Calling conquest "regime change," or massive civilian death "collateral damage," is using language as a weapon of war. Only, it's deployed on--against?--the home front. Every government does it, of course, but that doesn't mean we should fool ourselves about what's happening. 4/4
News organizations shouldn't be using the term "regime change" except to quote an official using the term. It's euphemism for "conquer." The debate isn't about whether the U.S. will "pursue regime change in Iran"; it's whether the U.S. will attempt to conquer Iran. 1/
Trump’s “brilliant” #Iran strike is already falling apart. $6 billion in bombs dropped, stockpiles quietly moved, and now Trump is begging Xi to keep the oil flowing. The U.S. isn’t leading, it’s doing #Netanyahu’s muscle work. New piece up. #kakistocracy
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I vote for Hegel bagel!
More than 1,000 ‘Hands Off’ anti-Trump protests hit US cities
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1.2 million signatures in 24 hours (!!) if this isn't an indicator of why we so desperately need to organize and build across movements for migrant justice, abolition, and against US militarism, I don't know what will be. actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
Jewish Americans heavily took part in anti genocide protests over the last year and a half. Side by side with Palestinians and everyone else. The administration and their cohorts' claims that this is all anti Hamas action or being done in the name of fighting antisemitism is a lie and an insult
some helpful reminders:
-not all jews support israel
-criticizing israel is not the same as being antisemitic
-being pro-palestine does not equal being pro-hamas
-arresting someone for being pro-palestine is a violation of the first amendment
-violating someone’s first amendment rights is bad
Done. I wanted to hang in there for the sake of the conscientious reporters but I just can’t…
I wrote an open access personal history of HASTAC.org (NSF calls us "the world's first and oldest academic social network"--older than Facebook!) Please share! 6 "Lessons" apply to any organization (#1: Learn from your detractors but don't let them stop you.") www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Still from video: map of flight path with "$2.8 million"
This Wall Street Journal video about the cost of military deportation flights is one of the wildest things I've seen in a while.
It cost $2.8 million—with 2 in-air refuelings!—to deport 104 people to India on February 4.
$27,000 per deported person.
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Petition to protest dismantling of Women’s and Gender Studies at Sonoma State U. chng.it/fgmVKg8rgZ
Our friends at @socialists.nyc have made this handy tool you can use to send at letter to NYU Langone demanding the hospital resume providing lifesaving healthcare to trans youth. #ProtectTransKids ⬇️
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
Recently, UNC Press authors have had their US visas revoked and talks canceled.
For over 100 years, we have stood for academic freedom and open discourse, and continue to do so. Read more on the UNC Press Blog ⬇️
Signal Boost: All U.S. federal government websites are already archived by the End of Term Web Archive
Let people know, download your own copies.
Don't let this digital book burn continue.
#Feds #Health #WHO #CDC #AMA #USPHS #FDA #NIH #NCHS #PCORI
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Bravo to Sen. Alsobrooks for her question.
“We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule as Whites because their immune system is better than ours.” — RFK Jr
This is the deadlier version of the racist myth that Black people feel less pain, leading to denied pain meds.
Robert F Kennedy jr gleefully takes a selfie in front of a hospital ward full of polio patients in iron lung respirators.
