If widespread and sustained, grassroots activism could force the Democratic party leadership to stop blocking policy proposals that offer major uplift to huge numbers of Americans in economic and social distress

People already tried with Bernie Sanders’ campaign, twice. And twice they were crushed by undemocratic practices designed to favor the preferred puppet. The capitalists have a stranglehold on the party machine. They will never let their interests be challenged.

The Democratic Party is the controlled opposition.

I don’t see this helping SWIFT regain the trust of BRICS+ countries.

“Israeli food” is a marketing gimmick for coopted Palestinian cuisine. Taking Palestinian dishes and throwing in Ashkenazi / Eastern European items does not a national cuisine make.

It’s part of the settler colonial project to erase Palestinian national identity.

Even they have an ‘AI’ mode that’s enabled by default. Sure, you can disable it with one click, but that’s not the point.