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Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 โ€“ October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States.

Early in his political career, Debs was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected as a Democrat to the Indiana General Assembly in 1884. After working with several smaller unions, including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Debs led his union in a major ten-month strike against the CB&Q Railroad in 1888. Debs was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union (ARU), one of the nation's first industrial unions. After workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company organized a wildcat strike over pay cuts in the summer of 1894, Debs signed many into the ARU. He led a boycott by the ARU against handling trains with Pullman cars in what became the nationwide Pullman Strike, affecting most lines west of Detroit and more than 250,000 workers in 27 states. Purportedly to keep the mail running, President Grover Cleveland used the United States Army to break the strike. As a leader of the ARU, Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served six months in prison.

In prison, Debs read various works of socialist theory and emerged six months later as a committed adherent of the international socialist movement. Debs was a founding member of the Social Democracy of America (1897), the Social Democratic Party of America (1898) and the Socialist Party of America (1901). Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times: 1900 (earning 0.6 percent of the popular vote), 1904 (3.0 percent), 1908 (2.8 percent), 1912 (6.0 percent), and 1920 (3.4 percent), the last time from a prison cell. He was also a candidate for United States Congress from his native state Indiana in 1916.

Debs was noted for his oratorical skills, and his speech denouncing American participation in World War I led to his second arrest in 1918. He was convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918 and sentenced to a 10-year term. President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence in December 1921. Debs died in 1926, not long after being admitted to a sanatorium due to cardiovascular problems that developed during his time in prison.

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[โ€“] Hohsia@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

X fan here! Rooting for you bros tonight ๐Ÿค“

How was I ever a redditor? The yearning to be desperately part of somthing even if itโ€™s being on the sidelines is awfully sad.

Tbh I oscillate between โ€œhow fucking patheticโ€ and โ€œdamn, you poor hopelessly atomized soul. Why put so much mental energy into this bro youโ€™re not getting shit once this is overโ€

mid-tier Chinese roomba trip report: the battery has 2x the capacity and charged 3x faster than the black and decker one i tried but also it's draining 5x slower

[โ€“] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

there are some funny videos of college kids dunking on peterson (from jubilee i believe), so if someone feeling sicko-hazmat

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[โ€“] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They should invent a calorie deficit that's actually a surplus

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[โ€“] buckykat@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Decided I might as well give Dragon Age Inquisition a try since Epic gave me it for free a while ago, and fucking EA made me make another goddamn account. This garbage is single player, right?

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[โ€“] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

There are uncs everywhere for those with the eyes to see.

[โ€“] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

VTuber postingGigi Murin from Hololove English Justice came out as being on the ace spectrum and demiromantic! Gimurin everyone! Really glad that she felt comfortable talking about itโ€”there are a lot of out queer people in Nijisanji, but from what what I can tell Holomems have been reticent to explicitly self-identify like that (with the possible exception of Matsuri?). I feel like Justice has really attracted more femme and queer people to the fandom, which probably contributed to her feeling more comfortable, and I hope it's a trend that continues.

Now that I think about it, Gigi and Elira, the BL fanatics of their respective company branches, are both ace. Really wish things were different so we could see them nerd out on stream together, but given everything that's happened it's basically impossible at this point. Best I can hope for is that someone writes a fanfic or something...

[โ€“] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

watched Common Side Effects

p good imho

[โ€“] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Plenty of money to be made, if that's what you're into

[โ€“] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

A video about the history of the palestinian left (PFLP) by bes d marx palestine-heart

[โ€“] HarryLime@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Awww goddammit. I got Bateman when I needed the protection of Batman.

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[โ€“] Cimbazarov@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

These humanoid robots in China look so uncanny. I cant believe they are real

https://xcancel.com/orikron/status/1926681589179621455#m

Scary movie satirizing Scream is like when a Reddit or Twitter thread is just repeating the joke back at OP.

[โ€“] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Umi E5god Erika really is the most-obnoxious type of DnD player. pure metagaming, texting mid-game, only tuning in on her turns. beat her to death with a big rock please

[โ€“] Wmill@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

thrice it has happened that I've been recommended a video on yt where the person sounds normal and slips into a italian american accent anti-italian-action why are they getting thru into my feed maddened

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[โ€“] Eco@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

orville and walter white

[โ€“] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pokemon Silver team is working out. Eventually I'll want a water type beyond the Goldeen that's temporarily ferrying me around. My issue is that I've played with Qwilfish and Wooper more times than I can count, and adding Chinchou or Corsola would encourage me to drop Sudowoodo or Flaffy for good measure. Maybe I'll run Gyarados or even give Seaking a shot for the first time.

[โ€“] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mantine is fun but i dont remember if silver had it, if you are able to get trade evolutions kingdra is a fun water type

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[โ€“] ratboy@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Linux nerds what is the best/"most secure" distro for a first timer? I have been advised not to use Ubuntu because Canonical is sketchy

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[โ€“] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Got a steroid shot today for my poison ivy, not as bad as it was before that. My ass hurts where they shot me tho :(

[โ€“] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Found a Lassallean meme on my phone from years ago.... Yikes

[โ€“] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

I hate being a communist and the rent collector/manager of this household >.>

[โ€“] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not every piece of furniture needs LEDs and usb ports. Iโ€™ll survive if thereโ€™s a meter in my living room without itโ€™s own light source and a charging port.

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[โ€“] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Kinda wishcasting here, but does anyone recall a meme video of This song over images of what I think is that drawing of Stirner along with some other Leftist heads and can you share it with me, I can't seem to find it anywhere

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[โ€“] Carl@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

trying out debian 13, its a lot like debian 12 but I have an extra error on the boot screen that doesn't seem to be effecting anything

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[โ€“] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I am so fucking beyond ranting at this point, so much energy and careful thought expended to what end? What does my wailing into the void about how ravenous the elder-care "industry" is accomplish? I keep starting to type the rant and it's like... dang, what does it even matter if I point out that this system is so merciless in its predation of the most vulnerable population? Your dad's being eaten alive by a complex series of diseases and these fucking parasites go "yeah we'll chuck him in a bed and feed him the worst food imaginable while he wastes away, check on him like twice a day until he dies, that'll be 5k a month :) :) :)" with endless paragraphs of copy-paste-corporate-speak about how much they care and you just have to roll with that shit.

It's all good, right? This is what works. This is the best possible system, folks. No way in which any of this could be organized better. Nope. Don't even bother questioning it, there's nothing you can do.

Well. Almost nothing. luigi-dance luigi-dance luigi-dance

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