Zaid Jilani

@ZaidJilani

, , , and in my past, in my present. Love cats, the South, and cheesecake

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Joined August 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 21

    Tom Perez condemned BDS at the DNC Chair Debate so I asked him what he thought about Israeli home demolitions..

    275 replies 2,341 retweets 2,917 likes
  2. Feb 4

    It's obviously one of the bad and dangerous people trump is referring to

    3 replies 4 retweets 11 likes
  3. Feb 4

    Is your view that anything someone does is effective? This is politics not art class. Outcomes and results matter

    Yes, oppressed communities should check with Democratic strategists before responding to rampant police impunity and brutality.
    24 replies 17 retweets 50 likes
  4. Feb 4

    Of course the disempowered can make bad choices or use poor tactics anyone can. Treat people with enough respect to evaluate them as adults

    3 replies 11 retweets 50 likes
  5. Feb 4

    I don't know if Lee is right specifically, but generally politics is about tactics and not self expression

    With due respect to my colleague, re: LA & '68 this is a deeply problematic, ahistorical analysis that blames the disempowered.
    8 replies 6 retweets 46 likes
  6. Feb 4

    Another case where Trump is inadvertently doing us a solid by laying bare the contradiction in US policy is our moderates are dictators

    5 replies 20 retweets 53 likes
  7. Feb 4

    Certain countries = nondemocratic countries. Senior lawmakers in democratic Pakistan and Indonesia denounced it

    Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it's death & destruction!
    5 replies 53 retweets 78 likes
  8. Feb 3

    UPDATE: Iranian baby gets waiver to enter U.S. for vital heart surgery, Manhattan docs will treat her for free

    397 replies 7,701 retweets 15,075 likes
  9. Feb 3

    It's crazy how the US was the most peace-loving, democratic, non-hegemonic world power for decades and Trump suddenly changed all of that.

    263 replies 2,840 retweets 4,149 likes
  10. Feb 3

    Warner, Feinstein, and Reed all voted for pro-torture Pompeo, now writing sternly written letter telling him not to torture.

    We’re making it clear to & agency heads: torture is immoral & illegal. Congress will not stand for it.
    58 replies 1,097 retweets 1,189 likes
  11. Feb 3

    a lot of bush-era lefty protest stuff is coming back

    3 replies 16 retweets 46 likes
  12. Feb 3

    cant get over series of unfortunate events on netflix, i wish it went on forever

    5 replies 4 retweets 26 likes
  13. Feb 3

    Ive been at this work of going after corrupt politicians for 8 years and the smartest ones that I inflict least damage on just ignore me

    4 replies 8 retweets 38 likes
  14. Feb 3

    Milo's book is now the #1 best selling book on Amazon

    13 replies 21 retweets 27 likes
  15. Feb 3

    "No, there was nothing reasonable about there being five Transformers movies but we can't rendition Michael Bay."

    1 reply 2 retweets 10 likes
  16. Feb 3

    "I understand. I'm upset about the dollar menu being pared back too. But a drone strike?"

    1 reply 2 retweets 16 likes
  17. Feb 3

    From: TheCalamityBannon@whitehouse.gov To: MAGA45@whitehouse.gov "Sir, they charge extra for guac but we can't build a wall around Chipotle"

    2 replies 2 retweets 23 likes
  18. Feb 3

    If Trump wants to be strong he can try to keep the number low, you are weak when you lose people

    3 replies 7 retweets 22 likes
  19. Feb 3

    Under Bush, far more than that # died in Iraq. So if you are losing so many of your own people for ill-defined reason how are you strong

    1 reply 12 retweets 35 likes
  20. Feb 3

    Jimmy Carter was bitterly criticized for being weak but how many Americans died under his watch? Under Obama, 1,762 US soldier in Afgh

    4 replies 33 retweets 69 likes
  21. Feb 3

    And if Trump just continues mostly Obama foreign policy, we will of course resist that policy because it is deeply flawed

    2 replies 14 retweets 41 likes

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