A quotation from Eugene Debs

Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation.

Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926) American union leader, activist, socialist, politician
Speech (1908-05-23), “The Issue,” Girard, Kansas

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Debs, Eugene V. - Speech (1908-05-23), "The Issue," Girard, Kansas | WIST Quotations

If it had not been for the discontent of a few fellows who have not been satisfied with their condition you would still be living in caves. You never would have emerged from the jungle. Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation…

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Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), der Gründer der Socialist Party (USA) war Zeit seines Lebens ein Agitator und Kämpfer für die Emanzipation der Arbeiter*innen. Es ist gut, dass durch Zohran Mamdami sein Namen wieder ins Gedächtnis gerufen wird. Debs hat den Lohnabhängigen in den USA auch heute noch viel zu sagen. #debs #klassenunabhängigkeit #arbeiterinnenpartei #brechtmitderbourgeoisie
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Mamdani opened his speech with a quote from Eugene Debs, one of the most famous socialists in American history.

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@VeroniqueB99 you can't craft the #fascist message... they use whatever terms they want but it doesn't stop them being fascist. and it shouldn't matter... as #Platner repeated from #Debs, "an armed working class is a requirement for economic justice.”

And Platner himself, “Tell them that if they expect to fight fascism without a good semi-automatic rifle, they ought to do some reading of history.”
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Ghostty DEBs Now Available for Ubuntu 25.04

Ghostty terminal fans needn’t fear an upgrade to Ubuntu’s latest release, as a community packaging effort just added Ghostty DEB packages for Ubuntu 25.04. The Ghostty Ubuntu project was set up was the aim of providing “Ubuntu/Debian (.deb) packages for Ghostty” so users on supported Linux distributions, including Ubuntu-based distros like Linux Mint and ZorinOS, can download, install and use the app properly. To date, there’s no official snap or Flatpak version of Ghostty available, and although compiling it from source isn’t hard, it’s more hassle than most are willing to go through to try a new app — yes, 
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 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/gghostty-deb-package-for-ubuntu

Ghostty DEB Installers Now Available for Ubuntu 25.04 - OMG! Ubuntu

Ghostty terminal fans needn't fear an upgrade to Ubuntu's latest release, as a community packaging effort just added Ghostty DEB packages for Ubuntu

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