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Truly astonishing. Having no core beliefs is why Democrats keep losing gimme elections to stone cold morons and criminals, and we’re all paying the cost.
If Dems want lessons from Mamdani applicable across the country “it’s less about the ideology, and more about the message discipline of focusing on what people care about and the tactical wisdom of getting out there and talking to everybody,” Pete Buttigieg says on NPR.
When he reached the Israeli prison, U.S. human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs, leaving visible signs of violence on his neck and back. When his lawyer met with him, Chris was…
MP posts exculpatory video in hopes we all forget his shameless capitulation to pro-genocide organizations during the recent election campaign to save his political career with the Liberals. #cdnpoli
What's happening in Gaza is a humanitarian disaster. Canada must act—starting with recognizing Palestine. #cdnpoli
New: After Gaza aid flotilla volunteer & US citizen Christian Smalls was taken into Israeli custody, seven uniformed individuals beat him, choking him & kicking him in the legs, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Smalls is co-founder of the Amazon Labor Union.
Chris Smalls was beaten by the IOF for trying to deliver baby formula to starving Palestinian children
Update from @GazaFFlotilla on Chris: The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that upon arrival in Israeli custody, U.S. human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs, leaving visible signs…
Capitalism is an endless web of Ponzi schemes, nepotism, croneyism, debt traps and rackets, and economics was invented to justify all these scams.
I actually think that ideology — an ideology that comes with actual solutions to an affordability crisis — has something to do with Zohran Mamdani’s success
If Dems want lessons from Mamdani applicable across the country “it’s less about the ideology, and more about the message discipline of focusing on what people care about and the tactical wisdom of getting out there and talking to everybody,” Pete Buttigieg says on NPR.
With the publication of these two reports, @btselem and @PHRIsrael become the first two Israeli organizations to state it loud and clear, based on meticulous documentation and research: Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
Starmer is such a hapless, useless pillock.
This video is absolutely destroying me. Unbelievable
The entire concept of rich guys owning sports teams is an antiquated idea from when players worked day jobs and needed someone to pay for train tickets to away games. With rare exceptions every team is capable of operating on the Packers model of being a publicly owned nonprofit.
Israel's announced "tactical pause" in Gaza is desperately insufficient while it commits genocide against Palestinians, who are facing the catastrophic conditions Israel deliberately engineered. There must be an immediate & sustained ceasefire, and an end to Israel’s genocide.
Since Israel's own leading human rights organization now calls Gaza a genocide, any newspaper or publication that does not use the term is taking a clear, ideological pro-genocide stance
This is the third person to be arrested in a dawn raid for challenging their Labour MP over Labour's support for genocide. Literal fascism - if you challenge the government, they lock you up on trumped-up charges in order to shut you up
EXCLUSIVE: The full details about how Labour MP Peter Kyle triggered a 4am police raid on a constituent — for writing to him about Israel’s genocide. greghadfield.medium.com/exclusive-how-…
At least 41 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza this morning. Gaza's health ministry says 14 people died from starvation in the past day. For a second day, Israel has paused military operations for aid distribution.
"Keir Starmer said: ‘Well, if you don’t like it, leave.’ So I did, and Jeremy and I – along with millions of others – are going to build something new and different. And they are rattled." In her first interview since resigning from the Labour Party, @zarahsultana sets out her…
NEW statement on Gaza from BC Green leadership candidate Emily Lowan: "Many people in BC politics have avoided talking about Israel and Palestine, but I believe it is unacceptable to remain silent in the face of genocide and injustice." instagram.com/p/DMqNd7EPrzP/… #bcpoli #Gaza
Turns out that socialist ideas are actually pretty appealing to the public, despite constant insistence from the billionaire-owned media outlets to the contrary. Very exciting to see the pushback starting. 🌟🌟🌟
Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza marching toward Beach Ave and English Bay where tens of thousands of people are gathering tonight for the Celebration of Light fireworks festival. #Vancouver