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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on Firing


Trump’s Dismantling of USAID is Anarchy Masquerading as Efficiency


Americans on food stamps could be banned from buying ‘bad food and sugary drinks,’ Trump USDA chief says


GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump is the only person who can force Putin to the table


Did JD Vance sleep through his Yale law class on the U.S. Constitution?


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Trump's administration denies extension for hurricane relief in Georgia


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US Health Department Layoffs Expand to Medicare, FDA


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Conservative legal analyst rebukes Trump's DOJ: "Partisan law enforcement"


‘Salute and execute’: A new generation of military veterans takes center stage as Trump remakes US foreign policy


Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says


US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return


Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro sues the Trump administration over funding freeze


‘Sharp departure from established procedures’: Trump DOJ slapped down by US appeals court after trying to block lower judge’s order to let Biden ethics enforcer keep his job


GOP-led states quickly mirror Trump’s policy agenda


Elon Musk has made some disturbing comments about Jews. Here’s a list.


Sanders Urges Europe to 'Stand Tall' Against Far-Right Boosted by Trump and Musk |
"European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy and freedom of speech from an administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing and intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don't like"


‘Border Czar’ Doubles Down on Asking If DOJ Should Prosecute AOC for Informing Immigrants of Their Rights


Trump administration lays off FDA employees


Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff


Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products


How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe


H.R.1395 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Trump's Birthday and Flag Day as a legal public holiday


Trump administration firings hit key office handling bird flu response


Federal appeals court sets up first test of Trump’s power for Supreme Court


Horror, unease and questions for US allies as Trump's big shift puts European security in doubt


A week of legal setbacks — and one big win — for Trump's agenda


Democrats win Delaware senate seats after Saturday's special elections


Zelenskyy: ‘The Risk That Russia Will Occupy Europe Is 100 Percent’ If U.S. Pulls Out of NATO


Ukraine balks at signing Trump deal to hand over its mineral wealth


Trump’s mugshot is framed and hung just outside the Oval Office


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Trump administration cuts US efforts to support democracy at home and abroad


GOP-led states quickly mirror Trump’s policy agend


Trump Aide Says Americans Deserve ‘Payback’ for Ukraine Support


Is Elon Musk a threat to the MAGA base?


‘The US is ready to hand Russia a win’: newspapers on Europe’s Trump shock


John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy


For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess | Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of risk


Border Czar Whines It’s Been ‘Hard’ to Find Undocumented Immigrants


Defense stocks drop after Trump says Pentagon spending could be halved


Appeals court rejects Trump in showdown over firing of ethics watchdog


Trump Firings Impact ‘Front Line of Surveillance’ for Bird Flu Outbreak


Trump’s birthday a federal holiday? Upstate NY lawmaker introduces bill to make it happen


L.A.’s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations


Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Make America Healthy Again Commission


Democrats are too lost to stand up to Trump. That weakness will cost them.


Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash


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Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff


RFK Jr. Got to Work Gutting CDC Staff on Day 1


Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources


Ending tech overlord, self protection


Brazen Trump Tweet Suggests He’d Break the Law to ‘Save’ America


Republican senator who voted for RFK Jr balks at Louisiana anti-vaccine move


Donald Trump has a hit list of gripes about Canada. Here’s how they measure up to reality


‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes


Dems concede Republicans ‘running circles’ around them online as Trump remakes Washington


Trump Media says it lost more than $400M last year


Elon Musk’s ‘efficiency’ team meets with defense staff at Pentagon | Trump administration | The Guardian


Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.


Kansas Republicans allude to shooting former Democratic representative in exchange on House floor


Elon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millions


DeSantis urged to declare emergency over toxic red tide algae off Florida coast


Trump ‘definitively’ looking at Canada becoming U.S. state: Premier Furey


Putin has long wanted more power in Europe. Trump could grant it. Gifted article- NYT


Protests are set to take place on Presidents Day. Here is why


Russia detains another US citizen on drugs charges days after swap, reports say


'Took away my hope.' Federal workers say Trump mass firings upended their lives


The US said Ukraine would meet with Russia to discuss peace. That was news to Kyiv.


Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated, casting further doubt on the shaky ceasefire in Gaza


Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ against Iran with support from Trump


Donald Trump administration ousts over 400 DHS employees in ongoing workforce purge


The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours


Wisconsin governor floats plan to close 19th-century prison and overhaul corrections system


‘A particularly heinous villain’: a disdain for Musk has sparked protests across US


Protesters target Tesla stores in US over Elon Musk’s cost cutting


States with abortion bans have more infant deaths, studies say


Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote


Democrats confront their powerlessness as Trump flexes authority


China seeks stronger cooperation with Germany and EU


Proposed Ohio Bill Would Make Unprotected Sex A Felony


Rubio expected to push Trump plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza on trip to Israel


Trump Steamrolls Critics With Flood-the-Zone Strategy - The Wall Street Journal.


Economists say the GOP budget would destroy Medicaid and "disproportionately benefit the 1%"


‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes | The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook


Montana Senate kills bill to require Ten Commandments in every public school classroom


US deports 119 immigrants of varying nationalities to Panama


Trump Aides to Meet With Russian Officials About Ukraine Next Week


Two British nationals detained in Iran


Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru


Ben Jennings on ‘checks and balances’ in Trump’s White House – cartoon


McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP


Trump’s USAID freeze hits HIV programmes: 'My wife fears sex, I fear death'


Elon Musk has to fill out a public financial disclosure, legal experts say. Where is it?


Discordant Ukraine statements from Trump team leave allies anxious


Donald Trump Says 'We Made the Presidency Hot' in Leaked Audio of Kennedy Center Board Meeting: Listen


Donald Trump Admits He Thinks He Can Break Any Law He Wants


Utah public unions banned from collective bargaining with the state


Senator Warner: Democrats’ ‘brand is really bad’ - Ideological purity and cultural disconnect cost the party the last election.


Emperor Trump is even now scorching a path towards Iran


An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy


Trump's Attempt to Unilaterally Control State and Local Funding is Dangerous, Dumb, and Undemocratic | ACLU


Trump US Attorney Conducting 'Inquiry' Into People Referred By Elon Musk


What the Federal Health Agency Gag Order Means for Public Health


Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence


Trump and Musk are firing federal workers en masse. Efficiency isn't the goal.


Fast-moving Trump DOGE policies and court challenges leave Justice Department lawyers twisting in the wind


Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo


Thousands of probationary federal health agency workers fired by letter this weekend. Here's what it said.


Elon Musk is doing everything conspiracy theorists accuse George Soros of


Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers


US egg prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing


DOGE Is Supposed to Be Cutting Government Spending. Its Budget Just Doubled


U.S. deporting African and Asian migrants to Panama in diplomatic breakthrough


Top Trump administration officials to head to Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine peace talks


After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people


Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate


DOGE, Education Department threaten states’ funding if they don’t cut DEI programs


Trump administration blocked from axing all foreign aid contracts


RFK’s ‘mom army’ has landed on the shores of the political world


State AGs want judge to order Musk to say whether he's used agency data to 'train any algorithmic models’


Border patrol to stop usage of body cameras in the field


Aging Members of Congress Refuse to Disclose Details of Their Top Secret Hospital


Trump: If it saves the country, it's not illegal


Rubio to meet with Russian officials to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations


Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy


Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views


DOGE’s Federal Job Cuts Threaten Republican Districts Too


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The Barrage of Trump’s Awful Ideas Is Doing Exactly What It’s Supposed To


US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers


German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties


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Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship


Steven Bannon warns Trump and Musk that loads of MAGAs are on Medicaid


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Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says


IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season


Jamie Dimon's viral WFH comments draw haters — and fans


The Opposition Is Already Growing


Trump administration threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI


Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges with no explanation | US immigration


Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote


Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’ |
President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was one he wanted people to absorb: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”


Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts


Elon Musk’s dream comes true: The federal board that protects workers does not exist, at least for now


Poilievre warns Trump not to turn Canada into a 'resentful neighbour'


Emergency summit as European leaders locked out of US peace talks.


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Donald Trump's post sparks Napoleon and "dictator" comparisons from critics


GOP advances bill that would allow Nazi flags while banning Pride flags. The GOP lawmaker behind the bill said that the Nazi flag can serve "educational purposes" but the rainbow flag can't.


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Carville says Democrats are ‘overwhelmed’: ‘We are flooded in s—‘


JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance


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Internet Blasts Trump For Quoting Napoleon: 'Translation: I Want to Be a Dictator'


Trump administration backtracks on firing nuclear arsenal workers


Trump’s Funding Freezes Bruise a Core Constituency: Farmers | A rapid-fire array of directives by the Trump administration have left farmers and businesses in rural America reeling.


Ukraine rejects initial Trump request for half its mineral wealth


Canadians celebrate flag day in defiance of U.S. annexation threat


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‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration


NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans


Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo


Trolling Trump, Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois


US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers | Trump administration


EEOC seeks to drop transgender discrimination cases, citing Trump's executive order


Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia


Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says | Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.


Trump Officials Attack a German Consensus on Nazis and Speech


Americans trust Trump on immigration, economy over environment, health care: Poll


Top Republican senator: Ukraine should automatically join NATO if Russia invades again


"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law": Trump denies his actions are unconstitutional


Kindergarteners could learn gun safety in school under a bill gaining momentum in Utah


Fetterman Urges Trump Admin to Reverse Measures Banning Transgender Troops from Military


McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP


Vance meets German far-right AfD leader amid election interference criticism


US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data


German chancellor hits back at US at security conference as Trump administration upends norms


House Advances Bill To Crack Down on Disclosure of Foreign Donations to American Universities


GOP Family ‘Values’ Trolled Online Amid New Baby Musk Claims


ICE struggles to boost arrest numbers despite infusion of resources


America Opens the Door to Its Adversaries


JD Vance’s joke about Elon Musk bombs at Munich Security Conference


Man charged in killing of healthcare CEO responds to supporters on website


Royal Society to vote on expelling ‘Bond villain’ Elon Musk


Trump Is Gutting Efforts to Combat Foreign Election Interference


Families sue after loved ones likely sent to Guantanamo


Zelenskyy calls for ‘European army’ as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine


Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Vladimir Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies


Democrats in Congress see potential shutdown as leverage to counter Trump


US Vice President Vance shuns Scholz and meets AfD party leader instead


Shuttered CDC webpages return with warning about transgender information


Penn scrubs diversity initiatives from its website to comply with Trump order


Trump administration wants to un-fire some nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them


Inflation is Trump’s problem now


National Park Service tries to erase trans people from the Stonewall riots. The change on the government’s Stonewall Inn website is part of Trump’s anti-trans crusade.


Valentine’s Day massacre: Uncounted throng of Wyomingites fired by Trump administration


What an endocrinologist says about the differences between trans, cisgender athletes


Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs — again — in first big 2025 battleground race


Musk’s DOGE, NASA Collide in Tricky Test for Trump Loyalists


Elon Musk’s DOGE team may need a crash course in COBOL


RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day


Meteorologists warn of potentially historic flooding as a major storm hits the east with all hazards


Is it time for America’s judges to go on strike?


Statement Of Attorneys General Regarding The Vice President’s Comments On Judicial Review


Tomorrow Belongs To Me: On Boogers and Bullshit


Teslas Used to Be Cool. For Liberals, Now They're Anything But


Hungary's transformation into an 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second term


14 states sue DOGE, blasting Musk's 'unprecedented' power as unconstitutional


Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy


Eric Adams rules out Republican run for reelection as mayor


One-third of Americans have more credit card debt than emergency savings: Survey


Palin keeping door open to joining Trump administration


Judge strikes down license requirement for abortion providers in Missouri


JD Vance abortion buffer zone comments dangerous


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Trump responds to critics who say Musk is in charge


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Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation, professor says


This Watchdog Agency Shielded Troops and Veterans from Fraud. Musk and Trump Just Gutted It.


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German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis


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Allies appear to duck and cover as Trump threatens Canada and Greenland


Zelensky warns the days of America’s guaranteed support for Europe are over


Kindergarteners could learn gun safety in school under a bill gaining momentum in Utah:
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CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies


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House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE


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I want to make protest signs for my yard addressing the class war. I already have a 'Free Luigi' sign and plenty of anti-Trump and Musk signs. Ideas anyone?

Protest Sign Ideas

I want to make protest signs for my yard addressing the class war. I already have a &#39;Free Luigi&#39; sign and plenty of anti-Trump and Musk signs. Ideas anyone?


Shouldn't we strive to make capitalism as unstable as possible? If left parties win they make the lives of the people better, therefore they are comfortable and don't want change, but if far right party win they will make the lives of people worse, leading to a higher chance for a socialist revolution, shouldn't we vote for far right parties to accelerate this?

What do you guys of accelerationism?

Shouldn&#39;t we strive to make capitalism as unstable as possible? If left parties win they make the lives of the people better, therefore they are comfortable and don&#39;t want change, but if far right party win they will make the lives of people worse, leading to a higher chance for a socialist revolution, shouldn&#39;t we vote for far right parties to accelerate this?


i feel like we’re falling behind in a way. perhaps it’s just my own skewed view seeing how many far-right governments are being propped up, but i feel like there’s a serious need for reflection on what we can do, on how we can change our tactics, something like that.

i’m not sure if this will be entirely accurate, because it’s been a while since i read marx (i’m going back to reread the manifesto and das kapital), but i feel like rather than capitalism collapsing thanks to its contradictions, we’re seeing it mutate. thanks to social media, the post-truth era, and right wing populism, it’s very easy for the dead horse of capitalism to be beat over and over, and for people to be told that there isn’t anything wrong going on at all.

it’s become so easy to tell the populace that “nothing is wrong”. it’s so easy for corporations and governments to influence what people believe, and it’s enough to where i feel it’s possible to gaslight the populace into abiding by what corporations and bureaucrats want.

this makes me wonder, is there something we’re missing? i understand substantial change can happen at any time if we will it, but the majority of people aren’t uncomfortable enough, and since it’s possible to manipulate them into believing nothing is wrong, essentially turning them frogs in a boiling pot, i don’t know if there ever will be such a crisis point.

at that point, what do we do? how much faith can we put in empty protesting? how much faith can we put in our old practices of organizing? i feel like we need to go about things differently.

i apologize if this is vague. i really don’t know how to articulate what i mean in the way i would like. i just feel that socialist movements need to adapt in some way, and we need to do things differently, more actively, something like that.

i feel like socialist movements need some level of adaptation to today’s political climate in order to create actual change.


(Sorry if theres gramatical errors, im not so good with english)
So, i believe that the only way to have a bif chance to stop fascism, is to force the US economy to collapse massively, because i believe that if theres a economy collapse then the working class in the US would radicalized more into left leaning, if the communist and socialist take advantage of it

I think that accelerationism is the only way for a workers revolution in the US


Hey everyone,

Lately, I've been reflecting on the nature of online activism. It often feels like we’re caught in an endless loop of tweeting and sharing, which makes me question the actual impact of these actions. I’m concerned that much of what we do might be performative rather than genuinely impactful.

I’m reaching out to this community because I want to learn more about the actions we can take that genuinely drive change. Are there specific activities you’ve engaged in that felt truly meaningful?

Additionally, I'm on the lookout for online platforms that not only allow us to engage with issues but also facilitate real, tangible actions. If you know any platforms where engagement translates into collective action and real-world impact, could you share them?

Thanks for any insights or experiences you can share!

How can we actually make a difference?

Hey everyone,

Lately, I&#39;ve been reflecting on the nature of online activism. It often feels like we’re caught in an endless loop of tweeting and sharing, which makes me question the actual impact of these actions. I’m concerned that much of what we do might be performative rather than genuinely impactful.

I’m reaching out to this community because I want to learn more about the actions we can take that genuinely drive change. Are there specific activities you’ve engaged in that felt truly meaningful?

Additionally, I&#39;m on the lookout for online platforms that not only allow us to engage with issues but also facilitate real, tangible actions. If you know any platforms where engagement translates into collective action and real-world impact, could you share them?

Thanks for any insights or experiences you can share!


Yep... 800 million people lifted from poverty by the CCP. How about that for the "failure of Marxism?".

Without China the amount of poor people in the world i.e those living at less than about $7 a day, massively increased.

Meanwhile last year billionaire wealth has increase $ 2T. The collective wealth of 3k billionaires is $ 15T. More than any country on Earth besides China and the US.

One has thousands of times more chances of being struck by lightning or be eaten by a shark rather than become a billionaire. Meritocracy is a sham and myth akin to "divine right to rule" used on the masses by Monarchs in previous eras.

They are not geniuses but thieves and nepo babies. And to deflect the unfairness of their positions and privileges they claim the real enemy are immigrants or minorities. In short the more it changes the more it is the same... we are back in early 1800s in London at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

Whatever "Middle Class" ever existed in America and the Western world was due to a wealth pump accumulating resources either stolen inside the Americas and/or colonies and concentrated enough so the crumbs of it would prevent the proletariat from being in slums... but now that is falling apart and the masks are off for all to see.

Just like Paris' Commune, the Bolchevik Revolution, and in an extreme case the Khmer Rouges which were a massive cleansing wildfire, the sociopathic elites are bound to pay sooner or later for this collective misery and rightfully so. And furthermore they are the ones responsible for innocent blood spilled to wipe them out the same way as a criminal pursued by authorities who kill an innocent while subduing him can charge him with said innocent murder.

All of the people lifted from poverty since 1990 were in China

Yep... 800 million people lifted from poverty by the CCP. How about that for the &quot;failure of Marxism?&quot;.

Without China the amount of poor people in the world i.e those living at less than about $7 a day, massively increased.

Meanwhile last year billionaire wealth has increase $ 2T. The collective wealth of 3k billionaires is $ 15T. More than any country on Earth besides China and the US.

One has thousands of times more chances of being struck by lightning or be eaten by a shark rather than become a billionaire. Meritocracy is a sham and myth akin to &quot;divine right to rule&quot; used on the masses by Monarchs in previous eras.

They are not geniuses but thieves and nepo babies. And to deflect the unfairness of their positions and privileges they claim the real enemy are immigrants or minorities. In short the more it changes the more it is the same... we are back in early 1800s in London at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

Whatever &quot;Middle Class&quot; ever existed in America and the Western world was due to a wealth pump accumulating resources either stolen inside the Americas and/or colonies and concentrated enough so the crumbs of it would prevent the proletariat from being in slums... but now that is falling apart and the masks are off for all to see.

Just like Paris&#39; Commune, the Bolchevik Revolution, and in an extreme case the Khmer Rouges which were a massive cleansing wildfire, the sociopathic elites are bound to pay sooner or later for this collective misery and rightfully so. And furthermore they are the ones responsible for innocent blood spilled to wipe them out the same way as a criminal pursued by authorities who kill an innocent while subduing him can charge him with said innocent murder.


Communist posters in Antwerp 🇧🇪


Espescially if you are alone. While we can't exactly use incidents to jump to long winded conclusions, we can see them for what they are in today's climate. The victims of cointelpro had to commit a bne to get the files to for sure prove what they felt. Keep your cameras out when something odd occurs near you or your community. Fascists and police have likely tightened their networks, and we don't exactly have access to the details. With that being said, remain vigilant, and do not let strange things occur in secrecy. Noticed how the car ran off our friend said "I'm filming live btw". He wasn't even live. This was a smart lie that could have very well saved his life.  Many people who film demonstrations or police abuse know to do it live, because if police get it they are known to delete footage or destroy cameras/phones. We will be doing the best to protect the anonymity so this is currently being widely shared but without details on the individual or neighborhood. Thank you.

A comrade was followed when leaving a friend of ours. Reminder to film if something seems off

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Espescially if you are alone. While we can&#39;t exactly use incidents to jump to long winded conclusions, we can see them for what they are in today&#39;s climate. The victims of cointelpro had to commit a bne to get the files to for sure prove what they felt. Keep your cameras out when something odd occurs near you or your community. Fascists and police have likely tightened their networks, and we don&#39;t exactly have access to the details. With that being said, remain vigilant, and do not let strange things occur in secrecy. Noticed how the car ran off our friend said &quot;I&#39;m filming live btw&quot;. He wasn&#39;t even live. This was a smart lie that could have very well saved his life.  Many people who film demonstrations or police abuse know to do it live, because if police get it they are known to delete footage or destroy cameras/phones. We will be doing the best to protect the anonymity so this is currently being widely shared but without details on the individual or neighborhood. Thank you.

Watch "unnamed" on Streamable.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DGMgjQ4sTNz/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

Tracking Trump day 25-28. What he’s done and why it matters.

Tracking Trump: Rubio visits KSA to push Trump&#39;s ethnic cleansing plan in Gaza, DOGE wants access to sensitive tax data, Trump administration fires and rehired nuclear workers, VP Vance meets with far-right German leader, FAA firings begin amid a string of fatal plane crashes, Republican rep wants to make Trump&#39;s birthday a federal holiday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGMgjQ4sTNz/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared


i thought it was because of the bird flu.

random, probably bad question: how are the egg prices Donald J. Trumpiltons fault?


"There ain't no real beef in the hood!! Just a lot of empty stomachs and misunderstandings." I quickly jumped in with "the real beef is kept invisible so the city don't realize we all got the same opposition.. the racist white rich dudes who bleed pockets and pit us against one another in these hood hunger games as they sit in Connecticut mansions".

This is such a quick sentence, but when I heard it I couldn't help but think this young man is a revolutuonary lumpen in the making! This says so much in such a simple way. It speaks of how the ultra poor, the lowest of Americas proletariat are kept at one anothers throats, in violent individualistic cycles of survival. Anyone who has been very very low will know, there's a point where your stomach and pockets are so empty, that you begin to feel bad for the person in your neighborhood who even so much as slights you, because you are a powder keg. It also makes you become seedy in certain ways. I'd be lying if I said i never stepped on somebody to survive. I maintained a relationship with this kid for years just from hearing the conversation and jumping in. We related off the bat because at the time I used to be fresh out of the same shady lumpenproletariat lifestyle, and let me say I can now call him comrade. Bro is full on into revolutionary politics at this point.

What are some quotes, or discussions you guys have jumped into and thought "I like what these people are saying"? Did any friendships come of it?

A quote I once heard one of the block boys in boston say

&quot;There ain&#39;t no real beef in the hood!! Just a lot of empty stomachs and misunderstandings.&quot; I quickly jumped in with &quot;the real beef is kept invisible so the city don&#39;t realize we all got the same opposition.. the racist white rich dudes who bleed pockets and pit us against one another in these hood hunger games as they sit in Connecticut mansions&quot;.

This is such a quick sentence, but when I heard it I couldn&#39;t help but think this young man is a revolutuonary lumpen in the making! This says so much in such a simple way. It speaks of how the ultra poor, the lowest of Americas proletariat are kept at one anothers throats, in violent individualistic cycles of survival. Anyone who has been very very low will know, there&#39;s a point where your stomach and pockets are so empty, that you begin to feel bad for the person in your neighborhood who even so much as slights you, because you are a powder keg. It also makes you become seedy in certain ways. I&#39;d be lying if I said i never stepped on somebody to survive. I maintained a relationship with this kid for years just from hearing the conversation and jumping in. We related off the bat because at the time I used to be fresh out of the same shady lumpenproletariat lifestyle, and let me say I can now call him comrade. Bro is full on into revolutionary politics at this point.

What are some quotes, or discussions you guys have jumped into and thought &quot;I like what these people are saying&quot;? Did any friendships come of it?


American Empire must completely leave the Middle East in order to achieve regional peace. Their colony, Shitrael, functions as a destabilizing agent that serves the US agenda to cause endless regional war.


We stand with workers everywhere to demand bust the billionaires, not our unions!

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PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) https://pslweb.org

Join the Fediverse: https://jointhefediverse.net/join?lang=en-us

Mastodon, Peertube, Pixelfed: easily replace Twitter, Instagram and YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5npl2KCt2ok

PeerTube: An alternative to Big Tech’s video platforms 👉 https://joinpeertube.org/#find-peertube-videos

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

‼STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF HB267‼This move to destroy public sector unions is a blatant attempt to stop workers from fighting back against the ultra-right billionaire agenda slashing social services and programs nationwide— but now isn’t the time to agonize, it’s time to organize!


Keep this in mind when someone says capitalism is a successful system


Liebling Die Linke und BSW: Get over it and run a combined ticket


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How fascism serves capitalism: https://youtu.be/Mn_RwIcL7cg?feature=shared

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PeerTube: An alternative to Big Tech’s video platforms 👉 https://joinpeertube.org/#find-peertube-videos

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China’s gov’t, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion: https://youtu.be/Q3RMl33SqNE?feature=shared

‼Trump is putting open white supremacists in top positions throughout his administration. Meet some of the most openly racist officials in Trump’s White House ➡


Historical Materialism


As a Socialist, I'm deeply concerned about the rapid rise of the Far Right in mainstream politics. I'm torn between joining the Labour Party, where I might have a better chance of influencing policy from within a party that is in power/could actually gain power, or joining a smaller socialist party that fully aligns with my beliefs but has less electoral influence. What are your thoughts on the best approach for meaningful political change?

Labour vs. Smaller Socialist Parties: Which is the Best Path for Change? (UK)

As a Socialist, I&#39;m deeply concerned about the rapid rise of the Far Right in mainstream politics. I&#39;m torn between joining the Labour Party, where I might have a better chance of influencing policy from within a party that is in power/could actually gain power, or joining a smaller socialist party that fully aligns with my beliefs but has less electoral influence. What are your thoughts on the best approach for meaningful political change?


I feel like this can be so hard to do, yet sometimes simple too. Interacting with your own local community can sometimes seem impossible given the lack of any kind of "third place" to even socialize (no pun intended). Internet culture and consumerism has pushed us to these hyper individualistic self-selling products, and all of our hopes and fears have been commodified. Human connection has been commodified. Hope (gambling, sports betting, crypto scams telling you that you can have power and agency over your life). I used to be staunchly anti-social media and still consider myself a Luddite but have come to focus my hatred on the corporations themselves rather than the users. I understand it can be the only place for some people to connect to others, and even organize politically.

But even just going out to pick up trash is a simple way to step outside that constant technological framework we exist within and engage with our community on a local level, even if you're not necessarily meeting many new people. Idk I'm trying to figure this out more and more. I want to join my local democratic socialist branch but I don't know if we really have one.

I feel like with the US going to hell on the federal level it's up to us to support our communities on theocal level. We can no longer look for hope or change or help from the government. I'm also curious along those lines of people think there are different political ideologies for different points in time. Lately I've been wondering if something more like ANARCHY->SOCIALISM might be required.

I've started a podcast focusing on homelessness since I was homeless myself for 3 years and that's the thing that I hope I can help make change with. I might be getting this homeless outreach job soon too. But it took me a long time to get to this point. Addiction and shit made my existence pretty self centered for a long time. I hope by sharing people's personal stories with first hand interviews that I can spread compassion and understanding for people who are experiencing homelessness. Still can be a very abstract thing that is hard to measure the effects of. Which is why it would be nice to engage locally.

Sorry if this is kind of rambling but I'm just wondering how y'all engage locally, want to engage locally, what avenues in your life do you feel like you can make the world a little bit better for some people?

How do y'all try to effect change in your lives?

I feel like this can be so hard to do, yet sometimes simple too. Interacting with your own local community can sometimes seem impossible given the lack of any kind of &quot;third place&quot; to even socialize (no pun intended). Internet culture and consumerism has pushed us to these hyper individualistic self-selling products, and all of our hopes and fears have been commodified. Human connection has been commodified. Hope (gambling, sports betting, crypto scams telling you that you can have power and agency over your life). I used to be staunchly anti-social media and still consider myself a Luddite but have come to focus my hatred on the corporations themselves rather than the users. I understand it can be the only place for some people to connect to others, and even organize politically.

But even just going out to pick up trash is a simple way to step outside that constant technological framework we exist within and engage with our community on a local level, even if you&#39;re not necessarily meeting many new people. Idk I&#39;m trying to figure this out more and more. I want to join my local democratic socialist branch but I don&#39;t know if we really have one.

I feel like with the US going to hell on the federal level it&#39;s up to us to support our communities on theocal level. We can no longer look for hope or change or help from the government. I&#39;m also curious along those lines of people think there are different political ideologies for different points in time. Lately I&#39;ve been wondering if something more like ANARCHY-&gt;SOCIALISM might be required.

I&#39;ve started a podcast focusing on homelessness since I was homeless myself for 3 years and that&#39;s the thing that I hope I can help make change with. I might be getting this homeless outreach job soon too. But it took me a long time to get to this point. Addiction and shit made my existence pretty self centered for a long time. I hope by sharing people&#39;s personal stories with first hand interviews that I can spread compassion and understanding for people who are experiencing homelessness. Still can be a very abstract thing that is hard to measure the effects of. Which is why it would be nice to engage locally.

Sorry if this is kind of rambling but I&#39;m just wondering how y&#39;all engage locally, want to engage locally, what avenues in your life do you feel like you can make the world a little bit better for some people?


I'm looking to learn about the organizations trying to advance socialist causes in the region I live in but most of what I've found is historical literature, anything trustworthy in spanish on english is fine, any articles, authors, papers, etc.

Also feel free to share your thoughts on any of them, I feel like we don't talk enough about the region in this subreddit unless it's about the US.

Any good sources on current southamerican socialist organizations?

I&#39;m looking to learn about the organizations trying to advance socialist causes in the region I live in but most of what I&#39;ve found is historical literature, anything trustworthy in spanish on english is fine, any articles, authors, papers, etc.

Also feel free to share your thoughts on any of them, I feel like we don&#39;t talk enough about the region in this subreddit unless it&#39;s about the US.


With an increase in support for a general strike, I would happily advocate for one especially given the current state and trajectory of the US, but I’m unsure what the best way for someone like myself who works in healthcare can participate without hindering patient care. Are there any guidelines or recommendations for these types of workers?

What is the best way a healthcare worker can engage in a general strike?


Picket fences, apple pie, and pumpkin spice lattes. The picture of American innocence, right? The white, middle-class family, the heart of the American Dream. But scratch the surface, and a more sinister undercurrent emerges.   [https://the-lantern-of-diogenes.blogspot.com/2025/02/gods-chosen-nation-how-white-christian.html](https://the-lantern-of-diogenes.blogspot.com/2025/02/gods-chosen-nation-how-white-christian.html)

God’s Chosen Nation: How White Christian Nationalism is Reshaping America and the World

Picket fences, apple pie, and pumpkin spice lattes. The picture of American innocence, right? The white, middle-class family, the heart of the American Dream. But scratch the surface, and a more sinister undercurrent emerges.   https://the-lantern-of-diogenes.blogspot.com/2025/02/gods-chosen-nation-how-white-christian.html


This is a thread for all anarchism-related themes. Feel free to discuss your struggles, your frustrations, your joys, and whatever else is on your mind here.

Yours in solidarity, until the robots rebel.

\- Automod

Anarchism Discussion Thread for February, 2025

This is a thread for all anarchism-related themes. Feel free to discuss your struggles, your frustrations, your joys, and whatever else is on your mind here.

Yours in solidarity, until the robots rebel.

- Automod


Regime Change in Syria: Another Twist in the Imperialist Kaleidoscope, Another Step on the Road to a Third World War - Communist Workers’ Organisation


How to respond to the 'Socialism isn't perfect'-argument


Rally against Germany's resurgent far right draws thousands in Berlin


Jeremy Corbyn: "The Palestinian people cannot, will not and never will be moved away from Gaza"


Martin Luther King Jr's Activism

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So, I've recently realized I'm a socialist, but I'm in business school (I know I know, but I plan to pivot to economics and hopefully specialize in Marxian economics and advocate for policy change). For context I'm in Europe and people tend to be fairly more pro welfare programs than in the US, but still, it is bussiness school. The majority of the people I am around talk about things that don't really resonate with my core values. I feel like ever since I educated myself and became enlightened, I see everything these people say as highly influenced by capitalist indoctrination. The excessive focus on self help/getting ahead/individualism, talking about issues without recognizing the unethical power structures that underlie them (I have a friend who talks about how amazing it is that in her home country her "purchasing power" is way better and lauds it as an "amazing trait" of her country, when I know her country has one of the highest wealth inequality indexes in the entire world and her "luxury" is only possible through the suffering of the poorer classes, etc. Even my well meaning friends, who think they are progressive, are really just reinforcing the neoliberal capitalist structures that exist in society. I'm feeling increasingly alienated from these people, and I don't know what to do. I enjoy hanging out with them most of the time, but I feel this distance towards them when we talk about the world, because I realized they don't see what I see. I can't really magically make myself leftist friends, so I'm sort of stuck with the people I have around me. Again, good people, but heavily indoctrinated, definitely not class conscious and much more focused on personal advancement and "getting ahead" in the bussiness world than on confronting or solving systemic issues than I am. I'm also so sick about hearing people idolize succesful bussinesspeople, seeing people be genuinely interested/passionate about working for or starting bussiensses...it just seems so freaking souless and empty to me. I could not give less of a shit about maximizing shareholder value and gaining a "competetive edge" in the market. I've tried to adopt the strategy of talking about our common points of interest (such as feminism, personal/spiritual/psyscological growth, and sometimes, they can make meaningful contributions to discussions on systemic issues, even if they don't "see" the full picture). But overall, I'm feeling increasingly alienated from everyone, and I don't know what to do. I like having people, having a group that appreciates me, and having people with which to pass the time and share my highs and lows. But I also feel like I'd feel much better if I found friends who were more on the same path as me. I'd love to hear about your experience with alienation when you became a socialist, and what you did. Can you mantain these people in your life, and aknowledge they are not evil or inferior for simply not having reached "enlightenment"? How did your relationship change with some people who didn't share your world view when you became a socialist? It's not an option for me to cut them off completely: I need to have freinds to mantain mental health and I also see they are good people who add to my life, even if they aren't really on the same wavelength as me. But still, its feeling lonely being around them listening to things I don't resonate with. Any advice or insight is appreciated.

How do you deal with disconnect/alienation from others?

So, I&#39;ve recently realized I&#39;m a socialist, but I&#39;m in business school (I know I know, but I plan to pivot to economics and hopefully specialize in Marxian economics and advocate for policy change). For context I&#39;m in Europe and people tend to be fairly more pro welfare programs than in the US, but still, it is bussiness school. The majority of the people I am around talk about things that don&#39;t really resonate with my core values. I feel like ever since I educated myself and became enlightened, I see everything these people say as highly influenced by capitalist indoctrination. The excessive focus on self help/getting ahead/individualism, talking about issues without recognizing the unethical power structures that underlie them (I have a friend who talks about how amazing it is that in her home country her &quot;purchasing power&quot; is way better and lauds it as an &quot;amazing trait&quot; of her country, when I know her country has one of the highest wealth inequality indexes in the entire world and her &quot;luxury&quot; is only possible through the suffering of the poorer classes, etc. Even my well meaning friends, who think they are progressive, are really just reinforcing the neoliberal capitalist structures that exist in society. I&#39;m feeling increasingly alienated from these people, and I don&#39;t know what to do. I enjoy hanging out with them most of the time, but I feel this distance towards them when we talk about the world, because I realized they don&#39;t see what I see. I can&#39;t really magically make myself leftist friends, so I&#39;m sort of stuck with the people I have around me. Again, good people, but heavily indoctrinated, definitely not class conscious and much more focused on personal advancement and &quot;getting ahead&quot; in the bussiness world than on confronting or solving systemic issues than I am. I&#39;m also so sick about hearing people idolize succesful bussinesspeople, seeing people be genuinely interested/passionate about working for or starting bussiensses...it just seems so freaking souless and empty to me. I could not give less of a shit about maximizing shareholder value and gaining a &quot;competetive edge&quot; in the market. I&#39;ve tried to adopt the strategy of talking about our common points of interest (such as feminism, personal/spiritual/psyscological growth, and sometimes, they can make meaningful contributions to discussions on systemic issues, even if they don&#39;t &quot;see&quot; the full picture). But overall, I&#39;m feeling increasingly alienated from everyone, and I don&#39;t know what to do. I like having people, having a group that appreciates me, and having people with which to pass the time and share my highs and lows. But I also feel like I&#39;d feel much better if I found friends who were more on the same path as me. I&#39;d love to hear about your experience with alienation when you became a socialist, and what you did. Can you mantain these people in your life, and aknowledge they are not evil or inferior for simply not having reached &quot;enlightenment&quot;? How did your relationship change with some people who didn&#39;t share your world view when you became a socialist? It&#39;s not an option for me to cut them off completely: I need to have freinds to mantain mental health and I also see they are good people who add to my life, even if they aren&#39;t really on the same wavelength as me. But still, its feeling lonely being around them listening to things I don&#39;t resonate with. Any advice or insight is appreciated.


Hello! I have a question regarding David’s Companion to Capital by Karl Marx. Is the book structured in a way where you read it alongside Capital, or do you read it before or after? How is the book structured in general? If anyone has read it, please help me out!

Question regarding ”A Companion To Marx's Capital” by David Harvey


Unionization and the Fight Against Trump Starts with a Break from the Democrats


I am moroccan and always wondered why socialist supported the western sahara and what was your view on the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco?

Autonomy plan of Morocco for western sahara


Knowing that I want something fairly global both historically and geographically.

I am researching the history of student movements and their impacts. What events and angles would you advise me to approach ?


Post title, In an attempt to make conversation with my dad I brought up grocery prices along the lines of "isn't it a bit absurd that if we want healthy groceries we have to pay significantly more?" he responds with harder = pricier, which I couldn't reply to so I left him be. Once i arrived home i mentioned how elon has access over our social security thru doge, which in turn gets him pretty heated because i've shown distaste in billionaires before.

Dad threatened to call the police on me for having issues with billionares

Post title, In an attempt to make conversation with my dad I brought up grocery prices along the lines of &quot;isn&#39;t it a bit absurd that if we want healthy groceries we have to pay significantly more?&quot; he responds with harder = pricier, which I couldn&#39;t reply to so I left him be. Once i arrived home i mentioned how elon has access over our social security thru doge, which in turn gets him pretty heated because i&#39;ve shown distaste in billionaires before.


Edit: as mentioned in one of the comments, China indeed does support Cuba.

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Not an expert. From what I know, is that ships that port in Cuba are bared from US ports for 6 months, right? So why won't China use 1 or 2 ships to supply Cuba with what it needs? The Chinese military is already sanctioned by the US, so why if they are the "entity" or the official partner dealing with Cuba, there is nothing more the US can do, right?

Stuff like solar and wind energy wont make the island more independent and energy secure, while some small factories could supply spare parts needed instead of importing everything, etc.

Why doesn't China support Cuba?

Edit: as mentioned in one of the comments, China indeed does support Cuba.

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Not an expert. From what I know, is that ships that port in Cuba are bared from US ports for 6 months, right? So why won&#39;t China use 1 or 2 ships to supply Cuba with what it needs? The Chinese military is already sanctioned by the US, so why if they are the &quot;entity&quot; or the official partner dealing with Cuba, there is nothing more the US can do, right?

Stuff like solar and wind energy wont make the island more independent and energy secure, while some small factories could supply spare parts needed instead of importing everything, etc.


My apologies if this question bothered you sounds loaded and a bit redundant I am very curious of everyone’s opinion

It’s just something that’s been on my mind for a bit

When I look at posts over the pond and to other places like Mexico and Canada, I constantly see things like

“You Americans need to band together and stop your government”

And it’s like, not only will they levy such immense violence (especially against trans people and POCs) and brutality on to us. Which it’s like a deterrent in and of itself, which is already terrifying enough.

It feels like we are locked into just peaceful protesting until something happens?

Which then the government (by government i mostly mean SCOTUS, Donald trump and his goons) proceeds to ignore all of that and keeps doing the horrible shit anyway.

Is there anything that we can do? It just feels like a constant roll down a hill and we can sometimes get up and slide down on our feet, but then we trip and it’s right back down to tumbling like a log.

Why can’t leftists/socialist and even people who do peaceful protests, come together and actually start doing civil rights movement era/Black Panther party behavior?


What the fuck happened to the workers (and peasants) emancipation movements. All the unions act as economic cartels and they only have there own interests in mind.

We need to wake up and decide what kind of society we want to live in. The world powers are shifting and this leaves a great opportunity for radicalization.

We NEED workers and poor people to wakeup to fact that the entire state apparatus is the problem. It feeds off your toil. Any measly concession is almost immediately outpaced by inflation rendering it useless.

We CANNOT live or cooperate with this neo-reactionary vs neo-liberal shitscape we find ourselves in. It's a battle we have fuck all to do with yet it's going to crush us the most.

All I'm saying is reformism has to go. We have to Believe in our hearts that the collectives and communes are coming. Liberty and equality will reign supreme when the people of this world reclaim their autonomy.

Also unions should be pushing hard IWW rhetoric. Fuck this shit we want the entire economy. We, the toilers will do as we please with our wealth and govern our own affairs.

The point is to completely abolish the capitalist system to basically create a thriving society of human flourishing.

We need to come together as ANGRY pisses off working class MILITANTS. They are fucking fleecing us dry whilst they collect billions.

Revolution NOW.

Start pumping out zines, flood the internet with radicalized and militant shit. We need to be here because revolution is with us. We WILL get it.

From an Anarchist friend

What the fuck happened to the workers (and peasants) emancipation movements. All the unions act as economic cartels and they only have there own interests in mind.

We need to wake up and decide what kind of society we want to live in. The world powers are shifting and this leaves a great opportunity for radicalization.

We NEED workers and poor people to wakeup to fact that the entire state apparatus is the problem. It feeds off your toil. Any measly concession is almost immediately outpaced by inflation rendering it useless.

We CANNOT live or cooperate with this neo-reactionary vs neo-liberal shitscape we find ourselves in. It&#39;s a battle we have fuck all to do with yet it&#39;s going to crush us the most.

All I&#39;m saying is reformism has to go. We have to Believe in our hearts that the collectives and communes are coming. Liberty and equality will reign supreme when the people of this world reclaim their autonomy.

Also unions should be pushing hard IWW rhetoric. Fuck this shit we want the entire economy. We, the toilers will do as we please with our wealth and govern our own affairs.

The point is to completely abolish the capitalist system to basically create a thriving society of human flourishing.

We need to come together as ANGRY pisses off working class MILITANTS. They are fucking fleecing us dry whilst they collect billions.

Revolution NOW.

Start pumping out zines, flood the internet with radicalized and militant shit. We need to be here because revolution is with us. We WILL get it.


Hi! I’m curios if anyone deems this to be a good way to start understanding marxist theory.

1. The Communist Manifesto
2. Wage-Labour and Capital / Value, Price and Profit
3. Capital Vol.1

Is there any other books that I should read before capital or is this the way to go?

Order of reading marxist theory

Hi! I’m curios if anyone deems this to be a good way to start understanding marxist theory.

The Communist Manifesto

Wage-Labour and Capital / Value, Price and Profit

Capital Vol.1

Is there any other books that I should read before capital or is this the way to go?


I read multiple calls to international worker solidarity all over socialist websites to fight the rise of fascism in the world today. However, in my experience I see Nationalism among workers to be a far more powerful force. I think it was Orwell in one of his political essays who pointed to the fact that socialists underestimated nationalism in their struggles for international cooperation. I can’t see any solutions to nationalism rearing its head every time when society is in a crisis.

Thoughts?

Nationalism


"McLibel demonstrated the huge potential of coordinated grassroots action" - Freedom News

Central Organization of the Workers of Sweden


Australian Socialists: Are there any prominent organisations or charities that one can recommend supporting in the bid to oppose capitalism or conservative pushback by the Liberal Party?