@Schneider4IL10 You take money from genocide supporters. You have the blood of children on your hands.
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avid enthusiast. Very literal. hopeful. Trying to listen
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Hasan Piker is an unapologetic antisemite. Democrats risk losing our credibility to condemn those on the right who traffic in bigotry, antisemitism, & hate when our own Members of Congress & candidates are celebrating or, worse yet, platforming those who espouse hate of any kind.
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We should occupy DC instead of doing another fruitless No Kings 3 parade
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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NYT is going off pure US and Israel say-so. They’ve done no independent analysis, they have not sent investigative teams to the Indian Ocean to see the wreckage. Again, maximum skepticism for Iranian claims, and maximum credulity for US/Israel claims.
nytimes.com/2026/03/21/us/…
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When the NYT took 5 days to attribute the Minab school bombing to the US its reason for taking so long was they couldn’t attribute responsibility until they “collected evidence” yet, despite Iranian denials, they automatically know who fired the missile at Diego Garcia. Weird!
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According to the State Department's own reporting in their 2022 report on Global Terrorism, state.gov/wp-content/upl… , none of the top ten terrorist groups, ranked by fatalities, were connected to Iran. However, there is evidence that some of them, maybe all of them, have received funding or weapons from Israel or US (USAID, CIA).
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent@SecScottBessent
Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and through President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, we are winning this critical fight at an even faster pace than anticipated. In response to Iran’s terrorist attacks against global energy infrastructure, the Trump Administration will continue to deploy America’s economic and military might to maximize the flow of energy to the world, strengthen global supply, and seek to ensure market stability. Today, the Department of the Treasury is issuing a narrowly tailored, short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea. At present, sanctioned Iranian oil is being hoarded by China on the cheap. By temporarily unlocking this existing supply for the world, the United States will quickly bring approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expanding the amount of worldwide energy and helping to relieve the temporary pressures on supply caused by Iran. In essence, we will be using the Iranian barrels against Tehran to keep the price down as we continue Operation Epic Fury. This temporary, short-term authorization is strictly limited to oil that is already in transit and does not allow new purchases or production. Further, Iran will have difficulty accessing any revenue generated and the United States will continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran and its ability to access the international financial system. So far, the Trump Administration has been working to bring around 440 million additional barrels of oil to the global market, undercutting Iran’s ability to leverage its disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump’s pro-energy agenda has driven U.S. oil and gas production to record levels, strengthening energy security and lowering fuel costs. Any short-term disruption now will ultimately translate into longer-term economic gains for Americans – because there is no prosperity without security.
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The leading Israeli scholars of the Holocaust and of genocide - Omer Bartov, Daniel Blatman, Amos Goldberg - all agree that Gaza is a genocide.
So do Israel’s top human rights groups Btselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.
Give it up with the antisemitism smear.
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You think these people feel shame for the former but not the latter?
I seriously don't understand this logic and it strikes me as extraordinarily self-centered, and dismissive of the mass-suffering the US and Israel are inflicting in broad day light against Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and the region.
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I haven't had time to go through the Epstein files, but are people seriously suggesting they contain things worse than what the US and Israel are doing in plain sight in the Levant? IDF gangrapes on video, burning people alive, flattening buildings, ethnic cleansing, genocide?
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Let’s talk reality. A Jewish baby born today in a West Bank community will have full rights in Israel, a vote in national elections, and access to civilian courts; a Palestinian baby born in that same community will have no democratic rights, tight restrictions on their movement, frequent harassment from settlers, and no access to justice beyond what Israel’s unaccountable military courts mete out. That’s apartheid.
The Tennessee Holler@TheTNHoller
Gov. @JoshShapiroPA on Gov. @GavinNewsom referring to “apartheid” in 🇮🇱: “We have to use words rooted in reality.” (int’l human rights orgs have called it apartheid — including B'Tselem, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Int’l, UN…) Full @PodSaveAmerica ep: youtu.be/DA1lSCP12so?si…
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@masoudkr @jacobkornbluh It is for the US Congress, so foreign policy is an important issue.
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@jacobkornbluh Anyone find it weird that IL election is about Israel support or not. Something is very wrong with this picture
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VIDEO: Biss in victory speech:
“So enough about AIPAC. May tonight be the last night I utter their name.
“This victory belongs to J Street.”
Jacob N. Kornbluh@jacobkornbluh
Daniel Biss beats AIPAC spending in #IL09 primary — projected winner with 29.6% of the vote. More on Biss here forward.com/news/813115/da…
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Did he just say his victory “belongs” to a special interest group? Are we being serious?
Jacob N. Kornbluh@jacobkornbluh
VIDEO: Biss in victory speech: “So enough about AIPAC. May tonight be the last night I utter their name. “This victory belongs to J Street.”
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I propose adding another demand of “progressive” candidates: no more invoking the two-state solution. It is a fiction, completely detached from material reality, used by US policymakers (mostly Dems) as cover for inaction. Treat it like climate denial.
alex bronzini-vender@alexbronzini
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Yesterday, Israel targeted the home of Lebanese journalist Mohammed Sherri, killing him and his wife and injuring his grandchildren. Sherri was the head of political programs at Al Manar TV. While the channel is affiliated with Hezbollah, it remains a media outlet licensed under Lebanese law, and Sherri himself was a civilian. Under international law, this constitutes a crime.
Predictably, there will be little to no outrage among many journalists. He was Arab, Muslim, and held views they oppose, apparently sufficient, in some eyes, to render his killing acceptable.
#IsraeliCrimes #Lebanon
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How about murdering off 20% of Korea's population? Was that also the Epstein files?
Invading Mexico?
Genociding Native Americans and lying in negotiations?
Some people are having a psychotic break from reality because they're in denial about what the US is and always has been.
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You'll recall there were no Epstein files to cover up when Trump murdered Soleimani, ripped up the JCPOA, imposed sanctions on Syria and Iran, moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, and attempted to steal Syria's Golan Heights.
Nor when the US nuked Japan, dropped napalm on Vietnam, and cluster bombs on Laos and Cambodia, and invaded Iraq and Afghanistan.
Starting to get the picture?
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All men and women, especially Christians, are called to fix their gaze on those who suffer, on the pain of the lonely, and on those who are emarginated for various reasons, for without them we cannot build a just society. Only together can we build communities of solidarity capable of caring for everyone, in which wellbeing and peace can flourish for the benefit of all. Caring for the humanity of others helps us to live our own lives to the full.
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Reminder that after Oct 7, J Street threatened to pull support for anyone calling for a ceasefire. This is their function: limited hangout in nominal opposition to perceived AIPAC crazies. They discipline the left flank & contain criticism of Israel to “two state solution” pablum
Jacob N. Kornbluh@jacobkornbluh
VIDEO: Biss in victory speech: “So enough about AIPAC. May tonight be the last night I utter their name. “This victory belongs to J Street.”
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NPR Upfirst is truly a disgusting imperialism rag. It functions to legitimize US atrocities.
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Every four years Bernie Sanders tells you to vote for a candidate who took millions of dollars from AIPAC.
Bernie Sanders@BernieSanders
AIPAC is spending millions in Democratic primaries to smear critics of Netanyahu’s genocidal policies. It’s time to kick AIPAC and other billionaire-funded super PACs out of Democratic primaries.
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