And the CBC is 100% behind him. What the actual fuck is that? I want to be very clear, I’d be calling for @RepJeffries resignation the same if he were a middle aged white guy. Without strength in leadership we have nothing, and Hakeem has already proven he can’t handle that responsibility.
Hi, I’m Madeline -
I’m a Jew.
I was literally in the studio with @hasanthehun the same day he made the comments everyone is upset about.
Let me be very clear: Hasan got clipped out of context.
These people are full of sh*t.
Hasan was literally advocating for the OPPOSITE of violence against us, as he always has.
He said the exact same thing about how the conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-semitism causes Jewish people - like myself - to become targets. Ezra Klein said the exact same thing previously, and nobody batted an eye.
I spent a full hour with him that same day. Anybody wanna check how his behavior was with me? A whole Jewish lady? I’m sitting right there next to him. Care to see what we talked about and how we talked about it?
I’ll give you a hint: non-violence, deradicalizing people, advocating for the humanity in every single person - Jewish and Palestinian alike.
Please, my Jewish brothers and sisters - moms and dads and bubbies and zaydes - please hear me:
They’re trying to trick us. They’re playing with our emotions and steering us away from the truth so we will abandon our principles and join the other side.
I’m begging you - don’t let them make you abandon what you believe in.
And don’t take my word for it — Please — look for yourself to see who is actually on our side and wants to protect us. Look and you’ll see who is actually speaking the truth.
Chesed v emet - kindness and truth. Please don’t abandon the values our people have carried because you’ve been convinced of something that isn’t even true.
Please.
So you're not a socialist?
Which socialist policies do you want to give up?
Social Security?
Medicare/Medicaid?
Libraries?
Education?
Roads/bridges
Police?
Fire fighters?
Military?
Post office
Unemployment?
Grants?
Loans?
Public Transportation?
National Parks?
Food safety?
In the past week, Hakeem Jeffries has defended Randy Fine, condemned Hasan Piker, opposed Medicare For All, and previously held private meetings with Jared Kushner.
What an unserious "leader" in our fight against MAGA fascism. Us Democrats deserve much better.
@Ryan_Parkerrr 18 U.S.C. § 594 — makes it a crime for anyone, private citizen or government official, to intimidate, threaten, or coerce another person for the purpose of interfering with their right to vote.
It’s amazing how many people are ignoring the ICE aspect here. 18 U.S.C. § 592 it makes it a federal crime for anyone in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States to order, bring, or keep troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held.
Punishable by up to five years in prison and disqualification from federal office.