Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Yet another Russian oil refinery hit -- 82 years after Soviet deportation, Crimean Tatars living under Russia's constant terror -- Russia threatens Latvia over unfounded claims of Ukrainian drone launch plans -- China secretly trained Russian soldiers who later fought in Ukraine ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/wednesday-may-20-2026/

This week in history: May 11-17

Berlusconi returns to power in Italy; Terry Tyler arrested in Louisiana; Battle of Soyang River in Korean War; British General Strike betrayed.

World Socialist Web Site
Hungary's history from the 1956 revolution to Viktor Orban's defeat reinforces for China's leaders that even limited political openness can trigger challenges to one-party rule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/05/world/orban-defeat-lesson-for-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #viktororban #hungary #russia #vladimirputin #communistparty #ccp #josefstalin
What China will learn from Orban’s defeat

The lesson Mao drew from these events was that under one-party rule, an opening for dissent can easily ignite rebellion.

The Japan Times

This upcoming Workers Circle event with @annsplaining Anthony Russell and Elissa Sampson looks great. 🕵️
https://www.circle.org/events/iwo-popular-front-to-cold-war?blm_aid=1086450

#Yiddish #IWO #Communism #CommunistParty #JewishLeft #ArbeterRing

The International Workers Order: From Popular Front to Cold War — The Workers Circle

How did the International Workers Order navigate Jewish and leftist political communities and organize for justice before, during, and in the wake of the second World War? 

The Workers Circle

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the General Strike, a seminal moment in British political history. It began on May 4, 1926, ...

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the General Strike, a seminal moment in British political history. It began on May 4, 1926, called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in support o...#Unions #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #primeminister #Britishpoliticalhistory #unionmovement #GeneralStrike1926 #CommunistParty #TradesUnionCongress #Labourleader #JeremyCorbyn
Starmer’s downfall will expose who really runs the country

Starmer’s downfall will expose who really runs the country

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the General Strike, a seminal moment in British political history. It began on May 4, 1926, called by...

Yahoo News UK
Is To Lam’s Vietnam turning into Xi Jinping’s China? – Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

#ErnstThälmann, the leader of #KPD, the German #CommunistParty, was born on #ThisDayInHistory in 1886. Loyalty to #Stalin did not save him from #Hitler. Once the #Nazis quit torturing him, he spent eleven years in #SolitaryConfinement before being executed at #Buchenwald in 1944.
Vietnam : all the power in To Lam’s grasping hands – Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Agenzia Nova: Vietnam: Partito comunista avvia riunione per la nomina dei nuovi vertici dello Stato

23 mar 07:42 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il Partito comunista vietnamita ha avviato una riunione di una settimana destinata a definire le principali... (Fim)

Vietnam: Communist Party initiates meeting to appoint new state leadership.

Mar 23 07:42 - (Agenzia Nova) - The Communist Party of Vietnam has launched a one-week meeting aimed at defining the main... (Fim)

#Vietnam #CommunistParty #AgenziaNova #TheCommunistPartyof

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/69c0e3442c8022.57993287/7177020/2026-03-23/vietnam-partito-comunista-avvia-riunione-per-la-nomina-dei-nuovi-vertici-dello-stato

Stop the escalation of aggression against Cuba! Women's work is the work of resistance · The general strike and building the anti-monopoly coalition ...

  For over six decades, the United States has maintained a comprehensive economic blockade against socialist Cuba. What began as a Cold War aggression in the 1960s continues today.#blog #blockade #communistparty #cuba #cubasolidarity #currentissues #democracy #imperialism #peace #socialism #ssot
End the U.S. blockade of Cuba now!

End the U.S. blockade of Cuba now!

  For over six decades, the United States has maintained a comprehensive economic blockade against socialist Cuba. What began as a Cold War aggression in the 1960s continues today.

Communist Party USA