Status Updates From Except for Palestine: The L...

“If we claim to care about producing freedom and justice around the world, which is often the expressed basis for American foreign policy, then we must remain morally consistent. Palestine cannot be an exception.”

this was written at the end of trumps first term. it is clearheaded but optimistic which hurts to see now.

on the morning commute uptown, the lady seated beside me asked what i was reading. i flipped the cover toward her and waited for the moment to tilt one way or another. instead, she smiled in quiet agreement and called it a bold choice before coffee 🥲 we parted a few stops later, quietly reminded that books know how to break the ice for us.