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On the day that most likely translates to October 13, 1157 BCE in our current calendar, the earliest recorded strike in history was first reported. The dispute is recounted in a papyrus written by a scribe named Amennakht in the ancient Egyptian town that is now called Deir el-Medina.Gangs of skilled construction workers in the employ of Pharaoh Ramses III stopped work when, 18 days after their payday, they had still not received their wages, which would have been paid in food and other goods.The workers shouted that they were hungry and sat down by a temple. Officials gave them some pastries, and they returned home, but the following day they protested once more, demanding their pay at the central grain storehouse in Thebes.Eventually they received their back pay, but the pattern of workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.workers needing to go on strike to be paid what they were owed was repeated multiple times.We've produced shirts and other items commemorating this dispute to help fund our work: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/search?q=3000+yearsTo access this link, click our link in bio # 1 then click this image

TIL that the winner-take-all method that states use in the electoral college wasn't always the default method. In fact, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton both disapproved of this system when it was implemented. [source, comments]

'Armenian propaganda' (Armenian genocide100.org, 2015)
https://redd.it/1g26z1k
@r_propagandaposters

‘Their Super Race Idea Killed 25 Million – We Are in Danger So Long As That Idea Remains’, US poster, 1944.
https://redd.it/1g3aook
@r_propagandaposters

Ein zivil organisierter Notruf für das ganze Mittelmeer: Seit einem Jahrzehnt stemmen mehrere Hundert Aktivist:innen in Dutzenden Ländern ein Projekt, für das es keine Notwendigkeit geben dürfte. https://www.woz.ch/!CM9KMGYBY19Y

Die Demokratieinitiative braucht Deine Unterstützung! 🔥

Die Demokratie-Initiative ist im Schlussspurt 🏃🏽‍♂️
Es ist die erste VolksInitiative in der Schweiz, die eine visionäre Änderung für das reale Migrationsland Schweiz einfordert: *Einbürgerung ab 5 Jahren mit realistischen Integrationskriterien!* Ohne Hilfe von den grossen Parteien habe Freiwillige unermüdlich gesammelt!

👉 Es braucht nun noch 5‘000 Unterschriften bis am 31. Oktober
Hilf bitte mit, jede Stimme zählt🙏🏾

❓Bestelle Dir den Bogen 📝 und sammle Unterschriften in deiner WG, bei der Arbeit, bei Freund*innen und in deiner Familie

👉 Hier die A4-Bogen zum ausdrucken

👉Und hier kannst du vorfrankierte Unterschriftenbogen per Mail bestellen.

Song of the Day 🥁🎻: https://open.spotify.com/track/3z0pDv4D5DnMeY8WmFPZcv

"Do you believe in life after work?"
Seen in Marathon, Greece

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On this day, 15 October 1966, in Oakland, California, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton met and set up the Black Panther Party for Self Defence. The Party would exist, despite heavy repression, until 1982 and ran a variety of programmes from free breakfasts for school children and community health clinics to armed citizen patrols and monitoring of the police. The group advocated for revolutionary socialism, and for the liberation of Black and all other oppressed peoples. Another little-mention fact about the group is that in the 1970s a majority of its membership were women and girls. It was eventually broken by violent state repression, including being targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO operation, with many of its members killed or imprisoned. Learn more about the Panthers in these books by former members: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/black-panthersTo access this link, click our link in bio # 1 then click this image

Good Idea: Start seeing the network

https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/seeing-like-a-network

As our connections with each other get tighter and information flows faster, our culture is changing fast. Back when information moved slower and was mainly controlled by sources like newspapers and TV, people got news in a more gradual, controlled way.
Now, with the internet and social media, information spreads almost instantly, leading to a more uniform culture and a quick shift to whatever the "current thing" is. This has some big side effects: we’re more polarized, traditional media doesn’t hold as much power, and people often feel overwhelmed by the constant flood of information.
This setup makes it easy for misinformation and outrage to go viral since only the most eye-catching stories get attention. So, even though we have more access to information than ever, our culture sometimes feels like it's on repeat, jumping from trend to trend, often fueled by frustration and outrage.

Seeing the world as a network, makes us realize how deeply interconnected we’ve become—both a powerful asset and a complex challenge. It means recognizing that ideas, trends, and emotions travel fast, impacting people across cultures almost instantly. This networked view also shows that our actions, opinions, and media consumption affect not just our close circles but resonate outward, shaping the larger cultural pulse. Embracing this perspective encourages us to interact more mindfully, choosing how and what we share or consume, knowing it all contributes to the broader social fabric.