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Josh Shapiro Would Be a Dangerous Choice for Harris Running Mate

Kamala Harris has gained strong support as the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. Putting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on the ticket would likely fracture that support.

 The most divisive issue among Democrats is the U.S.-enabled Israeli war against the civilian population of Gaza. To unify the party and defeat Trump’s MAGA forces, Harris needs to distance herself in a meaningful way from Joe Biden’s Gaza policy. If she does so, she can win back the votes and energy of young activists, progressives, racial justice organizers, Arab Americans and Muslims – many of whom devoted weeks or months of their lives in 2020 to defeating Trump on behalf of the Biden-Harris ticket.

 But a Harris-Shapiro ticket would jeopardize all that.

Tell President Biden: Secure a ceasefire & de-escalate this crisis now

Ceasefire written on the ground

Deadly strikes across the Middle East have set an already volatile situation on edge, Friend.

One thing could stand between this distressing uptick in violence and a new war in the Middle East: The Biden administration.

There are no military solutions to this crisis, only diplomatic ones. The U.S. government will need to use every ounce of its influence to pull the parties away from the catastrophic path they’re on. Today, we need the president to know we support these efforts to de-escalate, but we need him to go further.

Right now, our job is nothing short of saving lives. Sign now to urge President Biden: De-escalate this crisis immediately with a ceasefire that stops the bombing of Gaza, brings the remaining hostages home to their families, and creates the political space necessary to build a pathway to peace for people in Israel, Palestine, and beyond.

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How Grassroots Organizing & Election Protection Will Define Saving Our Democracy

The hoopla surrounding Kamela Harris needs a cold dose of grassroots/election protection reality.  Amidst a prevailing aura of certain victory, Hillary Clinton won the 2016 election by 3 million votes.  But we still wound up with Donald Trump in the White House.

If that history repeats itself, we will never, as Trump promises, “need to vote again.”

So whatever her policy shortcomings---and there are many---Kamala Harris cannot win a 2024 election that is not conducted primarily with hand-marked and digitally scanned paper ballots…many millions of which must be sent out and back by a United States Postal Service that desperately needs a new boss.    

A Trump defeat also can’t happen without a massive grassroots campaign whose progressive donations will fund tens of thousands of dedicated organizers working at the local level, with community democracy centers and door-to-door relational campaigning.  To win, this kind of campaigning must divert much of the money the Democrats would otherwise squander on media buys.  

Fight Back for our martyrs, for our prisoners, for Gaza

Details about event

Friday, August 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
Gazebo, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St., Columbus

August 2nd will mark 301 days of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We have witnessed a relentless series of massacres perpetrated by the Zionist colonial regime, operating with complete impunity and without any accountability.

The death toll has now surpassed 186,000 martyrs. The livelihood of Palestinians have been systematically dismantled—families torn apart, and already horrific conditions worsened by starvation, skin diseases, and preventable diseases like polio, all while the IOF continues to destroy vital water resources.  This genocide is not just a crime; it is a deliberate, systematic atrocity that our own government has endorsed, supported, and perpetuated. Yet, we, the people, repeatedly say no. We refuse to let these barbarous war crimes go uncontested.

We must continue protesting. We need to rejuvenate our fight and continue showing up for Gaza. We cannot allow the ruling class to prosper while our brothers and sisters in Palestine are senselessly slaughtered day after day. 

Movin' On Up

Israel’s Rule of Law

Does anyone in Israel in a position of power truly understand what the expressions “human rights” and “rule of law” really mean? Developments over the past ten months in Gaza would suggest “No,” that Israel’s government, its legal system, and its constitution exist solely to empower the state to do whatever it wishes, which in the current version includes the genocidal elimination of the Palestinian people and the theft of their land and property to be incorporated into a Greater Israel that plausibly will include the already annexed Syrian Golan Heights as well as all of historic Palestine running from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

A Moment of Pride at the 2024 Paris Olympics

"We bow with respect and appreciation to the Tajik champion Nurali Emomali for refusing to shake hands with an 'Israeli' player whose hands may be stained with the blood of innocent victims in Gaza." It was a moment of pride at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
 
Some media outlets and social networking sites reported the Emomali withdrawal and defended the Israeli champion of Soviet origin, Baruch Shmulov. The Tajik player won and then he shouted happily "Allahu Akbar" and refused to shake the hand of the Israeli player.
 
Emomali refused to do so because he knows that the opposing player is a representative of the state of genocide, racism and apartheid and represents the international war criminals of "Israel". 
 
The Tajik player's behavior angered "Israel's" friends who demanded that Murali Emomali be punished for his behavior.

When ‘Prophets’ Become Memes: Rise and Fall of Benjamin Netanyahu

Great orators in history would not have been recognized as such if their words carried no value. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is neither a great orator, nor did his speech before a joint Congressional session on July 24 have actual worth. It was an expression of his desperation, if not defeat, on all fronts. 

 This is not new. For years, Netanyahu has served the role of a social media meme. During his United Nations General Assembly speech in September 2012, the Israeli leader displayed a bomb diagram to fan the flames for another Middle East war. 

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