Did you know Mother's Day started as a peace campaign? Here is the original plea for Mother's Day by Julia Ward Howe. Now, mothers in Gaza, the West Bank and around the world fight for an end to needless slaughter.

Headline should read: 'Paid family leave denied to most U.S. workers' apnews.com/article/paid-f…

“Che Guevara's Avenger” was shot dead on this day in 1973. After the assassination of the legendary revolutionary by CIA-backed commandos in the Bolivian jungle in 1967, Monika Ertl embarked on a mission of revenge. Read on to find out the whole breathtaking story. 🧵

#MothersDay was originally created as a day to call for peace (can't have that in a capitalist society) before it was turned into a commercialized Hallmark holiday. Read the original 1870 Mother's Day proclamation here ⬇️

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Join East End for Peace at their weekly demonstration every Sunday @ 3 pm. Sag Harbor Windmill, 8 Wharf St, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.
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One day longer, one day stronger. Members of UAW Local 259 at South Shore Kia are holding the line for economic justice and a fair contract!
#StandUpUAW

BREAKING + DEVELOPING: XR NYC climate activists disrupt Westminister Dog Show to warn “NO DOGS ON A DEAD PLANET”

BREAKING : Students at the University of Puerto Rico have replaced the US flag flying over their school with the Palestinian one!

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ICYMI. Judge strikes down Bruce Blakeman order that cruelly denied park permits to any team, league or org that allowed female trans athletes to participate. If anything, proved how divorced from reality County Exec Blakeman is.
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“Sometimes it seems like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five-feet four-inches forward in the fight for freedom.”

-Mother Fannie Lou Hamer

Al Jazeera’s #ShireenAbuAkleh gave a voice to the Palestinian people.

Two years ago, an Israeli sniper shot her dead while she was doing her job – reporting the news.

To this day, no one has been brought to justice over her death.

The violence we’re seeing U.S. police use on college campuses is nothing new - but did you know that many of their departments were also trained by Israel? (with Dena Takruri)

Trump tells oil barons they should line his pockets with $1 billion
#news #politics
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American Airlines flight attendants to Biden: Set us free to strike
#news #labor
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🚨 SOLIDARITY with UAW Local 259 members who are continuing their picket outside South Shore Kia today (Sat 5/11). 1128 W Sunrise Highway, Copiague, NY.

#StandUpUAW #StandUpKia

It's been 43 years since the great Bob Marley became an ancestor.