D. C. Matthew

Philosopher. Basketball fan. Dealing with a long-term (apparently) illness.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

I very much feel that colorism is not taken as seriously as it should be. What black people need to understand is, if we lose the fight against colorism, we lose, period.

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

I don’t even know if the world is still listening to us anymore…

But right now in Gaza, diabetic patients are injecting themselves with insulin pens that expired more than a month ago. They know full well that the medicine is expired. They understand the risks, yet they have no other choice. They take their doses with trembling hands, hoping it will help them survive another day.

Every day, the health crisis collapses further. Medicines are disappearing, medical supplies are running out, and hospitals are struggling to function. For countless patients, treatment is no longer guaranteed it has become a daily uncertainty.

Cancer patients endure unbearable pain as treatments and painkillers become scarce. Kidney patients fear missing the dialysis sessions that keep them alive. War wounded civilians continue suffering from injuries that cannot properly heal because the healthcare system is on the verge of collapse.

If medicine is not allowed to enter immediately and this suffocating siege continues, Gaza may witness one of the largest silent mass deaths in its history. Not death caused directly by bombs, but death caused by deprivation, neglect, and the denial of basic medical care.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@tparsi @BBC Not if the military option involves fighting that would be ongoing during the midterms. Still, I don't believe that Trump wants to restart the war. What I am convinced of is Trump absolutely wants to get out of this mess without unfreezing assets or granting sanctions relief.

[Israel Exposed @xIsraelExposedx]

Here's a montage of Israeli soldiers talking about murdering children for 5 minutes straight.

[Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2]

Israel is weaponizing mountains of garbage in Gaza against the population. The Israeli army is blocking access to Gaza's landfill & banning the entry of trucks or other heavy equipment to the enclave

This created a giant overpopulation of rodents, insects, scorpions & snakes, & rapid spread of diseases

UN says it'd take 180 days to clear out those piles if 50 trucks are used each day

Israeli general (res.) Giora Eiland has called for the deliberate weaponization of disease & starvation in the genocide

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@SinaToossi He's still committed to regime change - or at least, everyone around him keeps telling him that he should be.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@stephenwertheim What's crazy is that CNN has him on as some sort of impartial analyst. (I turn it off anytime he's on.) Should forever be excluded from Democratic administrations.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@AryJeayBackup On second thought, I think Iran should proceed with its plan to bomb Israel, and keep in place the suspension of negotiations.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@AryJeayBackup Just shows that Iran should have done this before, but for all of Lebanon. So it should now inform Trump that if Israel strikes anywhere in Lebanon at all - even one single time - it will proceed with its plan to launch missiles at Israel.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@ejmalrai Sorry, but it should have done this before, and for all of Lebanon.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@SinaToossi Iran should have done this a while ago. Only by something like this could it ever hope to goad the US to restrain Israel in Lebanon. It had to be done, sooner or later. What's more, I expect Iran to soon start launching missiles at Israel.

[Rafael Shimunov 🍉 🕎 @rafaelshimunov]

Come with me as I learn about each person at the official Israeli delegation at today's Israel Day Parade in New York City.

These are the people some of my fellow Jewish and other New Yorkers demanded Mayor Mamdani stand with today.

🧵

[jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz]

Unbelievable that Mamdani has gotten flak for skipping a parade that Smotrich—who is proudly overseeing the West Bank’s ethnic cleansing and annexation—and Eliyahu—who suggested nuking Gaza and bombing humanitarian aid—are marching in.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@mehdirhasan Some of these Israeli politicians are Hiteresque - no exaggeration.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@GianlucaMezzo @tamaraqiblawi @ThomasBordeaux7 This is not good; the so-called experts don't know what they are talking about. Some problems: 1. Most bases have yet to be used. 2 Iran never stopped producing missiles underground. 3. Above-ground facilities were emptied before the war. 4. Just 1000 stored missiles is silly.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@FranceskAlbs Has any Democratic party politician ever mentioned Francesca Albanese?

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I, together with ICC judges and Palestinian HR defenders, need your help to counter US admin's abuses.

Please sign and share the petition.

The EU must not ignore its responsibilities toward us!

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@vali_nasr And it looks like after Trump withdrew from the JCPOA, it went back to what worked before: increasing its enrichment levels, again with a view to sanctions relief. Almost seems like Iran's nuclear program was given impetus by the combination of sanctions & a refusal to negotiate.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@vali_nasr Agreed. Bush might deserve some blame too. It is my understanding that Iran was looking for a deal in his first term (2001-5), but was rebuffed. And it was during his second term that it started to increase the level of its uranium enrichment - with a view to sanctions relief.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

@_ZachFoster Amazing how little global criticism it has received for this.

[D. C. Matthew @DCMatthew1]

Iran was negotiating from a position of strength, yet it somehow ended up backtracking on virtually all of its red lines, even as the signs that Trump has no intention of honoring the agreement have become impossible to ignore. Araghchi and Ghalibaf essentially failed.

[Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi]

A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know. U.S. and Iranian officials say they are closing in on the terms of a preliminary agreement. Yet sticking points, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, remain. w/ @ErikaSolomon

https://t.co/2QqZ1FLHh1