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In honor of Black History Month, a short biography of Ben Fletcher (April 13, 1890 – 1949), Wobbly and revolutionary. Fletcher joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1912 and became secretary of the IWW District Council in 1913. He also co-founded the interracial Local 8 in 1913. Also in 1913, he led a successful strike of over 10,000 dockers. At that time, roughly one-third of the dockers on the Philadelphia waterfront were black. Another 33% were Irish. And about 33% were Polish and Lithuanian. Prior to the IWW organizing drive, the employers routinely pitted black workers against white, and Polish against Irish. The IWW was one of the only unions of the era that organized workers into the same locals, regardless of race or ethnicity. And its main leader in Philadelphia was an African American, Ben Fletcher.
By 1916, thanks in large part to Fletcher’s organizing skill, all but two of Philadelphia’s docks were controlled by the IWW. And the IWW maintained control of the Philly waterfront for about a decade. After the 1913 strike, Fletcher travelled up and down the east coast organizing dockers. However, he was nearly lynched in Norfolk, Virginia in 1917. At that time, roughly 10% of the IWW’s 1 million members were African American. Most had been rejected from other unions because of their skin color. In 1918, the state arrested him for treason, sentencing him to ten years, for the crime of organizing workers during wartime. He served three years. Fletcher supposedly said to Big Bill Haywood after the trial that the judge had been using “very ungrammatical language. . . His sentences are much too long.”
#workingclass #LaborHistory #IWW #benfletcher #union #strike #philadelphia #longshore #docker #waterfront #worldwarone #prison #antiwar #freespeech #racism #blackhistorymonth #BlackMastodon
In honor of Black History Month, a short biography of Ben Fletcher (April 13, 1890 – 1949), Wobbly and revolutionary. Fletcher joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1912 and became secretary of the IWW District Council in 1913. He also co-founded the interracial Local 8 in 1913. Also in 1913, he led a successful strike of over 10,000 dockers. At that time, roughly one-third of the dockers on the Philadelphia waterfront were black. Another 33% were Irish. And about 33% were Polish and Lithuanian. Prior to the IWW organizing drive, the employers routinely pitted black workers against white, and Polish against Irish. The IWW was one of the only unions of the era that organized workers into the same locals, regardless of race or ethnicity. And its main leader in Philadelphia was an African American, Ben Fletcher.
By 1916, thanks in large part to Fletcher’s organizing skill, all but two of Philadelphia’s docks were controlled by the IWW. And the IWW maintained control of the Philly waterfront for about a decade. After the 1913 strike, Fletcher travelled up and down the east coast organizing dockers. However, he was nearly lynched in Norfolk, Virginia in 1917. At that time, roughly 10% of the IWW’s 1 million members were African American. Most had been rejected from other unions because of their skin color. In 1918, the state arrested him for treason, sentencing him to ten years, for the crime of organizing workers during wartime. He served three years. Fletcher supposedly said to Big Bill Haywood after the trial that the judge had been using “very ungrammatical language. . . His sentences are much too long.”
#workingclass #LaborHistory #IWW #benfletcher #union #strike #philadelphia #longshore #docker #waterfront #worldwarone #prison #antiwar #freespeech #racism #blackhistorymonth #BlackMastodon
#Defense Dept. effort to punish #MarkKelly draws skepticism from judge
A federal judge in DC said the restrictions being used against Kelly, a retired #Navy captain, have only applied to active-duty service members.
#law #MilitaryLaw #judiciary #military #Trump #Hegseth #RevengePolitics #idiocracy #MafiaState
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/03/mark-kelly-hegseth-censure-court/
A federal judge on Tuesday sharply questioned the legality of the #Defense Department’s efforts to censure & possibly demote Sen. #MarkKelly, a retired #Navy captain, over his public criticism of the #Trump admin.
#US District Judge Richard J. Leon said Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth appeared to be expanding restrictions on #FreeSpeech that have applied only to active-duty service members, not #military retirees.
#law #MilitaryLaw #judiciary #RevengePolitics #idiocracy #MafiaState
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| The decline in confidence behind why more and more creators are leaving YouTube
https://odysee.com/@Odysee:8/why-i-have-just-left-youtube-in-favor-of-odysee:5
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#freespeech #decentralization #technology
| The decline in confidence behind why more and more creators are leaving YouTube
https://odysee.com/@Odysee:8/why-i-have-just-left-youtube-in-favor-of-odysee:5
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The Republicans running the Epstein files website are distributing porn without any age verification, but they insist that private porn sites make people scan their drivers licenses.
Predictable hypocrisy, but still worth noting.
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Trump admin deploys 'secretive legal weapon' against retiree for criticizing DHS https://twp.ai/E6F5xV
RE: https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/116008384538865340
"Free Speech" cries the White House at Europe, for not being interested in the CSAM Machine his Paedo-Buddy Elon cooked up.
#WhiteHouse #FreeSpeech #Trump #EUPOL #Paedophiles #Epstein #EpsteinClass #EpsteinFiles #GrokAI #Twitter #ElonMusk
Trump admin deploys 'secretive legal weapon' against retiree for criticizing DHS https://twp.ai/E6F5xV
RE: https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/116008384538865340
"Free Speech" cries the White House at Europe, for not being interested in the CSAM Machine his Paedo-Buddy Elon cooked up.
#WhiteHouse #FreeSpeech #Trump #EUPOL #Paedophiles #Epstein #EpsteinClass #EpsteinFiles #GrokAI #Twitter #ElonMusk
The Republicans running the Epstein files website are distributing porn without any age verification, but they insist that private porn sites make people scan their drivers licenses.
Predictable hypocrisy, but still worth noting.
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Prosecutors in #Paris said they would examine a raft of potential #crimes, including #complicity in the possession & dissemination of #child pornographic images & the breach of a person’s rights with sexually explicit #deepfakes.
Policymakers have struggled to keep pace with rapidly evolving #ArtificialIntelligence #technology & a gulf has emerged between #Europe & the #US on the #regulation of #BigTech & #FreeSpeech.
#law #Musk #Grok #xAI #AI #content #moderation #abuse #violence #pedophilia
Last week the #EC launched a probe into #Grok following criticism of its ability to produce sexually explicit pictures. Scrutiny of that function came to a head late last year, when it emerged that the #chatbot had produced a flood of digitally undressed images – including of #women & #children – at the behest of users.
The #socialmedia behemoth has since claimed it has taken measures to stop Grok users from creating images of people in revealing clothing.
Prosecutors in #Paris said they would examine a raft of potential #crimes, including #complicity in the possession & dissemination of #child pornographic images & the breach of a person’s rights with sexually explicit #deepfakes.
Policymakers have struggled to keep pace with rapidly evolving #ArtificialIntelligence #technology & a gulf has emerged between #Europe & the #US on the #regulation of #BigTech & #FreeSpeech.
#law #Musk #Grok #xAI #AI #content #moderation #abuse #violence #pedophilia
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#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2026
#africa @blackvoices #rebellion #africa #latinamerica #haiti #blackmastodon #education #resistance #geopolitics #FreeSpeech #Censorship #mastodon #socialmedia @politics #war #military #Minnesota #keithporter #racism #whitesupremacy #GeorgeFloyd
#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2026
#africa @blackvoices #rebellion #africa #latinamerica #haiti #blackmastodon #education #resistance #geopolitics #FreeSpeech #Censorship #mastodon #socialmedia @politics #war #military #Minnesota #keithporter #racism #whitesupremacy #GeorgeFloyd
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Canadians!
Don't think your federal government isn't itching to become a fascist police state. There are plenty of terrible bills that are floating around that will help them accomplish that. Call your Senators and House of Commons Reps and tell them to oppose these bills!
https://oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #Internet #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Canada
RE: https://ieji.de/@GalacticGoddess/115652094528258948
While I'm on the topic of bad internet bills in Canada, here are other bills you should call your Senators and House of Commons Representatives about!
Bill C-12 just completed it's first reading in the Senate (2nd chamber for this bill)! Bill C-8 is due for another hearing later this week!
Fight back against these bills while you still have the chance!
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #Canada #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #Immigration
Canadians!
Don't think your federal government isn't itching to become a fascist police state. There are plenty of terrible bills that are floating around that will help them accomplish that. Call your Senators and House of Commons Reps and tell them to oppose these bills!
https://oncanadaproject.ca/findyourrep
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #Internet #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Canada
RE: https://ieji.de/@GalacticGoddess/115652094528258948
While I'm on the topic of bad internet bills in Canada, here are other bills you should call your Senators and House of Commons Representatives about!
Bill C-12 just completed it's first reading in the Senate (2nd chamber for this bill)! Bill C-8 is due for another hearing later this week!
Fight back against these bills while you still have the chance!
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #Canada #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #Immigration
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Canadians!
Bill S-209 is due for a section by section consideration in the Senate this Thursday (i.e. the equivalent of a full committee markup to Americans)!
Reminder: This bill would mandate privacy invasive Age Verification as well as give the Canadian government the ability to block ANY website that isn't compliant (search engines, Wikipedia, social media, etc.), not just "commercial pornographic websites" like the bill claims! One of the bills' sponsors essentially admitted this!
If this bill passes, it would be massively chilling to privacy and free speech in Canada! The Canadian government would control what you're allowed to see!
VPNs are, at best, a temporary solution here.
Call your Senators and House of Commons Representatives ASAP!
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #Canada #AgeVerification #BillS209
Canadians!
Bill S-209 is due for a section by section consideration in the Senate this Thursday (i.e. the equivalent of a full committee markup to Americans)!
Reminder: This bill would mandate privacy invasive Age Verification as well as give the Canadian government the ability to block ANY website that isn't compliant (search engines, Wikipedia, social media, etc.), not just "commercial pornographic websites" like the bill claims! One of the bills' sponsors essentially admitted this!
If this bill passes, it would be massively chilling to privacy and free speech in Canada! The Canadian government would control what you're allowed to see!
VPNs are, at best, a temporary solution here.
Call your Senators and House of Commons Representatives ASAP!
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #Canada #AgeVerification #BillS209
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Canadians!
Bill S-209 is due for a section by section consideration in the Senate this Thursday (i.e. the equivalent of a full committee markup to Americans)!
Reminder: This bill would mandate privacy invasive Age Verification as well as give the Canadian government the ability to block ANY website that isn't compliant (search engines, Wikipedia, social media, etc.), not just "commercial pornographic websites" like the bill claims! One of the bills' sponsors essentially admitted this!
If this bill passes, it would be massively chilling to privacy and free speech in Canada! The Canadian government would control what you're allowed to see!
VPNs are, at best, a temporary solution here.
Call your Senators and House of Commons Representatives ASAP!
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Internet #Canada #BillS209 #AgeVerification