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Let’s take stock:
Today, I voted against an $886 BILLION defense budget. @AdamSchiff voted for it.
I voted against invading Iraq and Afghanistan. Schiff voted to do so.
I voted against the PATRIOT Act. Schiff voted for it.
I am the peace and security champion in this race.
Israel dropped almost as many bombs in Gaza in one week as the U.S. did in Afghanistan in one year -- the heaviest year.
Gaza is 141 sq miles.
Afghanistan is 252,071 sq miles.
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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.
This seems trivial in light of what’s happening in the world, but I think it’s worth lifting up because it’s a microcosm of larger trends in the zeitgeist that are ripping through every sector, including movement, with a massively destructive force….
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headlines, to swallow, decontextualized, rumors, and accusation whole instead of insisting on three dimensional, critical discussions that unpack things and consider facts and data. The bigger picture for me here is that when we adopt a sheep mentality and throw people out…
uncritically, we are sitting ducks for fascism. Anything large or small that is bucking and intervening in that cultural norm is something I’m celebrating right now. Good for him.