Paul Dana

Philosophy, social theory, politics, activism

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@SanaImmTarek @normfinkelstein If there's a "sinister plot" I guess Finkelstein's part of it as he spent a total of over 4 hours with Candace Owens on her show, first in 2023 then in 2025.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@simon_schama Is this what's on your mind as a regional war takes shape?

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@scotthortonshow Truly moronic. Esp. considering it is very clear just who cannot be criticized (without risking arrest, detainment, deportation or worse!). I know, Ms. Rachel told me so.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

A Honduras-born student at @babson college -- set to be the first in her family to be a university graduate -- arranges to fly home to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Then she is seized by ICE at the airport and two days later, in apparent violation of a judge's order, shipped to Honduras. How is this protecting America from "the worst of the worst"? https://t.co/1hwwJy5GsF

[Zito @_Zeets]

What other foreign country could a US mayor go to and declare that he served them without it being a scandal?

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on 10 October 2025,
Israel has killed at least 241 Palestinians in Gaza, 117 of them children. More than 600 people have been injured.

Israel continues to hamper the entry of humanitarian aid and starve the population, denying about 75% of aid entry requests. It committed in the agreement to allow 600 aid trucks in a day, yet only 145 trucks on average have been allowed in.

The agreement did not establish an international mechanism to ensure Israel upholds its obligations under international law. Israel continues to bomb, starve and destroy Gaza unrestrained.

Most people in Gaza are homeless, hungry and lacking access to basic services, yet world leaders are standing by, issuing empty statements and enabling the normalization of this unbearable reality.

The international community must act now to ensure protection for Palestinians, the immediate entry of humanitarian aid, and accountability for those responsible for the genocide.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@rue_du_four @DalrympleWill @nytimes Thank you. I've written on this topic, and am aware of Omer Bhartov's *op-ed* and the NYTimes' Bret Stephens' shameless "rebuttal." None of that relates to my statement that they do not REPORT that Israel is guilty of genocide, and continue to trade in hasbara-- all well known.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@rue_du_four Yes, I've met his father. He wrote the book , "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim" -- which I discussed with him. I don't agree with all of it, but I'm a sociologist in the Columbia neighborhood, and take some interest. I don't know how authentic or not Mamdani's own faith is. Do you?

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@rue_du_four @DalrympleWill @nytimes NYT does not report that Israel is guilty of genocide, nor has the editorial board said as much. They are still purveyors of hasbara to a shameful degree. They bury stories of importance re: the genocide. https://t.co/aFKvc7VjFc

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@samhaselby @ryangrim If these are so “modest,” why does even the candidate hedge on Ballot Proposals 2, 3 & 4—the very ones that would help enact this agenda? It’s not about the ideas being radical. It’s the reality that they’re tough lifts, facing real pushback. Let’s be honest about that.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@ryangrim If building city-run groceries, citywide rent freezes, 200k union-built homes & universal free childcare are so “modest,” why do they face fierce pushback from real estate, unions, & City Council? These are major & difficult policy lifts in NYC.Honesty about that matters.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@Glenn_Diesen Relax. She's in good company. Kissinger, after all, got a Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 after bombing Cambodia criminally.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@ForeignAffairs Translation of article's thesis: Since the military leaders did not cheer when Trump declared war on American cities, now under attack by ICE and Nat. Guard, since they maintained "decorum" throughout both speeches, military/civilian relationships are perfectly normal for now.

[Jake Sheridan @JakeSheridan_]

ICE agents handcuffed and detained Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes inside a hospital emergency room today.

She had demanded they share a warrant for a man they detained inside the hospital who was reportedly injured during a chase, she said. She was later released.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

“War-ravaged Portland” they are literally fabricating by an alternate reality in front of our eyes.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@eternallyRaq @TrackAIPAC @SenSchumer @chuckschumer The Dems have not done a thing to stop this genocide or, for that matter, the authoritarian crackdown on anti-war protestors since 2023. Schumer is a symptom of the Israel lobby's capture of government here. Public opinion is shifting at last, but it's too little too late.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@StewartMPatrick @ForeignAffairs Any analysis of what happened to the West that leaves out the ongoing genocide that the US makes possible, and which various European nations are complicit in is woefully incomplete and blind to the biggest moral failure of our time.

[Paul Dana @metman250]

@JoshPhillipsPhD Across the spectrum of ideology, reading is in steep decline-- particularly leisure reading. Also, the humanities have been in a state of perceived irrelevance by students and citizens alike for years now. The real challenge is to MOTIVATE reading, make its value evident.

[Alonso Gurmendi @Alonso_GD]

This article concludes that Israel’s plans to “concentrate” Palestinians in Gaza is a war crime & a crime against humanity. It also very relevant and arguably marks a turning point in how Israel’s actions in Gaza can be discussed.

Why is it important?

https://t.co/shOPhp4x5y