Gary Kivenko

Walking uphill, in both directions, since...

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

No more immunity for international officials who abuse their offices.

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan sexually abused his employees. Our campaign to remove him succeeded — he's just been fired.

You’re next, @FranceskAlbs. Your support for Hamas terrorism will have consequences.

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

I appreciate this take.

Looking at Hezbollah fighters up close and seeing their humanity.

By laying waste to whole swaths of my country and vowing never to stop until we're all dead and gone, these men have forced me to choose between their deaths and the deaths of my own people, my own children. I choose their deaths, unapologetically and always.

And so we must kill any of them who attack us, or who are preparing to do so, or who don't surrender or disarm once we go on the offensive in response -- because they've been raised to a religious belief that my children and my entire people must be destroyed for the salvation of the world, and they've spent decades working toward that goal, always in the service of a foreign empire and at the expense of any other aspirations they might have had for Lebanon or their own community.

And still, you're not allowed to ignore the humanity even of your mortal enemy. We must not relent against them. And still this kind of post reminds us of the tragedy of it all, of the insane waste that their ideology represents to the Arab and Shia future.

The muqawama consumes its own.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@SavvyAuntie @karol Sadly…

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@WebSummit difficult to hear anything at centre stage from the spillover at Bentall Place. Competing with the crosstalk is affecting experience.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

#SXSW pitch day has been fantastic. Like a rising tide. If you’re open to suggestion and learning, it’ll life your boat. If not, you’re sunk.

I am determined to meet the rising tide.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

#SXSW meetup time between 1:30 and 3:30. Reach out here or on the app… 👍🏻☺️

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

#SXSW nugget: AI is not a replacement for critical thinking and social skills in the workplace and in life.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@sxsw Capacity is a challenge on day 1. Reservations also were very challenging to make. Finding a way to get at the nuggets of knowledge and learning. 👍🏻

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

#SXSW nugget: skepticism is valuable in that it can target good development to win over people and improve ideas.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

Interesting first session at #SXSW on moonshots and moving the needle. Moonshots create passion for vision. What they call ‘moving the needle’ today is what we called ‘impact’ 25 years ago. Interesting talk that crosses conference themes.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

This week's adventure: Austin to see my brother - & attend #SXSW! Networking, pitching, seeking advice from mentors, networking for funding & pilot clients, telling my story, and (most importantly) listening to others.

Hit me up if you're here too for a coffee & chat.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

Here it is. Plain & simple. This represents the dissonance seen with political journalism & politicians alike.

Americans (and the rest of us too) are experiencing chaos because of ignorance and racism making the political left in the US untenable.

https://t.co/uQKZNjSwPU

[מיכל קוטלר-וונש | Michal Cotler-Wunsh @CotlerWunsh]

Today’s publication of the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism is a recognition of a troubling reality, and the taking of responsibility that can address it.

Kudos to all who worked tirelessly under the leadership of @DeborahLyonsSE to create necessary guidance that, if implemented, will ensure NO form of racism and hate is tolerated in Canada’s inclusive and diverse society.
https://t.co/2PPPMJ946O

[David Frum @davidfrum]

If you're calling the Department of Defense (created by act of Congress 1947, named by act of Congress 1949) "the Department of War" - you're already obeying illegal orders.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Israel fought a just war of self defense against a genocidal enemy that defiled every norm of human decency, including the protection of its own civilian population.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

…then it is not I, but rather those who ascribe to such an orthodoxy who are NOT progressive.

And I will vote accordingly.

2/2 END.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

For posterity….

In today’s geopolitical climate, If I’m to have my #progressive bonafides judged according to some litmus test that subjects groups to black/white binary labels, …

1/2

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@mattyglesias No doubt about that. Forcing theatre owners to confront challenges in their business model that have been ignored for years.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@WestJet, shouldn’t take this long to get baggage from the plane to the carousel in YYZ. Not happy about this.

[Gary Kivenko @Gary_Kivenko]

@JennniferWest @pattonoswalt Today (Tuesday) at my local Cineplex, tickets at for Wicked (For Good), for example, are $18. No deal on popcorn, other snacks or drinks.