Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social
Retired. Politics, arts and environment.
Socialist Equality Party
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Socialist Equality Party
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No War!💥 Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
WSWS fights for a United Socialist States of the Middle East.
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Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social
· Jun 15
Join the fight for socialism! Become a Socialist Equality Party Supporter!
The Socialist Equality Party (UK) is launching an initiative to sign up hundreds of new SEP Supporters and involve them in the party’s campaigning and educational work.
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“Solidarity is not conditional on convenience. Standing with Bogdan means recognising that the logic which imprisons him for anti-war writing is the same logic that imprisons Palestinians for resisting their oppressors. Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!”
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Students and youth in London demand freedom for socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk
“Are Russians and Ukrainians willing to stop and say, ‘Nope, we’re not going to do this anymore and we’re going to shut it down’? It’s a huge endeavour, but it’s the best way.”
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September 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“Solidarity is not conditional on convenience. Standing with Bogdan means recognising that the logic which imprisons him for anti-war writing is the same logic that imprisons Palestinians for resisting their oppressors. Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!”
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Fight war, oligarchy and climate catastrophe! Fight for socialism!
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International Youth and Students for Social Equality (UK)
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Fight war, oligarchy and climate catastrophe! Fight for socialism!
Imperialist wars abroad are coupled with class war at home. Students will graduate into a society ransacked by the capitalist oligarchy.
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September 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Fight war, oligarchy and climate catastrophe! Fight for socialism!
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (UK)
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International Youth and Students for Social Equality (UK)
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A jury at the Old Bailey on September 18 unanimously acquitted Sarah Cotte, the 22-year-old SOAS graduate prosecuted under Section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 for allegedly supporting the proscribed organisation Hamas.
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Sarah Cotte acquitted: Jury rejects British state frame-up
The verdict is a humiliating defeat for the prosecution and for the wider campaign led by successive Conservative and Labour governments to criminalise solidarity with Palestine.
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September 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A jury at the Old Bailey on September 18 unanimously acquitted Sarah Cotte, the 22-year-old SOAS graduate prosecuted under Section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 for allegedly supporting the proscribed organisation Hamas.
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Trades Union Congress uses “Burnham bounce” to fall into line with more austerity and war
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Trades Union Congress uses “Burnham bounce” to fall into line with more austerity and war
The alignment of the bureaucracy and pseudo-left with Burnham is most starkly exposed on the issue of war. The TUC’s call for “prioritising investment in workers and public services” replaced any stat...
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September 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Trades Union Congress uses “Burnham bounce” to fall into line with more austerity and war
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Europe and Canada pursue realignment with new security architecture amid escalating inter-imperialist rivalries
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Europe and Canada pursue realignment with new security architecture amid escalating inter-imperialist rivalries
The realignment of the European powers and Canada is an escalation of inter-imperialist antagonisms. While neither Von der Leyen nor Carney directly addressed the United States or its fascist-minded P...
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September 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Europe and Canada pursue realignment with new security architecture amid escalating inter-imperialist rivalries
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Gloria Steinem (1934–2026): The CIA, the Democratic Party and the politics of feminism
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Gloria Steinem (1934–2026): The CIA, the Democratic Party and the politics of feminism
Gloria Steinem began her career directing a CIA operation against a Soviet-sponsored youth festival and ended it as an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and a campaigner for Hilla...
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September 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Gloria Steinem (1934–2026): The CIA, the Democratic Party and the politics of feminism
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her annual State of the (European) Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday to unveil plans for a European security bloc operating independently of NATO.
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EU head von der Leyen announces European security pact, including Canada and independent of NATO
The State of the Union speech was a declaration that the European bourgeoisie must act independently of the Trump administration to assert its predatory interests on a world scale, above all by waging...
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September 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her annual State of the (European) Union address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg Wednesday to unveil plans for a European security bloc operating independently of NATO.
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The “Pro-Human Assembly” on AI: Sanders and the trade union bureaucracy join hands with the fascist right
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The “Pro-Human Assembly” on AI: Sanders and the trade union bureaucracy join hands with the fascist right
Bernie Sanders, Liz Shuler and Randi Weingarten shared a platform with Steve Bannon and January 6 rally organizer Amy Kremer at an event that marks the emergence of am alliance between the Democratic ...
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September 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The “Pro-Human Assembly” on AI: Sanders and the trade union bureaucracy join hands with the fascist right
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The US Federal Reserve has lifted its base interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to take it to 4 percent in the first such decision since 2023.
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Fed raises interest rate for first time in 3 years
The decision was largely forced on the Fed by the financial markets, which had priced in a 90 percent probability of an increase.
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September 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The US Federal Reserve has lifted its base interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to take it to 4 percent in the first such decision since 2023.
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Jewish-Kurdish Conference in London: Kurdish nationalism in the Türkiye-Israel rivalry
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Jewish-Kurdish Conference in London: Kurdish nationalism in the Türkiye-Israel rivalry
Israel does not want to abandon the effort to forge an alliance with the Kurdish movement, both in the war against Iran and in its rivalry with Türkiye.
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September 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Jewish-Kurdish Conference in London: Kurdish nationalism in the Türkiye-Israel rivalry
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“The declaration called in general terms for peace and cooperation and criticised the use of unilateral sanctions and trade penalties but failed to name US imperialism as the chief author of escalating international economic and military conflict.”
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A hollow show of unity at the BRICS summit
The BRICS declaration called for peace and cooperation and criticised the use of unilateral tariffs and economic sanctions but failed to name US imperialism as the chief author of escalating internati...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
“The declaration called in general terms for peace and cooperation and criticised the use of unilateral sanctions and trade penalties but failed to name US imperialism as the chief author of escalating international economic and military conflict.”
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UPS worker Paul Roberts killed on the job 13 days before retirement www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
UPS worker Paul Roberts killed on the job 13 days before retirement
Roberts is the latest in a series of UPS workers to die on the job, as the company carries out a massive restructuring effort which has axed tens of thousands of jobs.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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The Parti Québécois' “Blue Book” on Independence—chauvinism, austerity, rearmament, and military-strategic alignment with Washington
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The Parti Québécois' “Blue Book” on Independence—chauvinism, austerity, rearmament, and military-strategic alignment with Washington
The PQ’s Blue Book advocates for Quebec’s secession on the basis of national exclusivism, anti-immigrant chauvinism, massive social cuts, and an even more pronounced strategic alignment with US imperi...
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September 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The Parti Québécois' “Blue Book” on Independence—chauvinism, austerity, rearmament, and military-strategic alignment with Washington
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Rapper Macklemore booted from tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, other bands drop out in solidarity
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Rapper Macklemore booted from tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, other bands drop out in solidarity
All the musicians on the tour—except headliner Ed Sheeran—have withdrawn in solidarity with the outspoken artist, who has steadfastly opposed the genocide.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Rapper Macklemore booted from tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, other bands drop out in solidarity
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The pseudo-left and the UAW elections: How Labor Notes, Jacobin and UAWD cover for Fain
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The pseudo-left and the UAW elections: How Labor Notes, Jacobin and UAWD cover for Fain
The DSA, Labor Notes and UAWD installed Shawn Fain in 2023 promising an era of “class struggle unionism.” Three years later, they are writing his excuses.
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September 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The pseudo-left and the UAW elections: How Labor Notes, Jacobin and UAWD cover for Fain
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Resolution of the Ninth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party
From the first to the third American Revolution
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From the first to the third American Revolution
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From the first to the third American Revolution
We are publishing here “From the first to the third American Revolution,” the sixth and final resolution adopted unanimously by the Ninth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held f...
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September 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Resolution of the Ninth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party
From the first to the third American Revolution
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From the first to the third American Revolution
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UN reports that the earth will “overshoot” the 1.5 degree warming limit
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UN reports that the earth will “overshoot” the 1.5 degree warming limit
The goal of limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the preindustrial average that was agreed upon in the 2015 Paris climate accord will be entir...
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September 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
UN reports that the earth will “overshoot” the 1.5 degree warming limit
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Trump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space - World Socialist Web Site
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Trump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s acknowledgment that the United States “now has on-orbit space control weapons” comes as the Trump administration has abandoned or bypassed one arms-control treaty afte...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Trump administration announces it has placed weapons in orbit, in major step in the militarization of space - World Socialist Web Site
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Houthis seize control of the Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil production and a wider war - World Socialist Web Site
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Houthis seize control of the Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil production and a wider war
The narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean carries 12 percent of maritime world trade. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, this portends the opening of another fr...
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September 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Houthis seize control of the Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil production and a wider war - World Socialist Web Site
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Canary and George Galloway de-banking: wartime censorship escalates - World Socialist Web Site
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Canary and George Galloway de-banking: wartime censorship escalates
While Canary has been driven to the brink of bankruptcy and Galloway cannot access UK banking facilities, far-right leader Nigel Farage has secured donations this past week from two British crypto-bil...
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September 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Canary and George Galloway de-banking: wartime censorship escalates - World Socialist Web Site
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The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond went over the 5 percent level yesterday amid a continuing global bond sell-off which shows no sign of abating, fuelled by concerns over inflation, the impact of war on Iran and rising debt.
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US Treasury bond yield hits a “line in the sand”
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond hit 5 percent yesterday, a full percentage point increase since the start of the war on Iran in February, with expectations it will go higher.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond went over the 5 percent level yesterday amid a continuing global bond sell-off which shows no sign of abating, fuelled by concerns over inflation, the impact of war on Iran and rising debt.
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Behind the “A.I. Catastrophe” stampede: A genuine warning turned into a pretext for war-making and profit - World Socialist Web Site
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Behind the “A.I. Catastrophe” stampede: A genuine warning turned into a pretext for war-making and profit
This campaign aims to misdirect legitimate concerns about the deployment of increasingly powerful AI models by profit-seeking corporations into an effort to more directly align the development of tech...
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September 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Behind the “A.I. Catastrophe” stampede: A genuine warning turned into a pretext for war-making and profit - World Socialist Web Site
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Venice Film Festival: “Naza” exposes the savage machinery of war deployed by Israel against defenceless Palestinian civilians - World Socialist Web Site
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Venice Film Festival: <em>Naza</em> exposes the savage machinery of war deployed by Israel against defenceless Palestinian civilians
The film features interviews with two dozen Israeli military officers outlining the systems and protocols used by the IDF to target and kill civilians in Gaza.
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September 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Venice Film Festival: “Naza” exposes the savage machinery of war deployed by Israel against defenceless Palestinian civilians - World Socialist Web Site
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Russian drone hits Ukrainian train, missing by minutes Boris Johnson and Western government officials - World Socialist Web Site
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Russian drone hits Ukrainian train, missing by minutes Boris Johnson and Western government officials
The Yahodyn attack, which could have killed a former UK prime minister, a former CIA director and leading advisers to Britain, Germany and Italy, expresses the logic of a war whose escalation can draw...
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September 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Russian drone hits Ukrainian train, missing by minutes Boris Johnson and Western government officials - World Socialist Web Site
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Drone hits Mykolaiv detention center holding Bogdan Syrotiuk—all prisoners reported safe - World Socialist Web Site
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Drone hits Mykolaiv detention center holding Bogdan Syrotiuk—all prisoners reported safe
A drone struck the Mykolaiv pre-trial detention center where Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk is imprisoned. Bogdan and the other prisoners were not injured. The incident underscores the urgency of...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Drone hits Mykolaiv detention center holding Bogdan Syrotiuk—all prisoners reported safe - World Socialist Web Site
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