Thirst Trapping For The Revolution: Socialist News And Views Episode # 78 (1/15/2026)

NEWS + MUSIC + INTERVIEW - Thirst Trapping For The Revolution. (A NOTE: A video of the interview ONLY is available from Urban Cabin Studios here https://youtu.be/KX1a4hyPu-4?si=vnFdSkMZAZWjThYY ) In our interview recorded on January 3rd, 2026 we speak with Alannah (a.k.a. AKD1984: https://www.instagram.com/akd.1984/) Alannah is from Melbourne Australia and is currently using "her assets" like her "degree in development" and her "sex appeal" to "spread class consciousness and ignite revolutionary spirit in the enslaved working class in order to plant the seeds for the dictatorship of the proletariat." ---- NEWS: Happening now in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. US OUT OF VENEZUELA!!! (1/3/2026): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1712266246417818 Minneapolis holds emergency action demanding ‘Free President Maduro!’ (1/4/2026): https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minneapolis-holds-emergency-action-demanding-free-president-maduro Thousands of Chicagoans mobilize to demand ‘No war on Venezuela!’ (1/5/2026): https://fightbacknews.org/articles/thousands-of-chicagoans-mobilize-to-demand-no-war-on-venezuela From Powderhorn Park today in the middle of South Minneapolis. FUCK ICE! ICE OUT!! (1/11/2026): https://www.instagram.com/p/DTWS5hKjI9f/ EndSlaveryMN: https://mnendslavery.org/events I'm at risk of getting båñ! (FREE GREENLAND): https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRemyYjDJy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== ---- MUSIC: Early In The Mornin': https://youtu.be/4iHpcbTNOrk?si=MmowVuFciPjUKT8H Alan Lomax (Negro Prison Blues): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbmT2b9oVo&list=PL6B0V2FKgTzLJu9KLMc_IW3bQmV-VeIBz Rocks and Gravel [Early in the Mornin'] (SecondHandSongs): https://secondhandsongs.com/work/236039/all ---- INTERVIEW - Thirst Trapping For the Revolution with Alannah (a.k.a. AKD1984): On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akd.1984/ On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@akd.1984 She recently finished reading 'Psychology of the Media' (2010) by David Giles: https://archive.org/details/psychologyofmedi0000gile/mode/1up