Nostr notes by Qasim Rashid, Esq.

For the first time in New York State history: a tax on ...

2026-04-16T18:29:54+02:00

For the first time in New York State history: a tax on pied-à-terres.

NYC Mayor Mamdani just negotiated a landmark agreement, any second home in NYC valued at $5M+ will now be taxed at a higher rate. This means money back to the people, not billionaires who treat the city like a luxury storage unit.

100 days in. That is all it took. And here’s how we must keep building.

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/zohran-mamdani-is-winning-and-politicians-everywhere-should-take-notes/

To recap JD Vance this week: •Failed as a VP (and Catholic), ...

2026-04-12T21:50:11+02:00

To recap JD Vance this week:
•Failed as a VP (and Catholic), sitting silent as Trump threatened Pope Leo
•Failed as a negotiator by not securing peace with Iran in a war Trump started
•Failed as a campaigner in what should be a total wipeout of Orban’s regime

A reminder that he only won his Senate & VP seats due to billionaire backing. On his own he’s absolutely nothing.

A 29-year-old warehouse worker burned down a Kimberly-Clark ...

2026-04-11T16:29:34+02:00

A 29-year-old warehouse worker burned down a Kimberly-Clark warehouse and destroyed $500M in inventory while stating, “All you had to do was pay us enough to live.”

So I quickly researched his claim. And the numbers don’t look good for Kimberly-Clark. https://youtube.com/shorts/uim6Egt66bM?si=rL-_kfaAYX_kkvpm

Truly mortifying how in the last 1 week the USA and Israel killed ...

2026-04-11T05:06:41+02:00

Truly mortifying how in the last 1 week the USA and Israel killed 300+ civilians by illegally invading Lebanon, destroyed the Rafi Nai Synagogue in Iran, and threatened Pope Leo in the Vatican, yet per TIME reporting, Democratic leadership is still reluctant to impeach Trump. And to be sure, all MAGA Republicans are complicit too. Congressional cowardice is just off the charts.

Does he need to launch an actual nuke before Congress acts?

In the last day US & Israeli strikes across Iran & Tehran ...

2026-04-06T17:22:05+02:00

In the last day US & Israeli strikes across Iran & Tehran have killed more than 25 people—including at least 7 children. This in addition to the 1600-1900 Iranians killed so far.

None of this makes Americans safer. None of this makes life more affordable. None of this adheres to US or international law. Donald Trump is spending $1B a day to murder Iranian children while American children go hungry. Impeach and remove him from office before he escalates, which he will.

MAGAs care immensely about the well-being of Christians.* *Except ...

2026-04-06T05:36:55+02:00

MAGAs care immensely about the well-being of Christians.*

*Except Black Christians shot in church—they're murdered
*Except Latino Christians seeking asylum—they're put in camps
*Except Nigerian Christians allegedly persecuted—they're banned
*Except Lebanese Christians attacked by Israel—they're murdered
*Except Palestinian Christians suffering genocide—they're murdered

Correction: MAGAs care immensely & only about the well-being of wealthy white male Christians—because that's what fascists do😐

I remember when MAGAs lost their minds when Biden said inshaAllah ...

2026-04-06T01:12:31+02:00

I remember when MAGAs lost their minds when Biden said inshaAllah (God willing) in a random sentence.

Trump screams “Praise be to Allah” (Alhumdolillah) to threaten war crimes & MAGAs are thrilled.

Apparently, it’s only anti-American to use Arabic expressions casually, but when using them to threaten civilians on Easter, it’s as patriotic as can be.😐

BREAKING: Crime reports are out for Q1 2026 New York City. ...

2026-04-05T05:40:48+02:00

BREAKING: Crime reports are out for Q1 2026 New York City. Contrary to propaganda that crime would rise, NYC under Mayor Mamdani records fewest shootings & murders IN HISTORY!
• Major Crime: ⬇️ 5.3%
• Robbery: ⬇️ 8%
• Burglaries: ⬇️ 20.6%
• Murders: ⬇️ 28%

And he’s done this while being unapologetically pro working people, anti genocide, & pro justice. His approval rating rose from +38 to +48. Corporate Democrats would be wise to learn from him…if they weren’t so addicted to centrism and losing.

Pointing out for no reason at all: •8 POTUS's have died in ...

2026-04-05T00:18:29+02:00

Pointing out for no reason at all:
•8 POTUS's have died in office—ngl 20% mortality rate is high!
•Average time between deaths is 17.4 years—its been 63 years since the last one
•Harrison was first POTUS to die in office—& died APRIL 4, 1841

Anyway, carry on!

The Pope wishes Asalaamo Alaikum to the children of Lebanon. ...

2026-04-04T16:15:42+02:00

The Pope wishes Asalaamo Alaikum to the children of Lebanon. Beautiful and a powerful reminder of why we must stand united for justice and peace. ❤️✊🏽

https://youtube.com/shorts/9d9jZgfwvRQ?si=_xT58Jav6uTaqks7

MAGA: We Protect Children! So, child tax credit to prevent child ...

2026-04-04T02:39:42+02:00

MAGA: We Protect Children!

So, child tax credit to prevent child poverty from spiking 30%?
MAGA: Nope

Gun safety laws because guns are the leading cause of death for American kids?
MAGA: Nope

Stop arming Isreal because they've killed dthousands of Palestinian, Iranian, & Lebanese kids?
MAGA: Nope

Release the Epstein Files because children were systemically raped?
MAGA: Nope

Then HOW do you protect children?
MAGA: We heard of 7 trans student athletes so we elected a fascist to stop them!

Literally the day after Marco Rubio scolded Iran for spending ...

2026-04-03T21:38:01+02:00

Literally the day after Marco Rubio scolded Iran for spending money to fight wars instead of on things Iranians need, Donald Trump told everyone we can’t spend money on things we need because we are fighting wars

Adjusting for GDP, USA’s war budget is ~3X Iran’s and Iran’s literacy rate is 10% higher. In 1 month, USA has spent 7X Iran’s annual defense budget.😐

Why did people despise Apartheid South Africa? Because the ...

2026-04-03T15:26:14+02:00

Why did people despise Apartheid South Africa? Because the Western backed government:
•Annually killed hundreds of Indigenous with impunity, including children
•Annually took at least 10K+ hostages, including 1000+ children
•Stole Indigenous land and built hundreds of thousands of illegal homes
•Enforced separate facilities for the "racially inferior" Indigenous

And guess what?

Israel does ALL OF THE ABOVE, and now also passed a law that kills Palestinians only by hanging. Israel Is Apartheid.

Greg Bovino: FIRED Kristi Noem: FIRED Pam Bondi: FIRED To recap: ...

2026-04-02T22:51:01+02:00

Greg Bovino: FIRED
Kristi Noem: FIRED
Pam Bondi: FIRED

To recap:
•Each were wholly incompetent.
•Each committed or enabled gotesque crimes and human rights violations.
•Each should face prosecution for their open corruption.
•Each prove Trump never cared about meritocracy—only about sycophants who obey him.

Unfortunately for them, “I was just following orders” is not a valid defense.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. ...

2026-04-02T19:02:19+02:00

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Barbara—a case that could decide whether a president can strip birthright citizenship from children born on U.S. soil.

Over 340,000 people joined me and the ACLU to say: no president gets to redefine who is a citizen.

Read more about what’s at stake, Trump’s broader strategy, and what comes next in today’s Let’s Address This.

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/340-000-americans-said-no-to-trumps-attacks-on-our-constitution/

Universal healthcare which 90% of Democratic voters demand ...

2026-04-02T05:46:07+02:00

Universal healthcare which 90% of Democratic voters demand
•Establishment Democrats: Not a chance

Reject corporate money which 92% of Democratic voters demand
•Establishment Democrats: Not a chance

Stop funding Israel which 92% of Democratic voters demand
•Establishment Democrats: Not a chance

Hasan Piker
•Establishment Democrats: This man is the single biggest threat to humanity and we will do everything in our power to destroy him

With corporate Democrats like these, who needs Republicans

Just so we're clear -- the law Israel just passed mandating ...

2026-04-01T20:36:14+02:00

Just so we're clear -- the law Israel just passed mandating death by hanging for Palestinians is apartheid.

It. Is. Apartheid.

Israel does not punish Israelis who kill Palestinians. Instead, Israel has illegally detained more than 10,000 Palestinians, including 1000 children, without charge or conviction. These are hostages held without access to counsel in concentration camps.

This. Is. Apartheid. Any politician or journalist who cannot acknowledge that is complicit. Period.

If Corporate Democrats fought the literal President and guy with ...

2026-03-31T14:29:09+02:00

If Corporate Democrats fought the literal President and guy with nuclear codes who is currently funding genocide in Gaza, invading Iran, & gutting our democracy even 1/10th as hard as they fight the Twitch streamer who says these things are evil, actually—we might have a semblance of an opposition party.

As is, Republicans who have supported Trump for a decade and continue to do so get a pass—but candidates who campaign with Piker are condemned without exception. It Is Absurd.

BREAKING: Israel's parliament has approved the death penalty ...

2026-03-30T22:31:53+02:00

BREAKING: Israel's parliament has approved the death penalty BY HANGING as the default for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

Meanwhile, multiple human rights orgs including Israeli orgs like B'TSalem confirm that Israelis kill Palestinians with impunity and face no accountabilty.

This is what apartheid looks like and shame on anyone gaslighting otherwise

Corporate Democrats are criticizing dialogue with Hasan Piker ...

2026-03-30T03:42:56+02:00

Corporate Democrats are criticizing dialogue with Hasan Piker because he condemns Israel’s genocide in Palestine—which they falsely claim is antisemitic

They happily dialogue with Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, Charlie Kirk, & Sean Hannity despite their genocide denial, hatred of Muslims, hatred of women, demonization of immigrants, dehumanization of trans people, & dehumanization of Black people—which they shamelessly justify as free speech

Reject this hypocrisy. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

If you marched in No Kings today, do not stop with the march. If ...

2026-03-29T00:31:53+01:00

If you marched in No Kings today, do not stop with the march. If you do, it's a missed opportunity. Here's what to do next.

https://youtube.com/shorts/BinHu5vIp3Y?si=Z7XlqfcMrUWgsi_t

My one ask of you all: If you're going to be at No Kings ...

2026-03-28T00:34:20+01:00

My one ask of you all: If you're going to be at No Kings tomorrow, do not come home empty handed.

Use the protest to ORGANIZE your community.

Here's a free app called SWAY that does just that. Join my voting group here, and set up your own. Organize your community and lets win elections: https://www.sway.co/g/ka8z4juu?utm_source=share&ref=76ia8ofh

As a human rights lawyer, I put together 13 rules to protect ...

2026-03-27T20:30:46+01:00

As a human rights lawyer, I put together 13 rules to protect yourself while protesting.

Here's what you need to know:
https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/13-rules-to-protect-yourself-while-protesting-at-no-kings/

Tomorrow could be the largest protest in U.S. history, with ...

2026-03-27T16:01:18+01:00

Tomorrow could be the largest protest in U.S. history, with millions expected to take to the streets against the rise of fascism in our White House.

As a human rights lawyer, I made this video with 13 rules you need to protect yourself while protesting.

With ICE fascists and DHS are violating every rule in the book, make sure you keep these essential rules in mind to avoid getting arrested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6aThUJH_w

REMINDER: Claiming you aren’t racist because you have Black and ...

2026-03-27T00:13:10+01:00

REMINDER: Claiming you aren’t racist because you have Black and brown friends is like a man claiming he can’t be misogynist because he’s married to a woman.

As millions protest at No Kings this weekend, the Trump regime is ...

2026-03-26T18:32:44+01:00

As millions protest at No Kings this weekend, the Trump regime is violently cracking down on people exercising our 1A rights.

As a human rights lawyer, I share 13 things you can do to better protect yourself and your community from Trump's goons.

No paywall. Please share: https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/13-rules-to-protect-yourself-while-protesting-at-no-kings/

Here's what you need to know about Trump trying to end ...

2026-03-26T05:11:07+01:00

Here's what you need to know about Trump trying to end birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court on April 1.

In short, if birthright citizenship falls, the entire American experiment fails. SCOTUS must uphold the constitution & protect birthright citizenship.
https://youtube.com/shorts/JK5XL6PfZVw?feature=share

Take a minute to read today’s article on what these Medicaid ...

2026-03-25T20:28:01+01:00

Take a minute to read today’s article on what these Medicaid cuts actually mean for real people. We are now beginning to see those consequences unfold across the country. And if this has impacted you or someone close to you, don’t stay quiet — share your story and be part of protecting what matters.

Read the full story here:

https://lets-address-this-with-qasim-rashid.ghost.io/medicaid-cuts-are-a-direct-assault-on-human-dignity/

BREAKING: New Mexico jury finds Facebook, Instagram, & ...

2026-03-25T02:36:59+01:00

BREAKING: New Mexico jury finds Facebook, Instagram, & Whatsapp harm childrens’ mental health—orders Meta to pay a $375M penalty.
•$375M is .023% of Meta’s $1.6T net worth
•That’s like the median American being fined $14.37
•And in 2025 Meta paid only 3.5% tax on a record $79B US income

Horrid. Immoral. Criminal. American.

Shocked that Meta, which enabled the Rohingya genocide and faced no repercussions, is also harming the mental health of our children, and faces no repercussions. 😐 Smh.

To recap “America First” to MAGA: •$10B to the “Board of ...

2026-03-24T20:59:38+01:00

To recap “America First” to MAGA:
•$10B to the “Board of Peace”
•$12B on illegal war on Iran
•$38B to Israel to commit genocide
•$40B to Argentina farmers
•$75B to ICE fascists
•$134B in tariffs stolen from small biz
•$200B MORE to bomb Iran
•$1T in corrupted Pentagon budget
•$1T in Medicaid CUTS for the poor
•$2.1T in tax CUTS for billionaires

All while framing the “real” problems as kids who need school lunch, trans college athletes, and undocumented immigrants who pay $100B/year taxes

Researchers at the non-profit org called Pregnancy Justice report ...

2026-03-24T01:13:30+01:00

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.

My father arrived in the U.S with $30 and a belief in a country ...

2026-03-23T18:06:25+01:00

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/

We don't have money to fund public education but plenty to ...

2026-03-23T00:57:30+01:00

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

To those upset about bombing Iran: You’re upset about bombing a ...

2026-03-22T02:31:40+01:00

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.

So to recap: •Trump illegally bombed Iran. •Iran responded by ...

2026-03-21T05:32:34+01:00

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?

Today is Eid al‑Fitr — the joy after a month of Ramadan. If ...

2026-03-20T19:56:53+01:00

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/

Ramadan ends tonight & I’m getting the usual questions, so ...

2026-03-20T01:00:33+01:00

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!

MSNBC Journalist David Rhode: "Iran offered to give away ALL ...

2026-03-19T21:34:59+01:00

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

AIPAC is gloating about "stopping progressives in IL" and ...

2026-03-19T16:51:12+01:00

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.

AIPAC is gloating about "stopping progressives in IL" and ...

2026-03-19T05:49:21+01:00

In her final remarks of her historic and inspiring campaign for ...

2026-03-18T05:05:18+01:00

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

Trump says he won’t sign any bills until the SAVE Act hits his ...

2026-03-18T00:36:40+01:00

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

In just over 1 year Trump has: •Bombed 8 countries ...

2026-03-17T14:26:41+01:00

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?🧐

This is amazing. DHS bought a warehouse in a city called Social ...

2026-03-17T02:45:54+01:00

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.

Mohommad Nazeer put his life on the line to protect U.S. service ...

2026-03-16T23:51:19+01:00

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.

Here is who I am recommending my fellow Illinoisans vote for in ...

2026-03-16T04:57:23+01:00

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

These are the fascists who wrote and are enacting Project 2025. ...

2026-03-15T01:52:00+01:00

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.

Media wants us to feel sorry for Israeli soldiers who committed ...

2026-03-14T05:19:55+01:00

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

BREAKING: The Pentagon is officially sending thousands of US ...

2026-03-14T00:17:01+01:00

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?

A reminder that: 1. This hate is from Trump himself 2. It is ...

2026-03-13T21:46:37+01:00

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/

The Illinois primary election is just 4 days away. What happens ...

2026-03-13T15:39:40+01:00

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/

This week Donald Trump threatened more war crimes on the people ...

2026-03-11T23:41:33+01:00

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

An unholy alliance of AIPAC, Crypto, and DraftKings are buying ...

2026-03-11T21:53:04+01:00

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/

Hegseth and anyone else claiming “oops, I accidentally ...

2026-03-11T20:37:04+01:00

Hegseth and anyone else claiming “oops, I accidentally massacred 175 children” are not above the law.

Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran has successfully ...

2026-03-11T19:18:58+01:00

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.

Remember when Trump admitted white South Afrikaaners as refugees ...

2026-03-11T17:20:10+01:00

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).

BREAKING: 18 Senate Dems just voted to confirm Trump's ...

2026-03-11T01:25:06+01:00

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.

They claimed crime would skyrocket if @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ...

2026-03-10T04:57:44+01:00

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

The US/Israel led illegal war on Iran has so far killed: •7 US ...

2026-03-09T19:49:01+01:00

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.

The people who claim we had to attack Iran to liberate women are ...

2026-03-08T02:09:08+01:00

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

Shame on all the cruel and calloused people in my comments lying ...

2026-03-07T03:48:26+01:00

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.

This is Andrew Paul Johnson. Andrew was convicted of insurrection ...

2026-03-06T16:44:03+01:00

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.

I just launched a Change . org petition calling on the US House ...

2026-03-06T06:09:25+01:00

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

Trump’s new DHS Secretary nominee is somehow even more unhinged ...

2026-03-06T05:23:29+01:00

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_

Absolutely devastating video of police and Senator Sheehy ...

2026-03-05T05:46:55+01:00

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

This is one of Trump's closest allies calling to "round ...

2026-03-03T01:27:07+01:00

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/

I asked five Iranian-American thought leaders what corporate ...

2026-03-03T00:29:15+01:00

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/

The year is 2003 A republican is in the White House because ...

2026-03-02T17:44:18+01:00

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

New reports are more than 100 Iranian schoolgirls are dead after ...

2026-03-01T18:33:57+01:00

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.

All yall defending the Iranian regime seem to forget that their ...

2026-03-01T06:38:33+01:00

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.😐

To Zionists and MAGAs cheering on this illegal war on ...

2026-02-28T18:06:20+01:00

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

BREAKING: Explosions across Tehran. Israel has preemptively ...

2026-02-28T09:30:13+01:00

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.

Zohran Mamdani had +38 approval upon his election. In under 2 ...

2026-02-28T03:53:32+01:00

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.🤯

Did you know Haiti had to pay reparations to France for 125 years ...

2026-02-27T18:49:59+01:00

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

This week I watched Trump’s full SOTU speech. Expectedly, he ...

2026-02-27T16:03:56+01:00

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

Under Tennessee law, homicide can carry the death penalty. Now, ...

2026-02-24T13:02:20+01:00

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/

At the DuPage Dems Gala tonight, David Hogg condemns corporate ...

2026-02-23T06:39:36+01:00

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

I feel I have to block negative people. Who come into my mentions ...

2026-02-21T05:07:21+01:00

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.

Brendan Carr (current FCC Chairman) spent the entire Biden ...

2026-02-17T23:40:13+01:00

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.

Governments do not have rights. People have rights. Among them is ...

2026-02-17T17:08:17+01:00

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/

The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got ...

2026-02-17T02:43:41+01:00

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.

Saying “Free Palestine” is considered antisemitic but ...

2026-02-16T16:32:27+01:00

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.

Are we great yet? Our children are running terrorized because ...

2026-02-15T17:49:26+01:00

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

Let's be clear. Republicans are passing the deceptively named ...

2026-02-12T18:09:12+01:00

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/

A white MAGA man shot & killed his daughter because she ...

2026-02-11T05:05:20+01:00

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?

Congressman Jamie Raskin just said that he was able to view the ...

2026-02-10T19:56:57+01:00

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.

Nearly 3 in 4 Americans (according to Polymarket) expect that we ...

2026-02-10T17:23:31+01:00

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/

An "underage woman" is a 30-year-old trying to run for ...

2026-02-09T23:40:50+01:00

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.

The people saying they're upset about Bad Bunny because ...

2026-02-09T23:38:08+01:00

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.

Dystopia notwithstanding, Ring's commercial about using their ...

2026-02-09T17:31:10+01:00

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.

TRUMP: [does clearly racist thing] MAGA: That's not what he ...

2026-02-07T21:39:25+01:00

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!

MAGA Congressman Brandon Gill condemns brown Americans while ...

2026-02-07T19:13:28+01:00

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

Reminder that we do NOT live in "unprecedented" times. On ...

2026-02-05T16:13:02+01:00

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.

Watch my full conversation with Mr. Ernest Crim III on YouTube ...

2026-02-04T19:11:41+01:00

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.

Today on Let's Address This I'm joined by my Chicago ...

2026-02-04T02:09:30+01:00

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/

Systemic white supremacy is when an utterly incompetent ...

2026-01-30T17:25:58+01:00

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.

Corporate media’s complicity in the normalization of state ...

2026-01-29T23:13:48+01:00

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/

MN Judge: "ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders." ICE ...

2026-01-29T17:45:10+01:00

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.

Interviewed on Al Jazeera today about ICE killing Alex Pretti and ...

2026-01-27T18:59:31+01:00

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.

I've literally never seen anyone enjoy their job more than ...

2026-01-26T21:34:42+01:00

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