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→ AOC suggests Trump will jail dissidents if elected
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has some bad news for the American Left: progressives will not be able to organise under a second Donald Trump term, because he’ll be throwing them all in jail.
"What do you say to a young progressive or an Arab-American who says to you, 'I just can't vote for Biden again after what he's enabled in Gaza.'?
Listen to a detailed, thoughtful, & important answer to my Q from @AOC at the Zeteo launch. (Do try & actually listen & not assume!) pic.twitter.com/nJiCXTen9a
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 19, 2024
The New York congresswoman has told Mehdi Hasan that, while she understands why some would refuse to vote for Joe Biden due to his support for Israel, she personally doesn’t want to allow Trump to impose fascism on the US. “I have a vested interest in protecting democracy, not just here domestically, but globally […] we will not be able to organise for any movement towards anything if we are facing the jailing of dissidents.”
→ Keir Starmer gets the boot
You can tell a lot about a leader from his choice of footwear. If Rishi Sunak’s decision to wear Adidas Sambas was an attempt to be “relatable”, and Donald Trump’s garish gold sneakers helped fund his various legal campaigns, Keir Starmer seems to be preparing to get dirty.
*Rishi Sunak blasted for controversial choice of footwear*
Keir Starmer: *Hold my cowboy boots* pic.twitter.com/UZYvCgws1C
— Calgie (@christiancalgie) April 19, 2024
On a visit to Derby today alongside beleaguered deputy Angela Rayner, the Labour leader was pictured wearing rigger boots — not an obvious pick for his suburban trip. Starmer does look more like a dad out for a walk in the Peak District than a Wild West outlaw, at least. Perhaps he’s learnt from Ron DeSantis’s mistakes…
→ Joe Biden tries to woo progressives with Title IX expansion
The UK is beginning to row back on controversial gender transition advice, with the publication of the Cass Report last week and yesterday’s pause on the prescription of puberty blockers in Scotland. But America, never one to follow trends, is doubling down.
Revisions to the Title IX rules will redefine how the government interprets sex-based discrimination to include gender identity, making it more difficult for schools to block biological males from female bathrooms, among other things.
It’s an odd move to make in an election year. Maybe Joe Biden is gesturing to his progressive base, though it’s far from clear that this will stifle the “war criminal” accusations coming from that particular camp. Finger on the pulse, as ever.
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SubscribeThe Iron Law of Woke Projection never fails.
Do these people ever talk to anyone outside their woke knitting circles? The Title IX changes are baffling
Would this be the same AOC who was afraid for her life during the ‘insurrection ‘ but later turned out to be in a different part of the building altogether ?
Yes & the same AOC who broke down in tears when the US voted to help with funding the Iron Done in Israel. Because nothing says progressive like thousands of dead Jews (& millions of dead Israelis when Israel launched the inevitable counterattack).
your readers may not be so familar with the idiocy of Ocasio cortez since her fluke election because her opponent was too lazy to actually campaign…and then sang for for her victory “baby, you were born to run” like a total jack ass. Mehdi Hassan let go? fired? from MSNBC for his repellent unrepentant racism…on display in this quote re gaza. He wants hamas enabled to carry out Oct 7 again and again as they vowed….this is progressive values? These are Islamic values…the “religion of peace.” so called …so others keep telling me. He wants to know what you say to Arab Americans? I can tell him…join with Jews who support Zionism and Israel for a better future ..as Arab citizens of Israel enjoy…unique to the Mid EAst.
The hypothesis that Joe Biden’s cryogenically frozen body is planning to drop out of the race at the convention so the DNC can name Gretchen Whitmer as the candidate is looking more and more real to me. I know trans activists and ignorant progressives are plentiful, but I’m willing to bet they are vastly outnumbered by parents, even Democrat parents, who are terrified to send their kids to school now. This way he can get all the neoliberal/woke agenda stuff out of the way and Gretchen can just blame him when she campaigns.
As for AOC… maybe she’s got Whoopie on staff as an advisor. Maybe both are getting their talking points from Air Traffic Control. From what I’ve seen all the dissidents and whistleblowers in our prisons (or trying to avoid extradition to the US) were put there by Obama and Biden.
Add to the list of things I can’t categorize as funny or sad – people on the left are angry that a public official is making their sneakers too expensive, not that those sneakers are made by actual Nazis.
she personally doesn’t want to allow Trump to impose fascism on the US.
“If anyone’s going to impose fascism on the US, it’s going to be me, goddammit!”
As usual, AOC is exactly right.
She’s an hysteric. That’s her personality type.
Surely she’s exactly left.
You’re the best.
That is a scary thought.
These short tabloid-esque missives by unattributable UnHerd staff are almost comedic in how obvious a chuck of a few portions of red meat to it’s subscription base they represent.
In an election year in so many places I guess some journalistic deterioration inevitable.
What’s the problem with reporting actual facts ? This isn’t opinion or comment – it’s fact.
Not sure why you need the writer’s name when all they’re doing is cut and pasting a verbatim report.
These at best are three opinions not objective facts. If you really think otherwise watch out for when they report Santa Claus has been sighted.
Idiot
Idiot derives from the Greek to be uninterested in public affairs. I think probably better description, from your perspective, would be ‘thoroughly disagreeable person who irritates one very much by repeatedly puncturing my balloons’. Would you agree?
Why are you here, other than some sort of displacement activity. You offer nothing to any of the discussions
Stupidity isn’t a virtue JW.
If you’re going to effectively insult the IQ of your political opponents, you should try to speak in coherent sentence structure.
Getting insulted back by someone with the moniker T Bone adds to the comedy. Been a long day so appreciate it all the more.
You must get most of your comedy from Hannah Gadsby.
Keir would love a rowdy game of knock-down-ginger.
Yes DJT will jail the dissidents and people like Madonna who wanted to blow up the White House, or the Summer of Love Antifa rioters who beat people up and burned down entire neighborhoods, and he’ll start WWIII just like he did during his four years in office. And Oh! I almost forgot— he’ll lock up Hilary Clinton.
And the warmonger yet again won’t start any new wars.
Of course Trump will arrest “dissidents”. “Dissidents” who peacefully protest by burning down police stations and rioting. “Dissidents” who aid and abet illegal immigration. “Dissidents” who abuse their offices in order to undermine the rule of law.
Note to OAC : weaponizing the court is a Democrat’s tactic.
He’ll reopen Guatanamo just for AOC!