Benjamin Goldfrank

I teach, research, and write, mostly about politics in Latin America. Prof @shuDiplomacy.

[American Astronomical Society (AAS) @AAS_Office]

131 people have asked Congress to support NSF so far. We need more voices! Take 2 minutes & use this easy form to contact your members of Congress. Raise your hands in the comments & repost to your networks if you have taken action! https://t.co/yedUFPvWYb

[MSF International @MSF]

Gaza has become a “mass grave” for Palestinians and those helping them.

Israeli forces are systematically destroying Palestinian life and showing a blatant disregard for the safety of humanitarian and medical workers:

https://t.co/aZj5YcgudI

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

🇷🇺: Occupies 🇮🇱: Extends control

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

If a legal permanent resident can be deported without breaking any laws, because the government doesn’t like his policy opinion, it’s not a free country. It’s that simple.

[UAW @UAW]

Thousand of @UAWRegion6 members and community members are gathering across the University of California (UC) campuses to #KillTheCuts!
📸 from UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego

[Natascha Elena @nataschaelena]

Some good news today: 10 national unions are jointly demanding the release of immigrant workers detained by ICE, in what could be a prelude to more coordinated and direct action. https://t.co/FYHtuzujk4

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: The group behind the MASSIVE “Hands off” protest is now calling for another protest on April 19.

In social media posts, the group stated that they want 3.5 percent of the U.S. population—more than 11 million people—to participate. They cite this figure as the threshold for "sustained resistance in order to make a difference."

Spread the word!

[World Food Programme @WFP]

STATEMENT: WFP is deeply concerned by recent notifications from the US administration indicating that funding for emergency food assistance in 14 countries has been terminated.

🔵If implemented, this could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation. We are in contact with the US administration to seek clarification and to urge for continued support for these life-saving programmes.

🔵WFP is grateful for the contributions it receives from the US and all its donors. Our staff continue to work tirelessly to reach vulnerable communities with vital food assistance in hunger hot spots around the world.

[Make the Road New Jersey 🦋 @MaketheRoadNJ]

.Union County is considering selling Union County Jail to private prison companies, including GeoGroup & CoreCivic.

🚨Don’t let Union County become a hotspot for ICE detention!

📲 CALL & EMAIL Union County Commissioners TODAY & tell them: THERE’S NO PLACE FOR ICE IN NEW JERSEY.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

As UN humanitarian leaders we are repeating unequivocally to the world: we are being deliberately blocked from saving lives in Gaza, and so civilians are dying.

[Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman @RepBonnie]

https://t.co/56CNMHIrcZ

[Francisco Rodríguez @frrodriguezc]

Overblown claims about the Tren de Aragua’s “invasion” of the U.S. used to deny due process to migrants are unsupported by the evidence, write @dsmilde, @BeccaAnnice and @VernicaZubilla1. A must-read for those following Venezuela and migration policy
https://t.co/7IvOo1xjsn

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

You don’t accidentally kill 17,000+ children, you don’t kill a record number of journalists by chance, you don’t destroy everything from hospitals to schools in error, and you definitely don’t kill and bury 15 medics in a mass grave by mistake.

It is GENOCIDE, precisely because it’s DELIBERATE.

The media repeating Israel’s lies, and refusing to call it what it is by name, is simply genocide denial.

[austerity is theft @wideofthepost]

More than 1,000 people (!!) protested, for ICE to release a mom and her three kids, in a remote northern NY town with a population of just 1,364 residents.

Sackets Harbor is at least 60+ miles away from any city.

[Mauricio Lapchik @MauricioLapchik]

I have no words left except this:

[Bob Carr @bobjcarr]

Gaza running out of food and medicine as result of longest blockade so far in the war. Bakeries closing. Imagine: no food or medicine for babies or the aged. One word summarises this: Genocide.

[UAW @UAW]

Trump’s proposed cuts to NIH funding jeopardize medical research that benefits millions of working people. On April 8, UAW members across the country are taking action to demand our reps #KillTheCuts and save lifesaving research, healthcare, & education. https://t.co/w8JXqJOLIL

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Read this headline if you want to know what total impunity of a genocidal state looks like.

There should be wall-to-wall coverage and global condemnations for this horror story.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Netanyahu wants endless war.

Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire since November, bombed Lebanon, killed people, and continues occupying Lebanese territory. But it’s called a “ceasefire” as long as Israel is allowed to do whatever it wants and no one responds.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Remember when Israel killing WCK workers actually got some media coverage?

Now nothing. This is how you normalize killing aid workers.