Elijah Bergman

A proud father, Vermonter, soccer lover, & nerd. Also an attorney.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

“We were stripped, thrown to the ground...many of us were tasered, some were sexually assaulted.”

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say freed activists faced abuse while in Israeli detention, including at least 15 reporting incidents of sexual assault https://t.co/RmDPuZHKoj

[Breaking the Silence @BtSIsrael]

🔴 An immediate threat called solidarity. Today, we came to Umm al-Kheir with @RHRIS to plant trees with the community and our partners from the village. The IDF blocked us.

Settlers burn villages while the IDF either participates or looks on but solidarity, it seems, is the real threat here. Sorry for interfering with your ethnic cleansing.

[Variety @Variety]

Bruce Springsteen Releases Protest Song About ICE and 'State Terror,' 'Streets of Minneapolis,' 'in Memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good' https://t.co/5Xbr1Yg653

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Masked assailants torch cars in Palestinian village, spraying graffiti saying "Happy Ramadan"
https://t.co/nqkVrOJl3f

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

Cowards.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

You work so hard for your money and they are just lighting your taxpayer dollars on fire.

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

A glaring omission from this article is DOC’s new risk containment policy. DOC has options to release folks & it is actively taking steps to keep the population high. https://t.co/rO9dPYziWW via @sevendaysvt

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

That was the first #USMNT game against a top ranked opponent I've seen where every bounce was in their favor. Great game overall too!

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

I loved listening to this as I was driving through Tinmouth! https://t.co/01fANxdJl3

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

Cudos to Governor Scott and the GOP Leadership for swift denunciations and calls for Sen. Douglass's resignation.

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

VT state Sen. Samuel Douglass participated in racist text thread. Will VT GOP leaders like @PhilScott4VT pressure him to resign? #vtpoli https://t.co/y8uhPRgxQP

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

@MenInBlazers Would’ve liked to see Dest and Weah, but otherwise can’t complain.

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

Republicans should have to watch videos of parents telling their kids they might not be able to watch their favorite PBS kids shows. Telling my son he might not get to watch Odd Squad and Dinosaur Train was heartbreaking.

[J Street @jstreetdotorg]

Absolutely horrific. Our hearts are with those in Susya.

A painful reminder of the daily brutality of settler violence and occupation.

[Breaking the Silence @BtSIsrael]

The IDF Spokesperson has just released its account of the incident in which 15 rescue workers were killed in Gaza. In a word? Cover-up.

The investigation is riddled with contradictions, vague phrasing, and selective details. The only "serious" disciplinary action taken: the dismissal of the deputy commander of Golani’s elite unit. His reported “failure” was submitting an incomplete account of the incident. In other words, he lied.

We all remember when the IDF claimed that the ambulances emergency lights weren’t on — and then we saw the footage proving otherwise. Not every lie has a video to expose it, but this report doesn’t even attempt to engage with the truth.

Another day, another cover-up. More innocent lives taken, with no accountability.

Bonus: The report dedicates an entire paragraph to praising the dismissed officer. Here's a part of it:
“The deputy commander of Golani's elite unit is a highly decorated officer, whose military service and personal story reflect a spirit of combat, volunteerism, and deep dedication.”

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups

Story at @DropSiteNews 🔽
https://t.co/SUVWrdSIIe

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

Big deal here in Vermont! #vtpoli

[POLITICO @politico]

Bernie Sanders shared in a sit down with POLITICO that this is likely to be his final term. By the time he is up for reelection, he will be 89. https://t.co/MrRrrMk6TY

[Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis]

Israel bans the importation into Gaza of anaesthetics. Hence, the scores of children who are amputated daily, following Israel's bombings, are put to the knife without anaesthesia - if they are lucky to be taken to a functioning medical facility and not be bombed when in it.

[Elijah Bergman @Tuttleite]

Let’s ban cops lying Vermont.

https://t.co/uaIOLZxeev

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

The war crimes being committed by the government of Israel are being funded by our own country while families at home suffer from displacement due to hurricanes and growing poverty.

Our country is obsessed with war and destruction.