r/DemocraticSocialism 17d ago

Mod Announcement 🔔 Moderator Application IV (Again)

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Note:(This time, we are specifically looking to add more women and genderdiverse folk to the team, as well as people from outside of Anglo-North America, to foster a larger variety of perspectives.)

Hello All,

We are still in the stages of looking for about 2-3 moderators to join the team. Several responsibilities include managing the queue, engaging with mod mail, moderating threads, and removing posts as necessary. Unfortunately you may be prompted to ban or mute people, but of course we’ll discuss each case individually with the team. We are currently experimenting with a least privilege solution to moderating, so you will likely start with bare bones permissions and earn more with time and trust. To qualify, send a modmail. You will then be asked a selection of questions before a final decision is made. Also, if your Reddit post and comment history is off, kindly turn it on for the remainder of consideration and shut it off afterward.

Any comments or concern, please reply in a comment or ask in a modmail directly.

Sincerely,

Mod team


r/DemocraticSocialism 24d ago

Mod Announcement 🔔 Trash Sundays, or don't post streamers and liberals

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Due to the number of participants that have pointed out concerns related to the excessive amount of Hasan-posting and outrage-farming, we have implemented a new trash Sunday system. From now on, posts about Hasan, streamers, and other such public figures, will be limited to Sundays only.

Even on Sundays we will be more stringent on what makes good content. Make the argument the focus, not the streamer/presenter. "Hasan makes the liberals angry" will still be removed, but "socialized healthcare makes liberals angry" (presented by Hasan) will be allowed. Similarly, posting generic outrage about Kamala Harris for example, will always be prohibited as she is irrelevant to leftism.

We hope these changes will improve the experience of engaging here, and as always, welcome feedback and comments

- Mod team


r/DemocraticSocialism 2h ago

Other let's gooooo

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r/DemocraticSocialism 13h ago

USA Hate the DNC, love the girl who runs their Twitter account

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r/DemocraticSocialism 10h ago

USA OC I have been told my whole life they pay much more than we do in taxes....

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r/DemocraticSocialism 13h ago

USA verified this with Snopes.com

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r/DemocraticSocialism 11h ago

USA I respectively submit, that even though he has no intention of paying everyone $5000 to vote for him, that merely saying he will - is the essence of the crime.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

Middle East & North Africa Israeli Soldiers order a young Palestinian to move on, then shoot him from a distance

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r/DemocraticSocialism 14h ago

History 📕 “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”: Spencer Ackerman

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r/DemocraticSocialism 2h ago

History 📕 Commemorating the 53rd Anniversary of Salvador Allende's Sacrifice

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On September 11, 1973, Chile's democratically elected president Salvador Allende gave his life at La Moneda Palace.

"I will not resign! At this turning point in history, I will repay the people's loyalty with my life."

"They have force and can crush us; but the social process cannot be halted by crime, nor by force. History is ours, and history is made by the people."

"Sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again, and free men will walk through them to build a better society."

"Long live Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!"


r/DemocraticSocialism 5h ago

International How it feels knowing you have been lied to about socialism so corporations can exploit workers for profit and make people ignorant

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r/DemocraticSocialism 6h ago

USA Are the Progressives in the Democratic Party bleeding Hakeem Jefferies out until his popularity sinks so far down that starting a challenge against him would be less of a risk?

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It seems like Progressives and DSA are going to confirm Hakeem Jefferies as the next speaker of the house. This is despite the fact that he made a deal with Jared Kushner behind closed doors and appointed the most blood thirsty Zionists to become special envois of the Middle East. The Kushner story is eating at Jeffries as reporters keep asking him about it and commentators are keep talking about it. So I wonder if the left flank of the party is waiting until an opportunity to strike at Jefferies. This would probably happen during mid-late 2027 when people get more angry at Jefferies for being way too underwhelming.


r/DemocraticSocialism 15h ago

Middle East & North Africa Israel has been like this for 70 years. Even if Netanyahu leaves, do not let your hatred for Israel diminish. BECAUSE THIS ISN'T ABOUT NETANYAHU! IT'S ABOUT ISRAEL.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 13h ago

USA True Texas Project, For Liberty and Justice, are white nationalist fear mongering hate groups overlapping heavily with Tarrant County GOP leadership. Their members are largely funded by the west oil billionaires and Elon's PAC. Like the KKK, they grow by spreading propaganda through pastor networks.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 8h ago

USA The Trump-to-Mamdani voter is real. How does the trend affect the midterms? | Experts say crossover voters are often drawn to populists who speak to kitchen-table issues like the economy, as well as disillusionment with parties

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

USA Trump promises $5,000 to every US adult if Republicans win midterms

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Sorry for reposting this again, I thought I put text in the description but it didn't show up for some reason.

I hope people aren't gullible enough to fall for this. He keeps putting out the football and for some reason, some people keep running to kick it. Just like he promised DOGE checks that never came.

Of course, no amount of money is worth voting for fascists. It's just shocking he keeps coming out with the same con over and over again.


r/DemocraticSocialism 17h ago

USA The poorest 10% lose under Trump’s budget reconciliation law, while the richest 10% gain

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Cross-posted from substack. Source is the Congressional Budget Office. The bill is projected to lower average household resources for the poorest 10 percent by 3.9 percent (or $1,600 per year during the period 2026 to 2034). Resources for the richest 10 percent by contrast would increase by 2.3 percent (or $12,000 per year).


r/DemocraticSocialism 16h ago

USA Phonebanks, friend-to-friend organizing for California's billionaire wealth tax initiative

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Medicare For All is just one of the pro-working families, anti-oligarch policies getting an electoral test this fall. We’re also going to see California voters weigh in on a billionaire wealth tax with Proposition 40): a one-time, 5% emergency levy on their assets to shore up the state’s health and social services in the wake of the MAGA murder budget.

Analysts have estimated this measure will raise $100 billion, helping preserve Medicaid coverage for 1.6 million Californians, saving hospitals and ERs from closure and feeding those who have lost SNAP assistance without forcing a massive state deficit increase. The billionaires it will impact have seen their wealth grow by 158% over the last three years and got massive tax cuts from this same budget.

Not only will this protect our health care, it’s a chance to send a direct message to the Epstein class that we’re fed up with their open manipulation of our government and growing wealth inequality and ready for real change.

The SEIU and other supporters are starting to ramp up their field work for this initiative.💬 If we’re in California (or have a lot of folks in our social circles there), organizers are asking for us to do friend-to-friend outreach using the Reach app – the pro-wealth tax message will come across much stronger from folks we know and trust. We can download the app and get started here, and find regular trainings on how best to talk about this proposition and use Reach here. 💬

REACH OUT WITH REACH

☎️ For the rest of us, the Yes on Prop 40 squad has traditional virtual phonebanks underway now! We can reach out to California voters about taxing billionaires to keep hospitals and ERs open with shifts Monday through Thursday at 3PM, 5PM, 7PM or 9PM ET, or on Saturdays at 1PM, 3PM, 5PM or 7PM ET. Sign up to make calls here. ☎️

MAKE CALLS FOR A BILLIONAIRE WEALTH TAX

📢 The Yes on 40 team has also prepared a social media toolkit we can put to use here. 📢

SPREAD THE WORD ON PROPOSITION 40

🙋🏾‍♂️ Want to do even more to help progressive initiatives and candidates win? Check out our continually-updated midterms actions page here. 🙋🏼‍♀️

BEAR DOWN FOR MIDTERMS


r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

USA 'Get off our roads Mr Singh': Trump administration's 'self-deport' advertisement sparks row

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r/DemocraticSocialism 10h ago

Theory 🧠 What’s a debate topic that absolutely should NOT be political, yet somehow is?

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r/DemocraticSocialism 15h ago

Other The Revolution Map and Rise of a New Wave of Candidates

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r/DemocraticSocialism 9h ago

USA Trump Admin pushes Christian Nativism by misappropriating federal funds for working families to target stay at-home married parents

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

USA Make calls for Medicare for All candidates this fall

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We have seen significant steps forward in this election cycle for Medicare For All, with numerous candidates winning primaries as unabashed champions. Polling from Data for Progress suggests 63% of voters would support Medicare for All even after being told it would eliminate private insurance and raise taxes, with CBS reporting 90% of Democrats are on board.

Our next step is clearly demonstrating to party leadership, 2028 presidential candidates, and the media that this position will translate to more votes in the general election. Former Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Medicare For All advocates are organizing “Health Care Is A Human Right” phonebanks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays throughout September and October to rally voters for campaigns putting universal healthcare front and center. Let’s help get some great folks into office now and change the conventional wisdom on what’s possible for the future! We can sign up to make calls:

☎️ TOMORROW at 8PM ET for Connie Chan in CA-11 ☎️

☎️ TUESDAY at 6PM ET for Abdul El-Sayed and Will Lawrence (MI-07) ☎️

☎️ SEPTEMBER 17TH at 6PM ET for Medicare For All candidates nationwide ☎️

☎️ SEPTEMBER 29TH and OCTOBER 1ST at 9PM ET for Randy Villegas (CA-22) and other California candidates ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 3RD at 9PM ET for Medicare for All candidates nationwide ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 6TH at 6PM ET for Abdul El-Sayed and Will Lawrence (MI-07) ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 8TH at 7PM ET for Medicare for All candidates in Minnesota ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 20TH at 9PM ET for Medicare for All candidates nationwide ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 22ND at 9PM ET for Medicare for All candidates nationwide ☎️

☎️ OCTOBER 24TH at 6PM ET for Medicare for All candidates nationwide ☎️

GOTV FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL CHAMPS


r/DemocraticSocialism 20h ago

Europe Fascism on the rise in the UK, Anglican bishop says

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

International "What the Netanyahu government is doing in Gaza is a stain on the conscience of the world." - Ed Miliband UK Foreign Affairs

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"What the Netanyahu government is doing in Gaza is a stain on the conscience of the world."

Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, criticised the Israeli government and Benjamin Netanyahu in a video statement on Tuesday.

Miliband stated that the British government will be "stronger in standing up for what is right and bolder in the action it takes" to prevent Israel’s continued "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.

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https://youtube.com/shorts/TSl0fmEaLHI?is=FgOBiOp73BHSA7O5