At midnight, Managua’s Barrio San Antonio celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution & victory over last year’s coup. Today, 100’s of thousands will converge in the city center. They’ve fought for independence from empire so their voices are ignored in the US.pic.twitter.com/rNXxVRYeRA
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My message (in rusty Spanish) to the people gathered in Barrio San Antonio to celebrate the 40th anniversary of FSLN victory: Millions of US Americans are struggling against the same empire as you. Our struggle is the same.pic.twitter.com/dlVv0eLFiU
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Part one of
@BenjaminNorton’s speech to the vigilia in Barrio San Antonio calling out US corporate media for ignoring the massive popular support for the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua and acting as an arm for US foreign policypic.twitter.com/TpiydrHGC911 replies 86 retweets 190 likesShow this thread -
Part two of
@BenjaminNorton’s speech in Managua, declaring the US government doesn’t represent the people, but the corporate oligarchy that wants to topple progressive, independent govts everywhere. He ends by calling for the only acceptable form of regime change: in the empire.pic.twitter.com/Ko8Y83BjQW9 replies 82 retweets 188 likesShow this thread
loving Ben's Spanish
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