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kennethb , 2 days ago to random

cdarwin , 2 months ago to random

This week, Mike Johnson floated a wild-eyed theory about the pro-Palestinian protests that have been rocking college campuses.
The House speaker called onthe FBI to get involved, adding:
“I think they need to look at the root causes and find out if some of this was funded by, I don’t know, George Soros or overseas entities.”

Because such talk has become routine, Johnson’s claim didn’t garner much media attention.
👉But Democrats can and should act to compel media attention to it. And they have a big opportunity to do so:
Johnson is planning high-profile hearings about the protests in coming weeks, which will include grilling university officials about whether administrators are doing enough to combat antisemitism on campuses.

Republicans are being open about their aim here, 🔹which is to divide Democrats between those who will defend nonviolent protest and those who fear association with campus unrest. 🔹And many Democrats are feeling deeply skittish about all this.

That’s in some ways understandable.
🔥But Democrats should view upcoming hearings as an opportunity to reset the argument.
Johnson’s Soros quote
—and others from Republicans just like it
—give Democrats a way to go big.
They should hold the GOP and the MAGA media complex accountable for the ugly reality that a whole range of white nationalism-adjacent ideas
—especially ones with antisemitic overtones
—have been festering inside the House GOP for years and have even been mainstreamed at the highest levels of Republican power.
⭐️“They don’t actually care about Jewish people or antisemitism,” Democratic Representative Daniel Goldman of New York told me, speaking of Republicans.
⭐️“When they start using antisemitic tropes,” such as “globalist” and “elite” in this context, Goldman continued, it “shows their true colors.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/181295/mike-johnson-lie-campus-protests-dems-weapon

kennethb , 2 months ago to random

Mass graves story from Gaza now seems to be confirmed. There are no words.

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breadandcircuses , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

I'm 70 years old. Many of my followers here are seniors, like me, or are at least middle-aged. Most of us are angry and probably grief-stricken about what capitalist industry is doing to the biosphere.

But what must it feel like to be a young person in your teens or in your twenties and be looking toward a future of near-certain disaster, the collapse of society, the destruction of everything you hold dear? I can't imagine the pain.

It would be understandable if they reacted by simply giving up. Or perhaps by lashing out in anger. But some of them, showing incredible courage and determination, have formed movements to change what they can and to save at least a vestige of the civilization they are inheriting.

I stand in awe of these selfless, dedicated young people.

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