Raymond Leon Roker

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Seen the viral clip showing protesters disrupting a Van Jones talk? Here’s what it didn’t show: @VanJones68 calling for compassion for both Israelis and Palestinians, even as protestors kept interrupting. Watch and decide for yourself.

Black man doesn’t follow your script and the racism flies. Got it.

This scum @normfinkelstein is your hero? Just another racist showing his colors when the Black man doesn’t follow his script.

The Extraordinary Silence...And What It Tells Us - Konstantin Kisin youtu.be/m1Jfi0fjcwE?si… via @YouTube #gaza

I’m tired of the lies we tell ourselves. Our leaders cry every day about “the occupation” as if history began in 1948, as if Israel is some unique monster in human history. But let me remind you of something that no one dares to speak out loud: we Arabs are the children of the biggest and longest occupation the Middle East and Africa have ever seen. In the 7th and 8th centuries, Arab tribes burst out of the Arabian Peninsula. Within just a few decades, they crushed the Byzantine Empire in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. They destroyed the Persian Empire. They swept across North Africa, reaching all the way to Morocco, Spain, and even southern France. At its height, the Arab Caliphate ruled 13 million square kilometers - larger than Rome ever dreamed of. Millions of Persians, Berbers, Copts, Arameans, Jews, Greeks, and others suddenly found themselves under Arab rule. Their languages and faiths were pushed aside. Coptic faded in Egypt. Aramaic nearly died out. Even Persian was nearly erased until poets like Ferdowsi fought to keep it alive. Arabic became the dominant tongue, Islam the dominant faith. That was not liberation - it was occupation on a scale that reshaped entire continents. The Mongols came and went in about a century. The Romans ruled for centuries, but Latin disappeared from the Middle East. The British Empire held sway for 200 years, then collapsed. The Arab-Muslim conquests? It changed the identity of entire nations forever. Think about it: Egypt was Christian and Coptic-speaking for 600 years before the Arabs came. Today it is Arab and Muslim. North Africa was Berber and Roman. Today it is Arab and Muslim. The Levant spoke Greek and Aramaic. Today it speaks Arabic. Even Spain lived under Arab rule for 700 years. That is not just an “occupation” - that is a civilizational overhaul. And yet, in 2025, our leaders - who are themselves the product of this massive Arab occupation, weep about Israel, a sliver of land the size of New Jersey, calling it “the worst occupation.” Really? Compared to what the Arabs did to North Africa, Persia, and the Levant? Compared to the centuries-long Arab rule that erased identities, forced conversions, and remade entire regions? If we, Palestinians, want honesty, we must stop pretending that Israel invented occupation. The truth is bitter: we live in the shadow of the largest and longest Arab occupation in history. Blaming only Israel while worshiping our corrupt leaders who exploit this narrative is not justice, it’s cowardice. History matters. And if we don’t face it, we will remain slaves not to Israel, but to our own hypocrisy.

Today’s attack on Charlie Kirk is absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking. He fought with words not weapons. There is no place for political violence in our society and those responsible must be swiftly brought to justice. My prayers are with Charlie’s loved ones, the traumatized students at Utah Valley University and all who have been impacted by this senseless act.

Dear god.

A classic.

Feels like 2008. I really thought this was about to be 2004 again. #Election2024

There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.

This young man participated in the June 1944 landings in Normandy. His name was Medgar Evers.

Being President of the United States is not performance art. Nor is it one-liners. An American President needs vision ,compassion,morality, concern,honesty,civility. Fundamental decency. All of these golden qualities with the ability to lead the United States back to normality of these qualities. To achieve for the good. Respect for the smallest and most needy and strength to stand up to powers that threaten them here and abroad. Our future is the Biden path. Vote for Biden/Harris. #voteBlue @BidenHQ @JoeBiden #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

Never loved @radiohead and @JnnyG as much as I do right now.

@JnnyG I'm listening to more @radiohead now.

@leifthunder @Betterment @public Got it handled. I appreciate it.

@rroker @Betterment @public No number, but DM me your question and i make sure someone reaches out asap.

Just a quick PSA to say that after several years of trying to like them, it's clear that @Betterment customer service is abysmal and won't improve. I love @public, and they have a 5.1% high-yield savings account. Treat yourself and your money kindly.

@AdamRFisher I’m sure the fucking hipsters aren’t boycotting Spain tho.

I am going to treat Spain like Israel is treated and deliver a version of the truth with deliberate, foul intent. It’s an example of how news media and influencers choose to focus on a country’s worst attributes, while ignoring unique historical and cultural circumstances.

@AdamRFisher God I hope this is an ongoing series.

Instead of validating and justifying the "Palestinian" violent resistance, the pro "Palestine" movement should focus its efforts on helping their new friends to adopt a nonviolent resistance. 70 years of "Palestinian" revenge and hatred brought us to this dark place. More revenge will lead to retaliation and the cycle of violence will go on for eternity. If the Westerners don't want to see more bloodshed then they should help their new "Palestinian" friends to think like Gandhi. The solution is in coexistence, nonviolence, and normalization. Blaming and delegitimizing Israel has been the "Palestinian" approach for decades, instead of falling into their trap, help them get out of it! Enforcing a hostile and violent "Palestinian" state will not solve the problem. Legitimizing the "Palestinian" cause should never be at the expense of an existing sovereign and developed state. This logic could lead to a regional and possibly a global war. The new generation of "Palestinians" must learn from the mistakes of their ancestors. Violence is a dead end.

@VidgyaG @StopAntisemites @jackantonoff Cool, now explain the 2900 years of antisemitism before that.

@StopAntisemites @jackantonoff One day Jews will realize that Zionism is the cause of the Antisemitism that Jews suffer on the Zionists behalf. They refuse to accept accountability for ANYTHING so they point at their flag and call their actions the actions done in the name of all Jews, worldwide

Jack Antonoff, writer and producer for Taylor Swift, is Jewish. He makes zero references to the 5 U.S. hostages being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas. All 5 are Jewish, like him. The Jewish victims of this brutal war need your voice too @jackantonoff