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Gregory Manning @manning4change.bsky.social · 6d

🙏🏿The utmost gratitude to all of our amazing endorsers — your support means the world! 💙

But the most important endorsement? YOUR VOTE 🗳️✅

Today’s the last day to early vote — polling locations are open until 6 PM. Let’s get it done! ⚜️

#GeauxVote #VoteEarly #Manning4Change

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 7d

This week, @neworleansdsa.bsky.social writes that the mayoral candidates are all so similar that even their wealthy donors can't tell them apart. Now, @gambitweekly.bsky.social reports that Laney Chouest, like Bill Hammack before him, can't make up his mind so he's throwing money at two of them.

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · 9d

DSA Voter Guide has launched! Enjoy, and share with your friends. wordpress.dsaneworleans.org/voter-guides...

Join New Orleans DSA if you want to help us write the next one, and sign up for our weekly newsletter, Solidarity Means Action. www.dsaneworleans.org/join/

DSA New Orleans - New Orleans DSA Fall 2025 Voter Guide

wordpress.dsaneworleans.org

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Bob Murrell for City Council District A @bob4districta.bsky.social · 27d

Local candidate & @neworleansdsa.bsky.social member

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/14/o...

Democrats need to harness the energy of new candidates like this one - The Boston Globe

Danyelle Christmas’s father was sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit. Now she’s running for office to tackle injustice at the root.

www.bostonglobe.com

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Sep 8

Please join us for these events this week! More info in the alt text.

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Gregory Manning @manning4change.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔔 MIDNIGHT DEADLINE ⏰
bit.ly/manningsept1

We’re close to hitting our goal — and you can be the difference.

Chip in now! bit.ly/manningsept1

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Sep 1

The political power of unions on full display. Solidarity with our comrades in the USB union and, as always, with our comrades in Gaza.

Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · Sep 1

“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.

Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

“If we lose contact with our boats … even for just 20 minutes, we will shut down all of Europe,” dockworker says.

www.politico.eu

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Gregory Manning @manning4change.bsky.social · Aug 31

We’re building a powerful coalition for justice & equity in NOLA💪 I’m honored by these endorsements — but the most important one is YOURS. Tomorrow’s fundraising deadline is a big test of people power. Can you chip in? >> bit.ly/manningsept1

#Manning4Change #CityCouncil

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please join us for these upcoming events! More detail in the alt text!

This Labor Day (Monday, September 1), join us in Congo Square on N. Rampart St. from 6-8 PM to stand in solidarity with workers, both native and immigrant, as oligarchs wage war on democracy and labor rights.

Join the Health Justice and Direct Service Committees as we plan our Brake Light Clinics and Health Fair on Wednesday at 5PM.
Online: http://bit.ly/4mzc3Cu

Come paint a banner showing our solidarity with the people of Palestine, share food with comrades, and discuss organizing efforts to ending the genocide.
Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/4ncAiXe

Join the Voter Guide team at Coffee Science (410 S Broad St) on Friday September 6, 6–8PM to help craft themes and research candidates for the Fall 2025 Voter Guide. Bring your laptop!

Thinking about joining the DSA? This is the perfect opportunity to discover what we're all about. Grab a coffee and hang out with comrades in the backyard of Coffee Science at 410 S Broad St on Sunday, September 7, 11AM–12PM.

Political education is essential to our work in building a socialist future. Join the Poli-Ed team as they plan for the September reading and discussion September 7 at 10AM.
Online: bit.ly/DSA-POLI-ED

Come learn about DSA, our chapter, what we're engaged in and how you can plug in to the work. A better world is possible! Join us to make it happen September 7 at 8PM.
Online: bit.ly/orientation-dsa

Join us at a fundraiser for DSA City Council candidate Bob Murrell on September 7 at 7:30PM. Big in the 90s is the ultimate 90s cover band, running the gamut of music that you love from the decade, alternative, pop, grunge, and R&B. Their set list includes everything from Britney to Brit-pop, Gin Blossoms to Ginuwine, and all places in between.

Doors @ 7, show 7:30p Ages 21+
Presale at 90s.Bob4DistrictA.com
$20 or pay what you can

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Bob Murrell for City Council District A @bob4districta.bsky.social · Aug 29

You should go to Bob4DistrictA.com and donate or volunteer! We're $116 away from $10k with over 150 unique donors, and two away from our 50th volunteer

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Bob Murrell for City Council District A @bob4districta.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you're less fixated with my website, you may have missed some updates! More endorsements, pledges, pictures, and a link to watch my speeches & media appearances.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Aug 14

Goal is to pressure Avelo to cancel its ICE contract - make it financially, politically and reputationally untenable. And show other businesses this will happen to them if they support ICE. #OneMillionRising

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Gregory Manning @manning4change.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’m honored to have earned the endorsement of the @neworleansdsa.bsky.social!

Their commitment to justice, equity, & people-powered change is exactly what our campaign is about, and I’m proud to stand alongside them in the fight.

#peopleoverprofit #manning4change #citycouncil #nola

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Netroots Nation @netrootsnation.bsky.social · Aug 9

"What we can agree on is that climate change is an existential crisis we must fight together right now."
Gregory Manning, candidate--NOLA City Council
@manning4change.bsky.social

#NN25 Closing Keynote
August 9 | 4:30PM CT | New Orleans

A Black Man, Gregory Manning, stands speaking at a podium with Netroots Nation on the front

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · Jul 10

🔴Join DSA! dsausa.org/join

Join DSA. Become a member today.

Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

dsausa.org

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DSA Mutual Aid Working Group @dsamutualaid.bsky.social · Jul 10

Interested in hearing from DSA members about the amazing mutual aid work going on in their chapters?

Come join MAWG for our Summer '25 All Member Meeting on July 19th @ 8pm ET! We will have presentations from three different DSA chapters with their own mutual aid projects.

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Totoro in a Bucket Hat @ailaminad.bsky.social · Jun 22

I’m going to make a thread about how the feds have changed their tactics here in Los Angeles because the community has forced them to adapt.

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Jun 22

This year's convention will be on Saturday, June 28th, 1-5pm at Big Couch.

New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Jun 22

Local Convention is our chapter's largest event of the year, where we review the past year and current state of the chapter, plan the course of the next year, and vote on important business like bylaws amendments and Local Council members.

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Bini @biniman.bsky.social · Jun 21

Defund ICE via Mahmoud Khalil's massive lawsuit

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · Jun 21

Statement from DSA’s National Political Committee. On the Release of Mahmoud Khalil. June 20, 2025
Today, after spending more than 100 days in illegal detention over 1400 miles from his wife and newborn son, Mahmoud Khalil is set to be freed, as a federal judge in New Jersey has ordered his immediate release. Mahmoud, a Palestinian-American who graduated from a master’s program at Columbia University while in detention, is a US permanent resident and was arrested solely for speaking out against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. As we wrote in our March statement about Mahmoud, his detention is not just a clear violation of constitutional rights but contrary to democratic ideals and a blatant attempt at silencing political dissent and suppressing the working-class mass movement for a free Palestine.
We celebrate the release of Mahmoud Khalil and his immediate reunification with his wife, newborn son, and his community.
As the largest socialist organization in the country, we will continue to defend the right to free speech and protest. While today’s ruling is a win against the increasing authoritarianism of the Trump administration, DSA will continue to fight against the detention of immigrants and political prisoners taking place all over the country. We will continue our work to dismantle the institutions that uphold and enable oppression both here and abroad, to build a world where all of us are free.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jun 20

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after being released from ICE detention.

"The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Jun 14

Event by our partner orgs Eye on Surveillance and Union Migrante. Please come through for them if you’re able

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New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America @neworleansdsa.bsky.social · Jun 14

Polls are open till 6PM, but multiple polling locations are out of paper ballots and are turning people away. There are no ballots at any polling place in Orleans or Jefferson Parish