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🧵 THREAD: The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) decision to hear the case of imprisoned Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk marks an important step forward in the fight to secure his release. #FreeBogdan
Playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856)-“The reason why Shaw’s own dramatic works dwarf those of his contemporaries is that they so unhesitatingly appealed to the reason. His world is one that arises from opinions. The opinions of his characters constitute their fates.” (Brecht)
Mobilize the working class to stop the Gaza genocide! #Handala wsws.org/en/articles/20…
🚨11 Gazans wounded (inc 7 in critical condition) from Israel's airdrop as pallets fell on displaced civilians in al-Sudaniya area Dozens more wounded from the stampede & fight to get the little food Israel dropped (less than a single truck load, meaning 0.2% of what's needed)
Israeli military has boarded the @GazaFFlotilla and disabled the ship’s security cameras. Follows jamming the ship’s GPS. The Handala is full of life-saving medical supplies and food. On board are @Shut_downAmazon and Jewish-American actor & activist Jacob Berger.
CLEARER IMAGE: Israeli soldiers have BOARDED the Handala aid flotilla. Cameras being shut down. The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more. Volunteers’ hands are up.
UPDATE: Israeli soldiers have BOARDED the Handala aid flotilla. Cameras being shut down. The ship seeking to give aid to Palestinians is carrying volunteers from the US, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Australia, and more
Breaking: The Handala has been intercepted by the occupation forces. Their only mission was to feed starving children in Gaza. Screenshots from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Youtube Livestream
The Israeli military had a message to the Handala freedom flotilla. @huwaidaarraf had a message back to them, explaining international law and their rightful and just mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with a civilian vessel ‘Handala’.
A long line of union officials have been lining up behind Trump’s nationalist program, including Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters, Shawn Fain, United Auto Workers (UAW), and Harold Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), to name a few.
Vote No to CWU leaders’ pact with Kretinsky: a blueprint for brutal restructuring wsws.org/en/articles/20…
#Teamsters headquarters reportedly hired neo-Nazi Peter Cytanovic earlier this year wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Ronald Adams Sr. and Brayan Neftali Otoniel Canu Joj: Workers lives sacrificed for profit wsws.org/en/articles/20…
For the ruling class, Bogdan’s arrest is a component of its reckless militarism & repression of growing opposition. For the working class, the fight to #FreeBogdan is an essential component of the fight to defend democratic rights & oppose war & fascism. wsws.org/en/articles/20…
These laws are not about “medical ethics” or the rights of individual conscience. They are part of a broader reactionary assault by the capitalist ruling class, spearheaded in particular by Trump and the extreme right. wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Concessions workers in 3-day strike at Boston’s #Fenway Park wsws.org/en/articles/20…
There is support for a defence of public housing by building workers, many of whom are themselves current or former public housing tenants. But this will find no expression as long as workers remain in the grip of the CFMEU #HousingCrisis #auspol #housing wsws.org/en/articles/20…
European Union-China summit: sharp tensions between Beijing and Brussels wsws.org/en/articles/20…
⚠️ BREAKING: Honduras Reinstates Face Mask Mandate Amid Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Over five years after COVID-19, Honduras has reimposed mandatory face masks in public due to a surge in respiratory illnesses and the spread of a new variant.
“We need more public housing not less. The Labor government keeps talking about how we need more housing but in fact they are pulling them down. The lies are typical of them.” #housing #HousingCrisis #auspol wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Trump issues executive order expanding bipartisan war on people without homes wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Trump issues executive order expanding bipartisan war on people without homes wsws.org/en/articles/20…