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The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.
Trump is repackaging the ‘War on Terror’ to stop Palestine activists, but you can’t deport a movement
The Trump administration’s assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 “War on Terror” are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent…
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May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.
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these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism
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Churchill on the Palestinian Arab revolt and Colonialism (1937): “I do not admit that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right.”
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February 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Churchill on the Palestinian Arab revolt and Colonialism (1937): “I do not admit that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right.”
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The US has blocked a G7 statement to condemn Russia for its Palm Sunday missile attack on Ukraine's city of Sumy, which killed at least 35 people and injured over 100, including children.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Derails G-7 Condemnation of Russian Missile Strike on Ukraine
The US has told Group of Seven allies it won’t endorse a statement condemning Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year because it wants to keep negotiations with Moscow on track.
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The US has blocked a G7 statement to condemn Russia for its Palm Sunday missile attack on Ukraine's city of Sumy, which killed at least 35 people and injured over 100, including children.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"By robbing them of their personality, he puts them outside the pale of moral obligation. Mere symbols can have no rights - particularly when that of which they are symbolic is, by definition, evil."
April 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"By robbing them of their personality, he puts them outside the pale of moral obligation. Mere symbols can have no rights - particularly when that of which they are symbolic is, by definition, evil."
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Huxley (1936): “The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
April 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Huxley (1936): “The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human."
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you have the musk hat trick here of being genuinely ignorant — the president isn’t an elected sovereign — and also incredibly dishonest
Musk's calling it a "judicial coup" because Judge Amy Berman Jackson entered a two-day administrative stay to consider the sudden firing of the Special Counsel who, by statute, has a 5-year term and can't be removed except for specified reasons, none of which were even mentioned by the notice.
February 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
you have the musk hat trick here of being genuinely ignorant — the president isn’t an elected sovereign — and also incredibly dishonest
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this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it
Bureaucracy, famously not important in war
February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it
It's easy to be against 'isms' when you are older, White and the world works for you.
For those of us who are marginalized - because White Supremacy is the governing creed of the world - those 'isms' matter a lot. Because it tells us whether you stand for equitable community.
For those of us who are marginalized - because White Supremacy is the governing creed of the world - those 'isms' matter a lot. Because it tells us whether you stand for equitable community.
I am bored by politicians who pretend that there are ‘isms’ that create political divides in the UK. There aren’t. All our political parties are virtually interchangeable. In that case, let’s talk about meeting needs, not political point-scoring. youtu.be/9YmKCjdmrlk?...
Forget socialism, capitalism and any other ‘ism’ Meeting needs is our priority
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's easy to be against 'isms' when you are older, White and the world works for you.
For those of us who are marginalized - because White Supremacy is the governing creed of the world - those 'isms' matter a lot. Because it tells us whether you stand for equitable community.
For those of us who are marginalized - because White Supremacy is the governing creed of the world - those 'isms' matter a lot. Because it tells us whether you stand for equitable community.
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I don’t even have words. Heartbreaking.
ProPublica spoke with 135 people who had experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words.
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT
November 23, 2024 at 9:01 PM
I don’t even have words. Heartbreaking.
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I think @prisonculture.bsky.social pointed out that the choir members are the people who show up week after week to hear preaching. Maybe preach to the people who show up and are telling you they need your preaching.
Per @aoc.bsky.social and co., I'm here to celebrate echo chambers and preaching to the choir. Which sings back, beautifully. "The primary assumption behind the idea that we shouldn’t preach to the choir is that one’s proper audience is one’s enemies, not one’s allies." harpers.org/archive/2017...
Preaching to The Choir, by Rebecca Solnit
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November 24, 2024 at 3:12 AM
I think @prisonculture.bsky.social pointed out that the choir members are the people who show up week after week to hear preaching. Maybe preach to the people who show up and are telling you they need your preaching.
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optimist: the cup is half full
pessimist: the cup is half empty
freelance writer: unfortunately media business models are in crisis and no one is going to pay me to talk about this cup.
pessimist: the cup is half empty
freelance writer: unfortunately media business models are in crisis and no one is going to pay me to talk about this cup.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Pollster: half full and half empty are in a statistical dead heat, well within the margin of error
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Pollster: half full and half empty are in a statistical dead heat, well within the margin of error
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Cosmologist: The cup is dusty or full of gravitational waves
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Cosmologist: The cup is dusty or full of gravitational waves
November 24, 2024 at 3:23 AM
optimist: the cup is half full
pessimist: the cup is half empty
freelance writer: unfortunately media business models are in crisis and no one is going to pay me to talk about this cup.
pessimist: the cup is half empty
freelance writer: unfortunately media business models are in crisis and no one is going to pay me to talk about this cup.
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
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Sometimes chess puzzles are too difficult, so here's one that's for every chess player (below 1000 rating).
White to move.
White to move.
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November 23, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Sometimes chess puzzles are too difficult, so here's one that's for every chess player (below 1000 rating).
White to move.
White to move.
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Families in Gaza are surviving on scraps of bread and contaminated canned food, and my children dream of a simple chicken meal. In a land once full of life, only ashes remain.
How my family has survived the famine in Gaza
It is a daily struggle for survival under the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza. Families are surviving on scraps of bread and contaminated canned food, and my children dream of a simple chicken meal. In…
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November 23, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Families in Gaza are surviving on scraps of bread and contaminated canned food, and my children dream of a simple chicken meal. In a land once full of life, only ashes remain.
I stopped following Kasparov because he's become an ardent Fascist and defender of authoritarianism he used to criticize.
But the fact that Kasparov has been like this for so long and yet, was platformed by so many White-controlled outlets speaks volumes about the latter.
But the fact that Kasparov has been like this for so long and yet, was platformed by so many White-controlled outlets speaks volumes about the latter.
November 23, 2024 at 1:24 AM
I stopped following Kasparov because he's become an ardent Fascist and defender of authoritarianism he used to criticize.
But the fact that Kasparov has been like this for so long and yet, was platformed by so many White-controlled outlets speaks volumes about the latter.
But the fact that Kasparov has been like this for so long and yet, was platformed by so many White-controlled outlets speaks volumes about the latter.
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8/ The next stop is for the bill to go to the Senate. If HR 9495 becomes law, we’ll be entering a dangerous era where nonprofits can be shut down with little evidence and no accountability. Today it’s pro-Palestinian groups—tomorrow it could be any organization critical of government policy.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
8/ The next stop is for the bill to go to the Senate. If HR 9495 becomes law, we’ll be entering a dangerous era where nonprofits can be shut down with little evidence and no accountability. Today it’s pro-Palestinian groups—tomorrow it could be any organization critical of government policy.
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6/ Proponents of HR 9495 claim it addresses gaps in current laws, but experts point out that existing legislation already prevents nonprofits from supporting terrorism, with due process in place. This new law bypasses those safeguards, giving the government unchecked power.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
6/ Proponents of HR 9495 claim it addresses gaps in current laws, but experts point out that existing legislation already prevents nonprofits from supporting terrorism, with due process in place. This new law bypasses those safeguards, giving the government unchecked power.
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5/ The impact extends beyond just financial losses. Being labeled as a “terror-supporting” organization carries a heavy stigma, deterring donors and allies. The law essentially weaponizes fear to silence voices that challenge U.S. policies in the Middle East.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
5/ The impact extends beyond just financial losses. Being labeled as a “terror-supporting” organization carries a heavy stigma, deterring donors and allies. The law essentially weaponizes fear to silence voices that challenge U.S. policies in the Middle East.
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4/ Under Trump’s incoming administration, the dangers are even more pronounced. This law could become a powerful tool to crack down on groups that advocate for justice in Palestine. The financial hit of losing nonprofit status will force many organizations to scale back or shut down entirely.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
4/ Under Trump’s incoming administration, the dangers are even more pronounced. This law could become a powerful tool to crack down on groups that advocate for justice in Palestine. The financial hit of losing nonprofit status will force many organizations to scale back or shut down entirely.
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3/ Civil rights advocates have raised the alarm for months. More than 100 organizations, including the ACLU, warned that the law’s vague language could be used to disproportionately target advocacy groups that criticize U.S. foreign policy, especially those supporting Palestinian rights.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
3/ Civil rights advocates have raised the alarm for months. More than 100 organizations, including the ACLU, warned that the law’s vague language could be used to disproportionately target advocacy groups that criticize U.S. foreign policy, especially those supporting Palestinian rights.
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2/ The bill gives the Treasury Department sweeping authority to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status, often without disclosing evidence. If passed into law,organizations would have only 90 days to challenge the designation—without access to the information used against them.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
2/ The bill gives the Treasury Department sweeping authority to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status, often without disclosing evidence. If passed into law,organizations would have only 90 days to challenge the designation—without access to the information used against them.
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1/ This bill was passed in the wake of widespread protests against Israel’s genocide on Gaza, with Palestinian solidarity groups already facing bad-faith accusations of being “pro-Hamas.” Critics warn that this legislation is designed to silence dissent, not combat terrorism.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
1/ This bill was passed in the wake of widespread protests against Israel’s genocide on Gaza, with Palestinian solidarity groups already facing bad-faith accusations of being “pro-Hamas.” Critics warn that this legislation is designed to silence dissent, not combat terrorism.
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🧵 BREAKING: The U.S. House has just passed HR 9495, a bill that dramatically expands the Treasury’s power to revoke tax-exempt status from nonprofits it deems to be “supporting terrorism.” Here’s what this means for Palestinian rights organizations and free speech in the U.S.
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
🧵 BREAKING: The U.S. House has just passed HR 9495, a bill that dramatically expands the Treasury’s power to revoke tax-exempt status from nonprofits it deems to be “supporting terrorism.” Here’s what this means for Palestinian rights organizations and free speech in the U.S.