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UPDATE: I got footage of the self-immolation at the Israeli embassy in DC. The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as “an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide.” After ignition, he repeatedly yells “Free Palestine.”

"If you believe that too many people are being killed, maybe you should provide less arms." European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has suggested the United States rethink its military aid to Israel - because of the high number of civilian casualties in the war in Gaza.

Israel forced 1.9 million Palestinians into Rafah — the only “safe zone” left in Gaza — then bombed it.

Nancy Pelosi wants the FBI to investigate groups calling for a ceasefire, for being “connected to Russia” Groups calling for a ceasefire include: –Arizona & Texas Democratic parties –80% of Democrats –60% of Americans –thousands of Black pastors –Doctors Without Borders –UAW

"The party of Lincoln has become the party of John C. Calhoun." Duh. GOP Invokes Nullification In Border Standoff Between The U.S. And Texas huffpost.com/entry/texas-bo…

Some are disappointed that the ICJ didn't order a complete ceasefire, but that was never in the cards because Hamas wasn't a party to the case. The ICJ couldn't order only one side to stop fighting. It went as far as it could to stop "plausible" genocide. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@thercj Yes. 😔

It's 70 degrees outside today. This time last week it was snowing. We should be concerned?

The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide.

Unbelievable. Stéphane Séjourné, France's new minister of foreign affairs, essentially said that France wouldn't support the ICJ's decision if it rule against Israel because accusing them of genocide is "crossing a moral threshold" and is "exploiting the notion of genocide for political purposes". Here's the exact quote (translated): "As for the International Court of Justice, we firmly tell the Israelis that international law applies to everyone, the systematic strikes in Gaza must stop... but words have meaning and accusing the Jewish state of genocide is crossing a moral threshold! We cannot exploit the notion of genocide for political purposes, that is our consistent position." So first of all it's an egregious lie that it would be their "consistent position" that "we cannot exploit the notion of genocide for political purposes" because less than a year ago the French parliament (including Macron's party) voted to recognize as "genocide" the Holodomor in Ukraine, and the year before that they voted (also including Macron's party) to recognize the so-called "Uyghur genocide"; both clearly done for political purposes (on the Uyghurs only some Western countries - led by the U.S. - have ever called it a "genocide" and a UN Human Rights Office investigation on the ground did not retain this designation)... So when it's directed at geopolitical foes of the West, France happily exploits the notion of genocide for political purposes. And in this case this isn't even about this, since we're speaking about an official ruling by the International Court of Justice, of which France is a founding member. So if the ICJ ruled in the sense that Israel was indeed committing genocide, by definition it wouldn't 'be an "exploitation of the notion of genocide for political purposes" but a ruling based on international law. So as I've said since the very beginning, this demonstrates once again that the war in Gaza is essentially the war of the "rules-based order" with all its double standards vs "international law". And sadly now France has made it clear that faced with the choice, they opt to side with the rules-based order against international law 😢

Katie Rinderle is the first public school teacher fired under Georgia's vague classroom censorship laws. She's fighting the unjust termination – appealing the @CobbSchools' decision to the Georgia State Board of Education. #StandWithKatie splcenter.org/news/2023/06/2…

Federal minimum wage increases throughout the years: 1967: $1.40 1968: $1.60 1974: $2.00 1975: $2.10 1976: $2.30 1978: $2.65 1979: $2.90 1980: $3.10 1981: $3.35 1990: $3.80 1991: $4.25 1996: $4.75 1997: $5.15 2007: $5.85 2008: $6.55 2009: $7.25 Nearly 2024: still $7.25

We are devastated by the UN Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza—blocked by a solitary veto from the United States. “By vetoing this resolution, the US stands alone in casting its vote against humanity.” doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-cal…

This is a disgrace.

Whenever I tweet about the immense suffering being inflicted on Gaza, I get replies from pro-Israel accounts demanding that Hamas release the hostages. Here's a quick rundown of what's happening on that front. Tl;dr: Netanyahu doesn't care about the hostages

BBC: Israel has tampered with evidence, manipulated video, lied to the public and provided no evidence that al-Shifa Hospital was a command centre for Hamas

@wileama !!!

Amnesty International’s 2022 report on Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians. amnesty.org/en/latest/camp…

At Al-Shifa hospital #Gaza: We have around 600 inpatients We have around 37 premature babies We have around 17 patients in the ICU We have around 600 postoperative patients They all need medical care. We need an immediate ceasefire.

@thercj So it's just the Broadway Mean Girls, right?

Why is it a secret that this is a musical and what do they mean by "not your mother's Mean Girls"? My mom's Mean Girls was, like Steel Magnolias or 9 to 5. What is this movie?