The German government has collapsed. The Social Democrats’ attempt to rescue German capital’s interests by reestablishing Germany as an imperialist force has been a catastrophe. Here is what the media will not tell you. 🧵
The German government has pushed the country into three wars—Ukraine, Palestine, and Lebanon. All are funded by taxpayers while public services deteriorate.
Germany is facing critical shortages: 183 occupations are in need of workers, thousands of doctors’ practices are closing, and hundreds of thousands of spaces are lacking in daycares. The national railway system is a national embarrassment due to widespread delays.
Germany’s economy has only gone from bad to worse. It is expected to contract in 2024 for the second consecutive year, largely driven by manufacturing struggles and fierce competition with other imperialist powers like China.
The education system in Germany is underfunded by €68 billion, according to the Education and Science Union (GEW). Education quality is plummeting, yet military spending continues to rise.
Trump has threatened to impose 10% tariffs on imports from Europe, a move that could further batter Germany’s already flailing economy.
Since October 7, Germany has seen ongoing weekly protests against the government's support for Israel’s genocide in Palestine and its brutal response to solidarity protests.
Germany is facing international condemnation stemming from potential genocide complicity charges and widespread criticism for its brutal crackdown on solidarity movements at home.
The government is alienating Germany’s Muslim, Arab, and Middle Eastern communities by deporting Afghans to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and threatening to strip citizenship from Palestine supporters.
This government enabled the ascent of the far-right and fascist parties. Instead of countering them, the government is adopting their rhetoric by blaming migrants for the misery in Germany. The so-called liberals are shifting German society further to the right.
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Evo Morales will likely be arrested on Thursday if his plan to march on La Paz goes ahead. The Indigenous leader is launching a long mobilization from his home region to the capital to register his candidacy for the presidential elections this August. 🧵
The former president faces an arrest warrant issued by the government of Luis Arce, in the context of an internal factional struggle within the left over who will be the presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party.
Morales has remained in his home region of the Trópico of Cochabamba for months, surrounded by large numbers of union members who camp around his residence 24 hours a day to prevent police from executing the warrant.
Tthe Kurdish national liberation group PKK says it’s laying down arms, declaring that conditions for armed struggle no longer exist. Many welcome the move, but some Kurds are critical, saying the root causes behind the PKK’s creation still remain. Here's where it all began.
The PKK was one of the largest armed non-state actors worldwide. Öcalan led its foundation in 1978 in the southeast of Türkiye to fight for an independent Kurdistan. The early PKK was heavily inspired by the socialist and anti-colonial movement that defined the 1970s.
Just two years after the party’s founding, Türkiye was rocked by a military coup. The Kurdish language was banned. The state launched a full-blown counterinsurgency campaign, targeting the surging leftist and Kurdish independence movements that had begun to take root.
May 8 is the day several European countries celebrate the defeat of fascism. Even though most of Eastern and Central Europe was liberated by Soviet troops, lies, myths, and misconceptions about the Red Army remain prevalent. Here are some of the most common myths debunked.
🟡“Human Wave” Tactics
The “human wave” belief is part of a wider idea that Soviet tactics were unsophisticated, with commanders senselessly throwing their troops at the enemy. The truth, however, is that the Red Army employed sophisticated operational art such as deep battle tactics, emphasizing coordination of strategic, operational, and tactical levels.
🟡Desertion and Reluctance
While there were instances of desertion and reluctance (common in any large army), the Red Army generally demonstrated high levels of determination and resilience. Many Soviet soldiers were highly motivated by a sense of patriotic duty and the defense of their homeland.
India's military operation "Kagaar" escalates its war against Maoist guerrillas, deploying thousands of troops, tanks, airstrikes, and drones. The offensive is blamed for massacring civilians. However, the CPI (Maoist) is fighting back. Read on. 🧵
India escalates its war against Maoist guerrilla forces under the sweeping military operation “Kagaar.” Government troops have deployed tens of thousands of infantry alongside tanks, airstrikes, and drones. The Ministry of Home Affairs has branded Kagaar a final push to “eradicate Left-Wing Extremism” by mid-2026.
Ongoing fighting is concentrated in southeastern India’s so-called “Red Corridor.” CPI (Maoist) recently accused the state again of routinely opening fire on remote villages based on suspicions of guerrilla sympathy. Killed civilians are reportedly labeled as armed militants.
Today marks 70 years since Vietnam’s historic victory over French colonial forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. The battle is considered one of the greatest of the 20th century, precipitating the end of French colonial rule in Southeast Asia. 🧵
At the time, the Viet Minh, led by communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, spearheaded the Anti-French Resistance War, resisting French colonial rule following attempts to reinstate it after World War II.
After a 56-day-long bloody battle and a final assault on May 7, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell to Viet Minh forces, bravely led by Vo Nguyen Giap.
A far-right Trump ally just forced Romania’s PM to resign. George Simion, leader of the ultra-nationalist AUR party, won 40.5% in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. By Monday, PM Ciolacu stepped down—Romania’s far right is now one step from power. 🧵
Simion vows to ban same-sex marriage, eliminate Holocaust education, cut military aid to Ukraine, and purge Europe of what he calls “neo-Marxist madness.”
His nominee for prime minister, Călin Georgescu, is under investigation for building fascist networks and has described Romania’s wartime Nazi collaborators as “martyrs.”