Qasim Rashid, Esq.
In the 24 hours since Joe Biden put conditions on arms to Israel for killing civilians—Israeli MK & Likud Official Tali Gottlieb has threatened to “collapse 10 buildings in Gaza” and Security Minister Ben Gvir said “Hamas❤️Biden.”
If this isn’t genocidal intent—idk what is.
Here’s my latest on how we actually overcome this extremism: https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/the-history-prior-to-107-that-media
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
SCOTUS continues to strip away our basic rights, has effectively banned abortion in much of the country, refuses ethics reform, and now considers whether a President has basically unlimited immunity.
It's far past time Democrats got the courage to Expand the Court & save our democracy.
Read my latest: https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/expand-scotus-and-save-democracywhile
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
To Recap:
•Israel's media blackout
•US Senators threaten ICC
•Hamas accepts ceasefire & release of hostages but Israel rejects
•Israel begins Rafah invasion
•White House rejects ICC prosecution
This is a recipe for unmitigated disaster. My latest:
https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/the-5-terrible-things-about-israelgaza
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
The 5 Terrible Things About Israel/Gaza This Week That We Cannot Ignore
Here's what you need to know about a situation that has gone from bad to worse—with the shocking potential of even worse yet to come.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Incredible. Read the text of the ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire mandated release of ALL Israeli hostages, a permanent & indefinite ceasefire—meaning Hamas could never offensively take up arms against Israel again—and Qatar, Egypt, USA, & the UN serving as Guarantors.
Israel still said no.😐
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/6/text-of-the-ceasefire-proposal-approved-by-hamas
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Its Govt has banned Al Jazeera from reporting.
Its military has killed ~150 journalists reporting inside Gaza.
Pro war Senators have threatened the ICC Prosecutor if he issues a warrant for its Prime Minister.
Are we seriously to believe these are the actions of a nation following international law?
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
On Episode 118 of The Qasim Rashid Show I welcome military veteran Lorenzo Santos as he runs for U.S. Congress in Wisconsin's first district.
We discuss Gaza, abortion access, & the need for meaningful representation in Congress. Listen below & subscribe! https://open.substack.com/pub/qasimrashid/p/the-qasim-rashid-show-episode-118-354?r=fyvxf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
McDonald’s reported $1.9B in Q1 profits yet is 2nd only to Walmart on employees who receive welfare.
This class warfare against working people is another reminder that the USA isn't $34T in debt because the poor rely too much on welfare & pay too little tax—but because billionaires pay too little tax & rely too much on corporate welfare.
#TaxBillionaires
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
All this time the Right has claimed te anti-war protestors are antisemitic & funded by billionaire Soros (said w/o a hint of irony).
We now know a billionaire in fact funded the violent pro war mob that attacked peaceful protestors at UCLA.
Every accusation is a confession.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jessica-seinfeld-and-bill-ackman-fund-pro-israel-counterprotests-at-ucla
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Debunking Racist Myths about Jews and Muslims: A viral image alleges Jews and Muslims have always been at war, but a look at the facts of history proves this myth dangerously false—and the exact opposite as true
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
REPORT: 99% of pro-Palestine protests at US colleges have been peaceful, despite remarks from Biden & other politicians calling such demonstrations as violent.
This misinfo is exactly how they’ve tried to derail every civil rights movement in US history.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/may/01/university-protests-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-arrested-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-6633bff08f081efe1175c36c
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
This is unprecedented. Brown University strikes a deal with its students to end their peaceful protest & encampment, in exchange for a formal divestment vote from Israeli interests. And no student will be punished for protesting. This is democracy at work.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4633580-brown-university-israel-divestment-vote-student-palestine-protesters/
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
US House has just passed HR 6090 to expand the definition of antisemitism to include the criticism of Israel. This is a massive chilling of free speech and makes no sense.
Subscribe to my human rights project “Let’s Address This,” to help counter media bias and instead demand universal human rights: https://substack.com/@qasimrashid
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Imagine criminalizing criticism of Pakistan or Iran, or Mauritania as Islamophobic because each nation starts with "Islamic Republic of." It would be absurd, precisely because state nations do not have rights, people do.
The same applies with antisemitism & criticism of Israel.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
BREAKING: The House just passed HR 6090, which expands the definition of antisemitism to include criticism of Israel.
Let me be clear. People have rights. State governments do not have rights. This terrible bill sets a dangerous precedent & does nothing to actually decrease or stop the scourge of antisemitism. The Senate should not pass this bill and Biden should not sign it into law.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
LA Times reports that last night, hundreds of anti-Palestine protestors violently attacked pro-Palestine peaceful protestors.
Amazing how there was immediate law enforcement to stop peaceful protestors but nowhere near that speed to stop these violent extremists.🤔
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-30/ucla-moves-to-shut-down-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-unlawful
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
Columbia's website cites the 1968 violence it deployed against students and triumphantly declares, "Columbia is a far different place today than it was in the spring of 1968."
Columbia's actions tonight, 56 years to the day, to once again deploy police against students protesting war, prove otherwise.
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
I was terribly worried about national security & famine & genocide—but now that Atlanta police have violently arrested Emory University Econ professor Caroline Fohlin &, Philosophy Dept Chair Noëlle McAfee for the crime of (checks notes, asking cops why they’re arresting students), I can finally breathe again.😐🤦🏽♂️
https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/columbia-usc-university-protests-04-25-24/index.html
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
So we're just going to ignore that authorities confirm an anti-Palestine agitator yelled "Kill the Jews" to ignite discord & get people arrested?
Antisemitism is a real threat to humanity, and extremists like this harm both Jews & Palestinians. Shameful.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-israel-agitator-shouts-kill-the-jews-gets-everyone-else-arrested
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
This tragedy hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves.
Frank Tyson, a 51 year old Black man, is dead after police tackled him and pinned him with a knee on his back. He gasped “I can’t breathe” 7 times & cops told him to “Shut the f**k up, you’re fine.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bodycam-video-shows-handcuffed-man-telling-ohio-officers-cant-breathe-rcna149334
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