QasimRashid

QasimRashid, 8 minutes ago to random

97 years to the day after his father Fred Trump was arrested for a KKK rally, Donald Trump is convicted of fraud after paying off an adult film star while his wife nursed their new born child.

Rotten apple does not fall far from the rotten tree. https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/special-edition-donald-trump-convicted

QasimRashid, 1 hour ago to random

How it started: I am the law & order candidate

How it’s going: Donald Trump first President convicted of a crime

My take: https://t.co/lZObaJgbwF

Headline: Trump guilty on all counts

QasimRashid, 1 hour ago to random

Is this a witch hunt? Will Trump face prison time? Can he still run for President?

I tackle these questions and more below.

For now, my gratitude to the New York Jury who valiantly and courageously fulfilled their civic duty, delivered due process of law, and reminded us all that this country’s head of state is indeed a President accountable to the law, not a dictator who is above the law.

At least not yet.

https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/special-edition-donald-trump-convicted

QasimRashid, 2 hours ago to random

MAGA Speaker Johnson calls Trump's conviction "a purely political exercise."

For real if blatantly violating FEC laws while running for President by paying off an adult film star while you're married as your wife nurses your newborn child, is a crime—then who among us is safe???

QasimRashid, 5 hours ago to random

BREAKING: Jury convicts Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts.

Poetic justice that in the state Trump took out a full page ad to falsely accuse 5 Black & brown youth of a crime & called for their death—he’s convicted of 34 counts by a jury of his peers.

Let's be clear.

Trump was NOT convicted by Biden, Clinton, Soros, Big Bird, Target, Wokeness, Disney, pride flag, CRT, or DEI. Trump was convicted by his fellow U.S. citizens under due process—as US Constitution requires

Let justice reign.

QasimRashid, 5 hours ago to random

'We Did the Same Thing,' US Official Says After Israel's Rafah Massacre

The White House appears to be arguing, “George Bush should be prosecuted for committing war crimes in Iraq,” and for the record, I think that’s a great idea.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/john-kirby-press-conference

QasimRashid, 8 hours ago to random

So to recap—Israel:
•Illegally spied on ICC for 9 years
•Threatened ICC prosecutor Khan
•Killed a story by Haaretz on the illegal spying by having Mossad threaten the Haaretz journalist with torture
•Bans journalists in Gaza and has killed 100+ journalists

BEHOLD: "The only democracy in the Middle East"

QasimRashid, 12 hours ago to random

How to Explain Affirmative Action to Conservatives: A handy 3-step guide even the most right winger can't miss (hopefully)

https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-explain-affirmative-action

QasimRashid, 22 hours ago to random

How to Explain Affirmative Action to Conservatives: A handy 3-step guide even the most right winger can't miss (hopefully)

My latest, going live at 8am CST Thursday. Subscribe for free or $5/mo:
https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/how-to-explain-affirmative-action?r=fyvxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

7 cops to be charged in police brutality of beating a Palestinian man, branding his face with the Star of David, and then trying to delete the footage.

This was in August of 2023—which you’ll note is Before 10/7.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/7-cops-to-be-charged-in-alleged-police-brutality-of-palestinian-branded-with-star-of-david/

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

BREAKING: Justice Alito has sent a letter to the Senate that he is refusing to recuse himself from a clear conflict of interest in the insurrection case.

Surprised? Don't be. This is a reminder that SCOTUS has almost always been on the wrong side of the American people & democracy. And here are the receipts to prove it: https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/what-if-the-greatest-obstacle-to?r=fyvxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

On May 7 I wrote, "NBC & NYT have documented 200+ occasions the Israeli Army ordered Palestinian civilians to move to “safe zones”—only to bomb those exact locations hours later with 2000 pound bombs. What assurance can Palestinians have that this forced movement to more concentrated parts of Rafah is not another such cruel & illegal ploy to maximize harm upon & death of Palestinians?"

On May 27 Israel bombed a safe zone in Rafah, killing 45 more civilians.

How is this not intent to genocide?

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

Israel forced Palestinians to go to a safe zone in Rafah on the promise they wouldn't be bombed—then bombed and killed 45 civilians including 32 children, burning & decapitating them.

I bring the receipts and ask, does a Red Line for Rafah even exist?
https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/does-a-red-line-for-rafah-even-exist

QasimRashid, 1 day ago to random

Does a Red Line for Rafah even exist?

Despite declaring attacks on Rafah as a "Red Line," the Biden Administration says Israel's attacks on Rafah killing 45 civilians including 32 children is not a deal breaker.

OpEd going live at 8am CST. Subscribe here to receive automatically in your inbox: https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/does-a-red-line-for-rafah-even-exist?r=fyvxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

QasimRashid, 2 days ago to random

WOW this is incredible & terrifying.

Israel spent over a decade spying on ICC prosecutors to "retroactively investigate incidents of interest to ICC to prove Israel’s legal system is accountable."

Meanwhile Israel has banned all journalists from Gaza and has killed 100+ journalists. This is totally what you do when you're not guilty of war crimes.

How much longer will the USA, UN, & the world enable this injustice?
https://www.972mag.com/icc-israel-surveillance-investigation/

QasimRashid, 2 days ago to random

As a South Asian American, let me apologize on behalf of the disgusting racism and vitriol of one Nikki Haley.

I will continue to work towards justice and I hope to have your support. To join up, Subscribe here: https://substack.com/@qasimrashid

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QasimRashid, 2 days ago to random

Yet another Israeli strike today kills 21 more civilians, this after strikes yesterday killed 32 children and 44 civilians.

What will it take for the US to stop funding Israeli war crimes?

https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/what-will-it-take-for-the-usa-to

QasimRashid, 2 days ago to random

A response to a white supremacist who called me a "filthy Muslim and ni**er" on Twitter, and Twitter approved it as in compliance with its terms of service.

https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/hate-mail-of-the-weak

QasimRashid, 2 days ago to random

Last week I argued before my city council that we must divest from Israel & refusal will result in the killing of innocent Palestinian lives.

The Rafah massacre killing 32 babies is exactly what will continue to happen if we don't divest Now.

90 U.S. Cities divested from apartheid South Africa & pressured the federal govt to act. Use my comments as a template for your city council. ❤️✊🏽
https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/why-we-must-divest-from-the-siege?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true

QasimRashid, 3 days ago to random

Just to be explicitly clear.

After Israel condemned the ICC for accusing them of deliberately targeting civilians, Israel forced Palestinians into a safe zone where they wouldn't be bombed—then Israel bombed & killed 32 children in that safe zone.

They burned Palestinians alive. On purpose.

ICC: Prosecute these war crimes.

QasimRashid, 3 days ago to random

My latest: What Will it Take for the USA to Stop Funding Israeli War Crimes?

Israel's latest attack on a displaced person's tent encampment in Rafah has killed 44 innocent Palestinians, 32 of them children

https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/what-will-it-take-for-the-usa-to?r=fyvxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

QasimRashid, 3 days ago to random

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck loudly condemns Israel:

"The famine, the suffering of the Palestinians, the attacks in the Gaza Strip are incompatible with international law. It is indeed the case that Israel has crossed a line there, and it must not do so.”

How much longer will the United States allow itself to become isolated for the sake of Israeli war crimes?
https://www.politico.eu/article/israels-actions-incompatible-with-international-law-says-germanys-habeck/