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Renee Nicole Good - Mother and Poet - Murdered by ICE in Minneapolis (Know Your Rights Camp)
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..Leave -- Meme by Ricardo Levins Morales
Ricardo Levins MoralesJanuary 7, 2026Ricardo Levins Morales Facebook page
Mission Accomplished -- Meme
Re: The US Attacks Venezuela and Seizes It President
The scenes of jubilant Venezuelans might change once they realize Trump wants their oil and won't install their elected representatives...
Steven KrugPosted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
American Crude -- Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
American Crude. Trump’s Illegal Oil Army invades Venezuela. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons and artwork! CSMT
Lalo AlcarazJanuary 5, 2026Lalo Alcaraz Facebook page
Re: Unions Condemn US Military Aggression and Violation of Venezuela’s Sovereignty
(posting on xxxxxx Labor)
May the Trade Unions of the Americas stand strong to help thwart Trump's power grab. The international implications of this violation by the once-model democratic nation are horrifying, and clearly demonstrate Trump's addled brain's wealth-driven priorities.
The entire operation, starting with the blatant murders of Venezuelan fishing and pleasure vessel crews on a small scale, to seizure of oil tankers, and then kidnapping the president and his partner while declaring control of a sovereign nation practically mimic what Putin did in Ukraine. Cry threat with gas lighting, build up forces, demand leadership change, test the waters and get no significant international response, then simply invade and steal resources. Not an original bone in his body.
The reasons for invasion rapidly evolved from claims they would stop fentanyl-related US deaths, to that of restoring US oil and gas contracts lost years ago, to regime change. By the same logic, why was Mexico never invaded? Its cartels produce 98% of fentanyl crossing US borders. I guess the legendary vengeance of cartel kingpins is too daunting for Trump to risk. Besides, living within easy reach at Mar a Lago could prove fatal. But there are no major fentanyl drug lords in Venezuela to worry about.
Presidential pardon and release of the Honduran ex-president, guilty of enabling 400 tons of cocaine to reach the US, demonstrated to all but his supporters that Trump doesn't care about drug trafficking at all, but showed he believes Hernandez' surviving influence in Honduras could help Trump's own power grab there, from where it might permeate greater Latin America.
Claims that Venezuelan oil contract losses threaten US energy security contrast sharply with Trump's recent boasts about the US becoming No. 1 globally in oil production under his leadership. That status actually happened under Biden, of course, but importing Venezuelan crude means US refineries will not only get extra corporate welfare $billions in support/tax breaks, but likely that US tax dollars will rebuild Venezuela's largely destroyed oil infrastructure before Trump's friends have to shell out a dime. A Dec. 18/25 CBC News article figured that for Venezuela to produce 4 billion barrels a day in a decade, it would take north of $100 B of private investment and very favourable conditions. Within an unstable social/political climate, the invader will require more than the will of greed and ever-lasting power to keep wasting US treasury on a dying industry without bleeding the bank as badly as did the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions.
Let's hope the trade unions can turn this around to educate and strengthen their nation.
Natalia KuzmynVancouver Island
Re: Nurses Condemn Trump’s Unilateral Military Action Against Venezuela
(posting on xxxxxx Labor)
Kudos! Long live the NNU and all the Health Workers in the USA in particular, and the world in general
Allan Baluyot
Don't worry. Be horrified. -- Cartoon by Jack Ohman
Jack OhmanJanuary 5, 2026Jack Ohman's You Betcha!
Re: Resist in 2026 - Poster of the Week (Tidbits-Jan. 1- Reader Comments)
Via xxxxxx, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics comes a greeting for the new year.
Daniel MillstonePost on Facebook
Re: The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
Not a bad read to .start the New Year
Michele Goldstein
Re: Zohran Needs To Create Popular Assemblies
There's a lot of truth is all this mushy utopian fantasizing. What is really needed is anti-ICE s groups organized, most likely by the unions, to fight ICE. These storm troopers are walking in our City. They need to be located, harassed and fought.
This could be the basis of real "popular assemblies" based on real power.
David BergerPosted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
Re: New Study Shows Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Reversed
I m concerned about the legitimacy of the study on the Reversal of Alzheimer's Disease. It is only disclosed at the end that the study is promoting a complementary medicine "brain booster" treatment which would hopefully not be found to be potentially carcinogenic like others currently on the market. Most troubling is that the study's spokesperson owns a company that would manufacture such treatments.
The acceptable practice is for any potential conflicts of interest would be disclosed in the very beginning of the article and not buried at the end.
Rachelle
In my day, we had to use the C.I.A. -- Cartoon by Ivan Ehlers
Ivan EhlersJanuary 5, 2026The New Yorker
Taking a Page From History - Vietnam and Venezuela -- R Cobb cartoon from 1975
Ron Cobb1975
[September 21, 2020 - Ron Cobb, best known for being the production designer for several major films, has died at 83 years of age. Cobb brought to life several cantina creatures for Star Wars (1977) and came up with weaponry and sets for Conan the Barbarian (1982), the exterior and interior of the Nostromo ship in Alien (1978) and the earth colony complex in Aliens (1986), and the DeLorean time machine in Back to the Future (1985).
More interestingly, to me at least, is that in the 1960s and 70s he was a great radical political cartoonist, and sadly, many cartoons of those days are still just as relevant today. A small selection:]
kropotkindersurprise
Nothing to See -- Cartoon by Rob Rogers
Despite Trump engaging in an active cover-up and trying to distract us with anything he can, the Epstein files keep coming.
Rob RogersJanuary 4, 2026TinyView
Re: The Unlovable Ping-Pong Wizard of Marty Supreme
(posting on xxxxxx Culture)
Yeah. I met him a few times. Not a nice guy. There were several homegrown sport and game hustlers like him around the City. Not semi-criminals like the pool sharks or gamblers, but definitely on the seedy side. There was a guy in Brooklyn, named something like Samuels, who was a handball hustler. Lost history of working class NYC.
David
Welcome the New Year -- Cartoon and Commentary by Jesse Duquette
My New Year’s drawing from 2023, repurposed (again) for 2025. This year was not a great one, and perhaps one of the worst I’ve lived through in my almost 49 years. The Christian Nationalists and white supremacists who have spent decades plotting their ascendance have come closer than ever to realizing their dreams, thanks to their Trojan horse currently shitting his pants in the Oval Office.
ICE terrorizes our streets and trans people are demonized for simply existing while techbroligarchs consolidate power with a plan to keep us all in a perpetual serfdom. Masked ICE goons killed a man just two miles from where I live. Children were woken up with guns and zip tied half naked at 2AM. Parents have formed groups to chaperone children when they get out of school to ensure they aren’t disappeared into unmarked vehicles.
But this year was not without his bright spots, no matter how muted or infrequent. The No Kings rallies were a remarkable showing of just how deeply unpopular Trump is pretty much everywhere across the country, from Memphis to Malvern. The showings by Democrats in elections have further illustrated this, from Zohran’s win in NYC to Aftyn Behn (Nashville’s progressive congressional candidate) coming within 5pts in a district Trump won by +22 points.
Towards the end of the year I was able to meet and get to know many of the organizers behind the Remove the Regime protest in DC this past November, and seeing these amazing individuals in action, putting in the actual work to force positive change and unite those in resistance, was a profoundly motivating balm in these uniquely awful times, and this year, especially.
I’ll end on that note of modest optimism, and with a promise that I’ll keep fighting until I can’t.
Jesse DuquetteJanuary 6, 2026Jesse Duquette - Last Cartoon Roundup of 2025
Renee Nicole Good - Mother and Poet - Murdered by ICE in Minneapolis
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old poet, writer, and mother, was identified as the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7, a killing that has shaken her neighborhood and intensified anger toward ICE’s presence in residential communities. Good died just blocks from her home, leaving behind a young child and a family struggling to make sense of how a beloved neighbor lost her life so suddenly.
Her mother, Donna Ganger, said learning the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s death was devastating. “That’s so stupid,” Ganger said. “She was probably terrified.” Rejecting claims that Good was involved in any kind of confrontation, Ganger added, “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known… She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”
Friends and neighbors echoed that description. An Instagram bio described Good as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis, MN.” Megan Kocher, who met Good weeks earlier, remembered her warmth: “She fed me tea and cookies at her house while we talked about school stuff.” Kocher called her “such a warm and loving mother,” adding, “This is tragic beyond words.”
Good’s former father-in-law, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., said she and his late son shared a 6-year-old child who now faces life without either parent. “There’s nobody else in his life,” he said. “I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild.”
Good was also an accomplished writer. While studying creative writing at Old Dominion University, she won an undergraduate poetry prize. A school bio once noted, “When she is not writing, reading or talking about writing, she has movie marathons and makes messy art.”
At a vigil, speakers honored Good as someone who showed up for others. “She was peaceful, she did the right thing,” said Jaylani Hussein. “She died because she loved her neighbors.”
Another speaker rejected official narratives labeling her a threat, saying she was there “to watch the terrorists.”
Neighbors described a family always outside, playing and connecting. “It’s a beautiful family,” said Mary Radford through tears. “We’re gonna miss seeing them — forever.” For many, Good’s death stands as a painful reminder of how ICE operations continue to tear through communities, leaving grief, fear, and unanswered questions behind.
Our thoughts are with the family, friends and community.
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Know Your Rights Camp
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The Know Your Rights Camp App is an essential resource for navigating the unjust system of traffic, protesting and ICE laws in your area. You deserve to Know Your Rights.
The KYRC App has just expanded its impact with a new state-by-state guide to immigration rights, including guidance on what to do when approached at work or home, along with best practices. Now available in both English, Spanish and French, this update is designed to support migrants facing challenges with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), further solidifying the app as a vital source of clarity and understanding during critical moments.
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Iran Protests Surge Amid Widespread Grievances, Currency Depreciation and Significant Economic Changes
Iran UnfilteredJanuary 7, 2026
Week of January 5, 2026 – Special Edition | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council
Editor’s Note: given the pace of events on the ground in Iran, we are sharing this special edition of the Iran Unfiltered Newsletter. Please subscribe to our Substack to get real-time updates. You can also see NIAC’s statement condemning violence against protesters and rejecting foreign interference in the protest wave here. We will continue to update as the situation develops.
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As one of the most highly educated minority groups in the United States, Iranian Americans have achieved success on many levels – technological, scientific, academic, and economic life – yet our community’s contributions to American civic life has been limited.
No time was this more evident than after the devastating September 11 attacks, when the Iranian-American community was nearly silent as the country confronted profound issues of national security, immigration, and the character of American society. This was when NIAC emerged as a leader, addressing the difficult issues facing our community.
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Venezuela in Context: A Verso Reading List
On January 3rd, the United States initiated a bombing campaign in Venezuela and kidnapped the sitting President, Nicolás Maduro. This comes after American airstrikes on several vessels in the Caribbean that were alleged to have been carrying drugs, providing a pretext for invasion that cloaks America's desire to control Venezuela's oil reserves beneath the thin veneer of a new War on Drugs.
This bogus justification was only half-hearted, as American officials now insist in no uncertain terms that all resources in the Americas are to be controlled by the U.S. empire and that "American dominance in the western hemisphere will never be questioned again.”
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Book Talk: Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries -- Oakland - January 19 (Center for Political Education, Generation Common Good, The League, Convergence, Parenting Is Political)
Monday, January 19, 2026•05:00 PM
Oakstop- Manning Creative Suite1721 Broadway Suite 201Oakland, CA 94612
Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers is the first history of the LRBW written by people who were League members. Veteran labor organizer Gene Bruskin describes the book this way: “It reveals, in deeply personal narratives, the formation of a workers’ movement in the automotive industry that challenged both race and class oppression in the factories and within the UAW. It’s a history that few are aware of, but all can learn from.”
