A brief history of the Uyghur struggle against Chinese genocide:
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Good to know US immigration officials knew about the Facebook Border Patrol group ‘I’m 10-15’ which posted hateful racist & misogynist comments & images about refugees. But why didn’t Facebook censors come down on them like a hammer? Why instead are the censors going after Palestinians & Kashmiris for posting about life under military occupation?
The NY Times reports on India’s use of torture in Kashmir drawing from the 550-page report by the Jammu & Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society. It would not be an exaggeration to say that coverage of the Kashmiri struggle in mainstream media would be almost nil were it not for the work of Kashmiri activists on social media who brought it to world attention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/world/asia/kashmir-india-torture.html?
I’m a fool for these rescue stories: maternal love, animal intelligence, human kindness.
Remembering those who died at the Battle of Covfefe.
The discussions among Assadists about the politics of Tulsi Gabbard are a cornucopia of idiocy. Some argue that she has changed from 2014 when she defended Israel’s seven-week bombing siege of Gaza by saying Israel was defending itself against terrorists who hide behind human shields in schools & hospitals. Most Assadists who support her claim she’s changed since then but her ‘war on terror’ rhetoric on Syria does not support that, even if they do share her Islamophobia & anti-Semitism. Taking childlike, wide-eyed credulity to the breaking point, Ali Abunimah tweeted: “Tulsi Gabbard: end the wars & give everyone free, quality healthcare. What’s not to like?” Keep the tooth fairy away from our man Ali.
Assadists like Eva Bartlett have a different take on Gabbard’s metamorphosis because despite strong support for the Assad dictatorship, in her hustle for votes Gabbard had the temerity to say “There is no disputing the fact that Bashar al-Assad & Syria is a brutal dictator. There is no disputing the fact that he has used chemical weapons & other weapons against his people.” If Gabbard isn’t kissing Assad’s ass, her Assadism isn’t good enough for Eva. Some Assadists may be fooled by Mr. & Mrs. Assad’s European style, but not our Tulsi who recognizes an Arab when she sees one & denounces them all as terrorists.
Stop playing stupid. Gabbard has left a record of votes & cosponsored bills & media interviews & globe-trotting that testify overwhelmingly to her Islamophobia, Zionism, anti-Semitism, Hindutva nationalism, & collaboration with dictators like General Sisi. If she is your chosen candidate, you are right-wing & there are no two ways about it. Aloha or suck on that!
July 2014 MSNBC interview with Gabbard where she lays out her support for Israel: https://www.msnbc.com/taking-the-hill/watch/should-us-be-involved-in-ukraine-conflict–312796739629?fbclid=IwAR2WGUmeSC13D5-
Even worse than the Bowling Green massacre.
An image of undaunted Palestinians from the Great Return March in Gaza today. Seven Palestinians were reported injured by Israeli snipers on this 65th Friday of marches for refugee rights & an end to the blockade.
(Photo from Ahmad Matar on Twitter)