If Biden admin truly believes the Israeli govt “isn't doing enough to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza,” it can follow US law and invoke Sec. 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act, which prohibits security assistance to any country that restricts the delivery of US humanitarian aid.
Breaking: Starvation has reached unprecedented levels... Thousands in western Gaza city rushed out upon hearing of a food truck's arrival, only to be fired upon by the Israeli army. #GazaGenocide
My 81 yo mom received the new Covid booster 2 months ago, had her first bout with Covid a starting a couple days ago. Tested negative already. Fever peaked at 99.2 for an afternoon. No Paxlovid. Hopefully that was it!
@LisaRibacoff Cindy wasn't accused of being involved. And George did say that --you typed it yourself before the all caps screed -- just not *exactly* how you wanted him to. He isn't and wasn't a suspect, btw.
Israel has forbidden foreign media from entering #Gaza, killed over 90 journos, & imposed internet blackouts - it now enumerates 8 topics subject to #media censor, including weapons systems & any hostage details. Isnt there a reason “democracies” have insisted on war reporting?
As I said before, tying oneself in knots to dismiss all this is a dead end and plays into the hands of the war's backers. The point is nothing Hamas did on that day - whether the above or "merely" murdering people - justifies what Israel has done since.
https://t.co/95W0lN9gbI
Zionist orgs like JewBelong & others that support the Israeli government’s propaganda, work to dehumanize Palestinians and justify the Israeli government's attacks on Palestinians. We know the truth, and we know that the ongoing genocide of Palestinians can never be justified.
This is my cousin. He advocated for Palestine relentlessly, despite constant death threats. He was shot and killed on Wednesday, and the German police refuse to investigate his murder as a hate crime. My family NEEDS people to speak up.
Untreated sewage and overcrowding are leading to the rapid spread of disease in Gaza, while three-quarters of the Strip’s hospitals have stopped functioning. from @972mag
https://t.co/sT630rWdiD
My name is Kristin Song.
On January 31, 2018, my son Ethan was shot in the head in his best friend's house. The father/gun owner stored 3 handguns and ammunition in a shoebox. Ethan's friend had been accessing the guns for over 6 months.
At the hospital, the ER doctor slid down the wall, put his head in his hands, and whispered, "Your son is gone." At that instant, all I knew, loved and trusted was imploded into a million tiny pieces.
I begged to say goodbye to my beautiful boy. I wanted to kiss his forehead, tell him how cherished he was, and tuck him in one last time. But the doctor begged me to remember Ethan as he was, you see, he was unrecognizable even to my eyes.
The day before Thanksgiving in 2018, the prosecutor told me she would not charge the negligent gun owner, and if I wanted negligent gun owners to be held accountable, I would have to change the law.
So I did.
6 months later, Connecticut passed Ethan's Law, which requires gun owners to secure their weapons if children can gain access.
Then, I learned that so many states stood silent on this issue, so in 2019, I turned my attention to passing Ethan's Law nationally. I met with over 400 congressional offices, 130 of them Republican.
In 2022, Ethan's Law was passed in the House of Representatives as part of the Safer Communities Act. Sadly, it was not picked up in the final package.
When the Democrats lost the House of Representatives in 2023, I pivoted to passing safe gun storage laws in the States. As a result, Michigan, New Mexico, and Maryland passed safe storage laws.
Currently, I am working with 5 states to pass Ethan's Law.
I am emotionally and mentally exhausted, but I will not stop until there is a cultural shift in this country where it becomes second nature to secure your weapons around unsupervised children.
If you believe in protecting children from gun violence, please follow and repost.
“Vaccination reduced the likelihood of developing at least one long COVID symptom by 34% and of developing two or more symptoms by 48%…likely to be an underestimate…”
#longcovid#vaccineswork
Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children https://t.co/xjNsfIPRUp
The UN's aid chief describes Gaza as the worst humanitarian crisis he's experienced in 50 years.
He makes two key points which should chill you.
1) The official death toll is likely a huge underestimate
2) In these circumstances, far more tend to die of hunger and disease.