1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

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Green Mountain DSA is proud to endorse Jeffrey Peterson for State Rep in Chittenden-16. He’s running on universal healthcare, affordable housing, and robust public transit because working people deserve more than the status quo. Volunteer, donate, and get involved at jeffreyforvt.com and with GMDA

Happy 208th birthday, Karl Marx! #OnThisDay in 1818, Marx was born in Trier, Germany. Living until the age of 64, Marx was a journalist, revolutionary socialist organizer, philosopher and economist, and one of the most influential figures in world history.

We’re working harder. Living worse. On May Day in Williston, working people showed up to say we don’t have to. When we organize together, we can change what’s considered “normal.” If you’re feeling it too, don’t sit with it alone. Join us. Organize with us. #mayday #vermont #solidarity

On May 4, 1982, DSA officially incorporated as a national organization. More than 40 years later, the mission is the same: build working-class power. Join us. Get involved. Build power where you are. #DSA #democraticsocialists #may4 #organize #workingclass

54 years ago, 4 students were killed at Kent State during an antiwar protest. we believes in a world where dissent is protected, not punished. We remember them and keep organizing. Defend dissent, join GMDSA. #May4 #KentState

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Vermonters choose WORKERS over BILLIONAIRES! This is what collective action can look like, when working people and their neighbors come together to say NO to ICE, NO to exploitation, and NO to tyranny. 🌹✊❤️ #mayday #workersoverbillionaires #socialism #solidarity

End of a long May Day in Burlington. After marching, listening, and standing in solidarity, we closed the day together with comrades, farmworkers, and community. Workers over billionaires, always. More from today soon. ❤️ #maydaystrong #mayday #solidarity

Socialism in Vermont is growing. From ICE rapid response trainings & solidarity schools, to preparing for May Day and advancing the Tax the Rich campaign, we are building real power. We launched new campaigns, stood with our candidates, & continued organizing in every corner of our state Join DSA!

⛽ Average U.S. gas prices per gallon on May 1, per AAA ⛽ • Regular: $4.39 (⬆️ $0.09 from yesterday, ⬆️ $1.41 since war in Iran began on Feb. 28) • Premium: $5.24 (⬆️ $1.38 since war began) • Diesel: $5.57 (⬆️ $1.81 since war began)

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“The cause of labour is the hope of the world.” Happy International Workers' Day, comrades. We hope you spend your May Day celebrating workers and solidarity. 🌹✊

Working Vermonters are struggling while the richest benefit from tax cuts funded by cuts to healthcare. We need the House and Senate to tax the richest 5 percent and invest in care. Call 802-828-2228 and contact your legislators: actionnetwork.org/letters/tax-...

Meta's tax rate for the first quarter of this year was negative 23%. That's in large part because Zuckerberg's company received a tax benefit from the government of $8.03 billion.

“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest and eight hours for what you will.” That demand helped launch May Day in Chicago. This 2024 essay by Brandon Johnson is worth revisiting as workers continue fighting for time, dignity and power.

A better Vermont is possible, and we’re already building it. What happened in NYC shows this isn’t fringe. When working people organize around real issues, we can win. Now it’s our turn. We’re building power, running candidates, and taking on a system that isn’t working for us. Join us. 🌹

Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Exxon will make almost $3,000 a second in 2026. While the biggest oil companies stand to gain a total of $94 billion, the Iran War has Americans paying over $4 a gallon, airlines upcharging to offset jet fuel costs, and farmers unable to afford fertilizer.

Today we remember the workers who never made it home. Workplace deaths are preventable. They reflect choices about safety and profit. We honor them by fighting for safe workplaces and accountability. No one should risk their life to make a living.

🚨🇨🇺Call your Senators! Tell them to vote YES on Senator Kaine’s war powers act (S.J. Res 124) to prohibit Trump from using the US military to attack Cuba without provocation or authorization. Americans want normal relations with Cuba, not another war where working people die for capitalist profits

🚨If you live in #Vermont and want to limit where ICE can arrest people, we need you to call Phill Scott and Speaker Krowinski's offices before Tuesday. Tell them you want S209 to include government buildings. Scott: (802) 828-3333 Krowinski: (802) 828-2245

Some of the DSA contingent at Labor Day 2025. Shout out to all members who worked for weeks to make this possible. Thank you to every organizer, union and coalition partner in helping make this one of the biggest Labor days in recent history. Solidarity forever!

Join unions and social movement organizations to rally against Trump and the billionaire class this Labor Day in Burlington. Register: actionnetwork.org/events/labor... Volunteer: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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