Today in Labor History December 18, 1830: The "Swing Rioters" went on trial on this date. The rioters were agricultural laborers who fought for a minimum wage during the early decades of the 19th century. During this time, England shifted from self-sufficient, open fields to farms rented by tenant farmers. Technology, including the increasing use of threshers, and a surplus of labor, drove down wages. Farm workers in the "swing" counties of the south and east of England responded by destroying farm machinery. Hundreds were arrested, jailed and executed. #workingclass #LaborHistory #swing #Riot #england #minimumwage #farmers #sabotage #protest

Why the Democrats Lost in 2024 (according to Christopher D. Cook): *Voter Disenchantment: Losing a whopping 6.8 million voters who supported Biden in 2020 *Biden’s disastrous decision to run for reelection, and his stubborn refusal to step aside *Abandoning the Working-Class Base: With millions of Americans already disenchanted and desperate due to inflation, Harris focused on courting Republicans, kowtowing to corporate donors’ interests, and failing to confront the role of corporate greed in escalating inflation. *Gaza Effect: There is ample evidence that Harris lost many voters due to policy on Israel and Palestine. *Losing Young Voters: Extensive evidence shows a huge drop-off in both turnout and Democratic support among young voters aged 18-29. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/democratic-party-autopsy-2024

U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” (DTOs) Within U.S., says 4 star General, Gregory Guillot of U.S. Northern Command, the same asshole responsible for carrying out President Trump’s illegal military occupations of American cities. The U.S. military assassinating people on U.S. soil would, of course, be illegal, too. This comes as the White House, Pentagon, and Justice Department continue to refuse to rule out summary executions of Americans on Trump’s secret enemies list, including DTOs, like Antifa and anyone who promotes "radical gender ideology." Indeed, yesterday, Pam Bondi Directed the FBI to Offer Cash Bounties for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology,” encouraging people to rat out their coworkers, family members and neighbors so they can be doxxed, harassed, fired, and possibly even sent to concentration camps, or executed by the U.S. military.

The Intercept

U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says

“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”

Them

Pam Bondi Directs FBI to Offer Cash Bounty for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology”

The memo teases out a directive from President Donald Trump.

#fascism #terrorism #assassination #trump #hegseth #bondi #fbi #antifa #antifascism #transgender #lgbtq #transrightsarehumanrights #dictatorship

Today in Labor History December 17, 2003: Sex workers rights activists established December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of Seattle’s Green River killer, who targeted prostitutes, and to highlight hate crimes and State violence against sex workers by police. The first event was organized by Annie Sprinkle and Robyn Few. The red umbrella was first used as a symbol for sex workers’ rights in Venice, Italy in 2001. #workingclass #LaborHistory #hatecrime #sexwork #SexWorkIsWork #police #policebrutality

Today in Labor History December 17, 1951: American Civil Rights Congress (CRC) delivered their "We Charge Genocide" paper to the UN. They accused the U.S. government of genocide based on the UN Genocide Convention, citing many instances of lynching, legal discrimination, disenfranchisement of blacks in the South, police brutality and systematic inequalities in health and quality of life. The U.S. government and press accused the CRC of promoting Communism. The State Department forced CRC secretary William L. Patterson to surrender his passport after presenting the petition to the UN. #workingclass #LaborHistory #genocide #racism #civilrights #un #discrimination #lynching #murder #communism #policebrutality #BlackMastodon

Today in Labor History December 17, 1918: 1,000 workers, led by Harold Nelson and the Australian Workers' Union, marched on Government House in Darwin, Australia & demanded the resignation of the territory’s Administrator, John Gilruth. They were protesting unemployment, taxation, high prices, lack of political representation, and corruption by the district’s two main employers: Vestey’s Meatworks and the Commonwealth of Australia. They roughed up Gilruth as he attempted to flee inside, broke windows and burned Gilruth's effigy. Gilruth later admitted that if he had he promised to reduce the price of beer (at taxpayers’ expense) the mob would have left peacefully. The Government responded by sending a gunboat. Most people were unaware of the rebellion for several days due to wartime censorship. The press blamed a Soviet establishment in Darwin, along with an uncaring federal government and Gilruth himself. #workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #darwin #australia #soviet #unemployment #rebellion #wwi

Today in Labor History December 17, 1760: Deborah Sampson was born on this date in Massachusetts. Sampson disguised herself as a man in order to fight with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. She called herself Robert Shirtliff (as in don’t lift my shirt) and stood 5’9”, taller than the average man in those days. She fought in several skirmishes with British forces before being wounded and discovered and then honorably discharged from the army. She later petitioned the government to be repaid the wages that had been denied her because she was a woman. Her friend Paul Revere advocated for her full compensation. Finally, in 1816, Congress granted her request. There are several other women known to have secretly fought in this war. Sampson’s story has been portrayed in several plays and works of fiction, including “Portrait of Deborah: A Drama in Three Acts” (1959) by Charles Emery, “I'm Deborah Sampson: A Soldier of the Revolution” (1977) by Patricia Clapp and Revolutionary (2014), by Alex Myers, one of her descendants. Whoopi Goldberg played her in an episode of “Liberty Kids.” #workingclass #LaborHistory #Revolution #deborahsampson #women #sexism #drag #books #fiction #play #author #writer [@bookstadon](

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New report finds the Arctic continues to warm faster than the planet as a whole. One consequence is iron leaching from the melting permafrost, causing rivers to rust and become orange, potentially contaminating fish and those that treat them, as well as contaminating drinking supplies. The Greenland Ice Sheet lost 129 billion tons of ice in 2025. Alaskan glaciers have lost an average of 125 vertical feet since the 1950s. This year saw the lowest sea-ice extent in the 47-year satellite record. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5639224/arctic-climate-change-noaa-report #climate #climatecrisis #alaska