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I just received a solicitation from the Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) in regards to the violence in Gaza. I share the concern over the horrible conditions & events in Gaza & Israel but I am curious regarding the details & perspectives of such a...
by dlsamson
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on Thu Mar 21, 2024 at 07:18 PM PDT
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Donald Trump being a raging rapist, I'm sorry wrong article, I mean racist is no big secret but it certainly says a lot about what he thinks about his own voters. Donald Trump's recent accusations against Nikki Haley claiming she is soft on terrorism,...
by ViewFromTheMiddle
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 01:58 PM PST
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The only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a new state solution — a completely new nation with a different or heavily modified Israeli constitution, founding principles, and policies. The new state could be called Israeltine or...
by svjoshi
43 comments
on Fri Dec 22, 2023 at 12:29 PM PST
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel from Gaza in which 1139 were killed, at least 8,730 were injured and an estimated 240 hostages were forced into captivity in Gaza, of which as many as 136 remain as prisoners in Gaza. Brutality of...
by greenandblue
141 comments
on Sun Dec 17, 2023 at 02:41 PM PST
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I received a WhatsApp message the other day asking me to sign a petition demanding the Obama Foundation cancel the scholarship of a student for posting the above commentary on a photo of students demonstrating with Israeli and IDF flags. The people...
by thewavethatiam
44 comments
on Thu Dec 14, 2023 at 09:28 PM PST
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I’ve avoided putting word to ‘paper’ on this deeply upsetting topic for the good part of a week now. As an American (non-religious) Jew, I’ve spent a lifetime learning/knowing about many details of the conflict over land and spiritual/religious...
by skockets
73 comments
on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 05:49 PM PDT
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UPDATE: Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 · 10:50:39 PM +00:00 · Alyson Chadwick 1789 People seem convinced that only a small percentage of goods pass through Xinjiang. I say that is not true. Check this out if you think nothing you have bought passed through slave...
by Alyson Chadwick 1789
36 comments
on Sun Sep 24, 2023 at 09:15 AM PDT
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I have been thinking about this issue for some time and the time has come to put these thoughts into words. There is a debate taking place in our society today about the rights and freedoms of people who are of non-conforming genders. After sitting...
by dakotajak
26 comments
on Fri Aug 25, 2023 at 08:36 PM PDT
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Generations of Rohingya suffer because the West does nothing. There are children in Rohingya refugee camps who know nothing but life in a refugee camp. They don’t get to go to school. They don’t get a real place to call home. They don’t get to be...
by Alyson Chadwick 1789
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on Fri Aug 25, 2023 at 01:22 PM PDT
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SECOND UPDATE: The system is no longer letting me reply to comments without interrupting me, and I have a great deal more work to do tonight. I will also be unavailable for much of tomorrow, possibly much of the week. I would be grateful if y’all would...
by Aji
130 comments
on Sun Jul 09, 2023 at 01:43 PM PDT
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The abuse of power by the GOP majority is happening in many states. Oklahoma against lawmakers they disagree with has now happened in Oklahoma: “Oklahoma’s only nonbinary state lawmaker, Rep. Mauree Turner (D-OKC), was censured by the...
by Kenneth DeBacker
101 comments
on Sun Apr 30, 2023 at 05:15 PM PDT
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Having handed over virtually all of his decision-making power to right-wing conspiracists like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and political theater major Matt Gaetz, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is left with little to do. In McCarthy’s defense, the...
by Walter Einenkel
79 comments
on Mon Jan 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST
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Officials are still searching for a man who slashed a woman and a bystander in a hate crime incident on the New York City subway. According to the police, the incident occurred last week on Tuesday on an 8th Avenue-bound L train. The suspect allegedly...
by Aysha Qamar
127 comments
on Mon Nov 28, 2022 at 11:26 AM PST
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I have to post an update here. Zenabu and Haddi just turned up at John’s door in the middle of the night. Zenabu is in great pain and is vomiting. I sent some money for them to get to the hospital but this is one of those times when the delivery...
by McCrowlerr
9 comments
on Thu Nov 17, 2022 at 12:11 PM PST
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This year, a record-breaking 145 American Muslim candidates ran for local, state, and federal office, including 48 state legislative candidates running in 23 states. Prior to Tuesday’s election, only 29 American Muslims were in office as state...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Fri Nov 11, 2022 at 08:40 AM PST
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As investigations into the killings of four Muslim men from Albuquerque continue, federal prosecutors are now alleging that the son of a man arrested in connection to at least two of the four murders may have been involved. The Albuquerque Police...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Mon Aug 15, 2022 at 12:49 PM PDT
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Less than a week after police officials called for help in finding a vehicle thought to be connected to the murder of four Muslim men, law enforcement officials announced the arrest of a “primary suspect” on Tuesday. Muslim community members, shaken by...
by Aysha Qamar
53 comments
on Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM PDT
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After Muslim Americans in New Mexico made headlines for being victims�of a string of murders that terrified the community, police announced Tuesday that they no longer need to live in fear. ...
by Aysha Qamar
22 comments
on Tue Aug 09, 2022 at 02:20 PM PDT
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'Everyone is scared': New Mexico Muslim community lives in fear after four Muslim men found murdered Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Muslim community has been swept with fear after not one but four Muslim men have been found murdered. A 25-year-old man identified as Naeem Hussain is the latest victim of what police are calling “targeted killings.” Hussain...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Mon Aug 08, 2022 at 11:05 AM PDT
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Across the country, minorities seem to be facing one similar issue: an increase in hate. Data released by the FBI has indicated that hate crimes against all minority races and ethnicities have seen a rise nationally. Multiple reports have indicated the...
by Aysha Qamar
8 comments
on Mon Apr 25, 2022 at 12:33 PM PDT
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