Stephan Kimmerle
@kimmerle.bsky.social
socialist, educator, organizer, journalist
Convention of @demsocialists.bsky.social 2025: Will the New NPC Turn Toward Socialist Mass Work? - Read my report either discussion.dsausa.org/t/convention... or tinyurl.com/dsa-conventi... . We've also sold our new book there, A User's Guide to DSA - check it out at labor-power.org !
August 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Convention of @demsocialists.bsky.social 2025: Will the New NPC Turn Toward Socialist Mass Work? - Read my report either discussion.dsausa.org/t/convention... or tinyurl.com/dsa-conventi... . We've also sold our new book there, A User's Guide to DSA - check it out at labor-power.org !
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Cool FIFA World Cup Seattle idea: Elect Katie.
July 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Cool FIFA World Cup Seattle idea: Elect Katie.
I enjoyed this political critique of culture, looking at Superman over the last 80 years in the Cosmonaut Podcast:
Superman Through the Ages: Hero of the Zeitgeist - traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cosmo...
Superman Through the Ages: Hero of the Zeitgeist - traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cosmo...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I enjoyed this political critique of culture, looking at Superman over the last 80 years in the Cosmonaut Podcast:
Superman Through the Ages: Hero of the Zeitgeist - traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cosmo...
Superman Through the Ages: Hero of the Zeitgeist - traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cosmo...
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NEW: The sit-in rages on. They'll leave when they schedule a meeting with the Governor! www.theburnerseattle.com/post/sociali...
Socialist Lawmaker And Educators "Trespassed" During Sit-In To Demand Gov. Ferguson Taxes The Rich
Visitor services at the Washington State Capitol declared Rep. Shaun Scott (D-Seattle) and three Seattle educators trespassers for overstaying public hours during a sit-in at the Governor's office. Th...
www.theburnerseattle.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
NEW: The sit-in rages on. They'll leave when they schedule a meeting with the Governor! www.theburnerseattle.com/post/sociali...
"The tech sector is particularly eager to suck up to Trump now, as they seek policies favorable to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
With Tim Cook’s $1 million inauguration donation, Big Tech sends warm wishes to Trump
Complying in advance and currying favor begins now.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"The tech sector is particularly eager to suck up to Trump now, as they seek policies favorable to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Democracy dies in DOD contracts... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Jeff Bezos' media companies kiss Trump's ring…again
Amazon Studios will release a documentary about Melania Trump, and the Washington Post just killed an editorial cartoon satirizing its owner's fealty to the incoming president.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Democracy dies in DOD contracts... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Too much for Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post!
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
January 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Too much for Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post!
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Privatization of Medicare ("Medicare Advantage") example:
UnitedHealth increased Medicare payments by billions
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Capitalism 101: the "efficiency of the markets" to make the super-wealthy even richer
UnitedHealth increased Medicare payments by billions
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Capitalism 101: the "efficiency of the markets" to make the super-wealthy even richer
December 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Privatization of Medicare ("Medicare Advantage") example:
UnitedHealth increased Medicare payments by billions
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Capitalism 101: the "efficiency of the markets" to make the super-wealthy even richer
UnitedHealth increased Medicare payments by billions
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Capitalism 101: the "efficiency of the markets" to make the super-wealthy even richer
Homelessness in the US increased over 2 years by 33%, numbers from Jan 2024. Capitalism 101: Your home? Their real estate.
youtu.be/dOhJUxVtjVs?...
youtu.be/dOhJUxVtjVs?...
December 30, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Homelessness in the US increased over 2 years by 33%, numbers from Jan 2024. Capitalism 101: Your home? Their real estate.
youtu.be/dOhJUxVtjVs?...
youtu.be/dOhJUxVtjVs?...
The 3 wealthiest men (Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg) "own more wealth than the bottom half of our society – over 165 million people", $955 billion combined. "The top 1% now own more wealth than the bottom 90%", the gap growing every day.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-...
SEN BERNIE SANDERS: Two Americas, the people vs. the billionaires
That is not democracy. That is not what this country is supposed to stand for
www-foxnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 28, 2024 at 4:04 PM
The 3 wealthiest men (Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg) "own more wealth than the bottom half of our society – over 165 million people", $955 billion combined. "The top 1% now own more wealth than the bottom 90%", the gap growing every day.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-...
The left needs to deal with immigration:
"The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s," www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
A bold approach is needed:
reformandrevolution.org/2024/10/26/i...
"The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s," www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
A bold approach is needed:
reformandrevolution.org/2024/10/26/i...
Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History
Under President Biden, more than two million immigrants per year have entered, government data shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2024 at 9:19 PM
The left needs to deal with immigration:
"The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s," www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
A bold approach is needed:
reformandrevolution.org/2024/10/26/i...
"The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s," www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/b...
A bold approach is needed:
reformandrevolution.org/2024/10/26/i...
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We're in full solidarity with Amazon Teamsters on their biggest strike in US history.
Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inauguration & NYPD are protecting Bezos' profits by arresting his workers this morning.
Whose side are you on? Join us on the picket line: actionnetwork.org/forms/gettin...
Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inauguration & NYPD are protecting Bezos' profits by arresting his workers this morning.
Whose side are you on? Join us on the picket line: actionnetwork.org/forms/gettin...
December 21, 2024 at 1:11 AM
We're in full solidarity with Amazon Teamsters on their biggest strike in US history.
Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inauguration & NYPD are protecting Bezos' profits by arresting his workers this morning.
Whose side are you on? Join us on the picket line: actionnetwork.org/forms/gettin...
Bezos gave $1M to Trump's inauguration & NYPD are protecting Bezos' profits by arresting his workers this morning.
Whose side are you on? Join us on the picket line: actionnetwork.org/forms/gettin...
tldr? → Democrats are "continuing to be a party of geriatric multimillionaires", while AOC "seems to have abandoned everything she once stood for [...] she’d even promised to end her support for primary challengers to fellow House Democrats."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AOC may have shifted to the center, but the Democrats aren’t ready for change
Gerry Connolly, 74, beat AOC’s bid to become lead Democrat on the House oversight committee thanks to Nancy Pelosi, then 85
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
tldr? → Democrats are "continuing to be a party of geriatric multimillionaires", while AOC "seems to have abandoned everything she once stood for [...] she’d even promised to end her support for primary challengers to fellow House Democrats."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Y’all…we now have a union store INSIDE Starbucks Headquarters in Seattle!
Partners at the SoDo Reserve store voted UNION YES - just HOURS after we announced that 98% of SBWU baristas authorized to strike if necessary.
Our union is strong - and ready for whatever it takes 🔥
Partners at the SoDo Reserve store voted UNION YES - just HOURS after we announced that 98% of SBWU baristas authorized to strike if necessary.
Our union is strong - and ready for whatever it takes 🔥
December 17, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Y’all…we now have a union store INSIDE Starbucks Headquarters in Seattle!
Partners at the SoDo Reserve store voted UNION YES - just HOURS after we announced that 98% of SBWU baristas authorized to strike if necessary.
Our union is strong - and ready for whatever it takes 🔥
Partners at the SoDo Reserve store voted UNION YES - just HOURS after we announced that 98% of SBWU baristas authorized to strike if necessary.
Our union is strong - and ready for whatever it takes 🔥
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When 85% of New Yorkers say the cost of food is rising faster than their incomes, it's time for a real alternative.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
December 13, 2024 at 5:34 PM
When 85% of New Yorkers say the cost of food is rising faster than their incomes, it's time for a real alternative.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
Introducing a public option...for produce.
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NYC-DSA stands with Amazon Teamsters at JFK8 & DBK4. If Amazon doesn't come to the table & workers walk out, we'll be on the picket line letting them know NYers have their back.
Join our AMAZON ON STRIKE: Solidarity Mass Call, Tues 12/17 @ 7p to plug in: actionnetwork.org/events/amazo...
Join our AMAZON ON STRIKE: Solidarity Mass Call, Tues 12/17 @ 7p to plug in: actionnetwork.org/events/amazo...
December 14, 2024 at 1:27 AM
NYC-DSA stands with Amazon Teamsters at JFK8 & DBK4. If Amazon doesn't come to the table & workers walk out, we'll be on the picket line letting them know NYers have their back.
Join our AMAZON ON STRIKE: Solidarity Mass Call, Tues 12/17 @ 7p to plug in: actionnetwork.org/events/amazo...
Join our AMAZON ON STRIKE: Solidarity Mass Call, Tues 12/17 @ 7p to plug in: actionnetwork.org/events/amazo...
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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
How Amazon Ruined Christmas
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
In the age of Trump 2.0, movement organizing is needed to defend trans rights and keep the pressure up
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Montana supreme court blocks ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
State’s top court temporarily stops SB 99 on grounds that it will likely violate privacy rights enshrined in constitution
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM
In the age of Trump 2.0, movement organizing is needed to defend trans rights and keep the pressure up
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
"Raghad al-Tatary, a pilot who refused to bomb the city of Hama during the uprising against Hafez al-Assad in the 1980s, was freed after 43 years; Tal al-Mallouhi, 19 when she was arrested in 2009 for a blogpost criticising state corruption, was found alive."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons
Men, women and children, many jailed for speaking out against regime, reunite with their families
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM
"Raghad al-Tatary, a pilot who refused to bomb the city of Hama during the uprising against Hafez al-Assad in the 1980s, was freed after 43 years; Tal al-Mallouhi, 19 when she was arrested in 2009 for a blogpost criticising state corruption, was found alive."
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
"... a US Senate committee released a report cataloging how ... companies deny patients care ..., even when doctors say they are necessary for a full recovery. The report said that the denials were principally made to drive up profits."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Brian Thompson’s killing inspired rage – against the healthcare industry
Thousands of Americans go bankrupt, lose their homes or die every year due to medical insurer practices
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:17 PM
"... a US Senate committee released a report cataloging how ... companies deny patients care ..., even when doctors say they are necessary for a full recovery. The report said that the denials were principally made to drive up profits."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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"We need climate action that is just, that improves people's lives, that makes people's lives easier."
Angry after the election? Get active. www.pbp.ie/join
#KickOutFFFG #ge24 #PeopleBeforeProfit #ClimateCatastrophe
Angry after the election? Get active. www.pbp.ie/join
#KickOutFFFG #ge24 #PeopleBeforeProfit #ClimateCatastrophe
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
"We need climate action that is just, that improves people's lives, that makes people's lives easier."
Angry after the election? Get active. www.pbp.ie/join
#KickOutFFFG #ge24 #PeopleBeforeProfit #ClimateCatastrophe
Angry after the election? Get active. www.pbp.ie/join
#KickOutFFFG #ge24 #PeopleBeforeProfit #ClimateCatastrophe
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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Last night, 19 Senators voted to end illegal arms sales to Israel.
We stood up to AIPAC, the Democratic Senate leadership, and the Biden administration.
We must continue going forward to end illegal arms sales and hold Netanyahu accountable for his war crimes.
We stood up to AIPAC, the Democratic Senate leadership, and the Biden administration.
We must continue going forward to end illegal arms sales and hold Netanyahu accountable for his war crimes.
November 21, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Last night, 19 Senators voted to end illegal arms sales to Israel.
We stood up to AIPAC, the Democratic Senate leadership, and the Biden administration.
We must continue going forward to end illegal arms sales and hold Netanyahu accountable for his war crimes.
We stood up to AIPAC, the Democratic Senate leadership, and the Biden administration.
We must continue going forward to end illegal arms sales and hold Netanyahu accountable for his war crimes.
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Amazon employees around the world are demonstrating between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to call for improved wages and working conditions, including unionization rights.
Workers are striking in 20 countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India.
Workers are striking in 20 countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India.
November 29, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Amazon employees around the world are demonstrating between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to call for improved wages and working conditions, including unionization rights.
Workers are striking in 20 countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India.
Workers are striking in 20 countries including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil, and India.
Preparing @demsocialists.bsky.social for Trump 2.0: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJIQ... : Ty Moore and Philip Locker discuss what socialists can expect from Trump's second term, why Harris and the Democrats lost, and how the socialist left needs to change course.
3 Things: Preparing DSA for Trump 2.0
YouTube video by Reform & Revolution
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Preparing @demsocialists.bsky.social for Trump 2.0: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJIQ... : Ty Moore and Philip Locker discuss what socialists can expect from Trump's second term, why Harris and the Democrats lost, and how the socialist left needs to change course.