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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org

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“The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 43m

Bernie Sanders praises Trump’s anti-immigrant pogrom

While Sanders’ congratulation of Trump for his fascist immigrant agenda was the most significant aspect of his appearance, he also advanced several other right-wing & pro-imperialist positions
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“Trump did a better job”: Bernie Sanders praises Trump’s anti-immigrant pogrom on The Tim Dillon Show

Sanders might not be a fascist, but his defense of Trump and the capitalist nation state echo arguments made by the Nazis.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 5h

𝕆𝕣𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝: 𝟚+𝟚=𝟝–Raoul Peck’s film about George Orwell and contemporary events

Is this true, that Orwell revealed the world as it really was? It is not possible to accept this, based on the historical record.

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<em>Orwell: 2+2=5</em>–Raoul Peck’s film about George Orwell and contemporary events

What is one to make of the events referenced to in <em>2+2=5</em>, many of them disturbing or even horrifying? And what is to be done about them?

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 22h

Fascist conspirator Steve Bannon tells The Economist “We have a plan” for a 3rd Trump term

No faction of the Democrats, including its so-called “progressive” wing, will lift a finger to stop Trump’s drive for dictatorship.

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Fascist conspirator Steve Bannon tells The Economist “We have a plan” for a 3rd Trump term

Trump is implementing the goals of his failed January 6, 2021 putsch, enabled by the cowardice and complicity of the Democrats.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 2d

Following “No Kings” protests, organizers call on participants to subordinate themselves to the Democratic Party

In the face of coming dictatorship, the Democratic Party-aligned speakers proposed no actions to actually remove Trump from office.
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Following “No Kings” protests, organizers call on participants to subordinate themselves to the Democratic Party

In the first mass call following Saturday’s protest, which drew an estimated 7 million people, speakers called on participants to support their local Democratic Party politicians.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 4d

Workers threatened with hunger as Trump’s class war shutdown continues

The impact on food security underscores that Trump’s plan for dictatorship is aimed above all against the working class.

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Workers threatened with hunger as Trump’s class war shutdown continues

Federal food stamps funding is a few days from being exhausted, while thousands of federal employees lined up Tuesday outside of a DC-area food bank.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 4d

Trump demanding $230 million from Justice Department over past investigations

If and when a cash settlement of Trump’s claims is awarded, neither the Justice Department nor the White House is under any legal requirement to inform the public.
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Trump demanding $230 million from Justice Department over past investigations

In a mafia-style shakedown, President Donald Trump is demanding that his hand-picked Justice Department appointees approve some $230 million, paid for by taxpayers, in compensation for investigations ...

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 4d

Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, defend endorsement of Graham Planter after Nazi tattoo revealed

Despite apparently knowing since at least 2012 that he had Nazi imagery on his body, Platner did not seek to remove or cover up the tattoo until yesterday
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Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, defend endorsement of Maine Democrat Graham Planter after Nazi tattoo revealed

Planter, a US veteran and mercenary, has continued to receive support from “progressive” Democrats even after it was revealed he had a <em>Totenkopf,</em> the favored symbol of Hitler’s SS, on his che...

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 4d

Eddington: Lost in the desert

Eddington meanders from one ugly encounter to the next without making any effort to probe the roots of the crisis that has suddenly befallen the small town.

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<em>Eddington</em>: Lost in the desert

A filmmaker seeking to dramatize the explosive political climate in 2020 would be faced with significant artistic challenges, but also major opportunities.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 4d

Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, defend endorsement of Graham Planter after Nazi tattoo revealed

Despite apparently knowing since at least 2012 that he had Nazi imagery on his body, Platner did not seek to remove or cover up the tattoo until yesterday
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Bernie Sanders, Ro Khanna, defend endorsement of Maine Democrat Graham Planter after Nazi tattoo revealed

Planter, a US veteran and mercenary, has continued to receive support from “progressive” Democrats even after it was revealed he had a <em>Totenkopf,</em> the favored symbol of Hitler’s SS, on his che...

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 5d

Trump builds himself a Versailles on the Potomac

As Versailles stood for the ancien régime, so too will Trump’s White House renovation stand for a degenerate ruling class whose time is running out, and which faces a social revolution
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Trump builds himself a Versailles on the Potomac

The seat of the American presidency, the White House, is being physically transformed into the architectural embodiment of oligarchic rule.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 5d

By nominating Paul Ingrassia, a Trump loyalist with minimal legal experience and a documented record of fascistic statements, to head the OSC, Trump was making a conscious political statement that the “rule of law” would be subsumed by the “Führer principle.”
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Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead Office of Special Counsel, withdraws after leak of fascist texts

Ingrassia is just the latest Republican operative to be outed as a Nazi.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 6d

Life of a Showgirl: Taylor Swift’s latest self-portrait

Swift, who has the ears of millions of fans and casual listeners, decided to release another album about herself.

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<em>Life of a Showgirl</em>: Taylor Swift’s latest self-portrait

The new album confirms Swift’s indifference to virtually anything outside her bubble of fame, wealth and romance.

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victorvulvaandthexyzorchestra @victorvulva.bsky.social · 6d

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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...

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 7d

The October 18 “No Kings” demonstrations and the fight against Trump’s dictatorship

The entry of the working class into political struggle on its own independent basis will transform the entire situation.

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The October 18 “No Kings” demonstrations and the fight against Trump’s dictatorship

The more than 2,700 separate demonstrations, involving an estimated 7 million people, were, collectively, one of the largest political demonstrations in the history of the country.

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 9d

No doubt the Democratic Party would like to keep the protests contained within electoral politics. But many of the workers and youth we spoke to today are looking for other solutions to the crisis of capitalism.

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World Socialist Web Site on X: ""Every day, you wake up and Trump is signing some new law, breaking some constitutional right that we have. I think of Nazi Germany, and how things didn't happen overnight, but one day people woke up and they were in the middle of a war." #NoKings Newark, New Jersey https://t.co/hVIUgd1CIw" / X

"Every day, you wake up and Trump is signing some new law, breaking some constitutional right that we have. I think of Nazi Germany, and how things didn't happen overnight, but one day people woke up and they were in the middle of a war." #NoKings Newark, New Jersey https://t.co/hVIUgd1CIw

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 9d

Millions rally against fascism in “No Kings” protests

The massive turnout showed that the effort to intimidate the population w/ fascist rhetoric, and military deployments failed—and in many cases backfired, drawing even larger crowds into the streets.
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Millions rally against fascism in “No Kings” protests

Reflecting mass anger against attacks on democrats rights, rising inequality and fascism, millions of people have gathered at thousands of demonstrations against dictatorship.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 9d

#NoKings Ashland Oregon. Joyful. Love for America. Free speech.

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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 9d

No kings. Oregon City, OR #NotaWarZone

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Christopher Nelson @wetriver.bsky.social · 9d

Thousands show up in Madras #NoKings @wyden.senate.gov

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Cedro Buckman @roguebass.bsky.social · 9d

Easily the biggest protest I’ve seen in Southern Oregon. #NoKings #SouthernOregon FDT

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John Brown Reloaded @angrytsun.bsky.social · 9d

Good luck to everyone going to a protest today, remember to stay with your comrades and watch out for undercover cops and kettling of protestors.

This is the perfect moment to spread class consciousness, it’ll take more than a protest to change this imperialist nation.

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 9d

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez plead for GOP to negotiate, downplay Trump’s dictatorship

Throughout the event, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez touted their bipartisan credentials and their readiness to work with Republicans to reopen and fund Trump’s government.
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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez plead for GOP to negotiate, downplay Trump’s dictatorship

The “Democratic socialists” were virtually silent on Trump’s drive to dictatorship, repeatedly touting their willingness to negotiate with the Republicans to reopen the government in exchange for an e...

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 9d

If you are attending a #NoKingsDayOct18th rally tomorrow, the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS.org) urges you to fight for our policies by copying and distributing our leaflet.

#GeneralStrike #RankAndFileCommittees #IWARFC

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No Kings statement Oct 18.pdf

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Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 9d

Actress Diane Keaton dies at 79

The most substantial film in which Keaton appeared, the one with the most enduring and valuable influence, was Warren Beatty’s Reds (1981).

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Actress Diane Keaton dies at 79

Keaton, with her freshness and liveliness, her “free-spiritedness,” spoke to a generation—or generations—that were shedding stale morals and old prejudices in the US, including in some cases anti-comm...

Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org @crossebarx.bsky.social · 10d

Trump authorizes CIA regime change operations against Venezuela

Washington’s long history of covert interventions—coups, assassinations, rigging elections, and corrupting unions—now unfolds without even a pretense of plausible deniability.

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Trump authorizes CIA regime change operations against Venezuela

Trump did not equivocate in acknowledging his extraordinary escalation of US imperialist aggression in Venezuela and beyond.