August 31, 2024 by V Leigh

Israel’s relentless bombardment across the Gaza Strip continues to claim Palestinian lives and exacerbate the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave.

Israel’s relentless bombardment across the Gaza Strip continues to claim Palestinian lives and exacerbate the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave.

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— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 31, 2024

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10-month-old Abdul Rahman is #Gaza’s first polio case in 25 years—a stark reminder of how war steals futures. WHO & partners are planning a two-round vaccination campaign to protect 640 000 kids.

Every child deserves a healthy future.#HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/8KbdhPuiOA
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 29, 2024

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Palestinian Healthcare Workers Chained, Starved, Sexually Abused: New HR… https://t.co/uXpi1Rangg via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 27, 2024

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When ISIS hacked to pieces ancient Assyrian statues, the world rightly condemned them.

When the Taliban blew up the ancient Buddha statues in Bamyan, the world condemned it.

Israel just blew up the 700-year-old Grand Mosque in Gaza, equating itself with ISIS and the Taliban. pic.twitter.com/sTiaIqOeGx
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) August 25, 2024

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That mosque was 16 times older than the state of Israel itself.

This is a crime against humanity. https://t.co/Whdx7aOaa6
— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) August 25, 2024

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August 24, 2024 by V Leigh

Grinning Road Rager Runs Over Woman, Traumatizes Her Family https://youtu.be/NYiVHCy89Ss?si=l5EJqnT2T-D9pdYO via @YouTube

Grinning Road Rager Runs Over Woman, Traumatizes Her Family https://t.co/PY2hVTQCJx via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 16, 2024

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Driver runs down, kills birds on beach in Ocean Park https://t.co/UEqTPVyDA1 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 2, 2024

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August 23, 2024 by V Leigh

Donald Trump campaigned Tuesday in Michigan, arguing there is a “crime wave” going on at levels “nobody has ever seen before,” but Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows the national violent crime rate dropped in the two years after he left the WH

Homicides have fallen in Portland, mirroring a nationwide decline in violent crimes https://t.co/0tqtg1PajB
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) August 15, 2024

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Interesting how the “crime is surging” crowd keeps committing crimes. https://t.co/OnqEDXZdzH
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) August 19, 2024

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Donald Trump campaigned Tuesday in Michigan, arguing there is a “crime wave” going on at levels “nobody has ever seen before,” but Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows the national violent crime rate dropped in the two years after he left the WHhttps://t.co/SYaCpZJWl5
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 21, 2024

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August 22, 2024 by V Leigh

The great replacement conspiracy theory is dangerous rhetoric that has fueled extremist attacks.

The great replacement conspiracy theory is dangerous rhetoric that has fueled extremist attacks.

Revisit the #YIHE report, noting how the idea of an invasion by migrants & asylum seekers, pushed by select elected officials, feeds into the conspiracy📲 https://t.co/iQs2u7OqmY pic.twitter.com/utxCvEESBy
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) August 21, 2024

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August 22, 2024 by V Leigh

The Democratic National Convention held its first-ever panel on Palestinian rights Monday, including harrowing testimony from Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, who volunteered at a hospital in Gaza earlier this year. “We have witnessed civilian massacre after civilian massacre,” she said.

The Democratic National Convention held its first-ever panel on Palestinian rights Monday, including harrowing testimony from Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, who volunteered at a hospital in Gaza earlier this year. “We have witnessed civilian massacre after civilian massacre,” she said. pic.twitter.com/BZd05zzLVH
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 20, 2024

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Israeli guard says conditions for Palestinian prisoners ‘made his stomac… https://t.co/kuAobsXFhA via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 15, 2024

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Ta-Nehisi Coates on the DNC’s refusal (so far) to give a single Palestinian American voice any airtime: https://t.co/AjFhxaVVA4 pic.twitter.com/8BQatl5ILS
— Abdallah Fayyad (@abdallah_fayyad) August 22, 2024

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Must-read from Ta-Nahesi Coates on those left out of the #DNC‘s diversity displays:

“No Palestinian American is scheduled to address the convention from the main stage. I suspect this is because of what such a speaker might feel compelled to say.”

https://t.co/f0r07cvNZI
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) August 21, 2024

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August 20, 2024 by V Leigh

Black liberation and Palestinian liberation are connected. How? The elected officials who are sending bombs to kill Palestinians are the same elected officials who choose to uphold oppressive systems and defund our communities. These decisions are rooted in a lack of empathy.

Black liberation and Palestinian liberation are connected.

How?

The elected officials who are sending bombs to kill Palestinians are the same elected officials who choose to uphold oppressive systems and defund our communities.

These decisions are rooted in a lack of empathy.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) August 15, 2024

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Hundreds of years later, we correctly recognize what happened to the Indigenous people of the Americas as settler genocide. But it’s very clear that many of you would have called them terrorists for fighting to hold on to their land.
— GNCordova (@GNCordova) August 11, 2024

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Black and Palestinian solidarity. #palestine #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/hJZ8rDvVz4
— zellie (@zellieimani) May 12, 2021

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stop what you are doing & read this gorgeous essay uplifting June Jordan’s model of unwavering, unapologetic Black feminist solidarity with Palestine. thank you @m_myglory for helping us turn to the archive of struggle in this pivotal moment 🙏🏾https://t.co/wyQGbiKErF
— Savannah Shange (@savannahshange) August 13, 2024

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August 19, 2024 by V Leigh

“July 2024 saw at least three Black transgender women murdered in the U.S., continuing what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has described as an epidemic of fatal violence against transgender and gender expansive Americans.”

“July 2024 saw at least three Black transgender women murdered in the U.S., continuing what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has described as an epidemic of fatal violence against transgender and gender expansive Americans.” Full article ➡️ @lgbtqnation https://t.co/sP6pcXwsSN
— Movement 4 Black Lives (@Mvmnt4BlkLives) August 5, 2024

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August 19, 2024 by V Leigh

State releases body cam footage of police officer who shot woman in Fort Lee. It’s worse than we thought.

State releases body cam footage of police officer who shot woman in Fort Lee.

It’s worse than we thought. https://t.co/7SzUXg6fzc
— zellie (@zellieimani) August 16, 2024

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Video shows police fatally shooting Victoria Lee in New Jersey https://t.co/QqewVJTFST via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 18, 2024

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UPDATE: Cop CHARGED In Tragic Shooting Of Pregnant Black Woman https://t.co/0cNzMGtxGu via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 18, 2024

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San Bernardino police approached Billy Hill as he left work, looking for a person they were chasing over a stolen motorcycle. Police ended up taking him and hitting him with batons so hard they broke both his legs. Billy was not the man who they were looking for. pic.twitter.com/f6RX5eYzcC
— 🥀_ Imposter_🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) August 15, 2024

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San Francisco woman injured by cop during jaywalking arrest | KTVU https://t.co/XW5Fqg5Hkr via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 13, 2024

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Black Police Recruit Loses Legs In ‘Barbaric’ Hazing Incident https://t.co/1PP5pPniCD via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 15, 2024

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August 16, 2024 by V Leigh

Newborn twins in Gaza were killed with their mother and grandmother as their father went to collect birth certificates earlier today. According to local media, the family had been displaced from northern Gaza and had sheltered further south.

Newborn twins in Gaza were killed with their mother and grandmother as their father went to collect birth certificates earlier today.

According to local media, the family had been displaced from northern Gaza and had sheltered further south.https://t.co/8VXCbSd5II pic.twitter.com/QXzMe342WV
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 13, 2024

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I will forever be haunted by the P ale stinian man who left home to get birth certificates for his newborn twins and came home to them and his wife můrdered by an aírstrike. I cannot believe this country is paying for this and accepting it. pic.twitter.com/BmyqWU1Liw
— Zara Rahim (@ZaraRahim) August 13, 2024

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“The entire unjust world does not care about this. That’s all I can say.” Heartbreaking testimony in the wake of the killing of newborn twins and their mother in Gaza — leaving behind a father whose world is shattered. Correspondent @JDiamond1 reports. pic.twitter.com/CKUwLt23sn
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) August 14, 2024

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Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike as father registered births https://t.co/E0Y4aS0iRN
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 14, 2024

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August 15, 2024 by V Leigh

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds “ASTRONOMICAL” death rate in Maricopa County jails. With 43 deaths in 2022 and 43 in 2023, they are among the deadliest jails in the country. But you wouldn’t know that, because the deaths were underreported — until now.

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds “ASTRONOMICAL” death rate in Maricopa County jails. With 43 deaths in 2022 and 43 in 2023, they are among the deadliest jails in the country. But you wouldn’t know that, because the deaths were underreported — until now. https://t.co/8xJ8eDmV1G
— Jimmy Jenkins (@JimmyJenkins) August 5, 2024

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BREAKING: President Joe Biden has signed a bill strengthening oversight of the federal prison system after an AP investigation exposed abuse and corruption. https://t.co/zgMYo4BpKl
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 25, 2024

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Oppression Monitor Daily

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Month: August 2024

Israel’s relentless bombardment across the Gaza Strip continues to claim Palestinian lives and exacerbate the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave.

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“July 2024 saw at least three Black transgender women murdered in the U.S., continuing what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has described as an epidemic of fatal violence against transgender and gender expansive Americans.”

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