#mlkjrday — Public Fediverse posts
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Let’s remember Kiyoshi Kuromiya for his dedication to freedom and love. Kuromiya marched with Dr. King. He fought bigotry through the 1990s with creativity and persistence.
https://www.yesterqueers.com/videos/kiyoshi-kuromiya
Yet another EXCELLENT vid from Yesterqueers ⬆️
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Capitalism does not permit the free flow of economic resources. It ensures a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.
Thank you to Doctor King for fighting on our behalf. We carry the baton and might just see this thru.
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“Dr. King was not easy.”
MLK Jr. clashed with our systems of oppression. He demanded change. His courage stands in stark contrast with the cowardice of people like Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, the guy in the White House, ICE agents who can’t even handle teasing by a couple of women.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8f5V893/
On this holiday we remember a man who organized for the sake of all working people. So much respect. I hope you’ll take up the baton.
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The annual MLK Jr. Day is a reminder that we've been in this shared fight for a long time now.
"Again, we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifice. The fact is that capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of Black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor both Black and white, both here and abroad."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sT9Hjh0cHM
#MLK #MLKJr #MLKJrDay #solidarity #ClassStruggle #capitalism
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@ponderingpolitics.bsky.social discusses #DonaldTrump, who is PANICKING as disturbing texts from a top ally and nominee leak, in which the nominee, Trumps pick for TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL admits to having a "Nazi streak." Who claims #MLKjrday should "be in hell!" youtu.be/8dUSvjhgs4E?...
🚨 BOMBSHELL: Trump PANICS as N... -
Fuck off.
You turned your back on NYC.
You turned your back on the Black and Latino people who voted your sellout ass into office 4 years ago.
You chose #Trump over celebrating and honoring #mlkjr on #mlkjrday. So you can get a pardon.
You'll soon be voted out.
You can join Snoop,Nelly, Rick Ross,Lil Wayne and all those others who forgot where they came from.
#ericadams #nyc #blackmastodon https://youtube.com/live/exl5PWBlAAw?si=joyaHa5y9AdIPJ83
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So, how is #MLKJrDay going?
I'm ignoring all the other craziness today out of respect that that great man.
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Today is a great day to review past #mlkjr speeches to put into context the 1960's topic discussions which still resonate today.
Some flags fly at 1/2 mast 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 for the tradition of 30 days of mourning when #PresidentCarter passed away but not before #voting after his 100th birthday.
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKjrDay #MLKday #Resist
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Good morning. I've shouted these words many times over the years, as have many of you. But today, let's speak them again because they are good and true and particularly necessary:
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains."
- Assata ShakurLove you. Happy #MLKjrDay, the only event I'm recognizing today.
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Not much to say about today, and the next few years, that hasn't been said already.
Those with privilege will have to learn to speak out and stand up for the most vulnerable among us.
We need to build and strengthen communities. Make real, meaningful connections. Have each other's back.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"This is not a time to be dismayed. This is punk rock time. [...] You’re a good person. That means more now than ever."
— Henry Rollins
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#politics #USpol #trump #inauguration #MLK #MLKJr #MLKJrDay #PunkRockTime #solidarity #FightFascism
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MLK's Address to End the War from 1967 still relevant for us on #MLKDay2024:
"While the anti-poverty program is cautiously initiated, zealously supervised and required to be an instant success, billions are liberally expended for this ill-considered war. The security we profess to seek in foreign adventures we will lose in our decaying cities. The bombs in Vietnam explode at home, they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.
It is estimated that we spend $322,000 for each enemy we kill, while we spend in the so-called War on Poverty in America only about $53 for each person classified as "poor." And much of that $53 goes for salaries of people who are not poor. We have escalated the war in Vietnam and de-escalated the skirmish against poverty. It challenges the imagination to contemplate what lives we could transform if we were to cease killing.”
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“If the new standard for educating children about racism—including non-specific, generic, no-references-to-American-slavery-or-segregation-racism but simple fiction about a bunch of big yellow ambulatory birds—is that parents must be consulted, then there is no way we can discuss Slim Jones or Satchel Paige or Jackie Robinson at all.” https://defector.com/what-is-baseball-history-for/ #baseball #MLKDay #mlkjrday
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🎙NEW EPISODE (Monday) - THE POLITICRAT daily #podcast Season 4, Episode 15: “Beyond Vietnam”: The Full And Most Important Speech By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. https://bit.ly/3ZIBwhG #MLKDay #MLKDay2023 #MLKJrDay #MLK #ApplePodcasts #BlackMastodon #Mastodon
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