Alec Johnson ☭

Winning the Class War is how we win the war against our own extinction. Member Miami Valley DSA.

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Hottest month on record on Earth.

https://t.co/PWn2S8NIqi

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: 6 US Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have tried to jump overboard and attempted suicide, as catastrophic mental health crisis reaches breaking point over exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, supply shortages, lack of basic hygiene products, and poor-quality rations aboard the carrier, per Military Times.

The ~5,000 sailors and Marines have been deployed at sea for more than 250 consecutive days (over 9 months) without making land due to the ongoing Iran war, with the deployment originally anticipated to end in May but now extended with no publicly announced return date. Families describe conditions aboard as "hellish."

US CENTCOM commanders warn of an impending mutiny if conditions aboard the ship don't change for the better, with Iranian strikes on US military bases having severely disrupted logistics for the deployed sailors and Marines.

[Diana Moreno @DianaforQueens]

I really can’t get over the normalization of child abuse and trauma under ICE. I’m grateful to @NYCMayor for investing in defending our immigrant children.

All children are our children, every single one of them.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

I wonder if the White House press corps will finally go a little harder on Trump now they know he was okay with... potentially letting them die.
https://t.co/gmDCMrHa9h

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

If you won’t listen to me listen to her…

[Rakesh Kumar @Rakeshhkumaar]

They say communism is evil because you might have to wait in line for healthcare. Under capitalism, the price makes sure you never even enter the line. Wait in line vs. never enter. One gives you a chance. The other asks for your money first.

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Europe is heating up twice to three times as fast as the rest of the world and it shows
Crops are failing, animals are dying, grass is not growing
people are dying
Europe climate is rapidly shifting to a burn out continent yet most Govt still prioritize economic growth not life

[Rumpelstilzken @stay_wokeness]

Der Po, Italiens größter Fluss.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Good riddance to yet another professional serial liar

[Abel Prieto @AbelPrieto11]

"El que no esté con Cuba, con su Revolución, con Fidel Castro, está del otro lado, de la ignominia y de la traición. Si la Revolución Cubana se extinguiera, seríamos borrados de la pizarra del mundo".

Pablo Neruda, 1960

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

WSJ today: Mamdani's Honeymoon With New York Is Over

New Yorkers THIS WEEK polled on Mamdani:
- All New Yorkers: 69% favorable—⬆️ 13% since April.
- Black New Yorkers: 78% favorable—⬆️ 15% from April
- Sub $50K income: Beats Trump by 31
- $100K + income: Beats Trump by 38

Oligarchs are panicking trying to convince themselves that Mayor Mamdani isn't an existential threat to their grip on power, and I'm totally here for it.

[Tricontinental Institute for Social Research @tri_continental]

Today marks 100 years since the birth of Fidel Castro. A titan of anti-imperialism who defied empires, built world-renowned Cuban healthcare & education, & showed the world that a small island could stand tall against all odds."Hasta la victoria siempre."

Happy Birthday Comrade!

[Emily Jashinsky @emilyjashinsky]

Hong basically spent nothing compared to Crowley and lost by a hair with almost 40 percent of the vote. (Although many mail-in ballots were cast before Hong’s social media scandals.) Peggy Flanagan won her primary easily. Platner won his primary easily. The Dem establishment is fighting for its life.

[Stern Drew @SternDrewCrypto]

🚨 Professor Jiang Says Petrodollar Collapse Is Now Imminent and America Has No Way Out

Today, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fell Below 300 Million Barrels for First Time Since 1983​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Trump himself admitted after Iran ceasefire deal: “We would have run out of oil reserves in about 4 weeks.” The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is GONE. Drained. Empty. The last barrels are being burned right now.

And Iran just dropped the nuclear option:

“If the U.S. doesn’t leave the Middle East completely, every single barrel of oil will be forced to trade in Chinese yuan.”

The PetroYuan is ready. China and the BRICS are licking their lips. Once that switch flips, the petrodollar loses dominance forever and the dollar’s reserve status collapses.

Central banks are now on a massive streak of buying gold.

Meanwhile Japan’s massive yen carry trade unwind is EXPLODING RIGHT NOW. Scott Bessent’s multiple yen interventions are failing. He has also warned the Fed to expand its FIMA repo facility to Japan or risk U.S. treasuries selloff.

Trillions of leveraged positions are blowing up as the BOJ loses control. Liquidity is at stake from global markets at the exact same moment oil is about to be priced in yuan.

While there is no other Fiat currency capable to overthrow the dollar for the “reserve status,” the dollar has lost 97% of its value to gold till date.

[Party for Socialism and Liberation @pslnational]

Peggy Flanagan handily defeated Angie Craig in last night’s primary election after record-breaking voter turnout — making clear that Minnesotans reject AIPAC and ICE
https://t.co/dTboaMxFKU

[Jason Overstreet @JasonOverstreet]

I think Hong is awesome. She lost. You lose elections. I knew when CNN’s David Axelrod smeared her last week that the corporate apparatus was determined to stop her. She represents a real threat to their influence. But the fight continues.

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Francesca Hong’s defeat was a setback for the Left. But lost in discussions of the campaign’s shortcomings is how much she actually accomplished. Hong may have opened the door to a new era of politics for Wisconsin and the Left more broadly. https://t.co/OZZrooTnfm

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

The ICE raids and cruelty we are seeing inflicted on children are unacceptable.

The federal government has stripped legal representation from hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children. Many will soon face an impossible choice: navigate our immigration system alone or risk detention and deportation.

Our city is stepping up. We’ve invested $16.9 million in immigration legal services for unaccompanied children, with another $32 million in this year’s immigration legal services budget, including rapid-response legal advice and representation for people in detention.

If you need immigration legal support, we’re here to help. Our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline is available in your preferred language, regardless of immigration status.

Call 1-800-354-0365

[Basel Musharbash @musharbash_b]

I’ve been a fan of Hong ever since she stood with Lina Khan while Kamala Harris was taking bribes from billionaires trying to oust her. She fought this campaign alone, with minimal resources, and came within an inch of toppling the corporate establishment’s favorite. She’s a rising star no matter what the haters say.