After a much needed rest, I return! It’s a difficult time for activism. So much going on, only so many hours in the day.

I often see comments quoting MLK Jr. from folks using his legacy to emphasize building bridges and working alongside state actors who actively oppress marginalized communities. But, as many experts have emphasized, there has been a “misappropriation and white-washing” of MLK’s legacy in the U.S.

Listen to my recent chat with Michael Albert, long-time activist, economist, and writer about @generalstrikeus.bsky.social for Revolution Z: Life After Capitalism.

Do you know how much easier it is to not know things, to be ignorant? You don’t have to consider the pain and suffering happening in the world because you’re so focused on yourself. You don’t have to think about the failure of capitalism and what comes next. Or how you’re being exploited under it. 🧵

"mass deportation architect-in-chief Stephen Miller berated immigration officials for not being brutal enough in their mass deportation; demanded they quadruple the number of arrests. Miller left some “feeling their jobs could be in jeopardy if the new targets aren't reached” @tusk81.bsky.social

If this can be proven, it shows deliberate intent to create a hostile work environment. Which, even in this nightmare scenario, is still illegal.

I feel like the "The Rent Is Too Damn High" guy was on to something.

The Rocky Boy Reservation is being directly harmed by this. Folks, this is in OUR STATE. People are going hungry and losing access to critical food resources. Don’t be a ‘savior’ - ask them what they need and do it. We have a collective duty to do so. www.propublica.org/article/trib...

Just finished Angela Davis' book, Freedom is a Constant Struggle. The biggest thing I took away was the interconnectedness of our struggles, and in turn our solidarity and liberation movements. 🧵

Share this. With EVERYONE. Successful movements require multiple forms of action. Yes - prepare for a strike. But right now, today, tomorrow, for as long as you can, PRESSURE your reps. There needs to be a wave of dismay about this bill that can’t be ignored.

Another reminder for everyone: we are not organizing the General Strike being called for June 6-10. It’s totally fine if you want to participate. We noticed that our website was being put on the flyers, but we as a coalition are not organizing it. Stay safe!

Remember: politicians (yes, even democrats) exist within a capitalist system. They legislate at the whims of corporations. In 2012, Cory Booker’s net worth was $476,000. In 2018, it was $807,000. Today, the estimates are in the millions. These folks are not working class Americans.

Join me this Sunday to discuss the importance of community defense and it’s use as a mutual aid practice, 4pm ET. And check out the last @generalstrikeus.bsky.social Mutual Aid Info Session with our friends at @pawga.bsky.social ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5hw...

Here we go folks. It’s happening in Florida, Tennessee, New York, and now here. Law enforcement will be collaborating with ICE in #Montana. This is a very dark path, and we must not stand for it. Remember those protests at MetraPark Arena? Yeah, it’s time to get at it again. #MTpol #MTnews

Here’s my interview with Texas in August Studios for @generalstrikeus.bsky.social. Get busy organizing or get busy letting fascism take over 🫡 #GENERALSTRIKE

Tomorrow as you are participating in May Day events, remember to support the Southern Workers Assembly rideshare and delivery drivers as they go on strike. They call for all community members and allies to pledge to boycott transportation and delivery gig corporations in solidarity. Spread the word!

I just want to say a huge thank you to @fotoole.bsky.social for hosting “Organizing the Opposition” online event. Also, a huge shout out to the 3 women on the call: Sara Nelson, @astra.bsky.social and Zephyr Teachout. This was highly educational and rallying. “Transformative Solidarity” - YES!

See the problem here?

This is retaliation against the unions and members (many of whom are veterans themselves) who are leading the fight against the administration’s illegal actions in court. We will not be silenced. We’ll be even louder. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

@repmcgovern.bsky.social @aclu.org let us know if you wanna make this happen. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/04/what...

We understand the uncertainty right now of online organizing, mostly the strike card. So we have some actionable steps you can take to mediate that and get us closer to a strike. #USpolitics #GeneralStrike

This is horrible… I know of so many nonprofits that rely on AmeriCorps to operate! “More than 2,000 people ages 18 to 26 serve for nearly a year, and get assigned to projects with nonprofits and community organizations or FEMA. It celebrated its 30th year last year.” apnews.com/article/amer...

This is big. We need your help getting the word out. Democrats in WA are proposing $7 billion in budget cuts. @workersstrikeback.bsky.social and rank-and-file WFSE members are calling for a one-day, public-sector general strike in Washington as a next step to fight these attacks.

Starting to think we need to get on this here in Montana…

We need 3.5% of the American population to strike. If we go on strike without this, people will struggle even more. We hear you about signing up - it’s scary right now. But if you’re someone who is adamantly against the use of the strike card, we still want to hear from you…

Help us bring more people in. The more support we have, the quicker we can mobilize to build infrastructure, to strengthen mutual aid, to create food distribution solutions, to build up strike funds and the resources to publicize the General Strike more effectively. #GeneralStrike

Great thread on the protests from #Montana today. This isn’t a red or blue fight, this is a fight for the working people, the 99%. And we will keep saying #HANDSOFF until they listen! Don’t forget to sign your strike card ;) Generalstrikeus.com

@indivisible.org estimates millions of Americans were in the streets protesting today. We’re getting closer to being able to strike. 11 million Americans, 3.5% of the population. We’re gonna keep building mutual aid and preparing our communities so we’re ready. This is an excellent start. #HandsOff

This is huge. Will we reach 3.5% of the American population by the end of the day? Then, after this protest, can we continue to mobilize people to cultivate the infrastructure to strike successfully? Will this finally be enough for elected officials to rally for a General Strike? #HandsOff

Been gone from social media doing on the ground work. Here’s an update: over 300 people at a protest in MT. Pretty cool to see.

We're excited to announce two new G.S.U.S. partners who have joined the movement. Our partners will be key voices in Phase Two: determining our final strike demands. Every day we are getting closer to our goal. Join us. generalstrikeus.com www.findaprotest.info seiu503.org

Utah has enacted a law to ban fluoride in public water, becoming the first state to do so. Our SciCheck team wrote about the safety of fluoridated water last year: www.factcheck.org/2024/02/cdc-...

The FDA’s top vaccine official, Peter Marks, has been pushed out. He was given the choice by an HHS official to resign or be fired. "It has become clear that truth & transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation & lies," he wrote.

Here’s a couple day lesson re: Confederate Monuments. They are referenced in one of today’s Executive Orders. Includes a “what do you say about it”column from The Chicago Defender, 1932. docs.google.com/file/d/1FP2_... #sschat 🌎🗃️

History books won’t make sense of this either. It will be up to psychology studies.

Breaking: A federal judge ruled that housing Texas prison inmates in sweltering facilities that lack air conditioning is unconstitutional, but declined to order the Texas Department of Justice to immediately install temporary or permanent air conditioning.

The irony is that in 1933, they also thought they still had time. They didn’t. Neither do we. #ActNow

Government abductions are unconstitutional. Denying anyone the right to due process in America is unconstitutional. If you’ve rationalized your silence or support for any of it because it’s happening to those you disagree with, give it a minute… They’ll get to you soon enough.

Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?

In 24 hours our government officials made a propaganda video in front of caged people and disappeared a graduate student. Imagine what we would say if this were happening in any other country.

ICE kidnapping people off the streets over op eds, anyone perceived as a "gang member" shipped to a hard labor camp without any legal proceedings... It's not even a little subtle what's happening. I'm just devastated beyond words

Closing rural post offices will do the same thing that closing rural schools has done: Empty out rural towns. Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity. It’s been the plan for decades.

To be absolutely clear, what ICE is doing is a crime. These arrests and deportations are broadly accepted as illegal, and the claim that they do not need to abide by the law is horse shit. We need to start petitioning our local PDs, posting anti ICE notices, and organizing to stop these arrests.

BREAKING: This executive order would block tens of millions of American citizens from voting. Presidents have no authority to do this. This order, like the SAVE Act now before Congress, would hurt voters and suppress the vote.

26 March 1934 | A French Jewish boy, Francis Levin, was born in Paris. He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 November 1943 in a transport of 1,200 Jews deported from Drancy. He was among the 914 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.

Don’t forget - we have always had power. There’s no more time for apathy, only action. @generalstrikeus.bsky.social