I wish we were all as honest as we were historically. “I’m invading your country because I want your stuff. If you beat me you can keep it.” The idea that International law is a real thing is pretty ridiculous. Acting as if these charges and trial matter. Foreign policy is for better or worse, might makes right.
…Don’t!
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I’ve been watching the Lewiston City Council meeting tonight, which is pretty wild by city council meeting standards. It’s basically a microcosm of American politics.
The only person in town I have actually blocked on social media - one of our many local DSA activists - was escorted out by police after assaulting a Maine Wire reporter.
Iman Osman was sworn in today after a long and weird saga that would probably take me 3000 words to even begin to explain (but can be found upthread across a few posts). The Lewiston Somali leadership didn’t put their best foot forward, in my opinion. They all basically called Iman a saint, lied about the entire Somali community being behind him, asked the city council to do something about social media (which they obviously can’t), and tried to make it seem like everyone is behind Iman Osman.
It was more interesting than Avatar: Fire and Ice.
All while all kinds of totally crazy news about Somali-Democrat fraud is coming to light, and quickly. To be clear, I think most Somalis are kind and decent folk who’ve been guided into dependence on Democrats, but most of their leadership is six dicks deep into bed with Democrats.
Imagine that… Democrat vermin creating dependency.
Another W for the Trumpster and Americans.
Leave it up to useless Liberal scum to be offended on behalf of celebratory Venezuelans… these rejects are truly beyond embarrassingly stupid
Yes… Nothing will happen. Mark my words. At the least we can hope that liberal scum will have to enjoy living in Soymalia
One of the councilors owns a market downtown and said on the record that she had people coming into her store to call her racist. That’s literally all these crooks have for a public argument. You’re racist if you don’t want the guy who ran from the meth house that he was present at during the raid (seen in handcuffs getting walked out but never booked into the jail or charged with a crime, probably now an informant) and is now under indictment for firearms theft in control of an enormous city budget and law enforcement apparatus.
While council was in executive session I asked Grok to argue against President Jefferson taking military action against The Barbary Pirates from the perspective of a modern Democratic Socialist. We didn’t declare war on them, either. Socialists live in an inverted reality and basically try to cast spells with nonsense words.
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As a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), I view Thomas Jefferson’s military actions against the Barbary Pirates through the lens of anti-imperialism, anti-militarism, and a commitment to international solidarity. While history often portrays these conflicts as heroic defenses of American commerce, they were, in reality, early examples of U.S. empire-building—prioritizing capitalist interests over diplomacy, escalating violence, and setting dangerous precedents for endless foreign interventions. Let me break this down step by step.First, Jefferson’s deployment of naval forces in 1801 wasn’t a noble stand against “piracy”; it was a calculated move to protect the profits of wealthy American merchants at the expense of peaceful negotiation. The Barbary states—Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco—were demanding tribute payments, a long-standing practice in the Mediterranean that European powers had paid for centuries to ensure safe passage. These weren’t random bandits but semi-autonomous regencies under the Ottoman Empire, engaging in what we’d now call asymmetric warfare or privateering to assert economic leverage. Jefferson, fresh off his rhetoric about limited government and agrarian democracy, hypocritically bypassed a formal declaration of war and got Congress to rubber-stamp vague authorizations for “hostility.” This reeks of executive overreach, echoing how modern presidents launch drone strikes or proxy wars without accountability. From a socialist perspective, why not address the root causes? Tribute demands stemmed from economic inequality and colonial exploitation in the region—issues the U.S. could have tackled through equitable trade deals or mutual aid, rather than gunboat diplomacy.Second, these actions perpetuated a cycle of violence that harmed working people on both sides. The First Barbary War involved blockades, bombardments, and ground incursions that killed sailors, civilians, and combatants alike, all to avoid paying what amounted to a fraction of the U.S. budget (Jefferson himself estimated tributes at about 2% of federal revenue). DSA stands against militarism because it diverts resources from social needs—imagine if those funds had gone to public education or infrastructure instead of warships. Moreover, the war empowered the U.S. military-industrial complex in its infancy, normalizing the idea that America has a “right” to project power abroad. We see the blowback today: interventions like this paved the way for the Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, and eventually endless wars in the Middle East. The Barbary conflicts weren’t about freedom; they were about securing trade routes for slave-owning planters and merchants, reinforcing a capitalist system built on exploitation. Jefferson, a slaveholder himself, had no moral high ground here—his “defense” of seamen ignored the enslaved Africans brutalized on American ships.Third, applying a decolonial framework, Jefferson’s approach ignored the sovereignty of North African states and treated them as “barbarians” unworthy of equal diplomacy. This Orientalist mindset—viewing non-Western powers as inherently aggressive—mirrors how the U.S. justifies regime change today in places like Libya or Syria. The Barbary leaders weren’t irrational; they were responding to European and now American encroachment. Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli “declared war” by chopping down a flagpole after the U.S. halted payments, but that was a symbolic act born of frustration with broken promises. Jefferson could have pursued multilateral talks with European nations or even recognized the economic grievances fueling the tributes, perhaps by challenging the broader system of imperial tribute that oppressed the Global South. Instead, he chose force, which only bred resentment and set the stage for the Second Barbary War in 1815. As socialists, we advocate for diplomacy rooted in anti-colonial solidarity—building alliances with oppressed peoples, not bombing them into submission.Finally, let’s not romanticize the outcomes. The U.S. “victory” ended tribute payments but at what cost? It emboldened American expansionism, leading to wars with Mexico, Native genocides, and overseas colonialism. In a DSA vision, foreign policy should prioritize peace, reparations, and dismantling empire—not Jefferson’s model of “might makes right.” If we’re serious about a just world, we must reject these historical myths and push for demilitarization, starting with cutting the Pentagon budget and redirecting it to global climate justice and worker rights.In short, Jefferson’s actions weren’t defensive heroism; they were imperial aggression disguised as necessity. As DSA members, we fight for a world without wars for profit—Jefferson failed that test spectacularly.
Ya they’re pathetic and should be tarred and feathered. “Liberalism is a mental disorder” isn’t hyperbole. It is 100% accurate
Sounds exactly like something some smooth brained Libtard dope smoking student SJW dildo would regurgitate
Tonight’s entire city council meeting was basically actual criminal pirates demanding that a pirate remain on the city council, despite well-documented piracy which also includes receiving mass shooting donations, plus all of their useful idiots who don’t believe piracy is real, but do believe in Democratic Socialism.
Totally bonkers stuff tonight. The council voted 6-1 to open an investigation into Osman, with Osman being the only “no” vote. It’s crazy he even gets to vote on his own investigation, but he does.
I hope I’m proven wrong, but my hunch right now is that the investigation will drag on so long that he will continue to serve on the council, being a reliable vote for Maine Democrats while they put up a public front that they really want him to resign. Even our woke joke of a carpetbagger mayor publicly urged him to resign, which is smart politics if it means that your hand-selected crooked stooge gets to be a reliable vote while you pretend to oppose him.
I think Lewiston was a testing ground going back well over 20 years. Calling anyone who opposes Democrats “racist” has been incredibly effective for the entire time, enabling the whole scam of importing a new voting bloc with taxpayer money that was done to all of us.
Okay so the crazy DSA woke white lady who got thrown out of the meeting tonight was actually collecting signatures for Osman’s candidacy, getting 30 of the needed 50.
A different crazy woke white lady who is a Bates College gender studies professor was his treasurer, and she’s also on the school committee and voted against investigating his residency a few weeks ago. A separate crazy woke white lady also made public comment in support of Osman, then tried to block The Maine Wire from filming LPD escorting the first woke white woman out of the building.
I really don’t want to be against the 19th Amendment, but reality is presenting us with a pretty compelling case in 2026.
Some women even agree… i dont necessarily but the west will be destroyed by whyte liberal women
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Here’s a pretty wild comment from last night’s meeting. In addition to not actually living in the condemned meth house, it is well known that Osman is involved in drug dealing, nonprofit scamming, recruits for Al Shabaab, in addition to having his first court appearance for felony firearms theft tomorrow. His lawyer is running for state Representative and he is also the son of the political editor for Maine’s largest newspaper.
I don’t expect Somalis to start voting for Republicans anytime soon, but the brazen demands of these self-described “community leaders” is hard to ignore. Another recipient of mass shooting funds (and taxpayer grants to her nonprofit) also spoke in support of Osman.
Meanwhile more and more shady dealings are being made public while Maine Democrats stay silent.
4char
Can really get rid of every amendment after 15 if we’re being honest. Some are horrible and others are redundant.
Yeah we’re kind of stuck with woke white women, along with the rest of the wokesters. Gulags are their thing, not ours.
We can continue to cut off the flow of tax dollars to them, which will be even more effective.
Every city in America has “community organizers” like Lewiston does, almost always working for a nonprofit that’s often funded with tax dollars, rich liberals, or foreign adversaries. Sometimes all three.
And yes, this one has the obligatory septum ring behind her ANTIFA mask. She even pretends she isn’t white. Her sister actually apologized for her behavior on a Maine Wire facebook post.
4char
Voter ID and a continued effort to stop funding it with tax dollars would probably do the trick, but we’ll have to see if Republicans actually do it. That might upset their end of the grift in Washington.
In the meantime, exposing all the scams is a good step. It is so egregious that even people who hate Trump will start to see why the entire establishment hated him, too.
if his recent tweets are any indication, 2026 will be a pretty historic year. High profile arrests and prosecutions seem likely to me, and the administration seems to still be operating methodically.
