Michael Galant
@michael_galant
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Left internationalism; (anti-) sanctions & IMF; Secretariat and NIEO @Progintl; Opinions my own (he/him)
Joined March 2017
It’s finally here! ☺️. The Program of Action on the Construction of a New International Economic Order: a handbook for an insurgent South to win its sovereign and sustainable development in the twenty-first century.
ANNOUNCING 🌐 The Program of Action on the Construction of a New International Economic Order. Today, after two years of deliberations, the @ProgIntl publishes the handbook for an insurgent South to win its sovereign development in the 21st century.
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"Palestinian workers, stranded since the October 7 attacks. show bracelets on which are written the numbers assigned to them while they were detained by Israel." This should look all too familiar. Source: AFP
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At the White House now. Hands off Yemen. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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“African countries borrow at rates up to 8 times higher than Germany and 4 times higher than the United States. It’s a Marshall Plan in reverse, in which the poorest finance the richest.”. @LulaOficial at #UNGA
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NEW: The UN General Assembly adopts "Towards a New International Economic Order" by a vote of 123-50. The results speak for themselves:
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There it is. Two genocidaires vs. the world. For the 32nd year, the UN General Assembly nearly unanimously condemns the blockade on Cuba 🇨🇺
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🚨BREAKING: For the 31st time, the UN General Assembly nearly unanimously adopts a resolution condemning the cruel, illegal US embargo of 🇨🇺. Opposed:.🇺🇸.🇮🇱. Abstained:.🇺🇦. Supporting: .Everyone else
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What’s most amazing is how widely accepted it is that this is how it has to be. That we’re right to hoard vaccines for ourselves. That lives in the Global South matter less.
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Sorry I've been slow to respond, but I see a lot of people understandably asking for a source. It was an AFP photograph via Le Monde's live reporting. You'll have to scroll back to find it as the page continuously updates.
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Today, the UN General Assembly will begin debate on a resolution condemning the US embargo of Cuba. This will be the 30th year the resolution is considered, and the 30th year it's adopted nearly unanimously. Here's last year's vote:
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Things are getting heated at the White House. #GeorgeFloyd was murdered #BlackLivesMatter #dcprotest
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The Bolivian peoples' uprising against the 2019 coup was one of the most inspiring acts of peoples' power in recent times. They were victorious then, and will be victorious again.
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Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis.Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis.Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis.Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis.Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis.Record profits f.
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Big cheers when we take a police barrier . #GeorgeFloyd was murdered. #BlackLivesMatter #dcprotest #GeorgeFloydprotest
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Odd how none of these articles about the new variant mention that western governments have purposefully hindered global vaccine production for the sake of maintaining monopoly corporate profits. The Nu variant is colonialism at work.
Breaking News: A new variant of the coronavirus, whose mutations display a “jump in evolution,” is driving a spike in Covid infections in South Africa.
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Every article about inflation should be legally required to include this.
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@dalmationblack It's lower in the thread — a routine resolution verbally recommitting to the pursuit of a New International Economic Order, a landmark 1974 resolution won by the Third World expressing their vision for a more equitable global economic architecture. This alone is just symbolic.
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These regular resolutions recommitting to the #NIEO are a sign of the continued power of that vision. But nearly 50 years on, routine votes are not enough — it's time to revitalize the spirit of the NIEO, and build a movement toward its realization.
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NEW: ~40 legal orgs and 200 lawyers, including top scholars, say broad US economic sanctions amount to collective punishment and violate international law. Signers below👇
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130 countries have yet to receive a single dose of Covid vaccine — that’s global health apartheid. And it’s a political choice. We’re here at @PhRMA HQ as a part of a global day of action to demand @POTUS put #PeopleOverProfits & #FreeTheVaccine. #TRIPSWaiver
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Feels like we’re doing something right if this is WSJ’s coverage
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NEW: 110 members of the House — the majority of House dems — support a waiver on Covid vaccine patents. So does 60% of the U.S. public, and virtually every Global South country. No more delaying. At this week's WTO meeting, @POTUS must #FreeTheVaccine .
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“The US blockade against Cuba, like the genocide in Gaza, is a constant reminder of the egregious violence of the imperialist world order and why we must overcome it. So too is the ecological crisis,” says @jasonhickel at the 50th anniversary Congress on the NIEO
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.@SenatorMenendez claims that sanctions hold no blame for economic problems in 🇨🇺 and 🇻🇪. Today, 50+ leading scholars — including @Jayati1609, Ha-Joon Chang, @Martin_M_Guzman, & @GregGrandin — told him to "stop spreading the false narrative.".
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@SenatorShaheen I think this might be a new record for biggest distortion of the meaning of anti-semitism. Congratulations.
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Today, we shut down the Arlington office of the world's largest weapons manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, which provides Israel with the jets and weapons it uses to massacre Palestinians. From Oakland to Chicago to DC, major actions disrupted the war machine. Proud to play a part.
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3 years ago, Trump labeled 🇨🇺Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism. It was an obvious fiction, told to justify tightening the noose on the Cuban people. Today, that deadly lie is Biden's. It's time to end the SSOT listing — and the entire blockade. My latest:.
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The Assad Anti-Normalization Act would “punish millions of innocent Syrians,” says sanctions expert @frrodriguezc. “The Biden administration should be lifting economic sanctions on Syria, not imposing new ones. The Syrian people have suffered enough.” .
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On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United States reiterates our unwavering commitment to eliminating torture and our continued support for assisting survivors of these horrific acts.
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“Look. peace is not going to break out in the Middle East anytime soon. I think it remains an area where we'll continue to see solid growth.”. 👆 A real quote from the CEO of @RaytheonTech .
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Sorry I've been slow to respond, but I see a lot of people understandably asking for a source. It was an AFP photograph via Le Monde's live reporting. You'll have to scroll back to find it as the page continuously updates.
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NEW: 10 Senators led by @SenSanders & @SenWarren call on @POTUS to waive WTO patent rules that are obstructing global Covid vaccine production. This comes after a @ProgIntl poll finds majority of US public supports it. It's time for a #TRIPSWaiver NOW.
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When I was 12 my family took me to DC to protest a pointless, disastrous war on Iraq. Now I’m 27, live in DC, work in the anti-war movement, & Im protesting a pointless, disastrous war on Iran. This is absurd. We need to rip out militarism at the root & build a new foreign policy
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Today, the UN General Assembly will once again vote to condemn the US embargo of 🇨🇺. This resolution has been considered 30 times. And adopted nearly unanimously 30 times. Here's last year's vote: (1/4)
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“Some personal news” . THRILLED to share that today is my first day with @ceprdc, where I’ll be working to end US sanctions, stop the IMF’s regressive “surcharge” policy, and support the issuance of additional Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for an equitable global recovery.
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Every single time the @DSA_Intl_Comm has put out a statement for the last two years, all of the replies are "finally, a single good position from DSA for once!!!".
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As a Jew who helped organize this union, I've been immensely proud of the solidarity they've shown and will surely continue to show for Palestine 🇵🇸.
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50 years ago, the nations of the Third World came together to craft a radical vision for a new global economy. From the wreckage of world crisis, it's time to reclaim that vision. Join @ProgIntl w/🇭🇳🇻🇨🇧🇴🇻🇺🇨🇺 & more Dec. 8 at @PeoplesForumNYC or online:
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In nearly 30 years, only 9 countries have ever voted against the resolution:.🇺🇸 28x.🇮🇱 28.🇲🇭 8.🇵🇼 7.🇺🇿 3.🇧🇷 1.🇦🇱 1.🇵🇾 1.🇷🇴 1. The US and Israel have opposed every year but 2016, when they abstained.
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Sorry I've been slow to respond, but I see a lot of people understandably asking for a source. It was an AFP photograph via Le Monde's live reporting. You'll have to scroll back to find it as the page continuously updates.
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Huge shoutout to the crypto guy on my plane back from Havana who told me “Fidel had some good ideas but what he needed was a business mindset”.
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From Kenya to Pakistan, IMF austerity must go.
A sea of workers in Faisalabad have come to reject the IMF-imposed anti-people budget.
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The US embargo of #Cuba is a cruel and violent crime — the decades-long unilateral suffocation of a nation and people, in violation of their sovereignty and the will of the international community. The world agrees: it's time to #EndTheBlockade/#EliminaElBloqueo & #LetCubaLive.
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Someone on CNN just referred to George W. Bush as someone who “lived through the Iraq war.”.
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By my count, only 9 countries have EVER opposed the resolution in 32 years:.🇺🇸 31x.🇮🇱 31.🇲🇭 8.🇵🇼 7.🇺🇿 3.🇧🇷 1.🇦🇱 1.🇵🇾 1.🇷🇴 1.(US and Israel abstained one year.) . The entire world stands with Cuba against the illegal, immoral US blockade.
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With eyes on 🇻🇪, here are 5 key takeaways from the Post's recent exposé of US sanctions policy. (1) Venezuela's sanctions-fueled crisis was the largest peacetime economic contraction in modern history.
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US officials and media often use the phrase "international community" to refer to positions shared among the wealthy, powerful nations of the Global North. But this is what real agreement in the international community looks like.
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We’re here for an all night vigil at the house of Biden admin Covid response coordinator Jeff Zients to demand that the admin take action to #EndVaccineApartheid
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With #COP25 over, wealthy countries have now pledged a total of $10 billion to the UN Green Climate Fund. Last week the House voted to authorize a ~$738 billion~ 2020 Pentagon budget. Just thought I'd share these unrelated facts.
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🚨There it is. For the 30th time, the UN General Assembly has voted nearly unanimously to condemn the US embargo of Cuba. Only the US and Israel opposed. The international community has spoken: #EndTheBlockade #LetCubaLive
Today, the UN General Assembly will begin debate on a resolution condemning the US embargo of Cuba. This will be the 30th year the resolution is considered, and the 30th year it's adopted nearly unanimously. Here's last year's vote:
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Beautiful day to be in Cuba with so many people from all over the world fighting to revive the Bandung spirit and build a new New International Economic Order
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Between Trumbull, Providence, and Somerville I’ve probably spent more time and money at @StopandShop than any other store. Not another dime until workers get a fair contract. Solidarity with @UFCW Local 1445 and all S&S workers #u1 #UnionStrong
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We sure seem to have forgotten about all those Russian civilians bravely standing against war now that it’s come time to sanction their economy into oblivion.
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Blocking poor countries from accessing desperately needed medical supplies — as almost the entire Global North is currently doing at the WTO — counts as being #antivax
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Tear gassing and rubber bullets to clear the White House protests half an hour before curfew. #protests2020 #blacklivesmatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #dcprotests
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The resolution condemns the economic, commercial, and financial embargo as a violation of sovereignty and international law, and calls for its elimination. Here's the full 2022 resolution, as it will be debated in #UNGA today, and voted on (likely) tomorrow:
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@CNNPolitics "We think the price is worth it" — Madeleine Albright, when asked about the 500,000 Iraqi children killed by sanctions.
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The President of Zimbabwe’s reaction to the partial end of the US sanctions program earlier this month:
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I turn 30 today! As penance for this attention-seeking post, I gift to you this picture from exactly half my life ago
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Each year, the IMF makes billions of $ by imposing punitive, extortionate fees on the most heavily indebted countries — 🇪🇨🇪🇬🇺🇦🇦🇷🇵🇰 & more. What are these "surcharges" & why is there a growing global call to #StopIMFSurcharges? Read @ceprdc's new factsheet:.
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And as Egyptians struggle to buy food, hundreds of millions in public funds are being funneled to IMF coffers through the Fund's regressive surcharge policy.
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The fact that it's even a question whether the Global South should get to produce generic versions of the Covid vaccine when we're in the middle of a deadly pandemic is all you need to know about who the global rules of trade work for.
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Good to see the @nytimes ed board cite @frrodriguezc & @ceprdc on how sanctions harm the vulnerable. A weak case for "effectiveness" that belies their true devastation — indiscriminate immiseration, mass death — but hopefully a sign of shifting tides.
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If the US doesn't return the assets stolen from the Afghan central bank, more Afghans may die in the ongoing famine than in twenty years of war.
NEW VIDEO: Right now, as we speak, America is causing a famine in Afghanistan. Millions of lives are at risk. And the U.S. government is doing nothing. Masuda Sultan explains.
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Court day wish us luck
Today, we shut down the Arlington office of the world's largest weapons manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, which provides Israel with the jets and weapons it uses to massacre Palestinians. From Oakland to Chicago to DC, major actions disrupted the war machine. Proud to play a part.
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The idea that we shouldn’t waive patents because the rest of the world is simply incapable of producing safe vaccines has always been a blatant (and racist) lie.
Experts have identified 100+ companies around the world that could be making mRNA vaccines. The US & Germany should ensure @moderna_tx @pfizer @BioNTech_Group transfer technology to save lives: #ShareTheTech #VaccineEquity
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50 yrs ago, the president of Mexico outlined an agenda to transform relations between Global North & South. The resulting Charter, and related NIEO, were never fully realized. We live among the ruins of that vision — it's time to rebuild. Me in @jacobin .
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@AllezLesBoulez It also happens to be half a block from DC’s favorite confederate officer monument which would make defacing both of them in a single go a possibility. Scary to think about.
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One year ago today, the US announced the creation of the "Afghan Fund" to administer $3.5 billion in frozen assets that belong to the Afghan central bank. To date, the Fund has not released a single dollar to its rightful owner, and the Afghan people continue to starve.
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Lotta joyful solidarity as the @mdc_dsa march intersects with the @GoIUPAT march. #BlackLivesMatter #1u #DCprotests #DefundMPD #laborforblacklives
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The blockade of Cuba is a cruel, vicious policy. Leaving Havana today, as usual, full of rage at the brutality of US imperialism — from 🇨🇺 to 🇵🇸 — but also hope that the global South might yet cast off its chains.
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Hey we’re getting married in one (1) year — give it up for us👏
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Just a totally normal number of anti-China bills. No fear-mongering, hostility, or aggression here.
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Highly recommend celebrating your love surrounded by people you love
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This is a disgusting bit of propaganda from @TheEconomist (shocker). - Blames COVID disaster on Evo & MAS.- Evo "resigned during protests," Áñez is a "caretaker".- Ignores US role in the coup.- Literally refers to indigenous strikers as "a monster".
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Bittersweet to share that today is my last day at @WinWithoutWar — It's been such a pleasure working with and learning from an incredible group of people, fighting together to slash the bloated Pentagon budget, end US complicity in Yemen, stop US arms sales, and so much more.
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What could be clearer proof that all of our lives depend on global justice than this.
The fact that South Africa--which has been pleading w/ rich countries for months to permit it to produce generic versions of vaccines--is seeing replication of the virus domestically lead to a new, dangerous strain that is spreading across the world is a special sort of horrible.
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Sorry I've been slow to respond, but I see a lot of people understandably asking for a source. It was an AFP photograph via Le Monde's live reporting. You'll have to scroll back to find it as the page continuously updates.
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NEW: polling from @DataProgress and @ProgIntl shows that the large majority of US voters support a waiver on WTO patent rules that are currently slowing global covid response. The world needs it. The people want it. The question is, will @POTUS listen? .
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Seeing people unclear on why this is so terrible, or confused by the “humanitarian aid” part. So to be clear: the US is effectively burning down the entire Afghan economy, condemning millions to misery or death — then using some of the looted resources to donate some bread.
Breaking News: President Biden is moving to split $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets between 9/11 victims’ families and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. The highly unusual set of moves is expected to be announced on Friday.
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Economic liberation will not be granted; it must be seized. My speech to the 50th Anniversary Congress on the New International Economic Order in 🇨🇺, on how an insurgent, united Global South might break the chains of neocolonialism & construct a new #NIEO:.
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Some important context here:.1) Apparently this map doesn't include China's vaccine, which is destined for more Global South countries. @TheEIU has yet to confirm that but seems a pretty bad omission if so.
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When a bomb is dropped, you can see the carnage. With sanctions, the impact is less visible, but no less deadly. Watch our @ceprdc expert briefing on the human impacts of econ sanctions, feat @frrodriguezc @AssalRad @RaulRdguez @MarkWeisbrot & Joy Gordon.
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"Debt is the millstone around the neck of developing countries — stifling their potential [&] robbing [them] of much-needed funds for health, education & social spending". 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa calls to reform global financial architecture & lift the South from "quicksand of debt"
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Bogotá has these amazing ex-guerrillero bars/community spaces where former FARC have reintegrated to post-peace-deal civilian life and the woman working at this one insisted on taking a picture of me with Zapata bc of our mustaches
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For more than 60 years, the Cuban people have been suffocated by a deadly, illegal embargo. The "State Sponsor of Terror" designation — a Trump-era policy that's widely recognized as baseless — is salt in the wound. Tell @POTUS to remove 🇨🇺 from the SSOT today #DSAvsEmbargo
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Thanks for all the support friends! Case dismissed w/ conditions (we won't be getting hired at Lockheed any time soon).
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A since-declassified State Department memo on the aims of the blockade of Cuba: “denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.".
We are aware of reports of peaceful protests in Santiago, Bayamo, Granma, and elsewhere in Cuba, with citizens protesting the lack of food and electricity. We urge the Cuban government to respect the human rights of the protestors and address the legitimate needs of the Cuban.
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A reminder that Bill Gates is ALSO one of the biggest forces behind the global education privatization — in both the U.S. and Africa.
Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic
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Honored to speak to this inspiring group, in the stunning 🇨🇺 Capitolio, about the forces of Southern solidarity and strategies toward realizing a new #NIEO
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NEW: 70+ economists — including @Jayati1609, @JosephEStiglitz, @MarkWeisbrot, @ecuarauz, @yanisvaroufakis — call on @POTUS to allow the central bank of Afghanistan to reclaim its foreign reserves for the sake of the Afghan people. #UnfreezeAfghanistan .
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