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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 13h

Reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21 billion since October 2023 to pay for genocide & wars across the middle east.
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How the US funded Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran

Twin reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21bn since October 2023.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli genocide in Gaza and AIPAC are becoming increasingly toxic among the Democratic base and could help progressive primary challengers. It is doubtful there would be such an opening to reform the Democratic Party if Biden or Harris was president.
www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

Democratic primary challengers see an opening on Israel

“Not taking a dime from AIPAC” is becoming a new rallying cry.

www.semafor.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 1d

I would not trust Trump's peace deal to treat Gaza fairly but it is looking like Trump is doing what Biden would not do--put pressure on Netanyahu to end the war.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump Is Successfully Bullying Netanyahu

The more the president puts the prime minister in his place, the more likely it is that the Gaza war will end.

www.theatlantic.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's threat to invoke Insurrection Act seen as waging war against the American people.

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...

'Unhinged Despotism': Critics Slam Trump's Willingness to Invoke Insurrection Act | Common Dreams

"A Trump-led deployment of federalized guard and active-duty troops to quell a fabricated insurrection inside American cities should only be understood as war on the American people," said one observe...

www.commondreams.org

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 3d

RFK Jr. fires top NIH scientist after whistle blower complaint re illegal retaliation for opposing political interference in vaccine science.
#Medsky
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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 3d

...The difference is that Trump targets political enemies, especially those who mock him, while Biden went after those who reported on or protested US supported war crimes from Iraq to Gaza.
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Silence of the Lambs

With a few notable exceptions, Republicans on the Hill are avoiding talking about Trump’s demands to shut down broadcast networks, cancel comedians, imprison protesters, investigate Democratic nonprof...

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 3d

Most Republicans are ignoring Trump's attacks on free speech & the media, just as most Democrats were out to brunch as Biden attacked 1st Amendment rights. The difference is that Trump targets political enemies, especially those who mock him, while Biden...
puck.news/the-deafenin...

Silence of the Lambs

With a few notable exceptions, Republicans on the Hill are avoiding talking about Trump’s demands to shut down broadcast networks, cancel comedians, imprison protesters, investigate Democratic nonprof...

puck.news

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg being held hostage and mistreated by Israel after attempting to bring humanitarian relief for starving people in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats are taking a stand in the budget battle on healthcare cuts. While an important issue, if Democrats were really interested in defending democracy & civil liberties or stopping genocide, shouldn't these also be among their demands?

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 4d

Growing number American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza in Washington Post poll. 61%say Israel is guilty of war crimes and 39% say Israel is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians. 50% of younger Jews say Israel is committing genocide.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 5d

Risk of new onset dementia 41% higher after Covid infection in people age 50 and older. Risk highest in men, unvaccinated, those with high blood pressure, and those with frequent alcohol consumption.
#medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in older adults

Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 41% increased risk of all-cause dementia.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 6d

... As none of the money ever went to undocumented immigrants this would purely be to sell it to their base as they claim a victory.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 6d

My prediction as to how the budget deadlock will end: Republicans agree to return some of the money they took from Medicaid & ACA subsidies provided that none of the money goes to illegal immigrants. As none of the money ever went to undocumented immigrants...

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 7d

Risk of Long Covid in children doubles after their second infection.
#Medsky
www.iflscience.com/long-covid-r...

Long COVID Risk In Kids Found To Double After Their Second COVID-19 Infection

Catching COVID-19 twice was found to increase the risk of post-viral syndrome, contrary to popular belief.

www.iflscience.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 7d

A government shutdown looks inevitable. Too bad that doesn't mean that the entire MIC shuts down with a halt in US military action and the wars the US funds, including Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 7d

Study in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 prevented 7,000 hospitalizations in infants and 3,000 in pregnant women from January 2024 to May 2025.
#Medsky
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

COVID vaccines may have averted thousands of hospital stays in infants, pregnant women over 18 months

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 7d

Israel is paying influencers $7000 per post. If you are defending Israeli genocide without getting paid, not only are you an immoral piece of shit, you are also a sucker. responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influ...

Israel is paying influencers $7,000 per post

Netanyahu referred this week to a 'community' pushing out preferred messaging in US media — and boy are they making a princely sum

responsiblestatecraft.org

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 7d

Energy Department trying to drop
“climate change” “green” "emissions" and “decarbonization” down the memory hole, adding them to their banned words list.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

www.politico.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

If Democratic donors want to stop Trump & have a party which can regain the confidence of voters they need to stop giving money to the establishment & find candidates who support reform. The article gives examples of donors backing the status quo but also of support for Mamdani.

thehill.com

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

Just like the disaster we have now. Just like Biden/Harris (like Clinton in 2016) set us up for this disaster, Harris would have set us up for worse. Reasoning with Democrats sure has not worked with Biden/Harris. No, genocide is no different from what we would have seen if Harris won.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

Harris' book tour shows what a disaster she'd have been as president. Like Biden she would have supported genocide & pulled Democrats further to the right. Democrats would lose a huge number of Congressional seats & we would have a far right wing Republican president in 2028.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

It would be great if Democrats supported a progressive foreign policy different from Republican & the Blob. Unfortunately this article shows a large network of Democratic Foreign policy experts who only support the status quo of US hegemony & endless wars. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Democratic foreign policy cannot be for elites alone - CIP

If ideological vagueness, a belief in American greatness, and a preference for the status quo are all interwoven with a hierarchical, elite, and difficult to permeate network, then it is little surpri...

internationalpolicy.org

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

I assume they never gave you a reason

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

If you don't get back on you could try appealing to the Oversight Board. They only take a small number of cases but it might be worth putting in an appeal to them.
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Log in to submit a new content appeal for Facebook or Instagram or review a case you've previously submitted.

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 9d

Any answer from them yet?

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