Leftists accused of antisemitism (Mamdani, AES) go out of their way to say they love Jews and promise to protect them.
Conservatives accused of Islamophobia (Loomer, Fine, Tuberville, etc) proudly say ‘Yeah we don’t want Muslims here.’
Guess which ones the media covers intensely?
It’s only been a few hours since the first viable Muslim
Senate candidate won a primary and his GOP opponent is already running ads featuring Osama bin Laden and 9/11.
The Islamophobia over the next few months is gonna be vicious.
@jameswebb_nasa I watched it live in middle school, it was super eerie to just have the class watch the explosion. Our teacher clearly struggled to transition back to teaching after rolling at AV cart away…
Her name is Gina Martin. She was at a music festival in London when a man pushed his phone between her legs and took a photo under her skirt. She reported it to the police immediately. They told her it wasn't a criminal offence. There was nothing they could do.
She went home and decided that was unacceptable. With no legal background, no political connections and no funding she launched a campaign to make upskirting a criminal offence in England and Wales. She petitioned. She lobbied MPs. She spoke publicly about what had happened to her. The government initially blocked the bill.
She kept going. The Voyeurism Act passed in January 2019. Upskirting now carries up to two years in prison. Scotland followed. Other countries are following. A woman at a festival with no lawyer, no funding and no political connections rewrote the law for an entire nation in eighteen months.
@patdennis I saw an Aerosmith/KISS twin bill in 2003, and Aerosmith just played that song what seemed like reluctantly? Obligatorily? Their set was skewed towards harder songs, and I think they even avoided the Just Push Play album (their most recent!) almost altogether. Great show.