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One tiny mark on a ballot, and then one more, and then yet another forged a better, luminous collective future.

It will take sustained progressive political pressure now and into the future to dismantle the powerful fascist forces that threaten our democracy.

“...electoral power alone will not get us free. Protests alone are insufficient. We need to vote. We need to protest. We need to organize. We need to study. We need to strike. And then we need to protest again.”

While keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process is a must, we also need to prepare for a coup.

Imagine NBA Stars -- outside giant sports arenas used as public polling and voting locations -- acting as poll watchers insuring that urban voters, Black and brown folks, file in unsuppressed by armed Para fascists.

The more U.S. movements are infused with internationalism, the more we contribute to getting Washington’s bloody hands out of other countries. That bolsters the capacity of people in other lands to improve their lives and fight our common enemy.

Should anti-capitalists urge a vote for Joe Biden to defeat Donald Trump in November 2020 or not?

Zuckerberg For Trump, Against Twitter and Facebook Employees ... Full Court Press Against Speech Rights ... The Press and the Protests

It’s the new normal: armed fascists intimidate elected officials who oppose the President as Republicans either stay silent or – like Trump himself – egg them on.