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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 16h

56% of people in state prisons have a mental health problem, yet only 26% have received professional help

Prisons & jails are not made to accommodate serious mental health needs, yet the system continues to respond to mental illness like it’s a crime

#WorldMentalHealthDay

Graph titled: Over half of people in state prisons report mental health problems, but only 1 in 4 has received professional help in prison

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 15h

dsausa.org/join

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Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) @organizeworkers.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @ericblanc.bsky.social for the shout-out on the latest Money with Katie episode!

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Love to see it!

- Jon

The Local Stinker @ivantheskonk.bsky.social · 1d

Omg it's a certified @growlithe.pizza banger on my Discovery page 🗣

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

All are welcome to join at any time! You don't need to be a member, but a DSA onboarder will be present if you have questions or want to get involved.

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Coffee with Comrades

In-Person Are you a new DSA member, or want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about socialism? Do you want to connect with activists and organizers in Milwaukee? Join us for Coffee...

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for Coffee with Comrades. It's a casual, small group gathering to get to know other members, discuss local organizing, talk theory, and learn about what DSA has been doing in Milwaukee. Feel free to bring printed articles to share and discuss.

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a new DSA member, or want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about socialism? Do you want to connect with activists and organizers in Milwaukee?

Coffee with Comrades

October 12th 10am-noon Rochambo Coffee & Tea House 1317 E Brady St

Read, Hang, Organize

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Help us make the 2028 general strike a reality! Stay tuned for the next Labor Working Group meeting!

Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 2d

@uaw.org president Shawn Fain laid out four priorities for a workers’ political program

✅Fair wages
✅Health care
✅Retirement
✅Winning back our time

...and a strategy to fight for those essential needs: building toward a mass strike in May 2028

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Labor Needs an Independent Political Program, Says UAW’s Fain

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain recently laid out four priorities he says should form the nucleus of a workers’ political program. And he said that a broad strike in May 2028 is one way to fi...

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 1d

DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. 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 ...

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Parking near the square will be difficult, so public transit or carpooling is advised.

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MKE DSA at No Kings Milwaukee

In-Person Join the Milwaukee DSA contingent of the No Kings Day protest at Cathedral Square Park. As a mass movement socialist organization, we have supported the prior No Kings Day protests and wil...

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

If you have any DSA merch, apparel, or red clothes, please feel free to show off!

We will be gathering before the march with DSA banners in a visible location. We will also have comrades carrying clipboards with Power to the People petitions and making member asks before the march begins at 11am

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

"To hell with kings!"

Join the Milwaukee DSA contingent of the #NoKings Day protest at Cathedral Square Park.

As a mass movement socialist organization, we have supported the prior #NoKingsDay protests and will continue to support the movement while also educating the people about DSA's mission.

"No! I stand by the man who works. To hell with kings!"

- Daniel Hoan, Mayor of Milwaukee from 1916 to 1940, Socialist Party

During his first term as Mayor, it was suggested that Milwaukee invite King Albert of Belgium to the city. His Honor exploded

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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 1d

“No War on Venezuela!”

As the United States deploys warships to the coast of Venezuela, the Cabinet of the Progressive International calls to stand against US military intervention and the emboldened Monroe Doctrine behind it.

“No War on Venezuela!”

Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran won't be the first democratic socialist to govern a big US city

In 1936, even Time Magazine admitted that after two decades of Socialist mayors, "Milwaukee has become perhaps the best-governed city in the U.S."

Its cover on Mayor Daniel Hoan was captioned: "He gave Karl Marx all the credit"

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 1d

Munchies and crunchies

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

Remember "but how are we going to pay for it?" from corporate Democrats years ago regarding #MedicareForAll?

NO FEES! NO CO-PAYS!

MEDICARE FOR ALL TODAY!

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS FOR Medicare for ALL

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

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Labor Working Group Meeting

Virtual Join us for our monthly Labor Working Group meeting to get members involved in the movement for socialism! This month we will continue to work on our jobs board, review labor news in the com...

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 3d

Come join us for a spooktacular Power To The People canvassing event. We'll be dressing up in our favorite Halloween costumes while passing out candy and talking to people about our plan to get rid of We Energies! Come join us as we partake in wholesome community building. (Also free candy!) Oct. 26

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

Wisconsinites remember the Walker era deal Foxconn deal that worked great!

...for Foxconn's shareholders

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

37 states have passed legislation specifically granting sales tax exemptions for data centers.

Among the beneficiaries of these exemptions are Amazon, Meta and Google, all companies worth over $1 trillion.

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

actionnetwork.org/events/labor...

Labor Working Group Meeting

Virtual Join us for our monthly Labor Working Group meeting to get members involved in the movement for socialism! This month we will continue to work on our jobs board, review labor news in the com...

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Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · 2d

The boss is not your friend. Labor Working Group meets again tonight starting at 5pm. RSVP link below

Urban Milwaukee @urbanmilwaukee.com · 3d

Anodyne Refusing to Bargain With Workers’ Union

After election win, Anodyne workers demand ownership group come to bargaining table.

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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 2d

"We heard F-16s and F-35s overhead every night going to bomb Gaza. We heard dogs barking that menaced us daily. Every single day, riot groups would come to our cells with tear gas, riot gear and German shepherds to terrify and terrorise us."

Exclusive: Testimony from Israel’s most notorious prison camp

David Adler details the violent seizure and abuse in detention of the Global Sumud Flotilla crew.

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 2d

We were proud to join comrades across Europe and the world in Paris to demand an end to war and to strengthen international coordination against the genocide in Palestine.

We join their call to say: Not a penny, not a weapon, not a human life for war!

Wide shot of the audience at the International Meeting Against War in Paris. They are watching speakers on a large screen.

DSA member Andrew Basta addresses the audience at the International Meeting Against War in Paris. Basta, who has a beard and glasses and is wearing a red and white keffiyeh, speaks at the podium. His image is also on the main screen for the large crowd.

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Greater Baltimore DSA @baltimoredsa.org · 4d

Have you joined the DSA yet? With over 80,000 members and growing, now is the time! We’ve got a future to win and the numbers to get there.

www.dsausa.org/join 🌹

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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 3d

"What hope of fare evasion being decriminalized under this government?" Available in EN, ES, PT-BR, DE, IT and AR.

A Nazi-Era Law Still Lands Poor People in Jail in Germany

In Germany, up to 9,000 people — mostly poor and unemployed — are jailed annually for unpaid public transport fines under a Nazi-era law.

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