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workersolidarity · 1 month

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[ 📹 Scenes from massive destruction wrought on the Palestine Stadium, west of Gaza City after the Israeli occupation army bombed the site.]

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UNITED STATES APPROVES BILLIONS IN MUNITIONS AND WARPLANES FOR "ISRAEL" TO CONTINUE GENOCIDE IN GAZA

The United States today approved the equivalent of $2.5 billion in military aid to the Israeli entity, a package that includes ammunition, artillery shells, massive bunker-busting bombs and more warplanes.

Even as the Biden administration claimed recently that it wants to see an end to the occupation's genocide campaign in Gaza, it sent an entirely different message in the munitions approved today.

Included in the package are 1'800 MK84 2'000lb (907kg) general purpose bombs, known to inflict casualties at distances up to 300 meters (1'000ft), along with 500 MK82 low-drag general purpose 500lb (227kg) bombs.

Once again, instead of repairing the country's own failing infrastructure, such as the collapsed Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore which fell after being hit by ship recently, the United States, led by the Biden White House chooses to send ammunition, bombs and warplanes to help the Zionist occupying power genocide the civilian population of the Gaza Strip.

Instead finding some healthy ways of dealing with American city decay, rampant crime, addiction, or the fix the broken education and healthcare systems, the United States chooses to spend billions arming the genocidal war of a foreign occupying power.

Instead of fixing the United States's out-of-control spending, creating upwards of $1 Trillion in new debt every 100 days, this White House spends billions in military and financial aid to fund imperialist wars in Gaza, fund civil wars to bleed Russia through Ukraine, bombing in Yemen and defending Israeli commerce in the Red Sea. Then there's the Military excercises around the Korean peninsula, patrolling the South China Sea, all while Israel bombs, using American weaponry, Lebanon and Syria, or arranged terrorist attacks in Iran. According to the Iranian authorities, last year's terrorist attack in Kerman was arranged by "Israel".

The United States and Israel are two rapid dogs, running amok through the world's neighborhood, randomly killing people and the entire neighborhood is doing it's best to protest, but to no avail.

But unfortunately, you can't just vigorously protest a rabid animal into calmly sitting in the corner and harming no one.

The current death toll in "Israel's" war of genocide in the Gaza Strip now exceeds 32'705 Palestinian killed, while another 75'190 others have been wounded since the start of the current round of Zionist aggression beginning on October 7th, 2023.

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an-onyx-void · 3 months

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#tiktok #palestine #free palestine #free gaza #gaza #united states congress #us military #united states military #us military aid #israel #israeli defence forces #IOF

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gwydionmisha · 4 months

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#Vladimir Putin #Ukraine #US Military Aid #Russian War on Ukraine #News

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gender-isafuck · 4 months

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after seeing one too many people cheering on the houthis for their "brave protection of gaza" (i.e cutting off shipping routes from asia to europe causing massive losses for just about everyone) i decided to make a couple google searches to show who theyre cheering for

houthis:

israel:

so i guess death toll doesnt actually have anything to do with who people are rooting for huh. not to mention the gaza death toll is reported by hamas (who benefit from a high death toll cuz it gets them money and dont differentiate between civilian and militant casualties) and the yemeni civil war figure is over a year out of date when its an ongoing crisis.

its almost like it has nothing to do with humanitarian crises and is just about hating israel.

huh i wonder why israel is getting singled out... cant possibly be antisemitism tho right??? (/s)

#it is so absolutely mind boggling that i am seeing people cheering on the houthis for using gaza as an excuse to attack us and be pirates #its giving they would absolutely drink the kool aid #additionally the rockets theyre sending directly at us can barely reach eilat... which is not a military center of any kind #the only hit ive heard of from the houthis was a (thankfully empty at the time) preschool #jumblr #ישראבלר #i/p

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prayandcoolyouranxiety · 1 month

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#free palestine #free gaza #gaza #palestine #vietnam #us politics #us military #us foreign policy #usa #vietnam war #humanitarian aid

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captain-casual · 2 months

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gillianthecat · 6 months

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Call to Folks In Or Near Tacoma, WA.

Stand Against Genocide:

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Block the Boat

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At Tacoma Port

Expected Tomorrow (Sunday 11/5) at 3:30 pm.

Update: Monday 11/6 5:00 AM

But arrival time may change, follow links in the instagram post below for updates.

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A US military ship in Oakland will be docking in the Tacoma port next week to pick up and deliver weapons intended for the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

URGENT UPDATE: We have received information that the boat in Oakland is currently on its way to Tacoma. We are going to show up and block the boat!

Where: 1123 Port of Tacoma Rd, Tacoma, WA 98421

When: Sunday, 11/5, 3:30 PM

Update: Monday, 11/6, 5:00 AM

Parking is extremely limited near the area, please plan to arrive on time, carpool as much as possible and prepare for the possibility of having to walk some distance.

#no us military aid for israel #free palestine #tacoma washington #tacoma wa #seattle #seattle wa #protest for palestine #gaza #stop the genocide #block the boat #palestine #direct action #Instagram #pinned post

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destielmemenews · 5 months

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#destiel meme news #destiel meme #united states #news #us news #world news #us politics #ukraine #ukraine 🇺🇦#slava ukraini #military aid #maybe stop sending billions to israel #us congress #white house #biden administration

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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 30 days

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Blinken: US urging Israel to investigate airstrike that killed World Central Kitchen workers | Reuters

Washington has urged Israel to conduct a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into an Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

Blinken arrived in Paris for talks with senior officials including President Emmanuel Macron hours after the Washington-based NGO was struck by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, adding pressure on Washington to toughen its stance in the war between Israel and Hamas.

"We've spoken directly to the Israeli government about this particular incident. We've urged a swift, a thorough and impartial investigation," Blinken told reporters at a press conference in Paris, adding that humanitarian workers have to be protected.

"These people are heroes, they run into the fire, not away from it," he said of the NGO workers killed in the strike. "We shouldn't have a situation where people who are simply trying to help their fellow human beings are themselves at grave risk."

But Blinken stopped short of directly condemning the attack, unlike his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne. Speaking alongside Blinken, Sejourne voiced France's "firm condemnation" of the Israeli airstrike.

"Nothing can justify such a tragedy," he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the airstrike was unintended and tragic, and the military pledged an independent inquiry.

Biden faces pressure from foreign partners, human rights groups and some of his fellow Democrats in Congress to impose conditions on arms transfers to rein in Israel’s offensive in Hamas-ruled Gaza where health officials say more than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them civilians.

"The killing of these employees – and so many U.N. and other aid workers – is unacceptable. Enough is enough. There must be an immediate and independent investigation," Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said.

Hours before the Israeli strike on WCK workers on Monday, Reuters reported that the Biden administration was considering proceeding with an $18 billion arms transfer package to Israel.

Asked if incidents like the killing of WCK workers made the United States think twice about its "flood of weapons" to Israel, Blinken did not address the specific question but said all U.S. arms transfers happened consistent to policy requirements.

"From Day One, we have worked to impress upon Israel, the imperative of protecting civilians, of adhering fully to international humanitarian law, to the law of armed conflict. That is something that we are looking at and review on a regular basis," he added.

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Blinken was due to hold talks with Macron later in the day. "You can sense the Americans are a bit uncomfortable at the moment," said one French diplomat, pointing to the contrast between Washington's humanitarian efforts in Gaza and its supply of weapons to Israel.

Earlier in the day, Blinken said Ukraine was at a critical moment in its war with Russia and urgently needs more Western support, bemoaning the stalemate in Congress over a multibillion-dollar military package for Kyiv.

"It is absolutely essential to get Ukrainians what they continue to need to defend themselves, particularly when it comes to munitions and air defences," he told reporters.

"It's another reason why the supplementary budget request that President (Joe) Biden has made to (the U.S.) Congress must be fulfilled as quickly as possible."

Biden has urged the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives to endorse the military and financial aid package, but House Speaker Mike Johnson has held up the matter for months, citing domestic priorities.

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souredfigs · 5 months

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Do you guys want an idea of how fucking awful Joe Biden is ?

What do you guys think of George W Bush ?

GEORGE W FUCKIJG BUSH , CALLED FOR A CEASFIRE WHEN "ISRAEL" WAS BOMBING WEST BANK AND GAZA IN 2002

BIDEN IS SOMEHOW MORE OF A GENOCIDAL WARMONGER THAN THE FUCKING DEVIL HIMSELF

#PUT JOE BIDEN IN THE LINE UP AT THE HAGUE WITH EVERY ISRAELI GOV OFFICIAL AND LIVING AMERICAN PRESIDENT #AND THE ENTIRE FUCKING ADMINISTRATION OF THE US GOV AS WELL #HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS #ISRAEL IS A US MILITARY BASE IN THE MIDDLE EAST #THATS LITERALLY ALL WHAT THEY ARE #THEY ARE ZIONIST ETHNOFACISTS EXTREMISTS THAT HAVE OCCUPIED PALESTINE FOR THE PAST 75 PLUS YEARS #WITHOUT THE US AID ISRAEL WOULDNT EVEN FUCKING EXIST #WAKE THE FUCK UP #FREE PALESTINE #FROM THE RIVER TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE #US BACKED GENOCIDE

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news4dzhozhar · 26 days

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workersolidarity · 5 months

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 🚨 NEW U.S. MILITARY AID PACKAGE DESTINED FOR UKRAINE IS SMALLEST PACKAGE YET

⚡️The Pentagon will provide Kyiv with a new aid package⚡️

According to the US Department of Defense, the package includes Stinger surface-to-air missiles, the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, as well as additional ammunition: 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, TOW optically guided missile systems, Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems. The size of this package will be $100 million.

In addition to this, more than 3 million small arms ammunition, spare parts, maintenance equipment and other components will be transferred to Kyiv.

It was previously reported that the US authorities are currently “dosing” assistance to Ukraine due to the limited availability of resources.

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ivygorgon · 13 days

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AN OPEN LETTER to THE PRESIDENT & U.S. CONGRESS

Enforce Leahy! No funding to IDF troops who’ve committed human rights abuses!

354 so far! Help us get to 500 signers!

I’ve just learned from Pro Publica that “a special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Blinken disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid after reviewing allegations that they committed serious human rights abuses.” But Blinken has failed to act on the proposal. This in the face of growing international criticism of the Israeli military’s conduct in Gaza.

I’m livid about this. We cannot keep sending unconditional military aid to anyone, regardless of whom, if they are committing human rights abuses. We have Leahy laws to prevent it, and they are not being enforced here. It’s unacceptable.

The U.S. government needs to stop giving the Israeli government a blank check. Israel has a right to defend itself, of course, but the abuses described in Pro Publica’s report can’t be defined as self defense under anyone’s definition of the term. They’re abhorrent and our tax dollars mustn’t be spent on them. Thanks.

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commiepinkofag · 10 months

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During a recent House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing as John Kerry was questioned by Republican Congressmember Brian Mast of Florida:

Rep. Brian Mast: “Are you planning to commit America to climate reparations? That is to say, we have to pay some other country because they had a flood or they had a hurricane or a typhoon or a wildfire.”

John Kerry: “No, under no circumstances.”

Rep. Brian Mast: “Very good. I’m glad to hear you say that.”

Kerry, big D 'climate envoy' & big investor in big oil, seems rather emphatic…

budget cuts to one of the world's largest polluters — the american military industrial complex — could go a long way toward any nebulous reparations these wealthy benefactors are so frightened about.

the world's other top polluter, china now reaches a record high in coal consumption just as temperatures climb to record highs.

the millionaire/billionaire class should not be allowed to hold office.

as us elections approach i see 'news' orgs fawn over which politician or party is raising the most campaign finance, as that is now deemed a rational measure for electoral success.

the millionaire/billionaire class should not be allowed to hold office.

us politicians will rapidly and easily sanction & freeze assets of russian oligarchs. yet us politicians refuse to sanction the tax-dodging corporations that contribute to the climate crisis & growing disparity.

us politicians instead protect the wealthy & enrich themselves. they instead exacerbate social upheaval, scapegoat in guise of 'culture war', eliminating basic human rights, healthcare, access to clean water…

the millionaire/billionaire class should not be allowed to hold office.

every worker regardless of industry should be on strike right now.

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📷: us 'climate envoy' meets wang yi in bejing

#rant #us politics #china #us military #social justice #climate activism #climate crisis #climate change #capitalism #environment #unionize #labor rights #strike #mutual aid #commie pinko fag #commiepinkofag #brentpruitt #brent pruitt #2023

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witchstone · 5 months

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definitely don't want to imply that the cultural boycotts and sanctions on south africa during apartheid didn't make a difference, but the number of text posts i've seen so far that seem to imply the sanctions and boycotts were solely responsible for the nationalist government's downfall is a bit. uhhhh. concerning

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area51-escapee · 1 year

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One of the many hills I’ll die on is my defense of the Girl Scouts if you hear the “girl” in Girl Scouts and immediately assume “well, clearly all they’re teaching them is how to bake cookies and manage a household and become a good wife and mother who stays home and cooks and cleans” then that shits on you yeah some troops aren’t going to be as good as others it all depends on the leadership and resources available but that doesn’t negate the fact that at it’s core it is there to teach young girls valuable skills and it can provide unique opportunities and a nice community for people who may need it

#like. my experience wasn’t even the /best/#I wasn’t bullied by the other girls by any means but I also wasn’t liked I was just. there and kinda outcast from them #and my troop was on a military base we didn’t have a lot #but we still did fun arts and crafts projects and we went camping ALL the time #I wasn’t allowed to do much of anything so it was a chance to get out of the house #and spend time with people my age outside of school #even the cookie selling is often used to teach about managing money and businesses ect #and lots of people get experience with first aid and STEM projects in it #when my sister was signing up after we moved they were talking about doing #lots of conservation and environmental clean up projects #which is cool!!!#from what I hear the Girl Scouts keep up with the fucken times besties #it’s been a long time since I was a part of it but I still think it’s a great thing #and I hate when people dunk on it and reduce it to just selling cookies #and assume that because it’s for girls it only teaches old fashioned misogynistic standards #also things like knowing how the basics of how to cook and shit like that are still important???#they don’t teach that in most schools anymore except as an elective #it’s not that young girls /shouldn’t/ learn that it’s that it should be taught to people regardless of gender #you need that shit to survive damn #we support Girl Scouts in this household

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