Notices by Sheeb (shebeencounter@mastodon.world), page 6

It really cannot be overstated how absolutely disgusting it is that Gavin Newsom looked at the composition of the Supreme Court and said, "Here's my opportunity to legally terrorize the growing unhoused population in California."

If America is entering its "Fascist Phase" then many of the Democratic Party's brightest stars are welcoming it with open arms.

If the forthcoming election were that consequential, then I would expect the Democratic Party to expand their base at all costs, even modifying national policies to entreat disenchanted voters in say, idk, both Muslim, Arab and Black communities to shore up vital swing states.

Or they can keep doing genocide.

But if it's the latter, then don't act like they didn't welcome this outcome because they fought tooth and nail for it.

Can't wait pick up my "I Dissent" bumper sticker.

It's gonna look especially good during the 3rd year of Trump's second term.

"Sir! I dissent, sir!"

Republicans dissenting is organizing hunting parties.

Liberals dissenting is raising, like 15% more during NPR's first pledge drive post-republican election victory.

This should end fine.

Black people bringing up race to demonstrate ongoing systemic barriers to equality -

Divisive. "Playing the race card." I don't even see 'color'. We likely just need to hire more cops.

When politicians slander and brutalize people, including Jews, accusing them of being antisemitic in order to reinforce policy orthodoxy -

Powerful. Never again, am I right? The donors love it. In fact, we should probably send some more weapons to "Israel".

Some of us were 8 months ahead of the news cycle.
https://mastodon.world/@Shebeencounter/111327261303205477

Lots more prescient content here:

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What's wrong with Biden's brain isn't that he's unable to eloquently cite facts and statistics during political debates...

It's that he thinks Palestinians are undeserving of life and dignity and believes it's Israel's inherent right to colonize and brutalize at will and that his primary function is to support the Zionist cause at all costs.

If the biggest fight in your life right now is on behalf of Joe Biden, the architect and patron saint of Palestinian genocide, then you're really not the good person you claim to be. In fact, it's demonstrably the opposite of how you would like it to be.

@QasimRashid ""This decision by the Supreme Court will help cities like San Francisco manage our public spaces more effectively and efficiently," [SF mayor London Breed] said"

@QasimRashid If this is fascism, then Democrats should probably consider whether fascism is welcome within their ranks or if it's high time for a purge, no?

The Biden WH hosting an event on sexual violence committed by Hamas, the central claim of which rests not upon the testimony of victims, medical reports or footage of the alleged acts, but a forced confession from a Palestinian man who has clearly been tortured by Israeli authorities, puts a real fine point on the argument that anyone associated with the Iraq War should be a permanent political leper.

That the United States is accusing anyone of acting "unilaterally" is the most fatuous posture imaginable.

The Veto Cowboys at the UN, the scourge of international democratic controls, wielder of the oppressive economic embargo and global leader in attributable deaths per annum has thoughts on collaboration and peace. Got it.

@faab64 The best the American Psycho could do was not send bombs in support of an active genocide campaign for barely a week.

Lesser eviling like a boss

It's not enough to stand against genocide after genocide begins happening. You have to stand against the conditions that produce genocide.

Colonialism, industrial arms production, economic embargoes, systematic dispossession, embedded surveillance infrastructure, permanent occupation, forced demilitarization of one party and the hyper militarization of another -

The inevitability of October 7th and its aftermath was determined nearly a century ago.

@InternetEh I don't know if it has be convincing? My lib parents don't especially like cops, but they tend to trust young folks and anyone that opposes the "mainstream consensus" far less so and this kind of 'respectable' punditry helps to reinforce those reactionary positions.

The UNRWA thing today is what "Israel" will use next month to swat at whatever ruling the ICJ hands down.

"They're antisemitic terrorists, you see."

And there are more than enough suckers out there, along with the single largest military dictatorship in human history, that will happily do whatever it takes to preserve "Israel's" existential durability, whether or not it aligns with "justice"

More than happy to be a big, wrong asshole here - But I'm just absolutely not getting my hopes up about what will go right considering how much can go wrong.

Oh is the US 'embarrassed' by the ICJ's ruling?

Like they were in Vietnam? Or Afghanistan? Or Somalia? Yemen? Like they're presently being embarrassed in Ukraine?

What are the material implications of this embarrassment exactly?

@siege gotta be where "Robitussin" comes from right?