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“But the hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing.” — W.E.B. Du Bois

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Wow!

micchiato, to Israel
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“Since the beginning of ’s war on , academics in fields including , , Japanese , public , Latin American and Caribbean studies, Middle East and African studies, , , and more have been fired, suspended, or removed from the classroom for pro-, anti-Israel speech.”

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/16/university-college-professors-israel-palestine-firing/

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Further proof that anyone can brand themselves a “free speech expert”:

“Ironically, Howard Gilman, president of , is a ‘free speech’ expert. He even labeled this year the ‘year of free speech.’

His track record as president has shown again and again that these are hollow words.

For example:”

https://x.com/cantonwiner/status/1790875199195214155?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg

micchiato, to california
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An arrested University of professor makes the connection between paying for repression of and starving public with austerity:

“These police officers out here today: that’s thousands of student scholarships. Thousands of students could’ve been able to go to school and have books and have housing”

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micchiato, to california
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In the most Democrat state of all. Don’t tell me blue states in a fascist nation are refuge.

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I bet the would allow a Ukrainian crew to disembark.

“The crew, made up of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan national, has been unable to disembark because of visa restrictions, a lack of required shore passes and parallel ongoing investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FBI.

On Monday, the crew remained on board even as authorities used small explosive charges to deliberately ‘cut’ an expanse of the bridge lying on the ship's bow.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69011124

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Took my second rapid test this morning since returning from travel on Sunday. Negative x2. Will take another test tomorrow night.

I’m vaccinated, but contra , the vax is not enough. I minimize my exposure to crowds and I mask when I can’t avoid the throngs. 😷

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My initial response to this was, “Good, but what took so long to get off the fence?”

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/5/12/egypt-deals-diplomatic-blow-to-israel-by-joining-icj-genocide-case

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This is a frankly dangerous and historically flat understanding of . Joe only permits judgments of genocide in hindsight. Yet, we know that 35,000 dead in Palestine is a conservative estimate. We haven’t accounted for the missing and disappeared. We know of badges of genocide: destruction of hospitals, libraries, mosques, and schools. Raphael Lemkin coined “genocide” thinking of 800,000 displaced Armenians in 1916; the 1948 Nakba displaced 750,000 Palestinians.
https://mstdn.social/@joeinwynnewood/112437683757450340

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@joeinwynnewood @bifouba

You know what’s even shittier than lapses in Masto etiquette? The indecency of genocide denial, especially in the arsenal of Zionism: the bipartisan United States.

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Just a reminder: destroying mosques is legally a badge of genocide. It is “culturicide,” and central to genocide according to Raphael Lemkin, the lawyer who coined the term “genocide” as employed in international law.

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“‘When I voiced concern repeatedly, I was silenced, I was sidelined’, recently resigned US diplomat Hala Rharrit tells #AJEUpFront host Marc Lamont Hill about dissent within the #Biden administration on policies towards #Israel.”

https://x.com/ajupfront/status/1790102876875878646?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg

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"There was no way I could support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Only years later did I realize that I was mistaken, and we missed an opportunity to have a president who might actually have made America great by championing racial justice, labor rights, and the war against poverty."

Abandoning Biden could repeat the 1968 mistakes that helped elect Nixon
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/12/2239229/-Abandoning-Biden-could-repeat-the-1968-mistakes-that-helped-elect-Nixon

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If only you’d applied the same parsing logic you employ on #genocide to the article’s comparison of 2024 to 1968. Unlike LBJ, #Biden has not dropped out of the race. LBJ’s high disapprovals were due to Vietnam; Biden’s disapprovals were high well before Oct7. Biden has no historic civil rights and voting rights legislation victories to shore up his progressive wing (in fact he fumbled his promise to codify Roe). Harris is not Humphrey. Nixon created the EPA, etc, etc

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Nature punches back.

“THIS IS NOT A DRILL

The orcas are back to sinking boats

I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL”

https://bsky.app/profile/danirabaiotti.bsky.social/post/3ksfjtzwx7n2u

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hOmE oF ThE fReE

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More power to these #students demonstrating for a #FreePalestine. Seinfeld is a Zionist whose wife literally funded the mob of pro-#Israel thugs who physically assaulted the nonviolent #UCLA encampment. #Duke #protest

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“In the dark of night, dozens of men wearing black or blue sweatshirts with full-face white plastic masks, some with Israeli flags draped on their shoulders, converged on the #UCLA encampment that #students had assembled in peaceful solidarity with the beleaguered Palestinians of #Gaza.

Armed … [and] chanting anti-Arab, anti-Black, and anti-Palestinian slogans, the mob set about attacking students and #faculty in the camp.”

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/for-whom-is-campus-to-be-safe

micchiato, to Palestine
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Over 100 people were arrested yesterday during pro-#Palestine #protest in #nyc. But a very good thing happened too.
#police

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Bask in the irony.

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Even though Syracuse is holding commencement, including many visitors to campus today, they are profiling non-students over at the encampment for .

micchiato, to Israel
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“The weapons ‘pause’ doesn't apply to the $26 Billion in ADDITIONAL ‘aid’ passed by US , along with $827 million MORE in weapons...

And the admin made SURE Israel had enough munitions for a invasion.

I'm not letting anyone fall for this sham on my watch.” https://bsky.app/profile/elizabethviolet.bsky.social/post/3krzevadeee2v

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“BREAKING: The confederation of Spanish universities will cut ties with Israeli universities and research centers.”

https://bsky.app/profile/jairofunez.bsky.social/post/3ks327gu6xl2v

micchiato, to Palestine
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Test for the US:

“The General Assembly will vote tomorrow on a resolution that may effectively make a member state of the UN. As you may recall, vetoed a resolution at the UNSC earlier this year that sought to admit Palestine as a member.

Based on a draft of the resolution I have reviewed, I do believe that this resolution may become a big deal ….

If Biden chooses to defund the UN as a result, it will only further undermine the 's standing.”

https://x.com/tparsi/status/1788602187817378044?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg

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University of made the same raggedy argument about their lack of transparency. Poor excuses on either side of the border.

“U of T claims it can’t reveal its investments because it would compromise their sweet deal. Apparently the school is more than willing to be complicit in as long as it retains access to ‘best-in-class third-party investment managers.’

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/students-are-calling-for-u-of-t-to-divest-from-israel-heres-a-closer-look/article_716f6b0a-0978-11ef-9e6a-fbd6b184b26f.html “

https://bsky.app/profile/nkalamb.bsky.social/post/3ks2pdzquwo2s

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Yep. The failure is now international, even if the #UnitedStates is the catalyst.

“When the whole world started paying attention to the Palestinian struggle, Israel’s 75 year long occupation & violence, I thought, surely, there would be a #ceasefire & discussions to end the occupation before the new year.

It is now May & Israels violence has only gotten worse.” https://x.com/tastefullysaucy/status/1788534960116101237?s=46&t=521hINbbUzSBIUxrCF_rbg

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