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Netanyahu isn't going rogue, it's just that Biden gave him another $14 billion in weapons a few days ago. If that's not a green light to invade Rafah I don't know what is

Netanyahu isn't going rogue, it's just that Biden gave him another $14 billion in weapons a few days ago. If that's not a green light to invade Rafah I don't know what is
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The Biden administration is about to tell us that this is the 'credible humanitarian plan' they demanded Israel produce before invading Rafah

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Ongoing genocide in Gaza, students getting beaten by police for protesting Biden's enabling of that genocide, and yet some people are getting all worked up over a word they find a bit scary.

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The bill presents lawmakers with the following choice: Either continue Biden’s dangerous military buildup, or instantly improve the financial well-being of hundreds of millions of Americans. Polling suggests most people would *strongly* prefer the latter thehill.com/opinion/462325…

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Lawmakers who aren't beholden to military contractors should introduce the bill I wrote as part of a policy paper for Security in Context:
securityincontext.org/posts/returnin…

It converts excess Pentagon $ into $600 tax rebates, which reached 147M households when they were issued in Jan 2021:

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Stopping a trillion-dollar Pentagon budget requires a mass movement to overcome the arms industry’s hold over Congress. Lawmakers can catalyze one through the right legislation.

This legislation must appeal to the material concerns of the working class.

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The arms industry has Congress on autopilot: Members are approving massive, unconditional increases to the Pentagon budget without paying much (if any) mind to the negative consequences or public opinion.

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Under Biden, a trillion-dollar Pentagon budget went from hyperbole to reality in just a few short years, despite mounting evidence that more military spending means *less* security.

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Biden delivered an Oval Office address to market his plan to give Israel an 'unprecedented' amount of weaponry.

He didn't bother doing one for the Child Tax Credit.

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Intifada = انتفاضة
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising = انتفاضة غيتو وارسو

But this person says intifada is 'violence against unsuspecting civilians'

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Netanyahu isn't going rogue, it's just that Biden gave him another $14 billion in weapons a few days ago. If that's not a green light to invade Rafah I don't know what is

Netanyahu isn't going rogue, it's just that Biden gave him another $14 billion in weapons a few days ago. If that's not a green light to invade Rafah I don't know what is
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White House: '[Biden] condemns the use of the term 'intifada' as he has the other...dangerous hate speech'

'intifada' isn't hate speech, it's just Arabic.

Trump issues this statement, it's racist and a scandal. Biden issues this statement, it's still racist but not a scandal.

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Biden delivered an Oval Office address to market his plan to give Israel an 'unprecedented' amount of weaponry.

He didn't bother doing one for the Child Tax Credit.

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The Biden administration is about to tell us that this is the 'credible humanitarian plan' they demanded Israel produce before invading Rafah

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White House: '[Biden] condemns the use of the term 'intifada' as he has the other...dangerous hate speech'

'intifada' isn't hate speech, it's just Arabic.

Trump issues this statement, it's racist and a scandal. Biden issues this statement, it's still racist but not a scandal.

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Joe Biden Reminder that Biden fought harder to enable Israel's genocide than secure $16 billion in child care funding: theintercept.com/2024/03/01/bid…

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Joe Biden Why didn't you request funding for it in your FY23 budget request? Why did you wait until Democrats lost the House to propose it again?

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Joe Biden YOU proposed the expiration date in the first place

YOU didn't request funding for it until you knew it was too late

YOU told your own party you didn't want to pay to make it permanent even though you know they payoff is ~10x greater

@JoeBiden YOU proposed the expiration date in the first place YOU didn't request funding for it until you knew it was too late YOU told your own party you didn't want to pay to make it permanent even though you know they payoff is ~10x greater
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