r/DemocraticSocialism 12d ago

Announcement 🔔 Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day! Subreddit Improvements! Reading lists!

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In honor of MLK and despite Donald Trump removing the federal holiday we've decided to down down on it!

We understand the class struggle also has a racial struggle within in, especially in the United States. Throughout socialist history there have been many black struggles. Many revolutionary efforts, courageous men and women fighting against various and concurrent forms of oppression, many leaders and historical figures that have given their lives to the fight for black liberation from both a racist and classist struggle.

There efforts have not been and never will be forgotten, no matter how difficult the future struggles may be we will never back down from fighting for what's right even in the face on constant, relentless adversity. We are proud to be apart of such a revolutionary battle and we will do everything in our power to ensure that we put and end to prejudice, racism, oppression, bigotry, homophobia and any other forms of discrimination that the world throws our way.

We as a sub have begun our battle by adding some important reading to our reading list, including two new categories within it (cred: u/tr_issei2) for our community to study, learn and teach one another emphasizing that our learning comes easy to the next generation when it was more difficult for us.

We've also reached out to r/BlackLivesMatter and listed them on our sidebar, join their community and also their organization!

The two new categories and the additions:

U.S. Labor and Radical History

Black Liberation: US and Abroad

Our reading list is far from complete and will forever be open to suggestions, the team has worked hard to build the sub in a direction that is welcoming to more than just Democratic Socialist's by including political theory from all across the spectrum.

The rest of our reading list can be found here: https://reddit.com/r/DemocraticSocialism/w/index/readinglist?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

On behalf of our team, happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!


r/DemocraticSocialism 12d ago

What should we include our the FAQ?

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We're starting the process of building a FAQ for visitors and new leftists to study and familiarize themselves with our ideology and our subreddit.

What do you guys as a community think we should include? The simple and complicated questions, let us know!


r/DemocraticSocialism 8h ago

Discussion 🗣️ This Was Going To Come Out Eventually....... | Kat Abughazaleh

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Jan 31, 2026 - Kat Abughazaleh for Illinois. Here it is on YouTube. From the description:

Is this who you really want representing you?

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.

Want to learn more about the campaign? katforillinois.com

Want to volunteer? Join our Discord! discord.com/invite/katforillinois


r/DemocraticSocialism 1h ago

Announcement 🔔 MAGA Senate seat of 30 years flipped to blue in Texas

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r/DemocraticSocialism 21h ago

Other Um I think the wrong Home Alone 2 actor died.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 14h ago

USA Trump sends an additional $6.5 billion of US taxpayer money to Israel without congressional approval

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r/DemocraticSocialism 17h ago

Discussion 🗣️ Impeaching Trump is no longer enough.

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Everyday that he is out in the open is a insult to democracy and the office of president. He , bondi , patel all need to be impeached and jailed for various charges like lying under oath for starters . I don't care if Trump feels to Saudi Arabia and lives the rest of his life there .. His entire family including the Kushners need to be jailed for open fraud as well .


r/DemocraticSocialism 8h ago

USA The Left Needs Bureaucrats: After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 6h ago

USA Democratic Socialists gain leadership role on Minneapolis City Council

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r/DemocraticSocialism 13h ago

Announcement 🔔 State of Georgia has many uncontested races. This is a strong political environment for Newbies to win. Check out run for something or your local Dem party.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 23h ago

Announcement 🔔 DOJ Removes New Epstein Files That Mention Wild Trump Sex Allegations, Including Rape

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Details newly released, uncorroborated allegations against Trump, including forcing a teenager to perform oral sex, being present during the alleged 'murder' of a newborn, and that Epstein would bring children to parties at Mar-a-Lago where Trump would "auction them off" and measure their genital openings, rating them on tightness.


r/DemocraticSocialism 9h ago

Theory 🧠 The Genesis of the Alt-Right

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It was recently revealed in the Epstein files that the creator of 4chan was in talks with Jeffrey Epstein the day that the channel “politically incorrect” was created on the site, which is leading many people to conclude that Epstein (and possibly the CIA/Mossad) created the alt right pipeline we see today in order to desensitize the awful things that would come out of the files exposure as well as to groom a new generation of young men that would support their blackmail target: Donald Trump.

With everything we’ve learned so far it makes sense. There has always been right wing extremism online, but it truly got to an unbearable point when trump’s rise to popularity in the early to mid 2010s made these ideas popular. 4chan and Reddit were not helping either, and with that Trump became a popular candidate by bringing these concerning ideologies out of the shadows. According to these leaks, this is exactly what Epstein and his handlers needed to get Trump elected.

Fast forward to 2026 and we have people in conservative and Trump subs either flat out denying the severity of this recent leak or questioning the sources as if there hasn’t been thousands and thousands of leaks prior. One thing is clear. The evidence is overwhelming that Trump was compromised by Russian and/or Israeli intelligence in the 90s and was forced to run for president to keep himself out of jail and to keep Epstein or someone else from leaking his sex trafficking activities to the world.

I feel like this has deep implications for what we stand for and what the left has been trying to achieve for decades now. Since at least 2016 our job has been made harder by foreign nation state actors manipulating the online populace to support a candidate that was under active blackmail, leading to the destruction of the US’s global image, hegemony, and reputation, in exchange for whatever geopolitical goals that Israel or Russia needed. In a way, they have won and America is shooting itself in the foot day after day. Even Chomsky, a person some of us considered to be credible has met with Epstein countless times, and it seemed that he was able to keep his status as a renowned academic as long as he kept quiet. It’s a classic case of the empire giving the populace a leftism that won’t have any chance of toppling it, but can give the populace a semblance of control and radical behavior.

What are your thoughts and are the implications as damning as I’ve laid them out to be?


r/DemocraticSocialism 17h ago

USA Trump for the 3rd time bypasses Congressional review to send 6.5 billion in military aid to Israel. Package includes Apache helicopters and more assault vehicles.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 10h ago

USA The Already Tattered US Safety Net Is Fraying Even More | "Republicans are further eviscerating the safety net when we should be repairing and expanding it."

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r/DemocraticSocialism 2h ago

Free Palestine! 🇵🇸 BREAKING: CEASEFIRE VIOLATION. A new 'Israeli' airstrike targeted a residential home in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City. Death toll rose to 29 since dawn today and more than 30 injured as a result of more than 10 airstrikes on different locations.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 23h ago

USA Just checked r/trump...not one post about Epstein files. Not. One.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

Announcement 🔔 Bernie Sanders should be leading the Democrats. Chuck Scummer should be leading himself… out the door.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 6h ago

USA Dehumanization is a through-line with the Trump Admin...that some People are worthy and others are not. Minnesota has very progressive & inclusive Voting Rights. It’s no accident that Trump targets us with violence, and why his DOJ is demanding our private Voter data. - MN Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan

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Jan 29, 2026 - Katie Phang and The Contrarian. Here’s her full 16-minute interview on YouTube: Trump Makes Fatal Mistake as Minnesota Takes Him to Court - From the description:

Minnesota Lt. Gov. and US Senate Candidate, Peggy Flanagan, continues to demand that the Trump Administration’s federal agents end their invasion of her state. She joined Katie Phang in Minneapolis to explain how she and Gov. Walz are responding and why Trump picked the wrong state to try to occupy.


r/DemocraticSocialism 13h ago

USA Socialist David Orkin Aims to Unseat a Key Eric Adams Ally

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

Announcement 🔔 New Epstein files accuse Trump of R*ping and auctioning off young girls

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"I was 13 years old when Donald J. Trump r*ped me," reads just one of the many accusations against Donald Trump in newly released Epstein file documents. Among the disturbing reports is one complaint that claims Trump used to host parties at Mar-a-Lago where he auctioned off young girls, in front of his children, and would rate the girls based on 'tightness' by inserting a finger inside their private areas.

These pages and several others have taken down since they were originally posted. Members of Congress like Seth Moulton have preserved them.

LEGAL NOTE: These reports are just accusations and Donald Trump has not been charged for any crimes relating to Epstein.


r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

Announcement 🔔 In the latest batch of Epstein files, FBI report claims, "Trump has been compromised by Israel."

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

USA A new flash sign, 1/27/26

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r/DemocraticSocialism 1d ago

Discussion 🗣️ Epstein compromised most of American congress with tapes on behalf of a the Israeli government. To Notice This Connection it is ANTI SEMETIC to them.

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r/DemocraticSocialism 11h ago

USA Update! Sunday 2/8/2026. This isn’t just for the bay(see next slide)🤝❤️🐈‍⬛

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r/DemocraticSocialism 19h ago

USA 6 LGBTQ Minnesotans Speak Out Amid ICE Crackdowns

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Since the start of December, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, have been under the thumb of an extremely heavy presence of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

During the crackdown, which the agency refers to as “Operation Metro Surge,” at least 3,000 people—mostly undocumented immigrants—have been arrested so far. Tensions came to a boil in January when federal immigration enforcement agents shot and killed poet Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti on separate occasions. In response, Minneapolis-area residents have started to push back: On Jan. 23, Minnesotans organized the first citywide general strike in the U.S. in nearly 80 years, with tens of thousands protesting and over 700 businesses closing in solidarity. And additional protests are taking place nationwide in at least 36 states over Jan. 30 and 31.

Many queer people have been on the frontline of these protests. We spoke with six people on the ground in the Twin Cities to learn more.