Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
It’s important to have in-country experts who can see and feel the changes afoot in a foreign country.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/06/washington-ignored-his-warnings-about-iran-then-he-was-taken-hostage-00495072
President Trump literally arrested a legal resident based on his speech. This is a huge, massive infringement of basic democratic rights by a president who ran on free speech.
Because the man was educated, in custody, people getting deported would talk to him and ask him questions. A man who had been in the country for over 20 years and had four children under 11, was showing up to his immigration hearing when he was grabbed to be deported. Another person asked him what a paper he signed was. The paper said he was to be deported. Another 19-year old asked if it would be safe for his mom to visit him, the answer was no. The immigration detention center had a lot of crying people in it. These people were depicted as criminals by the administration when they were picked up at their immigration hearings and their jobs.
Khalil missed the birth of his child because Trump decided to arrest him based on speech. The justification required the Secretary of State to go along with it. Marco Rubio did, losing what little dignity he had left. Khalil requested to be temporarily let out for the birth of his child. HIs request was denied.
I disagree with a lot of what he says about Palestine and Israel, but his detention was an insult to the principles that democracy stands on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2BLU3Gy3YE
Israel is committing war crimes. However horrible a terrorist organization is, whatever that organization will or will not agree to, holding a civilian population hostage is not justifiable. The U.S. makes mistakes in its wars, but has not tried the mass starvation of civilians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsu4pMpIjk
The Israelis will never be safe until the Palestinians are safe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kXCdzt_us
A Genocide Scholar on the Case Against Israel | ‘The Opinions’ podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9oQ5iuEqtU
Israel is preventing baby formula from being brought into Gaza.
Why does Jubilee bring so many openly fascist and anti-democracy people to debate? Do they want a debate about serious policy or about overthrowing democracy? Are such people really fair representations of MAGA and the right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuImVI5Rmzo
“The report includes no mentions of Hamas’ attacks or hostages.”
https://reason.com/2025/07/14/u-n-report-blames-israel-and-capitalism-for-the-conflict-in-gaza/
Cindy McCain tells CNN Israeli troops fired on crowds approaching Gaza aid convoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlyyXUAyQr0
Haviv Rettig Gur: Inside Israel’s War Strategy and Hamas’s Endgame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tSIFVfDr6w
Israel struck Syria to defend the Druze who were under attack by other groups who were supported by the Syrian government. Druze civilians were being slaughtered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ioOE0gZSY