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Osna.FM<p>Negotiations surrounding a reform of Germany's debt brake continue to be marked by tension, with the parliamentary group leader of the Left party, Ines Schwerdt... <a href="https://news.osna.fm/?p=9787" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">news.osna.fm/?p=9787</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appeals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>He pushed book bans and religion in schools. Now he’s accused of screening explicit images at work. <a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/07/ryan-walters-oklahoma-schools-probe-explicit-images/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/07/ryan-walt</span><span class="invisible">ers-oklahoma-schools-probe-explicit-images/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vsn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vsn</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Beyond the Macrons’ lawsuit: Why do people accuse powerful women of being men? <a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/07/candace-owens-brigitte-macron-lawsuit-conspiracy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/07/candace-o</span><span class="invisible">wens-brigitte-macron-lawsuit-conspiracy/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vsn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vsn</span></a></p>
Verdant Square Network<p>Debbie Dingell tells her story — even when she doesn’t want to <a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/07/debbie-dingell-tells-her-domestic-violence-story/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/07/debbie-di</span><span class="invisible">ngell-tells-her-domestic-violence-story/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vsn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vsn</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Owen Jones just called for Corbyn-Sultana party to join forces with the Greens”</p><p>by The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> </p><p>“Owen Jones and the group ‘We Deserve Better’ are spearheading a push for Corbyn/Sultana-Green Party election pact in the wake of the emerging new left party”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/07/27/owen-jones-new-party/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/07/2</span><span class="invisible">7/owen-jones-new-party/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corbyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corbyn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sultana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sultana</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WeDeserveBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeDeserveBetter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pact</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Politics<p>Former <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> leader <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/JeremyCorbyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeremyCorbyn</span></a> launches new <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a>-wing party <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/former-uk-labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-launches-new-left-wing-party/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/politics/</span><span class="invisible">news/former-uk-labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-launches-new-left-wing-party/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>For those of you in the UK who once supported Jeremy Corbyn &amp; who may not have been aware of this development, I’m just bringing the “Your Party” (actual name tbc) announcement by Jeremy &amp; Zara Sultana to your attention!</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/24/jeremy-corbyn-and-zarah-sultana-agree-to-launch-leftwing-party" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jul/24/jeremy-corbyn-and-zarah-sultana-agree-to-launch-leftwing-party</span></a></p><p>There’s a link in the article to the YourParty website but I’ll also tag it in here if you want sign up and/ or donate! FWIW I’ve just done both! </p><p><a href="http://www.yourparty.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="">yourparty.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Corbyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corbyn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sultana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sultana</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>8 Years Ago: " <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a>, the Future of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a>, going to change the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> from within!"</p><p>Yesterday: "AOC, voted to send another $500 million to fucking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> to keep doing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>"</p><p>Today: "AOC quadrupling down on her vote for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> death!"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraudSquad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a></p>
Toni Aittoniemi<p>Another statement by <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Varoufakis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Varoufakis</span></a> that I agree with and really makes me sad from the movie is this:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> issues and <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> got used by <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/democraticparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democraticparty</span></a> as a substitute for addressing bigger inequalities.</p><p>It allowed them to go along with <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a>, help their donors, and abandon the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> which Trump then caught.</p><p>It was a hack instead of a structural fix, and that’s why it collapsed. Everyone might become worse off as result!</p><p>The real problem is fake <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> 😑</p>
Fred Edwards 🔻<p>I've come to accept that what the Western <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> are really looking for is a return to "comfort", not rupture or revolution. They want:</p><p>- "Stability"<br>- "Normalcy"<br>- "Media that doesn’t upset them or hurt their 'feels'"</p><p>They don’t want to abolish the system that created and incubated Trump and his like, or the police state, or the war machine. </p><p>They just want it to be managed by someone with a college degree and a Spotify playlist... with "couth".</p><p>The rest of what they get up to is cosplay.</p>
Licho<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> enabled the emergence of mass production, being the necessary govt subsidy for the big, remote factories to make sense. They were foundational to the emergence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>. There's a reason the construction of the railway is the topic of every single <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/western" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>western</span></a> movie and is never portrayed favorably.</p><p>Railway is a uniformed service. Highly hierarchical, centralized and beloved by every single authoritarian state from the past. Have been used by authoritarian propaganda for as long as it existed. </p><p>Why are people on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> now preaching it so much? Plus, why are trains the special interest of so many people?</p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>Follow up...</p><p>"To every <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a>-leaning centrist / self-described <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> currently on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> hate-train: don’t allow yourselves to get so obsessed with blaming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> for everything that you miss the bigger picture. Yes, Trump is enacting a repressive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> agenda, but in comparison to other presidents, nothing he is doing is outside the scope of what you can expect from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Faithslayer202/114683169750060035" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Faithslayer20</span><span class="invisible">2/114683169750060035</span></a></p>
Kovy they/he🏳️‍🌈⬛🟪⬜🟨|יעחובהAntisemitism, critisizing left, mixed feelings, trauma
Bytes Europe<p>Number of New Zealanders leaving for Australia in 2024 highest in more than a decade <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1179810/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1179810/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> #2024 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/decade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/for" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>for</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Highest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Highest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/in" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>in</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/last" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>last</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/leaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leaving</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>more</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/number" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>number</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/of" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>of</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/said" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>said</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/than" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>than</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>today</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>year</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/zealanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zealanders</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>The answer seems to be that clear Left economic policies with moderately progressive positions on cultural and environmental issues work fine!</p><p>Trade-offs between economics and culture aren’t as big as people think. </p><p>Being seen as *very* woke or green might lose older voters.</p><p>However, going full social-nationalist will piss off a lot of your younger and educated voter potential! </p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUPol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SocialDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sociology</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a></p>
Akshay<p>Can you build a social-democratic base with both economically and culturally Left policies, or is there a trade-off?</p><p>Some researchers investigated in Europe!</p><p>Must read for centre-left strategists </p><p><a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/964462" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/964</span><span class="invisible">462</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUPol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SocialDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sociology</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>The Green Party is definitely looking to encourage Labour voters into their fold.... the strategy is pretty clearly exhibited in their latest press release on the first year of the Labour Govt.</p><p>After discussions here, for many people they are looking like a viable alternate left vote, and unsurprisingly the Greens are going to make the most of that.... and why wouldn't they?</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/07/04/one-year-on-labour-haemorrhaging-support-to-the-greens-over-gaza-and-welfare-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greenparty.org.uk/2025/07/04/o</span><span class="invisible">ne-year-on-labour-haemorrhaging-support-to-the-greens-over-gaza-and-welfare-cuts/</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> How the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> is scaring the shit out of all <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> and system politicians around the Anglo Saxon World<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/29/does-zohran-mamdani-new-york-primary-victory-offer-roadmap-for-democrats" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/ng-intera</span><span class="invisible">ctive/2025/jun/29/does-zohran-mamdani-new-york-primary-victory-offer-roadmap-for-democrats</span></a></p>
Alx 🐈<p>Nouveau Front Populaire in France last year.<br>Zohran Mamdani in NY today.<br>It looks like that when the Left actually behaves as the Left, it wins. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/ZohranMamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZohranMamdani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Extra_Special_Carbon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Extra_Special_Carbon</span></a></span></p><p>exactly</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mamdani</span></a> can still lose</p><p>and if he does, we tighten our belt and march on to the next contest</p><p>but some go:</p><p>"see? it's not fair. waaah. life sucks. i'm not playing anymore. waaah"</p><p>these fucking whiny weak mindless cynical voices are not some unfortunate side show</p><p>they are the reason why the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a> keeps losing</p><p>spineless assholes who don't <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a></p><p>you have to vote. always</p><p>primaries and general elections</p><p>that is the *only way* you get the candidates you want</p>