Matt Pennington
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#OtD 20 Feb 1988 20k people in Manchester marched against Margaret Thatcher's homophobic section 28 law, which made it illegal for public bodies to "promote" homosexuality, including teaching its "acceptability" in school stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#OtD 20 Feb 1988 20k people in Manchester marched against Margaret Thatcher's homophobic section 28 law, which made it illegal for public bodies to "promote" homosexuality, including teaching its "acceptability" in school stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
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#OtD 20 Feb 1990 US miners won a 10-month strike and occupation of Pittston Coal plant in Virginia. Sit-ins, sabotage and the actions of thousands of strike supporters and women played a key role in its success stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#OtD 20 Feb 1990 US miners won a 10-month strike and occupation of Pittston Coal plant in Virginia. Sit-ins, sabotage and the actions of thousands of strike supporters and women played a key role in its success stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
@markennis.bsky.social The AI is still learning.
February 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
@markennis.bsky.social The AI is still learning.
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Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!
January 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Getting a library card is punk as fuck and free!
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Today in the US is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the legendary civil right activist and socialist who was murdered supporting a strike of sanitation workers. While lauded today, when alive he was demonised by politicians and media. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
January 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Today in the US is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the legendary civil right activist and socialist who was murdered supporting a strike of sanitation workers. While lauded today, when alive he was demonised by politicians and media. stories.workingclasshistory.c...
Unapologetically creating new paths toward oligarchy at every turn.
So Trump launched a meme coin on Friday night, just days before becoming President, and entities he controls retain 80% of the coin. And the coin passed a $9 billion market cap in just hours.
I just can't...
I just can't...
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Unapologetically creating new paths toward oligarchy at every turn.
Watching Trump become president between statues of Lincoln and Grant and surrounded by portraits of Washington is truly so hard to watch. All flawed men, but all would certainly look down on this event with disappointment. #inauguration
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Watching Trump become president between statues of Lincoln and Grant and surrounded by portraits of Washington is truly so hard to watch. All flawed men, but all would certainly look down on this event with disappointment. #inauguration