You're exactly right. This is outlined in "The S Word" by John Nichols. He was pressured by ardent socialists/communists and actually LISTENED to that pressure. Leading to setting up some of the most important safety nets in US history.
Imagine if socialists/communists ACTUALLY had a chance to take the reins and go further
I don't follow them and don't know if there has been any self-reflection since 2020. But if there hasn't I would have thought they'd been so embarrassed by now they'd have logged off
listen to Palestinian women in the us. being women of color, and in many cases muslim, they probably have the most to lose under a fascistic trump administration. and if they are saying they are not fucking voting for harris, then why should anyone else?
it really shows the white chauvinism when we hear the whole 'well trump would be worse on this' argument trotted out. YOU DON'T THINK PEOPLE FUCKING KNOW THAT? THAT'S WHY YOUR PARTY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
the contra-Cramer index still holding true.
he's since deleted this tweet
happy birthday and rest in peace eternally, Aaron Bushnell. you're a brave beacon of hope
https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR/status/1787529786916483537
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is back in the hospital with a rare skin infection. The doctors announced that the antibiotics are working, but he's being transferred from Manaus to a hospital in Brasilia today.
https://twitter.com/fadiquran/status/1779426300760850642
"On Iran’s strike:
At Stanford, I attended a masterclass on military strategy led by a person with decades of experience, including serving at the highest levels in the military and government.
One lesson he thought that I always remember was this:
He asked us:
“Say the US decided to attack Iraq with a new stealth jet it hadn’t used before that evaded all radars? The attack was a success. Was it strategic?”
Many in the class raised their hands to say “yes, it achieved its goal”. But the professor said: “It may not have been”.
Why?
“Because now your adversaries know your capabilities and it’s a matter of time before they find ways around them. If this attack could be done with conventional weapons, it’s better to keep your top weapons until you need them. Using them creates a disadvantage.”
My analysis is that the scale of Iran’s attack, the diversity of locations it targeted, and weapons it used, forced Israel to uncover the majority of anti-missile technologies the US and it have across the region.
The Iranians did not use any weapons Israel didn’t know it had, it just used a lot of them. But the Iranians likely now have almost a full map of what Israel’s missile defence system looks like, as well as where in Jordan and the Gulf the US has installations. It also knows how long it takes to prepare them, how Israeli society responds…etc
This is a huge strategic cost to Israel, while Arab regimes now are being blasted by their peoples, particularly the Jordanian monarchy, for not doing anything to protect Gazans but then going all out to protect Israel.
Crucially, Iran can now reverse engineer all the intel gathered from this attack to make a much more deadly one credible. While the US and Israel will have to re-design away from their current model which has been compromised. Its success in stopping this choreographed attack is thus still very costly.
Moreover, with the threat of a regional war that neither the US nor the Arab regimes want feeling nearer, it’s likely their pressure on Israel to back down will increase, making a ceasefire more feasible.
Anyone assuming this is just theatrics is missing the context of how militaries assess strategy versus tactics. Theatre is an important factor, but gathering intelligence of the “enemy’s” posture is more valuable, especially if one believes they’re in a long war of attrition.
Netanyahu and the Israel government prefer a quick hot and urgent war where they can pull in America. The Iranians prefer a longer war of attrition that bleeds Israel of its deterrence capabilities and makes it an ally for Arabs and the US that’s too costly to have.
Lastly, if you are a person who hates war, if you want peace, the best and only way to get there in the region is to support the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and dignity.
There is no sustainable peace possible as long as Palestinians live under an oppressive system of apartheid."
tempted to download tiktok as a show of my support to the Peoples Republic of China
seriously, why is "Destiny" even on this debate with Finkelstein. I obv don't agree with the other 'genocide defender' in the debate but he at least is a writer and knows some of the history (and Finkelstein's work)
Compare that to a fucking TWITCH STREAMER YOUTUBER.
We are absolutely witnessing the decline of Western academia. Truly incredible times
I was thinking this morning about that bullshit Isreal was dishing out last week, saying Islamic Jihad was the one that accidentally bombed the hospital.
If Islamic Jihad truly had bombs that were that powerful, why would they simply STOP FUCKING USING THEM. Do these idiots really think they just used this one bomb, said 'oops we fired it wrong' then decided to not use the many other massive bombs they had to hit Isreal.
I don't know if this thought makes sense, but gaht damn you have to be a fucking idiot to think that was Islamic Jihad. So you're telling me they have what could be a massive military advantage and they're simply deciding not to use that military advantage right now. Fuck.
The @garbageape response is great
Her appearance on The Breakfast Club was pretty brave and she handled all of their bullshit really well. There was like a Kamala surrogate on their who kept doing the "get real...you need to listen to the adults in the room...how are you going to pass legislation" bullshit