Saving Your Time—This Week in One Email
Every interview. Every article. And yes, a Dad Joke
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Interviews & Articles from This Week
1. Monday
Episode 234 — ICE's Immunity Problem & Georgia's Fight for Economic Justice
On Episode 234 of The Qasim Rashid Show:
2. Tuesday
On August 4—Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, & More Have Primaries
Hope is not a strategy. Organization is. This is one reason why you’ve seen me work with amazing leader to launch the 1000 Miles to Memphis voting rights march.
3. Wednesday
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's Win Isn't Just Historic—It Proved Something Many Thought Impossible
Last night, 41-year-old Dr. Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for United States Senate in Michigan. In a minute I’ll explain why I use his full name. What he overcame to get here is not just politically significant. It is historic.
4. Thursday
Florida Has Until August 18th to Get This Right. Vote Angie Nixon.
If you’ve followed my writing, you saw that for months I have written and warned about Alexander Vindman. As recently as May I documented his grotesque anti-Muslim bigotry and genocide denial. Vindman shamelessly claimed on a podcast that there is “inherent trained racism against Jewish people in Muslim communities” that is “encouraged
5. Friday
Interview with Michigan's Democratic Nominee for US Senate — Dr. Abdul El Sayed
Today I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Abdul El Sayed, one on one, to discuss his historic win earlier this week. I sourced questions from the public, and while many trolls responded with racist, anti-Muslim, and dehumanizing rhetoric, I received an overflow of questions that matter. Questions about healthcare, about Democratic party unity, an…
What Is The Public Thinking?
This week, prediction markets put Democrats’ odds of winning all four core Senate seats—Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and Maine—around 46%. Minnesota’s primary is next week, August 11.
Dad Joke of the Week
Last week, a dozen of my Jewish friends sent me congratulatory messages. I guess eventually we all get hit with a mazel tov cocktail. #DadJokes :)
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OMG--that dad joke! 😂 All kidding aside, I appreciate all you do to provide solid information.
Thank you so very much for all you do from a whiter than white American grandmother who is ashamed of my nation’s photograph right now but so proud of those like you and myself (to the best of my capabilities) who truly see the way and are focused on the good and working to change that picture!