Ren-Ai 🌹
@redmaidenren.bsky.social
democratic socialist | history/poli sci + environ studies | member of @reformandrevolution.org
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Say it with me now: public utilities should not be privatized. 🌹✊
For decades, capitalists have tried and mostly failed to privatize water supplies all around the world. But when they have succeeded, the result has been toxic health hazards and total disaster.
Capital’s Muddy Waters
For decades, capitalists have tried and mostly failed to privatize water supplies all around the world. But when they have succeeded, the result has been toxic health hazards and total disaster.
jacobin.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Say it with me now: public utilities should not be privatized. 🌹✊
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Election day is almost here for Joel Brooks and Jake Ephros. In the final push before 12/2, it’s all hands on deck to elect the first DSA-endorsed officeholders in New Jersey! 🌹
Help provide critical support to Joel and Jake — sign up for the GOTV phonebank linked below ⬇️
Help provide critical support to Joel and Jake — sign up for the GOTV phonebank linked below ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Election day is almost here for Joel Brooks and Jake Ephros. In the final push before 12/2, it’s all hands on deck to elect the first DSA-endorsed officeholders in New Jersey! 🌹
Help provide critical support to Joel and Jake — sign up for the GOTV phonebank linked below ⬇️
Help provide critical support to Joel and Jake — sign up for the GOTV phonebank linked below ⬇️
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Trump’s Dept. of Transportation has:
• Scrapped possible limits on train/bus driver hours to keep them from falling asleep
• Delayed a rule to help prevent 9/11-style cockpit takeovers
• Proposed exempting school bus child-restraint systems from crash-protection rules
• Scrapped possible limits on train/bus driver hours to keep them from falling asleep
• Delayed a rule to help prevent 9/11-style cockpit takeovers
• Proposed exempting school bus child-restraint systems from crash-protection rules
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump’s Dept. of Transportation has:
• Scrapped possible limits on train/bus driver hours to keep them from falling asleep
• Delayed a rule to help prevent 9/11-style cockpit takeovers
• Proposed exempting school bus child-restraint systems from crash-protection rules
• Scrapped possible limits on train/bus driver hours to keep them from falling asleep
• Delayed a rule to help prevent 9/11-style cockpit takeovers
• Proposed exempting school bus child-restraint systems from crash-protection rules
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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All over the country right-wing agitators are stirring up hate and dividing communities. But even in rural areas like Mesa County, the working people have the power to fight back against fascism. Join your local DSA today!
www.dsausa.org/get-involved/
www.dsausa.org/get-involved/
Get Involved with DSA - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Joining DSA means making a commitment to cooperation and solidarity. Not only do you help further democratic socialist ideas in the United States, you also become part of a community that shares your ...
www.dsausa.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
All over the country right-wing agitators are stirring up hate and dividing communities. But even in rural areas like Mesa County, the working people have the power to fight back against fascism. Join your local DSA today!
www.dsausa.org/get-involved/
www.dsausa.org/get-involved/
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We need your help! But let me explain why:
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We need your help! But let me explain why:
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Alex for @socialists.nyc co-chair!
We’re helping to build up NYC-DSA, Brick by Brick! 🧱🌹
www.brick-by-brick.nyc
We’re helping to build up NYC-DSA, Brick by Brick! 🧱🌹
www.brick-by-brick.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Alex for @socialists.nyc co-chair!
We’re helping to build up NYC-DSA, Brick by Brick! 🧱🌹
www.brick-by-brick.nyc
We’re helping to build up NYC-DSA, Brick by Brick! 🧱🌹
www.brick-by-brick.nyc
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To do this, mass campaigns for the demands Zohran has raised must be a launch point for independent class organization, which can only be done with a strong, democratic DSA that can build up labor and tenant power to fight for and defend these wins.
reformandrevolution.org/2025/11/09/z...
reformandrevolution.org/2025/11/09/z...
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
To do this, mass campaigns for the demands Zohran has raised must be a launch point for independent class organization, which can only be done with a strong, democratic DSA that can build up labor and tenant power to fight for and defend these wins.
reformandrevolution.org/2025/11/09/z...
reformandrevolution.org/2025/11/09/z...
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DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
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Zohran wins! Full statement here: www.dsausa.org/statements/z...
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Zohran wins! Full statement here: www.dsausa.org/statements/z...
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R&R has often advocated engaging in mass movements while retaining our independent socialist politics, but what does that look like in practice? R&R members Ramy K and Emma F reflect on Twin Cities DSA’s participation in “No Kings” with comrade Sam G!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
R&R has often advocated engaging in mass movements while retaining our independent socialist politics, but what does that look like in practice? R&R members Ramy K and Emma F reflect on Twin Cities DSA’s participation in “No Kings” with comrade Sam G!
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/28/t...
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/28/t...
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In some sense the Russian revolutionaries carried out a “rank and file strategy”, with early intellectuals and college grads orientating to blue collar workplaces.
But this strategy was less about grads taking factory jobs, and more about recruiting organic worker leaders.
But this strategy was less about grads taking factory jobs, and more about recruiting organic worker leaders.
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
In some sense the Russian revolutionaries carried out a “rank and file strategy”, with early intellectuals and college grads orientating to blue collar workplaces.
But this strategy was less about grads taking factory jobs, and more about recruiting organic worker leaders.
But this strategy was less about grads taking factory jobs, and more about recruiting organic worker leaders.
Saw some people posting these so I decided to give it a try myself… what an interesting 4 years it has been. I wonder what the future will bring?
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Saw some people posting these so I decided to give it a try myself… what an interesting 4 years it has been. I wonder what the future will bring?
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Far from their caricature as coup plotters who hated elections and democracy, the Bolsheviks used electoralism frequently, but towards revolutionary ends. Michael L explores what their work in the 4th Duma looked like and what we can learn from it today.
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/19/b...
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/19/b...
November 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Far from their caricature as coup plotters who hated elections and democracy, the Bolsheviks used electoralism frequently, but towards revolutionary ends. Michael L explores what their work in the 4th Duma looked like and what we can learn from it today.
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/19/b...
reformandrevolution.org/2025/10/19/b...
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The R&R voting recommendation for the National Labor Commission SC is here! We believe a vote for these candidates is a vote for a partyist and principled mass politics oriented NLC! 🌹🛠️
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The R&R voting recommendation for the National Labor Commission SC is here! We believe a vote for these candidates is a vote for a partyist and principled mass politics oriented NLC! 🌹🛠️
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Join us in our next installment of our Red October series to discuss the revolutionary women’s movement and its lessons with April M, the author of “Daughters of Rabotnitsa”! Happening Sunday 26 October at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Join us in our next installment of our Red October series to discuss the revolutionary women’s movement and its lessons with April M, the author of “Daughters of Rabotnitsa”! Happening Sunday 26 October at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST.
reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/october-revo...
reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/october-revo...
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Join us for a book talk tomorrow at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST! We will be sitting down with Paul Le Blanc to discuss his book, Revolutionary Collective: Comrades, Critics, and Dynamics in the Struggle for Socialism, as part of our Red October series!
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October 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Join us for a book talk tomorrow at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST! We will be sitting down with Paul Le Blanc to discuss his book, Revolutionary Collective: Comrades, Critics, and Dynamics in the Struggle for Socialism, as part of our Red October series!
reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/book-talk-w-...
reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/book-talk-w-...
“The capitalist state of Argentina is failing so bad we have to bail it out while the socialist state of Venezuela won’t fail no matter how much we try to destroy it”
As Washington shuts down and safety nets vanish, Donald Trump is sending billions to rescue Argentina’s far-right government.
Argentine pensioners, driven into poverty by Javier Milei’s cuts, are in the streets demanding survival.
Argentine pensioners, driven into poverty by Javier Milei’s cuts, are in the streets demanding survival.
Donald Trump Is Bailing Out Javier Milei’s Austerity Regime
As Washington shuts down and safety nets vanish, Donald Trump is sending billions to rescue Argentina’s far-right government. Argentine pensioners, driven into poverty by Javier Milei’s cuts, are in the streets demanding survival.
jacobin.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“The capitalist state of Argentina is failing so bad we have to bail it out while the socialist state of Venezuela won’t fail no matter how much we try to destroy it”
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In the 10 days since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced to take effect, the Israeli military has already repeatedly violated it. Al Jazeera reports that it has continued its genocide, killing nearly 100 Palestinians and wounding over 300 people.
October 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In the 10 days since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced to take effect, the Israeli military has already repeatedly violated it. Al Jazeera reports that it has continued its genocide, killing nearly 100 Palestinians and wounding over 300 people.
Through a united front tactic, specifically! We must never compromise being vocal and independent in our socialist messaging. 🌹✊
www.marxists.org/archive/trot...
www.marxists.org/archive/trot...
October 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Through a united front tactic, specifically! We must never compromise being vocal and independent in our socialist messaging. 🌹✊
www.marxists.org/archive/trot...
www.marxists.org/archive/trot...