Basic Elect
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Just another reminder that Andy Burnham voted for the Iraq war - an illegal war that cost over a million lives.
He has refused to describe the systematic slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza as genocide.
So what will change? Nothing.
Arms sales to apartheid Israel will continue.
Palestine Action will remain banned, and more pensioners will be locked up.
Welfare will be cut to fund more weapons.
Immigration detention will expand, and mass deportations will continue.
Andy Burnham is not the second coming. He's the establishment's last roll of the dice.
We've already seen racist pogroms on our streets. That danger has not gone away.
So we must organise, build solidarity, and create power from below. Fascism isn't at the door. It's already here.
Only socialism can face down this barbarism.
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A fifth columnist leftist calling someone else a traitor
Komi 🇺🇸🇩🇪🌹🚩@AnonymousLeftie
Actual traitor
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leftists should be able to make anti-interventionist arguments like “ceasefire is better than war” or “proxy wars create blowback” or “all wars benefit the military-industrial complex” without worrying some “progressive” will smear you as pro-Russia, pro-Hamas, whatever. Jfc!!!
Progressive Victory@ProgressiveVic
Lately, we have had to grapple with several otherwise excellent candidates’ belief that defending Ukraine harms the average American financially or, worse, that they are uncomfortable with the concept of military aid. It is the responsibility of those with power to defend the interests of those without it, especially when we are the reason they are powerless. If they aren’t willing to stand up to foreign oligarchs/imperialists, how can we believe they will be ready to stand up to America’s corporate, imperial interests when they bully & threaten them every day in Congress? For that reason, until @claireforny commits to supporting both humanitarian & military aid to Ukraine, we cannot endorse or support her no matter how much we may otherwise align. Solidarity with both Palestinians and Ukrainians must remain a red line.
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@YosarianTwo @LinkofSunshine Do you think people would ever just not murder ever?
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@LinkofSunshine She said "if someone commits murder tomorrow we're going to put them in prison and nobody questions that" and I think that answers the question, but wants to change the prison systems long-term? "Prison abolitionism" as a vague very long-term utopian goal doesn't seem as crazy.
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This is actually a very impressive avoidance of the question. I’ve said “why don’t these people just lie” in the past and I respect them getting closer to this
daniela@daniela__127
Watch as Darializa Avila Chevalier, prison abolitionist, is asked *four times* how she would handle a murderer, and each time refuses to answer. nyeditorialboard.substack.com/p/darializa-av…
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@JettTrj82099 @LinkofSunshine @Noahpinion I think it's gross of her to say "Well the system was responsible for the poor murderer murdering, not them."
Like what?
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@LinkofSunshine @Noahpinion Honestly I'd almost rather she just say "murder should be legal." This level of brain mush is already disqualifying.
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@LinkofSunshine Prison Abolition is to Anarchist what Currency abolishment is to Communist:
No good, consistent answer. Just waffling and defecting.
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@TheArchiveKid @kilotonics You do know that the same can be said about you and Destiny and H3H3, right?
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@kilotonics At the end of the day it’s really just that all of these people have to continually talk about Hasan just for the chance to sustain relevance in a world that exceedingly sees them for what they are; spineless, pathetic and useless with absolutely zero morals or principles. Sad.
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the irony of YouTubers accusing Hasan Piker of grifting and not caring about the topics he covers—while also trying to challenge him to a dick measuring contest just to get dunks on how much more charitable they are
none of these people actually care what Hasan does. if he fundraises, they'll shit on him for not donating his own money. if he donates, they'll shit on him for not visiting. if he visits, they'll shit on his coverage and accuse him of larping and cross their fingers that he stayed in some hotel he shouldn't have stayed in
SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!
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@LeftThe52833 @kilotonics Well considering he didn't deliver aid in Cuba himself at all but instead went to a hotel to do Propaganda for the government, I think it's safe to say he would just do propaganda for Hezbollah.
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@kilotonics If Hasan did physically go to Lebanon to deliver aid, the same people crying about him doing nothing would claim hes providing material support for Hezbollah. The same thing they ALREADY DID about Cuba.
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Getting absolutely bodied in the comments and deserves it.
kilo@kilotonics
holy fuck I don't even care about Hasan that much but the internet is just forcing me to like him more and more every single day
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@kilotonics You know he has literally called him a Propagandist for the CCP live on stream multiple times? You didn't even mention that in your video "calling out" other people.
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@Commieslxt @leethacker33_ @kilotonics Maybe if you didn't pretend that he and his family aren't corrupt and sketchy ASF people wouldn't be "insane" about him
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@leethacker33_ @kilotonics maybe if so many insane cunts weren't lying about him we wouldn't have to defend him.
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@WildBillWellman @saeedtaji You mean the Union that threatened their jobs via pulling production if they didn't vote yes?
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@TitusHigle @saeedtaji “Indie project” does not mean inherently good. And I’m betting the crew is glad it went union.
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Bragging about treating your crew badly, and trashing working people and unions, is now a form of self promotion in the indy world.
Joseph Kahn@JosephKahn
My very first morning filming Detention in LA, which was supposed to be an $800k shoot, Iatse showed up with a ballot box and said the crew was going to "vote" to turn it union or I get shut down. I had no choice but to flip it and spent the rest of the shoot scrambling to find money every three days. After it was done, my own DGA union kept sending me bills to pay for fines on a movie I spent my own money on. Of course all this expanded my budget which then put me in another tier of SAG which then increased the budget again. It was an endless union squeeze that kept pushing the budget up, with me holding the bill. As they say in Goodfellas, Fuck You Pay Me.
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@MlSSGOODPUSS @CDIGODDESS Butch lesbians did not invent ballroom slang...
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@CDIGODDESS you know exactly what she means but you choose not to understand because you simply just do not care about black people
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@aeneashemphill She worked for less than a month. She got paid 7K for less than a month's work on a indie film...
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This is so disappointing. Publicly funded film industry now
Dexerto@Dexerto
Obsession's director has responded after the art director said she earned less than $7,000, while the movie made nearly $300 million He said the crew "deserve to be recognized" but that those who take financial risks are rewarded the most
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@aeneashemphill @aluminumtadpole Canada and the UK have way, way more public funding and produce way more crap 💀
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@aluminumtadpole We have 99% shitty movies in America today while all the talent is tied up with gig work to make rent as executives continue recycling the same shit over and over
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@BootsRiley My guy he had to go into debt on a self-funded project for a union that kept demanding more and more.
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You're paying the crew what they demanded through a vote- better pay and benefits and you got to make your movie.
You're on Twitter complaining about your fucking crew. Get a grip.
Joseph Kahn@JosephKahn
My very first morning filming Detention in LA, which was supposed to be an $800k shoot, Iatse showed up with a ballot box and said the crew was going to "vote" to turn it union or I get shut down. I had no choice but to flip it and spent the rest of the shoot scrambling to find money every three days. After it was done, my own DGA union kept sending me bills to pay for fines on a movie I spent my own money on. Of course all this expanded my budget which then put me in another tier of SAG which then increased the budget again. It was an endless union squeeze that kept pushing the budget up, with me holding the bill. As they say in Goodfellas, Fuck You Pay Me.
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@ScratchAE__ My guy they worked for 6 months counting post-production. Production itself was 26 days. The actors all got paid thousands of dollars, with the lead actress making 20K.
They are also getting residuals from the gross. They all made great money.
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Project Hail Mary fan being pro greed I said I’m so sure 😭😭😭😭
blanking@blankinon_names
@todayis_gloomin @transyapper7781 They signed the contract stating how much money they would make for their work in the film, its not his fault that they didn't negotiate for a higher pay and the movie made that much money. If she has a problem with it, then she should've contributed to the budget.
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@OrganizerMemes Is everyone who doesn’t support a 30 year war in Ukraine a “Russia shill”?
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