Mona A Itani

Fine Art Photographer & Mixed Media Artist |
Texture, Urban Decay & Memory.
EXPLORING AND CAPTURING WHAT I SEE.
A proud MUSLIM, and I always will be.

[Mona A Itani @monaitani]

“Scars of the City”
Scars tell the story Beirut cannot speak.

Born from a #Beirut street barrier and layered with textures, it reveals a distressed, weathered effect reflecting the city’s darkness, struggle, and resilience amid the ongoing chaos in #Lebanon.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Happy 4th of July?

Millions of Americans think they’re celebrating 250 years of “freedom” today, but what they’re really celebrating is 250 years of corruption, endless war, and a capitalist system that exploits the many to enrich the few.

The uncomfortable truth is none of us in the U.S. are free. We are owned by banks, exploited by billionaires, and controlled by two parties that sell us out at every turn.

Freedom is just the illusion they sell to hide the cage and prevent people from ever questioning the dictatorship of capital that controls, exploits, and monetizes every aspect of our lives from birth to death.

Where is the freedom when a handful of billionaires [and a trillionaire] hoard ungodly fortunes through the mass exploitation of our labor and the mass extraction of resources that belong to our communities?

Where is the freedom when our tax dollars fund endless wars, genocide, and the mass murder of children abroad all to further enrich the billionaire class?

Where is the freedom when 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford basic needs like housing, healthcare, and groceries?

Where is the freedom when 75% of Americans can’t afford a median-priced home, 100 million Americans live with medical debt, and 140 million Americans are poor or low-income?

There is no freedom here. We are all prisoners of a decrepit capitalist system that keeps us trapped in the rat race by demonizing the one economic system, socialism, that would put the economy in the hands of the people.

Imagine a world where workers own the means of production, resources are used for the benefit of all, and decisions are made to meet the basic needs of the people rather than the endless greed of billionaires. That is socialism, and there is nothing scary about it.

What is scary is continuing to allow a handful of billionaires and two capitalist parties to control our entire economy and make life-or-death decisions for all of humanity.

Now is not the time to celebrate a “freedom” that we never had. Now is the time to fight for our freedom from the dictatorship of capital.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Israel just carried out one of the largest single warhead explosions in modern history destroying an entire village in Lebanon. This is Gaza all over again. Israel is committing genocide to build settlements on top of the corpses of the Palestinian and Lebanese people, and it is all being funded by the Republican and Democratic parties.

[Mona A Itani @monaitani]

“Morning Errand”
From the Traces of Varallo series

Captured in the quiet streets of Varallo Pombia, a place I return to where every corner feels like a memory. A sunlit wall, stacked crates, and the warmth of color shaped by time.
#Italy #EverydayBeauty #UrbanDecay #StreetArt

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Israel got away with committing genocide in Gaza so now it is expanding its genocidal land-theft operations into Lebanon and it is all being funded by the United States.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

If you believe God promised you someone else's land 3,000 years ago, you're a religious lunatic. If Muslims or Christians said God promised them the property of Jews, we'd call them terrorists or fascists. When Israel says they're owed Arab property, our press calls them victims.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

The Strait of Hormuz is closed again because Israel instantly violated the ceasefire and bombed a series of villages in Lebanon. Of course, they did. We will never have peace with an ally like Israel. If we let them, they are very clear that they will drag us into endless wars.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

After all this, are people in Washington still pretending Israel is for peace? Or acting in self-defense? You'd have to be an escaped mental patient to believe that.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

It is wild that folks are out here still worshipping politicians when history shows the only time politicians ever do anything for the people is not when they are worshipped but when their feet are held to the fire.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir just said, "All of Lebanon must burn!” That is exactly how Nazis talk. It is not at all an exaggeration to say that the current Israeli government is fascist.

They have exterminated tens of thousands, they have invaded their neighbors, they say they will never give the Palestinians their freedom and a huge percentage of government officials believe they are the ubermensch, who God promised the whole Middle East to.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@RapidResponse47 @POTUS We should’ve stopped sending Israel the weapons to bomb civilian targets years ago. Here’s an apartment building they destroyed with one of our weapons when Biden was President.

[Ana Kasparian @AnaKasparian]

Israel is a terrorist state and a perpetual obstacle to peace. They’re unmatched in their dedication in flaunting treachery every single day.

Slaughtering people in Lebanon to sabotage peace with Iran was expected. Iran should retaliate as promised and we should all closely examine how Trump responds.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Today palpable joy broke out online when an American politician finally defied Israel and even put them in their place a little. It was so unusual that it was little hard to believe. If Trump and Vance keep this up, their numbers will bounce back up in a way that'll shock people.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Life in US for billionaires:

— Their wealth has tripled
— They’re becoming trillionaires

Life in US for the people:

— 75% cant afford median-priced home
— 70% live paycheck to paycheck
— 140 million are poor or low-income
— 100 million have medical debt

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

In the last 15 years the wealth of the billionaire class has tripled while everything is worse for the rest of us. In this video I discuss why this happened and how coming together to fight for our co-workers, neighbors, and communities is the only way to stop it!

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

Tornado aftermath: Several homes were completely destroyed when a tornado tore through Streator, Illinois, on Thursday.

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

A massive tree was uprooted by a severe storm that savaged Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 10, sparking an extensive cleanup effort.

Alexi Killmer told Storyful she recorded this footage of the trail of destruction after the strong storm passed through the area, ripping up her neighbor’s tree “which caused a sink hole damaging an antique truck and three garages.”

Chicago was under a severe thunderstorm alert at the time, with the National Weather Service warning of wind gusts up to 70 mph and possible pea-sized hail. https://t.co/bRrHyaukru

[Chicago & Midwest Storm Chasers @ChicagoMWeather]

🚨 Destructive Tornado Damage in Merrillville, Indiana* 🚨

A violent tornado tore through Merrillville, IN on 6/11/26, leaving behind major destruction across the area. Several power poles were snapped along roads, trapping cars, while an estimated 10–20+ homes suffered severe damage, some nearly half-wiped out. Cars were tossed, gas leaks were reported, and multiple businesses were badly damaged or destroyed. Search and rescue crews spent all day yesterday checking on residents and making sure everyone was accounted for. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this devastating tornado. 🌪️💔

📩 For licensing: [email protected]#Merrillville

#Indiana #Tornado #TornadoDamage #SevereWeather #StormDamage #BreakingWeather #MidwestWeather #INwx #NWI #StormChasing #ChicagoAndMidwestStormChasers

[Paul Williams @freemonotheist]

"Allah is the One Who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then after strength weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful." ~ Qur'an 30:54

[Saajid Lipham @SaajidLipham]

The Grandfather of Jesus is mentioned in the Qur'an?