James Dennis Hoff
@jamesdennishoff.bsky.social
Writer, educator, labor activist, and member of Left Voice. I teach at The City University of New York.
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Workers are shouldering the cost of the longest government shutdown in history. Meanwhile, the Trump administration guarantees pay for sectors of the military, federal agents, and ICE.
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The Working Class Must Not Pay the Price for the Government Shutdown - Left Voice
Workers are shouldering the cost of the longest government shutdown in history. Over a million federal workers are not being paid. Thousands are at risk of losing their jobs. Millions of people did no...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Workers are shouldering the cost of the longest government shutdown in history. Meanwhile, the Trump administration guarantees pay for sectors of the military, federal agents, and ICE.
www.leftvoice.org/the-working-...
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In Chicago, ICE agents violently detained a daycare teacher in front of parents and children. Teachers’ unions must fight for her release and for the rights of teachers and students to safe schools.
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ICE Agents Detain Daycare Teacher in Chicago - Left Voice
In Chicago, ICE agents violently detained a daycare teacher in front of parents and children. Teachers’ unions must fight for her release and for the rights of teachers and students to safe schools.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In Chicago, ICE agents violently detained a daycare teacher in front of parents and children. Teachers’ unions must fight for her release and for the rights of teachers and students to safe schools.
www.leftvoice.org/ice-agents-d...
www.leftvoice.org/ice-agents-d...
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While the Democratic Party scored big in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and California, the results show they still lack a unified vision for fighting President Trump.
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Tuesday’s Election Result Is a Rebuke of Trump More than an Enthusiastic Embrace of Democrats - Left Voice
While the Democratic Party scored big in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and California, the results show they still lack a unified vision for fighting President Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
While the Democratic Party scored big in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and California, the results show they still lack a unified vision for fighting President Trump.
www.leftvoice.org/tuesdays-ele...
www.leftvoice.org/tuesdays-ele...
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Over two million New Yorkers went to the polls in the highest turn out for a mayoral election since 1969. Zohran Mamdani's victory was a strong repudiation of Trumpism and the Democrats’ politics of the status quo.
Mamdani’s Victory Is a Mandate to Fight the Cost of Living Crisis, Defend Immigrants, and Stop Genocide - Left Voice
On November 4, over two million people in New York City went to the polls in the highest turn out for a mayoral election since 1969. Social Democrat and DSA member Zohran Mamdani won with over 50 perc...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Over two million New Yorkers went to the polls in the highest turn out for a mayoral election since 1969. Zohran Mamdani's victory was a strong repudiation of Trumpism and the Democrats’ politics of the status quo.
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Social-democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York’s next mayor. Trump, Musk, and the Far Right have responded with racist attacks to his campaign, revealing billionaire panic at the growing power of a working class ready to fight back.
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From Trump to Musk, the Far Right Rages at What Mamdani's Win Represents - Left Voice
Social-democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York’s next mayor. Trump, Musk, and the Far Right have responded with racist attacks to his campaign, revealing billionaire panic at the growing power of ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Social-democrat Zohran Mamdani has become New York’s next mayor. Trump, Musk, and the Far Right have responded with racist attacks to his campaign, revealing billionaire panic at the growing power of a working class ready to fight back.
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This 1,000 times!
HAPPENING NOW: Immigrant workers calling on Dodgers to refuse invitation to White House #iceoutofLA
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This 1,000 times!
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HAPPENING NOW: Immigrant workers calling on Dodgers to refuse invitation to White House #iceoutofLA
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Immigrant workers calling on Dodgers to refuse invitation to White House #iceoutofLA
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The genocide in Gaza, the crisis of the Democratic Party, and the course of Trump’s second presidency have fueled the emergence of the Mamdani phenomenon. His election poses a series of new challenges for the socialist Left.
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The King, the Mayor, and the Working Class in the Fight for New York - Left Voice
The genocide in Gaza, the crisis of the Democratic Party, and the course of Trump's second presidency have fueled the emergence of the Mamdani phenomenon. His election poses a series of new challenges...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The genocide in Gaza, the crisis of the Democratic Party, and the course of Trump’s second presidency have fueled the emergence of the Mamdani phenomenon. His election poses a series of new challenges for the socialist Left.
www.leftvoice.org/the-king-the...
www.leftvoice.org/the-king-the...
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Trump is using U.S. taxpayer money to bail out Javier Milei’s far-right government — not to help Argentinians, but to secure Washington’s influence through unpayable debt. These debts were never chosen by the Argentinian people and must be canceled.
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Trump’s Argentina “Rescue” Is Just Debt Colonialism - Left Voice
Trump is using U.S. taxpayer money to bail out Javier Milei’s far-right government — not to help Argentinians, but to secure Washington’s influence through unpayable debt. These debts were never chose...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trump is using U.S. taxpayer money to bail out Javier Milei’s far-right government — not to help Argentinians, but to secure Washington’s influence through unpayable debt. These debts were never chosen by the Argentinian people and must be canceled.
www.leftvoice.org/trumps-argen...
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The causes of rhabdomyolysis are physical trauma, electroshock, prolonged immobilization, or untreated septic infection if you're wondering how he was treated in custody.
🧵Here are more details on Randall Gamboa, the Costa Rican man who was snatched by ICE in Dec, detained for 8 months in facilities in Texas, then deported back to Costa Rica via air ambulance in a vegetative state with brain damage.
He is now dead.
He is now dead.
Costa Rican Man Dies After Health Decline in U.S. Immigration Custody
A man from Costa Rica, died after returning from U.S. ICE detention in critical condition, prompting family demands for investigation
ticotimes.net
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The causes of rhabdomyolysis are physical trauma, electroshock, prolonged immobilization, or untreated septic infection if you're wondering how he was treated in custody.
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The book “Abundance” is an expression of deep crises in liberalism and the Democratic Party. Its prescription is mired in a utopian idea of an abundant society within an imperialism in disarray.
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The Reactionary Patchwork of "Abundance" - Left Voice
The book "Abundance" is an expression of deep crises in liberalism and the Democratic Party. Its prescription is mired in a utopian idea of an abundant society within an imperialism in disarray. The L...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The book “Abundance” is an expression of deep crises in liberalism and the Democratic Party. Its prescription is mired in a utopian idea of an abundant society within an imperialism in disarray.
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www.leftvoice.org/the-reaction...
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Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
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US sending aircraft carrier towards Caribbean as Trump increases pressure campaign | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anti-imperialists need to be very clear: the only reason Trump is interested in "ending" wars in Ukraine and genocide in the Middle East is so he'll have more focus and assets for terrorizing the Western Hemisphere.
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
No illusions in his "peacemaking"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
This kind of thing used to surprise me, but now it's just another day under the Trump regime; which is to say, another day we need to continue to build the working class organization necessary, to overthrow this entire rotten system.
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This kind of thing used to surprise me, but now it's just another day under the Trump regime; which is to say, another day we need to continue to build the working class organization necessary, to overthrow this entire rotten system.
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INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT: We firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States against Venezuela.
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Hands Off Venezuela! Stop the U.S. Escalation of Imperialist Aggression in the Region! - Left Voice
From the Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International (FT-CI) and the International Network La Izquierda Diario, we firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States agai...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT: We firmly denounce and repudiate the new imperialist aggression of the United States against Venezuela.
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-ve...
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Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
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Trump Targets Colombia with Blackmail Diplomacy - Left Voice
Trump's threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Trump’s threats of imposing tariffs on Colombia and accusations against Gustavo Petro are policies meant to punish any gesture that questions U.S. imperialism.
www.leftvoice.org/trump-target...
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The struggle of the Fired Four at CUNY is a Struggle for all of higher ed. If you work at a college or university, please share with your coworkers and please consider asking your faculty senates or departments to show support through resolutions or other actions.
The CUNY Fired Four at the No Kings March - Left Voice
Four professors at the City University of New York were fired for their solidarity for Palestine. The campaign for their reinstatement is growing.
www.leftvoice.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The struggle of the Fired Four at CUNY is a Struggle for all of higher ed. If you work at a college or university, please share with your coworkers and please consider asking your faculty senates or departments to show support through resolutions or other actions.
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Saturday’s rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
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Massive No Kings Rallies Express Rising Discontent with Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda - Left Voice
Saturday's rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Saturday’s rallies reveal the depth of the ongoing crisis of representation in the United States and the need for a real united front against Trump and the Far Right.
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"sir a second Nazi groupchat infodump has hit Politico"
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"sir a second Nazi groupchat infodump has hit Politico"
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As the school year unfolds, we cannot forget the NYC public school students who languish in Pennsylvania ICE detention facilities.
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Free Dylan and Mouctar! NYC Educators Must Fight for Our Immigrant Students in ICE Detention - Left Voice
As the school year unfolds, we cannot forget the NYC public school students who languish in Pennsylvania ICE detention facilities. The United Federation of Teachers must make good on its June resoluti...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As the school year unfolds, we cannot forget the NYC public school students who languish in Pennsylvania ICE detention facilities.
www.leftvoice.org/free-dylan-a...
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Speaking at the #NoKings march in Detroit, Left Voice member Tristan Taylor called for true working-class independence from both parties to fight Trump’s attacks.
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No Kings, No Bosses, No Billionaires: Fighting the Right in Detroit Demands Working-Class Power - Left Voice
Speaking at the No Kings march in Detroit on October 18, Tristan Taylor calls for true working-class independence from both parties to fight Trump’s attacks. Rejecting collaboration with ICE, billiona...
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October 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Speaking at the #NoKings march in Detroit, Left Voice member Tristan Taylor called for true working-class independence from both parties to fight Trump’s attacks.
www.leftvoice.org/no-kings-no-...
www.leftvoice.org/no-kings-no-...
Probably my most controversial post on here ever.
Don't @ me, but the time is nigh for the corning of the candy.
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Probably my most controversial post on here ever.
Don't @ me, but the time is nigh for the corning of the candy.
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Don't @ me, but the time is nigh for the corning of the candy.
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Labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, says the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is "ethnic cleansing" aimed at all people of color.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/dolores_huerta
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/dolores_huerta
October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, says the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is "ethnic cleansing" aimed at all people of color.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/dolores_huerta
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/20/dolores_huerta
Trump is now literally destroying the White House. 🤷♂️
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump is now literally destroying the White House. 🤷♂️
Meanwhile, Trump is literally destroying the White House.
Every person who is doing this work or approved this work, right on up to the President, except for the president, is chargeable.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Meanwhile, Trump is literally destroying the White House.