Featuring Lily Conway; Ari Berman; Meredith Blake; Rep. Melanie Stansbury; Tom Joscelyn, Susan Corke, & Norm Eisen; Nick Penniman (written and in conversation); Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, & Calder Robinson
I find it mind boggling and heartbreaking that the arguably greatest crime against humanity - in terms of destruction, mass killings 'especially of children), ethnic cleansing, you name it - is basically completely missing on this platform. I cannot comprehend this complicit silence for the life of me - does Palestine have to be annihilated completely completely before anybody here shows any trace of humanity, empathy and solidarity with people of Gaza, soon to be joined with this of the West Bank? Where does this come from, this complicity? The habit of exterminating indigenous people, from the native Americans, to Vietnamese (millions) to Iraqis (close to a million), via complicity with Bangladesh genocide, Indonesia genocide, to direct enabling of Gaza genocide? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_atrocity_crimes
Democracy cannot but die when does not defend most basic human rights, when remains silent when one's fellow human beings are being slaughtered, mutilated, maimed, burned, when there is open ethnical cleansing - and even admission on parts of members of Israeli government preach, once again, the final solution. Even if one does not care for Palestinians - after all, they are not like us, it seems people feel - how can one not see that this I the main cause of the fascist takeover of the US, where a death of a racist, bigot, genocide supporter, a supporter of gun violence, even mass killing of kids in schools is just a logical price for the 'freedom to carry guns' (read: kill, if you have a minimum of political education) is used for persecution of democratically oriented public figures. The martyrdom of Kirk is directly connected with the enabling of Gaza genocide - Congress has just awarded billions to Israel to finish off the extermination of Palestinians in Gaza and the start in the West Bank. They took Kimmel off air for his humanism and defence of liberty - and yet the Contrarians will, it all appears, continue to support the genocide of people who are caged and not allowed even to escape. This genocide has the only parallel with the Holocaust, when Jews had no way out. Are you aware that being silent Gaza directly means that you would have been silent in 1938? Being silent about Palestine means only that once again the antisemitism is winning - Palestinians are semites, unlike people like Netanyahu and so many of Israelis who have changed their names in order to hide the lack of their semitic origin. If Ms. Rubin - who has for decades supported the GOP in all their repressive policies, including the destruction of Iraq based on lies - does not care about Palestinian lives (consistent with her lack of care for Iraqi lives) - why would Democrats (and democrats generically) support Ms. Rubin and the genocide? How can someone be so blind and not see that it all starts and end with Palestine? The Holocaust took us to the WW2 - this is why nazis could never stop, until their own self-destruction, and this is why Israel cannot stop. If we do not give a damn about Palestinians, but we care about Israel and above all, the US - then we must act now to save Israel from self-destruction, and save American democracy. Any fool can be anti Trump, that does not make us democratic. I love the US - that is where I learned my craft and where people I love live - but I could also see unfortunately that for so many Americans there is no world, only the 'greatest country in the world'. This lack of social and political awareness may take us to the WW3, for Israel and the US which is directly enabling (not just supporting) the genocide are destroying the international order and the rule of international law, which was introduced after the WW2 precisely in order to avoid the new catastrophe which with nuclear arms could destroy the entire planet. Think please: Israel attacks countries at the rate of one per month or so (I am being nice here) - and Israel possesses arms of mass destruction, unlike Iran, Lebanon, Siria, Yemen, Qatar ...
I am desperate I admit. My heart bleeds - for Gaza, for West Bank, for Israel, for the US, for us all - as I write this, and so it is hard to stop. What I cannot comprehend for the life of me: do people here at least read the WP, if they do not follow the Zeteo or Democracy Now, say that give independent information? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/10/countries-israel-attacked-qatar-doha/
Norm and others have written a great column here about the hateful rhetoric of JD Vance. And just like that he spews false information about the left. The right wing has gotten away with more violence than anyone. All it takes is to look at all the pardons for the Jan 6 insurrectionists. This is definitely a must read column!
WE CAN NOT STAND FOR THIS AUTHORITARIAN TAKEOVER OF OUR MEDIA , WE ARE A DEMOCRACY NOT A DICTATORSHIP LIKE HUNGARY, RUSSIA AND NORHT KOREA. INSTEAD GO TO YOUR LIBRARY AND READ BOOK.
I HAVE DECIDE TO CANCEL PARAMOUNT +, TIKTOK, AND ANY OTHER MEDIA THAT IS CONTROLLED BY FAR RIGHT MAGATS. WE ALL NEED TO HURT THEM IN THE POCKETBOOK. THAT INCLUDE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. IF NOT THE WILL CONTROL ALL OF OUR MEDIA.
As we said in the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s and '70s in response to your post, "you go keep on keepin' on, girl!" I was there, and "girl" was from strong Black men and women respecting their women. !
Charlie Kirk is to his Fuehrer and the MAGA horde what Horst Wessel was to Hitler and the Nazis: the martyr that was needed to fuel their blood-thirsty cause. WELCOE TO THE FOURTH REICH, AMERICA !!!
Considered historically, Social Media, and soon AI, are the magic pill that Dictators and Tyrants have hungered for: 24 X 7 surveillance and control of their subjects. We are seeing the destruction of the social structure long put in place to resist this. Some have embraced this willingly out of weakness of mind, thirst for power, or laziness. We shall turn the tools of social media and AI to our use, to freedom, especially the freedom of the mind.
Have you noticed that all these ultra right wing characters are consumed with sexual thoughts and hatred. Where does that come from?
I find it mind boggling and heartbreaking that the arguably greatest crime against humanity - in terms of destruction, mass killings 'especially of children), ethnic cleansing, you name it - is basically completely missing on this platform. I cannot comprehend this complicit silence for the life of me - does Palestine have to be annihilated completely completely before anybody here shows any trace of humanity, empathy and solidarity with people of Gaza, soon to be joined with this of the West Bank? Where does this come from, this complicity? The habit of exterminating indigenous people, from the native Americans, to Vietnamese (millions) to Iraqis (close to a million), via complicity with Bangladesh genocide, Indonesia genocide, to direct enabling of Gaza genocide? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_atrocity_crimes
Democracy cannot but die when does not defend most basic human rights, when remains silent when one's fellow human beings are being slaughtered, mutilated, maimed, burned, when there is open ethnical cleansing - and even admission on parts of members of Israeli government preach, once again, the final solution. Even if one does not care for Palestinians - after all, they are not like us, it seems people feel - how can one not see that this I the main cause of the fascist takeover of the US, where a death of a racist, bigot, genocide supporter, a supporter of gun violence, even mass killing of kids in schools is just a logical price for the 'freedom to carry guns' (read: kill, if you have a minimum of political education) is used for persecution of democratically oriented public figures. The martyrdom of Kirk is directly connected with the enabling of Gaza genocide - Congress has just awarded billions to Israel to finish off the extermination of Palestinians in Gaza and the start in the West Bank. They took Kimmel off air for his humanism and defence of liberty - and yet the Contrarians will, it all appears, continue to support the genocide of people who are caged and not allowed even to escape. This genocide has the only parallel with the Holocaust, when Jews had no way out. Are you aware that being silent Gaza directly means that you would have been silent in 1938? Being silent about Palestine means only that once again the antisemitism is winning - Palestinians are semites, unlike people like Netanyahu and so many of Israelis who have changed their names in order to hide the lack of their semitic origin. If Ms. Rubin - who has for decades supported the GOP in all their repressive policies, including the destruction of Iraq based on lies - does not care about Palestinian lives (consistent with her lack of care for Iraqi lives) - why would Democrats (and democrats generically) support Ms. Rubin and the genocide? How can someone be so blind and not see that it all starts and end with Palestine? The Holocaust took us to the WW2 - this is why nazis could never stop, until their own self-destruction, and this is why Israel cannot stop. If we do not give a damn about Palestinians, but we care about Israel and above all, the US - then we must act now to save Israel from self-destruction, and save American democracy. Any fool can be anti Trump, that does not make us democratic. I love the US - that is where I learned my craft and where people I love live - but I could also see unfortunately that for so many Americans there is no world, only the 'greatest country in the world'. This lack of social and political awareness may take us to the WW3, for Israel and the US which is directly enabling (not just supporting) the genocide are destroying the international order and the rule of international law, which was introduced after the WW2 precisely in order to avoid the new catastrophe which with nuclear arms could destroy the entire planet. Think please: Israel attacks countries at the rate of one per month or so (I am being nice here) - and Israel possesses arms of mass destruction, unlike Iran, Lebanon, Siria, Yemen, Qatar ...
I am desperate I admit. My heart bleeds - for Gaza, for West Bank, for Israel, for the US, for us all - as I write this, and so it is hard to stop. What I cannot comprehend for the life of me: do people here at least read the WP, if they do not follow the Zeteo or Democracy Now, say that give independent information? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/10/countries-israel-attacked-qatar-doha/
Norm and others have written a great column here about the hateful rhetoric of JD Vance. And just like that he spews false information about the left. The right wing has gotten away with more violence than anyone. All it takes is to look at all the pardons for the Jan 6 insurrectionists. This is definitely a must read column!
WE CAN NOT STAND FOR THIS AUTHORITARIAN TAKEOVER OF OUR MEDIA , WE ARE A DEMOCRACY NOT A DICTATORSHIP LIKE HUNGARY, RUSSIA AND NORHT KOREA. INSTEAD GO TO YOUR LIBRARY AND READ BOOK.
I HAVE DECIDE TO CANCEL PARAMOUNT +, TIKTOK, AND ANY OTHER MEDIA THAT IS CONTROLLED BY FAR RIGHT MAGATS. WE ALL NEED TO HURT THEM IN THE POCKETBOOK. THAT INCLUDE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. IF NOT THE WILL CONTROL ALL OF OUR MEDIA.
As we said in the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s and '70s in response to your post, "you go keep on keepin' on, girl!" I was there, and "girl" was from strong Black men and women respecting their women. !
Charlie Kirk is to his Fuehrer and the MAGA horde what Horst Wessel was to Hitler and the Nazis: the martyr that was needed to fuel their blood-thirsty cause. WELCOE TO THE FOURTH REICH, AMERICA !!!
Considered historically, Social Media, and soon AI, are the magic pill that Dictators and Tyrants have hungered for: 24 X 7 surveillance and control of their subjects. We are seeing the destruction of the social structure long put in place to resist this. Some have embraced this willingly out of weakness of mind, thirst for power, or laziness. We shall turn the tools of social media and AI to our use, to freedom, especially the freedom of the mind.