Shelley Ettinger

@shelleyettinger.bsky.social

Lesbian communist anti-Zionist atheist Jew. Activist. Writer. Free Palestine!

I've come to think that the Trump/Musk regime will be the inevitable finale of the US, which was built on genocide, kidnapping, chattel slavery, invasion, occupation, exploitation. I'm sure that from the ashes will rise a new, better society, but getting to there from here will be horrifyingly hard.

Study how it’s done. You don’t comply. You don’t write sternly worded letters. You don’t sit on your couch, shouting at those taking risks to protect your kids’ future. You rise up, risk arrest, or at the very least stop gaslighting the people doing it right.

talia jane@taliajane.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.” The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism. Mass direct action. #TeslaTakedown

Over 20,000 people have died from the flu so far this season. Now HHS has canceled the annual meeting of the FDA's vaccine advisory committee. This means no updated flu vaccine next fall and/or no insurance coverage for it. A big fuck you to older and vulnerable people from RFKJr.

Fuck you National Park Service. I knew Marsha Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and several other heroes of the Stonewall Rebellion. Cower before Trump as you will, you can never erase these giants of the liberation struggle from our history.

🧵THREAD: Israel's ban on UNRWA, the main humanitarian agency for Palestinian refugees, goes into effect today. This is a disaster for millions who rely on it for food, medical care, and education. Here’s why this is so dangerous. 👇

Hind Rajab was murdered by an IDF tank one year ago today along with several members of her family. While she was dying, the paramedics who came to rescue her were murdered in their ambulance by an IDF tank as well.

Image of Hind Rajab wearing a crown of flowers with the text:
One year since the martyrdom of Hind Rajab
5 year old murdered by the zionist entity Jan. 29th 2024
"This is the most difficult feeling, to lose your daughter.
This is her weapon, a crown that she was wearing."
Wissam Hamadah, Hind's mother