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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

Hi, my name is Abdullah. And I live in Gaza. I am running this fundraiser with my parents.

Since I was small, I have always loved animals. I remember that even when I was younger, I would stop every time I saw a cat in the street. I would try to get close to it, give it food if I had any, or just sit near it. My family used to tell me, "You care too much," but I never stopped.

Animals make me feel calm and happy, especially cats. I feel like they understand when someone is kind to them.

But since the war started, everything has changed. Now when I see cats and dogs outside, they are hungry, scared, and searching through the rubble for food. Sometimes they look at people and just wait, hoping someone will help them.

Whenever I have a little food, I give it to them. Some of them now recognize me and come closer when they see me. That makes me happy, but it also makes me sad because I can't feed them all.

That is why I started this fundraiser with the support and supervision of my parents.

I want to help feed hungry animals across Gaza cats, dogs, and any animal that is struggling to survive. I also want to buy medicine for the ones that are sick or injured.

Animals don't understand what war is. They only know hunger, fear, and waiting.

If you can help, even with a small donation, it will mean a lot to me and to them. If you can't donate, sharing this fundraiser would help too.

Thank you for reading my story and for caring about Gaza's animals.

The Banners:

#1- FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia)

#2- ELN (National Liberation Army, Ejercitos Liberation Nacional)

#3- M-19 (19th of April Movement)

#4- EPL (Popular Liberation Army)

I ask because discussions of international left-wing militants rarely touch on these groups, so I'm curious to know how you all regard them.

Thanks!

More than two months after violent protests rocked Noida’s industrial belt, a investigation by Samarth Grover into the 4 UP Police chargesheets reveals a bizarre array of "evidence" used to build a massive conspiracy case against a group of left-wing activists and labor organizers.

Here is what investigators have logged as proof of a "criminal plot":

A public inauguration of a children’s library was labeled as a secret coordination meeting.

Palestine solidarity posters and labor newspapers were seized as incriminating evidence.

A simple WhatsApp instruction asking group members to protect each other's privacy was logged as proof of intent to commit an "anti-national act."

The accused include a 61-year-old veteran journalist, an NIT-graduate software engineer, a visual artist, and a theater practitioner.

https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/07/06/accused-of-marxist-ideology-inside-up-polices-noida-protest-conspiracy-case

Hi everyone,

I'm prerecording episodes for a podcast where I interview people with interesting viewpoints and perspectives and I'm looking for writers who have written on interesting orcontroversial topics, both in fiction or non fiction. You don't have to a full time writer or very well known, just someone who has published an interesting piece of work at least somewhere. The interview questions will be around literature, book burning, banning books, writing in general, and a lot of topics surrounding writing such as how you got published and the writing world in general.

If you think you'd be interested, respond via this google form and I will get back to you about an interview: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFTjKCVs9FwnMEjQe_R95M1pjsMMndrKO4CATvGNMrWjQIug/viewform?usp=dialog

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Antonio Gramsci’s interpretation of Marxism stands out for its sheer innovation. Rather than offering a simple explanation or a basic summary, he creatively adapted Marxist theory, expanding its vision to cover areas and social phenomena that had never been addressed before.

Gramsci's approach was deeply rooted in the Italian Marxist tradition, particularly through thinkers like Antonio Labriola and a young Benedetto Croce. Both of these pioneers were influenced by the German historical school led by Wilhelm Dilthey, who drew a sharp line between nature and humanity. Dilthey argued that the natural sciences require an empirical, experimental method, while the human sciences must rely on a historical method. This intellectual heritage became the defining feature of most of Gramsci’s theoretical work.

At the time, Soviet Marxism was famous for dividing Marxist theory into two separate parts: dialectical materialism and historical materialism. This orthodox view treated the Marxist outlook on nature as the very foundation of its historical view. As Joseph Stalin put it, historical materialism was simply "the application of the laws of dialectical materialism to the realm of history."

Gramsci strongly opposed this rigid, positivist limitation. He argued that any writings within Marxist philosophy regarding nature were merely leftover remnants of traditional, outdated materialist trends. Instead, he stressed that the defining feature of Marxism is that it is a "philosophy of praxis" (human practice)—and its true domain is history.

This perspective led Gramsci to separate the theoretical contributions of Karl Marx from those of Friedrich Engels, warning against the assumption that the two thinkers were always in perfect agreement. By making this distinction, Gramsci aimed to frame Engels’ concept of the "dialectics of nature" as a personal interpretation rather than a core component of Marxism itself. Furthermore, he wanted to critique the Jacobin-style tendency in Engels' thought, which assigned the state apparatus the primary role in driving social change—a top-down approach that later dominated the Second Socialist International.

Ultimately, Gramsci stands as the greatest innovator of Marxist thought since Vladimir Lenin.

Join the Internationalist Law Center and supporters of the Our Taxes, Our Needs campaign for a courthouse rally as a judge considers whether the lawsuit challenging these investments can move forward. This case seeks to hold public officials accountable and demand that public money serve the needs of our communities, not genocide!