my mom just told me “there is no point in arguing with someone who does not have an open mind. people with a close minded mentality will never look at all the variables being presented, just the ones that benefit them” and i’ve never heard anything more true in my life.
Statement delivered by H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, at the Security Council Briefing on 'Threats to International Peace and Security' (Iran)
Read full statement: https://t.co/fPW7eV2H25
What an Orwellian world we live in. Israel launches a clearly illegal and unprovoked attack on Iran, in violation of the U.N. charter, and with no imminent Iran attack in sight, or any Iranian nukes developed, and its western allies come out to say they reaffirm *Israel’s* right to defend itself, not Iran’s. The aggressor’s, not the victim of the illegal attack.
This, I guess, is the west’s ’rules-based international order.’
What fresh hell is this?! Can’t we get enjoy some peace? Must everything be war, violation of international law, war crimes, impunity, violence, death, and suffering?
@jmoulfrancis What will Caricom/OECS Governments be doing to support the region’s private sector? Is there a plan as this will be detrimental if implemented.
Extremely important hearing underway in Delaware which could result in Elon Musk walking away with billions of dollars. If you RT this I'll reply with a link to watch it.
Respectfully Senator Schumer, no. This Republican bill is bad for workers, bad for our veterans, bad for our seniors.
Republicans should pull it and let us get back to work crafting a budget that works for all of our families.
For the democrats saying “we can’t let the govt shut down” you’ve already lost. It’s not on you.
Republicans control everything, didn’t come to you for anything except your vote. Where else can you force changes? You can’t… you’re a willing participant in Republican majority
We all have to fight back against fascism. This is a test case and it couldn’t be more important we stop this and bring him home.
Mahmoud’s rights are our rights. If they can illegally abduct him and shred his legal rights, they will never stop. Anyone this lawless administration disagrees with can be targeted.
SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo_news show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.
He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote he feared ICE "might come to my home."
https://t.co/3rsGPahSMb
The Trump admin is going after students who have used their first amendment, Constitutional rights.
This is unacceptable. Deporting legal residents solely for expressing their political opinions is a violation of free speech rights. Who's next? Citizens?
https://t.co/ncNTiBIfUT
The White House personally ordering the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is the exact kind of thing liberals were screaming about happening to the fucking Lincoln Project or whoever if Trump were allowed to win. Except you don’t hear a single word from them because Khalil is Palestinian
This is a time for all faculty members of @Columbia University who believe in free speech, academic freedom, and human rights to speak up loudly and publicly in defense of these principles and in defense of Mahmoud Khalil and of the many students persecuted, smeared, threatened, and punished for defending them. Time’s up. Either you are on the side of human rights, or you are on the side of the Israeli regime and its apartheid & genocide. History will judge harshly those who remain complicit through their silence. Your silence is not free- the cost to your reputation, to Columbia’s future, and to the well being of your students will be enormous. Speak up now, loudly and publicly. @ColumbiaSJP@ColumbiaJVP