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Watching folks make the leap from astrology to phrenology in real time 💫
do y’all see the Sagittarius facial feature thing... there’s that horse vibe to it in the cheekbones and mouth
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THIS is how you fight a genocide. Marching is great as a show of unity, but the ruling class doesn't care what we think. The flow of weapons and wealth must stop. Make the capitalists scream and the bombs will stop falling.
BREAKING: Activists are blocking the entrance of the Port of Tacoma where a U.S. ship believed to be carrying weapons to Israel is docked. Days ago it was blocked in Oakland.
The ship is currently unable to depart.
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THIS is a capital strike. The ruling class does this shit all the time but it's never reported on as a deliberate and consistent pressure tactic, like workers' strikes are. Tactics like this are how capitalists have pushed down wages and eroded workers' rights for decades.
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It's almost like there's some kind of "ruling class" 🤔
So the owner of 23nMe is the sister of the owner of Youtube who is married to a Google co-founder 💀
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I swear it's West Wing brain. None of this is real to them. Every one of them thinks they're the savvy protagonist of a story in which genocide is just the monster of the week. They think "bad things are always happening" not "the blood will never wash off my hands."
who are these people who thought it was ok to respond this way to the reading of dead children's names?
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The bravery of these folks running, carrying their indigenous flags, to fight *the army* in Bolivia. This isn't just a fight for Evo, it's a fight against a rich, racist minority who want to return to the days of capitalist plunder of the land and exploitation of the people.
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You know what they don't have in Cuba? GoFundMe campaigns for healthcare. Tent cities and parking lots full of working class people without homes. Natural disaster victims who are asked what kind of insurance they had.
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Kinda hard to take folks calling Antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" seriously after they were silent about the fact that *this week* Right wing militias *in Oregon* threatened to *kill cops* if they tried to make state senators return to to do their jobs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Everyone is talking about 2020, meanwhile it's 3019 in the streets of Chile ⚡
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Liberals have been treating politics like chess while the Right treats politics like war, and this is the result.
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All non-essential business should be shut down, and the remaining workers--grocery, pharmacy, delivery, etc--should be treated like first responders. They're on the front line, they should all get protective gear, extra pay, PTO as needed, and also enormous public gratitude.
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The protest as we know it is a kind of zombie tactic. The Red Scare and Cold War destruction of the Left created a knowledge gap, and activists who emerged afterward could only recreate the appearance of organizing without the content. We've been marching and losing ever since.
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As an American Jew, I stand in full solidarity with Palestinians fighting for their freedom today. While death and destruction are tragic, Israel has had every opportunity to avoid violence, instead their actions have made this moment inevitable.
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As a Jewish person in the US I've marched alongside Palestinians against the Zionist occupation of Palestine countless times and I have never felt threatened, or heard anything that suggested Jewish people in general were considered enemies.
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Let this be a lesson: It doesn't matter who is in office or what party is in control, WORKERS control the economy, and when we're organized we can win anything.
#TrumpCaved
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What I think of any time Democrats say "I'm a Progressive, not a Socialist."
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So if Biden wins he'll be handed a pandemic, an economic crash, and a climate crisis, but he won't have the courts or the Senate to do anything about it. Meanwhile, Trump's base will feel cheated and doubt the legitimacy of this system, leading to growth of the violent far-Right.
Biden is going to win in the absolute worst way possible lol
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Fascists: "Safe spaces are for the weak"
Also fascists: "We need an entire country just for white people"
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Yeah, a
#SexStrike
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Data shows the vast majority of americans do not support banning abortion, so the question is no longer what argument will convince people, it's what we're going to do about the fact that a small and powerful minority is forcing their agenda on our bodies
#AlabamaAbortionBan
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Fred Hampton on the Free Breakfast Program:
"A lot of people think the Breakfast for Children program is charity. But what does it do? It takes the people from a stage to another stage. Any program that's revolutionary is an advancing program."
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My first print in a very long time is dedicated to the struggle to defend the Atlanta forest, and particularly to Tortuguita, whose courage we must remember by continuing the fight no matter where we are.
#StopCopCity
#Defendtheforest
BREAKING: Video reveals Atlanta Police began to cut trees in Weelaunee Forest to build
#CopCity
. Activists have called for a demonstration at Atlanta City Hall at 5pm today, Friday.
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Electricity should be free. Heat should be free. Water should be free. Basic utilities should be publicly managed, guaranteed to all, and their quality shouldn't depend on your income ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Just want to point out that this Rose Garden speech and temporary funding agreement almost certainly wouldn't have happened without airport workers collectively not showing up for jobs they weren't being paid for. Direct action gets the goods. Worker power is real.
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Lots of folks who were called communists were communists. If we have to erase their politics to suggest they didn't deserve persecution, then nothing has changed. Instead we should say they were communists and they did good work and that's precisely why they were persecuted.
Yup. Quite a few Republicans lauded now fought MLK Day and participated / were complicit in denouncing MLK as communist.
There is a long history of smearing progressives, particularly activists of color, as communist. It’s called Red-baiting & it’s the GOP’s main strategy today.
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I keep thinking about the persistent idea that if things get *really* serious the US will get its shit together, roll up its sleeves, and save the day. We tested that theory with Katrina, the Recession, Maria, the Camp Fire, and now 86k COVID deaths. What we see is all there is.
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I feel like a lot of Liberals' hatred for Sanders comes down to having built their identity around being "the furthest Left" person they know, only to be suddenly and dramatically outflanked. Folks actually to Sanders' Left are either not voting or are grudgingly voting for him.
For the record, I'm to the left of Bernie, and I'm to the left of nearly every one of his supporters. I just prefer a competent liberal candidate who can actually move things to the left, not an inept far-left stooge who can't move anything to the left.
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If some antifa folks look "threatening" in their protective clothing, keep in mind that fascists have recently stabbed eight people who were counter protesting a fascist event, murdered two men on a train for defending a woman, and ran a car into a crowd, killing a woman.
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When someone's politics evolve we should maybe encourage that development instead of condemning them for having not always been correct.
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China built a train station in just 9 hours and the comments are incredibly telling. Americans defensively claiming that this is only possible because of a lack of public input, safety, and eco standards shows how effective anti-regulatory Right-wing talking points have been.
I don't think China has figured out any technological magic to building stuff.
I think they're like: "It's a train station, Michael. What could it cost, 15,000 man-hours and 20 diggers?" And they throw 1,500 workers at the problem and make them dig and lay steel for 10 hours.
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Treating the Pinochet era as politically controversial but economically successful is not only a bunch of lies, it's also a criminal attempt to rehabilitate a fascist.
Brazil’s new finance minister eyes Pinochet-style fix for economy
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I'm less bothered by this aesthetically (definitely not my taste though) than by the fact that only two people live in a place that huge. It should be hosting artist residencies, poetry conferences, political education gatherings, community social events, etc. What a waste!
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I really want a "Unions posting their Ws" account that's not only workers winning new unions, but existing unions sharing the amazing shit they quietly do all the time.
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Acting like Karl Marx killed people by explaining how capitalism works and analyzing history through the lens of class struggle is like blaming Newton for everyone who falls to their death 😑
Interesting how the protesters in London are leaving the Karl Marx statue alone.
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There are no depths that capitalists won't sink to. To the extent that anything at all has changed for the better it's because workers fought for and won it through blood, sweat, and tears.
These photos show children working in a Nebraska slaughterhouse – their faces are obscured. The Labor Department found more than 100 children were working in dangerous conditions, some reporting chemical burns. 60 Minutes reports, tonight.
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Brandon Johnson vs. Paul Vallas is the most which-side-are-you-on runoff result possible. Paul Vallas literally used to be boss of Chicago Public Schools and Johnson was a union organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union.
#ChicagoElection
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The right to strike is sacred. If we can't stop working when we're faced with unsafe or unfair working conditions, our only choice is to quit. Under capitalism someone even less fortunate will always take our place and accept those conditions, driving standards down for everyone.
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We need to bring back the union label. I know there's no ethical consumption under capitalism or whatever, but supporting union workplaces over non-union workplaces can be strategic, and it's a matter of principle anyway.
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Next time someone says "unions won great things but we dont need them anymore" remind them that workers are striking for a 40hr week in 2017
Chicago-area mechanics strike dealerships over work schedules
#Solidarity
#Strike
via
@Automotive_News
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In many other countries they still use the word "demonstration," not "protest" because a march or rally is supposed to *demonstrate* that the people are organized and willing to take action (typically strike, but also riot or take up arms) to get what they want.
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Bolsonaro: "If not for Pinochet Chile would be like Cuba!"
So it would have universal healthcare, free education, and the most sustainable agriculture and land management programs in the world?
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In Cuba new parents have a *year* of paid parental leave. How many workers in the US are forced to leave behind their newborns and return to work before they've even healed from labor? That's the freedom we're so eager to export?
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While voting is clearly not the answer to attacks on abortion rights, I'm honestly only marginally less frustrated with calls to "get in the streets." By all means, protest, but neither of these approaches has been particularly effective because we don't have *power*
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No honest person can look at the way Israel has treated Palestinians and say they wouldn't eventually fight back with anything and everything at their disposal. You can't watch that much suffering and death, and endure that much fear and humiliation, and do nothing.
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The whole "don't cross picket lines" thing doesn't mean "don't cross unless you personally agree with every demand." When workers are on strike you don't cross the fucking line unless you're a scab ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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"The store, if it chooses to unionize, would become the first in the chain with about 1,700 in the United States to do so." Solidarity with organizing Target workers! Target is notoriously anti-union.
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The Right isn't worried about what Liberals think of them. They're not worried about the rules of the game. They're not worried about facts. What the Right cares about is power.
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So disappointing. Some unions are desperately afraid that if M4A passes they'll lose a huge "selling point" for union membership. Taking healthcare off the table is an opportunity! Bosses won't be able to take away striking workers' insurance, that alone is *huge*
#NHprimary2020
NEW: In a new flyer,
@Culinary226
warns members that
@BernieSanders
would "end" their much-loved union health care. The union has not announced whether it will endorse, but the flyer appears to be part of a coordinated campaign ahead of the caucus.
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The implied threat is the whole point, it's what gives the protest power. Politicians or bosses who think the threat is real may give in to demands to avoid greater disruption. But if they know there's no threat they can and do simply ignore it and let the cops clear the streets.
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The richest people on earth, 8 of the top 10 of which are Americans, became $1 trillion richer in 2017, while tiny children are forced to wear winter coats and sit on their cold hands in classrooms
#ClassWar
#Capitalism
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I would rather have a million 'freeloaders' than a single person sleeping outside through a Chicago winter.
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How many Israeli officials need to say explicitly that their aim is total ethnic cleansing of Palestinians before people stop pretending that's some slanderous lie being spread by antisemites?
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Guess we've already forgotten that video of Kamala mocking the people by pantomiming doing a little march with a little sign and chanting "money for schools not prisons" like it was a totally infantile demand. Kamala doesn't respect teachers, she just wants union endorsements.
Harris' campaign described the underpayment of teachers as a “national failure that’s holding America back”
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Scared by that new report on climate change? Here's what you can do to help:
• Organize your workplaces and communities
• Work/Rent/Debt Strike for disinvestment in fuel, war, and colonialism
• Together physically shut down pipelines, drilling, and shipping
• Seize Power
Scared by that new report on climate change? Here's what you can do to help:
• Eat less meat (about 30%)
• Swap your car or plane ride for a bus or train
• Use a smart thermostat in your home, and upgrade to more efficient appliances
More:
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And the same people are responsible for both 🙃
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Reminder that Afghanistan had a government that was building infrastructure, relieving poverty, uplifting women, expanding education - but it was backed by the USSR so the US funded, trained, and armed religious extremists to overthrow it.
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Until the rich have to send their kids to the same schools as workers, and go to the same doctors, and ride the same transit, workers will always have to fight for things that the rich take for granted (and get called greedy for it to boot).
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You know why they call marches "demos" outside the US? Because they're *demonstrations* of power. The march itself isn't power, it's an indication of how angry and organized people are. Without a credible threat that they'll go on to shut shit down, a march is a big group stroll.
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You don't have to like what happened in Chicago this morning or "believe" in looting. It's not a debate. Whether you're a maga hat dipshit or a concerned lib, the fact is the ruling class can only kick, starve, and humiliate a community for so long without it blowing up.
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The ruling class isn't going to forgive Brandon Johnson or Chicago for this win. We can fully expect them to make things very difficult, so I hope we're all ready to keep Johnson honest and give the bosses hell.
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Funny how many of the American politicians saying "Cubans deserve democracy" are also actively undermining voting rights in the US 🙃
#HandsOffCuba
#SOSCuba
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Cuba, so oppressed with their communist free healthcare, housing, and education. What they really need is untreated cancer and an iphone.
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What Bosses Say When You're Forming a Union: There are no guarantees in collective bargaining. You could lose benefits you already have, and we don't have to agree to any improvements.
What Actually Happens When You have a Union:
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I don't know who needs to hear this but don't wait until you and your coworkers are getting fired to start your union. Your power as workers comes from your labor, if your boss is firing you, you have no leverage. Organize when things are good so you have power when they're not.
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You don't get to complain about people living on the street if you're not willing to pay them enough to live indoors ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A 70% marginal tax rate over $10mil is "demotivating" but the rest of us are supposed to be motivated by as little as $7.25/hr? Working class "motivation" under capitalism is fear of hunger and homelessness. Billionaires only fan the flames with this shit.
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What's important about this is not the Soviet Union getting credit or something, but thinking about how the USSR was producing incredible minds, important research, great art, etc., and so much of it was "lost" because the Cold War made it untouchable.
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45 years to life in prison for damaging cop cars?! The NYC police budget is almost $11 billion this year. Who pays for that? Those cars don't belong to cops, they belong to the people (and the people want to see them burn).
These 3 folks in Brooklyn are facing 45 years- life in prison. That's nuts. Please donate if you can and write them- let them know they have support. Free Colinford, Urooj & Samantha. Amnesty for all
#Floyd
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If you've been thinking about unionizing, do it now. If there's one thing the Biden admin has going for it, it's that his National Labor Relations Board isn't actively hostile to your organizing. This is a (relatively) sweet spot that isn't going to last.
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Antifa isn't an organization, but when you have heavily armed fascist militias threatening violence to stop a bill on climate change, maybe it should be!
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Some might suggest that a protest is demonstrating anger and the threat is to lose voters, but Democrats know that's an empty threat after so many cycles of "vote blue no matter who."
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If you're in a workplace that's still open because it's deemed "essential," NOW is the time to organize. Don't let the bosses talk to you about "sacrifice" when they're raking in record profits and you're risking everything.
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This is history every American should know, and it's coming straight from a former CIA director.
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How many are dead because of John McCain? Why does he die naturally at 81 to praise and adoration while his victims are forgotten? Better to mourn the Vietnamese, the Iraqis, and the Central Americans (among others) whose blood is on his hands.
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@CBSNews
Russia isn't making our healthcare wildly unaffordable. China isn't defunding our schools and making our infrastructure crumble. Iran isn't making workers quit in droves because their wages are literally not worth their time. But I'm sure this Very Sturdy Boat has them scared.
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Can't emphasize this enough. Historically the ruling class has not differentiated between anarchists, communists, democratic socialists, or "allies". If you're challenging the status quo of white supremacist capitalism in any way you've picked a side 😘
If they come for anarchists, they’re coming for you too. It’s hard to understand why some people think they’re safe.
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Next time a bunch of fascists dressed like middle management at Best Buy are marching through the streets chanting shit like "blood and soil" remember that their politics in practice looks like a bunch of peoples' lovely grandparents being murdered while they pray.
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If the point is to create so much disruption that it's more costly to ignore or fight you than it is to meet your demands-which can actually be effective!-then protests at expected places and times, against expected targets, and that quickly fall to police aren't strategic.
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How many workers run a ship that size? How many did it take to accidentally shut down one of the biggest capitalist arteries in the world? Just wondering 😌
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Whenever the ruling class does this kind of thing it's blamed on the people who dared to demand more, or didn't have any more to give up. That has to stop.
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What other tactic wins on concrete demands as consistently as well organized worker strikes???
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Ask folks if they would wait until the fascists were in power to rise up if they were Jewish (or queer, or a unionist, or a Left leaning person) in 1930s Germany, and most would say "Hell no" (most would also want more than silly string & milkshakes to defend themselves)
#Antifa
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If you want to see tactics that work look to the labor movement. The labor movement has been the strongest *continuously organized* force of working people in the US, which means it has been able to preserve much of the knowledge that the Left otherwise lost.
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They call the USSR drab and oppressive for having products *exactly like this* but add a $50 million startup and it feels like progress.
No
#branding
, no problem? This $50 million
#startup
lists product attributes in place of a logo.
Watch more on
@brandless
by
@bi_video
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The fear mongering we are seeing has nothing to do with concern for the safety of Jewish people outside of Israel and everything to do with justifying more violence against Palestinians, and more repression of social movements fighting for justice everywhere.
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Labor movement skills like structure tests, power analysis, escalation plans, and even just how to talk to someone you don't know about organizing are all skills that are regularly taught in union trainings. Don't let the protest treadmill grind you down, organize!
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People should know what's happening in Oklahoma, but also that other states aren't getting real help either. Puetro Rico still suffers after hurricane Maria, Paradise residents are still homeless after the Camp fire, Texans are still waiting for help after Harvey, etc.
So I learned today that basically anyone outside of Oklahoma has no idea what we’re going through. So here’s these photos to show you why we need help just like all the other states always get.
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If you're seeing the phrase "capital strike" for the first time, I didn't invent it! Capital strikes are a real and well documented tactic used by the ruling class to fight things like unions and taxes, or to undermine whole national economies when people elect Leftist leaders 🙃
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What if I told you that working conditions at Amazon could be great and the workers would still need and deserve a union? 🤔
#BoycottAmazon
#AmazonUnion
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It is true that Venezuela is suffering, but it is absolutely a lie that it is the fault of Chavez, Maduro, and the Bolivarian Revolution.
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