The US left needs to help liberals see that a return to the pre-Trump status quo is not a viable solution to the authoritarianism we're experiencing now. Those conditions are what led to this moment and it will happen again. In other words, liberalism and fascism share the same base: capitalism.

If you haven't yet joined an organization devoted to liberation, now is the time to do so. We need more people in the struggle.

Absolutely naked Cold War-style imperialism. Maduro's government was the barrier from this imperialism happening a long time ago, and now with him removed, it took less than a month to come to fruition. venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezue...

Absolutely naked Cold War-style imperialism. Maduro's government was the barrier from this imperialism happening a long time ago, and now with him removed, it took less than a month to come to fruition. venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezue...

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

NEW EP manolo de los santos joins us in part 1 of our new series on Cuba where we discuss colonization and its resistance, the batista dictatorship, cuba as a playground for the US, and the material conditions leading up to the Cuban revolution

If you haven't yet joined an organization devoted to liberation, now is the time to do so. We need more people in the struggle.

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

I think W would get a lot out of this episode in particular. coldwarcinema.com/bonus-interv...

José Martí, born January 28, 1853, organized and unified the movement for Cuban independence from Spain, ultimately giving up his life for the cause. His dedication to the goal of Cuban freedom made his name a synonym for liberty throughout Latin America.

The US left needs to help liberals see that a return to the pre-Trump status quo is not a viable solution to the authoritarianism we're experiencing now. Those conditions are what led to this moment and it will happen again. In other words, liberalism and fascism share the same base: capitalism.

Melville knew that us short kings were a force to be reckoned with.

Since its founding, the U.S. Border Patrol has arguably been the most politicized and abusive branch of federal law enforcement.

Sorry, Trump, your support is collapsing and you’re panicking. Right on cue, you’re deflecting from your failures with lies and conspiracy theories about me. Years of “investigations" have found nothing. Get your goons out of Minnesota.

It's only jarring if you don't understand that members of the ruling class are more aligned with each other than not, and certainly not on the side of the working class.

Vernon, Greenfield #24 (for when you're trapped indoors) www.mixcloud.com/vernongreenf...

Enlightening passage on fascism by Walter Rodney (from How Europe Underdeveloped Africa)

Great new episode of The Video Essay Podcast from @willdigravio.bsky.social featuring @jirianger.bsky.social thevideoessay.com/jiri-anger-o...

Enlightening passage on fascism by Walter Rodney (from How Europe Underdeveloped Africa)

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If anyone is interested in how radical cinema can be used for an educational tool to build community and facilitate activism, please consider following our collective Resistance Cinema ATL on Instagram. www.instagram.com/resistanceci...

Michael Parenti Collection drive.google.com/drive/folder...

This is true. You should also study history and liberation theories to understand how to put this care (solidarity) into organized political practice. Hit me up for recommendations.

It’s going to be interesting/gross/predictable watching Dems find a way to let the funding pass while preserving optics for the few die hards left who still believe the party cares about anything other than big donors. #VichyDems

[UNLOCKED] How Fascism Works (a Michael Parenti Reading)

Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.” - Assata Shakur

RIP to a real one. Michael Parenti (1933–2006)

Damn. RIP to one of the best Marxists out there.

"“While the UK government is making plans to build skyscrapers over the remains of Gaza’s buried children, Khalid’s actions expose the absolute barbarity and racist hypocrisy of the UK legal system." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Over 50,000 people showed up for the general strike protests today in Minneapolis -- in negative 20 F wind chill!!!! We can stand the cold but can't tolerate the ICE 🔥🔥

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Another great edition of @tyholter.bsky.social's great radio program "Vernon, Greenfield," with a film recommendation by yours truly. Check it out! www.mixcloud.com/vernongreenf...

Honor the legacy of Amílcar Cabral, assassinated 53 years ago today, by taking seriously the threat of the network state -- in Guinea-Bissau and all across the continent. Important thread on the new imperialism.

ICE is not Gestapo, but slave patrols. It's not foreign, but deeply American, categorical brutalization of non-white people (& now those who stand up for them). They do not need to have warrants, and people facing deportation are not entitled to lawyers, or what we imagine as due process.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

My New Year's Resolution for 2026: Watching at least one Third Cinema feature and one short from the movement per week this entire year.

Atlanta folks, please consider coming to this important film screening fundraiser, and help us spread the word. partiful.com/e/PdLO2dyCxG...?

Reminder that there are no historical examples of fascist regimes that have been removed from power electorally, at least absent external pressures. No reason to think the US will be the outlier. How to plan for suspended elections? How to organize resistance? Those are the questions now.

New episode dropped! And it's a good one. Link: ⬇️ coldwarcinema.com/s2-ep-10-the...

Solidarity is always more important than a career. Hats off to these people for taking a stand.

Solidarity is always more important than a career. Hats off to these people for taking a stand.

If you're looking to go beyond Béla Tarr (RIP) and expand your horizons with more "slow cinema," check out this list with more than 300 films on it. (Note: it's not my list.) letterboxd.com/irmaktomriz/...

RIP Béla Tarr. Seeing Sátántangó on the big screen was one of the greatest cinematic experiences I've ever had.

RIP to Béla Tarr, an artist who made beautiful (often haunting) films on his own terms and took no prisoners when talking about them. Truly one of the best to ever do it. Full interview: www.filmcomment.com/blog/intervi...

Nothing but contempt for US imperialism, and nothing but solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

🚨 New footage shows explosions around Caracas, Venezuela, as parts of the city’s south near a major military base lost electricity. Low-flying aircraft were seen and heard from across the capital, according to Reuters.

Nothing but contempt for US imperialism, and nothing but solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

Marco Rubio was confirmed 99-0 by the US Senate one year ago this month.