Lucy Dantes

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#defendfreedomofthepress Sophie Scholl is a hero, Renee Good, Alex Pretti too. There are many more. I’m from LA. I live in Vienna and study History at Uni VIE. Also Community Manager on YT https://msha.ke/kaufmannskrimis

“President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to discuss A.I.” this has got to be the most hilarious thing I’ve read on a long time. Does trump even know what AI stands for? So, folks, the continued survival of humanity is in the capable hands of donald trump.

Last weekend, Red Star Belgrade paid tribute to Ratko Mladić after he died in prison. Ratko Mladić is also known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia'. A man convicted of being a war criminal for committing genocide at Srebrenica. UEFA should be banning the club from European Competitions.

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Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use union-busting laws to further exploit workers 5) Rinse and repeat How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

The word "socialism" is constantly thrown out at any attempt at social progress that challenges the rich and powerful. We hear it used today — but this fear-mongering tactic goes back much further than most of us realize. @hcrichardson.bsky.social shares an interesting history lesson.

Here's some good news to round out the week: progressive Aisha Wahab just won a special Congressional election in California, defeating a centrist backed by millions in AIPAC spending. More proof that organized people can beat organized money.

'Organized People Won': Aisha Wahab Defeats Millions in AIPAC Spending to Win US House Race | Common Dreams

"This victory belongs to the voters who made clear that our district cannot be bought," said Wahab, who will serve out t

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The powerful forces trying to dominate our country want us to fall into cynicism. That way, they win everything — and they'll be able to take it all without the rest of us putting up a fight. If you are worried about the future, you are not alone. I am too. But please do not fall into cynicism.