MMN 2/6/25
-White House lies to cover for Musk's illegal takeover -Dems attempt at oversight thwarted by GOP, and own incompetence -Former NLRB Chair sues Donald Trump over firing -Trump wants to ban certain women from competing in 2028 Olympics
-White House lies to cover for Musk's illegal takeover -Dems attempt at oversight thwarted by GOP, and own incompetence -Former NLRB Chair sues Donald Trump over firing -Trump wants to ban certain women from competing in 2028 Olympics
-Musk deepens his control of critical payment systems in the U.S. government -Trump endorses Netanyahu's final solution, floats the U.S. taking over Gaza -Most USAID workers around the world told to return home -Artists plead with the ruling class to not destroy them
-Musk takes over the government -War criminal Netanyahu meets wiht Trump at WH -Rubio touts horrifying prison deal with El Salvador -Trump's CA water stunt could damage farmers
-Trump tries to blame DEI for DC air collision -White House presses on with class war against public workers -Sen. Cruz attempts to manufacture consent for war on Panama -Rich Dick accuses literal kids of free-loading
-A major air disaster in D.C., amid Trump's government upheaval -Trump floats indefinite detention of migrants at Gitmo -RFK exposed as a fraud during confirmation hearing -Working Class History: 1919 Ft. Leavenworth Prison Strike
-Judge blocks Trump's spending freeze that left millions vulnerable -New Executive Order further restricts gender affirming care -Trump illegally fires NLRB chair, crippling the labor agency -Democrats keep voting for Trump's cabinet nominees
-Palestinians return to their homes in Northern Gaza, unconquered -Chinese AI model causes panic among US tech oligarchs -Whole Foods workers open up a new front in the class struggle against Amazon -Trump threatens trade war with Colombia, then backs off
-Judge declares birthright citizenship EO "blatantly unconstitutional" -MAHA means shutting down public health agencies during a bird flu outbreak -Trump initiates a purge of civil servants -Rich Dick should be thrown in a Stargate
-Trump orders a surge of U.S. troops to Southern border -Amazon takes its union busting to Canada -Lawsuits start rolling in against Trump's Executive Orders and DOGE -Working Class History: 1913 Rochester Garment Strike
-Trump's UN Ambassador nominee aligns herself with the Israeli far right -New allegations of abuse against DefSec nominee Pete Hegseth -Costco workers authorize strike amid contract fight -Global Weirding: Freak weather hits the Gulf Coast
-Donald Trump inaugurated as the 47th President of the US -Lays out imperialist vision for "territory expansion" -Declares an end to birthright citizenship, setting up a legal fight -Yanks the US out of Paris Climate Accord, promises to expand drilling
-Ceasefire deal in Gaza back on track -Sec. of State Blinken pressed on why he isn't in The Hague -Musk rocket blows up in the Caribbean, disrupting commercial air travel -Rich Dick is about to join Trump's cabinet
-Israel delays ceasefire approval vote -AG nominee Pam Bondi grilled over conflicts of interest -Private prison company GEO Group accused of labor violations -Working Class History: 1947 Mombasa General Strike
-Sec. of State Blinken admits failure with Gaza policy -DefSec nominee Hegseth would likely shoot protesters if Trump asked him to -House GOP prioritizes targeting trans student athletes -Biden removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list... too late
-Ceasefire deal within reach in Gaza -Republicans threaten to condition disaster aid to L.A. -Trump ditches "economic populism," outsources admin to oligarchs -Biden names aircraft carrier after George W. Bush
-Fascists blame minorities and immigrants for L.A. wildfires -AFL-CIO and the SEIU affiliate together to take on threats to labor -In defense of Israel's genocide in Gaza, House passes bill to sanction ICC -Rich Dick with a perm
-L.A. infernos have the super rich begging for private firefighters -Workers move closer to unionization at Kentucky EV plant -Dem collaborators aid Trump's mass deportation agenda -Last bits of malarkey seep out of the Biden White House
-Biden announced $8 billion in new weapons to Israel, further fueling the genocide -Climate change produces catastrophic wildfires threatening L.A. -Trump explores new frontiers in U.S. imperialism -Zuck bends the knee to the reactionary right
-NYPD busts picket line to protect Amazon's profits -Starbucks workers join holiday strike wave, fight for a contract -CNN caught doing war propaganda again -We crown the "Rich Dick of the Year"
-Musk demands government shut down for holidays, GOP obliges -A deeply confused Trump calls for eliminating the debt limit... ok! -Teamsters launch historic strike against Amazon -FTC finalizes new rules against deceptive pricing, unlikely to survive Trump
-Luigi indicted for CEO killing, hit with terrorism charges -Trump considers handing Post Office to profiteering vultures -State Dept. sued over illegal weapons transfers to Israel -Democrats' aging party guard clings to power
-Claims of East Coast drone invasion are dismissed by Feds -Biden issues new pardons and clemencies -- still doesn't go far enough -Trump proposes letting corporations pay money to evade regulations -Rich Dick has neverending victimization complex
-So much for reining in Pentagon spending, GOP House passes massive NDAA -Israel exploits chaos in Damascus, bombs the hell out of Syria -GOP Senators warm up to Qanon FBI Director nominee -Working Class History: 1951 "Bagel Famine"
-Elites frustrated by surge of sympathy for alleged CEO shooter -Manifesto attacks "parasites" in health care system -Judges side with FTC, block Kroger-Albertsons mega merger -DOGE takes aim at Tesla competitors
-Daniel Penny acquitted in subway chokehold killing -NYPD claims it arrested suspect in health insurance CEO shooting -Long-running US campaign to oust Assad in Syria succeeds -Reporters laugh at State Department's claims about ICC
-Health insurance companies are panicking after assassination -Unionized Chipotle workers call for boycott of burrito maker -Burger King, Popeyes busted for child labor violations in MA -Rich Dick is an ally to tax cheats
-Health insurance CEO assassinated in Manhattan -Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing a genocide -Labor Dept. moves to end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities -Working Class History: The Oakland General Strike
-Wave of reaction hits SCOTUS in transgender rights case -Public workers collective bargaining rights restored in Wisconsin -First ice-free Arctic looms -U.S. allies keep embrassing themselves -- this time in S. Korea
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GET 50% OFF 1 YEAR OF MEANS TV RIGHT NOW: https://means.tv/pages/blackfriday -E.U. Chief reminds countries of obligations to ICC arrest warrant -Mail workers fight class war on both sides of US-Canada border -Trump wriggles his way out of it: DOJ drops cases against him -COP 29 wraps up with insufficient climate finance deal