harry reis

As far as I can tell, Khalil has still not been charged & his attorney/family still don’t know where he is.

Any Jew who thinks this is going to start and stop with a few Palestinian activists is fooling themselves. Our community should not be used as an excuse to upend democracy & the rule of law.

Exactly why I've been writing, podcasting, and damn near screaming about using the right language.

The mainstream media is failing us SO badly right now.

Stop. Calling. This. Shit. DEI.

This is (re)segregation. This is racial purging. Cleansing Black people from positions of power.

When I read books about Hitler's rise to power, German high society had a similar dismissive view of the Nazi movement. Crackpots and lunatics. The unserious presentation of their ideas disarms liberals but they are deadly serious about the substance.

the federal government is explicitly acting as if jim crow is the law!

Damn. It’s a shame we’ll never got to the bottom of whether Elon Musk was really doing a Nazi salute when he did that Nazi salute.

‏שוב אלפים בת״א בקריאה לסיום המלחמה. מסר על הבמה: ״תשאלו את עצמכם מתי שמחתם יותר, מהסרטון של חיסול סינוואר, או מזה של ארבע הגיבורות שלנו חוזרות הביתה? הגיע הזמן לסיים את המלחמה ולהחזיר את כולם״

When people talk about running government like a private corporation, they do realize that corporations are not democratic, right?

Exposing Assad’s War Crimes The top-secret documents that tie the Syrian regime to mass torture and killings.

I don't think Ben Taub is on here but his New Yorker piece on The Assad Files will always stick with me. (And horray, for the ability to easily post links to deeply reported journalism!)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

Regimes seem solid until they are not. Every resistance act matters because often regimes are crumbling from within from corruption and yet good at hiding that fact. cc: Russia

This is what oligarchy looks like.

Musk is playing with fire here. Flirting with fascist language & likely encouraging threats to life against former gov’t officials. Deeply dangerous man at heart of US gov’t. Has no official power but could well end up getting people hurt.

Bird flu detected in raw milk sold in California, health officials say California health officials warned the public to avoid drinking one batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, which has issued a voluntary recall.

If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By purchase © 2016 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Personage by Joan Miró, 1925

https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137439

The most interesting finding is that many more Jews believe that opposing Israel’s right to exist is antisemitic than opposing Zionism: 87% think it’s antisemitic to oppose Israel’s right to exist, whereas 54% think opposing Zionism is antisemitic. Jews distinguish between these two positions.

Jewish organizations often argue that Jews should decide what is or isn't antisemitic. So it’s worth noting these findings from a representative survey of 800 Jewish American voters. Asked what they considered to be antisemitic:

Mexican President Claps Back at Trump Over Tariffs Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to implement retaliatory tariffs should Trump implement his proposed economic measures against Mexico.

“Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours”

There's like a 1 in 4 chance this is the next head of the CDC

3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap The three men, John Leung, Kai Li and Mark Swidan, are on planes heading to the United States, officials said.

Breaking News: Three American men, including one who had been an FBI informant, were freed from China in a prisoner swap, U.S. officials said.

What are some accessible Infosec & Opsec resources that activists, journalists, and organizers can turn to in preparation for the Trump admin?

Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps.

Please share below 👇🏽

Neo-Nazis are on the march across the U.S….but ADL is going to help the Trump Administration dismantle higher education and academic freedom using Jewish students “safety” as a pretext.

Meanwhile over at the bad place

Powerful and succinct explanation by Knight First Amendment Institute on reasons for their leaving X for now and moving to Bluesky.

@knightcolumbia.org

Link: knightcolumbia.org/blog/a-note-...

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Tulsi Gabbard keeps starting up PACs. Where is the money going? When her appointment as director of national intelligence is vetted, the Senate should scrutinize her political operation.

THIS JUST IN: An investigation of Tulsi Gabbard's PACs shows much of the funds raised have gone to fundraising & to pay her advisers, not the stated mission of the PACs. Plus, she won't reveal the donors to a charity she runs. All this needs vetting. Pass it on.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is correct.

In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…

Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday

Democrats had a great message on Project 2025. It was so deeply unpopular that Trump had to deny any connection.

Now that Trump has said he plans to hire key figures from Project 2025 for his administration, Democrats need to sound the alarm. It will still be unpopular.