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Oren Jacobson 🔯 Profile picture
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Dec 1, 2017 • 18 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
THREAD: I could argue that none of previous GOP #TaxScams helped average Americans but a.) we already know that and b.) if you're a #RedHat you're going to call that #FakeNews. Instead, I want to share what else could we do with $1.5T instead besides give it to the rich?
1/ With $1.5T we could pay off all student debt. Every. Last. Dollar.

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Oren Jacobson 🔯 Profile picture
Oct 30, 2023
I am a Jew.

Do you know what that means?

Or what antisemitism actually is?

Or how it actually works?

The answer is probably no.

So why are you so sure antisemitism isn’t a major problem in Israel-Palestine discourse in the left?

It is & it must be addressed. 🧵

1/x
I wear a kippah in public, which means I’m an easily identifiable Jew and I’m an antisemitism educator. I’m also a progressive organizer.

As I’ve organized across the country, I’ve often ended up in conversations about antisemitism (and Israel and Palestine).

2/x
My peers always told me how committed they were to allyship with Jews.

Beyond saying thank you, I often asked them to explain Jewish identity, what antisemitism is, how it spreads, and how it works.

3/x
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Mar 23, 2023
On Tuesday, Rand Paul said Bragg should be arrested IF he indicts Trump.

Not to be outdone, on Wednesday, MTG said he should be arrested just for investigating Trump.

Cultist authoritarianism isn’t a bug, it’s a core feature of those in control of the @GOP.

A short 🧵…

1/
Remember, these aren’t just random tweets. This rhetoric and these tactics are right out of the authoritarian playbook, used for centuries to get and consolidate power.

2/
Rather than a legitimate investigation, MTG leverages classical antisemitism as the explanation by focusing on George Soros as the secret force behind it all, tapping into anti-Jewish conspiracies of subversive, global Jewish power undermining the nation.

3/
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Mar 22, 2023
Rand Paul called for Alvin Bragg to be thrown in jail if he indicts Trump.

This isn’t just a random tweet & @GOP attacks on Bragg aren’t just normal partisan politics.

It’s all part of the party’s slide toward authoritarianism…

A short 🧵…

1/
Successfully enabling a
non-military autocratic takeover requires 3 things:

You alter electoral rules to limit the ability of the opposition to win (voter suppression).

You weaken or silence dissent (change libel laws, press = enemy of the people, jail journalists).

2/
And, you impair the independence of the judiciary & eliminate it’s ability to check your power.

It’s not enough to simply capture the courts (stealing Supreme Court seats), though that helps.

You must also attack the independence of prosecutors.

3/
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Mar 2, 2023
A short 🧵on why the @GOP will continue to pursue authoritarian strategies in America:

The @GOP, as constructed, can’t fire up its base & expand the appeal of the party at the same time.

Why? The biggest driver of base turnout for them is an ethnic nationalist culture war.

1/
This nationalist appeal requires defining the rest of us as an existential threat & enemy of “real America.”

And, the structure of our political system allows the GOP to gain a lot of power w/o popular support IF their base votes.

But, by defining those who don’t agree…

2/
…with you as enemies, you limit the number of people willing to be with you.

So, to win elections, you have to maximize base turnout as your ability to persuade/mobilize anyone but the hard core is severely limited.

That pushes you into a vicious cycle of escalating…

3/
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Oct 10, 2022
Two things on #antisemitism that I haven’t seen mentioned around the #Kanye discussion that are important.

A 🧵on why antisemitism, at times, may be taken less seriously today by some in America, helping it spread further/faster, creating more fear for Jews & risk for all.

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1st: In the US (& the west broadly), Jews are mostly (inaccurately) perceived as a white religious group. This reduces our identity significantly in order to fit into western identity constructs & ultimately maps Jewish identity onto the contours of America’s racial divide.

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Jewish identity is far more complex than religion & includes many (socially constructed) racial identities. One can be an atheist & a Jew. We’ve identified as part of a people, or an ethnic group w/ a “national” identity, for 1000s of years longer than organized religion.

3/
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Jun 26, 2022
For the pro-choice men out there ready to step up, a 🧵:

7 years ago I helped launch & now serve as Co-ED of @Men_4_Choice, the only org in America (to our knowledge) focused exclusively on activating, educating, mobilizing male allies in the fight for reproductive freedom.
I know many of you aren’t sure what to do & don’t want to make mistakes. I get it. I’ve screwed up & will again.

But, an imperfect ally is much better than a silent bystander.

Here’s guidance for how to approach this & action steps in no particular order.
1. Don’t try to be a savior. You’re a partner. A role player on the team. Not the captain. The most important role you can play is the role of getting other men like us engaged. We need to carry the burden of changing the way men think, speak, & act on this issue. That’s on us.
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