David, Historian Martial Artist🥊
@DavidLeftyMA
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US & Lat American historian, adjunct prof, writer, martial artist (BJJ purple belt & nak muay). Lover of books, movies, JRPGs, combat sports. Hater of fascism.
Joined August 2021
Alright baby, lets do it: a thread on fiction for socialists to check out. I'll start w/ literary fic, then get to genre fic. First: one of the great American novels, possibly my favorite. Follows the Joads, who represent the dignity of working ppl during the Great Depression.
trying to de-rot my brain by reading more. recommendations for *fiction* for socialists? homage to catalonia is already on the list
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No way to describe this other than absurd Islamophobia
👀 Inbox: The Anti-Defamation League announces launch of initiative “to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming Mamdani Administration and protect Jewish residents across the five boroughs.”
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1. Aftersun (my favorite movie of the decade so far) 2. The Woman King (criminally slept on, another favorite of mine) 3. Selma (the march on Montgomery at the end when Common/John Legend's song "Glory" starts playing still gets me)
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It's so fucking funny how Zohran is like Voldemort to these corporate AIPAC Democrats
Yesterday we showed that the power of the people is greater than the president in power. All across the country there was a rejection of Trump’s policies; cruelty, chaos, and corruption. His broken promises to lower costs on Americans is being met by leaders who are determined
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Donate to Gaza🇵🇸 We remind everyone that the end of the war does not mean the end of suffering, and the team has not yet been able to obtain sufficient donations to secure the necessary quantities of milk for premature babies and infants in the Gaza Strip https://t.co/lyrlMP9MLY
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Every day, thousands of displaced families in Gaza face unimaginable hardships. Amid the rubble and ruin, hope survives through your compassion. Team Hussein, a grassroots volunteer initiative, is...
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For those of you who were too young to remember, or just weren't watching, it's almost impossible to overstate the suprahistorical monstrosity of Dick Cheney. The fucked world we've inherited is the world Cheney wanted. It's been Dick Time for 50 fuckin' years, and it's not over
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I am saddened to learn of the passing of former Emperor Sheev Palpatine. Emperor Palpatine was a devoted public servant, from the halls of the Imperial Senate to many positions of leadership in multiple Imperial administrations. His passing marks the loss of a figure who, with a
I am saddened to learn of the passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Vice President Cheney was a devoted public servant, from the halls of Congress to many positions of leadership in multiple presidential administrations. His passing marks the loss of a figure who, with a
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there’s breadlines in all of america right now due to trump holding SNAP hostage
Bread lines about to be a real thing in New York. Congrats.
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folks across the nation are saying “maybe shit should suck less”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado voters approve income tax increase on higher-earning households to fund meals for all public school students.
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The worst people on Earth are upset rn 🙌
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Me and my Letterboxd top 4 🫡
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Lady Snowblood
Who else belongs on this monument of toughest female characters?
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For my next trick I will be passing away
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i’ve gained a bunch of new followers from this so i’m here to remind everyone FREE PALESTINE FREE SUDAN FUCK ICE FUCK THE UAE FUCK ISRAEL
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Donate to children🇵🇸 The team managed to cook meat meals for displaced people in Gaza, the first such meals in eight months, as families had been unable to afford them. However the team also received urgent appeals for milk for premature babies and infants https://t.co/lyrlMP9MLY
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There’s not even going to be real trials, as this post notes, over 99% of Palestinians accused are convicted. This is a way to turn a torture center like Sde Teiman into a death center
🔴 BREAKING: Israel Moves to Legalize State Executions of Palestinians Israel’s National Security Committee has approved a bill mandating the death penalty for any Palestinian convicted of killing an Israeli, clearing it for a first Knesset vote. The bill bans commutation of the
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The funny thing about the V for Vendetta movie is that it was considered an overly safe anti-Bush film when it came out in a way that blunted the edges of the original graphic novel, but Democrats have gone so far right on nat-sec that it now seems radical by comparison
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1. Starship Troopers 2. Arrival 3. Nope
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If doing these things is considered pie in the sky idealism, them that's only further proof our political system shouldn't exist. We can arm a genocide and bail out Argentina, but we can't even use our govt to make childcare affordable? Barbaric system that needs to go.
People act like Mamdani is promising free universal health care and free housing and on and on. He’s pledging to freeze rents (on some eligible apartments), build 5 grocery stores, make buses free and ease traffic for them, and cut the cost of child care. He is not even
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You don’t see neighborhoods like this anymore because most young parents don’t own homes. Less than 5% of mortgage holders are under 30 in major metros, and the average homeowner is over 50. That’s why most neighborhoods or suburbs feel empty, they’re owned by older people whose
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