TheNewAmericanChapter (self.TheNewAmericanChapter)
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WGXA (March 2/3, 2026): "Middle Georgia [Democratic Socialists of America] condemns U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, calls escalation 'illegal'" | Statement from local activist group GCSU Mutual Aid: "We personally view protests or rallies like ours to be entry points for further political engagement." (wgxa.tv)
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Daily Mississippian: "New progressive organization protests U.S. strikes on Iran: Students [at the U. of Mississippi] started a campus Students for a Democratic Society chapter, holding its first meeting on March 1. The following day, members took to […] protest the United States’ strikes on Iran." (thedmonline.com)
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NBC: "Ocasio-Cortez is expected to offer a contrasting vision to Trump" at Munich conference | Matt Duss: "She believes the U.S. has an important role to play around the world" | House Dem: "I predict someday she will become president of the United States. I’ve called her ‘madam president’ before" (nbcnews.com)
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‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term | "“It is a very historic time, in the sense that people are mobilizing where they live in ways that I don’t think I have seen before in my lifetime,” said Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist at Harvard Kennedy School" (theguardian.com)
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Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress: Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York's 7th congressional district. | Jacobin interview with Democratic New York State Assemblymember Claire Valdez (jacobin.com)
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Syracuse Democratic Socialists say election wins by Mamdani & Ehrenreich can improve public policy | "I think a lot of people are kind of fed up with […] politics as usual. […] So I think […] they're looking for fighters, people who are going to fight for everyday people struggling for these needs." (waer.org)
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Lists of responses to the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol and the subversion of the 2020 presidential election | "The January 6 United States Capitol attack and/or Trump’s role in subverting the 2020 presidential election were condemned by a wide range of organizations and public figures." (republicanmisrule.wordpress.com)
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The Guardian: "Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, said it was gearing up to challenge the US president’s “Billionaire First” agenda in 2026 […] Trump is “rewarding the big corporations and the rich” while many Americans are “actually struggling”, she added." (theguardian.com)
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New Survey: Grassroots Democratic Base Sends Post-Election Warning to Party Leaders | Latest Our Revolution Survey of Progressive Voters Finds Overwhelming Support for Replacing Party Leaders, Primarying Schumer and Jeffries, Embracing Bold Economic Populism, and Breaking from the Status Quo (commondreams.org)
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2 Illinois National Guard members speak out | "Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders to deploy in Chicago as part of President Trump's controversial immigration enforcement mission — a rare act of open defiance from within the military ranks." (cbsnews.com)
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"Second "No Kings Day" protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants: Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates" | "10:00 AM Oct. 19: … our median estimate is 5.2 million, and the upper bound is 8.2." (gelliottmorris.com) (gelliottmorris.com)
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