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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”.

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[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, sorry, I'm autistic and read things very literally. My bad for misunderstanding.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

That is ok; it was easy to misunderstand and that is why I edited it over