Another crazy month—no need to dwell on it, as that won’t change anything. We don’t yet have elected officials capable of changing the course of the United States, but we’re steadily working toward that goal.
New SDA Branches poping up all over the US.
While transitioning our events from Meetup to Mobilize, we launched three new branches: Oakland County, Michigan, Houston, Texas, and Miami-Dade County in Florida.
n less than a month, nearly 70 new members signed up for the upcoming SDA Monthly Onboarding Call on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific.
Please share the Zoom link with anyone interested: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89566597580?pwd=RKRywn6CutEDBSTaPewucjg68QZhAV.1
New York City Maroral Races
In the face of chaos, we’ve chosen to embrace it. We recognized early on that a traditional, American-style campaign would be a losing proposition.
Since this is a New York race, we took inspiration from the NYC Sanitation Department, which retrofitted American trucks with European side-loading mechanisms to combat the city’s rat problem.
SDA is doing the same: combining the "chassis" of a corrupt American Democratic Party with a European-style Socialist movement to clean out the RepublicRATs.
I’ve shared lessons from this campaign on the Draft AOC for President in 2028 substack:
These lessons are informing our work on the Draft AOC 2028 initiative.
In the NYC mayoral race, Paperboy Love Prince is polling at 2.7%, despite being blackballed by the media. We spent only $200 to get him on the ballot. In contrast, Michael Blake and Whitney Tilson spent a combined $1.7 million and are still polling behind him.
This week, approximately 4 million voter guides are being sent across New York City. If we had mailed them ourselves, it would have cost several million dollars. The timing coincides perfectly with the release of the 2025 Socialist Manifesto.
The US Socialist Manifesto
As outlined in our bylaws, the 57th Socialist Congress convened and adopted a single manifesto. If anyone asks—this is socialism. Anything else is a fake.
Download the 2025 NYC Congress Socialist Manifesto: https://www.socialists.us/direct/manifesto/congress.
This document will serve as the political platform for all SDA candidates and stands as a direct response to “Project 2025.”
We are now starting the update process for the next Congress. You can submit your draft proposals here: https://www.socialists.us/direct/drafts/policies.
Other Congresses around the world
The 16th Brazilian PSB40 Congress
This week, the Brazilian PSB40 is holding its 16th National Congress in Brasília.
As with all Congresses, it includes a manifesto, available in Portuguese: https://www.autorreformapsb.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Manifesto_e_Programa_do_PSB.pdf
I sent a video wishing their leader, Carlos Siqueira de Barros, success in organizing the Congress.
As American Socialists, we have a responsibility to support global efforts to preserve the Amazon Rainforest while respecting Brazil’s right to pursue sustainable development.
We must stand in solidarity with the Amazonian people by recognizing their sovereignty over natural resources and offering cooperative alternatives that encourage conservation.
These solutions should help avoid repeating the environmental mistakes of the past without denying communities the opportunities for growth and prosperity.
More information is available on the PSB website: https://psb40.org.br (google translate)
The 81st French Socialist Congress
This Congress holds personal significance, as I am a French citizen and active in both the U.S. and French Socialist movements.
French Socialists were presented with three manifestos—A, B, and C:
Manifesto A was proposed by the current party leader.
Manifesto B by the chair of the Socialist Caucus in the Assembly.
Manifesto C by the Mayor of Rouen, where Joan of Arc was burned exactly 594 years ago.
More details available at: https://www.parti-socialiste.fr/81e_congres (Google Translate)
or the first round, I privately supported Manifesto C (Mayor of Rouen), as part of our broader strategy to integrate SDA into the Socialist International.
A French comrade wrote:
Politics is not just an ideological clash (in the best case scenario) or a struggle for power (which it always is), it is also a kind of spectacle in which the strategies and tactics of the various protagonists are revealed. Unity of time, place, and action, as in the theater. But the spectacle must be worth watching.
Results of the first round (24,701 votes cast):
Manifesto A: 42.21%
Manifesto C: 30.48%
Manifesto B: 17.41%
The party uses proportional representation, so the National Political Committee (200 members) will reflect these results.
The final vote for party leader will be held on June 5, 2025, between:
Olivier Faure, the current leader and VP of the Socialist International
Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, Mayor of Rouen
Due to ongoing obstruction from the current leadership regarding our membership in the Socialist International—especially since the 2023 Congress in Marseille—I am publicly supporting Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol to advocate for new international representation.
I shared a video in French discussing the link between Trump, Putin, and Marine Le Pen, emphasizing that only a strong Socialist International, working alongside the Global Greens and Progressive International, can effectively counter the global fascist movement.
What began as the Tea Party has evolved into a global fascist movement, and we must respond collectively.
I will be in Nancy to meet new leaders committed to building international solidarity—grounded in mutual respect, not outdated colonialist frameworks.
The Socialist International meeting in Istanbul
The leadership of the Socialist International recently met in Istanbul. Our involvement was limited to reading reports and following updates in the unofficial Socialist International Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialistinternational.
The group was originally created by DSA members and was recovered in 2021.
Pedro Sánchez remains an excellent leader, but—much like AOC—he operates within a protective bubble. We hope the French delegation can help mediate between the Spanish PSOE and SDA, particularly regarding the controversy over the relocation of the Socialist International headquarters from London (where Karl Marx founded it) to Madrid.
Only time will tell. Meanwhile, the current U.S. administration continues to upend the lives of 300 million Americans in ways that global leaders can’t fully comprehend.
The Dam
When Le Monde reported that a Global Green Member of Parliament was assembling an international coalition to counter the Fascist International, I immediately reached out. Unfortunately, the delegation will be in the United States while I am in Nancy.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/05/21/french-left-plans-to-create-a-progressive-international-to-fight-against-the-far-right_6741499_7.html
However, I provided them with a list of key left-wing actors in the United States—both allies and critics of SDA—so they can better understand the dynamics we navigate daily in New York.
To be continued ….