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#generalstrike

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WolfinPDX

I've been thinking a lot about how we here in the U.S. can #Resist #fascism. I have an idea.

Start planning now for a simultaneous day of #resistance and a #generalstrike for #mayday.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internat

In addition, I propose that you find your own way on May Day to commit an act of #sabotage. Because #FuckDonaldTrump.

Spread the word. Get organized!

Take care, be safe, be well.

en.wikipedia.orgInternational Workers' Day - Wikipedia
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toussaint

keep thinking about how adam curtis is a prophet and he called it on why we cant come together when we know we must
#GeneralStrike youtu.be/eJ3RzGoQC4s

"one doesn’t see exactly where or how to move. Believe me, this is true. Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but only a little. You wait for the next & the next. You wait for one great shocking occasion, thinking that others, when such a shock comes, will join with you in resisting..."
They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer

The Century of the Self (Full Adam Curtis Documentary) YouTube video by David Lessig
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MikeDunnAuthor

Rep Jim McGovern calls for a nationwide General Strike. This a mainstream Democrat, asking the public to break the law. Yes, General Strikes have been illegal in the U.S. since the 1947 Taft-Hartley bill, written in the wake of the 1945-1946 strike wave, the largest strike wave in the history of the U.S., when literally millions of workers went on strike, from steel, electricity, automotive, to coal, electricity and numerous other industries. This strike wave included General Strikes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Stamford, Connecticut; Rochester, New York; and Oakland, California. In total, 4.3 million workers participated in the strikes. It was the closest things we've ever had to a nationwide General Strike since the Great Upheaval, 1877.

Also, remember that the 1968 upheaval in Paris, which spread throughout France, was students AND workers, included a General Strike, and forced Charles de Gaulle to flee the country as his government collapsed

portside.org/2025-03-15/rep-mc

PortsideRep. McGovern and a National StrikeIt’s not a lot of laughs being a Congressional Democrat these days. Their party is a mess. Partisan loathing is on high boil. If you’re a veteran liberal like Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Second District), every day brings the dismantling of something you spent years building.
#generalstrike#oakland#Democracts
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DrALJONES

Analysis: Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens

"Badar Khan Suri was detained by DHS agents after a public campaign against him and his wife by pro-Israel groups."

The agents, who wore face coverings, "detained him near his home in Arlington, Virginia, informed him that the U.S. government had revoked his J-1 visa—a non-immigrant visa for foreign nationals participating in educational and cultural exchange programs."

dropsitenews.com/p/georgetown-

#fascism #trump #racism #generalstrike #resist #uspol .

Drop Site News · Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech WidensBy Archit
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History March 20, 1985: The Bolivian authorities sent in the army to crush a General Strike. Workers had launched the strike in response to austerity measures by the Siles Zuazo administration. They demanded higher wages, stable food supplies, price controls and the president’s resignation. At the time, inflation was 3,400%. 10,000 miners filled the streets of La Paz each day. The General Strike lasted 16 days and spread to Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca. On March 24, the miners accepted a government offer to quadruple the minimum wage. They eventually forced Zuazo to resign.

Bolivians marching through the street with picket signs during the 1985 General Strike.
#workingclass#LaborHistory#bolivia
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DrALJONES

To those who *still* imagine the US legal system can solve the current fascist-dictator problem:

Notice he's doing what he likes anyway.

All he has to do is invoke powers that are *already* in place.

For example? Declare war & invoke emergency powers?

Prevention was the way to go, but the Dem leadership was too busy being polite.

Note "Trump Invokes Wartime Alien Enemies Act"

democracynow.org/2025/3/17/tru

#fascism #demdelusions #uspol #generalstrike #resist #trump .

Sign saying wake up & smell the fascism
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