John Davis

Half Buddhist, Half Marxist. Musician / public school teacher /union organizer. John Davis & The Cicadas new album up next w/ related Substack: Musical Labor

[John Davis @JDsoundbite]

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[John Davis @JDsoundbite]

I have a new album coming up from John Davis & The Cicadas and am starting a new Substack called Musical Labor where I will be writing about it: https://t.co/XhRThNiYCW

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

38 million deaths since 1971. “When you consider the scale of the violence and damages, it becomes clear that this system is not something we can continue to accept.”

[Bay Area People’s Republic 🚩☭ @21stcentury_ML]

Michael Parenti on the dignity of literacy

[Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges]

What we are witnessing with ICE slaughtering citizens in the streets of Minneapolis is what Aimé Césaire called the "imperial boomerang."

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Keith Porter was murdered by an ICE agent, too.

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Philando Castile was executed in his car in front of his daughter and girlfriend outside of Minneapolis in 2016.

He had a concealed carry permit and informed the officer.

He was brutally murdered.

This terror is not new.

[Jazz Is Dead @jazzisdeadco]

"As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation — and here's a look at the closing stocks..."

Gil-Scott Heron’s “‘B’ Movie” — live at the Wax Museum nightclub in DC, 1982.

#GilScottHeron #Reflections #JazzIsDead

[Ashok Kumar | 🇵🇸 @broseph_stalin]

Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?

Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”

[John Davis @JDsoundbite]

@vurnt22 Yes and James Jamerson wtf

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Post the best visual metaphor for the Democratic Party that you’ve seen.

I’ll start.

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

The Indian state of Kerala has become the first in the country to eradicate extreme poverty – one year ahead of schedule – thanks to a “meticulously planned” programme led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the accomplishment on 1 November. “This historic initiative was launched by involving people from all sections of society and incorporating ideas that emerged from their participation and feedback,” he said.

Kerala, home to more than 36 million people, was once among the poorest states in India but now has the country’s lowest poverty rate.

The Extreme Poverty Eradication Project (EPEP) began in 2021 with a massive door-knocking campaign to survey residents about their needs. It identified 64,006 households living in “extreme deprivation”.

Local assemblies then came up with targeted “micro plans” detailing the exact interventions required in their areas, looking at factors such as housing, healthcare, employment, land titles and pensions.

The Hindu newspaper said in an editorial that Kerala is “known for its exemplary record in social and human development, and for healthcare systems comparable to those of developed nations”. It described the EPEP’s success as “another milestone”.

“This resulted from a four-year, meticulously planned programme involving a gamut of agencies, spearheaded by the local self-government department, alongside extensive community participation,” it added.

In the late 1960s, Kerala expropriated private land and redistributed it to landless workers. This, an analysis by Progressive International stated, laid “the foundations for Kerala’s remarkable social indicators: near-universal literacy, one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the global south, and the highest life expectancy in India”.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

On this day in 1977, the president of North Yemen, Ibrahim Al-Hamdi, was assassinated with Saudi and possibly also US support.

He sought to implement equal rights for all Yemenis and became popular for socialist development policies that improved living standards and increased education.

His assassination occurred two days before he was scheduled to negotiate unification with South Yemen, which was a socialist country at the time.

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

The Nobel committee has awarded the Peace prize to Maria Machado, who has actively supported US sanctions against her own country.

A CEPR study found these sanctions killed 40,000 people in the first year, 2017-2018. They are illegal under international law, and violate the Geneva and Hague conventions.

This is not "peace", it is war.

Machado also supports Israel's Likud Party, which has been conducting a genocide for the past two years, also in violation of international law.

This year she spoke at a conference of European fascists, which openly called for a new Reconquista, referencing the ethnic cleansing of Spanish Muslims and Jews.

Giving peace prizes to people who support war crimes is Orwellian doublethink in the purest sense.

[John Davis @JDsoundbite]

Top 40 Over 40.34: Cecil Taylor Live in Berlin 1988 https://t.co/jm8JaCKBqo

[Pambazuka News @FahamuAfrica]

😢With a heavy heart, Pambazuka News received the news of the passing of Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
This sad event occurred on 28 May 2025.

Pumzika kwa amani na wazazi wetu.
Find the brief tribute at: https://t.co/8p89RMuvrC
A major light in the world of words is relocated.

[Evaluator. @_AfricanSoil]

Yesterday, 17.05.2025 | The Thomas Sankara Memorial site was officially unveiled in Burkina Faso. 🇧🇫

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko attended the ceremony.

Africa is so proud of President Traoré.

[Kentah Gwanjez @GWANJEZ]

"The system mandates the action of the individual."

[African Stream @african_stream]

SAHEL’S THREE MIGHTY SONS

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary-in-chief Ibrahim Traoré may be the man of the moment after Africans globally rallied to defend him against suspected US plots to remove his anti-imperialist government from power. But he isn’t leading the inspiring transformation that’s happening in West Africa by himself. Just as important are his Alliance of Sahel States allies: Mali’s Assimi Goïta and Niger’s Abdourahamane Tchiani. All three want to break free from neocolonialism and ensure Africa’s resources benefit its people. The trio seeks a liberated Africa and is united against foreign interference and exploitation. In this video, Africa Stream’s @Sannario_ shines a light on the lesser-known two of Africa’s heroic troika.

[John Davis @JDsoundbite]

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Stop Cut Backs and Price Increases to State Health Plan!. Sign here: https://t.co/cQz8DiCaNL