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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Reminder that Gaza was not being prevented aid under Biden. USAID was in there.

Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

That's the thing: the US's conditions for aiding Israel is currently -unconditional- (thank Kissinger). It's hard to condense down why it isn't as simple as 'stop arming Israel ' with 150 characters but this can kind of start forming a picture.

Opinion | We Served in the Biden Admin. It's Time to Impose Conditions on Aid to Israel.

The United States should distance itself morally and materially from the slaughter in Gaza.

www.politico.com

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/2-...

Filed in December 2023, but not yet ruled on. I've seen a couple of articles claiming yhe ruling is forthcoming in 2026, but not a lot of solid evidence that's when it'll be ruled on. 🙁

Yes, I agree that it's ridiculous it takes three years to make a ruling.

2 years of Gaza genocide: Legal reckoning for Israel edges closer?

Experts say parallel tracks of justice in The Hague may be slow-moving, but could mark a turning point in efforts to hold Israel accountable - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

The ICC seems to agree.

Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Genocide has a legal definition. Not even the ICC has ruled it as a genocide (yet, but the legal ruling is likely forth coming). This is because of the ramp up of issues UNDER TRUMP. Issues that were far, far less likely under Biden or Harris.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Ok, this got a chuckle out of me.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Genocide has a legal definition.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

You just said you wanted a man to die of bone cancer, my guy. Even your memory can't be that short.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

Edgy bastards like you are what has caused genocide to occur. You kept calling it genocide when it wasn't, helped elect a man who really doesn't care, and gave Bibi the go ahead to actually commit it. Way to fucking go.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 17d

I don't think you know what genocide is. What's happening to the Palestinians NOW is genocide. They're being starved and invaded because we are under a weak president who wants that land. Under Biden, it wasn't genocide, but it was terrible oppression thanks to decades of Kissinger poisoning.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 18d

If they really weren't worried about 2026, the Grand Old Pedos wouldn't be working so hard across the US to push mid-year redistricting in places like Texas to squeeze out more Pedo-safe territory.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 18d

Elections are run by the states, not federally. Trump can TRY to cancel the elections, but I very much doubt Democratic controlled states would follow through. Secondly, anyone serving in Congress can swear in newly elected legislators, not just Lil Johnson.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 18d

I see it a little differently. They know they're backed into a corner and the GOP is trying to act big and scary to assert their dominance. People across the US aren't backing down when they "should be" and the MAGA base is going quiet.

Keep demanding the Epstein files.

Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 19d

"We've done it" done what, exactly? Ripped healthcare away from millions of people for a laugh? Tried, unsuccessfully for over a decade, to repeal Obamacare?

Seriously, people need to call this out and ask for receipts at point of sale (aka, when he's talking).

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 21d

Let's mandate publicly funded elections into the mix, too! If every legislator is allegedly doing it all "for the average American" then they shouldn't need to court corporate funders anymore.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 21d

There is a quote going around of one of the officers saying "fuck them kids." Even if it is not true, the fact it is absolutely plausible for someone in a position of authority zip tying children and dragging them out from their beds in the middle of the night saying that is state fucking terrorism.

Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 21d

Dear @npr.org,

No matter how many orange mushrooms you suck off, you aren't going to get your funding back.

Maybe do some real investigative journalism instead?

Sincerely,
Americans

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22d

This ain't about them or us. When the lights go out at the hospital, everybody's in the dark.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 22d

Outrage baiting, unfortunately, works for their base.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 23d

Elissa Slotkin, Senator from Michigan.

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 23d

It's why he was installed. He's happy to pronounce his powerlessness in the face of an official he helped to install and refuses to reign in despite being an _elected official_ to the most powerful body in the US "democracy."

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Rep. Jacob Rosecrants @jacobrosecrants.bsky.social · 23d

While hopeful about Lindel Fields as state supe, I am seeing old-school “data-driven reform” buzzwords floatin’ about. That usually means more testing, blaming teachers, & profiteering.

Yuck! 🤢

Public schools can’t be run like a business & kids aren’t widgets, full stop. 🛑

Watching! 👀

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 23d

"Now we feel like whatever is happening is meant to intentionally clear out and cull the herd, so to speak."

Yo, Yolanda, you don't need to be nice. The Trump Regime already said, out loud, they want federal workers traumatized. Stop using tender language to shield the fragile baby Nazi bird.

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💙BenDover2k💙 @ben-dover2k.bsky.social · 24d

Indirectly calling your dog! 🥰🤣

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Ash @svennigan.bsky.social · 23d

It's equally bothersome that we continue to use language that even subtly suggests that "DEI" ever meant that the most qualified didn't get the job – even when ostensibly being "for" it. "Getting rid" of DEI always meant we'd allow "the right" incompetence over merit.

John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 24d

“Trump has initiated another era of American regression. He isn’t replacing D.E.I. with merit. He’s replacing it with sycophancy and malice.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I.

www.nytimes.com