Comrades - Today’s newsletter will be a bit brief. This past weekend, I was occupied with a family funeral. In addition, I went with family to a flea market near Pittsburgh and found some interesting Soviet pins, medals, and memorabilia.
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Don’t miss our reading of Lenin’s “Opportunism and the Collapse of the Second International” this Thursday at 9 PM ET on Discord. Read more about it below!
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- 🎙️ Podcast
- 📝 News
- BREAKING: “KKE gains more than 7% in parliamentary elections, doubles its MPs in the Parliament”
- 1. “Biden signals readiness to impose social cuts, work requirements in debt limit deal with Republicans”
- 2. “Estonia's "Institute of Historical Memory" shamefully falsifies WW2 history, promotes anti-communism”
- 3. “Man with baseball bat attacked staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly's office, police say”
- 4. “Paul Gosar’s Staffer Is a Neo-Nazi”
- 🖼️ Art
- 🎧 Music
- The Party is our Helmsman Lyrics
- 💬 Global Comrades
- 🎖️ Soviet Items at a Local Flea Market
- 📜 Last Week in Marxist History
- 🌎 May 15, 1943 - 80 Years Since Stalin Dissolved the Comintern
- 🕵️♂️ May 22, 1973 - Watergate Cover Up - US Government Admits Spying on Americans
- ⏭️ What’s next…
- 📕 Book Club
- 📅 Upcoming Events
- 🙋♂️ How can you help?
- 👕 Shirts
- 📈 Boost It!
- ☕️ Ko-fi Membership
🎙️ Podcast
Listen along with the newsletter as I recap some of the News stories below in a new episode of Kyle’s Communist Podcast. Please leave us a 5-star review if you could!
📝 News
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BREAKING: “KKE gains more than 7% in parliamentary elections, doubles its MPs in the Parliament”
1. “Biden signals readiness to impose social cuts, work requirements in debt limit deal with Republicans”
2. “Estonia's "Institute of Historical Memory" shamefully falsifies WW2 history, promotes anti-communism”
3. “Man with baseball bat attacked staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly's office, police say”
4. “Paul Gosar’s Staffer Is a Neo-Nazi”
🖼️ Art
![“Be faithful to the flag of the fatherland.” (Ukrainian)](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/c2a39c1a-92e9-4faf-86a1-81d23d8a242e/1HGLuRBqXcUEm2k6qE46ypMRyKayEgE9q_395x600_crop_center.png.webp/w=3840,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
This is a very interesting poster tying the red scarf of the Pioneers with the Red Banner of the Bolsheviks in the Revolution.
It must be said that in this current imperialist war, there is not socialist fatherland. Russian troops may fly the Soviet flag on occasion, but they are not fighting for socialism. For more information see:
Soviet Symbols in the War with Ukraine: Who uses nostalgia for the USSR and how?
🎧 Music
Comrades on Instagram asked that I upload “The Party is our Helmsman” for easy listening.
The Party is our Helmsman Lyrics
💬 Global Comrades
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“The slave who is conscious of his servile position and fights against it is revolutionary.
A slave who is unaware of his slavery and vegetates in a silent, unconscious, and wordless slave life is simply a slave.
A slave who salivates when he smugly describes the delights of a slave life and admires a kind and good master is a serf, a boor (lout).” LENIN
Translation of post description:
“Russia may start to punish manifestations of "Russophobia" with up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 300,000 rubles. A draft law to this effect is being prepared by Duma deputies, says Verstka, citing one of the authors of the draft law from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). The Kremlin supported the idea of a new penalty for the Russians conceptually, says a source close to the presidential administration. According to him, the new provision in the Criminal Code will be an "ideological article.”
🎖️ Soviet Items at a Local Flea Market
📜 Last Week in Marxist History
Click the headlines below to expand the section.
🌎 May 15, 1943 - 80 Years Since Stalin Dissolved the Comintern
🕵️♂️ May 22, 1973 - Watergate Cover Up - US Government Admits Spying on Americans
⏭️ What’s next…
- Join our Book Club meeting each Thursday at 9 PM ET on Discord
- Follow my Instagram for daily updates
- Read last week’s post!
📕 Book Club
Join us this Thursday at 9 PM ET on Discord as we read and discuss Lenin’s "Opportunism and the Collapse of the Second International" (1915).
This will be a new read for me, but having pre-read some of the piece, it contains great quotes regarding imperialist war and the "comrades" that fall to opportunism.
Text:
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/dec/x01.htm
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📅 Upcoming Events
🙋♂️ How can you help?
Join the Discord. Follow the Twitch. Share posts from the Instagram.
👕 Shirts
I’ve been asked to create merch - something people can purchase to wear and represent while supporting the stream. I’m proud to announce we offer some really striking designs through StreamElements. StreamElements integrates with Twitch, so Twitch subscribers get a discount on the shop!
📈 Boost It!
Comrades, if you’ve read this far, I ask you to help boost some projects of mine:
- Instagram Posts - sharing these to your Instagram story or sending them directly to friends really helps spread the word: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsfDRmku94E/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Book Club - Join our weekly book club to engage in thoughtful Marxist discussions that challenges dominant narratives. We meet each Thursday at 9 PM ET and listen to an audiobook read by SocialismForAll. After each chapter, we discuss the major themes. Join the Discord and RSVP in the Events Tab.
☕️ Ko-fi Membership
I’ve revamped my Ko-fi page (similar to a Patreon)! Ko-fi allows people to donate money directly or subscribe monthly. For our monthly Pioneer members, we’re offering a new feature called: Instagram Roundups.
These round-ups will include extra information from my historic Instagram posts
Previously, I’ve been unable to share links to the photos and extra history due to post caption size. Now Pioneer members on Ko-fi will get this exclusive access!