In my latest podcast episode, Palestinian activist Samer Sinijlawi discusses the direction he believes the Palestinians need to move in at this juncture, and how to best communicate with Israelis in order to secure progress for Palestinians.
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Since early 2026, Darfur has been the scene of abhorrent atrocities that the world’s most powerful governments have deliberately chosen to tolerate. Survivors recount orchestrated campaigns of gang rape, used systematically to shatter communities and terrorize women and girls into permanent silence. Key UN Security Council members and international players hide behind hollow statements, while allowing arms transfers, normalization, and diplomatic protection to continue. This is not bureaucratic failure; it is a conscious decision by powerful states to look away from crimes that bear every hallmark of genocide.
Today’s podcast guest is Samer Sinijlawi, a Palestinian political activist who calls for democracy and Palestinian political reforms, and the founding chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund.
In this episode, we discuss the future of the Palestinians in light of the current state of affairs, the need for new Palestinian leadership, and what Palestinians can do to build bridges and create dialogue with Israelis.
Listen now; link in bio.
In recent years, Russia has been accused of forcibly transferring hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children into Russian territory. It deprives Ukraine of its future generations, undermines national cohesion, and potentially violates international law. The systematic abduction and indoctrination of Ukrainian children could weaken Ukraine’s cultural continuity, while the trauma inflicted on these children will reverberate for generations.
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The Republican Party’s electoral and leadership profile remains overwhelmingly white and male, even as the country grows more diverse. Roughly three quarters of Trump’s 2024 voters were white, while Black voters backed Harris by more than six to one, underscoring how little African American support the GOP attracts. Survey data show that a clear majority of white voters now lean Republican, while Black voters remain overwhelmingly Democratic and GOP candidates of color are rare, especially down-ballot. Scholars further find that racial resentment and fears about declining white political dominance significantly predict Republican affiliation. Against that backdrop, the party’s policy agenda on voting rights, policing, immigration, and education increasingly aligns with white nationalist narratives, making leadership denials of a white supremacist drift ring ever more hollower.
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Trump does not choose by race he chooses by competence
And ?
The Republican party is comprised of Americans just as the Democratic party is comprised of Americans. The Virginia's recent governors election featured 2 women one black one white. The Democrats didn't use the race card in that election they didn't urge Democratic voters to vote for the black woman they did everything they could to keep the black woman from being elected pretty strange the Democrats wouldn't do more for the black woman because the black woman is a Republican The helped the white woman win the election because the white woman is a Democrat. The Democrats didn't give a rat's ass about the black and white issue that is very important to them the only thing that mattered to them was winning the election. The people of Virginia are Americans the 2 women that wanted to represent them are Americans that's all that should matter.
Im Hispanic and Republican, what’s your point?
Denmark is overwhelmingly white. Are they white supremists too?
And your point being?
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This on the page of a “white male”. Is this a joke.
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Blue states are to redraw California you won’t see a red district and Colorado and Illinois also New York,New Jersey and Maryland only red seat. What comes around goes around and may Virginia Supreme Court not overturn the will of the people I don’t believe they will
Don't blame the right because the left are still slaveowners.
Obama was elected twice. Enough said.
BS
They say that as they furiously attack any person of color who dares to say, think, act or vote in any way that goes against what their liberal masters say they can 🤔 just look at what liberals are doing to conservative black people like (Clarence Thomas) right now
So, there are still six Republican-held (red) districts in New York, nine in California, three in Illinois, two in Washington State, one in Maryland, one in Virginia, and one in Oregon. More red states are now ramping up their gerrymandering in their favor by eliminating the last few remaining blue districts that they haven’t gerrymandered away already. Seems to me that the only way to balance the scales now is for blue states to gerrymander out their last remaining red districts. In light of the SCOTUS decision, is there anything to stop blue states from doing that in response, or have the floodgates been opened?
So
Well that’s a given, remember that if you “didn’t vote for Biden, you aren’t black”. That’s when a lot of POC lost their race cards. Also just because “white supremacists” won’t vote for democrats doesn’t mean that they’re republicans. We all know that they don’t vote at all and only leave their trailerparks to cash their Southern Poverty Law Center pay checks.
Gfy, racist freaks.
Always pulling the race card to gaslight people! There are plenty of republicans that aren’t white!
Play the race card. That’s always the easy road. Who are the true racist here,? the majority of America sees through this propaganda bullshit
Just another racist page spreading hate and disruption
You're more racist. Stupid
Well... Democrats have been calling white males every vile name they can think of, just for breathing, for as long as i can remember. What the fuck did you think was gonna happen?
The UN’s top human rights official, Volker Türk, warns that rights in Iran are being stripped away in “harsh and brutal ways.” At least 21 executions and over 4,000 arrests in weeks reflect a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Reports of torture, coerced confessions, and denial of legal counsel raise serious concerns about due process. Even in wartime, fundamental rights must be upheld. A 61-day internet shutdown has further silenced voices, cutting people off from truth itself. The credibility of international human rights commitments depends on a clear, consistent response, grounded in accountability, due process, and the protection of fundamental freedoms.
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The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Louisiana’s maps does far more than tweak election law; it effectively licenses politicians to entrench minority vote dilution behind the fig leaf of “partisan” line-drawing. By demanding proof of intentional discrimination and shielding partisan gerrymanders from judicial review, the conservative majority has gutted the protective core of the Voting Rights Act and normalized what earlier Courts treated as a grave constitutional wrong. Coming on the heels of a pattern of shadow docket interventions and emergency rulings that consistently favor Trump’s agenda, this decision deepens a growing perception that the Court is no longer an impartial guardian of democracy, but a reliable ally of a president and party intent on rigging the political map in their own favor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has been skeptical of affirmative action and other race-based “remedial” action by government since the 1970s. So this isn’t something new that began with Trump appointees to the Court.
So, there are still six Republican-held (red) districts in New York, nine in California, three in Illinois, two in Washington State, one in Maryland, one in Virginia, and one in Oregon. The red states are now ramping up their gerrymandering in their favor. Seems to me that the only way to balance the scales now is for blue states to gerrymander out their last remaining red districts. In light of the SCOTUS decision, is there anything to stop blue states from doing that in response?
Great decision
Three hundred fifty-six thousand (356,000) people could lose legal protection depending on how the Supreme Court of the United States rules. At issue is Temporary Protected Status, which allows people from countries affected by war or disaster to live and work in the U.S. The case focuses on Haitians and Syrians—many of whom have built lives here over the years. The administration argues it has the authority to end these protections. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the decision overlooks conditions on the ground and raises concerns about how it was made. For families affected, this is not abstract policy. It is about whether they can remain in the country they now call home.
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1.4 milyon moun wi ki riske fre m
For many this has become their home 🏡..
TPS is not a form of permanent residence. People would have to have another way to adjust status. Still it didn't stop anyone from filling for asylum. Now for people that are not in removal and already have a denied affirmative asylum claim then they may find themselves hoping to be placed into removal proceedings so they can try to fight it so they can get a work permit. But this administration might just cancel TPS. Cancel the work permits. Then only bring up cases when they have the capacity to. Leaving people without work permits in between. But a judge can't just make up a new category of discretionary work permit for people who are in between TPS and the start of removal proceedings.
What'up, KAPO ?
If they are not criminals that’s fine they can stay here 💯 I love Haitian people
Get them out!!!!! Now!!!
That is😆very rude what t you stay about them they are staying in us whxt you care
Go home 🏡
Temporary
TEMPORARY!!!!!!!!
They all need to go home
You people are some sad miserable individuals, I have yet to see you Americans out there in the fields working for 56 cents a hour ,
And how do low iq Haitians sacrificing animals make America better?
Another system abused by Joe Biden and the Democrats. Temporary means temporary, not forever.
