You can learn more about Fort-Whiteman here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8475...

The book 'Defying Dixie' points out that Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the first Black communist in the US who was later killed in Stalin's Gulag, became a socialist here while in Mexico.

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Debates about anarchism versus socialism reveal that many people are unaware of the history of the socialist movement. Our recent zine explains how this nonsensical binary reveals a need for more political education about these terms that people misrepresent. offshootjournal.org/anarchism-or...

Soon.

Members of Black Rose/Rosa Negra have helped to organize a speaking tour for Black Panther Party Veterans JoNina Abron-Ervin and Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin in October. The two will address lessons from their experiences relevant to fighting fascism. www.blackrosefed.org/events-drivi...

The COVID-19 pandemic should have shown us that we’re supposed to rise to the occasion by meeting needs, not fall in line behind fascist incursions, @williamcson.bsky.social writes in “Another way out.” If we cannot interrupt what’s unfolding before us, then we risk it becoming a disturbing norm.

"The museums, libraries and foundations that emerged from the robber baron era — none of these were given for 'free': they were paid for and built by breaking unions (which transformed US union culture forever), open-firing on striking workers [...]" offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...

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This @offshootjournal.bsky.social zine comes out of necessity. Take a firm stand against those romanticizing the ruling class of old because they donated some of the wealth they took in blood. It was hoarded by oppressing people throughout this country and the world. There are no good oligarchs.

I made a playlist over at @offshootjournal.bsky.social (we have a new account here and on IG, give us a follow). If you need music with little to no words to get stuff done, this one's for you. I think it's one of my best and I've been working on it for a long time. Enjoy!

I've said this before—we live in the world COVID built. Accepting "the vulnerable will fall by the wayside" let the wealthy learn they could sacrifice many easily. Even in this surge, ppl won't mask to practice care. Trump started this, but Biden solidified and was a stopgap for entrenched fascism

Playlist of the year contender? Here’s a new one for people who need some music without words to help them focus. It’s especially for writers, but anyone can benefit from vibes this good. Songs are curated by @williamcson.bsky.social and presented by Offshoot. offshootjournal.org/music-to-wri...

New zine from us: “Let’s learn about the history of robber barons so that we can better understand this terrible present. Remember: let’s continue to politically educate one another and build movements where people are thoroughly informed on as much as possible.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...

Relevant:

looking forward to reading this one too

An excellent reminder and a little hope

This is an excellent article and if you're not following @williamcson.bsky.social yet you should correct that immediately

pandemic denialism within movements + drawing the connection between pandemic denialism + other eugenicist projects or political implications. Off the top of my head: End State ATL, Vee Copeland, PeoplesHub, Black COVID Twitter and the many carrying this work in ways that aren't highly visible.

"A countermovement must counter, not just in rhetoric and ideas, but in our day-to-day actions and within the movements that illustrate our radicalism." Yes, and I think it's really important to highlight the anti-COVID work Black organizers have been holding for 6 years advocating against +

Yup.

"For many, the idea is to self-preserve in order to be a bystander after the fact. It's not that everyone doesn't care; it's just that some people do and don't know what to do, or have some idea of what to do but are scared to do it. So, they watch from a place of frustration."

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"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was a litmus test." "It's easier not to care about the world when your society has conditioned you to not even care about yourself and those around you." "[T]his society has been conditioned to simply watch." #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Healthcare #Genocide

"...would we allow our rage to be funneled back into the dead ends of electoralism? ... the answer was a resounding 'yes' ... a great robbery codified in “economic stimulus” had also taken place ...the public received weak financial support, while corporations cut jobs and gave themselves millions."

... ☕😶 all of this,, 🪔 "It’s easier not to care about the world when your society has conditioned you to not even care about yourself and those around you." #TheCivilityOfNormal #CovidIsNotOver #MetaGame #LiberationLit

COVID-19 has revealed that much of the US public is willing to accept mass death and abandonment. We were pushed by propaganda to see many around us as disposable. That helped set the tone for current fascist violations. I wrote about it for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...

How did the U.S. public get to a place where we find it acceptable to passively watch collapse, catastrophic crises, & even genocide? @williamcson.bsky.social argues that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was a litmus test that revealed to the ruling powers just how much they could get away with.

Just so people know, this ‘RIP, see you on the other side’ stuff coming from fascists is war talk.

“Valhalla” because he knows who he was. This will also go over the heads of the ones who don't.

Mamdani apologizing to NYPD and distancing himself from defunding the police shows why electoral politics risk burning people out. So much labor, emotional investment, and sacrifice go into politicians who deliver business as usual when the time comes.

Describing white supremacists as “political activists” and “right-wing activists” is always a revealing choice.

all i know is that normalizing debate with fascists has only facilitated the rise of fascism.

“For the unaware, nothing was amiss.”–– Cedric Robinson

#OtD 11 Sep 1973 right-wing general Pinochet launched a coup against the elected left-wing government in Chile of Salvador Allende. Backed by the US and UK, Pinochet went on to torture, jail and kill 10,000s of working class activists stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8360...

We're way past the point of naivete. Some people around us seem willing to be severely harmed or worse. So, ultimately, those who don't want this must decide whether we're willing to put ourselves at unnecessary risk by playing symbolic games with those who show as much through their actions.

"Uprisings that could have changed conditions and freed countless people were sabotaged by one person or groups of people who feared freedom more than they feared their oppressor. Their reasoning was often that they didn't want to get into trouble ... We still have that mentality all around us."

“No, you cannot hide from fascism, & unfortunately for many of us, our very lives are a threat. It doesn’t matter if you’re minding your business, fighting back, or hiding somewhere quietly—tyranny comes for everyone.” @williamcson.bsky.social for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/08/21/o...

No politicians or parties carrying out a genocide can condemn violence.

I'm saying that Dem politicians' performative rush to condemn violence only reinforces the entitlement that the right-wing feels to a monopoly over it. Those same right-wing forces will target Dems, liberal constituents, and whoever they want by exploiting false equivalency.

The Dems can “condemn” violence all they want. The right-wing establishment is still going to target them any opportunity they get. Any liberal condemnations just expedite the process of justifying their own destruction.

About Nepal: 1. It's not about social media bans, it's about corruption, austerity (incl IMF-imposed) & jobs (~20% unemployment) 2. ~1/3 of economy relies on remittances 3. Biggest gap is not realizing this is ostensibly 'left' govt & context of Left struggles and splits in Nepal, & what's next

The mountain of blatant evidence is piling up higher and higher, and the question still stands.

Judge Kevin Farmer today indicated he would imminently dismiss RICO counts in the case against the 61 #StopCopCity defendants after finding the Georgia Attorney General wasn’t authorized to bring the case due to a lack of formal authorization for ‘concurrent jurisdiction’ from the Governor.

#BREAKING - Major development in #StopCopCity case

If you're on Insta, go follow WeArePBWU. Workers at one of the country's largest Black media nonprofits formed an amazing union and have had some nice wins. www.instagram.com/wearepbwu/

If you're on Insta, go follow WeArePBWU. Workers at one of the country's largest Black media nonprofits formed an amazing union and have had some nice wins. www.instagram.com/wearepbwu/

thinking lately about this line from 'The Tempest' "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."