Is there a Charlie Cinematic Universe now? lol

Hey Antik, since we have active mods now would you mind removing the LW_NewModWanted account? I might be missing something, but it seems like I can't do it since I'm lower on the mod list. However, it seems obvious that that account is not meant to remain a mod on communities with active mods.

Also, wondering if you can confirm something for me. I intended to remove this post since we don't need more mods for the time being. However, it appears all posts by a mod are technically mod posts. Is the fact that this is technically a mod post and LW_NewModWanted is higher on the modlist than me the reason I don't see an option to remove it?

Definitely a 10/10 band. For my money, them and Drug Church are the most interesting of the bigger punk bands out there today. Not that Drug Church is pop-punk lol

EDIT: Should also mention that Meet Me @ The Altar is also doing some real cool shit

I’m removing this as firmly off-topic

Listen, I'm thrilled that the workers got their sick days and credit where credit's due to anyone in the admin who helped secure that, but that doesn't make my point inaccurate. The Biden administration helped deny railroad workers their right to strike. That counts as breaking the back of the strike, even if after breaking their back they turned around and gave them (at least part) of what they were asking for. Breaking strikes via a literal act of Congress is a deeply upsetting, dangerous, and anti-worker move. Full stop.

In contrast to the IBEW statements you've quoted up above, look at the contrasting tone from the RWU in a recent Jacobin article:

RWU made crystal clear by our words and actions throughout contract negotiations that, while we were of course in full support of seven days of paid sick leave for railworkers, RWU would never be in favor of any legislation denying railroad workers our human right to withhold our labor when all else fails in our struggle for safe working conditions and dignity, regardless of whatever concessions may be dangled.

RWU was and is in favor of any legislation that would grant any relief to the barbaric working conditions we contend with — but we would never concede our right to strike. We thank Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the House of Representatives and the Senate for their votes in support of sick leave. But we are not happy at all with her or others in both chambers who voted to deny railroad workers the right to strike.

(Emphasis added by me)

What I want to see is for her and anyone else calling themselves a socialist to work to be a socialist power outside of the Democratic Party. The DNC is rotted to the core by the money and influence of the capitalist class in a way that, if not irreversible, is hopeless in the short to medium term. Just look at all of the explicitly capitalist Democratic leaders, including younger ones like Buttigieg.

If you want to pursue socialism, the DNC is the wrong place to do it. Hell, looking at history I think putting eggs in the electoralism bucket is fundamentally flawed. Look at the failed German revolution that helped make room for the ascension of the Nazis thanks to “socialists” making extreme compromises and undercutting socialist revolutionaries to instead work within bourgeois political parties.