Seb Ruiz

would rather be in the ocean, ex-Canva, ex-Atlassian

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

An Iranian tells you why the anti-brain Free Palestine mob is not calling to Free Iran:

hey keep asking the same question: Why are lefties—why are the loudest pro-Gaza voices—completely silent when it comes to Iran?

Well, the answer is simple: because the truth exposes the lie. Because acknowledging Iran would shatter the ideological fantasy that they've built.

Let's be clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is not a victim of Western imperialism. It is a theocratic authoritarian regime that survives by exporting violence, funding Islamists, and crushing its own people.

And yes, it funds Hamas, it funds Hezbollah, it funds all the little proxies around the region and around the world with Iranian people's money—not the government’s money, not the regime’s money—stolen money, stolen money taken from the worker who cannot afford bread in Iran right now.

Families crushed by inflation, taken from women who are beaten, jailed, tortured, raped for refusing religious obedience. And this is why lefties are silent: because Hamas fits their narrative, but Iranian people don’t. Because Islamist violence against Israelis can be reframed as resistance, but Islamist violence against Iranians exposes the truth.

Right now Iran, a country of more than 92 million people, is being erased in real time. Near total blackout, no internet, no call services, no connectivity whatsoever. And yet, silence. No emergency protests on Western campuses, no hashtags, no solidarity statements, no megaphones, no tears.

Because Iranian suffering does not fit their agenda. Because leftist movements today are not driven by human rights, they are driven by selective outrage and ideological loyalty. They will scream about censorship unless it’s done by an Islamist regime. They will condemn state violence unless it’s wrapped in religious language.

They will chant “Free Palestine” but they will never say “Free Iran” because that would require admitting something unforgivable: that political Islam is not liberation, it is domination.

And that is exactly what’s been happening in the West by the way—that the Islamic Republic is not anti-imperialist, it is imperial toward its own people. That Hamas is not some isolated resistance group, it is part of a broader Islamist ecosystem that is funded, trained, and sustained by regimes like the Islamic Republic in Iran.

And here’s the part that they do not want to hear: you cannot claim moral superiority while excusing a regime that kills and murders women for refusing hijab, executes protesters, cuts off a whole nation of 92 million people from the internet, and uses foreign proxies as a distraction from its internal collapse. You cannot pretend to care about Palestinians while ignoring Iranians being shot, tortured, and murdered by the Islamic Republic in Iran.

That is not solidarity—that is ideological blindness. Iranian people are not silent, they are being silenced.

And the silence from the Western left? Well, that’s a choice. A choice to protect an ideology, a choice to excuse Islamism, a choice to look away when millions of people are suffering because their suffering, Iranian people’s suffering, complicates a slogan. History will remember this moment. It will remember who spoke for universal freedom and who decided that some lives matter less than preserving a narrative. Long live Iran."

[Eve Barlow @Eve_Barlow]

This is Gaza. These are the children of Gaza dancing on the coffins of their murdered neighboring children whose bodies they held for 16 months.

[Eve Barlow @Eve_Barlow]

The Bibas story is not a tragedy. Tragedy connotes some sort of accidental disaster. The Bibas story is a crime of the highest degree. The Bibas story is a horror. The Bibas story is a stain on the human race. Say their names and never ever forgive or forget.

[Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر @emilykschrader]

Palestinian “civilians” brought their kids out to watch and clap at the ceremony of Hamas parading the casket of a 10 month old baby they kidnapped and murdered in October 7.

For all the clowns chanting free Palestine? Here are your “heroes.” This IS the ideology of the free Palestine movement, and we should stop making excuses for them.

[Jonathan Sacerdoti @jonsac]

Complete and uncensored

My speech defending Israel at the Oxford Union.

Includes all the parts the Oxford Union tried to hide and didn’t want you to see.

I was abused, disrespected and attacked. They had no intention of giving the debate a fair hearing. This was a sham trial conducted mafia style by disreputable kids in black tie.

I am a proud Jew. I defend the truth.

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight. Rioters are damaging property and shouting "Kankerjoden," which means "Cancer Jews."

To Amsterdam's Jews, please stay safe. Don't go outside.

To the rest of the world, look at what you've done.

You can deny it all you want, but as these horrible attacks continue to happen, know it is your fault. You have enabled it, you have defended it, and, deep down, you were probably hoping it would happen again.

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

Not twelve random employees.

The head of Hamas.
In Lebanon.
Worked for UNRWA.

They just admitted it.

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

I’m going to tell you a difficult truth.

Are you willing to kill your grandchildren for your grandparent’s home? How many more generations of Palestinian children have to die for your pride?

You started a war to slaughter your neighbors 76 years ago. You lost. You’re not the first people to lose a war. What is different is the Arab antisemitic political project to inflame your resentment and continue this suicide mission to destroy Israel, which will never happen.

It has had a staggering body count.

There is no future where you win. Israel has nuclear weapons and they have no illusions about defending themselves. Your only winning move is not to play. Stop starting wars.

It is time to build a beautiful new home. Make it paradise. Make it a worldwide beacon of your culture, which needs to be about more than destroying Israel. The entire international community, myself included, will proudly help you build it.

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

Hamas didn’t just execute the hostages. It filmed them first. This is Eden Yerushalmi, in the clip her family approved for release.

Hamas is a death cult. It must die.

[Alex Ryvchin @AlexRyvchin]

The Great Synagogue in Sydney is where Jewish families, mine included, have since 1878 gathered to celebrate marriages and bar mitzvahs, to mark our holy days and recite the mourner’s prayer. It is not an embassy. It is a synagogue. To target its congregants in this way is an obscene and racist act which again shows us what the anti-Israel movement is all about - intimidating and denigrating Jews. Making them feel marginalised. Undermining their security and freedom to be who they are. We as a society cannot stand for it.

[Shai Davidai @ShaiDavidai]

Hundreds of Jewish students at @Columbia just published one of the most incredible student letters I have ever read.

It's not only magnificently written, but it also clearly articulates their experiences on campus for the past six months.

Their letter tells the story of what's it like being a Jewish student right now better than any professor like myself could ever do.

Please take 4-5 minutes to read their letter.

Give Jewish students a voice.

https://t.co/nsWNScaoZS

[Seb Ruiz @sebr]

@andre_serna I just read that guardian article you shared and was very dismayed. Then I did some more reading and would encourage you to read this, Andre: https://t.co/71IghMoxki

[Seb Ruiz @sebr]

@andre_serna Did you know that Egypt flooded Gaza tunnels in 2015? Why? To sever weapon smuggling routes. No proof this caused any long term destruction.

Don’t repost manipulative content.

https://t.co/2x1iAYKZS2

[David Collier @mishtal]

It is now about 17 hours since two Palestinians were executed in Tulkarm.

They were hung, torn apart & thrown out with the trash.

Total media silence. The NGOs are quiet. Activists too. Why? Because they were murdered by Palestinians.

Nobody cares if they can't blame Israel.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

How is this a pro-Palestinian protest? Clearly, it is an antisemitic protest.

[Amjad Taha أمجد طه @amjadt25]

Let's tackle media propaganda: #Hamas released Israeli babies, elders, and some disabled women who didn't commit any crimes. Hamas kidnapped them, while #Israel is freeing teenagers, not babies or children, and women who were convicted of crimes such as stabbing or attempting bombings. We just saw those Palestinians who were freed today; they actually wore Hamas terrorist flags live on TV. So, another criminal is back on the street, and they might return to prison soon.
#HostageRelease #HamasTerrorists

[Philip Dalidakis @philipdalidakis]

Imagine using children to sing a genocidal propaganda war chant "from the river to the see, Palestine will be free."

And just so you're clear, it's a chant to eradicate Israel & the Jewish people.

The people that put this rally on have no shame.

#IsraelPalestineWar

[Seb Ruiz @sebr]

@andre_serna @VerminusM Andre you didn’t answer the question. You played the man not the ball.

[Seb Ruiz @sebr]

@andre_serna @nat_ironfield @JacintaAllanMP Nah just for each hostage taken

[Seb Ruiz @sebr]

@andre_serna @JulieSzego From the river to the sea literally comes from Hamas’ constitution. It is a declaration of intent to destroy Israel. Stop apologising for terrorists.