Herb Levine

Report: Trump admin. accidentally texts journalist war plans | CNN Politics Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg says officials in the Trump administration accidentally added him to a group text chat about strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. National Security Counci...

Fascists are not always idiots. But they often are. www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/p...

Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The announcement marks a significant shift for the Modern Orthodox flagship university in Manhattan.

Here is a good surprise involving Jews and higher education. Makes a nice change. Yeshiva University has finally jumped over its own shadow and recognized it's queer students. Good for YU! www.jta.org/2025/03/20/u...

Military was instructed to search keywords including ‘first’ and ‘history’ during rushed purge of Pentagon websites | CNN Politics Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s February memo ordering all diversity, equity and inclusion-related content to be removed from Pentagon websites was so vague that military units were instructed to ...

Can you believe this utter b*******? Sorry, stupid question. Of course you can believe it. Sigh. www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...

Why this was the worst week in antisemitism — until maybe next week It was a bumper period for antisemitism with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and Kanye West all doing Holocaust denial. Why is this happening?

Jews who, like me, are trying to resist the normalization of antisemitism as a mainstream phenomenon are in a bit of a bind. Here's why. forward.com/culture/7054...

How JB Pritzker uses the Holocaust to position himself as the (Jewish) face of Trump resistance Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks about his Jewish background and Holocaust work to fight back against President Trump's administration.

Reference to Nazis and Hitler when discussing contemporary politics are offensive only when they are inaccurate. JB Pritzker understands this. forward.com/news/705526/...

ADL confirms that CEO Jonathan Greenblatt backed out of Israeli antisemitism conference - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Others have withdrawn to avoid sharing a stage with far-right leaders. The Yemeni-Swedish pro-Israel influencer Luai Ahmed, meanwhile, said he would attend.

So, even the ADL has its limits when it comes to cooperation with the far right. Good to know. www.jta.org/2025/03/18/i...

After welcoming far-right politicians, Israel's antisemitism conference is hemorrhaging speakers - Jewish Telegraphic Agency French, German and British figures have all announced that they will not attend.

Brilliant! Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli sabotages his own conference on antisemitism by ignoring the wishes of Diaspora Jews and d inviting a bunch of European fascists. www.jta.org/2025/03/17/g...

Trump’s antisemitism chief shares ‘Jew card’ post from white supremacist Leo Terrell, the civil rights attorney in charge of President Donald Trump’s antisemitism task force, shared a post on X Friday from a notorious white supremacist leader.

OMFG! This is what Trump's fight against antisemitism looks like. forward.com/fast-forward...

Nobody is more Jewish than me. Seriously, how did I miss out on this whole world domination gig? I mean, just look at me. How come I don't rule the world?

From a public defender in New Jersey: "ICE was in front of the courthouse today, rounding up folks with court dates."

Love Trump or hate him, all Jews should object to his appropriation of 'Shalom' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency A scholar of Jewish languages argues that Trump's use of the Hebrew word meaning hello, goodbye and peace stokes antisemitism.

Speaks for this Jew. www.jta.org/2025/03/14/i...

‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concert Attendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover

When JD Vance was booed at the Kennedy Center, the program by the National Symphony Orchestra featured Stravinsky's Petrushka, ballet music about a Russian puppet. You can't make this s*** up. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Surge In Tesla Protests: AG Bondi Says Justice Department Will Investigate Peaceful Tesla protests have taken place across the country—but some dealerships have also been hit with acts of vandalism, including gunfire and arson, in protests apparently directed at Elon Musk.

Innocent car shoppers attempting to test drive vehicles are being criminalized as terrorists. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

Open tyranny! newrepublic.com/post/192660/...

What is 'Pink Triangle'? Trump truthing Nazi-era symbol sparks LGBTQ anger The President re-truthed a story with a thumbnail image of the symbol used by the Nazis to target gay people in concentration camps.

Trump is a f****** Nazi leading f****** Nazis, okay? www.newsweek.com/what-pink-tr...

Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Advocates had pushed in recent years for the term to be spelled "antisemitism," saying it would clarify the fight against hatred of Jews.

Let's just call it Jew hatred. I think that's clear enough. www.jta.org/2025/03/13/u...

Trump cannot "do good things".
He corrupts what he co-opts.

Turned down by state, Oklahoma schools chief is out to raise funds for Trump-endorsed Bibles (RNS) — The state superintendent acknowledged there has been resistance to his goal of getting Bibles into classrooms.

Stupidity of biblical proportions. religionnews.com/2025/03/07/s...

Trump on Sen. Chuck Schumer: “He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.”
You don't get to decide this s***, a******.

As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick | CNN Politics Donald Trump finally unveiled his first on-camera response Tuesday to a stock exchange rout that wiped billions from Americans’ retirement accounts amid anxiety over his trade wars and erratic leaders...

How grotesque is this?

As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick

www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...

As ICE targets a Palestinian activist, some Jews are asking if this is the fight against antisemitism they signed up for - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Leaders who denounced campus antisemitism caution about the use of the issue as justification for President Trump's broader agenda.

“Our (Jewish) pain, our trauma, is being exploited to eviscerate the dream of a multiracial democracy, while advancing the goal of a white Christian nation.”
-- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR
www.jta.org/2025/03/11/u...

This Jew says to Trump: Keep שלם out of your mouth!

Donald Trump would replace Benjamin Franklin on $100 bill under GOP bill Republican Brandon Gill said he plans to introduce a bill to feature Trump's likeness on the $100 note at the end of his current term.

Wow. This really puts the sick in sycophancy.

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Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Rabbi Ari Jun is a self-described liberal Zionist who has advocated for the Palestinians.

This left ideological antisemitic b******t never seems to stop. I am so sick of these f*****s.
www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...

Kisses! Kisses!

"May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership."
-- Psalm 109:8

“They sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no head;
it will produce no flour."
-- Hosea 8:7

In an 'Oliver Twist' prequel, Fagin gets a first name — and the spotlight A new 'Oliver Twist' prequel is told from the perspective of one of literature's most antisemitic caricatures.

This sounds really interesting. Like many Jews, I've always been fascinated by the character of Fagin. forward.com/culture/book...

Asher and Nora. You are never alone when you can love.

Pentagon official posted neo-Nazi talking point about Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank last year - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Frank post is one of several times Kingsley Wilson's tweets have used the same language as antisemitic conspiracy theories.

How many Nazis is too many Nazis? We really would like to know. www.jta.org/2025/03/05/p...