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Thugs celebrated when Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk were murdered

mardi 1 décembre 2020 à 01:00

Some San Francisco thugs celebrated when a former thug murdered Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk.

Bruce Reed considered by Biden for a White House position

mardi 1 décembre 2020 à 01:00

Bruce Reed, who encouraged and helped Bill Clinton to inflict more suffering on the poor, is now being considered by Biden for a White House position where he would have plenty of influence to do more of the same.

Biden proudly announced that he considers the number of progressives he has chosen for his administration significant.

That is an exaggeration, but more important is the concentration of center-right plutocratist or militarist Democrats he has already chosen or is considering.

Replacing human workers with robots

mardi 1 décembre 2020 à 01:00

US businesses are moving rapidly to replace human restaurant and hotel workers with robots.

This means that today's massive unemployment will not go away when Covid-19 does. Only socialist measures to support the unemployable can avoid making them homeless and hungry.

One way we can fight back is by refusing to use self-checkout sales machines. You can shout out, as I do, "Millions of Americans are out of work. Let's not let them replace humans with robots!"

Advertising increases consumption that endagers civilization's survival

mardi 1 décembre 2020 à 01:00

Advertising pumps up many forms of consumption that endanger civilization's survival, both specifically and in a deeper general way by convincing people to value purchases more than spending time with people.

Since in general advertising is manipulative, misleading and annoying, there is no reason to hesitate to reduce the amount of it.

Amazon spies on environmentalists and workers' organizing

mardi 1 décembre 2020 à 01:00

Leaked 2019 documents detail how Amazon spies on environmentalists and workers' organizing.

This includes using predictive policing to infiltrate possible union hot-spots and smear or harass employees who are liable to speak up about those issues.