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Matthew Spurlock

@mdslock

appellate public defender, views mine.

เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2013
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jasper nathaniel
jasper nathaniel@infinite_jaz·
If there’s one thing people should understand, it’s that settlers aren’t just backed by state & military—they’re working in coordination to concentrate Palestinians into 6 enclaves so Israel can annex the remaining 82% of the WB. Every “random” settler attack is towards that end.
jasper nathaniel@infinite_jaz

A direct call to settle the entire West Bank—Areas A, B and C—from the man with more power than anyone to do it.

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Brian Tashman
Brian Tashman@briantashman·
Politics in America: rushing to deny that you ever criticized Israel over anything, including violent pogroms burning families in their homes x.com/vppresssec/sta…
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Taylor Van Kirk@VPPressSec

This story is completely false. The Vice President’s discussions over the last week with the Prime Minister have been solely focused on Operation Epic Fury. The subject of this article was not even discussed.

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Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan·
At least he didn’t apologize for a genocide and the mass killing of children. That was you, Michael.
Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER)@speechboy71

Listen, it's all well and good to criticize Democratic politicians for holding events with Hasan Piker ... but don't forget that bros at @PodSaveAmerica, who have had Piker on as a guest multiple times and even invited him to speak at their Crooked Con conference. He's the guy sitting between @Timodc and @SymoneDSanders

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Kai Newkirk
Kai Newkirk@kai_newkirk·
This may be another sign that our campaign is already making a difference. Even baby steps in the right direction are a good thing, but this is far from the principled, courageous leadership for peace, human rights, and democracy that we need. Rep. Stanton, in this statement you don’t commit to a single consequence for the extremist Israeli government if they continue to enable this terror and protect those who carry it out. These settler attacks have been going on for years. You did not support the Biden administration in its minimal sanctions on settler terrorists, decried Biden’s meager pause on 2000 pound bombs, and attacked the ICC for its indictment of Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leaders for war crimes. Will you renounce AIPAC, your top contributor according to Open Secrets? Will you take any step to actually hold the extremist Israeli government accountable for its war crimes and genocide? Enough. Democrats want a representative in Congress who will never be actively complicit in a genocide, who will stand up for human rights everywhere without exception. They can count on me to reject AIPAC, block the bombs used in Israel’s war crimes, hold this extremist Israeli government accountable, and fight to end the genocide in Gaza and Israel’s apartheid and occupation. This is how we help to finally realize a just peace and freedom for all the people in Israel and Palestine. Join us at kaiforaz.com.
Rep. Greg Stanton@RepGregStanton

This past weekend, extremist Israeli settlers carried out coordinated, violent attacks against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. These attacks deserve clear condemnation as acts of terrorism, and I strongly condemn them as such. Those responsible must be held fully accountable, because without real consequences, this pattern of violence will continue. The Israeli government has a responsibility to stop these attacks and ensure they do not happen again, because settler violence undermines Israel’s national security and pushes a negotiated two state solution further out of reach. Israelis and Palestinians alike deserve a future defined by peace and security.

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Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau@jonfavs·
Yup, there he is. A person we debate politics with. Thanks for sharing.
Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER)@speechboy71

Listen, it's all well and good to criticize Democratic politicians for holding events with Hasan Piker ... but don't forget that bros at @PodSaveAmerica, who have had Piker on as a guest multiple times and even invited him to speak at their Crooked Con conference. He's the guy sitting between @Timodc and @SymoneDSanders

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Furkan Gözükara
Furkan Gözükara@FurkanGozukara·
Absolute bombshell. CNN's Christiane Amanpour confirms Israel completely went rogue and intentionally provoked the latest crisis by bombing Iran's gas fields against Trump's orders. Israel wanted to force a massive Iranian retaliation to drag the US deeper into the war.
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Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
So much respect for @ryangrim for being willing to do this.
Drop Site@DropSiteNews

“We are killing people. The United States is killing people.” Drop Site’s @RyanGrim challenged Newsmax to explain why the U.S. gets to decide Cuba’s future, describing the horrifying impact of the U.S. blockade, which is punishing civilians and rapidly collapsing daily life across the country.

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Barry Malone
Barry Malone@malonebarry·
Israel has invaded and is illegally occupying southern Lebanon. That’s how it should be reported.
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Prof Ben Saul - UN SR Human Rights & Counterterror
I join the Special Rapporteur on the right to health in urging Israel to release the Gazan paediatrician Dr Hussam Abu, following his reported torture and arbitrary military detention since 2024
UN Special Procedures@UN_SPExperts

#Israel: UN experts demand release of Dr Abu Safiya after reports of severe torture – must ensure access to medical examination and treatment. Violence against healthcare workers and destruction of health facilities must end. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

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Brian Tashman
Brian Tashman@briantashman·
Defenders of apartheid South Africa similarly insisted that these are separate territories under separate authorities so the system is actually not discriminatory
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Mish@Mish_K_

Apartheid is about race. All Israeli citizens have equal rights. Israel, the "west bank" and gaza are 3 separate territories under 3 separate authorities. Apartheid is different laws for different people under one authority.

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Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller@matthewstoller·
The boomer superrich are just the worst
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Bryce Greene
Bryce Greene@TheGreeneBJ·
I'm speaking at my local No Kings with an explicitly antiwar and anti-empire message. I'll talk about how this war, genocide, the unaffordability crisis, and ICE are part of a bipartisan fascism driven by financialized monopoly capital Try to spread this messaging in your local
Adam Johnson@adamjohnsonCHI

No Kings is planning 3000-events on 3/28 and its 1700-word press release makes zero mention of Iran, only opaque mentions of “illegal wars” (which ones?) I like many of the orgs involved but what’s the utility of these generic “anti-authoritarian” word salads at this moment

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Stephen Wertheim
Stephen Wertheim@stephenwertheim·
One administration after another has made it an article of faith that Iranian activities were wholly unprovoked, threatened vital U.S. interests and justified the use of force. Each of these axioms is dubious. All possessed a bipartisan pedigree.
Stephen Wertheim@stephenwertheim

In @nytopinion, @Rob_Malley and I write: For all its Trumpian characteristics, this war is the logical conclusion of how the United States has long dealt with Iran. For decades, presidents have depicted the Islamic Republic not just as a pernicious presence in the Middle East but also as an intolerable danger to the United States that no diplomatic deal could redress. When politicians inflate a threat and stigmatize peaceful means of handling it, an enterprising leader will one day reach for a radical solution. Read paywall free: nytimes.com/2026/03/05/opi…

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