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I have started a petition to echo what I’ve thought and heard from many others. Lawmakers are public servants that have allowed an incredible divide to occur between the classes of our country. They should be held accountable for their decisions and made to understand what they put their constituents through.

Please help me be loud and send a message to them with this 🙏

E-mail your Representative at the link (letter pre-written) and urge them to cosponsor H.R.3565, the Block the Bombs Act.

As of 5/14/2026, H.R.3565 now has 70 cosponsors.

Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza has entered its third year — and the United States is still arming it.

Since the start of Israel's genocide in October 2023, American taxpayers have footed the bill for more than $30 billion in weapons sent to Israel.

Those weapons have been used to kill more than 72,000 Palestinians, flatten hospitals, schools, mosques, and churches, and drive more than 90% of Gazans from their homes. Now Israel is starving an entire population by blocking humanitarian aid.

It's time to Block the Bombs.

On June 5, Representatives Delia Ramirez, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, and Mark Pocan, along with 18 of their colleagues, introduced H.R.3565 to block U.S. weapons from reaching Israel.

If enacted, H.R.3565 would stop the Trump administration from shipping the exact munitions Israel has used in its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

These include: BLU-109 bunker busting bombs, MK80 series bombs, GBU-39 small diameter bomb variants, Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), SPICE gliding bomb assemblies, 120mm tank ammunition, and 155mm artillery ammunition, including white phosphorus munitions.

The overwhelming majority of Americans want this flow of weapons stopped. Your Representative needs to hear that from you today.

I want to start making flyers and spread them around the Atlanta area.. I also want to organize a meetup so I can get others to help put up signs, spread the word, etc. Anyone living in the Atlanta area have any ideas or want to get involved?

Here is my letter I e-mailed to my U.S. congressional reps for my state, the Chairmans of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator James Risch) and House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Rep Brian Mast), & the Chair of the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senator Lindsey Graham). Please take as is or make adjustments as you see fit to send to members of Congress.

Contact Us | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

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On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the death toll in the Gaza genocide has surpassed 72,700, with at least 854 Palestinians killed since a US-mediated ceasefire was announced seven months ago. Prime Minister Netanyahu now claims the Israeli military controls 60% of the territory. Because Israel continues to block the entry of excavators and heavy equipment, families are forced to dig through the rubble with their bare hands to retrieve an estimated 8,500 to 10,000 missing bodies. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza persists under a tight Israeli siege that has restricted the entry of agreed-upon aid trucks and essential recovery equipment. (Sources: Drop Site News, Middle East Eye)

The West Bank is currently facing an unprecedented pace of Israeli settlement expansion, highlighted by the secret approval of a record 34 new settlements in late March 2026, which represents a nearly 80% increase in official sites under the current government. This growth is coupled with a dramatic rise in settler violence, including attacks on the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh and a recent incident where settlers forced a family to exhume their father’s body near Jenin. To facilitate further construction and "destroy the idea of a Palestinian state," authorities have uprooted thousands of Palestinian olive trees and moved to demolish dozens of commercial facilities to secure "territorial continuity" for Israeli outposts. Since October 2023, these escalations have led to the displacement of 40,000 Palestinians and a death toll exceeding 1,000 individuals killed by soldiers and settlers. (Sources: The Tablet International Catholic News, Drop Site News, The New Arab)

In response to the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the Israeli settlement expansion and violence in the West Bank, I urge you to:

·         Support H.R.3565 Block the Bombs Act to provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

·         Support S.3634 AWARE Act to impose sanctions on Israeli officials to discourage the government from obstructing humanitarian assistance

·         Support H.R. 3045 West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025

·         Support H.R.7545 Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation

As American support for Israel plummets, it is our moral responsibility to question the continuation of U.S. financial assistance to their government. Israel continues to violate the rights of Palestinians, international law, and U.S. laws. The U.S. Members of Congress must push to end our military support of Israel.

*URGENT ACTION: Opponent testimony scheduled Tuesday MAY 12th at 3pm*

*Script & state rep info in link*

HB 188 the Ohio‑Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership would create a broad, undefined framework for “bilateral trade and investment,” “policy issues of mutual interest,” “business and academic exchanges,” and “mutual economic support.” The bill also authorizes “mutual investment in the infrastructure of Ohio and Israel” and leaves open “other issues as determined by the partnership,” without specifying limits, oversight, or measurable benefits to Ohio.

The bill references “specific industries, emerging technology opportunities, and innovation clusters,” yet provides no clarity on which sectors would be prioritized or why. It also expands beyond bilateral cooperation by encouraging multilateral partnerships involving Israel and nations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Oceania, again without explaining how these arrangements would benefit Ohio taxpayers.

At no point have the sponsors provided projections, data, or concrete examples demonstrating what this partnership would deliver for Ohio or how outcomes would be measured.

Earlier versions of HB 188 included $10 million in appropriations, paid trips for representatives to Israel, and agriculture‑related language. These provisions were removed but could be reinstated at any time. Sponsor testimony continues to reference agriculture despite its removal from the bill text.

Source: OHIO DIVEST COALITION

Are there any leftist clubs, groups, or organizations I can join at UMD other than YDSA for political activism and community organizing? (By leftist, i mean socialist/communist, not Democrats)

I’m searching for physical/online Denver, or surrounding area, activism groups to get involved with. I’m tired of watching all this shit go down, i want to do more. Please let me know what you’re participating in or have heard about. thanks guys xx

I want to talk about something that gets blurred in our political conversations. People keep calling the current political behavior in the United States “conservative.” That word has a definition. It has a history. It has a meaning. What we are seeing today does not match that meaning.

This is not about saying conservatism is right or wrong. This is about accuracy. Words matter. If we want to understand what is happening, we have to use the correct terms.

Traditional conservatism means stability, continuity, and cautious change. It means preserving institutions and social order. It means slow adjustments rather than dramatic shifts. That is the definition.

What we are seeing today is not that. What we are seeing is regression. Regression is the rollback of rights, protections, and autonomy. It is the attempt to return to earlier social hierarchies. It is the narrowing of who gets full participation in society. These are not conservative ideals. They are regressive actions.

Across multiple states we are watching rights contract. This includes restrictions on reproductive autonomy, limits on gender affirming care, weakened anti discrimination protections, voting restrictions that disproportionately affect Black communities, and rhetoric that promotes rigid gender roles. These are examples of rights regression. They are not conservatism by definition.

History is very clear about what happens when societies move backward. Every major rights rollback has produced instability, economic decline, weakened institutions, and long term harm. This is not a matter of opinion. It is a pattern documented across centuries of historical rights regression.

What makes this even more striking is that most people across the political spectrum actually agree on the outcomes they want. People want clean air and water. People want livable wages. People want functional hospitals. People want safe communities. People want autonomy over their own lives. These are universal human needs. They are not partisan positions. But political messaging often turns shared needs into tribal signals. This activates identity based polarization instead of shared values.

If we keep calling regression “conservatism,” we confuse the issue and normalize something that is not conservative at all. This is not about who is right or wrong. This is about accuracy. This is about naming what is happening so we can respond to it honestly.

Here is my letter I e-mailed to my U.S. congressional reps for my state, the Chairmans of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator James Risch) and House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Rep Brian Mast), & the Chair of the Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senator Lindsey Graham). Please take as is or make adjustments as you see fit to send to members of Congress.

Contact Us | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

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The current situation in Gaza is defined by a deepening humanitarian catastrophe—characterized by some officials as a “biological apocalypse”—and a fragile, frequently violated ceasefire that has seen continued territorial expansion by the Israeli military. As of May 2026, Israel has expanded its control to nearly 60% of the Gaza Strip, forcing the displaced population into approximately 40% of the enclave.

Updated Death Tolls

The human cost of the conflict continues to rise despite the cessation of full-scale "scorched earth" bombing campaigns:

• Total Fatalities: Since the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023, the recorded death toll has reached 72,615 Palestinians killed and 172,468 injured. Thousands more remain missing under the rubble.
• Post-Ceasefire Fatalities: Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in October 2025, Israeli military actions have killed at least 834 Palestinians. Additionally, 768 bodies have been recovered from beneath the rubble during this same period.

The Humanitarian Crisis: "A Biological Apocalypse"

Humanitarian coordinators warn that Gaza is facing a "calculated ecological disaster" due to the total collapse of essential infrastructure.

• Water and Sanitation: Approximately 97% of groundwater is undrinkable, and daily water access has plummeted to between three and five liters per person—dropping as low as one liter in northern Gaza. All sewage systems are currently offline, resulting in 130,000 cubic meters of untreated waste being discharged into the sea daily.
• Rodent Infestations: Over 80% of displacement sites are infested with large, aggressive rodents—including the Norway rat—which bite children and the elderly while they sleep, spreading diseases like hantavirus and Leptospirosis.
• Disease Outbreaks: The unsanitary conditions have fueled nearly half a million cases of acute diarrhea and over 70,000 cases of ectoparasitic infestations (such as scabies and lice) in 2026 alone.

Infrastructure and Aid Restrictions

The crisis is exacerbated by ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of critical supplies.

• Blocked Supplies: Israel has reportedly denied the entry of rodenticides, insecticides, and waste removal equipment, citing security concerns. While Israeli agencies claim to have allowed some pest control materials, local officials state that traps and current poisons are unworkable in the "topography of rubble".
• Aid Trucks: Although the ceasefire agreement envisaged up to 600 aid trucks per day, the actual average remains just over 200 trucks daily.
• Widespread Destruction: Approximately 80% of water infrastructure and 71% of desalination plants have been destroyed, leaving families to cook and wash in refuse-contaminated areas.

Military officials have recently indicated that operational plans to resume full-scale war are complete and pending final political approval, further heightening fears for the two million Palestinians who remain displaced within the enclave.

In response to the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, I urge you to:

·         Support H.R.3565 To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.

·         Support S.3634 AWARE Act to impose sanctions on Israeli officials to discourage the government from obstructing humanitarian assistance

 

(Sources: Drop Site News, Chatham House, Middle East Eye, CBC)