Craig Colfelt

This catastrophe must end. It must end through a deal that guarantees a return of all of the hostages, and an end to this war of annihilation. Now. (5/5)

The hostage families have been right all along, and more meaningful attempts at ceasefire and hostage return are grossly overdue. This right-wing Israeli government has missed many opportunities to stop the further killing of innocents on both sides in the aftermath of Hamas' October 7th attack.

And we're only 6.5 months in -- hard to believe. Americans are going to need a plan to slow down the pace of destruction by this administration.

Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

Had to look up Huckabee's age: 69... going on 89 apparently.

Leaders of conscience! Among them, from some of the biggest Reform congregations in the city.

HAPPENING NOW: a group of New York rabbis are being arrested at a protest outside the Israeli consulate calling for bringing food into Gaza, an end to the war, and return of all hostages

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What an amazing week spent sharing ideas and scientific breakthroughs, making new connections and reuniting with friends at #AAIC25!

See you next year in London, United Kingdom 🇬🇧, for #AAIC26 as we continue to move dementia science and clinical practice forward!

NEW: The bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee has rejected Trump’s proposed $18 billion, 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health budget and endorsed a $400 million increase.

DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.

DTV Backs John Lewis Voting Rights Act Ahead of VRA Anniversary - Defend The Vote Defend The Vote Action Fund Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement regarding the Senate reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act ahead of the August 6th ...

“This bill honors John Lewis’s legacy, and it protects the future of our democracy. The Senate should pass it immediately.”

Read our executive director @brianlemek.bsky.social's full comments on the Senate reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: wedefendthevote.org/dtv-back

Senate Republicans just voted to confirm Emil Bove, Trump’s personal lawyer, to a lifetime appointment on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Of note: The Union for Reform Judaism is the largest Jewish denomination in the U.S.

Help us lead the call against the killing, starvation, and destruction in Gaza, for the return of the hostages, protect Palestinians from settler attacks, provide life-saving bomb shelters to Bedouin in the Negev/Naqab, and train a new generation of students to become community leaders. (3/4)

That foreign press have not been let into Gaza has been a culpable obstruction. In addition: That media inside Israel has also deliberately shied away from or softened coverage of Gaza has compounded the problem, preventing more Israelis from acting on conscience to stop their government's actions.

Also, affordability is a concern everywhere now. And affability and gutsiness are pluses in any candidate.

Case in point: maybe Powell should stay longer, to keep us from making mistakes with numbers.

"Will I eat today?" Aid agencies warn of worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza - ABC listen More than a hundred aid organisations have warned "mass starvation" is spreading in Gaza, due to Israel's siege.

Yazdan el Amawi, director of Anera's Gaza office, talks in-depth about the widespread starvation and what he’s witnessing on the ground. Listen to the full interview at anera.org/gaza-is-hungry.

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America must get a handle on Gaza by using leverage to change behavior of the Israeli government. This remains a core problem in the region -- that, and the larger occupation and increased settler violence in the West Bank.

Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.

"As the most recent U.S. ambassador to Orban’s Hungary, I’m often asked if the Trump administration’s tactics feel familiar. The short answer is yes. But the more important—and unsettling—question is this: Does the way Americans are responding feel familiar, too?"

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

Have you met Brad Lander? He has spoken very thoughtfully at our synagogue in Brooklyn on a wide range of issues. He has shown courage in reaching out to unite center and left, old & young, so Democrats can win again. (The party where the majority of Jews still see their values best represented.)

He's seeing what he can get away with.

I think our merely hoping it's bluster doesn't convey pushback. Lawyers seem to have their hands full trying the route through the courts, while elected officials aren't showing much courage. Ordinary people need to formulate a response.

"Many younger Jews I know voted for Mamdani. They are not afraid of him. ...They fear what [Israel's actions] mean for anti-Jewish violence all over the world. Their commitment to the basic ideals of liberalism is stronger than their commitment to what Israel has become."

Ilana Dayan talks about the pulse of the nation after 650 days of war. Listen to the full conversation on our weekly episode.

And in terms of who is "under my responsibility": in Manhattan, and in Britain, we are asking, louder and louder these days: Is the son of any mother in the occupied territories also "my kid"?

Not expendable?

That's where the real answer lies, regarding an identity we can all live with.

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Rural PBS stations could bear brunt of public media cuts. Just ask those in Kansas Congress is weighing legislation that enacts a series of cuts to already approved funding, including $1.1 billion for public media.

This week's slashing of money for NPR and PBS will also impact rural areas disproportionately

@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social What is even going on in Gaza the last 9 months -- and especially now? It feels completely out of control and contrary to the U.S. national interest. Many have pointed out that it's also counter to Israeli national interests. Please stop this.

The actors, writers and musicians can usually be relied on to say what needs to be said -- and say it well. Thank you, Mandy Patinkin.

Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.

Brightline death toll surpasses 180, but safeguards are still lacking Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN has found.

Despite the Killer Train framing, blame here seems to be Florida governance itself rather than train.

Says state hasn't invested in safety measures and localities have actually prohibited them.
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