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Today we mourn the countless freedom fighters from Ireland, India, Kenya, and other former colonies who lost their lives struggling for independence from the British government and monarchy. In their honor, we are sharing some threads summarizing the crimes of this empire 🧵
The U.S. government misgendered @ErikaHilton, a sitting Brazilian congresswoman and working class leader from our partners @psol, on her visa application. Hilton will not enter the U.S. due its state-sanctioned transphobia. We fully support her decision - solidariedade Erika!
Sim, é verdade. Fui classificada como do "sexo masculino" pelo governo dos EUA quando fui tirar meu visto para ir à Brazil Conference, na Universidade de Harvard e no MIT.
Não me surpreende. Isso já está acontecendo nos documentos de pessoas trans dos EUA faz algumas semanas.
DSA IC opposes US brinkmanship in Ukraine, which only further escalates the crisis, and calls for an end to NATO imperialist expansionism. We urge anti-war activists to oppose military escalations and demand a lasting diplomatic solution! #NoWarWithRussia
DSA IC calls on the Biden administration to lift the 2017 Trump-era instilled travel ban on North Korea and end the decades-long devastating economic sanctions in order to move towards formally ending the Korean War.
🧵 5 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has no seeming end in sight. The US has mainly focused on fueling conflict with nearly $35B in military aid. With looming global economic crises and conflict, people demand change.
Contact Congress: dsaic.org/noweapons
This is Saint Petersburg, #Russia. At least 705 people have been arrested today at anti-war protests that have taken place in 40 Russian cities, the OVD-Info protest monitor said.
Kenyans are suing Britain for up to $200B in reparations for land theft and violent colonial abuses.
With multinational corporations still occupying the land, former Chief Justice of Kenya Willy Mutunga explains how it's like "the British never left."
Like socialists around the world, we have condemned Putin's illegal and reprehensible invasion of Ukraine.
War hawks, however, are cynically exploiting the moment to push military escalation and engage in McCarthyite smears against proponents of peace and diplomacy. 🧵1/11