@DemSocialists of San Francisco, CA
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As socialists, it’s up to us to stop the descent into barbarism by building an organization by and for the working class.
Read our full statement: dsasf.org/dsa-sfs-statement-…
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DSA SF just elected an all-female steering committee for the first time in any chapter in two decades.
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We were right about NAZIS. We were right about HEALTHCARE. You know what else we're right about? FULLY AUTOMATED GAY SPACE LUXURY COMMUNISM.
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What's wrong with ICE zine. drive.google.com/open?id=1K-…
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Today, Anchor Brewing workers voted to join the ILWU. This victory has been the result of workers' organizing to win control over their jobs and life, and DSA has been proud to organize with these workers every step of the way. @anchorunionSF #anchorunion #anchoredinSF
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Our endorsed ballot measures to tax the rich and build public housing won! We're excited to help build towards a world where housing is a human right.
We're calling it: San Francisco has passed a MANDATE for municipal housing with Yes on K!
And Prop I is ahead 58-42, despite being outspent 13:1!
Thank you to our supporters, and hundreds of volunteers, for helping us make this happen ✊
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The Medicare for All Act of 2019 has 108 cosponsors. That's a little more than five people. More importantly, why isn't @SpeakerPelosi one of them?
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Prop F won. Tenants in San Francisco have power where they didn't before. Thank you to our 100+ volunteers. Thank you to our partners and allies. Read our press release here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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What if (stay with us here) we had *more* democracy?
What if (stay with us here) it prioritized *people* over profit?
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On the left: former head of the FBI warning Americans of the socialist left.
On the right: former FBI agent's letter to Martin Luther King Jr. urging him to commit suicide.
It's obvious who the good guys are here, isn't it? Join us. dsausa.org
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To clear up some confusion we've been hearing: Saikat Chakrabarti is not a DSASF member, doesn't identify as a socialist, and is not endorsed by our Chapter. He has even donated to corporate-backed candidates, including to help defeat our member Dean Preston. 1/2
‼️Running to Beat Pelosi (w/@saikatc)‼️
"I get so many people on these calls who are lifelong Pelosi voters, who love Pelosi, who are saying, 'but it's time, time for change, right?' That's the real difference, I think...[I]f people like Nancy Pelosi are elected out, if people like Hakeem Jeffries are elected out -- & I absolutely think DSA needs to run a primary challenge against Jeffries -- then there's no larger borg that's the Democratic Party: It's the people, you know? So then who's stopping us, right?"
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Today we traveled to Berkeley to attend the far right's "No to Marxism" rally with a message:
✊️Actually, Marxism is good.
🚫Fascism is bad.
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⚡️Public utilities should be under public control!! ⚡️
If your power is turned off tonight, remember:
For decades, @PGE4Me executives have been diverting money to the wealthy instead of investing in a safer grid. They've been taking our money and creating a crisis.
#noPGEBailout
sfgate.com/bayarea/article/P…
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DSA SF is proud of our member Dean Preston’s leadership on the Board of Supervisors in introducing a resolution calling for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza. We stand with an unprecedented gathering of over 2000 San Franciscans filling City Hall voicing their unanimous support.
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BREAKING: Today, we announced our plan to run a citizen's initiative to pass a tax on empty homes in San Francisco. 40,000 homes sit empty in San Francisco while rents spiral out of control and thousands live without permanent shelter sfchronicle.com/sf/article/V… #emptyhomestax
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If you’re a DSA SF member, join us on Wednesday, 1/13 at 6:30-8:30 PST for a session of Red Star Caucus’ new weekly education program, Red Start. We’ll be reading On Contradiction and On Practice by Mao Zedong!
Register here: bit.ly/redstartreg
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What does it take to be a Socialist?
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⚪️ Read a bunch of books
⚪️ Attend a special meeting
⚪️ Use a rose emoji on twitter
🔘 Recognize and oppose capitalism’s premise, that a wealthy minority should have tyrannical power over the common worker
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Tonight, Tues, Aug. 4th, our chapter membership voted to revoke our endorsement of the Shahid Buttar Campaign. We will be discontinuing our relationship with the campaign. Thank you to our members for their care and consideration on this issue
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DSA SF stands in solidarity with Palestinians in their struggle for decolonization. (1/4)
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The City of San Francisco has the opportunity to offer homes to hundreds of our neighbors by purchasing the hotel at 1800 Sutter. These homes can be provided quickly and at minimal cost if city leadership acts now.
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The right's secret healthcare bill is as bad as feared. Our plan is no secret because it puts people first. Single-payer for everyone, now.
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Proposition H, arming SFPD with tasers with no civilian oversight, has been soundly defeated. Three months ago this fight seemed hopeless but the Justice Committee fought it anyway.
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TL;DR The ruling class has no desire to “let you retire.” You will work until you die and you’ll thank them for the opportunity to do so in America.
🏴🚩It doesn’t have to be this way.
washingtonpost.com/business/…
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We're hearing scattered reports that there may be #Marxists in our socialist organization. Stay tuned for further updates.
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We have been informed that some of our recent tweets have displeased the venture capitalist community. For this, we do not apologize. Weren't you on your way to Miami?
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Today thousands of people took the streets of San Francisco protesting police, the enforcement arm of capital and white supremacy.
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The collective power of a union is the strongest organizational tool that workers can use to shift the power balance in a workplace. We are proud to announce that DSA SF and the ILWU have been working together to help workers organize at @anchorbrewing in SF this past year.
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The news about SCOTUS potentially overturning Roe v. Wade is not only unconscionable but also part of an undemocratic system designed to protect the ruling class. Reproductive rights, abortion, and healthcare should not be up for debate – they should be protected at all costs.
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The Trump administration wants you to be afraid of the growing American socialist movement. Why? Because they are.
theguardian.com/us-news/2018…
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As socialists, we engage with electoral politics when it builds power for the working class. Not only does Prop F empower working people, we now have a campaign machine that can make real change in San Francisco.
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Our comrades are starting to be released after tonight's protest. They were cited, admonished, and let go. We'll be getting are people home safely tonight!
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Our politics are simple: From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.
Politics isn’t who occupies City Hall, it’s stepping up to prove that a better world is possible if we work together.
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After the Camp Fire two years ago, DSA SF established a disaster supply cache. This week we donated the 2000 N95 masks in our cache to the #UCSFMaskDrive to help keep frontline workers in our community safe. Solidarity now, solidarity forever!
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Capitalism created the climate crisis and we can’t solve it by simply “buying green”. For a truly green future, we need Ecosocialism—but what does it look like? Here’s the latest zine from the DSASF Ecosocialism committee:
Art by @davidhellman!
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About 60 of us are out here right now demanding the city end the curfew, defund the SFPD, and drop all charges against protesters.
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SAN FRANCISCO DEMANDS A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
DSA SF is proud to stand behind our socialist-in-office D5 Supervisor @DeanPreston, who led the way for San Francisco to become the largest city in the country to pass a ceasefire resolution.
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Congratulations to @JackieFielder_, winner in the Supervisor race for D9! A queer, Latina and Native American woman, a lifelong organizer dedicated to the fight for climate and environmental justice, and now: a socialist in office in SF proudly independent of corporate interests
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Congratulations to @ShahidForChange for advancing to the general election in November! We need to work to elect a congressional rep in SF who stands for all of us. Join us: dsasf.org/join
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We are proud to endorse @DeanPreston's re-election for District 5 Supervisor! Dean has fought boldly for a San Francisco that works for everyone, not the billionaires. Standing strong in our shared socialist values, we resolve to win a just future for District 5 and the City.
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We call on Supervisor Preston to stand up for the unhoused working class, to stand up for socialist values, and unequivocally support the purchase of 1800 Sutter, and the other available properties, without delay.
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Angry about the lack of City Hall's lack of response to mask and shelter our unhoused neighbors in this smokey public health crisis? Join us for a mask distribution and rally TOMORROW.
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Capitalism
🔘 is bad actually.
⚪️ is mostly fine except a few things.
Congratulations you're one of us. Now let's work together to build a better world where everyone can thrive.
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🔥🔥Mad about the fires? You should be! 🔥🔥
We’ve got some actions you can take to get that anger to the people whose job it is to make sure this never happens again ✊
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🎉🎉 Congratulations to @sfberniecrats co-founder and @DSA_SF member Claire Lau for her new role as the Bay Area Field Director for Bernie 2020!
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We're socialists because we believe capitalism isn't merely immoral or in need of reform, it's unsustainable and in need of replacement.
Not only do we deserve to live in a society where the economy is democratized, it's an essential component of an equitable and just world.
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[extreme vox headline voice]
Why the Republican Tax Bill isn’t all that surprising, explained
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1. There is no "alt-left." We are *the* left.
2. What do you mean "us?"
3. If opposing fascism is wrong, we don't want to be right.
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“Millions of people can’t wait for socialism. We can’t wait, the planet can’t wait! NO TAX BILL! NO WALL! WE NEED MEDICARE FOR ALL!”
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Abolishing ICE is the floor.
“Every Democrat running for the Presidency in 2020 will have to articulate a vision for a world without ICE,” writer and activist @SeanMcElwee says yhoo.it/2lwg5yu by @realchriswilson
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Harry Britt was part of the original DSA SF, heir to Harvey Milk's supervisor seat, almost beat Pelosi, passed rent control in SF, and was a proud socialist his whole life. So many of us would not be here today without him.
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howdy. Im the sheriff — I mean, no I'm not.
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The Chronicle calls it: our very own @DeanPreston is the new District 5 supervisor!
#Breaking | Dean Preston, a tenants rights activist, squeaked out a victory against the appointed incumbent in San Francisco’s District Five race.
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
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DSA SF only endorses candidates truly aligned with our democratic socialist vision. If you want to get involved with helping run actual socialist candidates for office, join us! 2/2
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Organizers behind #googlewalkout explain the worker’s demands for increased transparency, accountability and worker power to combat frequent inequalities and abuse amid executive scandal.
thecut.com/2018/11/google-wa…
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DSA SF remains resolute in our solidarity with Palestinians and our support for Palestinian liberation. We condemn Israel’s escalating genocidal tactics and the billions of dollars in US funding supporting them, and we mourn the substantial loss of life occurring every day. 🧵
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“The support that I wish to get from my company, we’re actually getting from ILWU and DSA and Anchor and Tartine. We feel listened to and supported.”
There is no power greater than workers standing hand in hand in solidarity!
brokeassstuart.com/2021/03/1…
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Join us at Embarcadero Plaza RIGHT NOW to demand that every vote be counted and fight against Trump’s undemocratic power grab. Look for our flag!
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When was the last time you thought about the fuel that powered your car? Not just how much gas there was left in the tank, but about the work your fuel was doing to get you where you needed to go? 🧵
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We see your 40% and raise you 100%
I stand with those calling for an end to sexual harassment & discrimination at @Google. My Accountable Capitalism Act would answer 1 of their demands by letting workers at big companies choose 40% of their Board members, giving them a real seat at the table. #GoogleWalkout
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DSA SF chapter statement in favor of deferring the DSA endorsement vote for Bernie Sanders until the August National Convention and rejecting the proposed national Independent Expenditure campaign: dsasf.org/dsa-sf-chapter-sta…
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With Prop M sitting just under 54%, having won every ballot drop, and Prop H now over 70% we’re confident in announcing both Prop M, our historically radical Empty Homes Tax, and Prop H, to move elections to even years, have PASSED with the voters of San Francisco.
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We are proud of our member @DeanPreston ‘s legislation to ban security guards from drawing their weapons in defense of property alone, which passed unanimously at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday. missionlocal.org/2023/09/sf-….
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BUSTED: Spending a small fortune on fare enforcement and it doesn't even work
TRUSTED: Making public transit free instead
GOLD-ENCRUSTED: Improving ridership, pedestrian happiness and safety by investing in public infrastructure
The French city of Dunkirk recently made all of its buses free. So far, ridership is up 50% and pedestrian zones are making a comeback
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We are proud to announce that we endorsed @ShahidForChange for Congress at Wednesday's general meeting!
@SpeakerPelosi refuses to acknowledge or work with the thousands of socialists organizing in her district. Let’s send one of them to replace her!
ShahidForChange.us
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After today's demonstrations, a group of youth demonstrators - including a 14 year old - were arrested on their way home. Is criminalizing protest the purpose of your curfew, @LondonBreed?
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Today @sfexaminer published a front-page pic of DSA SF member and D5 Supe @DeanPreston with a target over him in connection with a story that a well-resourced VC group will try to remove him from office in 2024. We take threats against our members and comrades very seriously.
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When Democrats proudly proclaim that they - unlike Republicans - "believe in science" they are lying. To believe in the reality of climate change but do nothing to prevent it is worse than not believing it at all.
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Join us on 10/21, 7:30pm, at the DSA SF office (1916 McAllister) for a film screening of Oliver Stone’s “Ukraine on Fire,” a doc on the history of Ukraine, which explains the conditions that led to the Russian invasion earlier this year. RSVP: forms.gle/XoLZXL2g6yePzftM7
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Thank you to our members and volunteers for these local victories! When we organize we can defeat big dollar corporate campaigns.
Dean Preston: D5 SUPERVISOR!
Prop E Police Staffing Mins: PASS
Prop I Transfer tax over $10mil: PASS
Prop K 10,000 units public housing: PASS
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San Francisco now has more billionaires per capita than any city in the world, yet our homeless population is still rising.
A rising tide doesn't raise all boats. Capitalists are rich, because they keep the rest of us poor.
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…
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Congratulations new steering committee members. Co-chairs @uhshanti @faiqus and members @irockgnomes @oO_lizzie_Oo @buttpraxis
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Here's what happened: Someone in LOC said "Let's organize brunch" and, well, we misunderstood.
missionlocal.org/2020/02/tar…
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The comrades are good as hell. ✊ Everyone who turned out, who phone banked, who wrote to their assembly members, thank you.
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Homeless rights are women's rights! Stop the sweeps @LondonBreed
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