On the new Resistant Communiqúes Podcast, Dr. @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social discusses how the Palestinian genocide galvanized action, shifting U.S. public opinion. Yet, a deep divide remains between what the U.S. populace believes & what the government does. 🎧 bit.ly/rc2025eabdelhadi

#OtD 4 Nov 1811 Luddites attacked machinery in Bulwell, England. While 'Luddite' is used today to mock those who don't like/know how to use technology, the Luddites didn't oppose technology as such, but how capitalists used it to make them unemployed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1046...

Dick Cheney was one of the architects of the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, one of the faces of a deadly war that should never have been waged, that killed millions and destabilized the region. If there was justice in the world, he would have been tried at The Hague for war crimes.

#OtD 4 Nov 1913 the East London Federation of Suffragettes who were fighting for women’s rights and working class emancipation, had its first paramilitary assembly and gun drill in Victoria Park, London stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1046...

#OtD 4 Nov 1947 ex-general in Mussolini's Nazi-backed army, Ferruccio Gatti, was assassinated in his home. Post-WWII, Gatti led a fascist paramilitary group. He was killed by the Volante Rossa, ex-partisans who continued to fight fascism after the war workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-...

Today is Halloween. On All Hallows' Eve in 1590, Scottish authorities claimed 200 witches tried to prevent King James from reaching his bride in Denmark. Dozens were arrested & tortured, and 1000s killed in an era of sexist witch-hunts. Learn more here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/wit...

#OtD 31 Oct 1926 15-year-old Anteo Zamboni was lynched by fascists, after they accused him of trying to shoot fascist dictator Mussolini during a parade in Bologna celebrating the March on Rome. Repression increased, and some of his relatives jailed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1039...

#OtD 31 Oct 1978 30k oil workers went on strike in Iran marking one of the early actions of the revolution. The workers' and women's movements would play a major role in the revolution until they were crushed by religious fundamentalists stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1039...

I had an incredible time interviewing my old comrade & friend, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social, for @resistantcommpod.bsky.social. The episode is historically grounded, while also providing hope for the future of our movements—Palestine & beyond. 🎧 Listen & review the syllabus: bit.ly/rc2025emanabdehadi

#OtD 31 Oct 1894 the Trial of the Thirty, a show trial aimed at repressing the French anarchist movt and restricting freedom of speech, ended in Paris. Starting in Aug, it tried 30 French and foreign anarchists on a charge of "criminal association" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1246...

#OtD 31 Oct 1969 lifelong militant and anarchist feminist Juana Rouco Buela died in Buenos Aires, aged 80. She took part in many strikes and rent strikes, and faced repression from police in Spain, Argentina and Uruguay, where she was jailed for a year stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1039...

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We’re thrilled to release our new episode: an interview with Dr. @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social about the history & legacies of the Palestinian struggle for freedom. We discuss the Palestinian Liberation Movement here & abroad, & the challenges that have come with the fight. 🎧: bit.ly/rc2025emanabdehadi

#OtD 14 Oct 1894 Sail Mohamed Ameriane ben Amerzaine, an Algerian anarchist, WWI deserter, anti-colonialist, staunch anti-Stalinist, and anti-fascist fighter in the Spanish Civil War, was born in Kabylie in northern Algeria stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8616...

It says a lot about how resistance was seen during Trump I; the admin was seen as kind of a joke, so standing up to them was easy and people made a show of doing it. By contrast, now they’re seen as a threat, so orgs like WaPo and others have leadership that have mostly rolled over.

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY TODAY We celebrate and honor the first people of North America Their history, culture, and resilience Trump cannot sweep history away Honor and Respect

#OtD 14 Oct 1889 Max Hoelz, a German communist known as the "Red Robin Hood", was born. He frequently robbed banks and requisitioned food and fuel for the unemployed and poor stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8615...

#OtD 14 Oct 1896 a meeting of 'London Anarchist Communists' to 'bid farewell to Louise Michel and Pietro Gori on their departure to America on a lecturing tour' took place in Holborn stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...

#OtD 14 Oct 1897 worker-organiser and anti-colonial activist Elma Francois was born in Overland, St Vincent. She organised sugar workers, socialist and anti-war groups and was tried for sedition by the British workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e75-...

There should not be a rooftop in the city without a full load of solar panels.

A good conversation with a good friend.

The Resistant Communiqués Collective is proud to share our September episode of the Resistant Communiqués Podcast featuring Dr. Elizabeth Schmidt, entitled “Race, Foreign Policy, and Africa: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Schmidt.” Listen + learn + share: bit.ly/rc2025elizabethschmidt

Learn as Ms. Guerline Jozef of @haitianbridge.bsky.social discusses the Haitian Revolution. In 1804, Haiti became the first free nation–rooted in Black liberation. Enslaved people once sent there as punishment rose up, defeating colonial powers, & reshaping the world. 🎧 bit.ly/rc2025guerlinejozef

"The U.S. doesn't have an immigration problem—it has a Black & brown problem." 🎙️ In S1, E3 of Resistant Communiqués, Guerline Jozef @haitianbridge.bsky.social shares vital truths about ICE raids in L.A., Haiti's revolutionary legacy, & the anti-Black roots of ICE 🎧 Listen: bit.ly/rc2025guerlinejozef

#OtD 22 Jul 2005 civil servants in Tonga went on strike for pay rises. The strike incapacitated the government and grew to include many other public sector employees, resulting in the most significant challenge to the island's monarchy in its history stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9488...

#OtD 22 Jul 1962 British fascist Oswald Mosley tried to hold a rally in Trafalgar Square but was forced to call it off after he and his followers were attacked by a massive crowd of anti-fascists. More info in the bonus podcast episode to this miniseries: workingclasshistory.com/2020/02/17/e...

Eventually, if we still exist as a species, someone is going to write a great book about the co-option of both "therapy speak" and "equalities language", and how they were weaponised before they were eviscerated (which is the final goal, of course)

#OtD 22 Jul 1895 musician August Agbola O'Browne, the only Black person believed to have participated in the 1944 anti-Nazi Warsaw uprising, was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He fought under the codename "Ali" in the Iwo battalion, and later moved to Britain stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9481...

#OtD 22 Jul 2011 neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed 77 and injured 242 in separate bomb and gun terrorist attacks in Norway. Many of those killed were children at a Labour Party Youth camp, murdered as he screamed "You are going to die today, Marxists!" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9489...

#OtD 22 Jul 1920 government forces raided the Santiago, Chile, headquarters of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union. It was trying to break a 3-month-long @IWW strike aimed at preventing the export of cereals during a domestic famine stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9483...

Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. My latest. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

the White House's erasure of slavery (except for as something the founders sought to curb, which is weird since it didn't otherwise exist and wasn't otherwise bad) from its 250 materials is pretty bleak, a rewrite more reactionary than the 1876, 1926, or 1976 centennials.

#OtD 2 Jul 1951 trans revolutionary icon and sex worker of Puerto Rican & Venezuelan descent, Sylvia Rivera, was born in the Bronx, NY. She was a leading figure in the gay liberation movt of the 60s-70s & powerful critic of its middle-class leadership workingclasshistory.com/2019/05/13/e...

The utter depravity of this nation’s leaders.

welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing

In a country where the political class believes healthcare and food assistance should be dependent on employment, we also have employers who don't provide health insurance or living wages.

#OtD 2 Jul 1990 a general strike of up to 3 million workers took place in South Africa demanding government action to end violence in the Natal region stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9198...

New Astronaut Camp for Girls Named After Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols, Honored as Role Model https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-weekend-astronaut-camp-for-teen-girls-to-honor-late-star-trek-actress-nichelle-nichols/ #goodnews

#OtD 2 Jul 1893 anarchists protested in London's Hyde Park against the coming royal wedding. Their posters advertised an "indignation meeting… against the waste of wealth upon these Royal Vermin, while the workers are dying of hunger and overwork" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9192...

In a laboratory-scale study, green roofs captured 97.5% of microplastic particles in soil keeping them out of runoff, in addition to substantial heating and cooling benefits. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...

#OtD 2 Jul 1902 the Philippine-American war officially ended with victory for the United States. The US had taken over the newly independent republic following a vicious campaign leaving up to a quarter of a million Filipino civilians dead stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9193...

#OtD 1 Jul 2012 thousands took part in protests in the Chinese city of Shifang against the construction of an environmentally destructive copper plant. They attacked police and government buildings for two days until authorities scrapped the plan stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8086...

Members of the IDF have freely admitted they shoot into crowds of civilians, including children, waiting for aid because they are bored.

“Summer’s coolest month” is changing as furnace-like conditions grip Europe earlier than ever. Whatever can it be? www.bbc.com/weather/arti...

America’s distinctive flavor of fascism is shitty merchandising and MLMs.

#OtD 30 Jun 1993 after a year of bitter struggle, the strike at Burnsall (a metal finishing company in Smethwick, UK) by mostly Asian women workers ended after it was betrayed by the @GMB_union stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1030...

Turkish police detained at least 50 people during the banned 23rd #IstanbulPride March on Sunday, incl. journalists & lawyers. The group, incl a member of parliament, was attacked while reading a press statement. Others were arrested across the city on suspicion of attending Pride.

#OtD 30 Jun 1861 the worst night of rioting occurred during the Lambing Flat riots in New South Wales, Australia, when a mob of up to 3000 white freelance gold miners attacked Chinese miners and drove them from the area, seriously injuring 250 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1030...