Natalie Davis

· 2w ago

Video Game Workers at Blizzard Won First Union Contracts https://jacobin.com/2026/09/blizzard-microsoft-workers-union-contract?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Video Game Workers at Blizzard Won First Union Contracts

Nearly 2,000 workers at Blizzard, a Microsoft-owned video game studio that makes popular games like Diablo, won their first union contracts earlier this month. Their protections include recall rights and guaranteed severance packages for laid-off workers.

· 3w ago

NAACP sues Trump administration to bar agents from polling places https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/18/naacp-lawsuit-elections-trump/7161789766159/

NAACP sues Trump administration to bar agents from polling places - UPI.com

NAACP sues Trump administration to bar agents from polling places - UPI.com

The NAACP and other civil rights organizations sued the Trump administration to prevent it from stationing federal agents at polling stations.

· 4w ago

Sweden’s Far Right: Faltering but Not Defeated https://jacobin.com/2026/09/sweden-democrats-elections-far-right?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Sweden’s Far Right: Faltering but Not Defeated

Sunday’s Swedish election saw the center-left bloc narrowly defeat the outgoing right-wing government. While the Social Democrats are set to lead a new coalition, the once-mighty party has continued to lose its historic base.

· 2mo ago

Tate brothers charged with sex crimes, including child pornography https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/18/tate-brothers/1561784420158/

Tate brothers charged with sex crimes, including child pornography - UPI.com

Tate brothers charged with sex crimes, including child pornography - UPI.com

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested on charges stemming from alleged sex crimes in the U.K., including child pornography.

· 3w ago

ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5973127/ice-agent-court-extradition-minnesota-immigrant-shooting?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NPR

ICE agent appears in Minnesota court to face charges in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant

Christian Castro, a federal immigration officer, made his first court appearance in Minnesota since he was booked Wednesday into a local jail. Castro faces multiple state and federal charges in connection with a shooting during the immigration surge in Minnesota.

· 2mo ago

Johnson says Pentagon needs more money for ‘fighting communism on our own shores’ https://therealnews.com/johnson-says-pentagon-needs-more-money-for-fighting-communism-on-our-own-shores #news #left #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

The Real News Network

Johnson says Pentagon needs more money for ‘fighting communism on our own shores’

Trump has threatened to deploy the military against the “enemy within” and has recently promoted the idea that “democratic socialism must be criminalized.”

· 2mo ago

Critics of AI Aren’t Anti-Tech Extremists https://jacobin.com/2026/07/ai-tech-criticism-resistance-democracy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Critics of AI Aren’t Anti-Tech Extremists

Recent US intelligence documents hype up the threat of “anti-tech violent extremist activity” against data centers. Casting protests as ideologically extreme is a shortcut to silencing critics of AI and removing democratic constraints on Big Tech.

· 3mo ago

ICE’s Private Prison Contractor Wants Police-Style Immunity https://jacobin.com/2026/06/geo-group-ice-trump-immunity?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

ICE’s Private Prison Contractor Wants Police-Style Immunity

GEO Group, a top private prison contractor for ICE, is claiming immunity from lawsuits alleging forced labor at its detention centers. It’s using a controversial legal doctrine best known for shielding cops from police brutality claims.

· 2mo ago

Mamdani Is Right. Netanyahu Belongs Behind Bars. https://jacobin.com/2026/07/mamdani-netanyahu-arrest-israel-nyc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Mamdani Is Right. Netanyahu Belongs Behind Bars.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani charged Benjamin Nentayahu with genocide, said he is unwelcome in New York City, and called for his arrest. Two years ago, that would have been unimaginable. Going forward, it should be a litmus test.

· 2mo ago

Maine's Troy Jackson all but locks down Democratic nod for U.S. Senate seat https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/19/maine-senate-troy-jackson/8221784487339/

Maine's Troy Jackson all but locks down Democratic nod for U.S. Senate seat - UPI.com

Maine's Troy Jackson all but locks down Democratic nod for U.S. Senate seat - UPI.com

A majority of delegates have committed to voting for Troy Jackson to give him the Democratic nomination.

· 3mo ago

Ontario police: Do not bring grenades to police stations https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/13/canada-Ontario-Provincial-Police-World-War-II-grenade/5841783965907/

Ontario police: Do not bring grenades to police stations - UPI.com

Ontario police: Do not bring grenades to police stations - UPI.com

Police in Ontario are reminding residents not to bring explosives to police stations after an unexploded World War II grenade was turned in at an Ottawa station.

· 3mo ago

Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America https://jacobin.com/2026/07/zohran-mamdani-independence-day-address?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America

In a speech marking the country’s 250th anniversary, socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lays out his vision of a United States of America for the many, not the few.

· 3mo ago

The 250-Year Decline of American Exceptionalism https://jacobin.com/2026/07/american-exceptionalism-founding-class-democracy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

The 250-Year Decline of American Exceptionalism

American exceptionalism has always had an absurd and self-serving character to it. But any pretense justifying it has collapsed in the face of Donald Trump’s cruelty and oligarchic corruption.

· 3mo ago

Before 1776, There Was 1649 https://jacobin.com/2026/06/before-1776-there-was-1649?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Before 1776, There Was 1649

What Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution meant to America’s revolutionaries.

· 3mo ago

Reflections on America's 250th birthday https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/nx-s1-5876246/reflections-on-americas-250th-birthday?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak in 5 states https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5897509/lettuce-taco-bell-mexico-cyclospora-outbreak?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 3mo ago

American Pope Leo visits Lampedusa, honors migrants on Fourth of July https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/04/italy-pope-leo-fourth-july-lampedusa/8291783182824/

American Pope Leo visits Lampedusa, honors migrants on Fourth of July - UPI.com

American Pope Leo visits Lampedusa, honors migrants on Fourth of July - UPI.com

Pope Leo XIV, the American pope, spent his second Fourth of July as the pontiff at Lampedusa, Italy, an island at the front of the migrant crisis.

· 2mo ago

Workers Need a Legal Right to Full-Time Hours https://jacobin.com/2026/07/legislation-full-time-work-rights?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Workers Need a Legal Right to Full-Time Hours

A wage hike is desperately needed for the American working class, but higher wages can’t pay the bills if you want full-time hours and can’t get them. Legislation mandating a right to full-time work could fix this.

· 3mo ago

Opinion: America is still a work in progress https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/nx-s1-5871128/opinion-america-is-still-a-work-in-progress?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

Ukraine strikes operations of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/08/03/Ukraine-targets-Wildberries-operations/2921785744737/

Ukraine strikes operations of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries - UPI.com

Ukraine strikes operations of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries - UPI.com

A warehouse east of Moscow belonging to Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, was set ablaze after being struck by Ukrainian drones overnight.

· 3mo ago

On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2026/07/04/On-This-Day-America-declares-independence-from-Britain/6441783126953/

On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence - UPI.com

On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence - UPI.com

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain.

· 3mo ago

South Korea offers $9.7B relief as weak won hits firms https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/03/emergency-financing-tax-relief-weak-won/1781783129956/

· 2mo ago

Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell speak about his health https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/28/kentucky-governor-andy-beshear-mitch-mcconnell-health/2731785249187/

Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell speak about his health - UPI.com

Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell speak about his health - UPI.com

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter Monday to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., telling him to address Kentuckians about his absence from Congress.

· 3mo ago

Watch: 'Masterplan' teaser introduces Stanley Tucci heist film https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2026/07/10/masterplan-teaser-trailer-tucci/5061783687475/

Watch: 'Masterplan' teaser introduces Stanley Tucci heist film - UPI.com

Watch: 'Masterplan' teaser introduces Stanley Tucci heist film - UPI.com

"Masterplan," an action-comedy heist movie starring Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo, is coming to Prime Video in October.

· 3mo ago

Japan's yen purchasing power falls by half in 40 years https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/03/japan-weak-yen-purchasing-power/8601783131305/

· 3mo ago

3 kids dead after Wisconsin boat capsizes in storm https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/04/3-kids-dead-wisconsin-boat-storm/4641783175401/

3 kids dead after Wisconsin boat capsizes in storm - UPI.com

3 kids dead after Wisconsin boat capsizes in storm - UPI.com

Three children were killed Friday when a severe storm capsized a boat in Wisconsin, police said. All children aboard were wearing life jackets.

· 3w ago

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Trump says he will create 'AI Force,' appoint czar to oversee industry https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/19/trump-ai-force-czar/8561789857828/

Trump says he will create

President Donald Trump said he would create an "AI Force" and appoint a czar to oversee the industry amid rising concerns over the technology.

· 3mo ago

South Korea's Lee heads to NATO summit, Mongolia https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/03/president-lee-jae-myung-visit-turkiye-mongolia/1671783132221/

South Korea's Lee heads to NATO summit, Mongolia - UPI.com

South Korea's Lee heads to NATO summit, Mongolia - UPI.com

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Türkiye and Mongolia to expand NATO defense ties, mineral cooperation and North Korea diplomacy.

· 3mo ago

Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/nx-s1-5882083/iran-funeral-ayatollah-ali-khamenei?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

Pushed Face to the Ground, Abderrahim Fakir Couldn’t Breathe https://jacobin.com/2026/07/italy-fakir-police-violence-protest?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

Pushed Face to the Ground, Abderrahim Fakir Couldn’t Breathe

Abderrahim Fakir died of suspected lung compression after several minutes pressed to the ground by Italian police. The killing has shone a light over police impunity, just months after a new law helped shield officers from prosecution.

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @tchambers@indieweb.social

No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5878405/fcc-erate-schools-internet-discount?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/08/03/Trump-administration-moves-block-public-enforcing-environmental-protection/8521785765546/

Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws - UPI.com

Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws - UPI.com

When Congress passed many environmental protection laws it didn't want to leave enforcement to the executive branch.

· 2mo ago

House passes bill to restrict, not ban, lawmaker stock trading https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/22/House-passes-lawmaker-stock-trader-bill/1981784766553/

House passes bill to restrict, not ban, lawmaker stock trading - UPI.com

House passes bill to restrict, not ban, lawmaker stock trading - UPI.com

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill that adds new limits on congressional stock trading, though not a complete ban.

· 3mo ago

In Defense of the Fourth of July https://jacobin.com/2026/07/independence-day-trump-1776-project?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

In Defense of the Fourth of July

The Declaration of Independence has been quoted by abolitionists, suffragists, socialists, civil rights activists, and the Black Panthers. Why should conservatives get to own it now?

· 3mo ago

Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/03/gas-prices-DOJ/8651783108758/

· 3mo ago

Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-129679/chutes-ladders-schistosomiasis-worms-parasites?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 3w ago

Anthropic co-founder says slowing AI is a 'collective action problem' https://www.npr.org/2026/09/15/nx-s1-5968852/anthropic-jack-clark-ai-risks-safety?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NPR

Anthropic co-founder says slowing AI is a 'collective action problem'

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark discusses growing concerns about artificial intelligence, recent warning signs and what he says companies should do to reduce the risks.

· 3mo ago

North Korean escapee recalls seeing public execution at age 9 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/03/public-executions-human-rights-death-penalty/4761783130506/

· 2mo ago

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,069 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/18/latam-venezuela-earthquake/2331784407214/

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,119 - UPI.com

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,119 - UPI.com

The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela has increased to 5,119, officials said Saturday. More than 16,740 people were injured.

· 2mo ago

In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/g-s1-135032/in-a-first-chinese-woman-wins-the-prestigious-fields-medal?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 3mo ago

Burn the Constitution Once Again https://jacobin.com/2026/07/burn-the-constitution-once-again?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

· 3mo ago

Cape Verde's historic World Cup ride ends after pushing Argentina to the brink https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/nx-s1-5882086/cape-verde-world-cup-ends?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 3mo ago

Papal North Korea visit hinges on Pyongyang, cardinal says https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/03/cardinal-lazarus-pope-leo-xiv/3101783131644/

· 3mo ago

Gig Workers in Mexico Are Organizing https://jacobin.com/2026/06/app-gig-workers-mexico-unta?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

· 3mo ago

Famous birthdays for July 4: Tahar Rahim, Tracy Letts https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2026/07/04/Famous-birthdays-for-July-4-Tahar-Rahim-Tracy-Letts/4561783126958/

Famous birthdays for July 4: Tahar Rahim, Tracy Letts - UPI.com

Famous birthdays for July 4: Tahar Rahim, Tracy Letts - UPI.com

Actor Tahar Rahim turns 45 and actor Tracy Letts turns 61, among the famous birthdays for July 4.

· 3mo ago

China's military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/g-s1-131994/chinas-military-promotes-2-new-generals-after-anti-corruption-purge-thins-ranks?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

Navy brushes off Blue Angels low flyover in Pensacola https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/17/navy-blue-angels-flyover-pensacola/7381784307230/

Navy brushes off Blue Angels low flyover in Pensacola - UPI.com

Navy brushes off Blue Angels low flyover in Pensacola - UPI.com

The U.S. Navy Acting Secretary Hung Cao blew off criticism of an unusually low-altitude flyover at Pensacola Beach, calling it the "sound of freedom."

· 3mo ago

'Cautiously optimistic': Swing voters describe their view of America at 250 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/04/nx-s1-5877727/swing-voters-america-250-midterms?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

· 2mo ago

What Do We Actually Mean When We Talk About Class? https://jacobin.com/2026/07/class-definition-socioeconomic-status-discourse?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism

What Do We Actually Mean When We Talk About Class?

Socialist politics is a class politics. A clear conception of class is essential for our political strategy.

· 3mo ago

Olivia Rodrigo's 'You Seem Pretty Sad' tops album chart for 2nd week https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2026/07/04/olivia-rodrigo-you-seem-pretty-sad-tops-album-chart/8321783165076/

Olivia Rodrigo's 'You Seem Pretty Sad' tops album chart for 2nd week - UPI.com