Judith Levine Tue 8 Apr 2025 08.00 EDT
"Seven and three-quarters hours into his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, the New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker uttered the word “Gaza”. He was not talking about the war. He stepped nowhere near the 50,000 Palestinians killed by the Israeli armed forces since 8 October 2023, or the US’s military and political support of the genocide.
Rather, Booker was searching for a particularly ludicrous lie from a presidential administration that has told thousands. “There are lies about USAID, like, I don’t know, 5 million condoms going to Gaza or something outrageous,” he said. Considering the other outrageous things Trump has said about Gaza – such as his plan to “clean out” the strip to make room for luxury resorts – the remark felt trivializing."
Why would anyone mention Gaza when delivering a speech on a different topic?
25 fucking hours and he couldn’t find 90 seconds?
Man, he didn’t mention the Crimean War of 1853 once.
I didn’t realize mass murder/genocide was such a comedic and irrelevant topic.
I know! Lots of people died in the Crimea, it definitely should have been mentioned!
@LandedGentry @GarrulousBrevity Humor is sometimes a form of rage:
“Sure, who among us has not accidentally massacred 15 medical workers and buried them and their vehicles in a shallow grave from time to time? We’re only human, mistakes happen.” -#CaitlinJohnstone
“#Israel’s Innocent Oopsie-Poopsie Medical #Massacre Mistake”
More: https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/04/08/israels-innocent-oopsie-poopsie-medical-massacre-mistake/
Via mastofeed.org #Gaza #Genocide #Palestinians @palestineI’ll wait for him to confirm it was as you described.
Did the article change headline after you posted? It says “barely” mentioned Gaza, not never. And the article brings up two instances it was talked about, one in passing more focused on Trump. Don’t spread misinformation, m’kay?
