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Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeated her Republican opponent in Michigan's 12th congressional district election on Tuesday, securing a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the US Congress.

The Associated Press called the race with just 18 percent of the votes counted.

Tlaib secured 77 percent of the vote, defeating the Republican Party's James Hooper who received just 19 percent of the vote.

Her victory comes amid the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians so far and has been diplomatically and militarily supported by the Biden-Harris administration for more than a year.

Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the war, calling for the US to withhold weapons from Israel. Her opposition to the war on Gaza and support for pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses have drawn harsh criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.

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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago
[-] the_sisko@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago

Watch an episode of DS9 maybe? Sisko is the literal embodiment of a person who is willing to make the tough choice that he personally finds unethical, but knows will be better for the world as a whole.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago

Like supporting genocide for a hegemonic empire? Again, that's Weyoun, even his rhetorics about "tough choice for greater good" is neraly the same as yours, Weyoun.

[-] the_sisko@startrek.website 3 points 1 day ago

Enjoy your fascist dictator then

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

From where i sit, your Dominion looks exactly the same whichever Founder is its current face, Weyoun.

Death to Dominion

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