BREAKING: 150 Mennonites, part of
@mennoniteaction
from across the United States are holding an unannounced hymn sing in Cannon. They are calling for officials to support a permanent ceasefire, a release of all hostages, & an end to the occupation of Palestine
Personal note: I resigned my job on Monday because of a refusal to call for a ceasefire. I will be doing everything in my power to stand against war & for Palestinian justice. So please continue to dm for any volunteering / organizing needs that I can assist with in NY/DC.
Some professional news: today I start as the Political Director for
@RoKhanna
! Im very excited to get started & to continue to fight for labor & working people in California & the rest of the country
A new House resolution, which may be voted on as early as tonight, "clearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is antisemitism." This comes after a previous resolution hinted at that claim, but did not fully state it. So now Congress wants to leave no question.
But there's an
Tonight
@MennoniteAction
had its first mass call. Over 850 people joined from 250+ congregations across the US and Canada, unified in our call: a permanent ceasefire & an end to the occupation of Palestine.
Every poll shows: people across North America overwhelmingly support a
#CeasefireNOW
Mennonites are showing that today, turning out hundreds for 40
#Mennonite4ceasefire
actions in towns & cities like Goshen, IN, Harrisonburg, VA, Lancaster, PA, and Wichita, KS.
TO CLARIFY: Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office has confirmed to me her position has not changed.
Warren has called on Israel to stop the bombing in Gaza and do more to protect civilians, but reporting that she supports a ceasefire are inaccurate. She supports humanitarian pauses.
Rashida is one of the bravest & clearest voices for justice we have in this country. Some of the most grounding political moments I have been part of are the times when I can hear her speak. Photo from mpls in Aug 2022.
From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate. My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity.
290 Former
@BernieSanders
Staffers Are Urging The Senator To Sponsor A "Ceasefire Now" Senate Resolution
Story to follow. Watch their video message to Sanders:
⚠️ HAPPENING NOW AT NYC'S GRAND CENTRAL STATION: THOUSANDS OF JEWS AND ALLIES HOLD AN EMERGENCY SIT-IN, DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. WE'RE TAKING OVER THE GRAND CONCOURSE. WE'RE REFUSING TO ALLOW A GENOCIDE BE CARRIED OUT IN OUR NAMES. CEASEFIRE NOW! NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE! ⚠️
we just had over 100 Mennonites take time out of their day and call their elected officials together across the US and Canada and demand a permanent ceasefire 🫡
Elected officials have forgot what it means to be a public servant, they should be bird dogged & questioned every time they set foot in public over their complicity.
& all the cowards in Congress who keep ignoring it & are not calling for ceasefire — how many more people have to die before Palestinians earn their humanity in your eyes? 1,000 more? 10,000 more?
Oh dear, my birthplace Jabalia Refugee Camp is turned to ruins, and journalists are reporting hundreds killed. I have no clue who in my family is dead or alive. Some mercy!!
#Gaza
#StopGenocideInGaza
Biden admin officials admitting that the pressure on them to call for a ceasefire is becoming undeniable. All the calling, emailing, and protesting is working.
The humanitarian pause crowd should look at themselves in the mirror long & hard as their wish came true, a pause, & not an end to the bombing, as Israel resumes its bombardment of Gaza. How many more people must die before this ends permanently? 1000 more? 10000 more?
#BREAKING
United States vetoes Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and immediate and unconditional release of all hostages
VOTE
In Favour: 13
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 1 (UK)
I do hope that those who have the power & leverage to stop this death, those that continue to fund this death no questions asked, & those who won’t call for an end of this death, hear the screams as they sleep. May their complicity haunt them.
Turn your SOUND ON and listen to the cries of people being massacred in the dark by Israel, supported by the U.S. and enabled by the impotence of the intnl community of states. No Palestinian child can ever forgive the world for this.
#HumanityFail
"Despite the pain ... I felt it was my duty to get back in front of the camera."
Al Jazeera Journalist Wael Al Dahdouh explains why he continues to report from Gaza after his wife, son, daughter and other relatives were killed.
Biden doesn't have confidence in the Gaza death toll: "I have no notion if Palestinians are telling the truth...I'm sure innocents have been killed & it is the price of waging war..Israel should be incredibly careful to ensure they're going after the folks propagating this war."
it's certainly a decision to tweet "stop the bombing" and claim to support peace and then not support your brave colleagues who are calling for a ceasefire. Really disappointing
234-188-4: House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the only Palestinian American in Congress, "for promoting false narratives regarding the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for destruction of the State of Israel." She's the 26th House member to be censured.
Fetterman spox tells me this was paid for via the campaign account and that they got the Cameo back just *16 minutes* after requesting it.
“We did not expect to get it back so fast,” spox says.
Mennonites have a responsibility to use our voices as powerfully as possible for the cause of peace and justice. We are mobilizing Mennonites across the US and Canada to demand a ceasefire, end the US and western funded occupation of Palestine, and build for lasting peace.
Reps. Ilhan Omar, Summer Lee, Delia Ramirez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to block the $320-million transfer of precision-guided bomb equipment to Israel.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping signaled that China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.” 🐼🐼🐼
Tomorrow Mennonites are having the largest Christian led day of action for a ceasefire since Oct 7th. As members of a historic peace church, it is our duty to speak up & to take action.
Tomorrow Mennonites in 40 regions across the US and Canada - from Winnipeg to Mississippi - will take peaceful action for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Today we're preparing ourselves, and our signs, to be powerful messengers for peace.
#Mennonites4Ceasefire
There is a horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Israel must stop the bombing now and allow for massive amounts of humanitarian aid, including fuel, to reach those who need it. Congress cannot pass a supplemental spending bill that allows these actions to continue.
It’s always great that whenever I leave my apartment to bike I have to say a silent prayer that a two ton death machine & its impatient driver doesn’t decide to run me down in my so called separated bike lane
Breaking: Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg is interrupting President Biden demanding a CEASEFIRE NOW. She is speaking on behalf of thousands of American Jews who say Not In Our Name! We refuse to allow a genocide be carried out in our names.
Ceasefire Now to save lives!
NEWS: Columbia University is suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups through the end of the fall term.
Another poll showing what we know, that the majority of voters want a permanent ceasefire. It’s our elected leaders who are out of touch. Keep calling, keep marching, keep your voices up. We wont stop working for justice & peace.
61% of ALL voters—including 76% of Democrats—support the US calling for a PERMANENT ceasefire in Gaza.
63% of ALL voters—including 76% Democrats—think we should ONLY send military funding to Israel if they meet human rights conditions.
I'm a big advocate for intergenerational friendships. We all should have good relations with those that are significantly older, and younger. We can all teach, and learn, from each other.
NEW: Sources say AIPAC is gearing up to spend over *$100 MILLION* as part of a campaign to knock the Squad out of congress in 2024. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, Summer Lee, and Rashida Tlaib are all marked for high dollar challenges.
There's a Palestinian restaurant here named Ayat that's been getting a bunch of one-star reviews and I'm here to tell you: these people are lying about some GOOD ass food
The quiet of the land are raising our voices. Today thousands of Mennonites across the US and Canada are speaking/ singing out for a permanent ceasefire in the offices and halls of our elected officials.
#mennonites4ceasefire
Hundreds of Mennonites across the US and Canada are holding peace service protests today at the offices of Representatives, Senators, and MPs—to call for an immediate
#ceasefire
.
Watch our instagram livestream at different actions throughout the day:
New Interview: I talked to Daniella Weiss, a West Bank settler and activist, about how her religious views shape her view of the conflict, why she thinks human rights should not be considered universal, and her movement’s extreme plans for the region.
Ok, today is the day 🚨 After four years of work, my second book is finally out. If We Burn - now available in hardcover, e-book, and audio editions. For now, I just want to thank the hundreds of people who helped to make this book possible
New this AM: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to report raising +$1.6M in Q4 as she gears up for a Dem primary rematch w/ 2022 challenger Don Samuels.
It's a record haul for the Minneapolis Democrat (+ likely the district)
The Manhattan Bridge is completely shut down.
Israel says that after the 4-day pause, the barrage will continue for at least two months. We need a pressure campaign like never before. From bridges to train stations to halls of Congress, no business as usual until a ceasefire.
NJ TRANSIT rail service is subject to up to 45 minute delays between Newark Penn and PSNY, due to Police activity near Newark Penn Station. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes are being cross-honored by PATH and Hoboken, Newark Penn and 33rd Street New York.
Police activity:
Breaking news: Henry Kissinger dies at 100. The diplomat exercised an unparalleled control over U.S. international affairs and policymaking. He was also the target of relentless critics, who deemed him unprincipled and amoral.
been spending a lot of time with Wendell Berry recently.
"I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free"
Rush transcript of a discussion between me and
@RepAdamSchiff
tonight—with a cameo from the great
@rtraister
—about the situation in Gaza. More in the AM:
“If Palestinians had to hold vigils every time our people were massacred, we would be bankrupt from buying candles. There is no respite.” - Hisham Awartani, one of the victims, speaking at a vigil last month.
The two most artistic periods of my life were when I was living in Minnesota & in Montana. Something about the cold & the land & the sky & the rivers & the lakes
It's sort of nuts how much Minnesota punches above its weight in terms of producing legendary artists: Dylan, Prince, The Coens etc. What's going on over there? Do people feel things more intensely in MN?