Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

A photo from the early days from the #WarOnChristmas

@smeg @TonyStark what if I told you that zionism is merely the right of Jews to self-determine in parts of their ancestral lands, and that the majority of Jews are opposed to the West Bank settlements?

The reason why our hackles are raised by this is that people frequently mistake criticism of Israeli policy in the West Bank and Gaza for anti-zionism. It's not - anti-zionism calls for the abolishment of the entire state of Israel, with no regard for where the millions of Jews living there would go.

@TucsonSentinel
Ranked Choice Voting is our quickest, most accessible path towards ending the two-party monopoly that our Electoral College has created and it will increase voter turnout because more Americans will feel their votes can matter more. Voter apathy is what has allowed the far-right to accrue so much power.

In Alaska’s new election system, it “gave citizens greater choice and elevated the most broadly appealing candidates, in turn improving representation.”

I'm surprised that so many people don't know this.
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ICYMI, 3 #Florida teachers are suing the state over law restricting use of #pronouns. https://news.wfsu.org/state-news/2023-12-14/three-teachers-are-challenging-floridas-personal-pronoun-law

"We've always done it that way"

Is not an acceptable answer or justification.

So in Texas, you can now be arrested (along with your doctors) if you have a miscarriage and you can be arrested on site for "suspicion" of being "illegal" (meaning if you have brown skin).

A large amount of accounts on this platform seem to be too consumed with yelling at American Jews to even care about what’s going on here.

Texas law lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally | AP News:
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-texas-border-8c86bc6c20a7c30d6127b2413b8688fc

That's unfortunate.
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@mapachin @billyjoebowers @StillIRise1963
Given the alternative is authoritarian fascism… yes.

I’m all for putting pressure on candidates and trying to get better candidates, but it’s unlikely anyone on our side other than Bidenis going to win the next general election. Yes, we’re being held hostage, but not by the Dems.

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Censoring Books is a Betrayal of the Right to Read, Learn, and Teach - Nationwide, educators continue to face an unprecedented number of book challenges https://dianeravitch.net/2023/12/17/censoring-books-is-un-american/ via @dianeravitch #censorship

Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though "Next year in Jerusalem" was a constant refrain at her Chicago synagogue.

The 39-year-old said she had plenty to focus on at home, where she frequently gives talks on addressing anti-Black sentiment in the American Jewish community and dismantling white supremacy in the U.S.

https://www.voanews.com/a/black-american-solidarity-with-palestinians-rises-testing-ties-to-jewish-allies-/7401358.html

All the 'keep Christ in Christmas' folks trying to impose their backward theocratic rule on all of us might be surprised to learn the Puritans they regard as the true founders of this country BANNED Christmas altogether.

Any observation of the holiday, whether taking the day off or preparing a feast, came with a five shilling fine.

Penalty for Keeping Christmas, 1659 https://www.mass.gov/doc/penalty-for-keeping-christmas/download?_ga=2.56222763.144109216.1656331652-841661078.1655899135