Rida SJ (she/her)

I Am An Immigrant beforeandagain.co.uk/journal/2020/1… Rida Mair Suleri-Johnson

The media did an excellent job at portraying both Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage as loveable relatable buffoons when they are actually some of the most dangerous, hateful men in politics and now everybody’s shocked

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The enemy of the working class travels by private jet, not migrant dinghy.

The media and political class is complicit in the far right, racist and Islamophobic violence we’re seeing across our country. This morning, I experienced the visceral denial of this reality.

this guy just destroyed Nigel Farage on #bbcqt well done sir

So, Today Im in London between the masses Protesting with them and calling for ending the genocide

a thread of taylor copying olivia that i think shouldn’t be ignored and she should take accountability

And to add, he took his teens there so they could “enjoy” it 🤮

We’re beginning to see how so much of the systems we are entangled in, uphold not just capitalism but the capitalism of death; war is ingrained into every facet of our societies and glorified in movies so that when true horrors happen, we mistake them for make believe.

Richard Parker and Labour Party once again accused of discrimination against the Asian community in Birmingham, after refusing to speak with any Asian Media yesterday about his victory in the West Midlands. When approached by Asian journalists to ask why, they were dismissed 👇🏽

Jewish author here, and for years I've used my social media to teach folks about the history of "antisemitism," but I will not be using that term anymore. And to fully explain why, we need to get clear on the history of the word. 1/🧵

I’m a researcher, so I spend more time asking questions and listening than speaking. I have engaged with hundreds of Zionists in the last 10 years and most in the last 7 months. Every single one of them were filled with vengeful rage after Oct 7 and most are now indicating an interesting level of satisfaction and softening. The number of deaths seems to have satisfied a “lesson” taught to Palestinians. Hence, the softening and backtracking by many Zionists who are calling out the situation in Gaza “sickening, horrifying, unthinkable” now and disassociating from an “extremist government” that they apparently never supported. As though we don’t have receipts (lol). Netanyahu was always meant to take the fall. In fact, his personality type of insatiable greed, toxic ego, and unhinged leadership is what Zionism needed, so it becomes easier to throw him under the bus at the right time. Don’t be fooled by their newfound morality. Zionists will do anything to protect the Zionist project because colonizers are only loyal to the colony, not its people. The likes of @amyschumer spent months fuelling the flames of “war” and genocidal revenge in the guise of “Israel has the right to defend itself.” If it was about self defence, why change your stance now? Is there no longer a threat of “terrorism”? Simple logic would suggest there’d be even more threat of Palestinians becoming “radicalized” after Israel murdered their children. But this was never about safety, it was always about power. More worrisome is the fact that every Zionist I have ever spoken to has revealed a level of hatred towards Palestinians that I have never seen in ANY community (hate crimes is my area). You see, Zionism has entire families, communities, a nation convinced of their racial religious superiority, even little old ladies doing interfaith work in 🇨🇦 are willing to defend the human rights of anyone, BUT Palestinians 😉. The Zionists I have engaged with have never shown hatred towards me as a Muslim, just towards Palestinians. In fact, they have tried hard to convince me that they (🇵🇸) don’t deserve me, suggesting I am more like them (🇮🇱) - “civilized” and “better”. This is NOT a religious war. This is NOT a war on terror. This is very simply a colonial land grab. And the only way they can convince themselves they have the right to eliminate those existing on that land before them is to treat them as sub-human and less deserving of life. And what better way to convince the world to look away than to lean on the “war on terror” and make it about those “inherently violent Muslims” at a time when hating Muslims is the only acceptable hate entrenched in policy and discourse.

Great use of lime bikes Well done to comrades stopping the deportation coach in peckham this morning

Not voting for a misogynistic homophobe who uses a genocide to try & climb the grifter ladder, whilst laughing at AND encouraging domestic violence; stating “are you saying if she comes up in your face, you’d be willing to defend yourself?”😑 #MayoralElection2024 #BirminghamUK

BREAKING: University College London (UCL) has begun an encampment on campus for Gaza. UCL is the alma mater of the late poet and academic Refaat Alareer. Key demands from students include divesting from “Israeli war crimes” and pledge to rebuild Gaza’s universities.

I could never be an MP because they would be expecting me to start sentences with “The Right Honourable” and I would be saying. “This Pussio on the front bench yeah”

"Say free Palestine, Alec, just one time!" Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin, who has a history of harassing pro-Palestine protestors in the street, is confronted.

#KeepEyesOnSudan El Fasher needs us NOW! @yassmin_a None of us are free until we ALL are!!! Free Sudan! 🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽

West Midlands Mayor vote 2nd May. Labour and Conservatives will definitely NOT be getting my vote but neither will Akhmed Yakoob who is running independently. Some people think because he is pro-Palestine he is a good candidate, but he’s also pro-Andrew Tate + Abusing women