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A Bronx office of the US House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was vandalized early on Monday, according to New York City police, who say they are investigating.

The vandalism occurred after Ocasio-Cortez on Friday voted against a defense spending bill amendment authored by the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia that would have eliminated funding for the system protecting Israel from missiles.

Her vote on Greene’s amendment prompted the Democratic Socialists of America to issue a statement accusing Ocasio-Cortez of backing Israel’s “eliminationist campaign against the Palestinian people”.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 12 hours ago

It’s telling how quickly liberals leap to AOC’s defense while downplaying the atrocities she enables. They preach 'principled' human rights rhetoric, only to treat genocide as just another political bargaining chip. Moral bankruptcy has never been so transparent.

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

She's been staunchly pro-Israel for so long too. This is from 2018:

[-] answersplease77@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

yesterday they killed 30 waiting for food. kids are eating sand there. this country is actively commiting an ongoing genocide. This week they bombed lebanon and syria who don't have iron dome and civilians died there. And guess why they kill civilians in every neighboring country and Iran and yemen and anywhere they want? Because AOC gave them half a $billion to keep doing so. And how do you even believe they will use this half billion for "defense" as if that was even an acceptable excuse, and not use it for salary rise and bonus for IOF soldiers who rape people to death and maim and starve kids to death?

Israel should be sanctioned. Wtf are you doing AOC? Aren't you not a millionare yet? you want to stay in your job earning $150k/year to do what? We are begging this spinless millionare for a vote? to get a word out? Is this your hero and next leader? Holyfuck your standards disgust me, and the message that this vandlism delivered was fully justified.

[-] henchmannumber3@lemmy.world -4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Because AOC gave them half a $billion to keep doing so.

First, AOC voted against the bill. She voted against giving them any funding.

Second, even if she had voted in favor of the bill, she's not the only member of Congress, so dumping sole blame on her wouldn't even make sense if the false claims were true.

But yes, let's eat our own over a political stunt by a racist conspiracy theorist (MTG). Those primaries won't lose themselves!

[-] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 day ago
[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 day ago

I didn't know she was a DJ. I haven't seen someone drop their base this hard in a while

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[-] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

Read the room, AOC.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

It's sick how in the US, you have to kiss the Zionist ring, to have any chance of power.

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