Israel told Palestinians to flee their homes to another part of the Gaza Strip (they can’t leave Gaza because Israel has closed all its borders). Israel told Palestinians which roads were safe.
Then Israel bombed those roads while civilians were fleeing. An act of genocide.
We're about to see a bunch of people asking why people stay in the US. And the answer as always is that we have nowhere else to go en masse and despite the marching and the voting, our politicians are bought by people who profit from violence.
When do we demand a new government? I’m not talking about voting in no November. When do we demand and see to the immediate resignation of the parties of inaction, blood money, and death?
I’m taking a sick day, but I wanted to provide a quick update on Alabama.
Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors took effect Sunday. 1/8
“People talk a lot about how democracy itself is on the line in the 2022 election. What this misses is that in a number of states majority rule is already a thing of the past in state governments b/c the legislatures are so effectively gerrymandered.” https://t.co/ZBAl6iZJqx
In case you hadn’t heard because media is trying to bury it, the United States had been found guilty of Genocide against Black and Indigenous people.
…a week ago.
Retweet if you hadn’t heard yet.
“The only thing that does continue to surprise me,” she said, “is the Democratic Party seems so unwilling, or unable, to act in its own self-interest.” @astradisastra
listen. wearing a peg the patriarchy shirt to a fancy event is great, i'm for it. but when you know what those words mean, it's really saying "let's all break a sweat so the patriarchy can enjoy intense transgressive levels of pleasure" which isn't really the project, is it?