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@neimanmarxist

DC teacher. PhD. Marxist. Examining the US empire from the belly of the beast. All power to the people. Views = my own.

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Israeli officials now ask how the Iran war ends, admitting no one can replace the regime. No surprise there. The goal was never a quick war; it was locking the US into a prolonged conflict to systematically destroy Iran as a regional power. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

09.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran US drivers are largely insulated from higher oil prices caused by Middle East turmoil – but only to a point

The odds of a US recession this year have risen considerably while experts predict the national average gas price will hit $4 per gallon in the coming month www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The United States slaughtered hundreds of Iranian girls in a strike on an elementary school in the town of Minab. All talk from US officials and war apologists about feminism and women’s rights are hollow. The US is happy to massacre girls if it aligns with its imperialism

08.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

β€œActions by the Department of Education have real consequences for millions of students and families,” a lawyer representing ProPublica said. β€œThe public deserves to understand how executive authority is being exercised.”

08.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 1204 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5
Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes
Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between a senator and a witness on Tuesday after Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged Teamsters president Sean O’Brien…

This is Markwayne Mullin, who is set to replace Kristi Noem as head of Homeland Security. Trump said he β€œgets along well with people.”

Yet something else from Oklahoma that is going to be a national embarrassment youtu.be/FLjblX0oguo?...

05.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump pushes back at conservative voices critical of Iran war On the fourth day of the American-Israeli war with Iran, the death toll from the bombardment mounted inside Iran. Nick Schifrin and Liz Landers joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest.

The MAGA fracture exposes the same imperialist rot. While the military-industrial complex "cashes in,” working-class soldiers are sent to die for regime change and foreign interests. The "America First" mask has slipped

04.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dems React to Classified Briefing on Iran: 'It Is So Much Worse Than You Thought' As House Democrats walked out of a briefing over the US military campaign against Iran, many expressed exasperation with the Trump administration.

Democrats left a classified Iran war briefing alarmed: no clear objectives, no exit plan, troops expected to die. But their outrage targets only process. The bipartisan consensus for US military dominance of the Middle East remains intact.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

04.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Can't Top Democrats Just Say "No War With Iran"? The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.

Schumer and Jeffries stayed silent for a week while the US and Israel bombed Iran, then offered procedural complaints instead of opposition. 93% of Democratic voters are against this war. Their leaders serve capital, not constituents.

04.03.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The U.S. is projecting strength because it is preparing for war with China. And it knows it can’t win on the market. So it’s going for the jugular.

Iran is the key: control that region, and you cut China’s oil supply lines. No oil, no engine.

04.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US and Israel launch new wave of attacks on Iran amid threat of escalation Trump threatens Tehran with force β€˜never seen before’ if it pursues retaliation after Khamenei’s death

The shockwaves from the United States are unfolding before us

This accelerates the neoliberalism that is tearing our societies apart, forcing us to choose between the law of the jungle and collective solidarity. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

01.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We defeated the parties of billionaire donors’: Hannah Spencer’s victory speech β€˜We don’t have to fight dirty to fight for change,’ said Green party’s new MP after Gorton and Denton byelection win

β€˜We defeated the parties of billionaire donors’: Hannah Spencer’s victory speech

27.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8
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New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal β€” it's being seen as too weak Americans, including swing voters, see the Republican Party as 20 points more extreme than Democrats β€” and the Democrats as weak and ineffective. So why would the *Democrats* moderate?

this is good. underrated problem with popularism: it is--openly and explicitly--a pathetic, wimpy school of thought www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

27.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1399 πŸ” 277 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 44
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Jack Dorsey lays off 4,000, says others will do same 'within the next year' Dorsey delivered Block's layoff news with an ominous warning.

No more β€œlearn to code”

Jack Dorsey’s Block laid off 4,000 workers, almost half of the tech company’s workforce, despite a strong economic performance

The cuts were due to AI and the capabilities of Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex with automated coding www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

27.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On this date in 1941, the banned Communist Party of the Netherlands organized a general strike in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to protest the persecution of Dutch Jews.

25.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imperialist nations have no reason to abandon their destabilizing tactics. People at the core of the empire remain indifferent, while those on its margins lack the power to resist. With no meaningful opposition, there is no incentive to change course.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

25.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis shows the same class as white Southerners in the 1950s

25.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NYPD is reporting the tragic passing of Officer Horus β€œHoss” Tinkerbell who was killed by improvised winter munitions in Washington Park. NYU antifa supersoldiers cut down one of New York’s finest with compact spheres of compressed ice crystals, possibly of Russian or Chinese origin.

24.02.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli Soldiers Killed Gaza Aid Workers at Point Blank Range in 2025 Massacre: Report A minute-by-minute reconstruction of the massacre by Earshot and Forensic Architecture found Israeli soldiers fired over 900 bullets at the aid workers, killing 15.

A forensic investigation concluded that Israeli forces fired at close range on doctors in Gaza during a two-hour attack on March 23, 2025, with more than 900 bullet impacts, killing 15 humanitarian workers, constituting a new war crime.

24.02.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone was so mad about my mistake of stating Staley was still CEO of Barclays they found my employer and sent them a screenshot of my post and a screenshot of Staley’s Wikipedia with the words β€œformer CEO of Barclays” highlighted. They were quite confused

I can only conclude it was Jes Staley

23.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All of us are transient, the Earth and global history are ephemeral compared to the vastness of time and space. Part of life is bittersweet awareness of the fleeting nature of life and beauty.

23.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re funnier than most accounts, share a lot of nerdy interests that others have, and a lot of people just want to straight up support trans people in the face of all this rampant state-backed transphobia.

It shouldn’t be remarkable to be an above average decent person, but in these times, it is

23.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Purdue has since warned faculty against speaking with the media."

21.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 817 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 14
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The Starmer Project How Labour’s rise to power was built on dark money, internal sabotage, and a tolerance for elite misconduct that it never extended to its…

The Labour Party deselected Faiza Shaheen for liking a tweet from 2014. Peter Mandelson was made Ambassador to Washington.

Labour called both "the highest quality" decision-making.

The full story of dark money, internal sabotage, and the Epstein files:
medium.com/@bakuninmata...

18.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While the governments of France, Italy, and Germany direct their global influence in a persecution of Francesca Albanese, in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked and injured at least 54 Palestinians. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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The Declarations of Havana In response to the American administration’s attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize Latin American society. As Latin America experiences more revol...

We've made "The Declarations of Havana" by Fidel Castro free to download.

"Cuba rejects as well the attempt to perpetuate the Monroe Doctrine, until now utilized 'to extend the domination in America' of greedy imperialists."

11.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another email from the Epstein files: β€œHow did the Hadid sisters (two Palestinians) become models and make so much money?! I don’t understand…”

11.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Admin Arrested an Antifascist for Shit-Talking a Fascist A supposed β€˜antifa domestic terrorist’ was arrested for β€˜cyberstalking’ a controversial right-wing agitator who showed up at a reporter’s home to threaten him.

NEW: The Trump admin publicized the arrest of an "antifa domestic terrorist," implying he was charged with threatening federal agents. But the criminal complaint suggests Kyle Wagner was charged with Instagram beefing with controversial rightwing agitator Jayden Scott.

zeteo.com/p/trump-admi...

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West Bank: Palestinians say new Israeli steps amount to de facto annexation The measures aim to increase Israeli control over the occupied West Bank in terms of property law, planning, licensing and enforcement.

The extension of Israeli control over the West Bank is a new serious violation of international law.

The West Bank is already, in practice, a territory that is partially annexed.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.02.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you know what? fine. yep. the libertarians always hated trump. sure they have a lot of incoherent and often bad beliefs and I don't align with them politically but, welcome to hating trump. if your boss calls i'll say you were here the whole time. i don't care. just get in the boat and shut up.

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