnesota Palestine protesters released after public pressure campaign
@AntiwarMN
#FreePalestine
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Students for a Democratic Society to hold National Convention
— Labor leader Sara Nelson featured speaker
@NewSDS
@FlyingWithSara
@afa_cwa
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Drop the charges, free the Justice 8! Chicano activists who defend street vendors from racist instigators arrested in early morning raid Dec 12 - statement by
@CentroCSO
& CSO Orange County - Free the
#Justice8
!
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"Protests work, and elections make a difference": Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson takes ceasefire resolution across the finish line, making it largest city to have done so - calls for end to killing of Palestinians by Israel
@uspcn
@CAARPRNow
#FreePalestine
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8000-plus protest at MN State Capitol in solidarity with Palestine: "Minnesota’s State Board of Investments has invested hundreds of millions of our pension funds into supporting Israel."
#FreePalestine
@amp_mn
@AntiwarMN
@SJP_UMN
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The Communist Party of the Philippines extends its sympathies to the millions of people who suffered the devastation wrought by supertyphoon Odette in Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao regions and in Palawan island.
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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram,
@meta
, has censored
@freedomroadorg
for supporting
#Palestine
- Spread the word about this attack on free speech - demand
#MetaRestoreFRSO
!
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Edina, MN – In alignment with the national student walkout in solidarity with Palestine, held Wednesday, October 25, students at Edina High School held a walkout and speak-out for Palestine.
#FreePalestine
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Two years after the refounding of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), over 125 NAARPR members and affiliates from around the country convened for the second NAARPR conference in Chicago starting on Saturday, December 4.
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Join the organization that stands with the Palestinian resistance – Join FRSO! "If you sick and tired of endless wars for empire, we urge you to join us. Together, the new world we need will become possible."
@freedomroadorg
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Protesters rally outside Chicago PD headquarters in solidarity with Palestine: “This government will approve billions for weapons to kill Palestinians, but put up a fight when we demand fully funded schools”
@uspcn
@CAARPRNow
#freepalestine
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"The U.S empire is crumbling, and these acts of repression are the last gasps of a dying empire. The Atlanta district of
@freedomroadorg
stands in total solidarity with the students at Emory"
#FreePalestine
#EmoryUniversity
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#Chicago
, IL - The Coalition for Justice for Palestine in Chicago rallied and marched to the Israeli Consulate in Chicago May 12. 10,000 people from the Palestinian community and their supporters chanted, “Free,
#FreePalestine
!"
#SaveSheikhJarrah
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Anti-war protesters gathered on February 5 in New Orleans at Lafayette Square Park to demand an end to NATO aggression against Russia.
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“There was no one like Kawana. She was powerful, and a leader, but she was also a caretaker, the kind who brought snacks to every meeting. Everyone loved her, and she was brimming over with love."
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St. Paul, MN – On January 19, despite frigid 6-degree temperatures, 60 activists rallied at a busy intersection at the weekly Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) Free Palestine event.
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We in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine confirm our steadfast support for the struggle of the students youth movements ... & their struggle to divest U.S. universities from the zionist entity & cut all relations with it.
#FreePalestine
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UPS Teamsters across the country mobilized on January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day to demand UPS make MLK Day a paid holiday, end two-tier jobs, create more full-time jobs, and pay part-time employees a living wage.
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“UCPD may steal some tents, but they cannot break the bonds and steadfastness we built there.”
@SJPUChicago
@AntiWarChicago
@CAARPRNow
@uspcn
#FreePalestine
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Federal court hearing on case of kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab
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Fight Back! interview with Frank Chapman, of the Central Committee of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
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Minneapolis, MN – Scabby the rat has become a familiar figure on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus as the contract fight between Teamsters Local 320 and the administration intensifies.
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“Mark my words, we will continue to hit the streets every single week until the total liberation of our land, from the river to the sea”
@uspcn
#FreePalestine
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We have a podcast now - Fight Back! Radio
The goal of the podcast is lift up leaders of our struggles who will bring to listeners discussion of strategy, tactics, history and the essence of the peoples’ struggles.
#FightBackRadio
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Palestine protesters shut down Lockheed Martin subsidiary: “Minnesota granted Lockheed over $1 million to open the St. Paul facility this year ... we don’t want to see our taxpayer dollars used to fund this massacre."
@AntiwarMN
@amp_mn
#FreePalestine
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Progressive forces are cheering the election of Donna Deegan for Jacksonville mayor. She defeated Daniel Davis, the Republican and Governor Ron DeSantis-backed candidate, becoming the first woman mayor in Jacksonville history.
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Fight Back News Service is circulating a statement from the Committee to Stop FBI Repression about the US government's latest target: Joe Lombardo, a leader of the country's largest anti-imperialist coalition.
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Chicago protesters condemn bombing of Yemen, genocide in Palestine: “Yemen’s message to the world is that there will be no business as usual unless the Zionist state of Israel and its partners stop the genocide in Gaza"
@uspcn
#YemenUnderAttack
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Palestine solidarity activists spoke at the Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI)’s quarterly meeting, demanding divestment of state-managed pension funds and other public monies from Israeli weapons manufacturers, banks and bonds.
#FreePalestine
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“Sadaf Foods disguises itself as a legitimate business of the people for the people when in fact it is not. It is a company that supports settler colonialism and acts of genocide on Palestinians.”
@centrocso
@uspcn
#freepalestine
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"I was shoved in my chest and elbowed in the head by a police officer. The force was intense enough that it caused me to fall back from the circle. I saw several other students around me being shoved and hit.”
@DenverSDS
#FreePalestine
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Hundreds mobilize in Tampa in solidarity with Palestine: “It’s vital to hold demonstrations here in the United States because we can bring attention to the injustices endured by the Palestinian people"
#FreePalestine
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"UMN Divest and all members of the UMN community will not stop until the University of Minnesota fully divests from the genocidal apartheid state of Israel."
@DivestUMN
@sjp_umn
@UMNSDS
#FreePalestine
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Members of
@freedomroadorg
from six cities joined the largest pro-Palestine rally in U.S. history. Reports estimate attendance to be upwards of 500,000
@uspcn
#FreePalestine
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"Mao said, ‘The future is bright.’ Some say it's trite, some say it’s corny; I think it's real. We are about changing this world, changing this society. It’s something that we can do, it’s something that we will do, & Fight Back! will be a part of that.”
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Teamsters reach tentative agreement with UPS for 2023-2028 contract: “We, the militant Teamsters, forced the company to bend..... Solidarity made this happen and we're just getting started"
#Teamsters
🧵
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Nearly 30 protesters with the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 massed outside the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee on the evening of August 22 to protest Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing anti-trans personality.
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10,000 march on MN Capitol for Gaza: “The UN secretary general said this week that ‘Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children.’ It is critical to demand an end to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine."
@AntiwarMN
@amp_mn
@SJP_UMN
@CAIRMN
#FreePalestine
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Protest at the 2024 Democratic National Convention — interview with Frank Chapman of
@NAARPR
The DNC will be in Chicago, Aug 19-24, 2024. The protest will raise a people's agenda on labor rights, police crimes, women's & LGBTQ rights, war & more.
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Starbucks workers strike 7 stores in Illinois
In a collective statement made by a striking store in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood, the workers declared, “Starbucks only works because we do!”
@SBWorkersUnited
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Stop Cop City activists facing a new wave of repression - 61 activists indicted on GA RICO charges: dangerous development in repression of organizing
#StopCopCity
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50th anniversary
@NAARPR
conference features Angela Davis, 700 freedom fighters - “We leave here today fired up & armed up with the collective spirit of our movement to turn the tides of history to the winning of our liberation.”
@CAARPRNow
#NAARPR50th
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1500 people gathered in front of the Jacksonville Courthouse to rally for
#ReproductiveRights
rights, one of many rapid responses across the country fighting back against the threat to
#RoeVWade
@JaxTakesAction
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On Sunday,
@AntiwarMN
held a rally on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge over the Mississippi River that was attended by over 3000 Minnesotans. The protest marched to Minnesota Governor Walz’ Eastcliff Mansion
#FreePalestine
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Stand with Yemen as it stands with Palestine! - statement from
@freedomroadorg
: "Yemen’s response to the genocide in Gaza has been nothing short of heroic. ... Hands off Yemen! End U.S./U.K. attacks!"
#YemenUnderAttack
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The Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the repression of the people's movement that occurred in Denver, Colorado on September 17.
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Join the effort to promote the political program of FRSO
"The political program of Freedom Road Socialist Organization is being printed in book form. It is something that all revolutionaries will want to read and consider."
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Palestine activists disrupt Christmas shopping at Twin Cities malls - Banners read “No Christmas as usual during a genocide,” “Bethlehem is in Palestine” and “Israel kills, USA pays.”
@AntiwarMN
@WAMMwomen
#FreePalestine
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University of South Florida worker fired for speaking out against DeSantis
Chrisley Carpio was one of several protesters brutalized by the USF police department, the
#Tampa5
, for protesting against Desantis policies.
@TampaBaySDS
@NewSDS
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Minnesota: Protesters tell Senator Klobuchar vote no on anti-immigrant bill that sends billions in military aid to Israel
@miracmn
@AntiwarMN
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"Tens of thousands of young people will be in the streets outside the DNC with or without a permit. I don’t want to see my classmates bleeding in the streets of Chicago come August."
@MarchOnDNC2024
@uspcn
@NAARPR
@sdsatuic
#DNC2024
#FreePalestine
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A Marxism study guide:
Marxism-Leninism is the science of revolutionary social change. It allows us to understand the laws of motion of society and to understand how to organize in line with those laws. So what should we study? 🧵⤵️
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PFLP: We call to move the battle to the heart of the entity, starting from the West Bank - statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
#FreePalestine
#GazaGenocide
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The demonization of Stalin has always been a cornerstone of anti-communism in the United States, and has been repeated by academics & even “socialists.” ... But outside of the imperialist countries, Stalin is widely regarded as a great figure, who accomplished incredible things.
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The contributions of Mao Zedong to Marxism-Leninism - "We should study and apply the science of revolution, Marxism-Leninism, “not as a dogma, but as a guide to action.” If we can do this, then we will surely win."
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Stand with Palestine! Victory to the Palestinian resistance! - "This is time to stand with Palestine. Time is on the side of the oppressed. And a new stage of the freedom struggle has arrived." - statement by
@freedomroadorg
#FreePalestine
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#Minneapolis
, MN - On May 22, 4000 people gathered at Bryant Square Park in South Minneapolis to protest the recent escalation in attacks on Gaza and the West Bank.
#FreePalestine
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Hundreds march in Denver for justice in police mass shooting
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