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
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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/
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
Tate brothers charged with sex crimes, including child pornography https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/18/tate-brothers/1561784420158/
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
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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
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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
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D.C. settles lawsuit over arrest for 'Imperial March' protest https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/06/26/dc-settles-suit-with-imperial-march-protest/2661782505182/
Texas Republicans nominate Ken Paxton for Senate seat, ousting incumbent John Cornyn https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5835745/paxton-republican-texas-senate-nominee-trump-cornyn-talarico?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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/
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/
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
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/
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
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/
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/
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/
Watch: 'Masterplan' teaser introduces Stanley Tucci heist film https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2026/07/10/masterplan-teaser-trailer-tucci/5061783687475/
'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
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
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/
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Gig Workers in Mexico Are Organizing https://jacobin.com/2026/06/app-gig-workers-mexico-unta?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
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/
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/
Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 5,069 https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/18/latam-venezuela-earthquake/2331784407214/
Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/03/gas-prices-DOJ/8651783108758/
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
Burn the Constitution Once Again https://jacobin.com/2026/07/burn-the-constitution-once-again?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
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
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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
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/
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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/
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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/
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/
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
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
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/
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/
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
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
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