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Sandy English

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"To the factories, not to the Democratic Party!" Writer for the World Socialist Web Site https://www.wsws.org/en/authors/Sandy-English Educators Rank-and-File Committee https://www.wsws.org/en/special/pages/educators-rank-and-file-committee.htm

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 4h

Cardiac Long Flu and Cardiac Long COVID are common! Independent peer-reviewed research found that Flu and COVlD raise the risk of heart attack or stroke at least three-fold compared to people without a documented respiratory infection! @americanheart.bsky.social
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Press release of a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, led by Kosuke Kawai, ScD Cresencia Felician Muhere, MD, Elkin V. Lemos, MD, PhD and Joel M. Francis, MD, PhD.
Title: Some acute and chronic viral infections may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
Prevention measures, including vaccination, may play important role in cutting the risk of serious cardiovascular events, according to a new study in Journal of the American Heart Association
Published: October 29, 2025

Source: Newsroom.heart.org: https://bit.ly/CVDfollowingVI_AHA

“People are 4 times as likely to have a heart attack and 5 times more likely to have a stroke in the month after laboratory-confirmed influenza.”

“People are 3 times more likely to have a heart attack and 3 times as likely to have a stroke in the 14 weeks following COVlD infection, with the risk remaining elevated for a year.”

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/some-acute-and-chronic-viral-infections-may-increase-the-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

Utah. Mother of 4. Here since 2007.

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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 1d

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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 7h

The threat to cut off food stamps is one of the cruelest assaults on the working class in US history. This degenerate ruling class must be expropriated and overthrown by a mass movement of workers. Fight for socialist leadership! www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Mobilize the working class to fight Trump’s hunger plan!

The threat to shut off food stamps is part of a broader social counter-revolution, which will not stop until the oligarchs behind Trump are finally expropriated, and society put under workers’ control...

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 4h

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‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch

ICE arrested a parent near Eastwood Elementary School last Monday. Teachers and parents have been patrolling the neighborhood every morning since.

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 5h

The threat to shut off food stamps is part of a broader social counter-revolution, which will not stop until the oligarchs behind Trump are finally expropriated, and society put under workers’ control.

www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Mobilize the working class to fight Trump’s hunger plan!

The threat to shut off food stamps is part of a broader social counter-revolution, which will not stop until the oligarchs behind Trump are finally expropriated, and society put under workers’ control...

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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 7h

The UN has justly accused the US of violating international human rights law by murdering civilians in boats off the coast of Venezuela. But its accusation will not deter a government that has been overseeing genocide for two years. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

UN accuses US of violating human rights laws in Caribbean and Pacific airstrikes

In a statement Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said there was “no justification in international law” for the missile strikes that have killed over 60 people.

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Jude Jackson @judejack.bsky.social · 1d

The royal family is trying to disentangle itself from a paedophile sex scandal, but the crisis is not containable.

Andrew stripped of his royal titles: a toxic representative of a toxic institution - World Socialist Web Site

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Andrew stripped of his royal titles: a toxic representative of a toxic institution

The royal family has moved to cut all Andrew’s titles in hopes of preserving the monarchy as a whole.

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Jude Jackson @judejack.bsky.social · 1d

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, in the latest move by the United States to remove all remaining guardrails restricting its preparations for World War III.

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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 1d

It’s with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of Comrade Alan Gelfand. He made an enormous contribution to the Trotskyist movement’s fight against Stalinism and US imperialism. His courage and principles inspire us all. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Alan Gelfand: July 28, 1949–October 29, 2025

Accepting calmly and with dignity his approaching death, Alan expressed satisfaction with the course of his life, in which he had devoted 50 years to the struggle for socialism.

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Jude Jackson @judejack.bsky.social · 2d

Strike called over job losses at University of Sheffield, as University and College Union begin national strike ballot - World Socialist Web Site

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Strike called over job losses at University of Sheffield, as University and College Union begin national strike ballot

Balloted separately in September staff at both universities – academic, lecturers, researchers, support and professional services staff – voted for strike action with majorities of 77 and 79 percent r...

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 2d

The Socialist Equality Party does not call for a vote for Mamdani, or for any of his rivals. #Mamdani’s platform and program do not represent a way forward in the fight against oligarchy and dictatorship, but a political trap.

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The class issues in the New York City mayoral election

Support for the Mamdani campaign reflects a shift to the left among workers and youth, but Mamdani’s program does not represent a way forward in the fight against oligarchy and dictatorship.

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 3d

During the event, the top three state party officials, including pro-business Governor Kathy Hochul, promoted Mamdani and received his support. #Mamdani demonstratively raised Hochul’s hand in the midst of hostile heckling of her from the audience.

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At election rally, DSA candidate Mamdani embraces right-wing Democratic Party establishment

By joining hands with New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who refuses to raise taxes on the wealthy, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani demonstrated the fraudulence of his avowed “socialism.”

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Andre Damon @andredamon.bsky.social · 3d

After more than a century of steady progress, life expectancy has stagnated since 2010, with mortality now rising among the working class, while the most affluent enjoy the continued increases progress offers.

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Chris Richards @eclecticradical.bsky.social · 8d

As a state assemblyman, he said he wanted to defund the police.

Now that he is running for Mayor he says he doesn't want to defund the police.

Zohran is clearly an opportunist unwilling to be the kind of mayor Bill DeBlasio failed to be.

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 8d

At the last mayoral debate before the November election, the DSA candidate for mayor of New York pledged to keep billionaire heiress Jessica #Tisch in charge of the city’s massive police force

#Mamdani

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Mamdani placates billionaires with plan to retain NYPD chief

At the last mayoral debate before the November election, the DSA candidate for mayor of New York pledged to keep billionaire heiress Jessica Tisch in charge of the city’s massive police force.

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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 7d

Europe is increasing its arms production and military budgets not only to intensify the war against Russia, but also to defend its interests around the world. This mad aggression threatens to develop into nuclear war. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Europe’s defence roadmap 2030 lays the groundwork for dictatorship and global war

Amid the escalating US-NATO war with Russia, the European Council’s adoption of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 marks a decisive turn toward a fully militarized Europe, laying the groundwork for di...

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Jude Jackson @judejack.bsky.social · 7d

Europe’s defence roadmap 2030 lays the groundwork for dictatorship and global war - World Socialist Web Site

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Europe’s defence roadmap 2030 lays the groundwork for dictatorship and global war

Amid the escalating US-NATO war with Russia, the European Council’s adoption of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 marks a decisive turn toward a fully militarized Europe, laying the groundwork for di...

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 7d

Artists plan #FallofFreedom" protests against Trump dictatorship: “Artists are a threat to American fascism”

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Artists plan "Fall of Freedom" protests against Trump dictatorship: “Artists are a threat to American fascism”

"Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized."

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johnwilsonwsws.bsky.social @johnwilsonwsws.bsky.social · 7d

"The SEG New Zealand urges workers and young people to attend a public webinar at 4:00pm on November 9, to discuss these urgent issues and the way forward in the fight against pay cuts, austerity and war" us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 8d

On Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7pm, the IYSSE will hold a public meeting in New York City to answer the question, “How can Trump’s drive to dictatorship be defeated?”

Join us to discuss the root causes of dictatorship, the role of the Democratic Party, & what alternative strategy is needed.

#NYC #Fascism

Sandy English @sandyenglish.bsky.social · 8d

The mass protests mark the beginning of a powerful movement against the Trump regime, but without a clear political perspective and understanding of the broader situation, this immense popular opposition risks being dissipated.

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After the “No Kings” protests: What Next?

The mass protests mark the beginning of a powerful movement against the Trump regime, but without a clear political perspective and understanding of the broader situation, this immense popular opposit...

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Jude Jackson @judejack.bsky.social · 8d

Netherlands: Culture or cannons? The Van Gogh Museum’s survival at stake - World Socialist Web Site

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Netherlands: Culture or cannons? The Van Gogh Museum’s survival at stake

The future of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum—home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by the Dutch master Vincent van Gogh—now hangs precariously in the balance. The Dutch government’s ...

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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 8d

The growth of opposition to Trump has major implications for the European proletariat, but pseudo-leftist figures from Corbyn to Wagenknecht have said nothing about the No Kings protests. They seek to suppress and disarm this opposition. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

The implications of the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests for the European working class

Millions across Europe and internationally watched on October 18 as 7 million American youth, workers, professionals and retirees joined nationwide “No Kings” protests.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d

In Oakland, California, an ICE GOON shot a local clergyman point-blank.