Stars who have slammed President Donald Trump are now asking the president for help with artificial intelligence copyright protections as Hollywood battles with the impact of AI on the entertainment industry.
Mark Ruffalo, Bette Midler, Ava DuVernay, and more actors have signed a letter to President Trump asking him to hold the line against tech companies who they said have pushed to “weaken copyright” rules, <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-ai-hollywood-response-copyright-1236329205/">Deadline</a> noted.
“We firmly believe that America’s global AI leadership must not come at the expense of our essential creative industries,” the group wrote the White House Office of Science and Technology in an open letter.
“America’s arts and entertainment industry supports over 2.3M American jobs with over $229Bn in wages annually, while providing the foundation for American democratic influence and soft power abroad,” it added. “But AI companies are asking to undermine this economic and cultural strength by weakening copyright protections for the films, television series, artworks, writing, music, and voices used to train AI models at the core of multi-billion dollar corporate valuations.”
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Hollywood stars call on Donald Trump to make AI pay for their work amid tech row <a href="https://t.co/n3mq8qIwCE">https://t.co/n3mq8qIwCE</a>
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“For nearly 250 years, U.S. copyright law has balanced [a] creator’s rights with the needs of the public, creating the world’s most vibrant creative economy,” the letter continued. “We recommend that the American AI Action Plan uphold existing copyright frameworks to maintain the strength of America’s creative and knowledge industries, as well as American cultural influence abroad.”
In addition to Ruffalo, Midler, and DuVernay, Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett, Judd Apatow, Taika Waititi, Natasha Lyonne, Paul McCartney, Lily Gladstone, and Patton Oswalt joined a list of more than 400 people in the entertainment industry who have called on Trump’s administration because they claim OpenAI and Google “are arguing for a special government exemption so they can freely exploit America’s creative and knowledge industries, despite their substantial revenues and available funds.&#8221;
&#8220;AI companies can use our copy-righted material by simply doing what the law requires – negotiating appropriate licenses with copyright holders, just as every other industry does,&#8221; the letter read. &#8220;This issue goes well beyond the entertainment industry, as the right to train AI on all copyright-protected content impacts all of America’s knowledge industries.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.aol.com/actor-mark-ruffalo-dubs-trump-025802346.html">Ruffalo</a> has been an outspoken critic of the president, labeling him once an “enemy of America” in response to an op-ed in The New York Times that claimed Trump was a threat to democracy.
“F***ing finally. Media starts to wake up…” Ruffalo wrote. “Presidential contender is calling for Americans to kill and harm Americans. Let that sink in. Enemy of America from within.”
Frequent Trump critic Midler previously <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-bette-midler-social-media-1890734">shared a post</a> on X from a writer who labeled Trump “a troll,&#8221; who has &#8220;no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth.” She captioned the post, noting how “brilliant” the writer was.
Following the 2024 election, director DuVernay blasted Trump’s re-election in spite of the criminal charges he faced, <a href="https://deadline.com/2024/12/ava-duvernay-donald-trump-re-election-origin-release-marrakech-1236190812/">Deadline</a> noted.
“My country is run by criminals, but that criminality is seen as completely different than a black kid on the corner who might buy, sell marijuana,” the actress said. “The black kid is in prison for years, while criminals are elected and make millions of dollars and sell electric cars.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/susan-sarandon-explains-the-impact-of-ai-in-hollywood-and-why-younger-generations-may-not-care" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Sarandon Explains The Impact Of AI In Hollywood — And Why Younger Generations May Not Care</a>

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The newest cringe <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> endorsement ad comes courtesy of some stars of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> film, “Avengers: Endgame.” The staged phone call between the actors was posted to leftist activist Mark Ruffalo’s X page on Thursday.
Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle, and Paul Bettany participated in the project.
&#8220;We&#8217;re back. Let&#8217;s #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election">vote</a> counts,&#8221; Ruffalo wrote in the post caption. 
“Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we will lose big: Project 2025, women’s reproductive rights, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, public education, student debt relief, Affordable Care Act, Social Security, and as of today, life saving vaccines. This s*** is real and it’s going to come for you,” the actor continued in a <a href="https://x.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1852086652753035272">follow-up</a>. “Take 3 friends and know, no matter what you are a hero. Always give it all.”
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We&#39;re back. Let&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AssembleForDemocracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AssembleForDemocracy</a>. In the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionEndgame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionEndgame</a>, every vote counts 🗳️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VoteBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VoteBlue</a>! Vote <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Walz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tim_Walz</a> <a href="https://t.co/Xp7YdUEqxa">pic.twitter.com/Xp7YdUEqxa</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1852086517596119453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The video included the Marvel stars discussing a new potential catchphrase for Harris. 
&#8220;How about this? I’m just off the top of my head: ‘I can do this all day,’&#8221; Evans said.
&#8220;What about something punchier like—&#8221; Downey said.
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&#8220;Boom! You looking for this?&#8221; Cheadle suggested.
&#8220;Kamala forever,&#8221; Gurira said.
&#8220;How about ‘I’m down with democracy?&#8217; It’s clean and simple,&#8221; Bettany chimed in. 
&#8220;I’m Kamala Harris and I say down with democracy,&#8221; Cheadle said jokingly. &#8220;Yeah, together we got to tear down democracy.&#8221;
By the end of the video, their suggested slogan had been revised to, &#8220;I’m Kamala Harris, and I am down with democracy.&#8221;
The social media mockery of the new ad was swift and fierce.
“Um, a little too much honesty here… Kamala Harris ‘tearing down democracy!’” Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz <a href="https://x.com/tedcruz/status/1852148187760410757">posted</a> on X.
“I believe we can safely say Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the Hollywood douchenozzle vote,” another reaction <a href="https://x.com/CarmineSabia/status/1852116791947927844">said</a>. 
This isn’t the first time these stars participated in a video supporting the Democratic candidate for president. In 2016, Downey Jr., Johansson, Ruffalo, and Cheadle joined other celebrities in an ad <a href="https://youtu.be/nRp1CK_X_Yw">attacking Donald Trump</a>. 
In that video, Cheadle described Trump as a &#8220;racist, abusive coward who could permanently damage the fabric of our society.&#8221;

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Actor Mark Ruffalo took some backlash for a Sunday post suggesting that an Israeli military operation — which resulted in the rescue of four hostages held by Hamas terrorists since October 7th — was not worth it because of the number of Palestinian civilians who were supposedly killed.
Ruffalo, who took on the role of the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, repeated the number of casualties declared by the Hamas-controlled <a href="https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1799510443737624662" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaza officials</a> and suggested that it was not an even exchange for just four of the remaining hostages.
&#8220;It’s so good to see the hostages returned,&#8221; Ruffalo began, but pivoted immediately. &#8220;A ceasefire would have gotten many more hostages back and no civilians and children killed. This siege is cruel and senseless. Grinding innocent human beings and their culture into blood soaked rubble and dust, to be buried and forgotten. 4 for 274 including kids. It’s a sinful equation that keeps repeating.&#8221;
Critics quickly pointed out to Ruffalo that the hostages were not &#8220;returned,&#8221; they were rescued — and one noted that there was a very simple way to avoid any civilian casualties in the future.
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Simple method to avoid civilian casualties: <a href="https://t.co/c2lKpbSkiH">https://t.co/c2lKpbSkiH</a>
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The three-step plan Hogeg advocated was as follows: &#8220;1. Don’t kidnap innocent people. 2. If you do, don’t hide them among civilians. 3. If you did, don’t complain when those innocent people are rescued.&#8221;
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4. And don’t complain when the people hiding hostages in their homes are killed or injured during the extraction process. At the point at which they assist Hamas, they become combatants themselves and any consequences for that allegiance are on them.
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Rochelle Wentz followed that up with a fourth step: &#8220;And don’t complain when the people hiding hostages in their homes are killed or injured during the extraction process. At the point at which they assist Hamas, they become combatants themselves and any consequences for that allegiance are on them.&#8221;
&#8220;Hey, @MarkRuffalo, you know what would have saved all civilians from being killed? If Hamas hadn&#8217;t smashed the ceasefire that existed on Oct. 6 with a genocidal orgy of murder, rape, and kidnapping. For every drop of blood shed since then — on both sides — Hamas bears full guilt,&#8221; Jeff Jacoby added.
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Hey, <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkRuffalo</a>, you know what would have saved all civilians from being killed? If Hamas hadn&#8217;t smashed the ceasefire that existed on Oct. 6 with a genocidal orgy of murder, rape, and kidnapping. For every drop of blood shed since then — on both sides — Hamas bears full guilt. <a href="https://t.co/AhbnQCHoHd">https://t.co/AhbnQCHoHd</a>
— Jeff Jacoby (@Jeff_Jacoby) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff_Jacoby/status/1799852173519434109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The Avengers&#8221; actor Mark Ruffalo took aim at the Supreme Court on Saturday, claiming that recent decisions had proven it is a &#8220;right-wing ideological political institution&#8221; and demanding that the legislative and executive branches act to control it.
Ruffalo delivered his message in a couple of tweets, responding to a HuffPost article that accused the current Court of effectively &#8220;rolling back the 20th century.&#8221; The article highlighted several recent decisions the author viewed as regressive — namely, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-at-least-10000-fewer-legal-abortions-have-occurred-since-overturn-of-roe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dobbs decision</a> overturning Roe v. Wade, the decision axing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-blows-up-over-affirmative-action-ruling-why-do-you-fear-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">affirmative action</a> in the college admissions process, the decision that killed Biden&#8217;s student loan forgiveness program, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gorsuch-lambasts-sotomayors-dissent-in-christian-web-designer-ruling-opens-fire-on-its-own-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">303 Creative</a> decision that came down last week.
&#8220;Okay. So we all understand that the Supreme Court has become a right-wing ideological political institution under Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Barrett, Kavanaugh, &amp; Roberts,&#8221; Ruffalo declared. &#8220;They&#8217;re for sale &amp; illegitimate. Now, we have to beat them in the executive branch &amp; the legislature.&#8221;
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Organize the vote. They&#39;re taking us backward. We have already left them behind. Now we keep building people&#39;s power. We have the people. We are far more mighty. Hold on tight &amp; keep organizing. Drown out the noise. Keep pushing forward. The only way to freedom is forward.
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1675177894623039490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Organize the vote. They&#8217;re taking us backward. We have already left them behind. Now we keep building people&#8217;s power. We have the people. We are far more mighty. Hold on tight &amp; keep organizing. Drown out the noise. Keep pushing forward. The only way to freedom is forward,&#8221; he continued.
But not everyone was sure Ruffalo had the right idea. Critics quickly responded to his tweets, reminding him that he had not had a problem with a left-leaning court that delivered decisions he agreed with.
&#8220;It used to be a left-wing ideological political institution, but you were fine with that,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SamanthaPfaff/status/1675295298917380104" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one said</a>.
&#8220;Sounds awful sedition-y there, kiddo, to say a co-equal branch of government is illegitimate,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/shoveitjack/status/1675281002850136066" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another tweeted</a>. &#8220;It would be a lot easier for you to just say you are throwing a tantrum because you don&#8217;t like the Constitution.&#8221;
&#8220;Guy who gets paid tens of millions to be a CGI voice over would like to school the peasants on the glorious future that socialism will create for us. He keeps his money of course. That’s just assumed,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/ejgallagher1/status/1675333522842873856" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added a third</a>.
A couple of Ruffalo&#8217;s fellow actors weighed in as well.
&#8220;Not all actors are like this, I promise,&#8221; Matthew Marsden assured his followers.
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Not all actors are like this, I promise. <a href="https://t.co/hQHdgofrJN">https://t.co/hQHdgofrJN</a>
&mdash; Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewdmarsden/status/1675275148025290756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Robert Davi added, &#8220;We must make sure celebrities hear from everyday working Americans and not the indoctrinated haters the education system has infected &#8211; Will all express either your support or disagreement with @MarkRuffalo and Why ??!!&#8221;
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We must make sure celebrities hear from everyday working Americans and not the indoctrinated haters the education system has infected &#8211; Will all express either your support or disagreement with <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarkRuffalo</a> and Why ??!! <a href="https://t.co/nt5dZvPBjr">https://t.co/nt5dZvPBjr</a>
&mdash; Robert Davi (@RobertJohnDavi) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertJohnDavi/status/1675232752797458432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mark-ruffalo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Ruffalo</a>, best known for his incessant leftist rants as well as his performances as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marvel’s</a> Hulk, resorted to more whining, quoting a writer complaining that the reason the show “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” got bad reviews was that it was “led by women.”
Ruffalo quoted an <a href="https://screenrant.com/she-hulk-review-bombing-imdb-ratings-problem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> in ScreenRant that claimed the abundance of bad reviews posted on IMDB arose because of the reviewers’ misogyny or racism.
“The rise in bad-faith IMDb reviews, particularly for projects led by women and/or BIPOC, threatens to render the site’s scores meaningless if the problem is not addressed,” the article stated and Ruffalo quoted.
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“The rise in bad-faith IMDb reviews, particularly for projects led by women and/or BIPOC, threatens to render the site’s scores meaningless if the problem is not addressed.”<a href="https://t.co/mNm4YPn5Sr">https://t.co/mNm4YPn5Sr</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1562518200226418690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” stars Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters, the cousin of Bruce Banner, who becomes Hulk.
“The current IMDb policy leaves the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as women and BIPOC working in film and television particularly vulnerable to unnecessary vitriol and harassment,” the article declares.
Ruffalo’s fealty to political correctness has been demonstrated for years; in December 2019, when he was worth an estimated $30 million by <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/mark-ruffalo-net-worth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some</a> <a href="https://wealthygorilla.com/mark-ruffalo-net-worth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>, he decided to trumpet his antipathy for the capitalist system, pontificating on Twitter, “It’s time for an economic revolution. Capitalism today is failing us, killing us, and robbing from our children’s future.”
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It’s time for an economic revolution. Capitalism today is failing us, killing us, and robbing from our children’s future. <a href="https://t.co/OnNm6CYrWK">https://t.co/OnNm6CYrWK</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1201176660252475392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In September 2019, Ruffalo asserted his support for Senator Bernie Sanders and socialism, tweeting, “Democratic Socialism per @BernieSanders is basically the political system that works for all of us not just one percent. Healthcare for workers, education for workers, sick leave for workers, and a fair tax system.”
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Democratic Socialism per <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BernieSanders</a> is basically the political system that works for all of us not just one percent. Healthcare for workers, education for workers, sick leave for workers, and a fair tax system. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemDebate</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1172332658061242368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2019</a></blockquote>
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By the end of November 2019, Ruffalo was at it again, <a href="https://pjmedia.com/trending/mark-ruffalo-says-bernie-sanders-would-beat-trumps-ass-no-doubt-about-it/">saying of Sanders</a> that he would “beat Trump’s a**.” He said, “I know that he has the grit and I know he has this huge infrastructure and the young people dig him. And of course a good part of ‘the Squad’ signed off on him. I&#8217;m very excited about what he’s doing. He’s already pushed the Democrats to the progressive values he already has and he keeps leading in the field even today. And he&#8217;ll beat Trump&#8217;s a**.”
In June 2017, Ruffalo targeted the “white conservatives” he claimed NBC and MSNBC had hired. Ruffalo linked to a petition demanding NBC executives “stop the white conservative hiring spree.”
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Sign the petition: Tell <a href="https://twitter.com/MSNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSNBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCNews</a> to stop the white conservative hiring spree <a href="https://t.co/CQGV7zRHWr">https://t.co/CQGV7zRHWr</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/CREDOMobile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CREDOMobile</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/p2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#p2</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/873545061799272448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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“Tell NBC executives: Stop the white conservative hiring spree at MSNBC,” the petition stated. “NBC had troubling ties to Trump during the presidential campaign and gave the racist sexual predator a national platform. Now MSNBC, too, is tilting to the right.”

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Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, lacerated hard-leftist actor Mark Ruffalo after Ruffalo warned President Biden about meeting the Brazilian president.
Ruffalo tweeted to Biden, “Dear @POTUS: the man you are meeting with today does not respect democracy and consistently threatens a coup. As the 1/6 hearings begin, remember to stand on the side of democracy.”
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Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: the man you are meeting with today does not respect democracy and consistently threatens a coup. As the 1/6 hearings begin, remember to stand on the side of democracy. <a href="https://t.co/bhAAHxEjqC">pic.twitter.com/bhAAHxEjqC</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1535003454665547778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Bolsonaro mocked Ruffalo’s intelligence with a vengeance, first calling him “Mark Ruffles,” then comparing the Brazilian Constitution to the “complicated Hulk scripts you have to memorize” including Ruffalo as The Hulk reading the line of dialogue saying “AHGFRR.”
He wrote, “Dear Mark Ruffles, calm down! I&#8217;m sure you have never read the Brazilian Constitution, but I can assure you it&#8217;s nothing like the complicated Hulk scripts you have to memorize: ‘AHGFRR.’ Read it and you&#8217;ll find out I&#8217;m not only respecting it, but protecting Brazil&#8217;s rule of law.”
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&#8211; Dear Mark Ruffles, calm dowm! I&#39;m sure you have never read the Brazilian Constitution, but I can assure you it&#39;s nothing like the complicated Hulk scripts you have to memorize:&quot;AHGFRR&quot;. Read it and you&#39;ll find out I&#39;m not only respecting it, but protecting Brazil&#39;s rule of law. <a href="https://t.co/djBbccMAPX">https://t.co/djBbccMAPX</a>
&mdash; Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaro/status/1535057765634560000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Then Bolsonaro got more serious, asserting, “The records show my government has always been on the side of democracy and the Constitution. It&#8217;s the Brazilian left (your masters) who wants to control the press, curb freedom of speech, censor the internet and financially support dictatorships like Cuba and Venezula, not me.”
He attempted to put it in terms the actor could more easily understand, writing, “Let me make it simple: if Captain America was elected by +55 million people and Thanos, who is a foreigner and doesn&#8217;t know anything about the US, tries to interfere in the American territory or electoral process, it&#8217;s Thanos and not the Captain who is disrespect[ing] democracy.”
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&#8211; Let me make it simple: if Captain America was elected by +55million people and Thanos, who is a foreigner and doesn&#39;t know anything about the US, tries to interfere in the American territory or electoral process, it&#39;s Thanos and not the Captain who is disrepectin democracy.
&mdash; Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaro/status/1535057770780962816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Ruffalo has said America is guilty of apartheid; comparing it to Israel, which he also accused of apartheid. Asked in an interview in October 2020, he ranted, “Here we are in America, and we’re looking at the very same thing. I mean, this is kind of an apartheid system. There is [sic] two Americas; there’s the BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) America and there’s the white America. And that’s an injustice.”
Bolsonaro has ripped famous American leftist actors before; in April, he targted Leonardo DiCaprio, an avowed environmentalist who has been publicly rebuked for flying on private jets, after DiCaprio urged young Brazilians to vote.
“Thanks for your support, Leo!” Bolsonaro snapped. “It&#8217;s really important to have every Brazilian voting in the coming elections. Our people will decide if they want to keep our sovereignty on the Amazon or to be ruled by crooks who serve foreign special interest. Good job in The Revenant!”
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&#8211; Thanks for your support, Leo! It&#39;s really important to have every Brazilian voting in the coming elections. Our people will decide if they want to keep our sovereignty on the Amazon or to be ruled by crooks who serve foreign special interest. Good job in The Revenant! 👍 <a href="https://t.co/kg3b6rmPCw">https://t.co/kg3b6rmPCw</a>
&mdash; Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/jairbolsonaro/status/1520154376374874113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Mark Ruffles’ Saying ‘AHGFRR’ As The Hulk: Brazil Prez Bolsonaro Mocks Leftist Mark Ruffalo For Telling Biden Not To Meet With Him

Brazil Prez Bolsonaro Mocks Leftist Mark Ruffalo For Telling Biden Not To Meet With Him

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Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner unloaded on actor Mark Ruffalo after he referred to the ongoing war in Ukraine as &#8220;a gift&#8221; if it would set the world down the path toward adopting green energy.
Faulkner and her co-hosts on the network&#8217;s midday panel show &#8220;Outnumbered&#8221; weighed in on <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/actor-mark-ruffalo-says-ukraine-war-is-a-gift-for-bidens-climate-change-initiatives/">comments</a> Ruffalo made during a recent conversation with MSNBC&#8217;s Katy Tur.
&#8220;Actor and environmental justice warrior, should I put that in quotes, because they all fly,&#8221; Faulkner began before cutting to video of the exchange. &#8220;Mark Ruffalo says the war in Ukraine that has resulted in the thousands of deaths and unspeakable war crimes we see daily has actually been a &#8216;gift&#8217; for President Biden’s clean energy effort.&#8221;
&#8220;This is a moment for President Biden to take this, our momentum, people’s fear, their disgust of the war, their disgust with energy prices and–and use that to solidify a message to the American people that now is the time to transition,&#8221; Ruffalo said of the conflict. &#8220;This where the jobs are, this is where national security is, and we’re going to keep pushing him to do it and this is a gift to the president as we see it and we see him accepting it in such terms.&#8221;
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&quot;I have no doubt why people hate Hollywood.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/HARRISFAULKNER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HARRISFAULKNER</a> minces no words in response to Mark Ruffalo&#39;s claim that war in Ukraine is a &quot;gift&quot; because it will force the world to pivot to green energy. <a href="https://t.co/7qW2jAuSyQ">pic.twitter.com/7qW2jAuSyQ</a>
&mdash; Virginia Kruta (@VAKruta) <a href="https://twitter.com/VAKruta/status/1519366518492082176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;See, I have no doubt why people hate Hollywood,&#8221; Faulkner reacted first. &#8220;That is it right there, just do your job, just play your role! Whatever it is.&#8221;
&#8220;War is not something to be used. War is not something that is a gift, this is something you learn when you are five or maybe ten and it is elementary,&#8221; former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany added, arguing that if Ruffalo was going to make the war in Ukraine about the climate agenda, he was without empathy for those who were going through it.
&#8220;How disgusting that the climate agenda means so much to this man that he is delusional to the point of not having the empathy,&#8221; she said, referencing the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-presses-blinken-to-pick-a-side-has-the-u-s-seen-evidence-that-russia-is-committing-war-crimes/">heartbreaking images and stories</a> that had come out of Ukraine in the weeks since Russia first <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/russian-train-station-attack-kills-dozens-of-ukrainian-civilians/">attacked</a>.
&#8220;Do you remember, Harris, and Emily, I know that we were on air together when the pregnant woman was bombed in that maternity hospital. And you pointed out just the blanket over her, it was so sad to watch, unfortunately she did not make it and neither did her child, those are the images of war and that’s what we must bring to light as to what is happening in Ukraine. It is certainly not a gift,&#8221; McEnany continued.

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‘I Have No Doubt Why People Hate Hollywood’: Harris Faulkner Torches Mark Ruffalo For Calling Ukraine War ‘A Gift’

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Actor Mark Ruffalo is outspoken on political issues, especially climate change. Now he’s saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be a good catalyst for advancing President Biden’s climate-focused initiatives, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-ruffalo-calls-ukraine-war-gift-president-bidens-climate-change-agenda">reported</a>. He even called the war a &#8220;gift&#8221; for the movement.
The “13 Going On 30” star made the remarks during an episode of MSNBC Reports. “How do you fight against the advocacy groups out of there, the dark money groups out of there, that are out there that fight against climate change?&#8221; host Katy Tur inquired of the panel, which included Ruffalo.
&#8220;I mean, the Koch brothers, there’s all sorts of dark money that has stopped solar energy in Arizona. Arizona, which has the most sunlight,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;So, how do you, with this campaign, cut through the mis and disinformation?&#8221;
Ruffalo pushed for renewable energy no matter who supported it or how complicated it was to instate. 
&#8220;On the Koch brothers. Yeah, there is the dark money and that’s definitively an issue, but when you look at how quickly we are actually moving on this transition, when you look at how many jobs it&#8217;s created; it doesn&#8217;t matter what the Koch brothers say or do,” Ruffalo said. &#8220;At the end of the day, we are going to win and we are going to transition over.&#8221; 
&#8220;Are we going to do it in a graceful way or are we gonna do it … kicking and screaming?&#8221; the actor continued.
Next, Ruffalo said the conflict in Ukraine was a “gift” for Biden because he could use the public’s emotions to advance legislation that was focused on combating climate change.
“This is a moment for President Biden to take this, our momentum, people&#8217;s fear, their disgust of the war, their disgust with energy prices and&#8211;and use that to solidify a message to the American people that now is the time to transition,” the activist actor said.
&#8220;This where the jobs are, this is where national security is, and we’re going to keep pushing him to do it and this is a gift to the president as we see it and we see him accepting it in such terms,&#8221; Ruffalo said.
The “Now You See Me” actor isn’t pleased with everyone using global events their benefit, however. On Monday, Ruffalo tweeted his response to an article detailing how gas prices increased to over $4/gallon since 2020 and company executives retained their high salaries. 
The caption of Ruffalo’s tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1518688162473816066">read</a>: “War Profiteering. 🤮 While the rest of the country suffers from their gouging, these CEOs screw the USA over.”

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Actor Mark Ruffalo Says Ukraine War Is A ‘Gift’ For Biden’s Climate Change Initiatives

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A group of A-list celebrities recently signed a letter to City National’s parent company, the Royal Bank of Canada, demanding that they defund the Canada Gas pipeline. 
According to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mark-ruffalo-leonardo-dicaprio-ben-stiller-letter-protest-canada-gas-pipeline">Fox News</a>, the open letter pleads with the Royal Bank of Canada to &#8220;withdraw support from the Coastal GasLink pipeline, effective immediately&#8221; because they are “bankrolling the climate crisis and violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples.&#8221;
The signatures include more than 65 famous names. Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Stiller, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, and Robert Downey Jr., Josh Gad, Mariska Hargitay, Rooney Mara, Julianne Moore, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Schumer, and Marisa Tomei are among those asking for the bank to withdraw financial support.
When asked why celebrities were speaking on this, Ruffalo said it was because they have a platform and “people listen to us,” <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8687345/hollywood-celebrities-mark-ruffalo-leonardo-dicaprio-rbc-coastal-gaslink-bc/">according to</a> Canadian news site Global News.
He continued, “We have this privilege and we have to use it for the right thing. None of this matters if our children can’t drink the water, they can’t breathe the air, they can’t go outside, the world burns around them. None of this means anything anymore. We’re becoming desensitized to this insanity that we’re living in.”
The actor is known for taking stances on climate change issues specifically. 
“We have a responsibility to each other,” Ruffalo explained during a press conference Wednesday. “And it’s time for good people and privileged people, like us, to do the right thing. To make other people, good people, uncomfortable. That’s the only way we’re going to break through this system of racism and harm.”
Several of those celebrities headed to social media, urging their fans to join in the fight against the pipeline. They used the hashtag #NoMoreDirtyBanks with their posts.
Ruffalo posted a video to YouTube explaining his stance. 
&#8220;Right now, major banks like the Royal Bank of Canada are financing a fracked gas pipeline bulldozing through the land of the Wet’suwet’en nation in Northern British Columbia, Canada,&#8221; the activist actor said. &#8220;The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs never consented to this pipeline construction through their terrorities, which would risk the sacred headwaters of the Wedzin Kwa River, but here’s where it gets complicated.&#8221;
Ruffalo continued, &#8220;The Supreme Court of Canada recognized Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs as rightful title holders of the land, but corporations still get away with consulting only ‘elected leadership’ put in place by the colonial government.&#8221;
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Thank you to everyone who signed this. The time to defund <a href="https://twitter.com/CoastalGasLink?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoastalGasLink</a> is now. <a href="https://twitter.com/RBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RBC</a> must withdraw from the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline now and stop financing fossil fuels. <a href="https://twitter.com/CityNational?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CityNational</a> Bank must protect its clients and honor their values. <a href="https://t.co/JVrCia9bhH">https://t.co/JVrCia9bhH</a>
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He also shared on Twitter his thanks for other Hollywood names who signed the letter with him. “Thank you to everyone who signed this. The time to defund @CoastalGasLink is now. @RBC must withdraw from the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline now and stop financing fossil fuels. @CityNational Bank must protect its clients and honor their values,” Ruffalo wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1504497599260340224">Twitter</a> while sharing a link to the Hollywood Reporter article detailing the letter’s contents.
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‘People Listen To Us’: Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Others Demand Bank To Defund Canada Gas Pipeline

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Actor Mark Ruffalo was hit with a backlash on social media when he honored Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, who were fatally shot while attacking teenager Kyle Rittenhouse last year.
Ruffalo slammed a &#8220;racist system that devalues Black lives&#8221; when honoring Huber and Rosenbaum, whom the &#8220;Avengers&#8221; star referred to as &#8220;JoJo.&#8221; Rosenbaum was charged with child sex crimes of boys, ranging from ages 9-11 years old, and ultimately was sentenced to ten years in prison in a plea deal. 
Notably, Huber, Rosenbaum, and Rittenhouse are all white. Moreover, Rosenbaum is on video repeatedly shouting the N-word while at the riot in Kenosha.
&#8220;We come together to mourn the lives lost to the same racist system that devalues Black lives and devalued the lives of Anthony and JoJo,&#8221; Ruffalo posted to Twitter, Friday. 
&#8220;After all we have seen and heard about these weapons of war, these killing machines, there is no doubt that people who faced this young man were more afraid of him than he was of them,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;He was the one with a weapon of war, loaded and ready to be used on people.&#8221;
&#8220;Justice weeps bitterly today,&#8221; the actor added. &#8220;We are coming together to heal the scars left by the wounds of this grief. We will care for each other and remember why we continue to march.&#8221;
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We come together to mourn the lives lost to the same racist system that devalues Black lives and devalued the lives of Anthony and JoJo. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReimagineKenosha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReimagineKenosha</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1461807227476582407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Justice weeps bitterly today. We are coming together to heal the scars left by the wounds of this grief. We will care for each other and remember why we continue to march. <a href="https://twitter.com/WisconsinAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WisconsinAllIn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LeadersKenosha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeadersKenosha</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/blocbyblocMKE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@blocbyblocMKE</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1461807237480034309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Do you normally use cutesy pet names for child rapists?&#8221; Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh replied to Ruffalo.
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Do you normally use cutesy pet names for child rapists?
&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1462215373181366278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You are a sick man, Mark,&#8221; wrote legal commentator Viva Frei. &#8220;Truly sick. But thank you for letting us know who you are, by using the loving nickname of a child anal rapist in your heartfelt eulogy to him. While exploiting the cause of African-Americans to do so. Absolutely disgusting!&#8221;
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You are a sick man, Mark. Truly sick. But thank you for letting us know who you are, by using the loving nickname of a child anal rapist in your heartfelt eulogy to him. While exploiting the cause of African-Americans to do so. Absolutely disgusting! <a href="https://t.co/cm1heLptqn">pic.twitter.com/cm1heLptqn</a>
&mdash; Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) <a href="https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1462269779801219073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You call a child rapist &#8216;JoJo?'&#8221; questioned country music star John Rich. &#8220;Copy that, Hollywood.&#8221;
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You call a child rapist &quot;JoJo?&quot; Copy that, Hollywood.
&mdash; John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1462222726387712003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Jojo raped children, Mark,&#8221; commented legal outlet Rekieta Media.
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Jojo raped children, Mark. <a href="https://t.co/Z5xfZlSXMK">https://t.co/Z5xfZlSXMK</a>
&mdash; Rekieta Law (@RekietaLaw) <a href="https://twitter.com/RekietaLaw/status/1462372582108377095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is the left,&#8221; Donald Trump Jr. posted. &#8220;Using cutesy nicknames for multiple-time convicted child molesters. &#8216;JoJo&#8217; is a POS pedophile who sexually assaulted five young boys between the ages of 9 and 11 &amp; somehow got out of jail, but he’s a really good dude who’s just misunderstood. F*** these people.&#8221;
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This is the left. Using cutesy nicknames for multiple-time convicted child molesters.
“JoJo“ is a POS pedophile who sexually assaulted five young boys between the ages of 9 and 11 &amp; somehow got out of jail, but he’s a really good dude who’s just misunderstood. Fuck these people. <a href="https://t.co/fnZShJcN81">https://t.co/fnZShJcN81</a>
&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1462267633714089986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Left-wing fact-checking site Snopes has <a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/11/rittenhouse-victims-records/">confirmed</a> Rosenbaum’s sex child crimes:
<blockquote>For example, yes, at age 19, Rosenbaum was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing five children — all boys between the ages of 9 and 11 — in Arizona’s Pima County in early 2002, according to his case file obtained via a public records request by Snopes.
The documents said Rosenbaum was temporarily living with the boys’ parents after his mother had kicked him out for disobeying her rules about one month earlier. Over the course of his weeks-long stay, Rosenbaum molested the boys, showed them porn, and performed oral sex on them, among other offenses, the documents showed. He was sentenced to prison for roughly 15 years, and authorities believed at the time “his risk to recidivate being of great concern to the community” considering the victims’ gender and age. (Let us note here: The records included an interview with Rosenbaum in which he said his stepfather sexually abused him and his brother on an almost daily basis when he was a preteen.)
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Rittenhouse on Friday was found not guilty on all charges stemming from the night of August 25, 2020. The teenager fatally shot two rioters and injured a third when he was attacked.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wendy-rittenhouse-interview-family-reveals-new-legal-action-theyre-exploring-mom-talks-kyles-new-chapter">Wendy Rittenhouse Interview: Family Reveals New ‘Legal Action’ They’re Exploring, Mom Talks Kyle’s New ‘Chapter’</a>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/glorifying-a-child-rapist-disneys-pedro-pascal-ripped-for-honoring-murdered-rittenhouse-attackers">‘Glorifying A Child Rapist’: Disney’s Pedro Pascal Ripped For Honoring ‘Murdered’ Rittenhouse Attackers</a>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-prosecutor-lists-numerous-alleged-crimes-of-man-kyle-rittenhouse-fatally-shot-downplays-as-irrelevant">WATCH: Prosecutor Lists Numerous Alleged Crimes Of Man Kyle Rittenhouse Fatally Shot, Downplays As Irrelevant</a>

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Mark Ruffalo Mocked For Using ‘Cutesy Nickname’ To Honor Rittenhouse Attacker, Child Sex Abuser

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On Monday, actor Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter for accusing the Israeli government of committing “genocide.”
“I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide.’ It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antisemitism here &amp; abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole,” the Marvel star tweeted.
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I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antisemitism here &amp; abroad. Now is the time to avoid hyperbole.
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1397023731722113032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-ruffalo-apologizes-for-saying-israel-commits-genocide">The Daily Wire</a> reported, Ruffalo had called for sanctions against Israel on Monday.
“1500 Palestinians face expulsion in #Jerusalem. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people — it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. #SheikhJarrah,” Ruffalo tweeted.
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1500 Palestinians face expulsion in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jerusalem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jerusalem</a>. 200 protesters have been injured. 9 children have been killed. Sanctions on South Africa helped free its black people &#8211; it’s time for sanctions on Israel to free Palestinians. Join the call. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SheikhJarrah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SheikhJarrah</a> <a href="https://t.co/f9R6LYljez">https://t.co/f9R6LYljez</a>
&mdash; Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1392103671282864136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Some applauded Ruffalo for his apology. Former New York State Assemblyman and Founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, Dov Hikind, tweeted, “No one expected this apology from Mark; it always takes a level of courage to admit one’s mistakes.”
“But the real test is in what comes next, to see if he’s truly sincere and really understood what was so wrong about such a misnomer,” Hikind added. “But it’s a positive first step.”
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No one expected this apology from Mark; it always takes a level of courage to admit one’s mistakes.
But the real test is in what comes next, to see if he’s truly sincere and really understood what was so wrong about such a misnomer.
But it’s a positive first step. 👏🏻
&mdash; Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) <a href="https://twitter.com/HikindDov/status/1397055540925194244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Michael Dickson, executive director of Stand With Us, also celebrated Ruffalo&#8217;s apology, tweeting, “Correct.”
“There is conflict, sure. And people of goodwill work for peace. But there is no genocide,” Dickson continued. “The ‘genocide’ lie is used to incite violent — sometimes deadly — antisemitism.  It matters that you set the record straight and used your voice to reconcile and not divide.”
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Correct. There is conflict, sure. And people of goodwill work for peace. But there is no genocide. The “genocide” lie is used to incite violent &#8211; sometimes deadly &#8211; antisemitism. It matters that you set the record straight and used your voice to reconcile and not divide.
&mdash; Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeldickson/status/1397056566399062016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Ruffalo, however, was slammed by several pro-Palestinian activists, who immediately rejected the actor&#8217;s acknowledgement of the reality of the conflict.
Palestinian-American attorney and activist, Huwaida Arraf, responded, “As an attorney, I have long avoided calling it genocide. No longer.”
“Israel’s policies fit the legal definition, but as with any crime, there is the element of intent that must be proven. For that, there are plenty of statements from Israeli officials. Not hyperbole,” Arraf added.
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As an attorney, I have long avoided calling it genocide. No longer. Israel’s policies fit the legal definition, but as with any crime, there is the element of intent that must be proven. For that, there are plenty of statements from Israeli officials. Not hyperbole.
&mdash; Huwaida Arraf (@huwaidaarraf) <a href="https://twitter.com/huwaidaarraf/status/1397076682423554051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Dima Khatib, the Managing Director of Al Jazeera Plus, tweeted, “It is not Hamas/Israel fighting!!!!”
“I thought you knew better. This framing undermines our cause and quest for freedom. It serves the self-defence narrative of the oppressor,” Khatib added. “PS You may use ‘ethnic cleansing.’”
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It is not Hamas/Israel fighting!!!! I thought you knew better. This framing undermines our cause and quest for freedom. It serves the self-defence narrative of the oppressor 
PS You may use “ethnic cleansing”
&mdash; Dima Khatib (@Dima_Khatib) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dima_Khatib/status/1397083881082396674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Talbert Swan, who has been outspoken on racial issues in recent months, tweeted, “You never referred to the Palestinians who were being slaughtered as ‘Hamas’ in your previous tweets.”
He then implied that Ruffalo’s apology was triggered by pressure from Jews or Israel.
“What happened? Who got to you? Were the 70+ murdered children fighting for Hamas?” he added.
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You never referred to the Palestinians who were being slaughtered as ‘Hamas’ in your previous tweets.
What happened? 
Who got to you?
Were the 70+ murdered children fighting for Hamas?
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&mdash; Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalbertSwan/status/1397115755083272193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Later that day, Swan compared Ruffalo&#8217;s apology regarding Israel to that of a slavery apologist.
“This is you during antebellum…,” he tweeted. “‘I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the slaver/enslaved fighting that suggested America is committing ‘genocide’. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antiwhiteness here &amp; abroad.’”
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This is you during antebellum…
“I have reflected &amp; wanted to apologize for posts during the slaver/enslaved fighting that suggested America is committing “genocide”. It’s not accurate, it’s inflammatory, disrespectful &amp; is being used to justify antiwhiteness here &amp; abroad.” <a href="https://t.co/73L0gQPxwT">https://t.co/73L0gQPxwT</a>
&mdash; Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalbertSwan/status/1397172656743518209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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‘What Happened? Who Got To You?’ Pro-Palestinian Activists Slam Mark Ruffalo’s Apology, Insist That Israel Is Committing ‘Genocide’

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