"In order for me to write poetry that isn't political, I must listen to the birds, and in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent."
-Marwan Makhoul, A Palestinian-Lebanese Poet
@nbcwashington
Alt Title: "Young adults, like their millennial parents, are poor and struggling underneath the boot of capital and unmitigated hostility against their financial existence."
It's insane to see the number of liberals and Democratic Party voters who are openly wishing that Arab Americans get deported for voting uncommitted. AS A BLACK MAN, I've been told that I better not complain once I get deported.
Some of you are truly sick and demented people.
This is the proudest I have ever been to vote: being uncommitted to a man supporting a genocide while being committed to the communities who desire to be treated with humanity.
When the history is written down, I will not be on the side of the bombs and bloodshed.
Watch this video from
@quinnbanks313
showing U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib arguing with an officer as pro-Palestine encampment occupants protest the tear down of the encampment this morning.
@stybba3019
Am I a young white male? Most elected Socialist/Socialist adjacent candidates who have won office are BIPOC and/or women.
I love the erasure of marginalized groups from the Socialist movement by people who hate the movement.
You are hating from outside of the club. You are creepily waving from the window. You are standing in the drive thru, and we have not been taking your order.
We dont walk with Fascists.
Jackson Hinkle is a fucking Nazi who shouldn't be allowed to step foot anywhere in Michigan, let alone the amazing, strong, and diverse city Dearborn. We need to do something about this. We've got a month.
On May 24th,
@jacksonhinklle
and I will be speaking in-person and live in Dearborn, Michigan.
Premium tickets ALREADY sold out, regular tickets are selling fast!
Tonight at 7:30pm EST, I will be LIVE with more details, including about our new Institute for a Free America!
Not only that, expelling you was one of the most participated votes in our chapter history!
Thank you for being the meme that we democratically deleted from our phones 💅🏽
I was the Chair of the Young Dems of Michigan, the DEI Chair for the Oakland County Democratic Party, had an entire CNN interview about voting for Biden in 2020, and I unseat the last Republican incumbent in my city.
You tell me what you think and I'll tell you I'm Uncommitted.
@DSANorthStar
When a DSA caucus pulls, "But do you comdemn Hamas" like they're liberals in October.
Something (everything) about this gives off red flags at how safe women/non-male identifying people would actually be around some members of the caucus.
I am an elected official who smokes weed every day. My closet allies are in the Michigan cannabis activism community: No strain effects include "becoming a genocidal maniac."
You dont get to pull the reefer madness excuse because you called for the deaths of innocent families.
I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the People’s Party to reintroduce America to the best of itself - fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and ecological collapse, guaranteeing housing, health care, education and living wages for…
As a Black Man, whose family moved north before the Civil Rights Movement and made it very clear to me that the Racism was all around me, you're grasping for straws.
The Watermelon has been a pro-Palestine symbol for longer than Hakeem has had milk off his breath. Come off it.
DSA's poster discussion, a short play:
"Comrades, how can we pressure Hakeem Jeffries to do what we want?"
"How about a drawing of a watermelon?"
"Great idea! That will really show him we mean business. And there's definitely nothing racist about it either!"
End scene.
Uncommitted is projected to hit at least 100,000 votes by the end of tonight.
The People of Michigan, of all different backgrounds and realities, have spoken. They have called for a Ceasefire, an end to a US Funded genocide, and true freedom for the Palestinian people.
I have seen "allies" avoid questions, but never as obvious or as rude as this.
Are you only going to engage with constituents when they ask easy questions? When something happens in my city, and I need to get answers, will this be how you respond?
WATCH: Rep
@HaleyLive
literally turns her back and walks away from a young Jewish mother who politely asks why Stevens takes
@AIPAC
funding when AIPAC supports insurrectionists.
Just last week, AIPAC's super PAC UDP used far-right ad firm
@OnMessageInc
to buy ads for Stevens 🧵
They can cut down 1 or 2 roses, but they cannot stop the coming of Spring.
Thank you
@Andy_Levin
for running on the beliefs of The Many. Thank you to everyone to who believed that We can do better. That there are fights worth fighting with all the energy in the world. Thank You!
So I am currently carless. I am making my way to city hall for a Budget Hearing, but since we have no real public transportation infrastructure, I am still struggling to get places on time.
Look at this picture of
@Andy_Levin
back in the 80s with SEIU organizers celebrating a union victory and tell me that you're going to vote for a different candidate.
I honestly wouldn't be able to believe you.
I have signed the pledge to vote "Uncommitted."
Just like 2020, I do not have confidence in Biden to represent the needs of my community, both locally and globally. This time, I can not and will not co-sign the actions of a government that sees genocide as the cost of business.
Today, I’m joining 30+ of my elected colleagues from across SE Michigan in pledging to cast an “Uncommitted” vote in the upcoming presidential primary election.
Imagine getting ratio'd by the United Farm Workers because you forgot that skin cancer exists and that Poor, Black and Brown people are still working the fields in large numbers.
"The cries of the Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me. What I don't understand is why the cries of Palestinians sound different to you all." -
@RepRashida
We did it, we passed the first Oakland County-wide plan to provide the residents of all 4 corners a form of Public Transportation.
This a win for every one of us, but especially for the Poor Black High School student who walked 30 minutes to be able ride the bus to work.
@Breaking911
I hope that specific order of grits is grainy and undercooked, and I hope that shrimp chews like a bike tire.
I wish that small business all the best, and I bet their food slaps otherwise.
If you're new here: I endorsed and voted for Congressman
@Andy_Levin
. Andy is the person best equipped to fight for the needs of Working-Class, BIPOC communities.
I am more than proud to vote for the Union Powerhouse who believes in protecting our planet and our people!
You know what's better than 6 weeks? Permanently.
But now the vice-president is calling for an immediate ceasefire, using our language framing. Anyone saying Uncommitted had nothing to do with this change is huffing gasoline.
The Pontiac City Council resolution to hold
@DTE_Energy
accountable, increase regulations, and begin research into a statewide Public Power utility passed unanimously (6-0) and with righteous anger.
For the state of Michigan to not be treating
@DTE_Energy
as a threat to public health and safety is problematic.
We need to imminent domain their infrastructure, and establish public power statewide. We need to
#breakfreefromDTE
!
One of the ONLY 2 Democrats who voted to ban the Pride Flag was Elisa Slotkin, which wasn't very Suburan Wine Mom-Girl Boss.
And who is the Party trying to anoint for the Michigan Senate Seat? I thought Michigan was the Anti-Florida, or are we trying to be Arizona? 👀
218-213: House adopted South Carolina GOP Rep. Ralph Norman amendment to the 2024 defense policy bill that codifies Trump Administration guidance to prohibit the display of unapproved flags.
👋 Hello, Shri’s former Comms Director here.
I started working as Shri’s Comms Director in his congressional office and quit in May - I can confirm this. During my first few days working for him, I knew I was in for an interesting ride. 🧵
This is a not-so-friendly reminder that being pro-Labor is more than just painting signs and standing on the line in the hope of a photo of showing how socialist you are.
It means actually being pro-Worker, including to our own Union Employees.
-Signed an actual union worker
The NPC majority just dropped its plan to balance the budget—laying off 12 staff members, while voting to retain stipends for themselves. Genuinely disgusted.
Glad to be out here supporting Congressman
@Andy_Levin
for re-election in MI-11!
As the Candidate from Section 8, I know who will fight for my communities just as hard as I do!
I am forever grateful to be surrounded by comrades who were ready to do more than just talk about what can be done. We got out there, fought for the values of an intersectional, Anti-Genocide movement, and we helped make the voices of 100,000+ people become unignorable!
We want to give huge shoutout to
@detroitdsa
and
@Listen2michigan
on their MI primary victory, and huge thanks to Groundwork members
@Mikalforpontiac
, Ali Hallal, and Phil Bianco for their incredible leadership locally on the campaign! 🫡🌹
We're airing a new TV ad in the Detroit area.
Democrats support Israel’s right to defend itself, but Rep.
@RepRashida
sides with those who want to destroy it.
Israelis & Palestinians deserve to live in peace, dignity, & security — that will never happen with Hamas in power.
.
@RepShriThanedar
is in Israel with
@HouseDemocrats
wrapping up a weeklong visit with AIEF.
"I met many young innovators, entrepreneurs, and I'm talking to them about collaborating with
@CityofDetroit
...to make better things for both countries."
🇺🇸🇮🇱
#AIEF2023
@votesocialist24
@pslnational
end capitalism? the Twitter Platform that you're using to promote your message is a result of capitalism, give me a break
As a Black man in an over policed city under the boot of the Sheriff's Department, which has had 3 officer-involved shooting in the past year, I stand with the union on their messaging.
Maybe be less mad about messaging and more mad about Anti-Labor behavior from NPC.
#Fuck12
BREAKING NEWS:
@HaleyLive
declined to go on The
@MehdiHasanShow
to speak to the MILLIONS of dollars of Dark Money AIPAC has spent on her behalf to attack Congressman
@Andy_Levin
.
Over 3k community members signed a petition last week - it's OFFICIAL, we're on the ballot for NYS Senate to represent this NEW district! Our neighbors asked us to run because I've fought for change locally, in Albany and nationally and have the experience to deliver progress!!
I stand with
@RashidaTlaib
because I stand with humanity. I stand with her until she tells us not to. Not because it's easy to speak up, because it's right to not be complicit in opression.
I am the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, and my perspective is needed here now more than ever. I will not be silenced and I will not let anyone distort my words.
I’m from Detroit, where I learned to speak truth to power, even if my voice shakes.
I am a Black Man who spent the first 20 years of my life on Section 8 and eating free lunch. I attended community college while spending half of my income on rent per month before I got elected to council in a poor BIPOC city in Michigan.
The only insulated elite here is you.
Right, so: elite activists in blue states, insulated from many consequences of a Trump win, are leading and funding an effort to convince people in swing states not to vote for Biden, thus helping Trump. Nevermind that the people they claim to fight for will suffer if Trump wins.
I think that the Michigan primary result is really going to lead to Democrats saying the most Islamophobic, anti-Arab things we’ve seen since September 12, 2001.
I didn’t intend for a private phone call to turn public. But now that it has, here’s the truth.
One of AIPAC’s biggest donors offered $20m if I dropped out of the U.S. Senate race to run against
@RashidaTlaib
.
I said no. I won’t be bossed, bullied, or bought.
Amongst the Freshman Congresspeople,
@Andy_Levin
ranks 4th in leadership according to Govtrack! This makes him one of the most effective members of Congress when it come to getting bills co-sponsored and supported by his colleagues. Congresswoman
@HaleyLive
? 71st... /1