“We should not be silenced because of fears of appearing partisan. Anticipatory obedience is a form of cowardice, especially given the promise of Trump and Vance to punish those who oppose them.” https://t.co/zULzhpNprS via @slate
On the eve of the one-year mark since the October 7 massacre, I urge all who claim to care about Palestinians in Gaza and beyond to remember what this dark day represents for the Israeli and Jewish people. Please understand that 10/7 was an exceptionally painful day in which over 1,000 were criminally murdered and maimed; children, women, and bystanders were randomly killed, kidnapped, abused, and taken hostage; remember the trauma that this unjustified terror act has brought upon the Jewish people, making it the worst single-day attack since the Holocaust.
Do not celebrate Hamas, the despicable terror organization that has destroyed Gaza, held its people hostage, and delivered them on a silver platter to the most extremist government in Israel’s history. Do not taunt the Jewish people or boast about the supposed act of resistance, which October 7 was not. Do not harass people who are commemorating the tragedy and its victims. Please be mindful and respectful.
Be as outraged and horrified as you want to be about Gaza and the unbelievable death and destruction there. But give Israelis and Jews the space to remember their lost loved ones. The two traumas do not have to cancel each other out; they are, in fact, intertwined, and only this recognition can help us move forward.
Gaza is central to my being, identity, lived experience, and connection to the land. I care deeply about ending the war and being part of the Strip’s transformation. But that would never mean denying the horrors that Hamas and other terrorists committed on October 7.
Not in my name.
I stand with my Jewish brothers, sisters, and allies in remembering those who lost their lives on that fateful day, and pledged to always be a partner in pursuit of healing, reconciliation, justice, freedom, safety, security, and dignity for all.
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Too me waaay to long to figure out it was a list of helping verbs!!
@mynamehear@theliamnissan Agree that this is abominable, however if you think a majority of OK taxpayers haven’t already chosen to send Trump >$3M on their own . . .
6 years ago, his voting record probably would’ve triggered his name being purged by this process, since he didn’t vote til his name was on the ballot.
Anyway, let your friends & neighbors know this happened; let them know they can register to vote online for the next 23 days.
The secret to being a private person is to overshare dumb shit so people think you are an open book but then not tell them any of the important details of your life.
My first experience with serious drama on stage was James Earl Jones in Master Harold and the Boys. At age 12 I was mesmerized by the character he embodied and became a fan for life.