Michael Magras1d ago
Good. More of this sort of moral courage, please. #Politics #Democrats #Democracy #US #USpol #AOC #DemocraticSocialism https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/aoc-congress-israel-military-aid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XlA.EVz2.zpWfd8kYUbiA&smid=url-share
Ocasio-Cortez Says She Will Oppose All U.S. Military Aid to Israel

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said she would oppose U.S. military aid to Israel, including for defensive systems.

The New York Times
Show threadbouriquet1d ago
@michaelmagras Great idea. Just a little late by maybe a decade.
Show threadMichael Magras1d ago
@bouriquet She wasn’t in office a decade ago.
Show threadbouriquet
@michaelmagras And no one else had the guts to speak the same idea publicly.
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Show threadMichael Magras1d ago
@bouriquet And that's to their discredit. She hasn't always said it, either. I wish she'd done it sooner, but at least she's saying it now. Maybe others will follow.
Show threadbouriquet1d ago
@michaelmagras Yes. It’s sad how brutal and destructive Israel had to get before at least a few people had the guts to publicly speak the obvious that many of us privately considered.