Casey NewtonMay 17, 2024
When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception. @zoeschiffer talked to folks at Apple, Google Amazon, and Coinbase about it: https://www.platformer.news/tech-protests-gaza-israel-workplace-activism/
How the tech industry soured on employee activism

When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception

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Show threadcobalt going beige todayMay 17, 2024
@caseynewton @zoeschiffer it’s unbelievable to me that any questioning of either the US government or Israel is immediately called political. And if the “political” term isn’t enough to stifle ANY discussion, then the Big Gun term of “antisemitism” is called up. Then if those 2 terms are not together successfully squashing any discussion, the “anti-Zionist” term is pulled out. And it continues on. I would think it a really bad time to be in America, Jewish and opposed to genocide.
Show threadS NijsureMay 17, 2024

@cobalt @caseynewton @zoeschiffer

Tonight, as you rest, think about hostages, their families.

I do. -- I also think about poor Palestinians that are caught in ambition of Iran & Hamas. We all know where the real blame is -- but that conversation doesn't flow that well in cocktail parties!!

Show threadcobalt going beige todayMay 17, 2024
@snijsure @caseynewton @zoeschiffer And I hope people will think about the permanent devastation and environmental damage to these lands. Animals, plants, history, all permanently destroyed. The numbers of deaths are far fewer than the numbers of people that survive so far but are injured/disable/damaged. If anyone decides to loose nuclear bombs and munitions it’s all no-man’s land for eternity. A lot to think about.
Show threadS NijsureMay 17, 2024
@cobalt @caseynewton @zoeschiffer absolutely. More reasons for Hamas to release all hostages and end this, don't you think?
Show threadChemicalTribeMay 17, 2024
@snijsure
Sure, once Israel releases all the millions of hostages it won't let leave for the last what, 70 years.
Right?
RIGHT?
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Show threadS NijsureMay 17, 2024

@ChemicalTribe @cobalt @caseynewton @zoeschiffer huh time to educate yourself about history

https://youtu.be/AsBgluFGz7Y?si=LX1PXxafSlhz-_Ja

Jewish Denominations Explained

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Show threadChemicalTribeMay 17, 2024
@snijsure
Non sequitur
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Show threadS Nijsure
@ChemicalTribe @cobalt @caseynewton @zoeschiffer wow you talked about lot of big words at cocktail party last night, huh?
May 17, 2024 at 2:57pmWeb
Show threadChemicalTribeMay 17, 2024
@snijsure
You already admitted you stand with a country that murdered 15000 children, prevents food from coming in, destroys infrastructure like libraries and archives, whined that it didn't get one shipment of bombs after bombing the one area where all the refugees are, oh and it's the only other country in the UN that agrees with the US embargo on Cuba.
How you cope with the fact that the death toll is around 1 Israeli for every 35 Palestinians, is subhuman.
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