Land of Lincoln DSA is holding a protest this Friday at the headquarters of the Sangamon County GOP. Got something you wanna say to the bastards who sold our lives and planet down the river to a dying fascist billionaire, than say it this Friday, and make damn sure you say it loud.

Springfield, we are supporting LOL DSA @centralildsa.bsky.social & Chicago @50501chicago.bsky.social 📢 ALL ORGS, ALL UNIONS must rise up to make noise this Friday at 4:00 to say NO TROOPS, NO guards, no ICE are welcome in our great state of Illinois! 🥁 Bring your signs, sunscreen, bullhorns!

The Phoenix Center will hold a Marsha P. Johnson Birthday Party event this Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for Saturday's birthday party are available for purchase below, while Sunday's event is free of charge. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML6...

This Wednesday, 8/13, at 7:00 a.m. at the Bank of Springfield (Convention Center Plaza #1, Springfield, IL 62701) is the Rally for Gaza to protest Hakeem Jeffries and his visit to IL. If you’re able to, come tell him he’s not welcome in IL!

Yesterday, activists from across Central Illinois showed up in Decatur to protest Caterpillar’s 70th birthday party at the Devon Amphitheater. Bulldozers manufactured by Caterpillar have been instrumental to the demolishing of Palestinian homes in occupied Palestine. 1/2

Yesterday we showed up in Decatur to protest Caterpillar’s 70th birthday barty at the Devon Amphitheater; named after Warren Buffet’s Shithead Son’s Wife. Bulldozers manufactured by Caterpillar have been instrumental to the demolishing of Palestinian homes in occupied Palestine. 1/2

Some good news for everybody, cause we could all really use it.

On Saturday, PSL Atlanta and members of the community held a 12-hour hunger strike outside the Israeli consulate in an act of solidarity with the people of Gaza, where a deliberate famine is being manufactured by the U.S. and Israel. We demand the immediate end to all U.S. aid to Israel!

This Saturday, August 9th at 10 am, the Phoenix Center at 120 E Scarritt in Springfield is looking for volunteers to help with moving equipment to the basement and putting together an outdoor gazebo for a space, and organizing the basement space. Lunch will be provided.

Join us on Wednesday with our partners here to show that Hakeem Jeffries and his support for genocide isn’t welcome here!

On Monday, August 6th, the Springfield, IL city council approved two agreements that allow CWLP to purchase more solar power from a planned solar farm near Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. The livestream of that meeting can be found below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIx_...

Certain DSA treasurers may have been asked to sing “Solidarity Forever” at the Rage Against the Regime rally at the capitol yesterday that we co-sponsored with @springfieldil50501.bsky.social, @pslweb.bsky.social, and others.

Join us this Saturday at the capitol with @springfieldil50501.bsky.social and @pslweb.bsky.social!

Join the Land of Lincoln DSA tomorrow at The Wakery for a board game night at 7pm. Feel free to bring your own games and invite a friend. This Friday, let’s come together to support a local business, have some fun, and learn about a local org trying to make Central Illinois a better place.

Last night, Illinois’ Fayette County experienced severe flash flooding, particularly around Vandalia Lake. A least two cars needed to be removed from the floodwaters. The night before, there was severe flooding in Flora IL. 9 days ago there was flash flooding in Newman IL. 1/3

A number of our members have been working on developing a shared community calendar for organizing events. Join us on Saturday at 10:30 at the Lincoln Library as we pitch this idea!

The good folks at Intricate Minds will be doing a harm reduction class this Thursday from 6 to 8!

There’s a potluck and a fundraiser this weekend over at Dreamland Park to benefit Intricate Minds. Our members will be there, and we hope to see you there!

Join us this Sunday at 2 at the state capitol with our comrades at the PSL to show our opposition to war with Iran!

In light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Skremetti v. US, we’re co-sponsoring an event with 50501 to support trans youth. Join us this Saturday from 1-3 at Wabash and Chatham!

I took a couple celebratory shots of whisky last night after a certain New York City mayoral candidate may or may not have won a primary. Join us at DSA, folks! —Wrik, treasurer

We must oppose Israeli aggression against Iran. A war against Iran would hurt working-class people both here and in Iran. There must be no war against Iran.

There's a non-zero chance that ICE is hiring bounty hunters in order to achieve Steven Miller's insane 3000 deportations a day number. And we know people are impersonating ICE agents (and cops) in order to extort people. Stay safe out there. -- Ron, Tech Coordinator youtu.be/lVDepg9jb84?...

It's June 19th! That means it's Juneteenth! Happy Juneteenth! Learn about Juneteenth here! juneteenth.com -- Ron, Tech Coordinator

The supreme court decided yesterday that it's only gender-based discrimination if you're discriminated aganst on the basis of your BIOLOGICAL gender. Just another in a series of increasingly horrific decisions by this supreme court. Trans rights are human rights. -- Ron, Tech Coordinator.

The first two paragraphs of this article by The Lever reveal that not only is the DNCC totally on-board with crypto, not only are they discussing this in 'private' Signal chats, but that they consider appealing to big-money donors more important than voters. 1/2 www.levernews.com/dems-crypto-...

Here's another story that shouldn't be overlooked; ICE is trying to reopen the Leavenworth 'hell hole' to house illegal immigrants they've detained. This is part of a larger effort to expand extant prison structures. Concerning. -- Ron, (unfortunate) Tech Coordinator apnews.com/article/immi...

I found this (not exactly new) article from The New Republic talking about how just seeking deportations is not only bad policy, but leads to actual crimes being neglected. Given what's been happening, it's worth reading. -- Ron, (unfortunate) Tech Coordinator newrepublic.com/article/1961...

Let's get away from the doom and gloom for a bit. Today is the beginning of Springfield's Juneteenth celebrations here in Springfield. If you're in or around Springfield, we would encourage people to participate in the festivities. It's great! ...not everything has to be bad all the time. -- Ron

Something I'm seeing in social media spaces where soldiers congregate is that a lot of them are mad about the LA deployment, for a lot of technical reasons. Even people who like Trump. Remember that a well fed and comfy solder is less likely to shoot you than any cop. -- Ron, Tech Coordinator

Also, not to diminish the problem or anything, but LA isn't the only place illegal things are happening. A lawsuit in Colorado is claiming that the governor there (one Jared Polis) is actively and illegally ordering his people to help ICE. -- Ron, again www.levernews.com/whistleblowe...

A weird and fascinating aspect of what Trump is doing to LA is that he is essentially making immigration everyone's problem. In politics this is generally a saavy move; squeaky wheel gets the grease and all. What makes this strategy weird and interesting though, is how it's failing. 1/3

The Land of Lincoln DSA vehemently supports a Free Palestine, and as such, we've voted to participate in BDS to the greatest possible extent. We will be refusing to give money to any of the below corporations, and we are working on getting all our documents off Google.

You probably know about the Freedom Flotilla and how they were attacked and subsequently kidnapped by Israel last night. What you might not know about is another effort to break Israel's siege; this one a land convoy comprised of volunteers and diplomats. 1/2

Join us at The Gin Mill at 6:30 next Saturday as we discuss The Jungle by Upton Sinclair!

Some of our members are organizing a local Food Not Bombs chapter and are seeking donations. This money will be used for compostable to-go containers and groceries. Their Venmo is attached here: venmo.com/u/FoodNotBom...

Literally Every Aid Group In Gaza: Listen, the way you're setting this up is going to lead to people getting killed, AND it's going to lead to less people getting food. United States Aid: Nah, it'll be fine. We've got armed guards! Literally days later... -- Ron apnews.com/article/isra...

No commentary on an interesting piece of news today; instead I have a proposition. Lots of people get uncomfortable when talking about 'upper class' or 'lower class'; 'bourgeoisie' or 'proletariat'. But these are things we can materially quantify. That's what we have income brackets for. (1/2)

As long as we're talking about news articles (I don't know who's noticed, but following the news is a hobby of mine) here's an article by Sojourners, a vaguely socialist -- but explicitly progressive -- news site. And hey, I think I like them. -- Ron, Tech Coordinator sojo.net/articles/chr...

Join us and the Central Illinois Abortion Coalition at The Wakery next Friday at 6 as we hold an open mic to celebrate Henry Kissinger’s entry into hell!!

In response to the recent ICE raids in our area, our friends over at the Springfield Immigrant Advocacy Network are seeking donations. If you are in the position to be able to do so, the link for donations is here: www.paypal.com/paypalme/sia...

We are once again asking residents of Springfield to sign up to speak at the city council meeting Tuesday. If you need help signing up feel free to reach out!

@amb.his101.com shared with us this set of events that folks may want to be involved with!

So I keep seeing people and organizations spradically promoting and talking about the new-ish book Abundance (the last I can think of being Adam Conover) and I want to ask people to read this article from The Lever. -Ron, (unfortunate) Tech Coordinator www.levernews.com/abundance-is...

Yesterday the people of Springfield chased the fascist Secretary Noem out of town. I couldn't be more proud. -- Ron, Tech Coordinator

Join us this Sunday in Mount Olive for the Mother Jones Festival!

Join us and the PSL this Thursday on May Day for our International Workers’ Day Rally!

Reminder to come join us and PSL at the Capitol on Thursday!

Thank you to Intricate Minds for inviting us to participate in their Warm Meal Wednesday! It was a great opportunity for us to meet and engage with our community!

Thank you @anomalousnicole.bsky.social for taking pictures at the Trans Day of Visibility rally!! And thank you to everyone else who came out!!