Leftwardswing

143 Followers
180 Following
408 Posts
Osage Nation, Eco-Socialist, M4A, GND, Poor People's Campaign

Our hearts go out to those who have been affected.

How many more extreme weather events have to happen for governments and polluter corporations to take urgent climate action?⁣

#ClimateCrisis #MakePollutersPay

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/5/at-least-47-killed-in-nepal-as-heavy-rains-trigger-landslides-flash-floods

At least 47 killed in Nepal as heavy rains trigger landslides, flash floods

Heavy rains continue to disrupt rescue operations in Himalayan nation as authorities struggle to respond to the crisis.

Al Jazeera

For those coming over to mastodon from Bluesky, here are a couple of tools to try to enhance your experience here on the Fedi:

First up is Phanpy, a minimalistic web client for Mastodon https://phanpy.social

Need more than 500 characters? Splinter helps turn a long form post into a Mastodon thread. https://splinter.hastily.cc

#Mastodon #Bluesky #Fediverse #Phanpy #Splinter

Phanpy

Minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client

With all the shit hitting the fan on BlueSky now, I wonder if this place will see a big uptick in users?

"The driver’s first language was Arabic, and when they asked how he arrived in the United States, he struggled, and the ICE officers arrested him."

https://newrepublic.com/post/199269/donald-trump-washington-dc-takeover-targets-delivery-drivers?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

Trump’s D.C. Takeover Targets the Real Criminals: Delivery Drivers

Several residents report seeing Uber and delivery drivers detained.

The New Republic
Analysis: I think defying the courts to illegally cancel research to find a cure for children’s cancer, is a bad move
Elon Musk's X will be investigated by EU for potentially breaking disinformation law

The investigation will also look into other content issues and 'deceptive design.'

Mashable
"Translating Capitalism"

This is incredibly scary. That's 20% for jeez sakes! This needs to be addressed.

🛑 One in five young Americans think the Holocaust is a myth
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/12/07/one-in-five-young-americans-think-the-holocaust-is-a-myth

One in five young Americans think the Holocaust is a myth

Our new poll makes alarming reading

The Economist

Big news!

The United Arab Emirates has asked for the UN security council to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, according to diplomats.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/dec/07/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-hamas-leader-hiding-underground-idf-says-gaza-aid-system-collapse-news-palestine

Israel-Hamas war live: Blinken notes ‘gap’ between Israel’s ‘intent to protect civilians’ in Gaza and ‘actual results’

US secretary of state says ‘it remains imperative that Israel put a premium on civilian protection’ as Hamas-run health ministry says 350 Palestinians killed in 24 hours

the Guardian

2 great candidates!
I am a HUGE Zach Shrewsbury fan. He's a Socialist running for Manchin's Senate seat in Virginia. The guy's got it!

https://labornotes.org/blogs/2023/12/two-working-class-candidates-launch-us-senate-runs?utm_source=optout

Two Working-Class Candidates Launch U.S. Senate Runs

The major parties on Capitol Hill like to boast about how much more “representative” their Congressional delegations have become in recent years. But that’s only in the most-discussed categories of diversity—race, age, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Working-class Americans rarely end up in the halls of Congress. Fewer than 2 percent of Congress members had working-class jobs at the time they were elected. Two working-class candidates hope to improve those numbers next year, by winning U.S.

Labor Notes