It’s been said before but it needs to be said every day: If you’ve ever wondered what you’d have done during the civil rights era or if you would have stood up to fascism in Europe, well, history is watching you now. Not picking a side is the same as picking the wrong one.
There was no violence and no threat on college campuses where protests against genocide were taking place until Police showed up with gear and in numbers intended to provoke altercations. Police are the sole violent agitators in this equation.
One of the most insidious tropes in modern news is the idea that crushing the poorest people in our society is some sort of “unusual alliance” between Democrat and Republican elites in each particular instance. It is, and has been, a key area of agreement between them.
Americans will go on and on about their do-nothing Congress full of crazies and racists (and crazy racists).
But they’ll tell Puerto Ricans that having a handful of reps in that political circus is the missing ingredient to achieving equality and prosperity.
Both can’t be true.
Community note please my god 🤦🏽♂️
US 🇺🇸aid $$ to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 is ***wildly exaggerated*** by
Democrats & Republicans
During elections these exaggerations get even worse
Learn how much less $ has actually gotten to PR & the fight to keep track
➡️ https://t.co/IKUovWrjpl
One of the most vocal supporters of US statehood for Puerto Rico has also been one of the most vocal supporters of the Palestinian genocide
This shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been paying attention
Puerto Ricans in the region have significantly higher cancer rates from the US bombing & waste munitions polluting the land & water. The US government has been dragging its feet in the clean up process while displaced Puerto Ricans lose their homes to these same settler gringos.
The US 🇺🇸colonial junta is denying Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 ‘s Elections Comission the funds it requires to run the 2024 elections 🗳️🚨
Meanwhile the Pro US statehood party is forcing PR to pay for a fake US presidential election vote in 2024
“Democracy” 🤦🏽♂️
This is why I left corporate US news.
They will pretend to embrace your identity as long as they can monetize it, and then discard you as a liability as soon as it makes them uncomfortable.
Puerto Rico is a small island in the Caribbean (100 x 35 miles) & it’s a US Colony plagued with US imperialist propaganda that we work overtime to undo & overcome. We still found time again & again to stand with Palestine & we will continue to do so. FREE Puerto Rico & Palestine!
It’s not just San Juan —Municipalities across Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 are holding protests in solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
Hard to explain how historic this moment is ….
The streets are shedding the fear that consumes our political class
The United States has set the precedent for “acceptable” war crimes throughout history, giving their allies & client states the audacity to demand that same privilege of indiscriminate massacres be extended to them as well.
@SecBlinken Americans want to see you call for an immediate ceasefire to save lives and uphold international law. Stop using my tax dollars for genocide! Act swiftly and #LetGazaLive. #CeasefireNOW
Israel: We represent all Jews!
Diaspora Jews: You most certainly do not.
Israel: Antisemite! Criticizing us is antisemitism as we are synonymous with all Jews! Now watch us do war crimes!
Antisemite: See? All Jews are evil!
Israel: See? Jews are only safe here in Israel!
.@SenSanders Every hour that passes, more Palestinian children and families are killed by Israel. We are witnessing a genocide. What will it take for you to call for a ceasefire? #CeasefireNOW#LetGazaLive
Every time you hear that “Biden is brokering a deal to get humanitarian aid to Gaza”
please remember that this is b.s., that the US just vetoed a UN resolution on this matter & that the US is the only nation with the military strength to deliberately restrict aid to Gaza.