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Must-listen/must-read of the weekend (brought to you by unions!): take the title “What Good Is a Union in Hell?” as a sequel to @astradisastra and Naomi Klein’s “end-times fascism” piece (which @maximillian_alv explicitly references)!

There are thousands of quilombos across Brazil. But only a small number have the titles to their lands. Many face threats. This was the story in Alcântara, where Black communities faced removal from Brazil’s Alcântara Space Center. But they fought. #StoriesOfResistance @mfox_us…

“Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion…This isn’t just about fighting for better wages and working conditions…This is about who is willing to fight for life itself?” @maximillian_alv @ @NOLSW2320 national convention therealnews.com/uaw-what-good-…

"Supporting AMAZON is supporting GENOCIDE": @Shut_downAmazon speaks w/ @maximillian_alv from on board the @GazaFFlotilla about how workers' fight against @amazon is connected to the fight to stop Israel's genocidal slaughter in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Yes, goddamnit, it’s genocide!: A conversation with Norman Solomon therealnews.com/yes-goddamnit-… @Roots_Action @TheRealNews

Netanyahu’s government is building on a long-standing legal matrix to accelerate Israel’s de facto annexation in the West Bank. therealnews.com/israel-changin…

“The agent lied and said he was in hot pursuit of a person who punched him,” explained one local defense attorney. “The entirety of the affidavit is false.” therealnews.com/grand-juries-r…

“We’re getting close to where Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen,” labor leader @Shut_downAmazon tells TRNN from on board the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala. “We could face the same fate of going to Israel’s prison… but we are well aware and we are ready" therealnews.com/chris-smalls-s…

Pundits like Bret Stephens continue to deny the reality of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza even as that genocide is unfolding in front of our eyes and on our screens. W/ @normansolomon therealnews.com/yes-goddamnit-…

In what has been described as a “barrage of attacks on workers,” the U.S. Department of Labor under President Donald Trump is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft. therealnews.com/trump-labor-de…

Palestinians in the West Bank are facing an unprecedented crisis in accessing enough water. But drying water resources isn’t the problem — it’s the fact that Israel extracts and controls all of the water from under their feet. therealnews.com/israeli-compan…

“Who’s he gonna pick?” Republican Thomas Massie asked of Speaker Mike Johnson. “Is he going to stand with the pedophiles and underage sex traffickers? Or is he gonna pick the American people and justice for the victims?” therealnews.com/house-gop-shut…

@maximillian_alv left @NOLSW2320 members with a warning cry: what good is a CBA or the NLRA if oligarchs have stolen the futures from the working class? much gratitude for the powerful words, max❗️

The Trump administration slashed fines for safety violations by small businesses and other employers and plans to reduce already rare workplace inspections. Experts say that will lead to more worker injuries, illnesses and deaths. therealnews.com/osha-just-redu…

At our #NOLSW2025NJC, we were inspired and mobilized by @maximillian_alv calling on us to defend the working class and combat fascism not just our workplaces but also in our communities and world. We must enact the final words of Joe Hill, and our theme, “DON’T MOURN, ORGANIZE!”

Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, but DHS says the data will aid their immigration crackdown. therealnews.com/medicaid-is-gi…

Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, representatives of Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Oman, and South Africa announced sanctions against Israel to cut the flow of weapons facilitating genocide and war crimes in Gaza. therealnews.com/in-a-historic-…

The is the first line from my June 2005 article on the now failed Convention Center Hotel. "The old business axiom “Don’t throw good money after bad” is as often stated as it is ignored. But according to a widely published convention center expert and several members of the…

One Democratic US senator condemned the plan to destroy the food as “disgusting.” therealnews.com/us-set-to-dest…

One watchdog said the new policy “seems like a blatant attempt to stop them from exercising their right to due process.” therealnews.com/unconstitution…