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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16d

Italian Unions Lead General Strike Demanding End to Israel’s Assault on Gaza

Italian Unions Lead General Strike Demanding End to Israel's Assault on Gaza

In Italy, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of dozens of cities Monday as Italian labor unions led a nationwide 24-hour general strike to demand an end to Israel's assault on Gaza.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 21d

We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself.

Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations.

That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · 22d

Hope to see you on Sunday! bit.ly/Barot25

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Sep 6

Big thanks to those of you who have already sent us your chapbook manuscripts. If your work is looking for a home, we'd love to see it.

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Aug 19

Very excited to announce that we're now taking preorders for the newest addition to the Sixth Finch catalog, "The Emperor of the Cut Sleeve" by Rick Barot.

More details here: sixthfinch.com/store

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · Aug 12

The story of solar energy development in Spain reveals something important about our current crisis and how to resolve it.

Spain has achieved a massive increase in solar capacity in recent years, outpacing the rest of the EU.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Aug 5

The top 1% now owns more than $54 trillion in wealth.

That’s 468 times more than the bottom 50%.

One man — Elon Musk — owns more than the bottom half COMBINED.

This is what I mean when I talk about oligarchy.

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Jul 16

New summer issue

Featuring @1andrewcollard.bsky.social, @katiekemple.bsky.social, @alisonpelegrin.bsky.social, @sambranopoet.bsky.social, @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social, @mhwack.bsky.social, @ellenwelcker.bsky.social, @tracylchandler.bsky.social, @gregory-euclide.bsky.social, @todaysaaron.bsky.social

Sixth Finch

Sixth Finch: a quarterly online journal of poetry and art. The current issue features poems by Katie Berta, Conor Bracken, Ava Chen, Andrew Collard, Sofia Fall, Kelle Groom, Katie Kemple, W. M. Lobko,...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 13

Shout this!

Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Rob MacDonald @rhmacdonald.bsky.social · May 26

Grateful to have a couple of new poems in here. Big thanks, @adamclay.bsky.social

Adam Clay @adamclay.bsky.social · May 26

Issue one of @autocorrectmag.bsky.social is live: autocorrectmag.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Apr 26

At this juncture I’d like to point out:
* we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing
* there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world
* a united approach could stop the climate crisis
But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Apr 18

I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.

It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our spring issue is live: sixthfinch.com
Featuring @meganalpert.bsky.social @mikhailbazharov.bsky.social @timothyliupoet.bsky.social @thatjanemorton.bsky.social @katnuernberger.bsky.social @lisaallenortiz.bsky.social @dustinkpearson.bsky.social @dia-roth.bsky.social @pagestar.bsky.social and more

Sixth Finch

Sixth Finch: a quarterly online journal of poetry and art. The current issue features poems by Megan Alpert, Michael Bazzett, Matt Daly, Chris Haven, Rebecca Hawkes, David Dodd Lee, Timothy Liu, Malia...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Apr 6

If you want a general strike we need at least 10 million people to commit to ensure a successful action.

The numbers are still too low. Use a burner email and name if needed to sign.

Sign here: generalstrikeus.com

#3E #GSUS #GeneralStrike

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 26

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Mar 26

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Mar 26

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.

This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.

Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.

And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

AOC and Bernie in front of the rally crowd in Denver

Zoomed out crowd shot of 34,000 people in downtown Denver with Colorado mountains in the background

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 21

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Mar 21

Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · Mar 21

Now’a the time to separate people within the Democratic Party who are more beholden to the billionaires and corporations doing this and the ones who have an ounce of fight and dignity in them.

For the rest of us: Organize. Now. In your workplace. Community. Lives. Get people ready to act.

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our two newest chapbooks have arrived. Pre-orders will be sent out tomorrow. Honored to add Rachelle Toarmino and Andrew Zawacki to the Sixth Finch catalog.

sixthfinch.com/store

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · Mar 18

What's striking about capitalist civilization is that it has no real direction. There's no vision for social progress, no commitment to improving human welfare or ecology. All we get is the chaos of profit-oriented production and accumulation as the world burns around us.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Mar 16

As thousands continue to sign the petition demanding Senate Democrats replace Mr. Schumer as leader, Newsweek has taken notice of the effort. By tomorrow evening, the petition could be at well over 20,000 signatures.

www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...

Over 16K sign Democrat petition against Chuck Schumer: "Enough is enough"

"I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time," Charlotte Clymer, the Democrat behind the petition, said.

www.newsweek.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Mar 14

i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.

George Pearkes @peark.es · Mar 14

Folks is it good when your own party's leadership in the House is dropping "listen to the women" and MLK quotes on you while swing state members of your caucus are talking about new leadership

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