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YouTube video by Unxeptable 🎙️ “Why are we killing them? For what? For whom?” – Ilan Green Father of Two IDF Combat Soldiers

If you care about what’s happening in Israel, this video is a must-watch.

Am Yisrael Chai

משיב/ה ל-@sam42069 TikTok video by Haviv Rettig Gur

Does the Israeli government share blame for the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza? Absolutely. Do Israel’s disastrous policies justify delegitimizing the entire country? Absolutely not.

A Bunch of Irish Lobsters On Mamdani, Megadonors, and Burning Down the House

“[I]f you treat Democratic Socialism and Trumpism as equally dangerous threats, that’s a gift to Trump.” I’ll take the wrestlers over the lobsters.

You thought 1948 was just about Israel-Palestine but it was actually about the entire world breaking apart 😳 The Ottoman Empire was this massive multi-ethnic world for CENTURIES. Then WWI happened and... TikTok video by Elon Gilad

Nation-building at its bloodiest - because Western powers imposed their definition of national entities on a part of the globe with a very different worldview. One of the great tragedies of the 20th century.

Islam, Israel, and the Tragedy of Gaza Having recently expressed support for our bombing of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, I’ve been reminded that my views about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East can seem perplexing.

“I believe the following…remains true: If the Palestinians put down their weapons, there would be peace in the region. If the Israelis put down their weapons, there would be a genocide.This asymmetry contains all the information one needs to discern the moral high ground in the Middle East.”

Opinion | Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani

A more nuanced perspective on Mamdani from @michellegoldberg.bsky.social

Good thing the Big Beautiful Bill will lower his taxes.

See Brownshirts

Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says

So who’s going to indict him?

Trump just cancelled a classified House briefing on the Iran strikes with zero explanation. 
 
The real reason? 

He claims he destroyed “all nuclear facilities and capability;” his team knows they can’t back up his bluster and BS.

Here's what they're scared we'll ask: 

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He should feel right at home.

Opinion | How the Attacks on Iran Are Part of a Much Bigger Global Struggle

I agree fully that “two (and sometimes three) contradictory things can be true at the same time.” Sometimes the worst motives can still result in positive outcomes.

Trump Isn’t Engaging In “Strategic Ambiguity” on Iran. It’s Something Much More Dangerous. His supporters are really reaching with this explanation for his stance.

Dear Leader’s mind is “whirring like a strobe light.” Too bad it isn’t illuminating any sort of plan.

Footage indicates Iran used cluster bomb in Beersheba strike * * *

Ready for the outrage. Aaaany day now.

How close was Iran to the bomb, and how far has Israel pushed it back? The more we learn, the clearer it becomes that Israel struck in the nick of time: Iran was very close to the bomb. Its ballistic missiles were becoming a dire threat. And then there's that derided 'De...

“In the coverage of the conflict between Israel and Iran, we need to really emphasize the asymmetry between the interests of the two states: Iran would like to destroy Israel and Israel… would like not to be destroyed by Iran. This is not a situation where evenhandedness is appropriate.”

Israel and Iran at War - What I Am Watching Where this all goes based on my years of preparing for this possibility

Thoughtful, expert analysis of the Israel-Iran situation and the possible ways for it to play out.

These therapists give a name to the way Jewish distress has been ignored since Oct. 7: ‘Traumatic invalidation’ - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman strike a nerve with a paper about the mental toll of being told your distress and fears don't count.

"The hurt inflicted when others deny your pain" is not just a Jewish problem - but it's especially prevalent in the Jewish community since Oct. 7. Dismissing someone's suffering attacks their sense of self. Respectful disagreement on issues is something else entirely.

As fires burn in LA, has Trump found his Reichstag fire moment? Trump's decision to call in the National Guard to quell unrest recalls the ways in which Hitler asserted and consolidated power.

As I predicted, #fascistPOTUS has created his Reichstag fire. “It is through fire and terror that one sows confusion in order in the general panic to grasp power for themselves.”

Greta's virtue signaling blew up in her face.
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RFK Jr. removes all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee | CNN US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, sayi...

Insanity reaches new heights…or is it depths??

Focus, folks.

It’s Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black We’re not alarmed enough by what Trump’s doing in Los Angeles.

"Note that neither Los Angeles nor the state of California is mentioned in the memorandum. Trump’s mobilization order is in no way limited as to time or place." We are not alarmed enough.

Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:

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Making hashtags vs. making a difference.

FBI, DHS warn of 'elevated threat' to Jewish community in new PSA The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning of an "elevated threat" facing the Jewish community in the wake of two antisemitic attacks.

Thank you, Captain Obvious

nailed it

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News WATCH: Germany's Merz Responds When Trump Says D-Day Was 'Not A Pleasant Day For You'

Translation, someone? Anyone?

They keep using this word. I do not think it means what they think it means. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

AJC CEO Ted Deutch Op-ed | We Will Not Move on After Attacks in Washington and Boulder We can't afford, America can't afford, and the Jewish people can't afford to move on. Moving on would mean capitulating to those who have, through sick and twisted logic, decided that Sarah and Yaron’...

After millennia, Jews know antisemitism. "Stop gaslighting us, stop telling us that we are looking for darkness where it doesn’t exist. Stop bending over backward to defend anti-Zionists from charges of antisemitism when their fervent anti-Zionism leads to violence against Jews." #notmovingon