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Dylan Williams

@dylanwilliams.bsky.social
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Vice President for Government Affairs at @CIPolicy.bsky.social. Former US Senate staffer. Lawyer. Cornell alum. Bio: internationalpolicy.org/about/#dyla…

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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 people murdered 25 years ago today. We must also reckon with why the US response made the world less safe, pursuing failed policies that continue to inflict harm at home and abroad. From @nancyokail.bsky.social: internationalpolicy.org/publications...
internationalpolicy.org
25 Years After 9/11: Remembrance and Reckoning - CIP
Honoring those we lost 25 years ago and in the wars after means finally prioritizing the human security that Americans and all people deserve
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The UK announced new measures in response to Israeli settlements. "Banning the import of settlement goods and sanctioning those who facilitate settlement expansion are welcome, if long overdue, steps" says EVP @mattduss. The US should adopt similar measures, not resist them.
Allies’ Concrete Action on Settlements Welcome and Necessary

September 8, 2026 — Center for International Policy Executive Vice President Matt Duss issued the following statement in response to new measures announced by the United Kingdom and other US allies in response to Israeli settlement expansion:

“Banning the import of settlement goods and sanctioning those who facilitate settlement expansion are welcome, if long overdue, steps toward upholding international law, protecting Palestinian national rights, and advancing regional security. Several countries have announced that they will join the United Kingdom in adopting such measures, which we urge them to consistently enforce. We also applaud the UK’s recognition that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful.

“American lawmakers who seek to uphold the rule of law and pursue a non-violent resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should welcome these efforts by some of our closest allies. They should call on the US government to adopt these and similar measures, instead of resisting them. 

“The decades-long approach of urging Israel to halt settlement expansion, while failing to impose any consequences for it, has been a catastrophic failure. By effectively granting Israel impunity from international consequences, the US has fueled an annexationist movement that openly terrorizes Palestinian communities, forcibly displaces them, and steals their land in full partnership with the Israeli government and armed forces. Make no mistake: Those trying to undermine or penalize the lawful steps rightly taken in response to the occupation are actively abetting this deadly, illegal conquest.”
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
FINAL VOTE: The bill just passed the House by a vote of 237 to 169. 33 Democrats joined all but two Republicans in voting for it:
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The merger of Century International into a new global research department at @cipolicy.bsky.social led by @tcambanis.bsky.social & drawing on the expertise of 40 staff & fellows is another major milestone marking CIP as a central address for the progressive foreign policy transformation now underway
Century International joins the Center for International Policy to launch a new global research department.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill denying federal funding to universities that boycott Israel, Israeli companies or Israeli institutions—including those in settlements. It’s another effort to single out Israel for special treatment and erode Americans’ rights on its behalf.
Text of bill H.R.4795
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The progressive foreign policy blueprint is here.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
NEW STATEMENT 🚨 CIP Executive Vice President @mattduss.bsky.social issued the following response to reports that the United States and Iran have reached a ceasefire agreement to be signed by the end of the week: #Iran 🇮🇷 #UnitedStates 🇺🇸
“With news of a ceasefire agreement to end the disastrous and unnecessary US-Israeli war on Iran, the tragic failure of Donald Trump’s Iran policy has now played out exactly as antiwar critics warned it would.

“Trump said that his war on Iran would be quick, decisive and force the regime to totally capitulate or collapse. We warned it would become a quagmire that would fail to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, ignite a regional conflict that could threaten the global economy, further strengthen the Iranian regime’s hold on power and cost thousands of lives–including American servicemembers. We were right.

“This diplomatic agreement is critically needed to bring the disaster to an end, and must be fully  and swiftly implemented. Nonetheless, the United States will be left in a weakened strategic position – not because of the contents of this agreement, but because of the utter failure of the reckless approach taken by Trump at the urging of pro-war groups in Washington, and a racist, corrupt Israeli Prime Minister.

“US lawmakers from both parties should support the agreement to end this historic and completely avoidable foreign policy disaster. Just as importantly, both Congress and the White House must end the definitively failed approach of ever-increasing sanctions and belligerence toward Iran, and seek to build on this new opening for diplomacy to address the full range of issues–as well as potential opportunities–in the US-Iran relationship.”
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
It took two decades but we’ve gone from a majority of Congress voting for a war of choice to voting against one. It reflects Americans’ broad opposition to the human, economic and moral costs of the reflexive militarism that has long defined the US foreign policy elite. apnews.com/article/iran...
apnews.com
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This report on horrific assaults leaves no doubt whatsoever that a wide swath of Israeli security units have been credibly accused of committing gross violations of human rights. The Leahy Law requires that U.S. security assistance to implicated units cease at once. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
NEW: 30 lawmakers led by @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social press Trump to share intel on Israeli nuclear program “The concerns about nuclear escalation are shared by some inside the Trump administration, who say Israel’s red lines may not be adequately understood” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Some Democrats press Trump to break silence on Israel’s nuclear arsenal
A letter from 30 lawmakers calls on the U.S. to expose Israel’s weapons program, which it doesn’t acknowledge and was built in secret beginning in the late 1950s.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, gnawing on children’s fingers and toes and spreading disease. The head of Gaza's largest hospital said he expects the problem to worsen as summer approaches and amid an Israeli ban on pest control materials such as rat poison. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
reuters.com
Rats infest Gaza's tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza's tent camps for ​displaced Palestinians, biting children's fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people's few remaining treasured possessions, ...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NEW: Sen. @kaine.senate.gov will force a vote today on a measure to block US forces from being engaged in hostilities against Cuba. This is another critical constitutional test and effort to restrain a president committing illegal acts of war across the globe. www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releas...
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Kaine, Schiff, & Gallego Announce Vote on Cuba War Powers Resolution Today | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) announced that the Senate will vote today on...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Starting at 11AM eastern:
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Israeli settler terrorists just attacked a school, murdering a child. Arming and providing settlers military backing is the official policy of Israel, whose ministers openly incite violence against Palestinians. It’s ethnic cleansing and US taxpayers are arming it. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
reuters.com
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank village attacked by Israeli settlers, witnesses say
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday after ​Israeli settlers and soldiers opened fire, witnesses said, while in Gaza health officials...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Then they can pay for their weapons and fight their wars themselves. Keep American taxpayers and servicemembers out of it.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I got to know the views of Maine’s second district pretty well when I worked for a Maine Senator. You won’t find finer folks anywhere—or any who are less supportive of costly wars of choice. They want good jobs, affordable heat and healthcare. Golden’s vote was not one reflecting their interests.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
With a final tally of 213-214, the war powers resolution to disengage US forces from the war on Iran failed by a single vote. Representative Jared Golden of Maine was the sole Democratic lawmaker to vote against the measure. Had he voted for it, it would have passed, handing Trump an historic loss.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sending Israel more weapons and military aid remains prohibited under US law as it continues to restrict Gaza aid: “Living conditions of Palestinians remain dire, while Israel continues to deliberately obstruct aid, which is translating into entirely preventable deaths” www.msf.org/not-ceasefir...
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This is not a ceasefire: Life in Gaza continues to be suffocated six months on | MSF
Six months since a fragile and ineffective ceasefire was implemented in Gaza, Palestine, Israeli forces continue their violent attacks and expand their military control of the Strip.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“The United States and all other countries need to cut off weapons to Israel immediately. Full arms embargo.” – CIP VP of Government Affairs @dylanwilliams.bsky.social in @commondreams.org ⬇️ www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
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Calls for 'Full Arms Embargo' Against Israel as Lebanon Massacres Imperil Ceasefire Hopes | Common Dreams
Fresh demands for a total arms embargo against Israel emerged Wednesday as the country's onslaught in Lebanon threatened to derail progress toward a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war.
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Called my Senators and Representative, urging them to cut their recess short, show up in DC, and prepare articles of impeachment against Trump for violating "18 US Code § 1091 prohibiting the crime of genocide," as so clearly explained by my @cipolicy.bsky.social colleague @dylanwilliams.bsky.social
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This meets the threshold for intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national group as set forth in 18 US Code § 1091 prohibiting the crime of genocide.
It any Iranians are killed pursuant to this threat, President Trump will be guilty of genocide, as will those assisting him.
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran escalates, Trump may deploy thousands of additional troops to the region for a ground assault inside Iran and has quadrupled his request for war funding from Congress. @cipolicy.bsky.social is holding an emergency online public briefing TODAY at 3pm. Register below.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Trump’s $200 billion request amounts to over $1,225 from every working American to pay for an unnecessary and unauthorized war that he claims we already won. Lawmakers who vote to fund the war won’t just be voting to continue it, they’ll be voting to support another forever war. Not one more dime.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We are seeing the Iran war become a quagmire in real time. Asking U.S. taxpayers to spend $50 billion on a war Trump claims we have already won was outrageous enough. Quadrupling that within a week shows a total lack of understanding or control over what he has gotten us into. Not one more dime.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“The new war in Iran is very unpopular… worst-ever-support-for-war-when-it-started unpopular. With just 38% of Americans in favor, support for bombing Iran is lower than retrospective support for the war in Iraq was in 2014.” — pollster @gelliottmorris.com www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-us-i...
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All the polls on the U.S. war in Iran so far
According to a simple average of new high-quality surveys, 38% of Americans approve and 49% disapprove of U.S. military action in Iran. When ignoring "don't know" respondents, 56% disapprove
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Kaine-Paul resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran will fail to advance on a vote of 47-53.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
As the Senate vote begins on the Kaine-Paul resolution to remove US forces from hostilities against Iran, Democrats are at their desks, while the Republican side is empty. The message is unmistakable. For Democrats this is a solemn moment. For Republicans it’s just another vote.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
👋 Former State Department War Powers lawyer here. This statement by Rubio is false. As @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and I wrote in January: www.justsecurity.org/128517/war-p...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
“Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters” Yesterday it was a school, today it is a hospital. Yesterday children were buried under the rubble of their classrooms, today babies had to be moved from intensive care in their incubators. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Israeli strikes hit hospital in Tehran, witnesses tell Reuters
Israeli strikes hit a hospital in Tehran’s Gandhi Street area, two witnesses told Reuters on Sunday, saying the hospital was badly damaged and patients were being taken out.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
How awful and unnecessary.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
“Iran reels as more than 100 children reportedly killed in school bombing” The United States armed and funded Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. Now such atrocities are being inflicted on Iran’s people, but this time the United States is a full participant. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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‘The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 100 children reportedly killed in school bombing
The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Iranian authorities and Red Crescent Society officials report that more than 100 people, most of them girls, were killed at a primary school during joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Let’s be clear: Slaughtering children in a school is an atrocity and a war crime. www.ft.com/content/055d...
ft.com
Strike on Iranian primary school kills 108, authorities say
Girls’ education facility hit as US and Israel launch joint military operation
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Running list of lawmakers opposed to the US and Israel's illegal war with Iran. If your elected official isn't on this list, make note, and primary the F out of them. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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U.S. LAWMAKERS’ STATEMENTS OPPOSING THE ASSAULT ON IRAN
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Here is a running list of statements by U.S. lawmakers opposed to Trump launching a major military assault on Iran: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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U.S. LAWMAKERS’ STATEMENTS OPPOSING THE ASSAULT ON IRAN
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
AIPAC is eagerly cheerleading the illegal US and Israeli war on Iran. It has long sabotaged diplomacy with Iran and pushed to use the US Armed Forces against it. It is a pro-war lobby that helps to put American forces and millions of civilians across the Mideast in harm’s way.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump explicitly calls his major military assault on Iran a war aimed at regime change. Congress has not declared war on Iran or authorized the use of military force against it. The launch of these illegal attacks is a crime of aggression—a grave violation of international law.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The Senate and House of Representatives will vote next week on measures to block the unauthorized use of U.S. Armed Forces against Iran. Here is a growing list of statements by lawmakers opposed to Trump recklessly starting another costly and bloody war: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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LAWMAKER STATEMENTS OPPOSING AN UNAUTHORIZED ATTACK ON IRAN
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Rockwell Freedom of Speech painting meme: “We shouldn’t keep starting wars based on lies”
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I shared my thoughts on top Democrats joining the effort to block a war on Iran with @theguardian.com: “Once it became clear how much this mattered to the Democratic voting base, those leaders started to speak out more strongly on the substance of the issue” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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How Trump shifted from opposing foreign wars to threatening war in Iran
The rationale to justify the US striking first has shifted from the country killing protesters to its developing weapons
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
NEW: House Democratic Leadership announces that they will force a vote on the bipartisan resolution to block Trump from launching an unauthorized war on Iran. This comes just after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer made public his support for a corresponding Senate measure.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Trump’s family and associates are poised to make billions at the expense of US taxpayers and Palestinian rights and lives,” @dylanwilliams.bsky.social on Trump’s Gaza plan being a “vehicle for massive exploitation and corruption.” ➡️ @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/news/compani...
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US Contractor's Proposal Exposes Trump Gaza Plan as 'Vehicle for Mass Exploitation' | Common Dreams
“Having spent three years looking at contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, this looks like highway robbery,” one expert said of the proposal—which has reportedly been halted—that would return 300% profit...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Imagine looking like partially-digested Arby’s and nearly getting your ass beat by a Congresswoman half your size.
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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Trump’s declaration of a naval blockade against Venezuela constitutes an act of war, breaking prior assurances that hostilities would require congressional approval and advancing a step toward conflict. ➡️ @dylanwilliams.bsky.social in @commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/news/unquest...
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'Unquestionably an Act of War': Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela | Common Dreams
US President Donald Trump declared a blockade on "all sanctioned oil tankers" approaching and leaving Venezuela, a major escalation in what's widely seen as a march to war with the South American nati...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Americans do not want to go to war in Venezuela. Congress votes this week on measures to block one. Help prevent a war with 3 calls to 202-224-3121: Call 1: Ask for your House Rep & urge them to vote for both H.Con.Res.61 & 64 Calls 2 & 3: Ask for your Senators & urge them to vote for S.J.Res.98
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
NEW: Americans overwhelmingly oppose attacking Venezuela • 70% oppose military action • 75% say Trump must get prior congressional approval, including most Republicans • 63% say attacks would not change—or even increase—the flow of drugs into the United States www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
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CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained
Those prioritizing economy say Trump is not spending enough time on it, as ratings of economy, his handling of inflation slip.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
“It would be deeply irresponsible and harmful to commit to 20 years of underwriting Israel’s war machine in light of its record of flagrantly misusing the aid and arms we already provided.” —CIP’s @mattduss.bsky.social on Israel seeking a 20 year US aid MOU: internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Airlines telling Americans to buy two sets of tickets because of Trump’s record-breaking shutdown. Truly a new golden age for our country. abc7.com/post/lax-ont...
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LAX, Ontario among airports to have flight capacity reduced by 10% due to government shutdown
The decision to reduce flight capacity could cut thousands of flights per day. In total, five California airports are impacted, including three in SoCal.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Trump is threatening to attack Venezuela—an act of war most Americans oppose. The Senate votes TONIGHT on a measure to block Trump from launching such an unauthorized attack. Call your Senators’ offices (Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121) and ask them to vote FOR the Kaine Resolution (S.J.Res.90).
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is open bigotry targeting New York’s first Muslim mayor, who won with the support of thousands of Jewish voters. The ADL has no such initiative regarding the Trump Administration, which employs extremists with ties to antisemitism. It even took down its “Glossary of Extremism” to appease them.
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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
URGENT: Trump is about to attack Venezuela. Most Americans oppose overthrowing Venezuela’s leaders by force—and an even larger majority oppose invading. Call your Senators and tell them to vote for S.J.Res.90 to block Trump’s unauthorized use of military force. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
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