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The Seattle Times is reporting that the city's new mayor, Democrat Katie Wilson, a self-described democratic socialist, drew "sustained applause" from business executives when she said that Seattle’s Amazon Tax puts them at a "disadvantage." Wilson also assured the business executives that she "will be doing some significant reprioritization, otherwise known as cuts.” This is blatant neoliberalism from a self-proclaimed "democratic socialist." This is yet another reminder that electing more "progressive" Democrats is simply not the way forward for working people. Seattle's Amazon Tax was won by my revolutionary socialist City Council office in 2020. We won it not by me making backroom deals with business, but by us building a fighting movement against both big business and the Democratic Party. The Amazon Tax raises hundreds of millions of dollars annually by taxing the city's wealthiest corporations to fund affordable housing. We need a new party for the working class, led by those who have a track record of fighting against the wealthy and the Democratic and Republican parties that represent them. Voting for more "progressive" Democrats is simply not the way to end imperialist wars and genocide or to win taxes on the rich to fund the needs of working and poor people. We need independent fighters who are willing to go to war against the elite, as I did for ten years with my Seattle City Council office. This is why I'm running for Congress.

We urgently need to get organized in our workplaces, schools, and the streets. Join Socialist Alternative for a public meeting TONIGHT, 6:30pm in Sieg Hall 225 at the UW, to discuss what’s next in the fight against Trump and the entire rotten system that created him.

“Protests and work stoppages do work to win important protections for regular people. But under capitalism, we're always at risk of losing them. The Democrats won't protect us, it's past time for a labor party in the United States.” #protesttrump #socialism

Rose, a public educator, talks about the role of workers and students in fighting back against Trump. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have attacked public education for decades. Money for jobs and education, not for war and deportation!

In 2016, there was a real fight back against Trump’s reactionary agenda. While we haven’t seen the same response, we need to remember: protests DO work! We need organization, strategy, and a new anti-war party for working people!

Out here to #ProtestTrump because the right wing has only grown under Trump, but working people have the power to stop Trump’s reactionary agenda.

Starting soon! Rally at Westlake Park to protest Trump and the right wing! #ResistTrump

THURSDAY @ 6pm - FIGHT TRUMP & THE FAR RIGHT! Trump is a symptom of the broken capitalist system & the Democratic Party has completely failed to fight the right. We need to start NOW to build a fightback against Trump’s reactionary agenda! #ResistTrump #Seattle #Election2024

Are you following @AmazonUnionKCVG? they are Amazon workers at Amazon's biggest air hub, KCVG. they are organizing a union for $30/hr, free on-site childcare, translation & more! Sign the petition and donate to help workers win a union!

Over 500 people showed up at City Hall to force City Council to pass Councilmember Sawant's ceasefire resolution! Come celebrate a decade's worth of victories like this for working people and renters with our socialist Council office. Thurs Dec 14, 6pm at Sole Repair, 1001 E Pike

TOMORROW! 1:30PM We need to pack City Hall to demand Democrats vote YES: Cease-Fire in Gaza and an end to US funding of Israel's war machine! thestranger.com/guest-editoria…

‼️Workers at the Admiral Theater in West Seattle are ON STRIKE—they need your support! Workers are calling on the labor movement & community to stand with them at 6pm TONIGHT (address is 2343 California Ave SW)‼️ Also, EMAIL & CALL the boss now to stand w/ the workers: mailchi.mp/seattle/suppor…. They're striking for $25/hour starting pay, recognition of their union & against retaliation!

Show up TUESDAY 11/7 @ 2 p.m. at City Hall to demand the Democrats vote YES! sawant.seattle.gov/resolution-con…

Tomorrow, I am bringing a resolution for a cease-fire in Gaza & an end to all military funding for Israel to the Seattle City Council. Show up TUESDAY 11/7 @ 2pm at City Hall to demand the Democrats vote YES! Please send an email to Councilmembers now: mailchi.mp/seattle/urge-c…

High schoolers decidedly NOT impressed with @AOC saying she will vote for Iron Dome funding. #CeaseFireInGaza #GazaUnderSiege #solidarity

Speaker at Franklin HS addressing fellow students as "future doctors and nurses, future pilots, social workers" to stake a stand in opposition to the atrocities in Gaza.

500 students walking out in protest of the war on Gaza at UW, 100 at Garfield HS. #antiwar #solidarity #walkout #GazaUnderSiege

SIGN ON NOW to our statement condemning the Israeli state's war on Gaza: tinyurl.com/EndWarOnGaza

We condemn the brutal Israeli assault on the people of Gaza, and call for an immediate cease-fire, humanitarian aid to help Gazans recover, an end to US military aid to the Israeli state's war machine, the release of all hostages on both sides, and an end to the Israeli occupation and subjugation of Palestinian lands. The aims of the Israeli state were made clear when Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared on October 9, “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel. Everything is closed. We are fighting human animals, and we will act accordingly.” The Israeli state’s brutal assault on the people of Gaza comes in the wake of the staggering loss of civilian lives by the murderous October 7 attack by Hamas, with 1,400 Israelis dead, 3,500 wounded, and another 200 taken as hostages. This act by Hamas was the largest mass killing of Jewish civilians in the history of Israel, and included the killing of Bedouins and other Arab-Israelis. The Palestinian people have the right to self-determination. Furthermore, people living under occupation have the right to resist and to defend themselves with force. However, horrific attacks on civilians such as this do not further the safety or liberation of the Palestinian people. Instead, they undermine it by providing a pretext for disproportionate retaliation by the Israeli state, which has one of the world’s most powerful militaries, bolstered by more than $3.8 billion a year of military aid from the United States. All of this has only deepened the divisions between ordinary Israelis and Palestinians. Global history decisively shows that reactionary and violent attacks on innocent and ordinary people will not bring an end to oppression. On the contrary, we need an international anti-war movement, with the labor movement and rank-and-file workers leading protests and strike actions. Fundamental change can only be brought about by movements of the working class and poor, joined across ethnic and sectarian lines. Such movements need to both fight for an end to war, and build the struggle for affordable housing, healthcare, good standards of living, and a dignified existence for all. This will require a global fightback against the billionaire class and their political representatives, and against the system of capitalism. Read my full statement against the Israeli state's war on Gaza: sawant.seattle.gov/statement-agai…

Join us on Nov 1st at 2:45 in the Garfield Community Center to discuss how students can build a fightback through organized protests and walkouts!