@redrivervalleydsa.bsky.social
Official chapter of Democratic Socialists of America in the Red River Valley of the North (ND/MN). Get involved at www.rrvdsa.org/home
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"We need to plan now to connect and coordinate these fights in our cities and states. Not a top-down national plan or centralized day of action, but to make a plan in every state."
@alexhan.bsky.social lays out the possibilities for a General Strike.
@alexhan.bsky.social lays out the possibilities for a General Strike.
Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now
At first glance it sounds impossible — but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think.
inthesetimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
"We need to plan now to connect and coordinate these fights in our cities and states. Not a top-down national plan or centralized day of action, but to make a plan in every state."
@alexhan.bsky.social lays out the possibilities for a General Strike.
@alexhan.bsky.social lays out the possibilities for a General Strike.
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Minnesota labor unions voiced their support for a statewide economic strike on Jan. 23. Organizers are asking all Minnesotans to not attend school or work and not to shop on Friday to protest the ICE surge in the state.
Video: Eleanor Hildebrandt/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Eleanor Hildebrandt/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Minnesota labor unions voiced their support for a statewide economic strike on Jan. 23. Organizers are asking all Minnesotans to not attend school or work and not to shop on Friday to protest the ICE surge in the state.
Video: Eleanor Hildebrandt/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Eleanor Hildebrandt/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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Many sympathetic “radical King” accounts still cling to a American fairy tale—the Great Man who had it in him. But MLK Jr came up inside a web of socialist organizers who treated racial & economic justice as inseparable & treated organizing as a teachable craft
www.laborpolitics.com/p/who-taught...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/who-taught...
How did MLK Jr. Become a Socialist?
A forgotten network of radicals helped teach King how to organize—and how to link civil rights to economic redistribution for all
www.laborpolitics.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Many sympathetic “radical King” accounts still cling to a American fairy tale—the Great Man who had it in him. But MLK Jr came up inside a web of socialist organizers who treated racial & economic justice as inseparable & treated organizing as a teachable craft
www.laborpolitics.com/p/who-taught...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/who-taught...
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Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
www.mprnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
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Minnesota’s proposed January 23 statewide shutdown didn’t materialize overnight.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
The Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need
A strategic alignment of major networks of unions and community groups in Minnesota have worked together for more than a decade to leverage their collective power.
inthesetimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Minnesota’s proposed January 23 statewide shutdown didn’t materialize overnight.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
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This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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This week, 404 Media obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
Watch now:
Watch now:
Podcast: The ICE Tool That Tracks Entire Neighborhoods
We talk all about Webloc, ICE's tool for monitoring phone locations; the continuing Grok abuse wave; and how police unwittingly revealed millions of Flock surveillance targets.
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This week, 404 Media obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
Watch now:
Watch now:
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Activists allege ICE tracked and intimidated Minnesotans observing their operations using private data like license-plate and car-registration info — data that, advocates say should only be accessed during active criminal investigations. The ACLU of Minnesota calls for answers and accountability.
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Activists allege ICE tracked and intimidated Minnesotans observing their operations using private data like license-plate and car-registration info — data that, advocates say should only be accessed during active criminal investigations. The ACLU of Minnesota calls for answers and accountability.
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"The Trump administration is trying desperately to politicize the murder of Renee Good to further attack its political enemies. Agents kill an innocent woman and then the Trump administration uses her death to villainize the people protesting her killer."
ICE Is the Domestic Terror Threat
The federal agent who killed Renee Nicole Good shot her because he knew he could—because the Trump administration has purposely empowered law enforcement to act with impunity.
inthesetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"The Trump administration is trying desperately to politicize the murder of Renee Good to further attack its political enemies. Agents kill an innocent woman and then the Trump administration uses her death to villainize the people protesting her killer."
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Full statement available here: https://www.dsausa.org/statements/twin-cities-dsa-on-ice-agents-murder-of-renee-good/
January 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Full statement available here: https://www.dsausa.org/statements/twin-cities-dsa-on-ice-agents-murder-of-renee-good/
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Take action against Trump’s illegal war on Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Take action against Trump’s illegal war on Venezuela:
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We are the world's bad guys.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We are the world's bad guys.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/we-are-the...
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Add this to your new years resolution: No Contract, No Coffee!
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Add this to your new years resolution: No Contract, No Coffee!
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
Pledge now to stop buying Starbucks in 2026 until the company stops union busting and settles a fair contract!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge
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Being a democratic socialist mayor is “an opportunity to lead with a vision that ensures that each and every New Yorker has whatever they need to live a dignified life,” Zohran Mamdani tells @nicholsuprising.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani on Welcoming Bernie Sanders for a “Bread and Roses” Inaugural Celebration
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the incoming democratic socialist mayor discusses making New York a “showcase of light” through the political darkness.
www.thenation.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Being a democratic socialist mayor is “an opportunity to lead with a vision that ensures that each and every New Yorker has whatever they need to live a dignified life,” Zohran Mamdani tells @nicholsuprising.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026
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Don't forget: for every union barista on strike, dozens of customers and allies have joined in solidarity by walking picket lines, showing their support online and in-person, and committing to not buy Starbucks. ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
December 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Don't forget: for every union barista on strike, dozens of customers and allies have joined in solidarity by walking picket lines, showing their support online and in-person, and committing to not buy Starbucks. ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
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also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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December 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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"Our stores are understaffed while baristas want more hours."
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Striking Barista on Starbucks' Endgame: “They Don’t Want Working People to Have a Voice"
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for Starbucks Workers United, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
inthesetimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Our stores are understaffed while baristas want more hours."
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for @sbworkersunited.org, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”
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Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO!
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Santa says Starbucks gift cards are a NO, NO, NO!
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
Baristas are striking because Starbucks refuses to remedy 100s of unfair labor practices and negotiate a fair contract.
Stand with workers by skipping Starbucks gift cards. #NoContractNoCoffee
solidaritywithbaristas.org
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM