Media
On this day, 24 June 1943, a battle broke out between Black and white US service personnel in the British village of Bamber Bridge.The US military was still segregated at this time by race, and at the US Air Force base 569 in Lancashire there was a unit of mostly Black soldiers, the 1511th regiment, and an all-white military police unit. Black soldiers socialised with local British residents, and hung out in local establishments and pubs. Although white soldiers were unhappy when British barmaids told them they had to wait their turn to be served, rather than be served before Black soldiers. White military police officers (MPs) then demanded one pub implement segregation, and the owner agreed. When the MPs came back the next day, the pubs had all put up "Blacks Only" signs.On June 24, MPs tried to arrest a Black soldier called Eugene Nunn at Ye Olde Hob Inn, but an argument broke out between his colleagues and MPs. Local people as well as British auxiliary servicewomen joined the fracas in support of Nunn, and eventually succeeded in persuading the police to leave.But the MPs returned later with reinforcements, and in the ensuing scuffle, shot a Black private Lynn M Adams in the neck. The 1511th men then rushed to their base, armed themselves, grabbed a machine-gun truck and raided the MPs camp, and gunfire was exchanged until the early hours of June 25.Euell Nielsen recounted for BlackPast that at the end of the battle: "Private William Crossland of the 1511th was killed, and five other soldiers were wounded along with two MPs. There were two trials resulting in 27 out of 32 black soldiers being found guilty of various charges. Most of the sentences were reduced or dismissed, however, because of the overwhelming support of the black troops by the British public."If you value our work researching and promoting history like this, please consider supporting us on patreon and accessing exclusive content. Check out our link in bio

"Freeze Rents, Not People"
Sticker spotted in Providence, Rhode Island

TIL: One litre (liter) of bottled water contains, on average, 240,000 pieces of plastic [source, comments]

Song of the Day 🕊✌🏽: https://open.spotify.com/track/46FiLhMtVVGyjUHAlBtd04

Wie steht es um die globale Solidarität mit der Ukraine? Die WOZ hat auf dem Bürgenstock den afrikanischen Staatschefs gelauscht. https://www.woz.ch/!TMH3A410X8BQ

Protesters in Kenya have seized the parliament’s ceremonial Mace after hundreds stormed the parliament buildings as protests over the Finance Bill have shaken the country.

The Kenyan governmental website describes the ceremonial Mace as “a highly ornamented staff of metal, wood or other materials, carried by a Mace-bearer or placed before a sovereign or other high officials; in civic ceremonies or before a revered gathering to symbolize authority.”

According to Kenyan parliamentary tradition, the Mace is an essential part of parliamentary regalia, giving credence and legality to the assembly of national and local politicians. No formal business can be transacted in the absence of the Mace. As such, the protester’s seizure of the Mace represents another act of rebellion against the ruling order.

🟡 Join @theredstream 🟡 Boost our channel 🟡 YouTube 🟡 Instagram 🟡 Patreon

The Kenyan people have risen up. Storming the streets and parliament, they spoiled the plans of Kenya’s ruling class and their imperialist puppeteers to quietly drive more and more of the masses into crippling poverty and misery.

In response, the military has been called in and police have been murdering and abducting those who have taken to the streets. Here’s a roundup of the latest:

🟡 At least 10 people have been murdered by Kenyan police at today’s protests

🟡 Kenyans overwhelmed police to storm the parliament, where politicians passed austerity legislation and sent it to the President for final approval

🟡 Politicians fled the scene through tunnels while protesters allowed legislators who voted against the bill to leave the besieged building

🟡 Troops in military vehicles were seen rolling into Nairobi to quell the uprising

🟡 The Kenya Law Society President Faith Odhiambo said 50 Kenyans, including her personal assistant, had been kidnapped by Kenyan police

🟡 Join @theredstream

Swiss Song of the Day 🇨🇭🌍: https://open.spotify.com/track/0HxBcYVceoxAuWCj0vCWTD

Media
On this day, 25 June 1978, the rainbow LGBT+ flag was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day march. The flag was designed by gay artist and army veteran Gilbert Baker (pictured in 2003), and the two flags flown were hand-dyed and stitched by 30 volunteers. The original design included eight coloured stripes: pink for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for peace and purple for spirit. More recently, many rainbow flags have added brown and black stripes, reflecting the particular oppression faced by Black and other LGBT+ people of colour. Others have added a triangle including blue, pink and white stripes to stress the inclusion of trans people, amidst efforts by the far right, supported by a small minority of the left (especially in Britain) to attack the rights won by trans people over decades of struggle.This Pride month learn more LGBT+ history in our podcast series. In particular we've got episodes about the Stonewall rebellion and the first ever Pride the following year, about LGBT+ support for the UK miners' strike in the 1980s, and an interview with queer sex workers who organised their workplace in the 1990s and 2000s: https://workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/To access this hyperlink, click our link bio then click this photo

International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/international-scheme-to-tax-billionaires-wealth-technically-feasible-study-finds

Immer abgehobener, immer entgrenzter: Das Parlament lieferte zuletzt eine blamable Leistung ab. https://www.woz.ch/!SRCXRH7J50QN

Während das Rassemblement National in Frankreich auf einen Sieg bei den Parlamentswahlen zusteuert, verbündet sich die Linke in Rekordzeit. Die Soziologin Safia Dahani erklärt das politische Erdbeben. https://www.woz.ch/!TG0NMKF9D1DW

Surplus Value
https://redd.it/1dobbd6
@failures_of_capitalism