@redrivervalleydsa.bsky.social
Official chapter of Democratic Socialists of America in the Red River Valley of the North (ND/MN). Get involved at www.rrvdsa.org/home
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December 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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"Our stores are understaffed while baristas want more hours."
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Striking Barista on Starbucks' Endgame: “They Don’t Want Working People to Have a Voice"
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for Starbucks Workers United, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
inthesetimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Our stores are understaffed while baristas want more hours."
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
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Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO!
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO!
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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You can find the full investigation — plus our guide to how to tell if your local government is being hoodwinked by Amazon, and what to do about it — here:
December 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You can find the full investigation — plus our guide to how to tell if your local government is being hoodwinked by Amazon, and what to do about it — here:
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It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
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The way to help Zohran Mamdani overcome establishment and billionaire opposition to his agenda has to involve organizing bigger and deeper, rather than simply criticizing him harder.
Critique Is Easy. What’s Your Plan for Power?
The way to help Zohran Mamdani overcome establishment and billionaire opposition to his agenda has to involve organizing bigger and deeper, rather than simply criticizing him harder.
jacobin.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The way to help Zohran Mamdani overcome establishment and billionaire opposition to his agenda has to involve organizing bigger and deeper, rather than simply criticizing him harder.
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"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
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New from me in @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
It has not always been the case, but there’s definitely now a debate on the left on the topic of nuclear energy. I tried to compose the most compact “case for” on climate, labor, and reliability grounds (as well as answer the questions posed by critics).
It has not always been the case, but there’s definitely now a debate on the left on the topic of nuclear energy. I tried to compose the most compact “case for” on climate, labor, and reliability grounds (as well as answer the questions posed by critics).
The Socialist Case for Nuclear Power
Nuclear energy is still regarded with skepticism. But nuclear power’s critics wildly overstate its dangers, and preserving and expanding this energy source is essential to a just green transition.
jacobin.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New from me in @jacobinmag.bsky.social.
It has not always been the case, but there’s definitely now a debate on the left on the topic of nuclear energy. I tried to compose the most compact “case for” on climate, labor, and reliability grounds (as well as answer the questions posed by critics).
It has not always been the case, but there’s definitely now a debate on the left on the topic of nuclear energy. I tried to compose the most compact “case for” on climate, labor, and reliability grounds (as well as answer the questions posed by critics).
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The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
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Labor unions can recruit working class candidates in red states, run them as independents, fund them with money they now give to Democrats, and use union members as the core of their volunteer base. The numbers are more plausible than you think.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Labor unions can recruit working class candidates in red states, run them as independents, fund them with money they now give to Democrats, and use union members as the core of their volunteer base. The numbers are more plausible than you think.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
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If you still don’t want to leave Spotify (despite the fact you can transfer your playlists to other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE), we ask you not to share your Spotify Wrapped this year.
Spotify is running ads to recruit for the regime’s secret police. Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you still don’t want to leave Spotify (despite the fact you can transfer your playlists to other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE), we ask you not to share your Spotify Wrapped this year.
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BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊
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A class war Thanksgiving greeting from the early 20th-century socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason.
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A class war Thanksgiving greeting from the early 20th-century socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason.
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Let's hear it for baristas in Long Island, NY who are striking for higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting!
We're 13 days into our national, open-ended ULP strike. Union baristas ready to do what it takes to win a fair contract. #nocontractnocoffee
We're 13 days into our national, open-ended ULP strike. Union baristas ready to do what it takes to win a fair contract. #nocontractnocoffee
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Let's hear it for baristas in Long Island, NY who are striking for higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting!
We're 13 days into our national, open-ended ULP strike. Union baristas ready to do what it takes to win a fair contract. #nocontractnocoffee
We're 13 days into our national, open-ended ULP strike. Union baristas ready to do what it takes to win a fair contract. #nocontractnocoffee
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It's DAY 12 of our national, open-ended ULP strike.
Thousands of baristas in over 65 cities are on strike demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union-busting. And we're just getting started 🔥
Thousands of baristas in over 65 cities are on strike demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union-busting. And we're just getting started 🔥
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's DAY 12 of our national, open-ended ULP strike.
Thousands of baristas in over 65 cities are on strike demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union-busting. And we're just getting started 🔥
Thousands of baristas in over 65 cities are on strike demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union-busting. And we're just getting started 🔥
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Zohran Mamdani's friendly visit with Donald Trump shows one thing: democratic socialism in America is here to stay.
A Socialist in the White House
Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Zohran Mamdani's friendly visit with Donald Trump shows one thing: democratic socialism in America is here to stay.
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This month in Labor History, we share the story of Eugene V. Debs, an American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Our Labor History: Eugene Debs - A Leader for Working People | American Postal Workers Union
(This article appeared in the November/December 2025 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) November 5, 1855: American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding…
apwu.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This month in Labor History, we share the story of Eugene V. Debs, an American trade unionist, social and economic political activist, and cofounding member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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How powerful do fossil fuel companies feel right now? Energy Transfer, the company that built Dakota Access Pipeline and recently won a big verdict against Greenpeace, wants a North Dakota court to step in and halt a lawsuit against it in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Greenpeace Faces an Unusual New Legal Attack From a Pipeline Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How powerful do fossil fuel companies feel right now? Energy Transfer, the company that built Dakota Access Pipeline and recently won a big verdict against Greenpeace, wants a North Dakota court to step in and halt a lawsuit against it in the Netherlands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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Help other nationally endorsed DSA candidates with a quick donation below!
When your socialist cash goes to DSA candidates like Robin, good things happen 🌹
Let's make this a reality in Jersey City by electing Joel Brooks and Jake Ephros!
We've got just 3 weeks until their runoff on Dec. 2nd. Send them to office with a donation today ⬇️
Let's make this a reality in Jersey City by electing Joel Brooks and Jake Ephros!
We've got just 3 weeks until their runoff on Dec. 2nd. Send them to office with a donation today ⬇️
That’s why I’m excited to announce that I’ll be bringing forward a proposal to formally establish a Democratic Socialist Caucus within the City Council — and I will be running to lead it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Help other nationally endorsed DSA candidates with a quick donation below!
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX