So, I’ve received this video from a few people asking for my take. It’s actually a perfect encapsulation of everything wrong with the way we approach this, why she lost Michigan, and why we need to immediately course correct 🧵1/

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1722404828293538222

It’s easy to fix something when you have a perfect enemy and a singular problem. But if that were true, we’d be in a very different place. She never once mentions the blockade on Gaza, the settler violence and occupation in the West Bank, the raids on Al Aqsa…2/

🧵My Statement on the Ongoing Violence Surrounding the Gaza Strip:

Although I’m a Georgia State Representative with little jurisdiction over international issues, I am Georgia’s first Palestinian Elected Official. 1/ #GAPol



That role comes with an added responsibility of representing a diaspora that rarely has democratically elected representation. As such, I feel compelled to comment on the horrific bloodshed we are witnessing surrounding Gaza. 2/

I remember running into @royceforatlanta right after this happened. He looked visibly shaken and I thought it was due to the SB140 hearing. He then relayed to me what happened. When I went to the desk an hour later after my meeting to ask the officers, no one denied it. 1/

https://twitter.com/royceforatlanta/status/1649212963348262914

When I spoke to the officers at the desk (most of them weren’t there during the incident) I mentioned that I just wanted to talk about the incident to remind them this is a very public space. One of them towered over me to tell me he’s the supervisor and began questioning me. 2/

There’s government light blue check marks apparently but I guess local government doesn’t count. Big yikes.

For the record, my team and I will not pay for verification. It defeats the whole purpose. Our handle is ruwa4georgia everywhere. Anything different is impersonation. For those wondering why any of this matters other than an exercise in vanity: ever since I got elected we’ve seen multiple accounts pretending to be me on multiple platforms. Some accounts attempt to hack others by sending malicious links or ask for money to steal from people.

Cop city isn’t complicated. I’ve given plenty of opportunity for folks to reach out and no one has provided adequate answers for our questions. The simple reality is the community around the forest want the area cleaned up and developed *as they were promised in 2017.* 1/ #GAPol They’re now being told the only way for that to happen is through cop city. It’s why I’ve found the most recent pr campaign offensive because it forces people to decide between a clean or disrupted community. This is an egregious bait and switch. People aren’t stupid. 2/