John Davis @JDsoundbite

🇪🇬 JUST IN: FIFA has demanded the removal of the stars on Egypt's jersey that symbolize their 7 African championship titles. ​This will go down in history as the worst tournament ever...

WE HERE KEEP SAYING IT: THE SOVIET UNION WAS THE BEST FRIEND PEOPLE IN THE US EVER HAD. WITH IT GONE, SO ARE YOUR LIVING STANDARDS.

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The "Middle Class" was a 50-year fluke designed to prevent a communist revolution during the Cold War. Now that the threat is gone, the elites are systematically dismantling it. You aren't "falling behind"; you’re being pushed back into the peasantry.

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Gece, Hollanda penaltılarla Fas'a yenilerek Dünya Kupası'ndan elendi. Hollanda vatandaşı Faslı gençler sevinmek istemişler, polis izin vermedi. "Fas için sevineceksen neden Hollanda vatandaşı oldun?" diye hesap sordular, gençleri copladılar. Afrikalı bir takımın on dakika boyunca iyi futbol oynaması makul bir şeydir. Hatta sempatiktir de. Çünkü bir Afrika takımıyla karşılaşmak neredeyse garantilenmiş bir galibiyet demektir. Turnuvaya renk katar, sonra da evlerine dönerler. Ama Avrupalı rakiplerini tedirgin eden, kazanan, hele ki eleyen bir Afrika takımı asla kabul edilebilecek bir şey değildir. İşte bu nedenle, Avrupa takımlarının düne kadar tepeden baktığı 10 Afrika ülkesinden 9'unun son 32'ye kalması benim için 2026 Dünya Kupası'ndan kalan tek anlamlı anı olacak.

On this day in 1954, the US backed a coup against Jacobo Árbenz, the progressive, democratically elected leader of Guatemala, because he sought to restore land to small farmers and Indigenous communities that had been dispossessed by US fruit companies.

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38 million deaths since 1971. “When you consider the scale of the violence and damages, it becomes clear that this system is not something we can continue to accept.”

Michael Parenti on the dignity of literacy

What we are witnessing with ICE slaughtering citizens in the streets of Minneapolis is what Aimé Césaire called the "imperial boomerang."

Keith Porter was murdered by an ICE agent, too.

Philando Castile was executed in his car in front of his daughter and girlfriend outside of Minneapolis in 2016. He had a concealed carry permit and informed the officer. He was brutally murdered. This terror is not new.

"As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation — and here's a look at the closing stocks..." Gil-Scott Heron’s “‘B’ Movie” — live at the Wax Museum nightclub in DC, 1982. #GilScottHeron #Reflections #JazzIsDead

@vurnt22 Yes and James Jamerson wtf

Post the best visual metaphor for the Democratic Party that you’ve seen. I’ll start.

The Indian state of Kerala has become the first in the country to eradicate extreme poverty – one year ahead of schedule – thanks to a “meticulously planned” programme led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the accomplishment on 1 November. “This historic initiative was launched by involving people from all sections of society and incorporating ideas that emerged from their participation and feedback,” he said. Kerala, home to more than 36 million people, was once among the poorest states in India but now has the country’s lowest poverty rate. The Extreme Poverty Eradication Project (EPEP) began in 2021 with a massive door-knocking campaign to survey residents about their needs. It identified 64,006 households living in “extreme deprivation”. Local assemblies then came up with targeted “micro plans” detailing the exact interventions required in their areas, looking at factors such as housing, healthcare, employment, land titles and pensions. The Hindu newspaper said in an editorial that Kerala is “known for its exemplary record in social and human development, and for healthcare systems comparable to those of developed nations”. It described the EPEP’s success as “another milestone”. “This resulted from a four-year, meticulously planned programme involving a gamut of agencies, spearheaded by the local self-government department, alongside extensive community participation,” it added. In the late 1960s, Kerala expropriated private land and redistributed it to landless workers. This, an analysis by Progressive International stated, laid “the foundations for Kerala’s remarkable social indicators: near-universal literacy, one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the global south, and the highest life expectancy in India”.

On this day in 1977, the president of North Yemen, Ibrahim Al-Hamdi, was assassinated with Saudi and possibly also US support. He sought to implement equal rights for all Yemenis and became popular for socialist development policies that improved living standards and increased education. His assassination occurred two days before he was scheduled to negotiate unification with South Yemen, which was a socialist country at the time.

The Nobel committee has awarded the Peace prize to Maria Machado, who has actively supported US sanctions against her own country. A CEPR study found these sanctions killed 40,000 people in the first year, 2017-2018. They are illegal under international law, and violate the Geneva and Hague conventions. This is not "peace", it is war. Machado also supports Israel's Likud Party, which has been conducting a genocide for the past two years, also in violation of international law. This year she spoke at a conference of European fascists, which openly called for a new Reconquista, referencing the ethnic cleansing of Spanish Muslims and Jews. Giving peace prizes to people who support war crimes is Orwellian doublethink in the purest sense.

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😢With a heavy heart, Pambazuka News received the news of the passing of Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. This sad event occurred on 28 May 2025. Pumzika kwa amani na wazazi wetu. Find the brief tribute at: tinyurl.com/PZ-Ngugi A major light in the world of words is relocated.

Yesterday, 17.05.2025 | The Thomas Sankara Memorial site was officially unveiled in Burkina Faso. 🇧🇫 Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko attended the ceremony. Africa is so proud of President Traoré.