my last post reminded me i haven't posted & pinned this resource to share widely & ensure people know
the difference between ICE warrants & subpoenas vs actual legal court warrants & subpoenas
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"All meaningful change in America has come with a body count. The bodies of those who were the victims of abusive authority & those who fought to end it. Because the awful truth about resistance is that abusive authority does not stop. When it gains control it uses it & the more it uses, the more it wants. It's a physical law. It will not stop unless it is stopped. It cannot be persuaded. (cont)
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"One way to read the occupation of Minnesota is as a flex — a demonstration of the government’s power and authority. That, perhaps, is how [Stephen] Miller and Kristi Noem see the situation. I smell, on the other hand, a stench of desperation, an attempt to do with force what they can’t accomplish through ordinary politics."
~ Jamelle Bouie
#Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #Minneapolis #ICE #MaskedThugs #resistance
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/opinion/ice-minneapolis-occupation.html
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My Mixtape MiniZine is ready for download & purchase. Vol. 1 theme is Resistance Songs.
It includes artwork, & a link to a music playlist.
A great way to support my work. I’d love to do more of them.
Will include a couple of the songs in thread.
Available readymade for 6$ plus mail cost or as a digital download for 3$ to print & fold yourself. (Includes instructions).
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mstarace/116091556000456915
Folks, yes, corporate US media is largely going along. But, even worse, they have been going along for many decades. I know I keep bringing up Zinn's People's History and I'm going to continue because he details this over and over in the book. Others have as well. The US media system has, as a rule, gone along with the establishment for decades. Every US foreign aggression, and foreign policy in general, gets approval from establishment media. Most domestic news is covered with a persistent lack of critique of the long running establishment, the capitalist class.
The linked essay is great except in its pretending that the #resistance to #fascism is a defense of #democracy. No, it's opposition to overt fascism. But the framework of any #liberal world view, even #progressive, that describes the previous norm as #democratic is a failure. Establishment government is corporatism, an illusion meant to capture our energy and dissuade us from real #struggle.
#capitalism #classwar
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My latest Zine is now available!
Volume 2’s theme is F the Patriarchy
With music mixtape playlist & bonus playlist of feminist content creators. Plus gorgeous original art. Great fun design as I bring checks & receipts!! Lots of information, lots of Easter eggs.
Available as digital download to print, cut, & fold for $3 or readymade for $6.
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South Africa’s Conference of the Left Issues a Bold Call for Working-Class Unity
South Africa’s progressive forces are converging. On May 29, 2026, a diverse array of socialist, communist, and Pan-Africanist organizations converged for the “Conference of the Left.” The meeting was held under a definitive mandate of “Building a Left Movement for Working Class & Popular Power.” At a moment marked by deepening economic crisis, unemployment, austerity, and fragmentation within progressive politics, the gathering reflects an attempt to rethink the future of left politics in the country.
The conference, organized by the South African Communist Party (SACP) has brought together an distinctly broad spectrum of organizations, including the Economic Freedom Fighters, Pan Africanist Congress of Azania, Azanian People’s Organization, Mkhonto we Sizwe Party, the Socialist Party of Azania, Workers’ Socialist Party, Independent Labour Party, the country’s key trade union federations, as well as Marxist and Pan-Africanist formations. Guests and solidarity delegates from various countries have also attended, rallying on the prospects of left unity in South Africa.
What makes the conference politically important is not simply the attendance of these organizations, many of which have historically operated in isolation or in competition, but the recognition that the social and economic conditions facing the working class can no longer be addressed through fragmented struggles.
In a pre-conference statement, organizers argued that the crisis confronting workers and the poor is not temporary but structural. South Africa continues to face mass unemployment, rising living costs, deteriorating public services, and widening inequality, despite the democratic transition of 1994. According to the statement, political freedom has not translated into material transformation for the majority, while the economy remains dominated by private accumulation and corporate power.
They further noted that global capitalism has reorganized itself in ways that have weakened organized labor. Informalization, precarious work, and attacks on trade unions have undermined working-class power, while progressive movements remain divided across parties, unions, and community organizations. The conference therefore sees itself as an attempt to rebuild a common forum through which left organizations can coordinate around shared working-class objectives.
A call for working-class unity
Opening the conference, Solly Mapaila pointed out that the gathering was a platform for collective action.
“We are different political organizations, we are not going to dissolve our independent political organizations, we are creating a platform of common coordination of the working-class agenda.”
Mapaila argued that the material conditions facing ordinary South Africans should form the basis of left unity rather than personal ambitions or organizational rivalries.
“We are seeking to deepen the unity of the working class, to revitalize working class activism and indeed articulate a medium-term agenda based on the objective demands of the working class in our country.”
He further urged humility and mutual respect among progressive forces, acknowledging that no single organization possesses all the solutions.
“We must humble ourselves as forces of the left to recognize that none of us has the monopoly of answers to the struggle of the working class. Therefore, we must treat each other with respect, humility and understanding.”
Next, was Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, he situated the gathering within what he described as a global crisis of capitalism.
“This conference convenes at a decisive historical moment characterized by economic instability, political uncertainty, and the visible confusion of the global capitalist order itself.”
Malema highlighted the absurd contradictions of modern society.
“Humanity has never had better scientific knowledge, greater productive potential, or greater technological sophistication than it does today, yet billions of people continue to exist in conditions of insecurity, deprivation, violence and despair because society remains controlled by the private accumulation of profit rather than the fulfillment of basic human needs.”
A major theme of his speech was the importance of Pan-African solidarity in the struggle against imperialism and exploitation.
“A Left that cannot defend Pan-African solidarity has abandoned its own historical mission because the fragmentation of African people along nationalist and xenophobic lines merely strengthens imperialism and weakens working-class unity.”
He pointed out that the future of Africa depends on coordinated efforts to break patterns of dependency.
“The future of African liberation depends fundamentally upon continental solidarity, regional industrialization, and coordinated resistance against global systems of extraction and dependency.”
Malema also identified sectarianism as one of the greatest weaknesses facing progressive politics today.
“International capital coordinates across borders with extraordinary efficiency, yet organizations claiming commitment to socialism often remain paralyzed by sectarianism, ego, historical resentment, and ideological confusion.”
For him, rebuilding hope and confidence among oppressed people is a central challenge of the present era.
“The greatest task facing the Left is therefore also psychological and moral: to restore imagination among the oppressed and to demonstrate once again that societies can be organized differently.”
Speaking on behalf of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party, Deputy President Tony Yengeni contextualized the conference as a response to a historic demand for unity among progressive forces.
“The time has come for the Black majority to come together, unite, and take over political power.”
Yengeni emphasized that political power must be used to advance genuine liberation for the masses.
“The reason why we are here, we are responding to that command, to forge unity among all progressive forces in the country, so that we can use that political power to liberate our people.”
Looking beyond the conference itself, he called for the establishment of a permanent coordinating structure.
“This conference must emerge as a solid and powerful united left platform.”
He proposed that the gathering establish a revolutionary council capable of guiding the process forward.
“This conference at the end must come out with a revolutionary council and run the affairs of this platform. And it must be guided by a set of principles and anchor it forward.”
Beyond the keynote addresses, representatives from the various participating organizations shared perspectives on the political, economic, and social crisis confronting South Africa and the need for unity among the left.
Whether this process ultimately leads to a permanent united front, a revolutionary council, coordinated campaigns, or a broader movement for socialist transformation remains to be seen. However, the conference has already achieved something important; it has created a space where organizations from diverse left traditions can engage one another directly and explore the possibilities of collective action in a period of deepening crisis.
source: People’s Dispatch
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=33299 #africa #resistance #socialism #southAfrica
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We should be wise about what we labor for.
We do too much for nothing.
Too much labor, too many resources, too much waste. For not much good, but a lot of generational & existential harm. We could get rid of 90% of it and live better.
Working not because we must ‘make a living’ but work to make a better life for all.
Choosing what we extract from the earth more responsibly.
Raise your standards! (Pun intended)
#art #history: when asked, in 1970, by australian journalist, richard carleton, why the PFLP didn't engage in negotiations with the israeli state, ghassan kanafani (esteemed author & a leading figure of palestine's marxist resistance) explained that to do so would be 'a kind of conversation between the sword & the neck'. ghassan *should have* celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday, but he was assassinated by mossad in 1972.
#ghassanKanafani #literature #palestine #gaza #resistance
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My newest article about #AI #datacenters and the growing movement against them that will impact the #midterms in the #USA. One crucial factor is the lies about water usage and so much more. Have fun!
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Fra cinque giorni inizierà la quinta edizione di Scambi Festival 🌻
✨ Siamo tanto elettrizzatз quanto impegnatз a finalizzare i preparativi per la nostra seconda Summer School, i curiosissimi Laboratori Paneuretici di quest’anno, i cortometraggi e le discussioni cinefile di Dissolvenze, le serate musicali che vedranno protagonisti i Queen of Saba sabato 29 agosto e immancabilmente anche qualche pinolo.
A connettere e intersecare ogni attività sarà il tema “Resistenza, modi di crescere” 🌱
Lo declineremo nelle sue più diverse interpretazioni, come sempre con l’aiuto di meravigliose persone e organizzazioni locali e italiane, che si uniranno a noi per condividere la resistenza che portano avanti nel proprio lavoro quotidiano.
È la prima volta che il nostro staff conta meno di dieci persone, ciononostante non abbiamo voluto abbassare l’ambizione della nostra proposta culturale.
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Siamo alla ricerca di volontariз che possano aiutarci a realizzare il festival al meglio! Se foste interessatз ad aiutarci, non esitate a unirvi a questo gruppo WhatsApp.
Si svolgerà tutto nelle piazze Santa Brigida e San Costanzo, nel quartiere Pigna di Sanremo, dal 26 al 30 agosto.
🆓 La partecipazione è libera e gratuita!
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