The welcome reception of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)’s ArabCon2025 kicked off last night in Dearborn, Michigan and included a film screening of Watermelon Pictures documentary film The Encampments and a panel discussion including activist Mahmoud Khalil. #ArabCon2025

Met one of my heroes today: Mahmoud Khalil #ArabCon2025

You can't spell progressive without progress and we've made a lot of it since we started this campaign. We’ve climbed more than 12 points in the polls in just a few months — and when voters hear about the campaign, we actually beat Pelosi by 6. And we have nine months until the primary!

The progress @saikatforcongress.bsky.social & his campaign have made in San Francisco in a matter of months is immensely impressive. And they did it while running a clean campaign & not resorting to personal attacks — truly remaining above board. He’s the candidate we need & he’s gonna win! 💪🏽

Jon Finer and Phil Gordon, both of whom served as senior members under the Biden administration's foreign policy team, now claim that they're in favor of conditioning and even suspending military assistance to Israel altogether.

Go see Lilly Singh’s new film “Doin’ It” in theaters asap! The movie is so funny — definitely worth the watch. Let’s uplift South Asian stories told by South Asians.

I classify a person who hasn’t publicly said anything about Gaza at this point as a coward. If this is you, please don’t ask for my time, energy or help ever again.

Painful to witness & I guarantee hanging Engardio out to dry will boomerang back on his former allies eventually. There are no friends in politics. I've learned that in the last 2 years opposing a genocide that most of these same people chose to ignore. sfstandard.com/opinion/2025...

NEW: 20 US politicians now say Israel is committing genocide. First Jewish members to do so— Bernie Sanders: "The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza." Becca Balint: "…the trauma of the Holocaust serves as a reminder of the power of speaking out."

Despite ongoing cycles of adversity, Arab Americans continue to thrive, enriching American society through art, business, politics & activism. ArabCon 2025 is a vibrant celebration of the culture, creativity & the profound impact they’ve made in the American story. Get your tickets: arabcon.org

Thousands of X users have posted about Ali Nasrati, a 30 yr old IT tech for Walmart, claiming he made insensitive comments abt Charlie Kirk. But Nasrati has never posted about Kirk. Now, he's been suspended from work and forced into hiding. I wrote about people being falsely targeted by the right

A beautiful day for the San Francisco Firefighters annual chili cook-off. Was fortunate to be able to hang out with Congressional candidate @saikatforcongress.bsky.social for a bit, too.

Mama’s first @wgoldenstate.bsky.social game in San Francisco!

everyone in SF politics should read this in full, it is truly insane how some prominent “moderate” politicos worked overtime to smear their own former friend and ally for speaking out for Palestine, and tried to weaponize the smear in service of London Breed’s failed mayoral reelection campaign.

Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing

"When [SFBOS President Rafael Mandelman] got to the point in which he started to talk about Tel Aviv being destroyed, I questioned how realistic that concern was. He then proceeded to yell at me and tell me he would never speak to me about this again before abruptly hanging up on me."

One of the lessons I have learned as an organizer in San Francisco politics is that bad behavior continues & gets worse if it remains unchecked. Those who do harm, bully others & abuse their power continue their bad behavior as long as it remains in the shadows. 🧵

Happy Labor Day from San Francisco! ✊🏽

Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.

Great piece by @robcamachosd.bsky.social in Analyst News today about AB 715, the pro-Israel public education censorship bill being championed by California’s Israel Lobby. www.analystnews.org/posts/califo...

It’s that time of year again — ArabCon 2025 is next month! Here’s what you can expect: - Incredible speakers and panels from thought leaders from the Arab American community and our allies - Beautiful, unique, and delicious Arabi items to buy from community vendors in the BizSouk

Democrats who continue to bet on Israel are going to lose elections. If this is what polling indicates in August 2025 — where do you think we will be in June & November 2026? And in the primaries & general election of 2028? Free Palestine or bust.

Happy Women’s Equality Day from San Francisco 💜

It was clear the latest Ethnic Studies battle in San Francisco public schools was driven by how Israel is taught as it commits genocide in Gaza, but the people fighting against ES have outed themselves as pro-Israel advocates and/or those who don't support equity in education 🧵

“I provide a few screenshots of Senator Wiener’s unhinged rant against Nadia Rahman for saying the same thing Simone Zimmerman wrote in Jewish Currents in Section III of this article.” Thanks to Marin County Confidential for bringing visibility to this disingenuous deflection by Sen Wiener.

The ground Trump is treading was was first staked by California's Genocide Laundering Caucus

These are both schools that were targeted by California’s Israel Lobby (JPAC, JCRC, the ADL) and the state legislative Jewish Caucus in 2023 & 2024. Again, leaving out the context of this is telling half of the story. 🧵

“Here are a few screenshots of Senator Wiener’s attack on Nadia Rahman. Bear in mind that all Rahman had said was that the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, of which Senator Wiener is the Co-Chair, needed to be held accountable for promoting Israel’s genocide."

Neoliberals have an ideological rigidity that has hamstrung the American government. Just like private companies, state-owned corporations are neither always good or bad. What matters for success is the goal/culture/institutions/will that drive a company to succeed.

Yet another hospital bombed in Gaza. This kind of thing happens everyday there. Of course Netanyahu is bullshitting about an “investigation” — why in the world should anyone trust him? This is happening with US money and US bombs. We must end all funding of this genocide.

Spotted in Columbia Heights, DC yesterday: one of the 25 new decked-out ICE SUVs the Trump admin spent millions on

I ride Muni almost everyday. If you see, me feel free to come say hi! I love making friends on the bus.

Had a phenomenal time at NOMADZ, the Arabi rooftop dance party in San Francisco by Baladi Presents and Nour. Sunday’s party was the 4th one they’ve hosted in SF. Yesterday’s party was on the rooftop of the Hibernia.

Extraordinary piece from @simonerzim.bsky.social - searching, tough, honest and with all the receipts. Please share it with anyone you think is ready for a reckoning. The genocide is not only ongoing but accelerating and expanding, this is urgent.

Had a great time at the 15th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Lebanese Festival in Redwood City, California yesterday.

The weaponized attacks of antisemitism on UCLA began in ‘23/24 during the Palestine encampment movement & were led by California Israel Lobby groups like JPAC & the Legislative Jewish Caucus. Connecting these dots is half the story. (1/2) @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social @latimes.com

Whitewashing Genocide: The California Legislative Jewish Caucus open.substack.com/pub/nadiarah...

We need to memorialize everyone - leaders, politicians, institutions - who cheered on war and genocide in Gaza over the last two years even as they change their tune as polling showing support for Israel among Democrats at all-time lows. 🧵

The California Legislative Jewish Caucus has spent 2 years demonizing Palestine solidarity on campuses, getting administrators fired over divestment & championing bills attacking public education over Israel (1287, 1468, 715). This donation will not whitewash the CA LJC’s sins.

AB 715 is a bad faith pro-Israel public education censorship bill being peddled as an antisemitism bill by Democratic California legislators with vehemently pro-Israel track records on the issue of Palestine, even during Israel’s genocide in Gaza. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...

A reminder that US tax dollars are still being sent to Israel to fund a genocide in Gaza. We must end all military aid to Israel.

FBI, DEA and other law enforcement recorded in Georgetown walking around “There’s not much going on around here… maybe they’re practicing”

Continually impressed by @saikatforcongress.bsky.social’s awareness, self reflection, and humility. Rather than think of himself as some kind exception and hoard wealth and success for himself alone, as many toxic tech leaders do, he recognized the flaws in the system…