Hasbara is now Hashtakah — to silence
This used to be called “Hasbara” (Hebrew for trying to “explain” Israel’s actions).
Hasbara has morphed into “Hashtakah” (Hebrew for silencing.)
The latest strategy is to engage in relentless shut-down campaigns against critics of Israel, including attempts at prohibiting protests, throwing people out of jobs, dismissal from schools, denial of awards, criminal charges, doxxing, slander and abuse.
It’s All About Erasure, by @judyhaiven https://t.co/oe43zRWE5R
Thank you to @avilewis for his words. We completely echo the sentiment here. It is absolutely unacceptable for Minister Miller @MarcMillerVM to insert himself into the curation of this important exhibition.
I fought for the City of Toronto to fund emergency water distribution to homeless people during heat waves and this would-be Mayor actively voted against it.
The good news is that I won anyway. No one who votes against basic resources for the most vulnerable people should lead.
Proud to spend Canada Day with this crew fighting for and defending good union Canadian jobs and our industrial economy.
Collective bargaining: the most powerful tool workers have.
Happy Canada Day friends. 🇨🇦💪❤️
“It's really important that we don't lose our nerve, and that we're not getting too fussed about all the posturing that's likely going to occur,” says @Lanampayne as we close in on the July 1 #CUSMA deadline.
Inspiring to see so many people pushing back against corporate AI data centres, unleashed in their communities without democratic debate.
The Liberal government is all in on the AI hype fuelled by tech giants and wealthy investors.
But people will not stand by: the Carney government can’t race ahead with this world-changing technology without the guardrails we need to protect our jobs, data privacy, land, water and resources.
Just last week, Hamilton put a pause on new AI data centres, giving local government time to enact strong safeguards and make sure some of the benefits flow to people, not just tech giants.
We must do the same nationally. There’s too much at stake.
We don’t want to be looking back and wishing we’d done more once the damage is already done.
"We've got to defend workers. We've got to defend these industries," says @Lanampayne on tariffs hammering Canadian steel, aluminum, autos and more as trilateral #CUSMA talks take place today.
"Free Palestine" is not hateful and is not against any community.
The State of Israel needs to transition to a space where all people are equal, free and safe. That's not hateful and not against anyone.