#the riviera of the middle east

[thesobsister]

This is by editorial cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards for Trouw, a Dutch daily started as part of the underground resistance movement during occupation in WWII.

via MeFi

[leonardcohenofficial]

"the US will take over the gaza strip [...] we'll own it" not that the imperial fascism was exactly hidden but this is so fucking harrowing

[socialjusticeinamerica]

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[worldnews90]

Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza. Here's what that could mean for the Middle East

President Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighboring countries has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents condemning it as ethnic cleansing.

After Trump first proposed to “clean out” Gaza last week, experts warned that beyond the moral and legal concerns, an influx of refugees into neighboring Arab countries could destabilize them.

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[sadbicth]

elon musk did a nazi salute twice at the inauguration, and republicans are defending him.

trump revoked executive order 11246, which prohibited discrimination.

trump put all dei employees on leave to be fired.

trump blamed the dc plane crash on dei.

trump banned all lgbtq+ flags from being hung in government buildings.

trump ordered the pentagon to cancel celebration of mlk jr. day, black history month, women's history month, holocaust remembrance day, asian american pacific islander heritage month, lgbtq+ pride month, juneteenth, women's equality day, national hispanic heritage month, national disability employment awarenessmonth, and national american indian heritage month.

trump proposed removing all palestinians from gaza, turning the area into a vacation resort called “riviera of the middle east”.

trump posted an ai generated video showing what he hopes to turn palestine into, with a large golden statue of himself in the middle of it.

trump rolled back biden’s executive order to lower prescription drug costs for people using medicare and medicaid.

trump rescinded the $35 cap on insulin, and prices are expected to rise to $1500 a month.

trump ordered the national institutes of health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.

trump ended the guidelines to prevent ai misuse. the guidelines prevent many things, but notably it prevents production of ai child pornography.

when sean hannity asked trump about the economy, he said “i don’t care”, after campaigning with the economy as his main talking point.

trump has withdrawn the us from the world health organization.

trump is ordering health agencies to stop reporting on bird flu and halt publications of scientific reports.

trump has pardoned over 1500 people who stormed the capitol on january 6th.

trump changed denali back to mount mckinley.

trump signed an executive order to rename the gulf of mexico to gulf of america.

trump shut down cbp one, an app which granted legal entry to 1 million+ immigrants.

trump has discussed introducing a “gold card”, which would allow the wealthiest people to buy us citizenship for $5 million usd.

trump is allowing ice raids at churches and elementary schools.

trump announced plans to declare a national emergency at the us-mexico border.

trump signed an executive order to expand the use of the death penalty.

trump disbanded the school safety board that works to prevent school shootings. it was comprised of survivors, educators, and gun violence prevention advocates and formed after the school shooting in parkland.

trump has threatened to invade panama to claim the panama canal.

trump withdrew from the paris climate act.

trump revoked all protections for transgender troops in the us military.

trump rescinded executive orders made by biden that benefited and protected women, lgbtq+ people, black americans, hispanic americans, asian americans, native hawaiians, and pacific islanders.

trump is attempting to make it legal to refuse to hire or fire pregnant women.

multiple state legislators are drafting bills to allow the punishment for abortion to be the death penalty.

trump pardoned 23 individuals convicted under the freedom of access to clinic entrances (FACE) act for their anti-abortion activism, including oftentimes violent protests at abortion clinics.

trump signed an executive order allowing deportation of foreign students who they believe express support for hamas or hezbollah.

trump announced that the us government will from here on out only recognize male and female as sexes. intersex is not legally recognized anymore.

trump has told all schools and universities that they have two weeks to end all diversity initiatives, or he will cut federal funding. (as of feb 19, 2025)

trump fired the staff of the federal aviation association after a deadly plane crash in dc.

trump has fired the heads of the tsa and coast guard, and gutted a key aviation safety advisory committee.

the official white house twitter account posted an “illegal alien deportation” asmr video where they did closeups of chains and the sound of ankle chains hitting the metal stairs of the airplanes deportees were being loaded onto.

on truth social, trump posted, “LONG LIVE THE KING!”.

at CPAC, a republican group called the “third term project” held a rally to support changing the constitution so trump can run for a third term. on their posters, they’re photoshopping his face onto julius caesar’s, seemingly forgetting what happened to julius caesar.

the trump administration paused health communications to prevent the fda from announcing food recalls.

republicans on tiktok are recreating elon’s salute to prove that it “wasn’t a nazi salute”, and they’re either doing it completely wrong because they know if they replicate it then it will actually be a salute, or they’re doing the proper salute and posting it online.

google and apple maps now display the gulf of mexico as “gulf of america”.

rfk jr. wants to ban SSRIs and put everyone on them into labor camps.

andy ogles drafted a constitutional amendment to allow trump to be president for a third term.

the us senate confirmed russell vought, one of the main authors of project 2025, will lead the white house budget office.

nancy mace repeatedly used the t-slur during a congressional meeting, three times were out of spite.

andy biggs introduced a bill to abolish osha and completely eliminate federal workplace safety protections.

georgia republican congressman mike collins called for the deportation of new jersey born mariann budde, the bishop who urged trump to “have mercy” on the lgbtq+ community and immigrants during a service at the national cathedral.

florida republican anna paulina luna has introduced a bill to add trump to mount rushmore.

new york republican claudia tenney introduced a bill to make trump’s birthday a federal holiday.

west virginia republican delegate lisa white has introduced house bill 2712, which would remove rape and incest as exceptions for abortion, even for minors. you can call her at (304) 340- 3274 or email her at lisa.white@wvhouse.gov and let her know your opinion on that.

there is a bill named the SAVE act which would require americans to provide their birth certificate, passport, or other citizenship documents every time they vote, and would require the last name on their driver’s license to match that of their birth certificate. this would prevent married women who have changed their last name from voting.

bill h.r.1161, which is available publicly on congress.gov, would authorize trump to enter into negotiations to acquire greenland and to rename it to "red, white, and blueland".

six states (arizona, idaho, iowa, kansas, mississippi, and north dakota) are planning on challenging obergefell v. hodges, which would end same-sex marriage nationwide. about a dozen more states have representatives are also considering filing similar resolutions.

a bill to ban the mRNA vaccine has passed out of the house committee.

amazon revoked protections for lgbtq+ and black employees.

the cdc has removed their hiv prevention page.

the united states state department has officially changed its “travelers with special conditions” page which previously said “lgbtqi+ travelers” to “lgb travelers”, completely getting rid of the tqi+.

every single republican told us we were overreacting. trump swore he had nothing to do with project 2025 yet continues implementing details outlined in it. not a single person has the right to tell us we’re being dramatic anymore.

hope “cheaper eggs and gas” was worth it.

EDIT: i removed the “trump refused to swear on the bible” point because it was being taken as me being an offended christian. i’m not christian, im agnostic. the reason i included it in the first place is because he’s the first president in history to ever refuse to swear on ANYTHING. meanwhile his “conservative christian” followers had no issue with this, and decided to continue to scramble for excuses instead of admitting he may not be as religious as he claims he is. i figured taking that point out entirely is probably better than filling this with an explanation in the middle of the other important issues.

[l-mash3ar]

Donald Trump’s Bold Gaza Plan – U.S. To Take Over & Resettle Palestinian...

[sinoeurovoices]

特朗普「美國接收」加沙的計劃不可能發生 但會造成後果

美國總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump，川普）聲稱計劃讓美國「接管」並「擁有」加沙（Gaza，又稱加薩走廊），並在此過程中重新安置當地居民。他的計劃不會實現，因為這需要阿拉伯國家的合作，而這些國家已經拒絕了該提議。 反對的國家包括約旦和埃及——特朗普希望接納加沙的巴勒斯坦人——以及可能需要支付費用的沙特阿拉伯。 美國和以色列的西方盟友也反對這一想法。 一些——甚至許多——加沙的巴勒斯坦人或許會在有機會的情況下考慮離開。但即便有百萬人離開，仍會有多達120萬人留在那裡。顯然，美國——這個特朗普所稱的「中東的里維埃拉（Riviera of the Middle…

[kazifatagar]

Trump Proposes US Takeover of Gaza, Sparking Controversy

President Trump announced a plan to “take over” Gaza and “own it,” endorsing the permanent resettlement of Palestinians to neighboring countries. He proposed the Gaza Strip be redeveloped into the “Riviera of the Middle East” and did not rule out US military involvement.  Trump Proposes US Takeover of Gaza, Sparking Controversy Trump claimed regional leaders support the idea, although it…

[manversus]

Analysis: Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking | CNN Politics

[alabs1]

Trump Says US Will ‘Take Over’ Gaza, Create ‘Riviera Of The Middle East’

President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan for the United States to “take over” the Gaza Strip, resettle Palestinians in other countries – seemingly whether they wanted to leave or not – and turn the territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East”. He made the stunning proposal during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he was hosting at the…

[mahrahpalestine]

Trump just said the US will take over Gaza and “level” it. He said the US will “own” it.

And forcibly remove the 1.8 million Palestinians who live there. And it will become the “Riviera of the Middle East.” It is not just illegal. It is immoral.

And dangerous. And evil. ،Difficult days are ahead. We need courage. And prayer. And good organizing.

Today is Rosa Parks’ birthday… we need to lean in to the rich tradition of civil disobedience, good trouble, and nonviolent direct action.

If you are still interested in supporting the Gaza cause, donate to my family here to support us in standing firm and foiling the immigration plans.

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[worldnews90]

Trump has given Netanyahu political "ammunition," analyst says

President Donald Trump has provided Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with political power during the Israeli leader’s visit to the White House, a former US Middle East peace negotiator said on CNN.

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[throathole]

Trump openly talking about “redeveloping” the area in gaza where thousands of people were killed via genocide into what he calls “the riviera of the Middle East” is just……. It’s too ghoulish to even think about for too long. Building luxury apartments on the coast on land where tens of thoudands were bombed to death and over a million were forced to leave their home

[charlesoberonn]

If Trump's plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza and turn it into "The Riviera of the Middle East" wasn't so horrifically disgusting, it'd be laughable, because that's basically the plan for the villain from a 90s cartoon special