I don't think it is saying "oh they can't because they have a contract that says they can't", especially based off the context of the rest of the article. I think it is basically saying unions don't really have class conscience or militancy and are more worried about getting a contract even if that includes "signing away" your right to strike and have generally been tamed. Then it is saying that unions need their own "mini revolutions" where they wouldn't even rely on contracts(and have the capacity and organization to fight without relying on and being tamed by the NLRB) but that is likely a long term project. Basically, being critical of how many unions work and them relying on contracts but breaking this "habit" won't happen overnight.

Maybe he is fishing for Juche Necromancy secrets so he can live forever

If you want a bit of a laugh I saw this on xhs: What is the strongest military US, China, Russia? (many chinese netizens) Clearly South Korea they dared to build a country on top of a US military base

Anything funny you have seen recently?

Most American politics is just theater(at the electoral level). Trump not really having any hard alliances, working with Meta, and seeing that the ban wasn't super popular it was probably easy to unban hoping he can get them to sell, but even if they don't he still comes out on top. All the millionaire geriatrics in the house, congress, Biden, and supreme court just thought "China bad" would be good enough to either kick them out or get them to sell. Most of the time that would work, but younger people are not on the same program (yet).

I don't really think it is some GOP conspiracy or long con by Trump, all this just seems like taking very obvious opportunities and capital just moving along.

Is TikTok and US AI tech really seen as real leverage? They seem more like distractions and spectacle. Tarrif's, sanctions, the fed etc I could see making significant compromises but I don't really know enough about the situation and what their analysis of how much the economy would be helped etc.

I thought Meta was out of China because they didn't want to follow Chinese law so got kicked out, would they really change the laws for Meta? (Maybe Meta has changed its mind and would rather be in China than not)

Are you already organizing with people? Maybe that is supposed to be self evident here, but feels like a glaring omission to being "prepared for revolutionary action". Glad you are feeling motivate and inspired though!

Is that a Lenin model kit or just a figure!?

You should have a way to screen shot, and at least on my android it has a translate option open up (mine is vol down and power at the same time)

Is there an obvious reason the countries in eastern Africa hate China (assuming the poll is at all accurate or good, with good questions, accurate translations, and representative people filled out etc)? Don't really know enough about the area and people. Left over colonial stuff and western propaganda(jeans and Marvel films...)? Chinese industry? Or maybe just why is there a more positive perception of USA and don't really dislike China?

I think I found the original polls, and it says USA hates Russia more (have the most negative perception) and same with a lot of these other countries. Maybe they used a different question or survey to make this though? Questionnaire I am looking at doesn't ask about perception of Israel for example so guessing different, but you would expect some more agreement in answers if it was a useful poll.

Even though i dont have an artistic bone in my entire body, i can appreciate art. I have negative feelings on private art like this that im too dumb to elucidate on.

Would you feel the same way if they displayed some local or contemporary artists original work(or commissions etc) instead of some "famous artist"? Having art in your home should be normalized(and everywhere), not really treated as some sacred thing only for museums or art houses(which also have their place). The whole culture and speculative market of art is probably pretty cringe and gross but it seems like a big part of the offense you feel is you buying into the the cringe speculative market, hype, price, and "sacredness" they created in the first place("the people" probably would not put that value on those pieces). At least that is my art illiterate opinion... Also still eat the rich, just was commenting and "reading between the lines" on this part.

(edit: Also "Since fashion is art now and Chinese is in fashion, I could make a lot of money… Mao would be really nutty not to believe in it, it'd just be fashion but the same portrait you can buy in the poster store.” --Warhol.Then made a Mao painting/coloring of Mao portrait so we may be eating Warhol too. Also attributed to Warhol "Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.”)

Do they think Muslims and Palestinians were not supporting black people?

This reminds me of the famous "paper tiger" Strong-Mao interview I recently read(short read btw, like a page or two and honestly lots of parallels to the current Palestine/Israel+USA can be made).

If the "paper tiger" concept is useful and general, which I am not sure it is tbh, certainly dangling the threat of removing/lessening trans rights (of imperial core people) at the expense of many thousands of Palestinians lives is a type of "paper tiger" pointed inward(Mao's case seems way more dire, one of the poorest most exploited countries in a war with US supporting one side and the fear of nuclear weapons is in the air... huh sounds a little like Palestine/Israel). Trans rights are not given by a couple of politicians, they are decided and fought for by the people as pretty much all rights have. People should be a little more brave, and not be put into a box of "we got to vote blue or else our rights" and maybe that isn't the way to get trans rights and maybe we can get both trans rights and not genocide Palestinians at the same time...