Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

"The myth of laziness Socialism."

An amazing explanation for why it isn't true that in Socialist societies where working class people have their basic human needs met, that they will become lazy. All of that is just lies and propaganda spread by the capitalist ruling classes.

Must-read Socialist theory to help Socialists and Communists sharpen and update their theory. Very important recommendations from Comrade Hakim.

Every few years, the US govt shuts down, and this year, the ruling class wanna end programs like SNAP. Millions of working class people; the ones whose labour keep society running, are left to starve and die. And yet, nobody ever asks why the "richest country on Earth" even needs food stamps.

African-American boxing legend, Mohammed Ali, talking about his refusal to go to Vietnam and kill a bunch of poor people, while the capitalist, white supremacist and imperialist government of the United States of America was actively segregating and genociding African-Americans at home.

Rest in Power Assata Shakur!
According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Shakur died Thursday from “health ailments and her advanced age.”

Listen to the Black revolutionary explain how the struggle against imperialism is the fight for the liberation of oppressed people worldwide.

This whole Nazi tattoo dude in the Senate nonsense is revealing of a lot of white folks. Oh your friends have Nazi tattoos too? Oh it doesn't bother you at all? Oh your whole crew you been rolling with has them & y'all are all perfectly democratic? Fascinating. Taking notes.

Capitalism wants us productive. Art reminds us to be present. Capitalism wants content. Art wants meaning. Capitalism isolates. Art connects. Even when made in private, even when it never leaves your notebook, art is still a way back to yourself. Above all, art connects us to the spirit of creation.

Refusing to be numb is a radical act.

Caring about the earth while they drill it.

Caring about strangers while they deport them.

Caring about truth while they erase it.

You’re not ‘too sensitive.’ Don’t let them make you be ashamed of your empathy and humanity. You’re still human. Stay that way.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K

They say books won’t change the world.

Tell that to every colonizer who burned them.

To every enslaved person who was punished for reading.

Literacy is resistance.

Literacy is liberation.

The library is a battlefield.

I’m proud of how I did the hair here, still trying to figure out the right brushes.

model: Sano Turdiev
program: #Procreate

Adding freckles was my favourite part!

model: Mika Schneider
program: #Procreate