Robert Naiman

Working to end and prevent unconstitutional wars.

[Robert Naiman @naiman]

Sign of the Times: the number of fundraising texts I’m receiving from Democratic candidates for Congress promising not to take money from AIPAC. We’re winning. I know it doesn’t feel like it. But I assure you that we’re winning. #StopAIPAC’sHate

[Erik Sperling @ErikSperling]

Reuters: "​White House has ⁠insisted the legislation is not constitutional and thus not binding"

"Experts say it remains a contested legal question likely to be settled ​in the courts"

@ReutersZengerle gets it right — SCOTUS has NOT struck down the War Powers Concurrent Res!

[Rania Khalek @RaniaKhalek]

If Chris Murphy wants a U.S.-Iran deal to succeed, why isn’t he putting pressure on Netanyahu to end the U.S.-backed war on Lebanon?

Introduce a Senate Lebanon War Powers Resolution. Hakeem Jeffries has already endorsed the House version.

That would do more to secure a lasting U.S.-Iran agreement than whiny tweets that ignore the elephant in the room.

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

Benjamin Netanyahu is an international fugitive.

He is charged with the war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

The Israelis insist they have no duty to abide by the agreement and have no intention of doing so.

Vance here says the US expects everyone in the region, including Israel, to abide.

We'll see if Trump is willing to do what Biden wouldn't: use US leverage to restrain Israel.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Drop Site, Breaking Points, and The American Conservative launched a petition to stand with @tparsi against the deportation effort being concocted by @bariweiss.

Sign here: https://t.co/KIDQ19e4d3

[GenXGirl @GenXGirl1994]

The whole-of-government takeover by Israel is far worse than previously understood. America is handing over its most sensitive national security systems to Israel thru:
- presidential memo NSPM-12 (01:18)
- 5 Israel bills and (03:39)
- Pax Silica. (05:36)

This backdoor alliance floods US cyber, AI, crypto, and defense with Israeli tech, intel, and co-production while a known espionage powerhouse gains keys to the kingdom. (05:53)

Sovereignty is being sold out. Secrets are now at risk of total compromise.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Section 219 (was 224) of the NDAA contains a dangerous provision to integrate our military tech with Israel’s.

@RepRoKhanna & I submitted an amendment to strike 219. I included the Rules Committee roster here; 7 of 13 members must agree in order for our amendment to get a vote.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

The Ellisons now own TikTok, Paramount, Warner Bros, CBS News, HBO, Comedy Central, and CNN, among other major channels.

They are also the largest private donor to "Friends of the IDF."

They also paid $7 billion for streaming rights to UFC, which is hosting an event at the White House.

Trump voters who aren't millionaires don't realize they're supporting a gang of criminals who are openly screwing them and their families. Tragic.

[Lara Friedman @LaraFriedmanDC]

“Peace Now: "Regrettably, there is no other term to describe this than ethnic cleansing. Settlers, with the assistance of the government and a discriminatory legal framework, are expelling an entire Palestinian community and replacing it with settlers…”

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Republicans are in charge because we promised:

to Make America Healthy Again.
to start No New Wars,
to put people above corporations,
to put America above foreign countries,
to release the Epstein files,
to not spy on citizens,
to eliminate fraud,

what the hell happened?!

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

We can strengthen our chances of this deal holding by cutting all military/intel assistance to Israel, they took every opportunity to tank this deal & will likely do so again unless we take action.

We should also quietly get our troops out of the bases in the Gulf that can be reached by Iran. This ensures Iranian hardliners can’t strike us to drag us back into the fight.

Take away every factor that we can control that could force us back into the war on Israel or Iran’s terms.

Set all conditions that we can control in our favor.

[Julian Andreone @JulianAndreone]

Insane story here. Venues & vendors pull access to all services and spaces on the day of a Hasan rally for progressive candidates.

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

I almost feel sorry for the Trump officials and media allies who have to claim that this disastrous war of aggression somehow produced a deal meaningfully better than the JCPOA.

Fortunately for them, there is still a rump of MAGA influencers willing to repeat anything:

[Matt Duss @mattduss]

Democrats abandoned the antiwar lane to Trump in 2024, enabling him to falsely present himself as the pro-peace candidate. We shouldn’t make that mistake again. https://t.co/z9mJA0Bp1R via @NYTOpinion

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

Electability is the buzzword at Democratic conventions across our nation.

I understand why some Democrats are tempted to play it safe. Many see Republican victories in 2026 and 2028 as an existential threat and think the answer is to nominate the safest possible candidates.

But America is not facing an ordinary moment. We have levels of wealth concentration not seen since the first Gilded Age. Millions of young people cannot afford a home, childcare, healthcare, or college. Voting rights and women’s rights are being rolled back. Black and Latino communities, rural America, and factory towns have been excluded from the wealth generation of the modern economy.

The answer to a crisis of this scale is not caution. It is a bold vision equal to the moment.

We cannot simply be against Trumpism and go back to a status quo that tore this nation apart. We need a new economic patriotism that creates good jobs in every ZIP code, rebuilds American industry, delivers Medicare for All, provides childcare $10 day, makes public college tuition-free, creates 1,000 new trade schools and technical institutes, guarantees homeownership for every American who works hard by age 35, and ensures that the gains from AI and technological progress are shared by working and middle-class Americans.

We need to end foreign wars, reject gun boat militarism abroad, and stop providing aid to governments that violate human rights.

And yes, I believe America is strongest when it celebrates being a nation of immigrants. The future of this country is not one group against another or running away from our diversity. It is Americans of every race, faith, and background united around the simple idea that everyone who works hard deserves economic security, dignity, and a chance to succeed. That was Frederick Douglass’s prophecy of a Composite Nation in 1869.

If Democrats want to defeat Trumpism, we cannot simply run safe, focus-group-crafted politicians who try to substitute demographic or biographical connection for a real policy vision. We cannot recycle candidates who will never be seen as leaders for true change.

We have to offer something fresh, something bigger than fear and insults. We have to offer a vision of shared prosperity. We have to give people a reason to believe that the future can be better than the past.

That is the path that Franklin Roosevelt, a leader who governed from a wheelchair after polio, showed us. It is the path John Kennedy showed us as the first Catholic president. It is the path Barack Obama showed us as a trailblazing African American president. It is the path Bernie Sanders showed us as a Jewish, democratic socialist who transformed our politics.

The great reformers in American history did not win by playing it safe. They were by no means conventional candidates. They won by meeting the challenges of their time with courage equal to the moment.

We are at our best as Democrats when we are not afraid. We are at our best when we are bold.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Everyone should be against FISA.

With or without Bill Pulte or the SAVE America Act.

FISA 702 is unconstitutional.

It lets the government search Americans’ communications without a warrant.

Add a warrant requirement as the Fourth Amendment demands—or leave it expired forever.

[Robert Naiman @naiman]

@justicedems @prem_thakker @MelatKirosCO @Justinjpearson @DonavanMI13 @hasanthehun Wow

[Just Foreign Policy @justfp]

US must immediately end all US intel, logistical, operational, and any and all other participation and coordination with IDF.

Zero US resources should be illegally used to support these anti-peace efforts by Netanyahu and Israel.

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

Step one in ensuring that any peace deal has a chance: restrain Israel.

Right now, Israel’s ability to conduct consistent strikes into Iran is heavily dependent on U.S. assistance.

As Israel’s own defense minister spells out below, Israel has different objectives than we do, and it’s clear they will not be inclined to adhere to a peace agreement.

The stated intent runs wholly counter to U.S. objectives, yet Israel cannot sustain wars on multiple fronts without financial and military support from the U.S.

Until they are able to do so, their actions will continue to interfere with our strategic goals and drag the U.S. into conflicts that don’t serve us.

Make no mistake—this is a threat to sabotage our deal. But we can remove the leverage:

Take away the military support we are providing Israel, immediately, to preserve the potential of ending this foolish war.

[Jacob N. Kornbluh @jacobkornbluh]

Lander alongside Mamdani: “As a proud Jewish New Yorker, I will join you in that fight to end occupation and apartheid and genocide.”

#NY10