The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
Gaza is at a stage of irreversible famine, when bodies start consuming their organs. Even if they were fed today, many are past the point of absorbing nutrients.
Israel has already been suppressing the true death toll, but we're at an inflection point. This means MASS GRAVES.
The next Freedom Flotilla is getting close to Gaza. Please keep sharing their posts. The only thing that stops Israel murdering these brave humanitarians is international attention.
trumps active efforts to undermine due process and free speech are the most consequential for theoretical american democracy and yet, many americans are oblivious since its being done under immigration enforcement, & those who are aware are championing it. fascism is here.
If you only believe in democracy when it delivers the results you like, you don’t believe in democracy.
Nebraskans voted for paid sick leave. It passed. Our job is to honor that—not to quietly walk it back. #NELeg
The Trump administration is reaching back to 1798—before the Civil War, before universal suffrage, before slavery was abolished—to justify mass deportations. If that doesn’t make it clear what kind of era they want to return us to, I don’t know what does.
I don't know how one can be an American citizen and not be deeply embarrassed by this. The leader of the free world reduced to reading ad copy for a car salesman.