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Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
96 incarcerated youth HAVE NOT BEEN EVACUATED from Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, despite "evacuation warning." Please CALL L.A. Officials to demand immediate evacuation of youth: ☎️ THREAD 🧵
Mayor 213-978-1028
Probation 818-364-2011
Horvath 213-974-3333
Barger 213-974-5555
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
How long must we demand NO MORE NAMES? Say her name. SONYA MASSEY
#sonyamassey
#georgefloydsquare
#saytheirnamescemetary
#endqualifiedimmunity
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
Sonya Massey was somebody. She was treated like nothing by the officers who shot her after she called them for help.
Sonya should still be alive today.
We say ‘Black lives matter’ because it’s clear that to many, our lives don’t matter.
Sonya mattered. We matter.
So, condemn the cops who showed up in riot gear to intimidate and hurt young people.
In moments of dissent, there are always those who rush in to score political points.
But this isn’t a moment for politics. This is a moment for clarity. So, let me be clear:
Peaceful protest is protected in America.
Violent protest is not protected. It’s against the law.
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Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
Sending in militarized police and snipers to stop students from exercising their First Amendment rights is truly disgusting.
Why are my colleagues and the mainstream media more outraged over these anti-war protests than they are about the over 35,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza?
Hey @POTUS: it's time to #StopSendingArms to Israel! I am joining @ActionAidUSA @amnestyusa & hundreds of other orgs demanding an end to the violence and occupation in Palestine. Gaza is uninhabitable. We demand a #CeasefireNOW ✊
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
I’m so tired of Biden officials acting like we’re idiots. You can’t arm and fund Israel, draw no red lines, veto UN resolutions, reject the ICJ, cut UNRWA funding, ignore international law, then say you’re helping the dire humanitarian crisis you created. People see your lies.
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
A six-week ceasefire does not end the genocide.
A PERMANENT ceasefire and an end to U.S. aid are the demands.
This administration must change course in policy, not rhetoric.
Amazing to see @SIXUSTour yesterday. My mom loved the show & performers so so much (esp Haus of Holbein), & when she saw some of the cast at the same restaurant as us, she quietly went inside & covered their meal. She's a lifelong lover of musical theatre & a performer herself.
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Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
.@mehdirhasan of @zeteo_news:
“Joe Biden has the power to pick up the phone and end this war. He can ring the Israeli PM and say ‘we're cutting you off.’ He didn't do it after 10,000 dead, 20,000 dead, today we cross 30,000 dead. You have to ask the question, why? This is a man who is seen as the great comforter-in-chief… How on earth has he not stopped the war? How are we still debating this?”
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
Netanyahu has promised to invade Rafah even if there’s a temporary ceasefire. The trauma has led to children as young as five saying that they would prefer to die. They've been forced to eat animal feed and grass. Children in Gaza deserve to grow up. Palestinians deserve to live.
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
Dozens of trapped Palestinians forcibly flee Nasser Hospital amid deadly sniper attacks, following Israeli forces' order for hundreds to evacuate.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/gahhuj
Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
As civilian casualties continue to mount in the besieged Gaza Strip, global calls for countries to halt arms sales to Israel grow aje.io/lvw3xq
URGENT: @USAmbUN, the decision to cut humanitarian funding to @UNRWA is causing immense suffering among Palestinian refugees and exacerbating the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Reinstate UNRWA funding and call for a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE now! #FundUNRWA
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URGENT: @State_IO, the decision to cut humanitarian funding to @UNRWA is causing immense suffering among Palestinian refugees and exacerbating the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Reinstate UNRWA funding and call for a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE now! #FundUNRWA
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URGENT: @PowerUSAid, the decision to cut humanitarian funding to @UNRWA is causing immense suffering among Palestinian refugees and exacerbating the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Reinstate UNRWA funding and call for a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE now! #FundUNRWA
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URGENT: @SecBlinken, the decision to cut humanitarian funding to @UNRWA is causing immense suffering among Palestinian refugees and exacerbating the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Reinstate UNRWA funding and call for a PERMANENT CEASEFIRE now! #FundUNRWA
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Theresa J. Beckhusen (she/her) retweeted
Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli dance the "Hot Honey Rag" during a rehearsal for Liza's replacement stint in the original Broadway production of Chicago.
The largest US bank presence in Israel, must act! Demand a full #ceasefire in Gaza or I'll take my money elsewhere. 🏦✌️ #EndTheViolence mpowerchange.org/citibankgaz…
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