Jon Rainwater
@jonrainwater.bsky.social
Executive Director of Peace Action. We're for a world free of nuclear weapons & resolution of international conflicts through cooperation and diplomacy. (he)
Just in time for that annual celebration of the land of the free and home of the brave: US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...
apnews.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just in time for that annual celebration of the land of the free and home of the brave: US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
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Mahmoud Khalil walked out of the detention center in Louisiana shortly before 7 p.m. local time Friday.
“No one is illegal — no human is illegal,” Khalil said. “Justice will prevail no matter what this administration may try.” trib.al/dZtYU0u
“No one is illegal — no human is illegal,” Khalil said. “Justice will prevail no matter what this administration may try.” trib.al/dZtYU0u
June 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mahmoud Khalil walked out of the detention center in Louisiana shortly before 7 p.m. local time Friday.
“No one is illegal — no human is illegal,” Khalil said. “Justice will prevail no matter what this administration may try.” trib.al/dZtYU0u
“No one is illegal — no human is illegal,” Khalil said. “Justice will prevail no matter what this administration may try.” trib.al/dZtYU0u
This pro-war resolution rests on two destructive misunderstandings. First, it is based on the illegal notion of “preventative” war. Israel was not facing imminent attack. Israel (which has nukes) can’t attack Iran because they *could* develop nuclear weapons. 1/ jewishinsider.com/2025/06/isra...
Bipartisan House resolution backs Israel’s strikes on Iran
The resolution, with 16 co-sponsors, marks a bipartisan show of support for the Israeli operations as members of the far left and far right oppose Israel’s operation
jewishinsider.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This pro-war resolution rests on two destructive misunderstandings. First, it is based on the illegal notion of “preventative” war. Israel was not facing imminent attack. Israel (which has nukes) can’t attack Iran because they *could* develop nuclear weapons. 1/ jewishinsider.com/2025/06/isra...
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We are dismayed and heartbroken by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, D.C. last night.
As Quakers, we abhor violence and believe there is that of God in everyone.
We condemn this attack and are holding the victims, their families, and everyone impacted in the light.
As Quakers, we abhor violence and believe there is that of God in everyone.
We condemn this attack and are holding the victims, their families, and everyone impacted in the light.
May 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We are dismayed and heartbroken by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, D.C. last night.
As Quakers, we abhor violence and believe there is that of God in everyone.
We condemn this attack and are holding the victims, their families, and everyone impacted in the light.
As Quakers, we abhor violence and believe there is that of God in everyone.
We condemn this attack and are holding the victims, their families, and everyone impacted in the light.
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Sen. Welch @welch.senate.gov quoting a Palestinian in Gaza on the nightmare Trump and Netanyahu’s blockade has created: “Believe it or not, people no longer care about bombs, rockets, or even death. What consumes them now is food: How to find it, how to feed their children.”
May 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sen. Welch @welch.senate.gov quoting a Palestinian in Gaza on the nightmare Trump and Netanyahu’s blockade has created: “Believe it or not, people no longer care about bombs, rockets, or even death. What consumes them now is food: How to find it, how to feed their children.”
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Join actioncorps.org online panel Tues. 5/13 at 8pm ET: The president does not have constitutional power to start wars. Panelists:
- Dr. Annelle Sheline, Quincy Institute
- Bruce Fein, Esq, author
- Diego Rivera, Bring Our Troops Home
RSVP: actioncorps.org/wpr-panel.html.
#WarPowers
- Dr. Annelle Sheline, Quincy Institute
- Bruce Fein, Esq, author
- Diego Rivera, Bring Our Troops Home
RSVP: actioncorps.org/wpr-panel.html.
#WarPowers
May 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join actioncorps.org online panel Tues. 5/13 at 8pm ET: The president does not have constitutional power to start wars. Panelists:
- Dr. Annelle Sheline, Quincy Institute
- Bruce Fein, Esq, author
- Diego Rivera, Bring Our Troops Home
RSVP: actioncorps.org/wpr-panel.html.
#WarPowers
- Dr. Annelle Sheline, Quincy Institute
- Bruce Fein, Esq, author
- Diego Rivera, Bring Our Troops Home
RSVP: actioncorps.org/wpr-panel.html.
#WarPowers
Free Mohsen Mahdawi!
April 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Free Mohsen Mahdawi!
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Rally tomorrow at the State Department! Marco Rubio must hear our voices demanding that Mohsen Mahdawi is released immediately.
Proud to protest with @vanhollen.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @jayapal.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, and more of my powerhouse colleagues.
Join us📢💥
Proud to protest with @vanhollen.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @jayapal.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, and more of my powerhouse colleagues.
Join us📢💥
April 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Rally tomorrow at the State Department! Marco Rubio must hear our voices demanding that Mohsen Mahdawi is released immediately.
Proud to protest with @vanhollen.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @jayapal.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, and more of my powerhouse colleagues.
Join us📢💥
Proud to protest with @vanhollen.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @jayapal.house.gov, @frost.house.gov, @pressley.house.gov, and more of my powerhouse colleagues.
Join us📢💥
“The footage showed bodies covered in dust amid blood-stained rubble. Rescue workers carried a man who was moving slightly on a stretcher. A survivor could be heard calling "My mother" in Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia.”
Yemen's Houthi TV say 68 bodies recovered after US strike on Saada
A U.S strike on Saada hit a detention centre hosting African migrants, Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported.
www.reuters.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“The footage showed bodies covered in dust amid blood-stained rubble. Rescue workers carried a man who was moving slightly on a stretcher. A survivor could be heard calling "My mother" in Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia.”
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I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
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“This is a critical test of Congress’ role under the Constitution,” said Evans-Frantz. “We urge lawmakers to step up now—not after more civilians are killed or more classified information is mishandled.”
www.actioncorps.org/statements/n...
www.actioncorps.org/statements/n...
New Signal Leak Raises Alarm as Civilian Deaths Mount in Unconstitutional U.S. Strikes on Yemen
Congress should exercise its authority to stop strikes on Yemen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2025 CONTACT: Isaac Evans-Frantz, Director, Action Corps isaac(at)actioncorps.org WASHINGTON, D.C....
www.actioncorps.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“This is a critical test of Congress’ role under the Constitution,” said Evans-Frantz. “We urge lawmakers to step up now—not after more civilians are killed or more classified information is mishandled.”
www.actioncorps.org/statements/n...
www.actioncorps.org/statements/n...
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Today, the Trump administration notified Congress of the potential sale to #Israel of engines for Eitan armored personnel carriers for $180 million.
www.dsca.mil/Congressiona...
See updated resource page
www.forumarmstrade.org/us-israel-tr...
www.dsca.mil/Congressiona...
See updated resource page
www.forumarmstrade.org/us-israel-tr...
April 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Today, the Trump administration notified Congress of the potential sale to #Israel of engines for Eitan armored personnel carriers for $180 million.
www.dsca.mil/Congressiona...
See updated resource page
www.forumarmstrade.org/us-israel-tr...
www.dsca.mil/Congressiona...
See updated resource page
www.forumarmstrade.org/us-israel-tr...
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🔥 36k in LA. 20k in Salt Lake. The people are rising.
Bernie & AOC are packing stadiums & breaking records.
"We're going to make our revolution with joy. We're going to sing & dance our way to victory against the hatred & divisiveness." @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tt75xwz
Bernie & AOC are packing stadiums & breaking records.
"We're going to make our revolution with joy. We're going to sing & dance our way to victory against the hatred & divisiveness." @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tt75xwz
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🔥 36k in LA. 20k in Salt Lake. The people are rising.
Bernie & AOC are packing stadiums & breaking records.
"We're going to make our revolution with joy. We're going to sing & dance our way to victory against the hatred & divisiveness." @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tt75xwz
Bernie & AOC are packing stadiums & breaking records.
"We're going to make our revolution with joy. We're going to sing & dance our way to victory against the hatred & divisiveness." @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tt75xwz
President Trump says Mexico is “essentially run by the cartels”. He says that the United States should “wage war” against them.
Are we over this notion that Trump is anti-war or anti-intervention? www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Are we over this notion that Trump is anti-war or anti-intervention? www.latimes.com/world-nation...
U.S. official says drone flights over Mexico may signal future strikes
The Trump administration wants to use the military to fight Mexican drug cartels.
www.latimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
President Trump says Mexico is “essentially run by the cartels”. He says that the United States should “wage war” against them.
Are we over this notion that Trump is anti-war or anti-intervention? www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Are we over this notion that Trump is anti-war or anti-intervention? www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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It was a lovely day for a rebellion. Hard to judge crowd size from our vantage point, but the crowd kept growing all afternoon. Here’s Jamie Raskin speaking to the rally at the Washington Monument.
April 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It was a lovely day for a rebellion. Hard to judge crowd size from our vantage point, but the crowd kept growing all afternoon. Here’s Jamie Raskin speaking to the rally at the Washington Monument.
April 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Right now in @peaceaction.bsky.social ‘s hometown of Oakland: #HandsOff
Fire Musk, bring all the detainees home, end Trump’s wars, and roll back the autocratic takeover.
Fire Musk, bring all the detainees home, end Trump’s wars, and roll back the autocratic takeover.
April 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Right now in @peaceaction.bsky.social ‘s hometown of Oakland: #HandsOff
Fire Musk, bring all the detainees home, end Trump’s wars, and roll back the autocratic takeover.
Fire Musk, bring all the detainees home, end Trump’s wars, and roll back the autocratic takeover.
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Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.
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I was at the DC rally. Loads of positive energy and a big crowd. Very energizing.
I feel better now than I have in weeks. I’m hopeful.
Let’s do this around May Day too! Congratulations to the organizers here and *around the country.* ☘️
I feel better now than I have in weeks. I’m hopeful.
Let’s do this around May Day too! Congratulations to the organizers here and *around the country.* ☘️
April 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I was at the DC rally. Loads of positive energy and a big crowd. Very energizing.
I feel better now than I have in weeks. I’m hopeful.
Let’s do this around May Day too! Congratulations to the organizers here and *around the country.* ☘️
I feel better now than I have in weeks. I’m hopeful.
Let’s do this around May Day too! Congratulations to the organizers here and *around the country.* ☘️
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Power to the people. ✊
April 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Power to the people. ✊
“They fired everybody, there’s nobody left to do anything,” said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. “Either this was incredibly sloppy, or they intend to kill the program altogether.”
Authorotative Voiceover: “They intend to kill the program.”
Authorotative Voiceover: “They intend to kill the program.”
Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“They fired everybody, there’s nobody left to do anything,” said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. “Either this was incredibly sloppy, or they intend to kill the program altogether.”
Authorotative Voiceover: “They intend to kill the program.”
Authorotative Voiceover: “They intend to kill the program.”
Petrova was arrested in Russia in 2022 after her involvement in protests against the country’s war in Ukraine.
“I am scared to go back to Russia,” she said, according to the letter. “I am afraid the Russian Federation will kill me for protesting against them.”
“I am scared to go back to Russia,” she said, according to the letter. “I am afraid the Russian Federation will kill me for protesting against them.”
17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova | News | The Harvard Crimson
A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday...
www.thecrimson.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Petrova was arrested in Russia in 2022 after her involvement in protests against the country’s war in Ukraine.
“I am scared to go back to Russia,” she said, according to the letter. “I am afraid the Russian Federation will kill me for protesting against them.”
“I am scared to go back to Russia,” she said, according to the letter. “I am afraid the Russian Federation will kill me for protesting against them.”