The Class Struggle: December 2025

Saturday, December 13, 2025

‘We should determine our own future’: Interview with Sudanese Communist Party

https://peoplesworld.org/article/we-should-determine-our-own-future-interview-with-the-sudanese-communist-party/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Friday, December 12, 2025

A closer look at Poland Spring’s water withdrawals during Maine’s drought

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/money/business/poland-spring-bottling-drought-report/97-7a930949-e6c0-4a5a-a766-de4cf871ac27

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Donald Trump, Security Threat The call is coming from inside the White House Paul Krugman Dec 12

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=277517&post_id=181367593&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgxMzY3NTkzLCJpYXQiOjE3NjU1MzkzMjUsImV4cCI6MTc2ODEzMTMyNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI3NzUxNyIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.b5ix_ccCMZYk3tUv2XHRnt-hsu97EP0XBs__pGFdljA

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The AI Manhattan Project

https://youtu.be/77oSBNvfpr4?si=jVGbwYzeXtBRYylO

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

ZZ Top ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Arguments, Outlined in 3 Recent Articles by Christopher Armitage at The Existentialist Republic, for Blue State Actions to Prevent a Complete Fascist Takeover; the Dark Ages Red States have Already Arrived at Authoritarian Rule.

1). “If You Steal Our Elections, You Don't Get Our Money: Here's how we make this real”, Dec 8, 2025, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/if-you-steal-our-elections-you-dont >

2). “Full Blown Secession?”, Dec 6, 2025, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-full-blown-american >

3). “Stop Waiting for Trump to Die: US Fascism doesn't end with him”, Dec 6, 2025, Christopher Armitage, The Existentialist Republic, at < https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/stop-waiting-for-trump-to-die >

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~

Judge Says Trump Must End Guard Deployment in Los Angeles

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/politics/national-guard-los-angeles-trump.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20251210&instance_id=167759&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=69301774&segment_id=212074&user_id=a62c6e8572ac0acb81148b21e0bf2fe8

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

“Carl Sagan: The Five Cosmic Truths That Change How You See Yourself”

https://youtu.be/H9Nd92Sl2hI?si=KQB1XdDfGHXTPgqU

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Future of Sanctuary

https://dissentmagazine.org/article/the-future-of-sanctuary/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The concept of a plan (to sabotage Obamacare)

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1664&post_id=181192183&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgxMTkyMTgzLCJpYXQiOjE3NjUzNjY0NjAsImV4cCI6MTc2Nzk1ODQ2MCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE2NjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.OHpEGD_vlkHYrS7BKPTTJOb2fuDQrVbnhW7bbCfGwdo

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Simple, Legal Way Trump Could Steal the Midterms

https://newrepublic.com/article/203856/constitutional-trap-trump-steal-midterms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Interview of an Author who is an Expert on the Many Facets of Mining and Mineral Extraction, Focusing on Lithium

"Extraction w/ Thea Riofrancos”, Nov 13, 2025, Daniel Denvir interviews Thea Riofrancos about her book on resource extraction. She investigated and wrote about the upcoming rounds of mineral extraction (rare earths particularly Lithium) associated with high-tech equipment and electric cars and trucks, duration of audio 2:34:14, The Dig a podcast series from Jacobin Magazine, at < https://thedigradio.com/podcast/extraction-w-thea-riofrancos/ >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Illinois Just Made It Legal to Sue ICE for $10,000. Four States Are Positioning to Follow.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6198417&post_id=181234635&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgxMjM0NjM1LCJpYXQiOjE3NjUzNzM2NjQsImV4cCI6MTc2Nzk2NTY2NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTYxOTg0MTciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.YnLt5bd1QHntMebKvs_8RnqrB-n8kqU2qvf4Up_pkz0

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Eric Ross, Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the U.S. Empire in Latin America

https://tomdispatch.com/the-trump-corollary/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Sudanese Paramilitary Drone Strikes Kindergarten, Killing Dozens of Children

https://truthout.org/articles/sudanese-paramilitary-drone-strikes-kindergarten-killing-dozens-of-children/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz

https://www.forever-wars.com/r/1fd63017?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Monday, December 8, 2025

Hillary Clinton Condemns “All Suffering”—Except the One We Pay For AND Hillary Clinton: Gaza Atrocities 'Totally Made Up'

https://scheerpost.com/2025/12/07/hillary-clinton-condemns-all-suffering-except-the-one-we-pay-for/

https://youtu.be/YNf-nDuoGGw?si=Rd4T3zzwTUFKcAxY

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Frida Berrigan, Victory (or Defeat?) Gardens in the Age of Trump

https://tomdispatch.com/giving-a-fig/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Some Inspiring Information on the Zohran Mamdani Campaign and Win, in New York City, a Month ago

1). “Three Million Doors w/ Tascha Van Auken”, Dec 05, 2025, Guest Host Micah Uetrecht interviews Zohran Mamdani's campaign manager, Tascha Van Auken, The Dig, duration of audio 1:45:19, at < https://content.blubrry.com/thedig/The_Dig-EP_508-VanAuken.mp3 >. The Dig is an internet podcast series associated with Jacobin Magazine, they recently reached a level of 500 podcasts posted in their archive

2). “Zohran Mamdani: A new face of progressive politics with relevance for Indians”, Posted on MROnline, Nov 07, 2025, Mohd Ziyaullah Khan, MROnline, at < https://mronline.org/2025/11/07/zohran-mamdani-a-new-face-of-progressive-politics-with-relevance-for-indians/ >, (originally published on Nov 5, 2025, at Countercurrents, no live link for that which I can find).

3). “Mamdani Beats Cuomo and the Press Hacks (Again)”, Nov 5, 2025, Ari Paul, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), at < https://fair.org/home/mamdani-beats-cuomo-and-the-press-hacks-again/ >, {reposted by MROnline, Nov 06, 2025, at < https://mronline.org/2025/11/06/mamdani-beats-cuomo-and-the-press-hacks-again/ >.}

4). “Billionaires are spending big to stop Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral bid”, Oct 30, 2025, Robert Frank, Inside Wealth CNBC, at < https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/mamdani-cuomo-nyc-mayor-bid-billionaire-spending.html >.

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~

STARVE THEM OUT - the Cruelty is the Point

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3078900&post_id=180899041&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgwODk5MDQxLCJpYXQiOjE3NjUwNTUzMzUsImV4cCI6MTc2NzY0NzMzNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwNzg5MDAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.l-raEvZtMKiFl8gWeYw1Ru7_rLNC_nv3E5qtQWtppBI

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Plutocracy | Part 5: Subterranean Fire

https://youtu.be/enFlaW7esGg?si=2di1oJ_rIW91_1eP

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Facepalm The Nation: Your Weekly TFN

https://thefuckingnews.substack.com/p/facepalm-the-nation-your-weekly-tfn-c31

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

This is long but offers an entertaining summary of some of the week's news. I was chuckling throughout...

HOLY SH*T: More Citizens Get Letters from Homeland Security ORDERING THEM TO LEAVE AMERICA!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xChC8dwI44

~~ recommended by larrymotuz ~~

Why Black Folks Say ‘No’ to Organ Donation

https://wordinblack.com/2025/12/why-black-folks-say-no-to-organ-donation/utm_source=rss.app&utm_medium=rss-widget&utm_content=rss-widget

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Friday, December 5, 2025

What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/opinion/trump-boat-strikes.html

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The Fascist Offensive Grows in Virulence: Featuring Enhanced Attacks Against Women, Attempts to Distract People, Following a Variety of Increasing Socioeconomic Problems and Election Defeats for Far-Right Candidates.

1). “Stop Turning Women’s Bodies Into Crime Scenes”, Dec 4, 2025, Jessica Valenti & Kylie Cheung, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/pregnancy-decriminalization-bill >.

2). “The Most Unpopular Laws in America: Nobody wants abortion bans—not even deep red states”, Dec 3, 2025, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-bans-unpopular >.

3). “ ‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official: Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim”, Dec 4, 2025, Melody Schreiber, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-vaccines-vinay-prasad-memo >.

4). “Pediatricians fill vaccine messaging void left by CDC amid bad flu season: Doctors step up after US health department suspended its flu vaccine campaign following Trump’s election”, Nov 11, 2025, Melody Schreiber, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/pediatricians-vaccines-flu-season >.

5). “Rightwingers are trying to destroy women’s right to vote: Calls for disenfranchisement rest on a single assumption: that women’s citizenship is partial and conditional”, Dec 4, 2025, Moira Donegan, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/04/women-right-to-vote-disenfranchisement >.

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~

Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers ~~ music friday for Class Strugglers

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/steve-cropper-dead-guitarist-booker-t-otis-redding-blues-brothers-1236599198/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Critics Warn “Trump Accounts” Won’t Address Most Families’ Needs

https://truthout.org/articles/critics-warn-trump-accounts-wont-address-most-families-needs/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

BREAKING: $600,000 in Foreign Cash + Congressman Cuellar + Trump = Another Pardon. What's Going on America?

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=4115828&post_id=180659417&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgwNjU5NDE3LCJpYXQiOjE3NjQ4MDg2MTcsImV4cCI6MTc2NzQwMDYxNywiaXNzIjoicHViLTQxMTU4MjgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.uLsVJP2BuszSsG_5kvalZEqiQvU2f-EsvcIQnPrRUCg

~~ recommended by newestbegtbeginning ~~

This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans

https://dnyuz.com/2025/12/02/this-moral-slum-of-an-administration-should-nauseate-americans/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Plutocracy | Part 1: Divide & Rule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDQjtRufr3M

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Government Killed National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=7677&post_id=180448082&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTgwNDQ4MDgyLCJpYXQiOjE3NjQ2MjcxNjEsImV4cCI6MTc2NzIxOTE2MSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTc2NzciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.2lwCUuoaA0VsVMFqtLJyqubupQUmHVIUj5Kr2RjFNBk

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America

https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-trump-removal-power?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=899862&post_id=180344540&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=16jbk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

LIVE: Trump FBI EMAILS Confirm SHOCK DETAILS in the FILES

https://www.youtube.com/live/hM52u3XP6lo?si=rYNZSvMHsuyY5QtD

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

“Pentagon Pete Posts Twisted Parody of Beloved Kid’s Character in Shock Strike”, Nov. 30 2025 (up dated 3 ½ hrs later on Dec 01, 2025), Cameron Adams, Daily Beast, at < https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-posts-twisted-parody-of-beloved-kids-character-in-shock-strike/ >.

~~ recommended by desmond morista ~~