Qasim Rashid, Esq.

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2026-04-08 00:18:10 UTC

NYT reporting that under this ceasefire each ship will pay $2M to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It was $0 before Trump launched this illegal war.
100-130 ships pass the Strait daily.
Trump just gave Iran an extra $100M-$130M per day. Masterful gambit, sir. Impeach and remove this fascist, NOW.
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2026-03-24 00:13:30 UTC

Researchers at the non-profit org called Pregnancy Justice report that in the last two years authorities have arrested at least 412 women for suffering miscarriages due to bans on abortion.
The same people championing abortion bans and prosecution of American women for miscarriages also claim bombing Iran liberates Iranian women.
Make no mistake: Whether in the USA or Iran, they were never about liberating women—but about controlling them with force and violence.

2026-03-23 17:06:25 UTC

My father arrived in the U.S with $30 and a belief in a country that promised your worth would not be determined by where you were born, but by what you built and how you lived.
That promise is now under attack. On April 1, SCOTUS will hear a case challenging Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. A move that would throw countless families into chaotic and harmful legal uncertainty.
Here's what's at stake and how we defend our constitutional rights.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/if-birthright-citizenship-falls-the-american-experiment-fails/

2026-03-22 23:57:30 UTC

We don't have money to fund public education but plenty to bomb schools in Gaza & Iran
We don't have money to build affordable housing but plenty to build concentration camps & private prisons
We don't have money to pay for school lunches but plenty for Hegseth to buy millions in steak, lobster, & king crab
We don't have money for universal healthcare but plenty to ensure we subsidize universal healthcare for Israel
We've always had the money—what we don't have are politicians with integrity

2026-03-22 01:31:40 UTC

To those upset about bombing Iran: You’re upset about bombing a nation who refuses to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, is hiding 200-400 nukes, blocks UN inspectors, & hides their nuclear facility behind human shields in a residential area?
You’re upset about taking out such a threat?
Ok—well everything stated above is true of Israel—not Iran. Remember that as you hear faux outrage about Iran defending itself from Israel’s illegal attack by targeting Israel’s illegal nuclear program.

2026-03-21 04:32:34 UTC

So to recap:
•Trump illegally bombed Iran.
•Iran responded by closing the Straight of Hormuz, thus spiking oil prices.
•Trump is now responding by lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, thus funding the regime he's bombing—all as the Straight of Hormuz remains closed.
So in short, Trump bombed Iran, raised oil prices for Americans, and gave Iran more money. Masterful gambit by the author of the Art of the Deal.
Are we great yet?

2026-03-20 18:56:53 UTC

Today is Eid al‑Fitr — the joy after a month of Ramadan. If Ramadan was only about abstaining from food and water, then Eid would simply be the end of a difficult month. But Ramadan transforms us, softening hearts, sharpening conscience, and connecting our lives to others.
Eid Mubarak to all!
Read my full article here:
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/eid-mubarak-to-all/

2026-03-20 00:00:33 UTC

Ramadan ends tonight & I’m getting the usual questions, so lemme clear things up. If anyone says “Eid Mubarak,” to you, here are perfectly good replies:
•Eid Kareem!
•Khair Mubarak!
•Eid Mubarak to you!
•I will buy you tacos for Eid!❤️
(OK last one may be apocryphal but I stand by it😅)
EID MUBARAK!

2026-03-19 20:34:59 UTC

MSNBC Journalist David Rhode: "Iran offered to give away ALL of its enriched uranium during peace talks in Geneva. The British thought it was a credible offer. Hours later, Trump started bombing Iran anyway. The US didn't want peace, they wanted war."
Donald Trump:
•Blew up the Iran Nuclear Deal despite Iran's compliance
•Sanctioned & bombed Iran, claiming he destroyed their nuclear program
•And when Iran still came to negotiate & give up ALL its enriched uranium, Trump killed 175 Iranian girls

2026-03-19 15:51:12 UTC

AIPAC is gloating about "stopping progressives in IL" and claiming its proof that "being pro Israel is good policy and good politics"
But that's a lie. And AIPAC knows its a lie.
AIPAC spent $22M on Illinois primary elections without EVEN ONCE mentioning Israel or AIPAC. Instead they ran as "Elect Chicago Women" or "Progressive Caucus Chicago" because they know just how toxic AIPAC and Israel are. They are not "good politics."
Don't fall for AIPAC propaganda. They are losing and know it.

2026-03-19 04:49:21 UTC

2026-03-18 04:05:18 UTC

In her final remarks of her historic and inspiring campaign for US Congress, @kabughazaleh has a clear message for the feckless centrists and the MAGA fascists: You are not safe and your time will come to be replaced. We are just getting started. https://youtu.be/2p8DYeRNToQ?si=BBVMmHyJA1ePaFuy

2026-03-17 23:36:40 UTC

Trump says he won’t sign any bills until the SAVE Act hits his desk—and Democrats are threatening to block everything else to stop it.
If the SAVE Act becomes law it could block millions from voting. Mail-in, online, and drive-up registration gone. IDs no longer enough. Women, military, Native Americans all at risk. This isn’t voter ID—it’s voter suppression.
Watch this video to see who this bill harms most.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-KFmUeTlI

2026-03-17 13:26:41 UTC

In just over 1 year Trump has:
•Bombed 8 countries
•Perpetuated genocide in Gaza
•Stolen Venezuela's oil
•Blocked all oil to Cuba, sending Cuba into catastrophic & deadly energy shortages
•Cut USAID, which has already killed 700K people
•Bombed Iran & spiked a global fuel prices
•Eased sanctions on Russian oil & given Russia hundreds of millions
Meanwhile at home groceries are more expensive, unemployment is rising, manufacturing is collapsing, & democracy is in shambles.
Are we great yet?🧐

2026-03-17 01:45:54 UTC

This is amazing. DHS bought a warehouse in a city called Social Circle, Georgia. When the city council asked DHS how they planned to use the warehouse, DHS refused to answer.
So, the city cut off water and sewer services and put a lock on the water meter, and said that services will remain off “until ICE indicates how water and sewer to the facility will be served without exceeding the limited infrastructure capacity.”
Outstanding. We need more of this! This is how we stop fascism.

2026-03-16 22:51:19 UTC

Mohommad Nazeer put his life on the line to protect U.S. service members. Then he immigrated to the U.S. and did everything he was supposed to do. ICE fascists picked him up arbitrarily. The next day he is dead in an ICE facility. He leaves behind six young children.
His story is one you should know about. Share this video.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/241/299/337/319/207/original/b9594942a5f780c7.mp4

2026-03-16 03:57:23 UTC

Here is who I am recommending my fellow Illinoisans vote for in the primary election on March 17. These are the best people funded and pragmatic candidates who will fight for universal human rights, a true affordability agenda, and are anti-fascist and anti-MAGA.
https://www.sway.co/g/ka8z4juu?utm_source=share&ref=76ia8ofh

2026-03-15 00:52:00 UTC

These are the fascists who wrote and are enacting Project 2025.
As we've been screaming for years—it was never about "legal immigration." It was always about banning all non-white immigration. The Democratic Establishment needs to take this seriously or these MAGA fascists absolutely will enact a full ban to make the USA a white ethnostate like Nazi Germany.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/230/449/793/456/561/original/1efc51677dd4b73a.png

2026-03-14 04:19:55 UTC

Media wants us to feel sorry for Israeli soldiers who committed genocide and killed 20 people a day.
Not for the Palestinians who suffered genocide
Not for the Iranian families who lost 170 children
Not for the tens of thousands of orphans in Gaza
They want us to weap for the poor helpless Israeli soldiers who have to live with the trauma of knowing they "just followed orders" to mass murder innocent children like Hind Rajab.
Nah—I hope they enjoy their self made hell in this life & the next
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2026-03-13 23:17:01 UTC

BREAKING: The Pentagon is officially sending thousands of US Marines to the Middle East in what they're calling a "Marine expeditionary unit." This is the same strategy and label given to the first wave of Marines sent to Vietnam.
You can bet your mortgage that Barron Trump isn't in that unit.
Trump is launching an illegal ground invasion to prevent accountability for the Epstein files. Are we great yet?

2026-03-13 20:46:37 UTC

A reminder that:
1. This hate is from Trump himself
2. It is approved by MAGA leadership
3. It is further enabled by general silence from Corporate Dems
4. It is designed to further dehumanize Muslims as the USA bombs 7 Muslim majority nations.
As an American Muslim fighting back against this hate and disinfo on a daily basis, I need and welcome your support to my human rights efforts:
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/
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2026-03-13 14:39:40 UTC

The Illinois primary election is just 4 days away. What happens here on March 17 could set the blueprint for the remaining 45 states across the U.S. yet to hold their own primary elections.
AIPAC, crypto money, and the sports betting industry are spending tens of millions to buy our primaries—an alarming trifecta of corporate influence.
Here’s what you need to know & how we stop these corrupt industries now.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/aipac-crypto-and-draftkings-are-buying-illinois-elections-is-your-state-next/

2026-03-11 22:41:33 UTC

This week Donald Trump threatened more war crimes on the people of Iran. We are now in the most dangerous phase of this crisis, and pretending otherwise is reckless.
In my latest Let’s Address This, I break down the four plausible scenarios from here. Three are catastrophic. Only one protects humanity.
Watch now to see what that path is and why Congress must act immediately. Support my human rights advocacy and subscribe on YouTube. https://youtu.be/oFJzoZUfqZA

2026-03-11 20:53:04 UTC

An unholy alliance of AIPAC, Crypto, and DraftKings are buying Illinois' primary elections, stop progressive candidates, and install MAGA aligned conservative Democrats.
If they win, they'll deploy this playbook across the 45 states that have upcoming primaries.
Here are the receipts corporate media isn't covering:
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/aipac-crypto-and-draftkings-are-buying-illinois-elections-is-your-state-next/

2026-03-11 19:37:04 UTC

Hegseth and anyone else claiming “oops, I accidentally massacred 175 children” are not above the law.
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2026-03-11 18:18:58 UTC

Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran has successfully buried media coverage of the Epstein file.
Do not stop talking about this atrocity.
War crimes do not cover sex crimes.
Release the files, prosecute the abusers, sentence the guilty, protect the harmed.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/211/915/842/008/132/original/a7d680911d16f7a0.webp

2026-03-11 16:20:10 UTC

Remember when Trump admitted white South Afrikaaners as refugees claiming they were suffering "white genocide?"
South African Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber reports that 1000 have returned back to South Africa because America is "too dangerous, too expensive, and too low quality of life."
They would rather live in South Africa and suffer "white genocide" than live in Trump's America. (NOTE: There's no such thing as white genocide, never was, & Trump made it up because he's a fascist).

2026-03-11 00:25:06 UTC

BREAKING: 18 Senate Dems just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for NSA Director. They are:
Baldwin
Coons
Cortez Masto
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kelly
King
Peters
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Whitehouse
I really don’t know what needs to happen for corporate democrats to remember they’re supposed to be the opposition party, not the fascism appeasement party. Smh.

2026-03-10 03:57:44 UTC

They claimed crime would skyrocket if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social was elected mayor. What’s happened so far? It’s plummeted. The critics seem silent now. Almost like they’re unhappy that crime is down?🤔
Be sure to spread the word. Investing in people works. https://youtube.com/shorts/QTXI2wNPSV0?si=lOLI61r5OYsBf-dm

2026-03-09 18:49:01 UTC

The US/Israel led illegal war on Iran has so far killed:
•7 US soldiers
•13 Israelis
•1200 Iranians (mostly civilians)
Iran is targeting military bases. USA & Israel are targeting civilians. This start is a repeat of the mass collective punishment on Palestinians.
Congress must shut this down NOW.

2026-03-08 01:09:08 UTC

The people who claim we had to attack Iran to liberate women are silent on the women and girls Trump has raped
The ones who claim to protect Iranian girls are mocking the 175 Iranian girls brutally murdered by US bombs
The ones who claim Iran had imminent nuclear weapons are silent on Iran’s full compliance with Iran nuclear deal & silent on Israel’s 200+ nukes in violation of every international law
This war is not about justice. It’s a modern day crusade by Christian nationalists & fascists

2026-03-07 02:48:26 UTC

Shame on all the cruel and calloused people in my comments lying that it was Iran who bombed its own children.
170 Iranian schoolgirls and children dead. Massacred in the most horrific manner imaginable. Committed by the United States and Israel. Paid for by US tax dollars.
This is a war crime. It is indefensible. I hope every person responsible faces justice, in this life preferably, and in the next life definitely. God help us. 😓
Stop this illegal war. Stop killing children. Just stop.
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2026-03-06 15:44:03 UTC

This is Andrew Paul Johnson. Andrew was convicted of insurrection on January 6 for assaulting cops.
Trump pardoned Andrew. 9 months later, Andrew was caught molesting children, sharing CSAM, & buying victims' silence by giving them money from a Justice Dept settlement.
Trump protects pedophiles.
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2026-03-06 05:09:25 UTC

I just launched a Change . org petition calling on the US House to REvote to stop the illegal war on Iran. Welcome your support in signing and spreading the word.
https://c.org/WM8HVc88
#NoWarWithIran #Justice #StopWar #Ad

2026-03-06 04:23:29 UTC

Trump’s new DHS Secretary nominee is somehow even more unhinged and incompetent than is Noem. Incredible.
https://youtube.com/shorts/WwdRXyNGmd8?si=Tn_NOAA76OXc-2s_

2026-03-05 04:46:55 UTC

Absolutely devastating video of police and Senator Sheehy breaking a US Marine's arm because he peacefully protested Israel dragging the United States into an illegal war with Iran. This is absolutely reckless. https://youtube.com/shorts/hTSqgrfo--Q?si=WfGk46a5vBSf69Y9

2026-03-03 00:27:07 UTC

This is one of Trump's closest allies calling to "round up the Muslims."
Come get me you fascist. You strike fear into no one.
The American people won't put up with your fascism and hatred.
Btw I bet corporate media will hardly address this. It's why I'm building my own human rights platform. And I welcome your support. Subscribe. Let's go.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/
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2026-03-02 23:29:15 UTC

I asked five Iranian-American thought leaders what corporate media isn't telling us about this war.
I encourage you to read their responses to my questions, follow them, and support their advocacy.
If there is one unifying thread uniting these voices, it is this: war is not liberation, propaganda is not truth, and bombs are not policy. Let’s Address This.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/what-iranians-think-about-the-u-s-israel-war-on-iran/

2026-03-02 16:44:18 UTC

The year is 2003
A republican is in the White House because democrats lost an easily winnable election against an imbecile
Republicans waste no time cutting taxes for billionaires, gutting social services, and expanding the military
Citing God and Christianity, and at Israel’s urging, the GOP President illegally invades a sovereign nation on made up lies about weapons that never existed
The year is 2026

2026-03-01 17:33:57 UTC

New reports are more than 100 Iranian schoolgirls are dead after Israeli & US bombs hit their school as classes began.
These fascists want you to believe they are the good guys for mass murdering Iranian children.
They were children. In school. And now they’re dead because of Trump & Netanyahu.

2026-03-01 05:38:33 UTC

All yall defending the Iranian regime seem to forget that their nationalist police murder 2000 people a year, the regime kills 70,000 people a year by denying them the basic medicine they need to live, this year their supreme leader cut aid to hungry civilians and killed 600,000 innocent people, and since 2001 they’ve waged imperialist wars that have killed 4.6 Million people
How Do You Defend That?!?
Ahhh my bad. I just described the United States Govt and the number of people it’s killed.😐

2026-02-28 17:06:20 UTC

To Zionists and MAGAs cheering on this illegal war on Iran—remember 2 things:
1. Trump said American soldiers will likely die in this war
2. Yair Netanyahu, the son of Benjamin Netanyahu, and Barron Trump, the son of Donald Trump, are drinking beers on a beach. When Trump says “soldiers will die”—he’s talking about Your children, not his children.
You’re sending Your own children to die in an illegal war so two corrupt politicians can stay out of prison for their crimes against humanity. SMH

2026-02-28 08:30:13 UTC

BREAKING: Explosions across Tehran. Israel has preemptively bombed Iran tonight. Reports are the strikes are a joint attack by the USA and Israel.
This is illegal. Trump has zero authority to wage war. It violates the US Constitution, the UN Charter, and ensures more war. Iran has already promised to retaliate.
Impeach Trump, prosecute him, and end this criminal’s reign of terror. My genuine fear is delaying any further will enable nuclear war. God help us.

2026-02-28 02:53:32 UTC

Zohran Mamdani had +38 approval upon his election. In under 2 months he’s:
•Secured universal childcare
•Paid New Yorkers $30/hour & survived a blizzard without disruption
•Remained wholly honest about the massive budget crisis NYC faces
•Demanded Hochul tax billionaires instead of working people
•Got Trump to commit $12B to NYC for affordable housing, and
•Did it ALL without corporate money
His approval is now +48.
Almost like working people love public servants who fight for working people.🤯

2026-02-27 17:49:59 UTC

Did you know Haiti had to pay reparations to France for 125 years for daring to free themselves from slavery? Up to 80% of its GDP went to its former colonizer. Here’s more about the history they don’t teach you.
Let’s Address This.
https://youtube.com/shorts/XN0VAVVUb6Q?si=cu-_tNCola3Cu0WY

2026-02-27 15:03:56 UTC

This week I watched Trump’s full SOTU speech.
Expectedly, he spent the night scapegoating immigrants, inventing voter fraud, romanticizing war, and pretending the economy is thriving while millions struggle to afford housing and healthcare.
As a human rights lawyer, I debunked Trump’s most dangerous authoritarian claims in real time. Here’s a recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW1IXefkv3E&t=2s

2026-02-24 12:02:20 UTC

Under Tennessee law, homicide can carry the death penalty.
Now, Republican lawmakers have introduced House Bill 570 / Senate Bill 738 declaring life begins at fertilization and revising homicide statutes to include abortion.
That opens the door to capital punishment for Tennessee women and doctors.
Here’s what you need to know, the five white Republican men behind it, and how to help stop it from advancing.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/tennessee-gop-intro-bill-to-kill-women-who-get-an-abortion/

2026-02-23 05:39:36 UTC

At the DuPage Dems Gala tonight, David Hogg condemns corporate democrats and AIPAC for corrupting our democracy. This is what speaking truth to power looks like. Outstanding.
https://youtube.com/shorts/1QCg6u_hV0A?si=mGdfGCc6jk7dU748

2026-02-21 04:07:21 UTC

I feel I have to block negative people. Who come into my mentions with "I agree with you but you are f***ing stupid if you think Trump will face justice."
As James Baldwin reminds us, "I never have been in despair about the world. I’ve been enraged by it. I don’t think I’m in despair. I can’t afford despair. I can’t tell my nephew, my niece. You can’t tell the children there’s no hope."
Do not despair my friends. Be angry. Stay angry. But be not hopeless. We will get through this. We will.

2026-02-17 22:40:13 UTC

Brendan Carr (current FCC Chairman) spent the entire Biden administration claiming that at any moment now Biden would force TV stations to cancel interviews critical of him—and that's how we'd know fascism is here.
Last night FCC Chairman Brendan Carr forced CBS to cancel Colbert's interview of Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico—and now you know fascism is here.
Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession.

2026-02-17 16:08:17 UTC

Governments do not have rights. People have rights. Among them is the right to boycott.
In 2015, Illinois passed an anti-BDS law punishing companies that boycott Israel. 38 states followed.
Political boycotts are protected speech. If you believe governments must tolerate criticism rather than criminalize it, now is the moment to act.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/illinois-made-it-illegal-to-boycott-israel/

2026-02-17 01:43:41 UTC

The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.

2026-02-16 15:32:27 UTC

Saying “Free Palestine” is considered antisemitic but dehumanizing Muslims as less than dogs is considered free speech for which this MAGA member of Congress will face zero consequences whatsoever.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/081/029/476/813/193/original/0ab1e559b9c8ac2a.png

2026-02-15 16:49:26 UTC

Are we great yet? Our children are running terrorized because armed deadly agents of the state are chasing them and terrorizing them. This is modern day slave catcher mentality. This is not freedom. This is fascism. This cannot be reformed. This must be abolished. Abolish ICE. Period. https://youtube.com/shorts/g9J3yXuqZ38?si=uMengztTE0l8CIYW

2026-02-12 17:09:12 UTC

Let's be clear. Republicans are passing the deceptively named SAVE Act not because they can point to any form of systemic voter or Election fraud, but because it will disenfranchise tens of millions of women and minorities.
Since 1992, women have voted blue by 4 to 13 points. So rather than changing their policies to earn women's votes, they're changing the rules to prevent women's votes.
That's not democracy. That's dictatorship. That's MAGA.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/the-save-act-will-end-voting-rights-for-women-in-america/

2026-02-11 04:05:20 UTC

A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she criticized Trump. Why is no one asking the questions they'd ask if he was Black, brown, immigrant, or Muslim?🧐
For example:
•Where was he radicalized?
•Why is their culture so violent?
•Is this what they call "honor killing?"
•Why won't they assimilate to our values?
•What radicalism are they teaching in their churches?
•Was he here legally from Europe or was he an illegal?
•Did you know they cite their Bible to command women to be silent?

2026-02-10 18:56:57 UTC

Congressman Jamie Raskin just said that he was able to view the full and unredacted Epstein Files, and searching Donald Trump's name resulted in "MORE THAN A MILLION" results.
We knew of 38,000 mentions. That means we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser and sex trafficker.
Anyone still not ready to impeach and remove him is complicit. Period.

2026-02-10 16:23:31 UTC

Nearly 3 in 4 Americans (according to Polymarket) expect that we will yet again see a government shutdown. Corporate Democrats continue to capitulate to Republican extremism. This helps no one.
What makes this moment especially infuriating is that the American public is not confused. Polling shows that Americans across the political spectrum support abolishing ICE. Yet Dems want to join MAGA to increase ICE funding by another $11B & call that a compromise. smh
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/another-shutdown-looms-and-it-was-entirely-avoidable/

2026-02-09 22:40:50 UTC

An "underage woman" is a 30-year-old trying to run for President but can't because the law says she has to be 35 to qualify.
A "child" is a person under the age of 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused and the GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.
Stop sanitizing the rape of children, release the full, unredacted Epstein files, and prosecute every single person responsible for abusing children.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

2026-02-09 22:38:08 UTC

The people saying they're upset about Bad Bunny because "they can't understand a word he's saying" are lying to you because you mean to tell me you can understand a word of Red Hot Chili Peppers??
Exactly. Sit your racist butt down and just enjoy some good music.

2026-02-09 16:31:10 UTC

Dystopia notwithstanding, Ring's commercial about using their surveillance to find lost pets makes no sense.
They say 10M pets are lost per year & their service finds "more than 1 dog per day." So let's even say generously 500 dogs per year.
Out of 10M lost pets, they want Americans to commit privacy suicide for a .005% success rate???
"We fail 99.995% of the time! Let us violate your privacy!" is a helluva way to burn $10M in ads and destroy your brand.
I'm uninstalling my RING today.
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2026-02-07 20:39:25 UTC

TRUMP: [does clearly racist thing]
MAGA: That's not what he meant
TRUMP: I definitely did
MAGA: Oh. Well then Libs are taking it out of context
TRUMP: No they're not
MAGA: Oh, well then it's actually not racist at all
TRUMP: It actually is
MAGA: Oh, well yeah F*ck your feelings Libs!
Americans: Wow ya'll are just deplorable
MAGA: WHY DO YOU KEEP DEGRADING THE POLITICAL RHETORIC?? WHAT HAPPENED TO CIVILITY? JUST FOR THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE NAZISM BECAUSE YOU MADE US. YOU DID THIS!

2026-02-07 18:13:28 UTC

MAGA Congressman Brandon Gill condemns brown Americans while married to a brown woman and while he has brown kids. 🤦🏽‍♂️
A reminder that proximity to white supremacy is Never protection from white supremacy. https://youtube.com/shorts/Jog7PqYTbEI?si=tD3WCWzL4x_o8RZL

2026-02-05 15:13:02 UTC

Reminder that we do NOT live in "unprecedented" times.
On this day on Feb. 5, 1917, Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 to block “undesirable” immigrants. That meant a ban on Asian, Mexician, and Mediterranean migrants, literacy tests, new taxes, & excluded the poor, disabled, & criminalized.
Meanwhile white European migrants were welcomed with open arms & given land via Homestead Act.
This racist law was finally repealed in 1952.
Trump wants to revive this fascism. Do not let him.

2026-02-04 18:11:41 UTC

Watch my full conversation with Mr. Ernest Crim III on YouTube about Black history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5D9ZU0jFeo&t=253s
We get into why so much of Black history is deliberately not taught, and why what we are seeing today with policing, ICE, and political repression is not unprecedented at all.
Be sure to subscribe and support Let's Address This on YouTube so we can continue to host more important conversations on human rights.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/013/704/467/664/780/original/f2dd45e620185839.mp4

2026-02-04 01:09:30 UTC

Today on Let's Address This I'm joined by my Chicago neighbor Mr. Ernest Crim III — Your Favorite Black History Teacher.
We discuss why Black history is not just something you visit in February, but a framework that helps us understand how systems of power operate.
Watch our live discussion.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/black-history-is-not-symbolism-it-is-a-call-to-act/

2026-01-30 16:25:58 UTC

Systemic white supremacy is when an utterly incompetent 23-year-old white boy can fabricate an entire story about Somalis and get personal praise from the President—but two seasoned award winning Black journalists who have decades of unassailable reporting behind them get arrested for reporting on an actual protest with facts and receipts.

2026-01-29 22:13:48 UTC

Corporate media’s complicity in the normalization of state violence is often framed as incompetence or oversight. A generous and inaccurate framing.
Billionaire owned corporate media has learned under this administration that challenging power brings retaliation and compliance protects profits. When journalism accommodates power, it ceases to serve the public.
This is precisely why independent media has become a necessity. Let’s Address This.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/what-corporate-medias-silence-is-costing-us/

2026-01-29 16:45:10 UTC

MN Judge: "ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders."
ICE Fascists: "We're acting on orders of DHS Secretary Kristy Noem."
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen."
Nuremberg Trials: "I was just following orders is not a valid defense to criminal behavior.'
Abolish ICE. Impeach Noem. Prosecute every illegal action by this regime.
Anything less is unacceptable.

2026-01-27 17:59:31 UTC

Interviewed on Al Jazeera today about ICE killing Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and made it a point to speak the names of all 9 people ICE has killed so far in 2026. Including Keith Porter, Parady La, Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
We need unity of humanity against fascism and autocracy.
Will share the interview when it goes live.

2026-01-26 20:34:42 UTC

I've literally never seen anyone enjoy their job more than Zohran Mamdani is enjoying serving the people of New York City. And it's so funny watching people still try to call him "performative." My dude he already won. He's Mayor. He got the job. He's literally doing the thing of serving people. We should demand this level of dedication from ALL public servants. This should be the norm. #AmericasMayor

2026-01-23 23:59:41 UTC

Today at Minneapolis St. Paul airport, Minnesotans showed what all of us should be doing around the country — standing up to ICE fascists.
While it was painful to see interfaith leaders being arrested for peacefully protesting, I am grateful that I bore witness to this moment in history.
Watch my live coverage: https://youtu.be/UNONub09dR8

2026-01-23 23:55:06 UTC

Today I stood in -20 degrees alongside interfaith leaders & community members demanding that ICE stop terrorizing Minnesota. I was struck by three things.
1. People are traumatized, not paralyzed.
2. These are American tax $$.
3. MN is showing what we all could be doing nationally.
Read more and subscribe to support my advocacy.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/live-from-minneapolis-protesting-ice-out-of-minnesota-and-delta-stop-deportation-flights/

2026-01-23 15:44:05 UTC

Going live from Minneapolis airport on my YouTube channel in about 20 minutes. Subscribe now and get notified ✊🏽. youtube.com/qasimrashid
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2026-01-23 14:39:49 UTC

Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem. More money for more ICE training results in more trained killers.
The problem with fascists isn't that they're poorly trained, it's that they're fascists. You don't train fascists, you abolish them. Abolish ICE.

2026-01-23 14:38:15 UTC

7 Democrats voted with MAGA Republicans to push through ICE funding. If they voted no, it would’ve been blocked. Hakeem Jeffries can’t get his caucus in order to stop ICE fascists as they arrest without judicial warrants, kidnap children, and kill citizens.
Indefensible.
I’m in Minnesota freezing my fingers off protesting their ICE fascists and last night, I get to my hotel to see this monstrosity from Corporate Democrats.
Here's my detailed overview. Read & subscribe: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/minnesota-momentum-corporate-democrat-betrayal/

2026-01-21 21:29:03 UTC

I'm heading to Minnesota to stand in solidarity with our neighbors under siege from federal immigration enforcement operations. To honor the lives of Renee Good and Keith Porter.
I am going to listen, to document, and to elevate the stories of real people living through an unfolding crisis that demands recognition and accountability.
No, I am not a paid protestor. Read more about why I’m going and what I hope to accomplish.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/im-heading-to-minnesota-to-stand-in-interfaith-solidarity/

2026-01-20 19:14:05 UTC

Gavin Newsom & Ben Shapiro sat down last week to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Or rather, spread disinformation on why there is no genocide.
The conversation is an abject disaster for those committed to truth and human rights.
I bring the receipts as a human rights lawyer to debunk their grotesque propaganda campaign in real time. Watch now and join our movement against fascism on Ghost.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/debunking-gavin-newsom-and-ben-shapiros-outright-denial-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

2026-01-19 20:26:21 UTC

Today, as we see ICE fascists target brown and Black people, beat, arrest, and kill them, deny due process of law, & we see centrist politicians respond with calls for "more training" and "more cameras" (instead of the actual right answer to abolish ICE) — we remember when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. warned us about the "white moderate."
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2026-01-15 16:39:57 UTC

Corporate Dems like Schumer & Booker are pushing "strongly worded statements" demanding ICE "needs more training."
They're missing the point. The problem with badly trained Nazis is not that they're badly trained—it's that they're Nazis!
You don't train Nazis. You abolish them. ABOLISH ICE. NOW!

2026-01-15 00:22:52 UTC

The Senate has rejected the House bill to extend ACA subsidies for 3 years, thereby ensuring healthcare prices are about to skyrocket for millions.
Take note of two facts:
1. Republicans have no healthcare plan and Americans will die as a result of them blocking ACA subsidies.
2. ACA Subsidies exist because Republicans and Corporate Democrats are both bought by the health insurance industry to block universal healthcare as a human right.
The actual answer is Universal Healthcare. Period.

2026-01-13 22:57:36 UTC

Nine months before Rosa Parks, a 15-year-old Black child named Claudette Colvin was ordered to move to the back of the bus. She refused, was forcibly removed from the bus by police officers, whom she then assaulted in self-defense.
Ms. Colvin was charged with violating segregation laws, and assaulting an officer. Yet she persisted in her fight as a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit to dismantle racial segregation. Her fight helped end Jim Crow laws.
She has died at the age of 86. 😓 Rest in Power. ❤️✊🏽
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2026-01-13 22:01:07 UTC

CBS interviewed a 25-year police veteran who made it CLEAR that the killing of Renee Good was unlawful & unjustified under DHS policy.
He explained that firing at a moving vehicle is tightly restricted & that Renee was driving away, not toward anyone, when shots were fired.
CBS refused to air the interview. Just like they buried the CECOT episode. This is corporate media censorship protecting the Trump regime.
I air the full interview & break it down in real time.
https://youtu.be/Ht2pdG425ss?si=p35lwWgxlvyoxIQj

2026-01-13 18:45:50 UTC

Across the U.S., people are rising up against ICE raids and state violence—and the risks are real.
Peaceful protest is a constitutional right. But this Trump regime has made clear it will not respect that right when power is challenged.
I wrote 13 Rules to Protect Yourself While Protesting to help you stay safe, protect one another, and show up with purpose and clarity as we defend our communities.
Please read & share widely. Our safety depends on each other.
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/13-rules-to-protect-yourself-while-protesting/

2026-01-12 21:45:16 UTC

As ICE killed a record number of people in 2025, a shocking 75 Democratic Members of Congress called for even MORE ICE enforcement and involvement in local communities.
Is your member on this list? I name names, share a script to use when calling them, and share the names of those ICE killed.
Read and subscribe to Let's Address on Ghost for more daily human rights content: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/did-your-democratic-member-of-congress-praise-ice-fascists/

2026-01-12 18:57:53 UTC

Protests are erupting across Iran. Hundreds killed. Tens of thousands arrested. Families searching for loved ones as journalists are silenced and the internet is restricted.
In this piece with Iranian American writer and activist Ariana Jasmine, we cut through the misinformation and explain why justice for Iran means diplomacy, international law, and centering Iranian voices—not sanctions or more war.
Read now & subscribe on Ghost: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/a-call-for-justice-in-iran-not-another-war/

2026-01-12 16:59:01 UTC

CBS interviewed a 25 year police veteran and use of force expert who clearly states the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota by ICE last week was unlawful and unjustified.
Then they buried it. Just like they did the CECOT interview.
While Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and JD Vance cruelly labeled Renee Good a “domestic terrorist,” the video evidence is clear.
Watch the full video as I react in real time and break down exactly what the footage shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht2pdG425ss

2026-01-12 14:30:15 UTC

To become a Licensed Stylist in Illinois you must complete 1,500 hours of training in cutting, coloring, sanitation, and salon management, then pass State Licensing written and practical exams for your state's board of health/cosmetology—a process that takes up to two years.
To become an ICE fascist licensed to kidnap & kill innocent people you can drop out of high school, turn 18, and take a 47 day training.
This is what “meritocracy” looks like to fascists. 😐

2026-01-10 04:34:18 UTC

Craziest thing about Donald Trump illegally bombing Venezuela, kidnapping Maduro & his wife, stealing Venezuelan oil, threatening to invade Cuba & Greenland, propaganda claims against Somalis, ICE fascists killing a U.S. Citizen in MN & shooting two more in OR—is that there are still ~5.2 million missing Epstein Files that Trump is hiding to protect himself & his fellow abusers—all while DOJ missed the release deadline in violation of a court order.😐

2026-01-07 03:22:52 UTC

On fraud, the truth is basically the opposite of whatever MAGAs claim
MAGA: Trump did NOT commit fraud
JURY: 34X felony fraud convictions
MAGA: The 2020 election WAS fraud
COURTS: 62 rulings affirm NO fraud
MAGA: Somalis commit all the fraud
FACT: Fraud ring leader is a white woman named Aimee Bock
MAGA: We detest all fraud!
TRUMP: Pardons dozens of white people convicted of billions in fraud—total silence from MAGAs
FACT: Every MAGA accusation is a confession.

2026-01-06 02:08:56 UTC

The Trump regime claims they are legally justified in attacking Venezuela and kidnapping Maduro.
As a human rights lawyer, I break down the 4 major flaws with their argument. This is an illegal act under US & international law, period.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J2QtcC76Vk

2026-01-05 22:23:47 UTC

BREAKING: After 58 years, Trump dissolves the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB served as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations. Now it is no more.
Meanwhile, billionaires continue to buy up major legacy media to prevent criticism of Trump.
My human rights newsletter remains unapologetic in fact-checked research and justice-centered writing. No required paid sub. Never a paywall. Join us: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/

2026-01-05 18:07:47 UTC

Do people understand the white supremacy driving the delays behind the Epstein Files release?
Do you really think if there were millions of images of prominent Black and brown people abusing minor white girls there would be this much secrecy? We have ample evidence of powerful white men abusing white children and MAGA Republicans are doing their best to stop the evidence from going public.
The nexus of child abuse and white supremacy cannot be ignored.

2026-01-05 16:47:17 UTC

Hegseth punishing Senator Mark Kelly for Kelly's "crime" of reminding servicemembers that they are bound by the UCMJ and Constitution—and thus must refuse to act on any and all illegal orders—is more clear cut evidence that Trump and Hegseth know they're issuing illegal orders and will not tolerate dissension. This isn't free speech or freedom, it's fear and fascism. It will get worse because Republicans won't grow a spine and stop Trump.

2026-01-04 18:46:33 UTC

Sect of state Marco Rubio confirms Cuba is next on the list of governments the Trump regime is planning to overthrow. This is empire. This is modern day colonialism.
https://youtube.com/shorts/KbFpSqp4RlM?si=VmYCdmKVuw8Uw3qo

2026-01-04 03:56:04 UTC

Regime change in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban resulted in the return of the Taliban
Regime change in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein resulted in the rise of Daesh (ISIS)
Regime change in Libya to remove Ghadaffi resulted in chaos and a decade plus of civil war
Each showed images of locals celebrating. Each ended in tragedy.
Violent regime change does not work. It never has. Because it is driven by oil and profit, not people and principles.

2026-01-02 19:40:07 UTC

I was in NYC yesterday. Mamdani is mayor. The city was still hella packed.
Updated Headline: Facts show 2.12 million residents of NYC threw a childish tantrum at the idea of a more affordable city, but aren't going anywhere, except convicted felon George Santos
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2026-01-02 17:07:59 UTC

Guess what? If you supported the alcoholic Fox News pundit to become Secretary of Defense, the anti-vaccine sexual abuser to become Secretary of HHS, the PDFile protector to become AG, and the WWE actor to become Secretary of Education, you get to have zero opinions on anyone Zohran Mamdani has appointed to his Mayoral cabinet.

2026-01-02 15:49:02 UTC

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See this excellent piece by Human Rights Watch that details why the IHRA definition is deeply problematic and counter productive, how even the IHRA drafter himself rejects its use as the definition of antisemitism, and how such a definition fails to protect Jewish people because it conflates human rights with made up "states rights."
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/04/human-rights-and-other-civil-society-groups-urge-united-nations-respect-human
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2026-01-02 15:48:23 UTC

As a human rights lawyer, let me state Mayor Mamdani is right to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism because it equates criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
Jewish people have rights—hatred of Jewish people is antisemitic.
States don't have rights—criticism of states is NOT antisemitic.
Ken Stern—who drafted the IHRA definition—developed it to guide research and law enforcement data validation, NOT to use as, "a blunt instrument to label anyone an antisemite.” (his words)
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