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The Clash's āLondon Callingā has some incredible stories: a bass smashed over concert security, an Elvis-inspired cover, and a song added so late it missed the track listing. Here are five surprising facts. zurl.co/xAWYC
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The Specials - Gangsters (1979)
This and 'Ghost Town' are still my favourites by the legendary Ska/2-Tone group. Terry Hall's lead vocals were recorded in a "bored vocal" and "angry vocal" mixing the two together. Became their first hit single, peaking at #6 in the UK.
#Legends
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On this day in 1977, Neil Young released āDecade,ā a three-record collection spanning his early career. From āCinnamon Girlā to āHeart of Goldā and āCortez the Killer,ā it's a glorious journey through one of rock's great songbooks.
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Brazilian activist Thiago Ćvila, who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip, celebrates President Lula da Silvaās victory for his fourth term.
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Lula's win in Brazil has enormous implications for Latin America and the world! His defeat of FlĆ”vio Bolsonaro comes despite a fierce campaign by Brazilās rightwing and the US. The Brazilian people have opted for national sovereignty! Go Lula.
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Lula's victory a huge triumph for the Left in the whole continent. At a dinner in New York tonight ar Rashid and Mona Khalidi's apartment, a guest interrupted to shout 'Lula's won. !' Toasts and much applause. Good for Brazil. Good for the cause of Palestine. Good for Mexico and Latin America as a whole. Will post on substack tomorrow. Next: the mid-terms.
RT @BenjaminNorton: Huge news for Latin America, and the world:
Lula da Silva has won reelection in Brazil, despite blatant electoral meddlā¦
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Benjamin Moser, author of Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History, told Rashid Khalidi that his 80-year-old mother, who had all but called him a Hamas member, apologized after reading his book: āIām ashamed I ever said I was a Zionist.ā
His book traces Jewish opposition to Zionism over the past century and challenges their exclusion in discussions over Palestine. āNo, you donāt get to set the rules anymore. Weāre setting the rules now,ā Moser said.
Khalidi added that he had never seen so many people change their views so rapidly, noting that major publishers are now embracing books on Palestine that would have been virtually unpublishable just three or four years ago.
Jason Hickel on Unequal Exchange, one of Marxism's greatest contributions
How Unequal Exchange Shapes Our World - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
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Palestinian Culture must and will survive. Its natural beauty is indestructible, as is the spirit.
Sliman Mansour was a leading Palestinian artist whose work captured the Palestinian peopleās culture of steadfastness in the face of their ongoing struggles for recognition, rights, and freedom.
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HELL TO THE NO.
We have far too much militarism and forced conformity as it is.
One of the most radical institutions in America, abandoned since the Vietnam War, is exclusively deployed in service to imperialism: universal conscription. But what if we turned that same model inward towards the tasks of liberation? Drawing on his experience as a college professor and West Point graduate, Cyrus Cappo argues for a mandatory National Public Service Corpsāa radical project to rebuild infrastructure, integrate alienated youth, and hand real leverage back to the working class.
READ:
geesemag.com/articles/the-caā¦
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here's the "supposed sane and smart" republican (because he's pro israel and nominally against antisemitism) that got presented as such by cnn defending smearing a child rape victim. there is no such thing as a good republican.
Vivek Ramaswamyās ad is apparently unprecedented. It would be just awful to activate all the members of a politicianās family to attack themā¦as the Democrats did with every member of RFKās family.
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Acton's mother has been estranged from her daughter for 48 years because she sided with her husband (Acton's stepfather) when Acton reported that her stepfather had sexually assaulted her. That is different than RFK Jr.'s family, whose criticism of RFK Jr is focused on policy. dispatch.com/story/news/locā¦
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Joseph Conrad, Anglo-Polish writer of genius, author of "Nostromo," "Under Western Eyes," "Heart of Darkness," and many others.
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Abdul El-Sayed is actually voicing the opinion of the majority of Michiganders, who believe we should sanction and cut off weapons to Israel.
Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed shared his views on U.S.-Israel relations, saying he does not consider Israel an American ally: āI think itās time for us to realize that Israel is not actually our friend.ā
Watch the full conversation tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC News Live Primeās āAll Access with Linsey Davisā streaming on @disneyplus and @hulu.
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Wonderful @guardian review of Ben Moser's brilliant Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
"Affecting... This beautifully written cri de coeur is inspired by an āexilic visionā of equality, an alternative Jewish tradition, resistant to nationalism and rooted in solidarity with others"
theguardian.com/books/2026/oā¦
