#defund

[thoughtportal]

Social Security and Medicare and debt Manufacturing consent

[pharosproject]

Defund the Democrats!

[commiepinkofag]

[ID: a revised world war 2 political poster, depicting a row of pigs branded with letters spelling ‘DEFUND.’ 

The smiling pigs view the poster text reading ‘NO Cop City’, ‘Demilitarize’, ‘End Fascism Now’. 

Below the pigs sits a garbage can, marked ‘waste.’ Text to the left of the garbage can reads ‘Demilitarize’, ‘No Privatization’, ‘End PR Lobbying.’ 

Additional text to the right of the garbage can reads ‘Public Oversight’, Accountability’ and ‘Public Safety’]

[creative commons/non-commercial use]

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

The news that members of the UNRWA were involved in Hamas' October 7 attack will not surprise anyone familiar with that agency.

But it does prove once and for all that "humanitarian aid" is funding Palestinian terrorism. And the complaints of Palestinian terrorists and officials (one and the same) show that restricting money is an effective tool.

The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, and the United States will all be pausing funding to the UNRWA, while the agency investigates staff who assisted Hamas' massacre.

The fact that several members of UNRWA have already been fired substantiates Israel's accusations.

There is further evidence of UNRWA complicity: open celebrations of the terror attack by its agency staff, and its long, well-documented support of genocide by distributing books in Gazan schools that call for the murder of Jews.

The "humanitarian aid to Gaza" scam has been exposed once and for all. It's bitterly amusing to see world leaders expressing shock that Palestinian agency staff have supported and been involved in terrorist massacres. They deluded themselves into donating millions to terrorists, and now they're discovering they've been deceived and robbed.

It's time to end international funding for the UNRWA. Hamas is sponsored by multi-billionaires in Qatar and the Ayatollah. They've got money already. They're choosing to steal from humanitarian aid trucks and deprive their people of aid.

No more Western taxpayer money for Palestinian terrorists posing as humanitarian workers.

[nando161mando]

[ahundredhundredheartbeats]

[jayjuno]

#DefundElonMusk

#DefundBillionaires

Glory to Ukraine!

[sexandreggae]

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[liberalsarecool]

'Tough on crime' should mean proactive policies, not reactionary punishments.

[thoughtportal]

[lilithism1848]

[stil-lindigo]

In Gaza, journalists are passing out from exhaustion and famine. Despite the ICJ ruling, the US and Australia are intentionally defunding UNWRA based on baseless claims by Israel that members of the aid group are Hamas-sympathizers. Netanyahu, of course, has ignored the ICJ ruling. Israel has banned insulin pens from arriving in Gaza, a particularly cruel and inhumane crime to add to their laundry list of offences. Nothing has changed, and things are getting worse.

It is not that hard to not buy things. To not watch things. Perhaps it is inconvenient, and makes you go out of your way, and costs a little more to buy alternatives. But if you were to attend a funeral a day for every child that has died in Gaza so far, it would take you over 27 years. When the worst that will happen to you is that you don't watch a TV show featuring a zionist, you don't buy a specific brand that donates to and supports zionism, how could that possibly compare to the plight of Palestinians who must amputate limbs without anesthesia?

Once again, this is the BDS list of brands to boycott.

Here is a comprehensive post about more actions you can take in support of Palestine.

Here is a list of verifiable orgs that provide aid on the ground.

credible organisations that are doing work on the ground in Palestine:

Care for Gaza:non-profit charity that distributes money, food and other resources directly to families in Gaza.They maintain a regular presence on Twitter and Instagram. You can donate to them via Paypal here.

PCRF / Palestine Children's Relief Fund: non-profit organisation that distributes essential food and resources to families in Gaza. Most recently, they delivered 30 tons of vital medicine, and 82,000 pounds of flour.

Medical Aid For Palestinians: deploys medical teams to treat Palestinians suffering under Israel's malicious bombardments.

Donate e-sims to Palestine: massive post with tutorials and relevant links, with discount codes included in the post and in the replies.

Direct Aid: humanitarian fund distributing supplies such as blankets and winter jackets directly to Palestinian families.

help people leave palestine (donate what you can)

Help a Family Evacuate Gaza (GoGetFunding)

Save Sanaa and her Family (Gofundme)

Save Amjad Saher and his family (Gofundme)

Help a family of 13 escape Gaza (Gofundme)

Help a Palestinian children's book illustrator save her family of 12 (Gofundme)

Today, tomorrow and until Israel faces justice for their crimes, learn how to prioritise Palestine over your own comfort.

[intersectionalpraxis]

this cop also did this to another protestor:

i remember when Instagram mostly banned me from my account for an entire year after posting about police brutality and its' links to white supremacy and institutionalized violence -it was during the height of the BLM movement after George Floyd was murdered. i remember calling out ex-co-workers at the time and people on social media i was mutuals with at the time for saying 'but it's not all cops, some are good,' and my response to that, and will always be: policing systems do MORE harm than good in communities. cops get little to zero training and are allowed to bear arms and have a licences to maim, injure, and kill people (most of whom, are NOT threats). and it's beyond unacceptable. the amount of funding these fucking systems get too when it can be allocated to programs that ACTUALLY do good.

defund the police.

end the occupation and free palestine!

*also, a few people have noted this, but yes, I believe it appears that the cop spat on the memorial candles too. and the fact he will never be fired and told to give up his badge for doing such a heinous thing is just despicable* -and yes all cops are bad.

[violottie]

Boycott Israeli Dates this Ramadan, from Call 2 Action Now, 28/Feb/2024: (caption under images)

This Ramadan, don’t break your fast with an Israeli date. Stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has now killed tens of thousands. Palestinians, facing down Israel’s catastrophic violence, call on us to boycott Israeli products in solidarity with their struggle for freedom.

Follow this quick guide to boycotting Israeli dates:

• Always check the label when buying dates. Don’t buy dates that are produced or packaged in Israel or its West Bank settlements. If no country of origin can be found on the box, check the retailer’s website.

• One of Israel’s largest exporters is called Hadiklaim. It sells dates in supermarkets under these names: King Solomon, Jordan River and Jordan River Bio-Top, as well as under the labels of supermarket chains. Check the box carefully, if the dates were “exported by Hadiklaim” – don’t buy them.

• Avoid these companies: Mehadrin, MTex, Edom, Carmel Agrexco, and Arava

#checkthelabel is not enough. Israel has been caught labelling their dates as ‘produce of Palestine’. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, M&S, Morrison, Aldi, Lidl and Asda package Israeli dates under their own labels!

Buy dates from Zaytoun, Alard, Yaffa, and Holy Land Date all support Palestinian Farmers. If you cannot get hold of these brands then buy dates from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, UAE and Algeria.

[nando161mando]

Rehabilitation, not Devastation. Fuck The Police.