Alex Cunningham
@alex-cunningham.bsky.social
I’m a gay 🏳️🌈socialist🌹 in NYC 🗽
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Save the Date: UN Tourism observes 27 September as World Tourism Day focusing on the “role of tourism in the international community”.
Let’s take this day beyond the platitudes and mobilize for community-led ethical tourism which is free of Israeli apartheid and genocide.
#NoRoomForGenocide
Let’s take this day beyond the platitudes and mobilize for community-led ethical tourism which is free of Israeli apartheid and genocide.
#NoRoomForGenocide
September 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Save the Date: UN Tourism observes 27 September as World Tourism Day focusing on the “role of tourism in the international community”.
Let’s take this day beyond the platitudes and mobilize for community-led ethical tourism which is free of Israeli apartheid and genocide.
#NoRoomForGenocide
Let’s take this day beyond the platitudes and mobilize for community-led ethical tourism which is free of Israeli apartheid and genocide.
#NoRoomForGenocide
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I made a TikTok video about my new cover story! Check it out below and then read the story here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
September 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I made a TikTok video about my new cover story! Check it out below and then read the story here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
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The Macklemore controversy isn’t just about Ed Sheeran. Tour promoters confirmed multiple stadiums refused to host shows with Macklemore on the bill — revealing how a small group of venue owners can effectively decide which political speech reaches major stages.
September 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The Macklemore controversy isn’t just about Ed Sheeran. Tour promoters confirmed multiple stadiums refused to host shows with Macklemore on the bill — revealing how a small group of venue owners can effectively decide which political speech reaches major stages.
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America First? 💸 💸 💸 💸
September 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
America First? 💸 💸 💸 💸
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One way lawmakers could start regulating AI right now: make the industry disclose who is using all those GPUs — and what they’re being used for.
[email protected] explains why GPU transparency across the biggest AI companies could be a first step toward understanding the scale of the boom.
[email protected] explains why GPU transparency across the biggest AI companies could be a first step toward understanding the scale of the boom.
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
One way lawmakers could start regulating AI right now: make the industry disclose who is using all those GPUs — and what they’re being used for.
[email protected] explains why GPU transparency across the biggest AI companies could be a first step toward understanding the scale of the boom.
[email protected] explains why GPU transparency across the biggest AI companies could be a first step toward understanding the scale of the boom.
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underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
September 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.
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Full story: www.levernews.com/midterm-madn...
Midterm Madness: K Street Has Entered The Chat
Joe Crowley resurfaced on CNN to champion centrist Democrats — without dwelling on his lucrative second act representing corporate interests.
www.levernews.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Full story: www.levernews.com/midterm-madn...
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Since Kansas and John Brown are in the discourse, I would encourage folks to read WEB Du Bois’ biography of Brown. It’s a heater.
September 8, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Since Kansas and John Brown are in the discourse, I would encourage folks to read WEB Du Bois’ biography of Brown. It’s a heater.
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This is Matt Bradley's news package of armed Israeli settlers assaulting him, his colleagues, and a Palestinian woman, as shown on the NBC Nightly News Instagram page Monday night.
September 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
This is Matt Bradley's news package of armed Israeli settlers assaulting him, his colleagues, and a Palestinian woman, as shown on the NBC Nightly News Instagram page Monday night.
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Ruth First combined her activism in the anti-apartheid struggle with intellectual work about the challenges facing postcolonial Africa.
Her most important contribution can be found in her book “The Barrel of a Gun,” a history of African military coups.
Her most important contribution can be found in her book “The Barrel of a Gun,” a history of African military coups.
Ruth First’s Legacy Has Outlived the Regime That Killed Her
South Africa’s racist regime murdered Ruth First, one of the leading activist-intellectuals of the anti-apartheid movement. First’s creative Marxist work on postcolonial Africa has outlived her assassins and is reaching a new audience today.
jacobin.com
September 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Ruth First combined her activism in the anti-apartheid struggle with intellectual work about the challenges facing postcolonial Africa.
Her most important contribution can be found in her book “The Barrel of a Gun,” a history of African military coups.
Her most important contribution can be found in her book “The Barrel of a Gun,” a history of African military coups.
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Let’s talk about Medicare for All.
What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇
The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇
The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
August 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Let’s talk about Medicare for All.
What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇
The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇
The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
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~NEW EPISODE~
How the Media Sold Us a Genocide
🎙️: bit.ly/3UQxw0F
In our latest we talk w/ @ahjohnson.bsky.social about how the liberal media downplayed, obscured, and repackaged the Israeli campaign of extermination in Gaza to benefit the Biden Administration.
How the Media Sold Us a Genocide
🎙️: bit.ly/3UQxw0F
In our latest we talk w/ @ahjohnson.bsky.social about how the liberal media downplayed, obscured, and repackaged the Israeli campaign of extermination in Gaza to benefit the Biden Administration.
September 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
~NEW EPISODE~
How the Media Sold Us a Genocide
🎙️: bit.ly/3UQxw0F
In our latest we talk w/ @ahjohnson.bsky.social about how the liberal media downplayed, obscured, and repackaged the Israeli campaign of extermination in Gaza to benefit the Biden Administration.
How the Media Sold Us a Genocide
🎙️: bit.ly/3UQxw0F
In our latest we talk w/ @ahjohnson.bsky.social about how the liberal media downplayed, obscured, and repackaged the Israeli campaign of extermination in Gaza to benefit the Biden Administration.
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Lost in conversations about New York socialists’ charisma or social media prowess in recent electoral victories is something simple: boots on the ground.
New York City DSA mobilized thousands of volunteers and is poised to do so again in the future.
New York City DSA mobilized thousands of volunteers and is poised to do so again in the future.
Volunteers Were the Key to NYC-DSA’s Socialist Sweep
Lost in conversations about New York socialists’ charisma or social media prowess in recent electoral victories is something simple: boots on the ground. New York City DSA mobilized thousands of volunteers and is poised to do so again in the future.
jacobin.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Lost in conversations about New York socialists’ charisma or social media prowess in recent electoral victories is something simple: boots on the ground.
New York City DSA mobilized thousands of volunteers and is poised to do so again in the future.
New York City DSA mobilized thousands of volunteers and is poised to do so again in the future.
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🚨 NEW: Former Rep. Max Rose is on cable championing centrist Democrats — while advising a $75 million, Big Tech-funded political operation working to defeat candidates who threaten tougher AI regulation.
That industry role hasn’t been disclosed in his TV appearances.
That industry role hasn’t been disclosed in his TV appearances.
August 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🚨 NEW: Former Rep. Max Rose is on cable championing centrist Democrats — while advising a $75 million, Big Tech-funded political operation working to defeat candidates who threaten tougher AI regulation.
That industry role hasn’t been disclosed in his TV appearances.
That industry role hasn’t been disclosed in his TV appearances.
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#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...
August 29, 2026 at 11:25 AM
#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...
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I don't agree with arsonists but firefighters are too aggressive for me. I wish there was a... third way
August 28, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I don't agree with arsonists but firefighters are too aggressive for me. I wish there was a... third way
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a longer discussion of direct democracy at @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/dire...
hammerandhope.org/article/dire...
The Potential Benefits of Direct Democracy and Voting for Policies, Not Personalities
What if we could represent ourselves?
hammerandhope.org
August 20, 2026 at 9:49 PM
a longer discussion of direct democracy at @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/dire...
hammerandhope.org/article/dire...
The police are just a PRIVATE security force in contract with the State (jurisdiction notwithstanding) to protect private property and not human lives, which are exclusively an inconvenience to their goals.
A more ethical model would involve direct accountability.
A more ethical model would involve direct accountability.
August 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The police are just a PRIVATE security force in contract with the State (jurisdiction notwithstanding) to protect private property and not human lives, which are exclusively an inconvenience to their goals.
A more ethical model would involve direct accountability.
A more ethical model would involve direct accountability.
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The Trump administration wants to conceal George Washington's role in the history of slavery.
Here, you can read about how the people that Washington enslaved or indentured sought to escape from captivity, and about the Native Americans who defended themselves against his attacks:
Here, you can read about how the people that Washington enslaved or indentured sought to escape from captivity, and about the Native Americans who defended themselves against his attacks:
July 17, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The Trump administration wants to conceal George Washington's role in the history of slavery.
Here, you can read about how the people that Washington enslaved or indentured sought to escape from captivity, and about the Native Americans who defended themselves against his attacks:
Here, you can read about how the people that Washington enslaved or indentured sought to escape from captivity, and about the Native Americans who defended themselves against his attacks:
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I used to believe that online activism didn't accomplish anything, but I'm changing my tune. There is one form that seems effective:
publicly praising people who commit crimes you support.
publicly praising people who commit crimes you support.
August 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I used to believe that online activism didn't accomplish anything, but I'm changing my tune. There is one form that seems effective:
publicly praising people who commit crimes you support.
publicly praising people who commit crimes you support.
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#OtD 21 Aug 1831 Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Africans began in Southampton County, Virginia. Over the next two days, his band of rebels travelled to multiple plantations, freeing enslaved people and killing the enslavers until being repressed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9345...
August 21, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#OtD 21 Aug 1831 Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Africans began in Southampton County, Virginia. Over the next two days, his band of rebels travelled to multiple plantations, freeing enslaved people and killing the enslavers until being repressed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9345...
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This is also something @aoc.bsky.social has been outspoken on, but it’s a topic where criticism provokes a fight with leadership.
I think people’s inboxes are worth it. Email and texts are incredible organizing tools but millions understandably avoid sharing their info to dodge spam.
I think people’s inboxes are worth it. Email and texts are incredible organizing tools but millions understandably avoid sharing their info to dodge spam.
August 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This is also something @aoc.bsky.social has been outspoken on, but it’s a topic where criticism provokes a fight with leadership.
I think people’s inboxes are worth it. Email and texts are incredible organizing tools but millions understandably avoid sharing their info to dodge spam.
I think people’s inboxes are worth it. Email and texts are incredible organizing tools but millions understandably avoid sharing their info to dodge spam.