HollieSka

Advocating for keeping the public in public education. she/her

[JCRC Bay Area @SFJCRC]

JCRC OPEN LETTER: ANTISEMITIC RICHMOND MAYOR EDUARDO MARTINEZ MUST RESIGN!

To the residents of Richmond, California, to elected leaders across the Bay Area, and to all who believe in public service grounded in dignity and responsibility:

Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez is an elected official entrusted with the well-being of more than 100,000 residents, including hundreds of Jewish residents. That responsibility demands care, restraint, and respect for all communities. Unfortunately, Mayor Martinez has demonstrated an alarming and ongoing pattern of conduct that falls far short of that standard.

In recent days, the mayor has posted repeatedly on LinkedIn spreading false conspiracies blaming Jews for the Bondi Beach terror attack. Such rhetoric is dangerously antisemitic, deeply offensive, and wholly unacceptable—particularly coming from a sitting mayor. Words from public officials carry weight and when those words echo antisemitic tropes they place people at risk.

This behavior does not exist in isolation. Earlier this year, Mayor Martinez spoke at a conference in Detroit where he compared himself to Hamas and wore a hat that read “DDTTIDF,” an acronym calling for “Death, Death To The Israel Defense Forces (IDF).” Only two weeks after the atrocities of October 7th, he led Richmond to become the first city in the United States to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire without including any condemnation of Hamas.

Taken together, these actions reflect a consistent and deeply troubling disregard for the safety and dignity of Jewish people. They erode public trust and send a chilling message to Jewish residents that they are neither protected nor respected by their own mayor.

Leadership requires accountability. When an elected official’s words and actions make a segment of the community feel unsafe and abandoned by their government, that official can no longer effectively serve. The tragic mass shooting in Sydney last week is just the latest example of how exactly this sort of antisemitic rhetoric can lead to violence.

For these reasons, Mayor Eduardo Martinez must resign. No community should be led by someone whose conduct contributes to fear, division, and exclusion. This is a stark example of where toxic social media, unchecked rhetoric, and the constant demonization of Israel and Jews can lead—and why it must be confronted.

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@cmclymer 😂

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@CNN Maybe if they sold their team… 🧐

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@YayAreaNews We spend money on that but look at the condition of that road…

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@laurenboebert Do you write your own tweets? Just curious.

[KRON4 News @kron4news]

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? Oakland Police are searching for a missing child.
https://t.co/XB0t039GSU

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@FRCdc @RepHartzler Your freedom is not dependent upon someone else’s oppression.

[The Dangerous Ones @DangerousOnesHQ]

What would you do if you were outnumbered 58 to 1?

#CourageUnderFire

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@hyphy_republic @lorenmtaylor Now do 73rd- the main artery to the freeway and it is a hot pot holey mess

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

HOLY SHIT, Rep. Elissa Slotkin is 🔥🔥🔥!!!

EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS.

[MH First Oakland @MHFirstOak]

We are opening our line tonight 8 pm - midnight in response to today’s school shooting in Oakland. We love you Oakland 💚

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@OaklandFireCA Thank you OFD!!

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@shannonrwatts One. One person tried to hide a bomb in his shoe and now forever we have to take our shoes off to get through security. His argument is just so off the mark.

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

Please, if you see Ameriyah, call OPD! She is one of my former students and she is amazing.

[Oakland Police Dept. @oaklandpoliceca]

OPD is requesting assistance from our community in locating MP, Ameriyah Benavides, at risk due to age.

Last seen 5/25/22, 800 blk of 52nd St, wearing a light blue/red sweatshirt, blue jeans, and red/black Jordans.

Benavides is 13, 5’5”/130, brown hair/eyes.

MPU: 510-238-3641

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

BREAKING: Susan Collins is stunned the rest of America was right about her court votes. https://t.co/tXtsTcMXxj

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

@nowthisnews Please consider following @AuschwitzMuseum where every day we commemorate the victims & educate about the tragic human history of #Auschwitz.

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@nhoskee 😍

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@biTRACIal 😳

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

Rest in Power. Thank you for all the jams and for spreading the message of peace and people power.

[HollieSka @amsterdizzle]

@annswin What shameful bullying of teachers.