I wish it was more common knowledge that almost all regulations exist because companies weren’t doing these things on their own and bad things were happening because of it.
The real reason America has no high-speed rail has absolutely nothing to do with geography or technology. It is the result of a single lobbying contract worth $400 million signed in 1955. You are told the country is just "too big" or too spread out for bullet trains. That is a fabricated lie. The American
automotive and oil cartels literally bought
the government to systematically remove
public transit. They ripped up existing
rail networks and paved over the nation
to guarantee people would rely on cars,
insurance, and fuel just to participate in
society.
so I think what people are not following is that this happened in San Francisco, and that the DA who did not press charges is "tough on crime" Brooke Jenkins.
if you’ve ever worn black to a protest, used Signal, or carried a first aid kit, a federal jury just decided that can all be evidence of terrorism. a quick thread on the Prairielands convictions from last week, and what they mean for the right to protest in the US:
Sadly, the push for anti-mask laws is back. The Alabama House has passed a bill that would criminalize protesting in a mask without a doctor’s note. https://t.co/Uj3lWS82Ti
Renee Good’s killer: 10 year ICE officer
Alex Pretti’s killer: 8 year Border Patrol officer
We can’t pretend this is all the result of Trump’s sloppy training. The entire agencies are rotten to the core.
Michael Parenti, the path-breaking Marxist scholar, historian and political scientist, passed today at age 92
He went peacefully this morning, surrounded by his family
“Now he is in what he used to refer to as ‘the great lecture hall in the sky,’” his son, Christian, reflected
we broke records in 2014, in 2020, in 2023 with the numbers and marches and rallies. the conditions we shouted and sloganed and spoke against intensified, worsened. the one thing we haven’t tried in 12 years is protracted, organized, revolutionary struggle.
the day after the largest general strike in 80+ years, the united states regime responds by publicly executing a citizen in a densely populated neighborhood in front of his community
The Minnesota General Strike. This is one place in Minneapolis, but it's happening statewide.
100s of thousands, maybe millions of people striking against fascism. This will be a building block. And it's -24 degrees out there.
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new info about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Ventilation for infection control
Read at https://t.co/2jJYYmu4a1 or in the thread below 👇