Nationwide #GeneralStrike Planned for #May1: #NoKings Organizer

“No work, no school, no shopping. We’re going to show up and say we’re putting workers over #billionaires and #kings.”

Brad Reed
Mar 28, 2026

https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

#MayDay #May1st #MayDayStrike #USPol #WorldPol

People wonder why I take a somewhat dim view of humans. They apparently didn't grow up watching the nature documentaries of the 1980s and 1990s, all of which basically went:

Here we see the Paraguayan pygmy elf vole, an adorable and playful little creature whose feces can cure leprosy and whose mere existence raises the average cuteness of all mammals by 17%. Look at this mother nursing her young with almost human-like emotions.

Sadly, because these voles nest exclusively in the prime molybdenum mining territory of Paraguay, humans have been hunting them for sport, and the species is due to go extinct next Tuesday. A few miserable specimens have been kept alive in captivity, but as you can see from their screaming faces, they pray for the sweet release of death.

*Upbeat National Geographic theme music plays*

This documentary sponsored by Chevron!

"War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other."

— Paul Valéry (1871–1945)

University of Minnesota Nursing School has begun a scholarship to honor Alex Pretti, read and/or donate here:

https://crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/AlexPretti

A 1% annual wealth tax on billionaires in Illinois would, by itself, balance the budget.

A 2% wealth tax on billionaires would pay for universal single payer healthcare for everyone in Illinois.

Tax the billionaires.

Jono Ridler has finally arrived in Wellington, broken a world record and raised the issue of bottom trawling! What an achievement! 🌊 🏊

Anti-bottom trawling long distance swimmer breaks world record, arrives in Wellington https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591508/anti-bottom-trawling-long-distance-swimmer-breaks-world-record-arrives-in-wellington

#BanBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean #oceans #NZPol