No. 48
November 29, 2025
United States
• Unfolding Events Strengthen Self-Reliance and
Reveal Need for a New Constitution
Many Forms of Resistance Abound
Voice
of Revolution
• Actions Demanding Closure of "Alligator
Alcatraz"
Spread Across
Florida
• Students and Workers in Charlotte, North
Carolina Rise
Against Customs
and Border Patrol
• United Electrical Workers Local 150
Condemns Border
Patrol in North
Carolina
• New York Mayoral Election Another Form of Resistance
• State Level Elections Show Voters' Anger
with Trump
and Current
Conditions
Puerto Rico
• Protests Continue to Demand Closure
of
U.S. Military Bases
United States
Unfolding Events Strengthen Self-Reliance and Reveal Need for a New Constitution
Across the
United States, the working class and peoples are taking action to deal
with the unfettered impunity of the Office of the President and his
administration. The President is carrying out the restructuring of the
U.S. state without mercy, all his edicts and actions desperate,
characterized in addition by their brutality, savagery, viciousness,
cruelty and utter disregard for the human and material consequences.
People across the United States have direct and repeated experience
that the laws, Constitution, institutions and even the courts
do not protect them from the growing impunity and
violence of the executive and its policing agencies. People are still
suffering the consequences of the government shutdown, from October 1
to November 12, and people see clearly that neither Congress
nor the Presidency can be counted on to provide the problems the people
face with solutions. Given that another shutdown looms in January,
these problems are also piling up for federal workers, families and the
society dependent on them.
Both Congress and the
Presidency have further discredited themselves. The upshot is that the
working class and people are beginning to reflect more and more on the
kind of institutions they require so as to make sure the direction of
the economy favors them and impunity is punished. The need for new
institutions and a new constitution that provide accountability and put
in place a democracy that puts decision making on all matters of
concern in the hands of the people has never been more obvious than it
is today. It is time to think about and envision what that would look
like.
The broadening resistance and varied actions across the country show the stand of the majority is anti-war, pro-social and firmly against the impunity and violence of government, at home and abroad. This was evident in the week of actions November 15-23, opposing war against Venezuela and demanding No Troops in Our Streets!
But this will of the people, the majority, is not recognized or upheld under existing arrangements. There is not the consent of the governed, a fundamental feature of democracy. Recent elections also confirm this, with people giving expression to their anger and drive for change. The people are striving for a different direction for the country. Existing institutions and governance stand in the way.
Giving thought to and organizing
discussion on what a modern constitution and democracy would look like
are problems for solution in the here and now. What are the mass forms
needed to empower the people to be decision-makers? What are the
mechanisms needed to inform the public and determine public opinion on
issues of concern, like war and peace and poverty and the environment,
to ensure consent of the governed is a reality?
Just as a main slogan today is Only the People Can Save the
People, so too only the people can create a modern
democracy, consistent with conditions today and guided by modern
definitions of democracy. Self-reliant resistance also demands
self-reliant steps on this problem of people's empowerment, including
strengthening the means and forms for people to speak in their own name.
Countering Threat of Open Civil War
Organizing for people's empowerment as an integral part of the struggles unfolding today is also a means to counter the threats of open, armed civil war among the ruling factions and against the peoples. A recent example of this rising threat was evident when Trump threatened a group of six federal Senators and Representatives, November 20, on Truth Social, saying they were guilty of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL." He said, "Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL," and that sedition is "punishable by DEATH!" He also called for them to be hanged.
This occurred after the six published a video telling members of the military to refuse illegal orders and that their loyalty is to the Constitution. They expressed concern that the military was being discredited, in conditions where military rule is one form of dictate the rulers may resort to. "Americans trust their military. But that trust is at risk. This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our constitution aren't just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear, you can refuse illegal orders."
The fact that the six, themselves former military and intelligence forces, felt it necessary to publicly call on troops not to carry out illegal orders also indicates the level of conflict within the ruling circles concerning how to preserve their rule while keeping the people out of power.
Sedition is civil war talk, as is the threat that it is punishable by death. It is a warning from Trump. The six are also speaking to where the military will stand as Trump expands the lawlessness of the executive. Even laws of war, which he has implemented against what he calls "the enemy within" and "narco-terrorists" abroad, are not being upheld.
The context for the video by the six Congresspeople is not only the troop deployments by the presidency inside the country. It is also the ongoing illegal bombings of small speed boats in the Caribbean that has killed more than 80 people, with no evidence, trials, warnings or non-lethal efforts to stop the boats. All of this is illegal by military standards and international law. No war has been declared yet military force and bombings are regularly taking place, just as use of the military inside the country is occurring.
In civil war conditions, given the many policing agencies and different branches of the military, the problem of uniting all these forces under the command of the presidency is key to maintaining a government of police powers and potentially military rule. Without it, the likelihood of armed conflict within the ranks of the rulers and between them increases. As this example makes clear, all factions will vie for control of the military and police forces.
This is also evident in the six choosing to publicly express their fear that the open lawlessness and impunity by the presidency and federal policing agencies and the increasing use of arbitrary executive powers will not be limited to the peoples' resistance but will also be directed more broadly against rival factions. This direction is already evident in Trump firing top military forces and prosecuting former officials.
The Pentagon also announced November 25 that one of the six, Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, will be investigated and possibly recalled to duty in order to be court-martialed. Targeting him means the threat is also directed at all the Navy forces active in the Caribbean and patrolling U.S. shores. The Pentagon statement said, "All servicemembers are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice] to obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful. A servicemember's personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience of an otherwise lawful order."
Military veterans everywhere are well acquainted with the fact that executive orders often are not lawful and should not be presumed to be legal. This is even more true now, given the unjust violence and lawlessness of the executive. It is also known that members of the military consider the bombings and killings taking place in the Caribbean illegal. The Admiral commanding U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reportedly resigned in part because of his opposition to these military actions.
For the people, the dysfunction of government and its undemocratic and non-representative character, evident in the long government shutdown and these growing conflicts, more urgently bring to the fore the need for further advancing the resistance using many forms and strengthening its self-reliant quality.
A key part of this is utilizing infrastructure already in place to develop new institutions and hold assemblies and webinars to debate and discuss a new constitution and new mass forms of governance that empower the people to govern and decide.
(Photos: Block Club Chicago, uspcn)
Many Forms of Resistance Abound
Voice of Revolution
Broad and United Resistance in Chicago Impedes Immigration
and
Customs Enforcement
and Defends Communities
Chicago, November 3, 2025
Broad
and united resistance in Chicago has persisted for more than two
months, strengthening its organized and self-reliant character during
one battle after the other against Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) and other federal agencies. The federal government made its
intention to intimidate and terrorize people clear with its massive use
of force in Chicago.
Instead, ICE is getting chased
out of
neighbourhoods across the city by people blowing whistles and shouting.
People are running toward ICE to protect neighbours, often in organized
detachments and other times in their pajamas, with whistles and phone
alerts mobilizing people into action.
Infrastructure has been created to strengthen self-reliance, including warning systems, mutual aid, legal aid, resources for housing and care of children and more. The spirit of self-reliance and level of organization is such that everyone is finding ways to contribute something, and every little something is recognized as important.
Action demanding an end
to local police crimes and support for ICE and that Cook County State's
Attorney Eileen Burke close Broadview Detention Camp, prosecute ICE and
vacate all wrongful convictions of protesters, November 1, 2025.
People across the city have whistles to alert and rally
forces, many
have organized to patrol alleys and do night patrols, to follow and
block ICE in cars. ICE raids are being filmed. Police violence is being
documented. Videos of resistance are being circulated. Daily protests
are being held at the Broadview detention centre just outside of the
city. Children of people detained by police are being walked to and
from school, vendors who are often targets of attack are being provided
with support, and much more.
Chicagoans have shown
the country
what can be accomplished with sustained organized action and the
profound courage which develops due to the involvement of the many
fighting forces uniting in action.
Chicago protest, November
3, 2025
It is this organized resistance that has contributed to many of the ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agents being removed from the city to be deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina and New Orleans, while the 200 National Guard from Texas who were on stand-by but not deployed, are returning to Texas. Chicago organizers have joined with those in New Orleans to share experience and effective means of building self-reliant resistance.
Organizing in Chicago has also brought to the fore -- through
videos
of the violence and police camera footage and open lying by police to
the courts -- that the laws, courts, Constitution, and local police
forces are not there to protect the people. People saw state elected
officials, journalists, clergy, documented and undocumented, all being
targeted, contending with pepper balls, tear gas, and brutality.
Unfolding events smash any attempts to create illusions that the
Constitution or laws or Congress can be relied on, while anger with
government impunity is also widespread.
As people
rely on their
own infrastructure built up during their resistance to state attacks,
recognition is taking hold about the need for new institutions of
government and that working people can build them themselves.
Veterans in Chicago say NO! to war and
occupation on Veterans Day, November 11, 2025
(Photos: paul_goyette, uspcn)
Actions Demanding Closure of "Alligator Alcatraz" Spread Across Florida
Demonstration at entrance
to Aligator Alcatraz, November 22, 2025
An important front of resistance now taking place is against the U.S. detention camp and "black site" in the Florida Everglades called "Alligator Alcatraz." The site is on the lands of the Indigenous Miccosukee people. The government has disappeared hundreds of people using "Alligator Alcatraz," and hundreds more across the country as the policing agencies act with impunity and no regard for any laws or standards.
On November 2
more than 200 people gathered at the entrance to
"Alligator Alcatraz." The demonstration was part of the Day of the
Disappeared actions, with 140 protests across the country. Organizers
have held weekly Sunday vigils at the site for more than 17 weeks now.
What stands out is the broad character of the organizing, which includes mobilizing religious leaders and their congregations from many different religions and from across the state, who come by the busload to participate. People from Fort Myers and Naples, on Florida's west coast and others from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and other cities on the east coast have participated. The outreach during the week is such that new people come each week to join in demanding the horrific camp be closed and the workers detained there be freed.
The vigils are also a convergence point for activists in the area and relatives of the workers detained. Together people voice their demands: No Human Being Is Illegal, Abolish ICE, Stop Detentions and Deportations! The Miccosukee are also mobilizing, and an alliance has been forged, ensuring that defending Indigenous rights and sovereignty is an important part of the actions.
As part of strengthening self-reliance, organizers against
"Alligator Alcatraz" have also taken up work to provide training for
participants from other parts of the state to organize vigils or
protests on returning home. As a result, new vigils have sprung up in
Sarasota, Orlando, Tallahassee, and elsewhere. To further broaden this
work, a recent training call on how to organize a vigil, a Home Depot
boycott to oppose its support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), or similar protest was held on Zoom, attended by more than 4,000
people from across the country.
Now these types of
actions,
broadly uniting people and demanding all detention camps close, an end
to deportations and defence of workers' rights are spreading
everywhere. As one organizer put it, "People are taking action from
Alaska to Hawaii to Oklahoma to Florida to Massachusetts."
Whether the form is a vigil, workers protesting that Home Depot stop supporting raids by ICE, boycotts, picket lines, or training meetings, people across the country are standing as one for rights and against ICE and government impunity.
(Photos: @sunrisemvmt, D. Becker, Artivista Karlin)
Students and Workers in Charlotte, North Carolina Rise Against Customs and Border Patrol
Charlotte protest,
November 22, 2025
The
city of Charlotte, North Carolina, is the latest to see massive raids
by federal policing forces -- this time Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)
as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and others --
heavily armed, masked and illegally kidnapping people off the street.
Students led the way in defying the raids, which started Saturday,
November 15. On Monday, November 17, 30,000 students stayed home and
26,000 did the next day. The students who attended school organized
walkouts at four of the high schools on November 18 and another
November 20, demanding ICE and CBP get out of their city.
Demonstrations
also took place at Home Depot and in support of restaurants and
bakeries that closed to protect their workers and customers. Protesters
marched in Charlotte and Raleigh rejecting the claim that fellow
workers are criminals and instead branding the federal agents criminals.
The rapidly organized student walkouts are yet another form of resistance being utilized as people step up their struggles against the brutal raids and attacks meant to terrorize their communities, churches, and schools.
School
walkouts, Charlotte, November 20, 2025
Charlotte was targeted in part because local police refused to uphold demands from ICE and CBP to detain people in prison even though they were to be released. This is an example of the intensifying conflict between local, state, and federal law enforcement and governing authorities. To contend with this conflict, one aim of the raids is to train the various federal forces to work together to carry out illegal, brutal actions against the public and to force local and state officials to submit.
Charlotte, November 22,
2025
(Photos: PSL Charlotte, R.G. Rogers, ladomi)
United Electrical Workers Local 150 Condemns Border Patrol in North Carolina
On November 20, just days after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had its Border Patrol agents raiding communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 150, the North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, representing thousands of public-sector city and state workers, issued the following statement:
"UE Local 150
condemns the Trump administration's plan to
deploy
Border Patrol units to North Carolina. This decision is an alarming
escalation and a direct threat to working people across our state. We
denounce this action because we know exactly what it represents: a
deliberate attempt to
intimidate immigrant workers, silence community voices, and turn our
communities into political props.
"North Carolina is not a border state. There is no emergency here that justifies a militarized federal presence. This move is nothing more than a manufactured crisis -- a cynical performance meant to score political points while undermining the safety and dignity of the very communities that keep this state running.
"As public service workers, we know what real crises look like. We face staffing shortages, rising living costs, underfunded public services, and wages that fail to meet the needs of our families. Yet instead of investing in schools, clinics, sanitation, transit, and essential workers, the federal government is preparing to send armed agents into our communities. That tells us everything about its priorities.
"And let's be clear: This deployment is designed to send a message of fear, especially to immigrant workers who power our hospitals, maintain our public spaces, care for our children, and contribute every day to North Carolina's economy. The threat of the Border Patrol entering our state isn't about safety -- it's about intimidation.
"UE150 members know that immigrant workers and native-born workers share the same struggles -- low wages, understaffed departments, unsafe working conditions, and a constant fight for dignity on the job. We stand together because our power comes from unity, not division. When immigrant workers are targeted, all workers are weakened; when they are protected and respected, every UE150 member is stronger. Our union is built on the understanding that an injury to one worker -- regardless of birthplace, documentation status, or background -- is an injury to us all!
"UE150 stands
firmly with all workers -- documented
or
undocumented -- who are now forced to worry about harassment
instead of being allowed to live and work in peace. We reject any
attempt to divide the working class or pit neighbours against one
another. Workers deserve investment,
respect, and democratic accountability -- not federal agents
patrolling our communities [...]
"UE150 continues to advocate loudly and collectively for the rights, safety, and dignity of every worker in North Carolina. We will not be intimidated, and we will not allow fear to silence the voices of working people.
"Action NC, Carolina Migrant Network and UE150 request that the Charlotte City Council:
"- Immediately issue instructions to the city manager to deny access to city parking lots, parking decks, garages, buildings, and all real property for the purposes of immigration operations. We further ask that you coordinate similar instructions with the county manager for all similar county property.
"- Produces official signage free of charge that landlords and businesses can post on their property that clearly state that no law enforcement officials may enter non-public areas of their property for the purposes of civil immigration enforcement. Participation is voluntary but encouraged.
"- Funds direct support organizations that are educating the public on their rights, providing crisis assistance services, counseling, and legal aid.
"- Passes an ordinance that prevents Border Patrol, ICE, and any other federal agency from entering city properties without a judicial warrant."
(Photos: Charlotte Migrant Network, PSL Charlotte)
Militant Fighting Spirit Against War and Militarization, and to Affirm Rights of Workers and Indigenous Peoples
Week of Actions Say NO! to War on Venezuela, Troops Out of Our Streets!
From November 15 to 23, a week of actions was organized in cities across the U.S. and internationally demanding No War on Venezuela, Troops Out of Our Streets! They took place as the U.S. has amassed a huge force of numerous warships, bombers, and 10,000 forces in the Caribbean, often passing right off Venezuela's shores.
People in Puerto Rico joined the actions, demanding all U.S. bases on the island be closed. They are especially calling for Roosevelt Roads to be shut down as it is being used as a launching pad for war in the Caribbean, against Venezuela, Cuba and the peoples of the region who are all demanding it be a Zone of Peace.
The call Troops Out of Our Streets! rejects efforts by President Trump to intimidate and divide workers.
The week of action took place as National Guard troops remain in Washington, DC, despite a court ruling that use of the military inside the country is illegal. People continue to rely on their own resistance, standing firm against war and for the rights of all.
Philadelphia, PA,
November 15, 2025
Detroit, MI, November 22,
2025
Chicago, IL, November 19,
2025
Minneapolis, MN, November
13, 2025
Starbuck Workers Strike to Defend Rights
As of the end of November, more than 2,500 baristas at more than 120 Starbucks stores across 85 U.S. cities have joined picket lines to defend rights and demand contracts. Organized by Starbucks Workers United, the strike is an open-ended Unfair Labour Practice strike, rejecting Starbucks' refusal to negotiate contracts. The union, which represents over 12,000 baristas at more than 550 stores nationwide, is persisting, with workers demanding higher wages, and sufficient hours and staffing.
Wampanoags Lead National Day of Mourning, November 27
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in eastern Massachusetts said of the
National Day of Mourning on November 27, "Since 1970, Indigenous
Peoples and their allies have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in
Plymouth, Massachusetts to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on
the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the
arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. Thanksgiving Day
is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft
of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures.
"Participants
in the National Day of Mourning honour Indigenous ancestors and Native
resilience. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection, as
well as a protest against the racism and oppression that Indigenous
Peoples continue to experience worldwide."
(Photos: uspcn, Minnesota Anti-War Ctte, MisLiss630, @th33mdphd)
New York Mayoral Election
Another
Form of Resistance
On November 4, more than 2 million New Yorkers came out to
vote for
mayor and more than 50 per cent of them voted for Zohran Mamdani,
electing him as Mayor of New York City (NYC). The turnout was twice as
large as the last mayoral election in 2021 and the largest in 50 years.
This was due to working people using the election to give expression to
their rage at the consequences of deliberate government dysfunction at
all levels, social inequality, and untenable living conditions.
The
election was one way to show their anger and resistance, not only on
local issues but also on national and international matters. These
include the genocide of the people of Palestine and brutal illegal
raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), detention camps,
the government disappearing of hundreds of people, among them students,
and the ongoing displacement and racist police brutality and killings
NYC is known for.
NYC
is also known for its fierce and organized struggle for the rights of
all, including tenants' rights against developers who are also slum
landlords. They use many different forms of resistance such as strikes,
demonstrations, boycotts, meetings, mutual aid, rapid response
networks, political prisoner support and more.
NYC
is home to a
highly diverse and experienced workforce that includes many young
people who played a key role in organizing to use the election as
another form of resistance.
An estimated 100,000 people, young workers and students,
participated on election day in mobilizing people to vote and in having
political discussion door-to-door before the election. They knocked on
about 3 million doors, made millions of phone calls and texts, and
participated in community events throughout the city. Everywhere people
expressed their drive to be heard, listened to and have a deciding role
in the future of the city.
In the election, about 78
per cent of
people under 30 voted for Mamdani. The issue for these organizers now
is ensuring their mass political mobilization continues, united and
able to persist in demanding rights, confronting the oligarchs, and
holding Mamdani to account.
The peoples' resistance also targeted the Zionists and Wall
Street
financiers who have long considered NYC their stronghold. Mamdani's
election, a refusal to succumb to their threats and slanders, was a
defeat for them, a slap in the face.
The rulers
dumped $34
million into trying to defeat Mamdani, making every effort to discredit
him using Islamophobia and false claims of him being a "terrorist
sympathizer" and "anti-Semite." Mamdani was born in Uganda, is a Muslim
of Indian descent and grew up in NYC. Trump and Congresspeople
threatened to take away his citizenship, which he secured in 2018.
President Donald Trump directly intervened, first by getting
existing Mayor Eric Adams to withdraw from the race and then by
supporting Mamdani's opponent Andrew Cuomo, as did Elon Musk. Cuomo
represents the old guard of established pro-Zionist New York
politicians and was soundly defeated, 50.4 per cent to 41.6 per cent of
the vote.
Defeating Cuomo was also directed at all
the real
estate oligarchs who, like Trump, are notorious for their corruption
and ruthlessness against the people. They are the ones who are
humiliated and will no doubt now strive to block Mamdani at every turn.
Trump threatened to arrest and deport Mamdani and to withhold federal funds in the name of keeping NYC from becoming "socialist." More than $7.6 billion in federal funding for NYC is at stake. Mamdani did not hesitate to call himself a socialist. Reflecting that he knows the base of support mobilized is what matters, he told Trump: "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
As is usual for him, Trump has responded by putting on a conciliatory and accommodating face coupled with attempts to bribe people in the most unseemly manner. He invited Mamdani to the White House and publicly praised him and encouraged him to speak his mind.
The people of NYC are remaining vigilant. Many joined in strike actions and boycotts organized across the country for Black Friday, November 28. The people are prepared to hold Mamdani to his promises which include free buses, increased rent control, and city-run grocery stores. How far Mamdani succeeds will depend on how far he listens to, encourages and continues to rely on the organized resistance of New Yorkers by defending the rights of all.
(Photo: Make the Road NY)
State Level Elections Show
Voters' Anger
with Trump and Current
Conditions
The 2025 elections did not take place nationwide but rather in particular states. Nationwide elections will occur in 2026 for both federal and state governments.
This year, in Virginia and New Jersey, there were elections
for
governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general and state
legislative seats. Various states such as California, Colorado, Maine,
and Texas also had ballot questions.
Taken together,
these
elections showed people were using the elections to give expression to
their anger with current conditions, like the high cost of living, and
the pro-war, pro-policing direction of the country. As is often the
case in U.S. elections people are not voting for the candidate but
rather as an expression of their concerns and demands, seen in this
election with votes against Trump.
This was evident in the California ballot question on redistricting, which got the most attention nationwide. The drawing of voting districts -- redistricting -- commonly only occurs every ten years after the national census is taken, to take changes in population into account. Voter concern about manipulation of the districts, reflecting a drive to take it out of the hands of the cartel parties, can be seen in the fact that people in 10 states, including California, have secured independent commissions for redistricting.
This year, legislatures in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri have already drawn new maps, while Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, and Virginia are considering doing so. These efforts are part of the factional fighting taking place among the rulers, expressed in divisions within and between the cartel parties.
The California ballot question, Proposition 50, passed decisively and allows the legislature to draw a new redistricting map. California's independent redistricting commission will again be responsible for drawing the redistricting map in 2031.
While it is said that the new map favours Democrats, what gets left out of the discussion is that the electoral set-up continues to keep working people out of power and those representing the rich in -- and this map is no different. Given extensive experience with both cartel parties of the rich, the vote in favour was a way to oppose Trump and his manoeuvres to secure greater executive power and impunity, with redistricting to his advantage, in Texas and elsewhere, part of that.
California Governor Newsom initiated the ballot question and secured millions of dollars to mobilize support for it. Its success is being used to promote him as a 2028 presidential candidate. Newsom has called on governors in Virginia, New York, Illinois, Maryland, and Colorado to also engage in redistricting in time for the 2026 federal elections, another indication of the intense factional fighting now at work. More than $144 million was spent for and against Proposition 50, further highlighting the in-fighting among the rulers.
Maine voters provide an indication of voters' actual concerns and stands against the various efforts to block people from voting. They rejected ballot Question 1 that asked voters whether to require photo ID for voting, decrease the number of ballot drop boxes across the state, prohibit prepaid postage for absentee ballot return envelopes, repeal laws allowing a voter's family member to request an absentee ballot or mail an absentee ballot back for the voter, and end the state's permanent absentee voter program.
Virginia and New Jersey Elections
New Jersey and Virginia were the only states with gubernatorial and legislative elections, for their state House of Representatives, electing 80 and 100 members, respectively.
In Virginia, anger with Trump was such that Democrats won every statewide contest. Abigail Spanberger won the governor's race by 15 points. In New Jersey, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill won by 13 points. Both campaigned by targeting Trump. Taking advantage of people's anger and attempting to channel it into reliance on elections, Democrats spent about $18 million on general-election ads targeting Trump in Virginia and New Jersey.
Spanberger worked for the CIA from 2006 to 2014, including in "counterterrorism" and working undercover to "collect intelligence" -- spy -- nationally and internationally. Sherrill is a former Navy helicopter pilot. She was in the Navy for 10 years, involved in the war against Iraq, and after became a lawyer and joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey.
Given the broad anti-war sentiment of the people and anger with federal policing forces, the votes were not for the candidates, but rather a form of resistance to Trump and the current direction of the country. Broad and growing resistance continues -- against the raids and brutality of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, troop deployments, massive funding for war and policing, to continued refusal of government to guarantee funding for food, wages for federal workers and threats to fire them. All of it indicates that the people know well that it is their organized resistance that is decisive and elections, only one form being utilized, are not relied on.
Puerto Rico
Protests Continue to Demand Closure of
U.S.
Military Bases
Since September,
Puerto Ricans have been demonstrating to demand
that all U.S. military bases be closed now! The U.S. is now attempting
to use Puerto Rico as a launching pad for war against Venezuela, Cuba,
and the peoples of the Caribbean. Puerto Ricans have consistently taken
stands
in defence of their own right to sovereignty as well as in support of
the peoples of the region, regularly protesting at Roosevelt Roads
Naval Station, one of the largest military bases in the world, with an
airport and large port. U.S. Marines have been carrying out large-scale
amphibious war
exercises there involving hundreds of troops. There are currently
around 10,000 troops on the island and a main demand being raised is U.S.
Troops Go Home!
Puerto Ricans forced the U.S. Navy to leave the Puerto Rican island of Vieques in 2003, and then succeeded in closing the Roosevelt Roads base in 2004. Vieques was used by the U.S. Navy as a bombing range for decades, with tens of thousands of tons of bombs dropped. Deadly chemical weapons were also tested and stored there. Toxins polluted the land, air, and sea, including Agent Orange, depleted uranium, and other deadly chemicals. Persistent organizing included mass protests and an International Tribunal that found the U.S. guilty of genocide, not only for its destruction of the human and natural environment on Vieques, but also the mass sterilization of Puerto Rican women and other acts of U.S. colonial genocide.
Today, as Puerto Ricans demand their right to determine their own affairs, the protests are again targeting the military and calling for all bases to be closed. One organizer emphasized, "We are against U.S. imperialism, we are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers that have happened with the pretext that they are boats for drug traffickers. We condemn those killings and terrible actions. We are in favour of peace."
Anti-war picket September
7, 2025 against U.S. intervention in Venezuela
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