"I am a political prisoner," Mahmoud Khalil says in his first statement since being detained www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - ThreadSky

noayachot.bsky.social • 18 hours ago

"I am a political prisoner," Mahmoud Khalil says in his first statement since being detained
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/mahmoud-khalil-statement-columbia

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eagleowlsheila.bsky.social•18 hours ago

And he's not wrong.

janelliefish.bsky.social•17 hours ago

📌

groatbury.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/n/nationalanthemslyrics/usanationalanthemlyrics.html

onlyhumannature.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Correct.

terryezell.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Whether I agree with his views or not, he is not wrong.

this-guy.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I’m pretty surprised they let this statement get out.

timwiseman.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Every indication I am aware of supports this statement. Mahmoud Khalil should be freed immediately and returned to his family.

yuweiquan.bsky.social•18 hours ago

When does he get his day in court?

th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Khalil is more sympathetic when he doesn't speak.

I support due process. Nobody should misinterpret that as supporting Khalil.

hyperbolicdub.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Spoken like a genocidal zionist.

jirb.bsky.social•18 hours ago

hey, shut the fuck up

ncallaway.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Here is his full letter. What parts do you find so distasteful?

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25592020-letter-from-a-palestinian-political-prisoner-in-louisiana-march-18-2025/

shoshiroll.bsky.social•17 hours ago

junayt.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Yeah how dare he speak up when they're trying to terrify and silence him

But thank you for clarifying that you support due process, we all think you're James Madison now and we think you're hot and brilliant

othiym23.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Okay. I support due process, habeas corpus, and Mahmoud Kahlil, who has committed no crimes and should be free.

airowe.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Fuck that

bobsyouruncle.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Yeah you wouldn’t want anyone to think you support justice for Palestinians would you?

th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Yawn.

Trolls gonna troll. That's why they're here.

shaidorsai.bsky.social•17 hours ago

And again, you could have said NOTHING. Instead, you decided to come and publicly proclaim your disdain for Khalil.

Have just slightly more self-reflection than the average MAGA.

th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Indeed.

I could have said nothing, but then I wouldn't have had a chance to voice my disdain for Khalil while simultaneously making clear my support for due process.

I suspect others feel like I do, but folks like you try and bully them into group think.

If you don't like what I say, that's ok.

junayt.bsky.social•13 hours ago

eviecorwell.etheirys.social•12 minutes ago

Shut the fuck up.

thatonehalfgayguy.bsky.social•16 hours ago

You do realize trying to be "polite" and "nice" right now instead of apologising for basically trashing on someone who's been tortured for no apparent reason makes you look like a monster, right?

th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social•16 hours ago

It's very clear to me that quite a few people that allegedly support free speech get very upset by speech and/or opinions they do not like.

I expressed an opinion. You don't like it. How I "look" is immaterial.

People who care about how they look are frequently vain & unprincipled.

shaidorsai.bsky.social•18 hours ago

You could have just not said anything, you know. You're a lot more sympathetic that way.