LeftOfTheDial

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LeftOfTheDial

LeftOfTheDial

@EricShapiro3

New Yorker. Non-denominational lefty. Backer of progressive primary challengers. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” He/him #NotMeUs #LGM

Queens, NY Katılım Mayıs 2012
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Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna@RoKhanna·
Dems should be for the working class, not the Epstein class. I plead guilty to coining the phrase.
Jon Favreau@jonfavs

In this op-ed, @ThirdWayTweet actually argues that "Epstein class" is an "age-old trope" pushed by "Jew-haters on the left."

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David Klion
David Klion@DavidKlion·
The thing about Shapiro is he lies a lot. For instance, he keeps lying that he was the only Jew being vetted by the Harris team, even though Pritzker was also vetted and wasn't asked about being an Israeli agent (because he has never volunteered for the Israeli government)
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Nick Field@nick_field90

In his book, Josh Shapiro claims his speech introducing the Harris-Walz ticket was improvised. Despite the teleprompters, and the papers on the podium, and his office announcing the remarks the previous day. It's a small claim that reveals a lot open.substack.com/pub/nickfield9…

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Rep. Summer Lee
Rep. Summer Lee@RepSummerLee·
Our tax dollars are paying for bombs dropped on civilians from Gaza to Iran to Lebanon, and we're supposed to just sit back and watch full homes blown up on social media. It's sickening. No more weapons to Israel or bombs sent abroad, period.
The Associated Press@AP

An Israeli airstrike struck an apartment building in central Beirut, on Wednesday. The Israeli army had warned residents to evacuate about an hour before completely flattening it as day broke.

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Krystal Ball
Krystal Ball@krystalball·
What a lying sack of shit. The first Trump admin ripped up a nuclear deal that was working. The Iranians had offered extraordinary concessions in the latest round of negotiations before we used the ruse of diplomacy to attack their country and murder their leader. And btw that leader was the guy who had issued a religious decree AGAINST nuclear weapons. The truth is Iran is FAR MORE likely to pursue nukes now because of the actions of Trump, Hegseth and this entire band of war criminals.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar

Hegseth: "My 13 year old son popped into my office last night while I was editing these remarks. He asked about the war and the families I met at Dover. I looked at him and said, 'They died for you, son. So your generation doesn't have to deal with a nuclear Iran.'"

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Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
It’s just a weird sickness at some point, this level of greed. You have $200 billion dollars. You could wipe your ass with $100 bills and keep getting richer every day. Why kill thousands and thousands of jobs at this point?
More Perfect Union@MorePerfectUS

Jeff Bezos has begun the process of raising $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and then use AI to automate production.

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Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson@adamjohnsonCHI·
sorry but if you have the largest empire in history & you’re constantly being “manipulated” by a country the size of New Hampshire thats on you. I think Tucker and Joe—like the MSNBC set before them—need to come to terms with the fact that their guy Just Wants To Do The Bad Thing
1stclassclips@1stclassclips

"This is a catastrophe for the world" Tucker Carlson and Joe Kent say that Israel uses intelligence not to inform America, but to influence and manipulate America into actions that go against our strategic objectives.

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Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna@RoKhanna·
@AbstractHermit @patrickgaspard @ChrisVanHollen Facts don't matter to Greenblatt. He is a Trump apologist who attacked Obama's nuclear deal, defends Elon, and is basically a shill for the Trump Administration and Netanyahu. Sad to see. He has zero respect among any House Democrats anymore.
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Jabari Brisport
Jabari Brisport@JabariBrisport·
An island of 11m people is experiencing a nationwide blackout. Decades of U.S. sanctions have made it harder for Cuba to access the fuel, equipment, and financing needed to maintain its energy grid. It’s time to end the blockade and pursue diplomacy. reuters.com/business/energ…
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Joe Kent
Joe Kent@joekent16jan19·
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.
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Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi@tparsi·
There will be massive efforts to discredit Joe. But few have fought as bravely for the US - and suffered personal loss - as Joe has. Beware of the chicken-hawks who will try to drag the name of this American hero through the mud. "As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people."
Joe Kent@joekent16jan19

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

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Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan·
Populations the size of entire American cities are being displaced by Israel in a single day, and yet much of our media and political class continues to back Israel and pretend what it's doing in the Middle East is somehow normal or defensible or not an epic war crime.
Al Jazeera Breaking News@AJENews

BREAKING: Israeli attacks on Lebanon displace 100,000 in just one day, total rises to over 667,000 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/4oungf?update=…

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Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim@ryangrim·
In the morning, Tapper called Drop Site propaganda, and in the evening brought on this lady to say that Iranians totally want the U.S. and Israel to be bombing them
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Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim@ryangrim·
Wait a second, NYT: “But we are not on the ground in Iran.” Huh? Why not? We had a reporter at this school within hours and we’re a small nonprofit that publishes on Substack. You’re a publicly traded company. What do you spend your budget on if not reporting on the ground?
Drew Favakeh@drewfav

The New York Times' Adrienne Carter, a senior editor on the NYT's international desk, addressed the disparity in NYT coverage of the Minab school strike compared to coverage of Iran's strikes in Israel:

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Drop Site
Drop Site@DropSiteNews·
💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities ▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities. ▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation. ▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems. ▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death. The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures. 🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.
Frederik Pleitgen@fpleitgenCNN

It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities in the South and West of the Iranian capital. @CNN @cnni

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Assal Rad
Assal Rad@AssalRad·
UNICEF’s @1james_elder: “168 girls killed in a school in Iran…When the killing of children doesn’t dominate the news politics, something fundamental has shifted…if a child can be killed and it doesn’t feel like a loss for all of us, then I think we’ve lost more than we realize”
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Nina Turner
Nina Turner@ninaturner·
Americans deserve an anti-war party.
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Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn@jeremycorbyn·
Classrooms of children in Iran. Hundreds of people in Lebanon. The ongoing genocide in Gaza. Their humanity matters, but the message from our political & media class is clear: some lives are worth less than others. We are all human beings - and we all deserve to live in peace.
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Jeet Heer
Jeet Heer@HeerJeet·
The political purpose of polls like this is to define committed Zionists as the only real Jews & cover up the fact Jewish opinion is diverse & fraying. There's no reason to give such polls credence.
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Jacob N. Kornbluh@jacobkornbluh

Jewish People Policy Institute survey of 692 American Jews with relatively strong ties to the Jewish community, Jewish identity, or Israel: 68% support the U.S. decision to go to war against Iran, while 26% oppose it.

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