Red paint attack follows no vote on amendment to cut anti-missile funds – despite her rejection of $600m Israel aid bill

A Bronx office of the US House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was vandalized early on Monday, according to New York City police, who say they are investigating.

The vandalism occurred after Ocasio-Cortez on Friday voted against a defense spending bill amendment authored by the Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia that would have eliminated funding for the system protecting Israel from missiles.

Her vote on Greene’s amendment prompted the Democratic Socialists of America to issue a statement accusing Ocasio-Cortez of backing Israel’s “eliminationist campaign against the Palestinian people”.

  • GlacialTurtle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m not defending the vote so much as pointing out that it was a meaningless vote.

    Just ignore the part where you kept suggesting the Iron Dome was “defensive” therefore it’s OK and “not a weapon” (lmao) therefore voting in favour of it would be legitimate.

    Again, you’re just an obtuse moron twisting yourself into a pretzel pretending its nuance.

    If MTG brought up an amendment that said everyone gets to live forever and AOC voted against it, would you claim AOC is pro-death or would you recognize that MTG’s proposal was a useless measure that shouldn’t be taken seriously?

    You’re just not a serious person. Learn to shut the fuck up.