Notices by Qasim Rashid, Esq. (qasimrashid@mastodon.social)

The Texas Democratic Primary is how elections should be. We WANT robust primaries to activate the party base and test our nominee for the general. This is how you win general elections.

For too long establishment Democrats have screamed "no kings" when talking about Trump, but then decide who the primary nominee by putting their thumb on the scale. That's nonsense.

Between Crocket and Talarico—may the best candidate win.

To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day

On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America

I thought this was a tinfoil hat theory. Then I put on my lawyer’s hat and checked the facts. Big Oil knew 50 years ago what their policies would do—and went ahead anyway.

For 20+ years I’ve responded to climate disasters. Everyday people lose everything while the corporations responsible walk away. It’s time they face the music.

Read the full article with receipts: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/they-knew-they-lied-and-were-living-the-consequences/

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In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown was executed for “treason.” 1st American ever executed, for the crime of freeing the enslaved.

The 2nd American ever executed for treason was Aaron Dwight Stevens at 29yo, also an abolitionist. He served Brown during his failed raid on Harpers Ferry, VA.

Brown's raid lasted Oct 16 to 18, 1859. He initiated a slave revolt, now called the dress rehearsal to the Civil War.

A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice & morality, but power.

Corporate Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar and his wife were indicted in March 2024 for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign bribes.

Trump just pardoned them.

And Hakeem Jeffries responded by praising Trump’s decision as “exactly the right outcome” and praising Cuellar as “a beloved member of the House of Representatives.”

This is what people mean when they say two wings one bird. Smh. Just ridiculous.

In today’s newsletter, I invite you to watch my conversation with Tim Whitaker, where we debunk a falsehood laden anti-Muslim tirade by a Christian nationalist in real time. I hope you’ll find it engaging and enlightening.

I deeply appreciate Tim for leveraging his platform to non-Christians to counter disinformation on Islam.

Support my efforts to combat the rise of Islamophobia in the U.S. & become a free or paid subscriber on Ghost:

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/interview-debunking-christian-nationalist-disinformation-on-islam/

BREAKING: Pope Leo today announced that the Catholic Church supports Palestinian statehood. He went on to call out Netanyahu for refusing to recognize Palestinian statehood, and called for Palestinian statehood anyway.

This is an important step forward. I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: https://c.org/zqgdSZKDVn

This is 2003 Iraq all over again.

The Govt of Venezuela has formally submitted a letter to OPEC claiming that the USA under Donald Trump is attempting to seize their oil reserves through military force.

This is criminal. It is another war as Americans starve.

Democrats need to make the case of impeachment and demand Republicans answer to the American people why they continue to stand by a fascist.

In today’s guest post, Tim Whitaker shares about his conservative Christian upbringing and how he came to understand the lies told to him about Islam.

I’m proud to publish this piece to show that, as friends of different faiths, we can stand united to protect one another’s humanity, dignity, and right to worship.

I encourage you to follow Tim's work

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/guest-post-former-christian-evangelical-on-the-rise-of-christian-nationalism/

To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
•Every $1 per hour increase in minimum wage corresponds to a 1% decrease in suicide rates

Blocking these common sense policies to protect 800 billionaires isn’t just fiscally dumb—it’s literally killing us by the hundreds of thousands

As a lawyer let me remind y'all that "UN-indicted co-conspirator" is not a legal term. It is a made up term to demonize Muslims, immigrants, & Black & brown people—simply anyone they want to depict as scary & dangerous.

An indictment requires "probable cause." "UN-indicted" means there wasn't even probable cause of wrongdoing. So when they attack Zohran for taking a photo with an "UN-indicted co-conspirator" they're pushing racist & bigoted propaganda—not facts. Recognize & reject it as such.

Every single one of the 86 Corporate Democrats who voted to "condemn socialism" & was in Congress when Biden used taxpayer money to bailout the banks, supported Biden using taxpayer money to bailout the banks.

They believe in socialism for the wealthy but rugged individualism for the working class. MLK called them hypocrites, and for good reason.

2018: The CIA concludes the Saudi gov murdered Jamal Khashoggi and that MBS ordered it. Biden vowed to make him a pariah. Bezos honored Khashoggi.

2025: MBS is welcomed to the White House and Bezos praises the same regime that murdered his employee.

This is state media: when billionaires own the outlets shaping public perception.

For anyone interested in a deeper analysis (paywall-free):
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/legacy-medias-license-to-kill/

Marjorie Taylor Green has been in Congress since 2020 and is resigning as of Jan 5, 2026. And I just want to point out one thing.

She spent 5 years in Congress attacking the left—and never feared for her life or safety to any level that would make her resign.

She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing the MAGA right and the backlash was so severe she is resigning.

5 years of antagonizing the left resulted in no action. 5 weeks of criticizing the right resulted in resignation.

That says it all.

Attacks on American Muslims are not happening in isolation. They are the result of years of normalized bigotry and a media ecosystem that has decided our safety is not newsworthy.

And as someone who lived through the post-9/11 wave of anti-Muslim hate, I can say with clarity that what we are witnessing today is worse. Become a paid or free subscriber on Ghost to support my advocacy.

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/anti-muslim-hate-is-at-critical-levels-and-corporate-media-is-ignoring-it/

If Evangelicals want to know why people are leaving organized religion, it's because you excuse and elevate the objectively worst people as "God's chosen," while ridiculing the poor, marginalized, and downtrodden as sinners and lepers.

And I'm talking to Evangelicals of all faiths.

In Minnesota police set up a sting operation to catch child sex traffickers.

They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.

One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.

So much winning.

BREAKING: Senate unanimously passes bill to release Epstein files, sending it to Trump's desk to sign.

House passed it 427-1
Senate passed it unanimously

DOJ is apparently ready to pay $50 MILLION in restitution to QAnon conspiracy theorist and convicted felon Michael Flynn.

Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI and committed arguably treasonous acts. But he gets $50M.

White supremacy is when a convicted white man can get restitution for committing crimes but innocent Latino Americans are getting tortured and deported on the mere accusation that they're undocumented. Horrific.

So to be clear:
•Megyn Kelly is arguing that raping a 15 year old child isn't really rape
•Former Rep Matt Gaetz raped a homeless 17-year-old child by exploiting her healthcare
•South Carolina Judge James Gosnell has been caught with possession of child pornography.
•Oklahoma Judge Susan Worthington freed a man named Jesse Butler despite video evidence of him raping 2 teen girls, nearly choking them to death.

But we should fear Trans people & Immigrants?🧐

Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession.