Today is "Memorial Day" - a flag waving, beer drinking holiday, entirely ignoring the real history of this holiday, which originally was "Decoration Day", originated by the Gullah people of South Carolina to commemorate fallen Union soldiers. Here's the real history. youtu.be/npEiCF1S788

Kristoff & Kingsbury answer the critics. Please keep this story live by passing this article on. gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/o...

This CEO claims that AI will merely change the needs of company hiring, not cut the # of workers needed, but facts speak for themselves: He fired 20% of workforce despite his company growing & got 1 million applicants for 1,111 "paid" internships this summer. www.wsj.com/opinion/how-...

National Prayer Day, "godon our side", patriotic fervor = the GOP cult. Being minority even more willing to use violence. Now a wider layer of the capitalist class, understanding the crisis AI will cause and seeing repression as necessary, supporting them. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/20/n...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...

What happens in Britain affects US politics, especially since the Trumpy Reform UK party did so well in recent local elections there. Here Scottish socialist Sean Cudden discusses the results, and a lot more. Video plus full transcript in this link. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/15/v...

the simple-minded man with dementia, Donald Trump, isn't worried, but does that mean we shouldn't be concerned? oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/14/t...

WSJ editors dissatisfied that Trump not determined enough re: Iran. They rely on Bibi for strategy - the same man who thought war would bring revolution in Iran and had no thought Iran might close down Straits of Hormuz. To bypass paywall post url on archive dot fo. www.wsj.com/opinion/iran...

This officially sanctioned behavior can only be described as fascist. It leads to question: Is Israel sliding towards fascism? & 2nd question: If US sanctions such a slide, what does that say about US politics and where it's headed? oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/11/i...

In other words, Iran is demanding that Trump surrender! That is where this supposedly all powerful Donald Trump has led things!

Researching Hantavirus. In past, one of 1st places to look would have been CDC. Now, no govt. source can be trusted! That tells a lot about the increased risk of this virus! More coming.

Lost in all the war talk is what's happening to the sailors stuck on those ships. Here's a first report, and it isn't good. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Why you should put your smart phone down and read this on your computer or don't read it at all. gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/w...

Tucker Carlson has 2 faces - a more moderate & more public one where he hides what he really thinks behind hints and dog whistles, and his overt Nazi-friendly one on his podcasts. Don't be fooled! oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/08/t...

Notice to all those Putin supporters who were saying that Ukraine is finished: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

The real Kash Patel

Like many others, I've been ignoring AI because it seems so inevitable, like a tsunami. But we really can't afford to ignore it -- and remember, it's not a force of nature; it's a development made by capitalists and the decisions they make. gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...

Tucker Carlson rising in popularity. Wants people to forget about his past. First in a 2 part series: oaklandsocialist.com/2026/05/02/b...

Well worth reading this long interview with the fascist friendly & economic populist Tucker Carlson. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/m...

You received a gift article from Haaretz. Sheep Theft Sent Shockwaves Through a Palestinian Village. Then, a 12-year-old Boy Was Shot Dead - Twilight Zone

Israeli soldiers killing Palestinians? OK. Stealing their crops in W. Bank? OK. Destroying their homes? OK. Destroying a Jesus statue - nononono. Reason: It upsets US Christian supporters! Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

Seth Rosenberg and John Ferretti of the Local 100 Fightback Coalition about the situation for New York City Subway workers. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/20/w...

“There is something more dangerous to Netanyahu and his entire war machine than all missiles and drones that are now hitting Israel: the political consciousness of the Iranian people.” Siyâvash Shahabi, Firenexttime.net oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/04/k...

youtu.be/FfU5pzD_NJA?... CPAC in part funded by former Hungarian pres. Orban, who told Putin he's "at his service".

Done and Dusted? Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Iran challenging twin shadows of power: Exclusive possession of nuclear weapons and the petrodollar. Will this lead to use of "the bomb"? oaklandsocialist.com/2026/04/15/i...

“The pope should stick to matters of morality.“ VP Vance. That takes a hell of a nerve coming from the number two man in the Trump administration!

"This dementia addled president"... crisis for US capitalism. Trump's demands "ultra maximalist.... there is nothing in here that is a compromise by the United States...." Note that the Non Proliferation Treaty says that every country can refine uranium, vs Trump demand youtu.be/ywyQpTH2Glo?...

so much for "Israel controls US foreign policy". No, it's that Netanyahu and Putin are Trump's only international allies and they can play him like a fiddle.

Vance says Iran refused to give up building nuclear bomb. Probably means Iran refused to allow US to enter Iran to take away enriched uranium. Also no mention of deal re: Straits. Probably reached embarrassing deal or no deal at all.

Iran War Live Updates: American Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Adding to the list of war crimes of which Trump and Hegseth are guilty is the bombing of Tehran's Pasteur Institute. Among all the liberal critics of Trump's war, not a single one raises the point that somebody needs to charge him and Hegseth before the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Supreme court likely to rule against Trump but open the door to new legislative attacks on birthright citizenship. Charge all Trump (in)justices for lying to congress when they testified to congress. Falsely claimed they believed in precedent. gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

World attention has largely left the struggle of the Kurdish people, but it still has global importance, and there is a lot to be learned from it. Here is the second part of my article on the issue - this time the Kurds in Syria. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/31/k...

By standaard military measurements, neither the US/Israel nor Iran can "win" this war. Even while Russia and China stand to gain, there are also real losses for them too. That's why the only real winner in this war is... Tucker Carlson. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/30/i...

Their crimes have been ignored by the US media for so long that Israeli soldiers thought they could take it one step further and assault a CNN camera crew and that would be ignored also. Oops! a boo-boo! But no worries, nothing will be done about this crime. youtu.be/lHRxog6ZBJU

Fuck ICE and illegal wars. Impeach Trump. No Kings.

Kurdish working class can unite the workers in entire region, stop US/Israel war & build a world socialist movement. oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/28/t...

The Kurdish struggle will soon return to the front headlines. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/w...

Cartoon by Sean Delonas

Trump most likely is being driven towards a full scale invasion of Ukraine. negotiated settlement almost ruled out. invasion of Kharg Island or invasion to take Iran nuclear fuel militarily untenable. Either would drive him to full scale invasion. Here's why: oaklandsocialist.com/2026/03/26/u...