@hk256.bsky.social
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“As much as I love this city, there’s a myth about it that has persisted for too long. It’s the lie that life has to be hard in New York. It has to be an ordeal. That only the rich or the lucky get to live a good life here.
I don’t believe that for a minute.”
I don’t believe that for a minute.”
Zohran Mamdani: Why I am the best candidate for mayor
We live in the wealthiest city in the world and it’s become unlivable for the people who built it. Half of all New York households struggle to pay for their basic needs. One in four live in poverty…
www.nydailynews.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“As much as I love this city, there’s a myth about it that has persisted for too long. It’s the lie that life has to be hard in New York. It has to be an ordeal. That only the rich or the lucky get to live a good life here.
I don’t believe that for a minute.”
I don’t believe that for a minute.”
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Condeno firmemente el secuestro del barco Madleen, que transportaba ayuda humanitaria a Gaza. Esta violación del derecho internacional exige una respuesta clara y contundente de la UE.
Toda la solidaridad con las personas voluntarias retenidas. Exigimos su liberación cuanto antes. #AllEyesOnMadleen
Toda la solidaridad con las personas voluntarias retenidas. Exigimos su liberación cuanto antes. #AllEyesOnMadleen
‼️El ejército israelí asalta la Flotilla de la Libertad rumbo a Gaza con Greta Thunberg a bordo
El ejército israelí asalta la Flotilla de la Libertad rumbo a Gaza con Greta Thunberg a bordo
Los integrantes de la Flotilla rumbo a Gaza, entre ellos Greta Thunberg, son retenidos y conducidos por las fuerzas israelíes a su territorio, mientras el Ejército israelí afirma: "El show ha terminad...
www.eldiario.es
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Condeno firmemente el secuestro del barco Madleen, que transportaba ayuda humanitaria a Gaza. Esta violación del derecho internacional exige una respuesta clara y contundente de la UE.
Toda la solidaridad con las personas voluntarias retenidas. Exigimos su liberación cuanto antes. #AllEyesOnMadleen
Toda la solidaridad con las personas voluntarias retenidas. Exigimos su liberación cuanto antes. #AllEyesOnMadleen
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Everyone’s reminder that it would be a terrible choice to vote for Cuomo for NYC Mayor and this is why! Don’t say I didn’t tell you! youtu.be/LB4gqnUfp-k?...
Why You Shouldn’t Vote for Andrew Cuomo
YouTube video by Olurinatti
youtu.be
April 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Everyone’s reminder that it would be a terrible choice to vote for Cuomo for NYC Mayor and this is why! Don’t say I didn’t tell you! youtu.be/LB4gqnUfp-k?...
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"Google is now powering state violence across the globe, and the severity of the harm being done is rapidly escalating," writes Emma Jackson, a Google employee speaking out for the first time.
I’ve Worked at Google for Decades. I’m Sickened by What It’s Doing.
For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.
www.thenation.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Google is now powering state violence across the globe, and the severity of the harm being done is rapidly escalating," writes Emma Jackson, a Google employee speaking out for the first time.
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"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accou...
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
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Stats on today’s 15-year anniversary of Dems marginalizing single payer in favor of passing the ACA:
“Health insurers raked in $371 billion in profits since the ACA’s passage…The average families’ premiums have risen to nearly $26,000 a year.” www.levernews.com/health-insur...
“Health insurers raked in $371 billion in profits since the ACA’s passage…The average families’ premiums have risen to nearly $26,000 a year.” www.levernews.com/health-insur...
Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall
Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.
www.levernews.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Stats on today’s 15-year anniversary of Dems marginalizing single payer in favor of passing the ACA:
“Health insurers raked in $371 billion in profits since the ACA’s passage…The average families’ premiums have risen to nearly $26,000 a year.” www.levernews.com/health-insur...
“Health insurers raked in $371 billion in profits since the ACA’s passage…The average families’ premiums have risen to nearly $26,000 a year.” www.levernews.com/health-insur...
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Trump administration cancels program that paid Wisconsin farmers to grow for food pantries
www.jsonline.com/sto... #wiunion #wipolitics
www.jsonline.com/sto... #wiunion #wipolitics
Trump administration cancels program that paid Wisconsin farmers to grow for food pantries
Nearly 300 Wisconsin farms participated in the program last year, providing fresh food to pantries and hunger relief organizations.
www.jsonline.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump administration cancels program that paid Wisconsin farmers to grow for food pantries
www.jsonline.com/sto... #wiunion #wipolitics
www.jsonline.com/sto... #wiunion #wipolitics
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March 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The stakes are too high to NOT participate at this point.
March 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The stakes are too high to NOT participate at this point.
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Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation.
As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
January 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation.
As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
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Four students at the University of Rochester are facing up to seven years in jail for putting up posters around campus accusing a small number of faculty members of enabling the genocide in Gaza.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/university-of-rochester-students-face-7-years-in-jail-for-displaying-wa…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/university-of-rochester-students-face-7-years-in-jail-for-displaying-wa…
University of Rochester students face 7 years in jail for displaying ‘Wanted’ posters on campus
Four students at the University of Rochester are facing up to seven years in jail for putting up posters around campus accusing a small number of faculty members of enabling the genocide in Gaza.
mondoweiss.net
December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Four students at the University of Rochester are facing up to seven years in jail for putting up posters around campus accusing a small number of faculty members of enabling the genocide in Gaza.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/university-of-rochester-students-face-7-years-in-jail-for-displaying-wa…
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/university-of-rochester-students-face-7-years-in-jail-for-displaying-wa…
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When 85% of New Yorkers say the cost of food is rising faster than their incomes, it's time for a real alternative.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
December 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM
When 85% of New Yorkers say the cost of food is rising faster than their incomes, it's time for a real alternative.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
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"The idea that the US university is a place of critical thinking, social justice, liberal arts, and making the world a better place is as false as the day is long."
— #AJOpinion by @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social ⤵️
With words they try to jail us: US universities are not citadels of freedom
Today, the American university – just like the American nation-state – is once again at peak repression.
aje.io
December 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM
"The idea that the US university is a place of critical thinking, social justice, liberal arts, and making the world a better place is as false as the day is long."
— #AJOpinion by @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @donaldearlcollins.bsky.social ⤵️
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🚨NEW: Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance industry saw profits explode to reach $371 BILLION.
More than 40% of that net income went to UnitedHealth Group, whose annual profits have skyrocketed by nearly 400% since 2010.
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
More than 40% of that net income went to UnitedHealth Group, whose annual profits have skyrocketed by nearly 400% since 2010.
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall
Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.
www.levernews.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM
🚨NEW: Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance industry saw profits explode to reach $371 BILLION.
More than 40% of that net income went to UnitedHealth Group, whose annual profits have skyrocketed by nearly 400% since 2010.
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
More than 40% of that net income went to UnitedHealth Group, whose annual profits have skyrocketed by nearly 400% since 2010.
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
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Holy shit these quislings are just openly licking the boots of an authoritarian regime helmed by the world’s richest man.
Again, the Democratic Party, as presently constituted, is not going to put up a resistance. Reorient your political understanding, organize, and prepare.
Again, the Democratic Party, as presently constituted, is not going to put up a resistance. Reorient your political understanding, organize, and prepare.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal: "Elon Musk is the champion among big tech executives of 1st Amendment values and principles"
December 11, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Holy shit these quislings are just openly licking the boots of an authoritarian regime helmed by the world’s richest man.
Again, the Democratic Party, as presently constituted, is not going to put up a resistance. Reorient your political understanding, organize, and prepare.
Again, the Democratic Party, as presently constituted, is not going to put up a resistance. Reorient your political understanding, organize, and prepare.
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Right after Lina Khan's FTC secured two wins for millions of American consumers & workers, Donald Trump (whose proposed administration's net worth is at least $382 billion) pushed her out:
December 11, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Right after Lina Khan's FTC secured two wins for millions of American consumers & workers, Donald Trump (whose proposed administration's net worth is at least $382 billion) pushed her out:
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My statement on the acquittal of Daniel Penny.
December 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM
My statement on the acquittal of Daniel Penny.
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1 church down, only 399,999 to go
December 8, 2024 at 2:41 PM
1 church down, only 399,999 to go
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The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions declared in front of the National Assembly that they will go on an indefinite general strike until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns.
Talk about union power.
Talk about union power.
December 6, 2024 at 12:04 AM
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions declared in front of the National Assembly that they will go on an indefinite general strike until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns.
Talk about union power.
Talk about union power.
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An 8-ounce bag of Cheetos is ***$6.46*** on the Los Angeles jail commissary.
December 6, 2024 at 2:36 AM
An 8-ounce bag of Cheetos is ***$6.46*** on the Los Angeles jail commissary.