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Debunking Settler Colonialism

Wall Street Journal editor Adam Kirsch explains how the trendy ideology bashes Israel.

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Reaffirm our belief in the promise of America

Radical ideologies are tearing down the ideals of the country and fueling antisemitism. That only makes the fight to preserve U.S. exceptionalism all the more important.

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Trump Beating Biden By 9 Points Among New York Jewish Voters

Biden has grown increasingly hostile toward Israel's efforts to use force to defend itself and unwilling to combat antisemitism on his side.  

Are people finally waking up? G-d willing.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib refuses to condemn rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas

Far-left Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was the only member of the House who declined to vote Wednesday for a resolution condemning the rape and sexual violence that Hamas leaders ordered members of …

This woman is a vile terror supporter, and the fact that the democrats have done NOTHING to distance themselves from her tells you 1. EVERYTHING you need to know about that party and 2. That they are complete hypocrites on this, and every other issue: they don’t care about women. If they did they would have voted for this AND relentlessly condemned her. But politics is always first for them.

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Inside Black Lives Matter's Long History With Hamas-Friendly Activists

Black Lives Matter chapters across the country made waves last week when they praised Hamas's attack on Israel. It's merely the latest instance of the progressive group making common cause with the terrorist group.

BLM is as antisemitic as any group in American history. When people were trendily supporting it, they were supporting the equivalent of American Nazis. As they attacked Jews in Los Angeles, synagogues and Jewish businesses across the country, the American left fully supported it with enthusiastic abandon. Now that they have publicly endorsed the atrocities committed by Hamas, you would expect the left to denounce their support. You would expect wrong. The left loves, and embraces, every form of antisemitism it meets. That has been true for decades. Personally, I’m sick and tired of hypocritical leftist bigots deciding that some forms of racism are acceptable to them, all while pretending to be the great warriors against only those forms for which opposition is advantageous.

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Was Biden’s Speech as Pro-Israel as You Think?

No. Because it was missing the only word that matters.

My inbox was flooded with emails claiming that this vile man’s speech was some kind of game changing statement in favor of Israel. It was, in reality, a very political speech meant to provide cover down the road when their support for Israel is slowly withdrawn, or handicapped by endless conditions designed to weaken Israel, and to give people enough moral rope to retain the bulk of the Jewish vote.

The fact is that if you voted for Biden or Obama, you are unwittingly responsible for a policy in regard to Iran that led directly to this. Stop voting for democrats.

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When a Congresswoman's Apology Isn't Really an Apology at All

Jayapal's non-apology apology gives us a great insight into the "progressive" mindset of the Democrat's extremist left wing.

She’s a disgusting sack of garbage, as are the other 9 democrat Representatives who voted against the resolution today in support of Israel, designed as a rebuke to Jayapal.

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FBI facilitated social media ‘takedown requests’ made by Ukrainian spy agency: report

The FBI colluded with a Ukrainian intelligence agency to pressure social media companies into taking down accounts accused of spreading Russian disinformation — some of which belonged to Americans,…

I can tell you, at Moptu we will never be pressured by the FBI, the Biden administration, or ANYONE else to limit your freedom of speech in any way.

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‘We Need to Use Every Tool We Have’: Ted Cruz Calls for Extradition of Palestinian Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday at a nomination hearing for the US ambassador to Jordan called for the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi, a Jordanian-Palestinian woman who sits at #4 on the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists for her role in the 2001 Sbarr

This would be a small step to justice and should have happened a long time ago. Let me know when democrats begin to speak similarly.

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FBI Trump raid exposes Washington's secrecy shams

“The Presidential Records Act is critical to our democracy, in which the government is held accountable by the people,” Archivist of the United States David Ferriero declared.

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The great realignment

Even small inroads with Hispanic voters could tip a number of Democratic-held swing seats to the GOP.

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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in landmark opinion

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, with their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion.

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Karine Jean-Pierre Hates Israel

Though new White House press secretary Jean-Pierre doesn’t openly contend that Israel shouldn’t exist, her regurgitation of BDS talking points says just as much.

The Democrats have an antisemitism problem. So the fact that this woman is an antisemite (he Israel hatred is not mere criticism of policy-it is pathological) and the democrats have embraced her, and utterly failed to criticize her, is proof. There is antisemitism on both sides-but only one side routinely ignores and ELEVATES its antisemites.

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No Ketanji Brown Jackson, Black Hebrew Israelites Are Not Hippies - They Are Vile Racists

Ketanji Brown Jackson's description of what Black Hebrew Israelites are in her confirmation hearing today was odd.

This is reason alone to invalidate the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. It’s as if she called the KKK a bunch of farmers just trying to work their land. The Black “Hebrew Israelites” are vile vile antisemites. As always though, when Jews are the subject of bigots - no one actually cares.

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Crowded Road to Kyiv

One of the oddest commentaries about the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the boilerplate reaction that “borders can’t change in modern Europe” or “this does not…

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‘New low’: Justin Trudeau tells Jewish member of Parliament she (and conservatives) ‘stand with people who wave swastikas’

"Trudeau is losing it."

The exploitation, for political gain of the worst crime in human history is common on both sides. However, only the left routinely call Jews “Nazis,” or say that they “stand with Nazis,” the second they disagree politically. It’s happened to me before. It’s not only absolutely disgusting-it’s hypocritical. They continually push the fiction, and did so long before Whoopi Goldberg, that Jews are white, and can therefore be labeled “white supremacists.” Leftists claim to be oh so racially and culturally sensitive. Aside from that, I haven’t seen a single swastika at the Freedom Convoy - so all of this is a lie. Which is also no surprise.

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Genocide Olympics: Winter Games in China is a stain on humanity

It seems the CCP has quite a few friends helping them whitewash their crimes against humanity as the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing carry on despite Chinese human rights abuses. 

Participating in this Olympics is a national disgrace, and symbolic of the decaying state of America.

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Drop the Goldberg name you co-opted, Whoopi -- you don't deserve it

Decades ago, when the performer Caryn Johnson decided her name wasn’t interesting enough and dubbed herself Whoopi Goldberg instead, it wasn’t because Goldberg signified “whiteness.”

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If It's Not an Election Year, Political Signs on Your Lawn Are Obnoxious

These signs are displayed on lawns across America where they stand with virtuous pomposity that demands you notice: someone in this house is better than you.

I noticed this a while ago and I agree, but specifically because the signs have become just one more vehicle for virtue signaling in a society that is already addicted to narcissistic displays of imaginary intellectual/moral/behavioral superiority. It’s also a substitute for actual positive behavior in the real world (because that would take actual work).

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‘Homosocial, mostly segregated’: NPR asks how we got stuck with the idea that four white guys make a rock band

The piece isn't really about race at all, but NPR decided some race-baiting would get clicks.

I hate these people. It’s The Beatles, the most influential (for better or worse) rock band in history. There is so much stupidity in the NPR article. But, millions of people believe this pseudo intellectual garbage. These people are bigots and antisemites and they continually exploit race and divide people to enrich themselves and increase their own power. It’s an obvious scam that, unfortunately, far too many people aren’t intelligent enough to avoid believing.

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California reimposing indoor mask mandate amid sharp increase in COVID cases

California will require indoor masking once again starting Wednesday, following a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since Thanksgiving, health officials announced Monday. The new mandate will be in effect from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15, Health and Human Services

They’re doing this because case rates went from 9 in 100,000 people to 14 in 100,000 people. This will never end because they won’t let it end. Meanwhile, Florida has the lowest case and mortality rate in the country. A state that has never had a mask mandate. We also know that cloth masks are basically useless. This is about power, obviously. There is no evidence that masks actually save lives. Of course, the large number of people who love masks because it’s a symbol (to them anyway) of their political allegiances love this, will never give up their masks because it’s yet one more way for them to signal their own imaginary virtue.

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Biden’s latest tax-the-rich scheme would be an unworkable and possibly unconstitutional mess

If it sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is.

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Attack On California Gubernatorial Hopeful Larry Elder Goes Viral – Will It Impact The Election?

Elder, who had arrived in his "Recall Express" campaign bus and is leading in the polls among the 46 candidates running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, spent just 12 minutes in the neighborhood before protestors threw eggs in the candidate's direction and m

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CA RECALL: So It Begins: Woodland Hills Voters Report Trouble Casting Ballots

The issue of voting machines and voter disenfranchisement has reared its ugly head in the Newsom recall election.

This is where I live. There have already been several issues with this election from the attempts to knock Larry Elder off the ballot to the suspicious design of the actual ballots. There is no way, in my opinion, that there isn’t already massive cheating happening. It will be worse after the farce of “election day” (which lasts weeks in California). This is EXACTLY why the people in power all need to go.

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‘This Is Just The Beginning’: Larry Elder Wins Case Against California, Judge Orders State To Include Elder On Ballot

A Judge in California has ordered the state to include radio host and author Larry Elder on the ballot in the upcoming California recall election.

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One Of The Lockdowns’ Greatest Casualties Could Be Science

Politicians, journalists, and scientists have transferred the disease burden onto the working class. They’ve also undermined scientific inquiry.

This is a must read. Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine at Harvard and Jay Bhattacharya, MD, Ph.D., is a professor of medicine at Stanford. You absolutely can’t ignore what these two men are claiming and still assert that you respect the science. The policy surrounding the lockdowns, masks, vaccines, etc. has been almost entirely political. The science was embraced only when it could be exploited in service of the politics.

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The Miseducation of America’s Elites | Bari Weiss

Affluent parents, terrified of running afoul of the new orthodoxy in their children’s private schools, organize in secret.

I graduated from Crossroads School for the Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica. It is at least as totally hypocritical as any of the schools cited here. They are so "woke" that they sent out an email to parents and alumni during the riots last year stating that it was "racist" to oppose the destruction of property. Meanwhile, they tolerate, and encourage, antisemitism and even prop up alumni who are blatant racists and Jew haters. The alumni and parents are too cowardly to say anything. I spoke up and was kicked out of the alumni Facebook group and removed from all alumni mailing lists. These people, at all of these schools, are fascists posing as "liberals." Of course the school, which drones endlessly about "dioalogue, "conversations," and "inclusivity" refused to even discuss and of this. They are absolute cowards.

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The Federalist Papers and ‘The Violence of Faction’

It has been said that the oldest word in American politics is “new.” Even the United States Constitution, by far the oldest written constitution in the world…

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The Deterrent Message Iran Needs to Hear

The Biden administration can’t let the latest Iran-backed attack on American forces in Iraq go unanswered.

I have zero confidence that the Biden administration will ever be tough on Iran. I had no idea that this attack had even happened-it wasn’t widely reported by the media. No surprise when they are attempting to mask Biden’s weak Middle East policies, his weak stance on Iran, and obvious antipathy toward Israel.

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Psaki accused of making fun of Space Force, refuses to apologize

Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee has called on the White House Press Secretary to "immediately apologize" for her response to a Space Force question during a Tuesday press briefing.

She should apologize. She is the press secretary. It is not her job to denigrate an entire branch of the military. It is obvious that people like Psaki, who has proven in the past that she views facts through a partisan prism, are only selectively supportive of the military: when that it benefits them.

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Trump wasn't at the inauguration to hand Biden the nuclear 'football.' The transfer happened differently for the very first time.

President-elect Joe Biden will get the nuclear "football," an oddly shaped 45-pound briefcase controlling the country's massive nuclear arsenal.

“Clinton lost his nuclear code card FOR A FEW MONTHS in 2000."

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Trump leaves letter for Biden before departing White House

President Trump left a note for incoming President Joe Biden before departing the White House, Fox News is told.

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Newsom recall effort gets $500K boost from Orange County firm

Irvine-based consulting firm Prov 3:9, LLC contributed $500,000 to one of the committees seeking to put a recall elections before California voters.

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Donald Trump wins title of Americans’ most admired man in annual survey

Newcomers to the poll include Dr. Anthony Fauci.

This should surprise a lot of people.

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‘More of this!’ Redondo Beach eatery owner sends ‘not-so-subtle message’ to Gavin Newsom et al. who want outdoor dining shut down

gavin newsom

I love this.

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Voters Should Have to Pass a Civics Exam

We are moving in the opposite direction when it comes to voting; rather than making it easier, we should be making it harder—constitutionally, of course.

I agree. I’ve been saying this for decades. We require a license, i.e. some level of expertise, to drive. Why not for voting when doing it poorly can be, potentially, far more dangerous.

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Are these experimental polling questions pointing to a Trump victory?

Two new questions added to the USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll this year, reported separately from the main results, predict that the national popular vote for president could be much closer than most polls are predicting. They also suggest Trump will once aga

Full disclosure: I graduated from USC. Specifically the school of political science (now Dornsife). I used to be a proud alumnus, but have since cut off all ties with the school because of their record of supporting Holocaust denial by its professors, and their complicity in marginalizing Jewish students who support Israel. USC refuses to meet with anyone from the Jewish community to discuss those issues. I know that because I have tried at least two dozen times. I still thought, as a political scientist, that this was interesting enough to post here.

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U.S.-Israeli delegation secretly visits Sudan - Axios

It set the stage for a possible announcement on "ending the state of belligerence" between the countries.

This could be big. Unlike UAE and Bahrain, Sudan has been in what is referred to as a “state of belligerence” with Israel. We might be seeing actual Middle East peace. It certainly seems like we will see a continuation of the process that the first deal began.

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‘Dear Emperor Gavin Newsom’: Comedian Rob Schneider Blasts California Governor Over Thanksgiving Rules

Comedian Rob Schneider is not a fan of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Democratic governor last week announced new restrictions about state residents

This isn’t science, it’s the actions of a dictatorial egomaniac who believes he must appear to be “doing something” no matter how ridiculous and immoral that thing is.

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80 Jewish Groups Call for Newsom to Veto High School Ethnic Studies Bill

They argued that the most recent draft of the curriculum has "an anti-Jewish bias."

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Rep. Ilhan Omar comes under fire for mailer that names 3 donors to her challenger: ALL Jewish

A rabbi who has defended and spoken to Omar about previous claims of anti-Semitic rhetoric said he was "beyond dismayed."

Remember that this vile, bigoted, Jew hater was just endorsed for reelection by the leader of the Democratic party, who is also third in line to the presidency.

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Trump targets social media companies with executive order after Twitter fact-checks his tweets

The order came two days after Twitter, for the first time, added warning links to two of Trump's tweets, inviting readers to "get the facts."

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President Trump expected to sign executive order about social media on Thursday

The move comes after Twitter fact checked Trump's tweets for containing "potentially misleading information."

Moptu does not censor anyone because of their politics views. We welcome both conservatives and liberals on our platform. If censorship is an issue for you - please support sites like this one. That is the real solution, not governmental intervention.

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Coronavirus State Restrictions -- Most States Can Safely Relax Some

One of the main questions on the minds of Americans is when government restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus epidemic can be safely lifted.

When we relax the restrictions should be about the science only. Not the politics. But, neither side fully embraces the science of Covid-19. Partially because the science is not conclusive. However, the human cost of the lockdowns is already at a point that can’t continue to be ignored if your claim is that your only priority is to “save lives.”

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Doctor: After Doing 5,000 Coronavirus Tests, It's Similar To The Flu And Quarantine Should End

Bakersfield, California ABC affiliate 23ABC reports -- Drs. Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, co-owners of a chain of Accelerated Urgent Care facilities, say that after conducting more than 5,000 coronavirus tests they have come to the conclusion that COVID

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Biden makes a mockery of Sanders' main argument for his campaign - POLITICO

The scale of his rout has no comparison.

My political science background says that this is an interesting take. The only disagreement I have is the assertion that Buttigieg was a “moderate.” If Klobuchar is a moderate, he can’t be a moderate. His policies skew much further left than hers. The media liked to characterize him as moderate, but that was mostly driven by ideology. His politics are much more in line with Warren and Sanders.

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GOP lawmaker accuses California public pension fund of investing in blacklisted Chinese companies | TheHill

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Thursday said that he has written a letter to California Gov.

California’s pension fund is actively facilitating fascism. No state should be investing at all in China, yet California, under Gavin Newsome, is investing in companies that are directly responsible for human rights violations in China.

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Gallup: Trump Job Approval at Personal Best 49%

President Donald Trump's job approval has climbed to 49%, his highest to date.

Love him or hate him, impeachment backfired.

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Here’s the logo for Trump’s Space Force, and it looks awfully familiar

President Donald Trump on Friday revealed the official logo for the Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces and part of the existing United States Air Force department. However, the logo appears to borrow heavily from the fictional logo of Star

Ha ha! This is awesome.

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Trump to sign order to interpret Judaism as a nationality

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday to interpret Judaism as a nationality and not just a religion, a move that the Trump administration believes will fight what they perceive as anti-Semitism on college campuses, a White House

I am 100% for this. Also: this was LONG overdue. “Jewish” is, uniquely, a nationality and a religion. Yet because, until now, the law only sees us a religion, much of civil rights laws haven’t been applicable to Antisemitism. That’s , very obviously, absurd. Jews are targeted far more than any other religious group, and Antisemitism the law needs to acknowledge that we aren’t “just” a religioun.

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Trump signs Hong Kong bill denounced by Beijing

The measure is a signal of support to pro-democracy protesters but is likely to heighten tensions with China's government.

I give the president a lot of credit for this. The Hong Kong protestors were waving American flags because they look to us for leadership in the democratic world. This needed to be done. I was heavily critical of Obama for not supporting the Iranian people protesting during the "Green Revolution." Supporting a populace sincerely committed to freedom is always the right thing for Americans to do.

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Can Ilhan Omar Overcome Her Prejudice? - WSJ

I was born in Somalia and grew up amid pervasive Muslim anti-Semitism. Hate is hard to unlearn without coming to terms with how you learned it.

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Top 9 presidential primary debate moments in US history

As the road to 2020 heats up, here are some of the most memorable moments from past primary debates – ranging from Ronald Reagan and the Clintons to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

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MENKEN: AOC Is Dividing Americans And Inciting Anti-Semitism

After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) used “concentration camps” and “Never Again” together — a unique reference to the Nazi death camps — and then retweeted leftist Jews hoping to justify the linkage while she simultaneously denied that she ever connected them in the first instance, I honestly thought it couldn’t get worse.

Do people even comprehend why so many of us take this so seriously? Jews, especially over the past few years, have been subjected continually to a rising barrage of antisemitism, physical attacks, an anti-Israel movement that uses propaganda to increasingly mainstream the lie that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism, and a never ending exploitation of OUR history to legitimize any number of political agendas. The reason why the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Yad Vashem, the Auschwitz Museum & the US Holocaust Museum stepped in is because hijacking the language of the Holocaust has been a tool of Holocaust deniers for a very long time. So whether people defending "AOC" understand this or not, there is NO valid use of Holocaust imagery absent literal genocide. That is exactly why no one had a problem applying Holocaust imagery to Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia etc., however applying that imagery to detention centers run by the United States, only serves to trivialize the absolute nightmare of genocide.

AOC knows this, so does Ilhan Omar. The fact that some Jews, unfortunately, agree with them is a sign of their own devotion to ideology or ignorance of the Holocaust, and our own history (unfortunately, neither is unusual), NOT evidence of authority on the subject. Being born Jewish, or having relatives murdered during WWII, does not automatically imbue you with an authoritative understanding of the Shoah or anything else. Legitimate criticism of the border situation deserves a serious public discussion, you can do that without appropriating the worst genocide in human history, and more importantly, without exploiting the memory of its victims.

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Concentration Camps? Stop Hijacking Jewish History | The Jerusalem post

US media has now joined the debate about concentration camps.

“The agenda in the US is clear: in order to critique the current administration’s policy, a term often associated with Auschwitz and the murder of six million Jews in the Holocaust has been appropriated to score a few political points. In a few months there will be a new controversy, and Jewish history will be hijacked again in a US debate to fit the narrative of whatever group needs to conjure up the Nazi era for their own benefit.

Increasingly in the US every day, the Holocaust is watered down and universalized in order to become an American event. Last year the former National Security Agency and CIA head Michael Hayden compared the US separating families at the border to Auschwitz.”

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Missing Charles Krauthammer

A posthumous collection edited by his son Daniel clarifies the great columnist's legacy to American, and to Jewish, discourse.

If I had a topic on my page named "Genius" it could have just as easily been called "Charles Krauthammer."

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The Lesson of Mueller: An innocent man's defense can look like a guilty man's obstruction

President Trump neither committed a Russia collusion crime that he needed to cover up nor took formal action that impeded the probe.

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Thoughts from a hipster coffee shop… - Alpha News

My generation is becoming the largest voting bloc in the country. We have an opportunity to continue to propel us forward with the gifts capitalism and democracy has given us. The other option is that we can fall into the trap of entitlement and relapse into restrictive socialist destitution. The choice doesn’t seem too hard, does it?

No idea who she is. But it’s a compelling piece of much needed clarity from a millennial.

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Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage? : Planet Money : NPR

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

I CALLED THIS ONE! Plastic bag bans are a SCAM. Not only is it obvious that they don't lessen environmental impact, because there is always an environmental factor involved in producing or recycling literally anything, but, and the article doesn't fully acknowledge this, the whole thing was an excuse for cities to take even more money from people in the form of the "environmental tax" on plastic bags. They exploit concerns about the environment to manipulate people. I don't know how that's not extremely clear to people at this point.

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The Electoral College Still Makes Sense Because We’re Not A Democracy

What appears to deprive the populace of its power to decide a president is the very mechanism that preserves its power. The Electoral College works that way because the United States isn’t a pure democracy.

My degree is in Political Science, I've worked in politics, I understand why we need the Electoral College. It is absolute lunacy to suggest getting rid of it. This author wrote four books about the EC. She should be listened to.

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Do You Understand the Electoral College? | PragerU

Do you understand what the Electoral College is? Or how it works? Or why America uses it to elect its presidents instead of just using a straight popular vote? Author, lawyer and Electoral College expert Tara Ross does, and she explains that to understand

This is the United States of America. It is not the "United People of America." Would anyone even be complaining if they liked the President more? We shouldn't throw away our system, which works incredibly well, just because a handful of people would rather destroy it than work from within it.

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House Democrats drafting resolution on anti-Semitism after fresh Omar comments

Unclear whether measure will specifically address latest remarks by controversial freshman lawmaker suggesting Israel supporters have dual loyalties

She needs to be censured and then removed from all Committee assignments. That is exactly what would be happening if she was a racist, homophobic, or Islamaphobic.

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Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics

Of 27 Deadliest Mass Shooters, 26 of Them Were Fatherless | RealClearPolitics

The biggest issue in this country, and it touches on almost everything, is fatherlessness. Very few people want to seriously discuss it because it is contrary to so many of the currently en vogue political narratives cherished by some people nearly as religious doctrine.

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Mitch McConnell is going to force the Senate to vote on Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

The bill is not expected to pass the Republican-dominated Senate, but could force Democrats to make a politically awkward calculation.

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Omar to speak alongside charity official who praises the killing of Jews

Despite accusations of anti-Semitism, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is due to speak at a fundraising event alongside a senior charity official who has published social-media posts praising the killing of Jews.

She needs to be censured, removed from ALL of her committee assignments, and then, if this continues, removed from office. We would demand no less if she were a Republican.

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Revealed: Number Registered to Vote in Los Angeles County Far Exceeds Population of US Citizens

UPDATE: Settlement Mandates Purge of 1.5 Million Inactive Voters Statewide.

California has counties with more voters than people, ballot harvesting, and the jungle primary, but there is “definitely” no widespread corruption here.

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Brazen Support for BDS: A Troubling First in the New Congress | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Last week, new members of the US Congress were sworn in. While there were a few “firsts” to be celebrated,...

"Equivocated" is a polite way of saying "lied" because it is MORE than obvious that is exactly what both of these putrid people did.

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Ilhan Omar says she's the first refugee in Congress, but forgot these Jews

Seffi Kogen, the Global Director of Young Leadership for the American Jewish Committee, counts at least four other lawmakers who in their lifetimes had refugee status, and two of them are Jewish.

She’s not the first refugee, and Tlaib isn’t the first Palestinian (which is what SHE claimed). They are, however, both liars.

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Charles Krauthammer’s Uncommon Greatness | National Review

In an interview given in 2013, the late columnist Charles Krauthammer revealed what inspired his career. Paraphrasing the writer Tom Stoppard, Krauthammer said writers spend their lives putting wor…

Conservative or liberal, Charles Krauthammer was one of the greatest analysts, and minds, of our time.

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Pentagon chief Mattis quits in disagreement with Trump policies | Reuters

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President Donald Trump over his foreign policies, one day after Trump rebuffed top advisers and decided to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria.

The decision to leave Syria is a win for Iran and Russia. Period. It is a huge mistake. It will eventually put American and Israeli lives at risk.

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Trump makes it easier for employers to pay for health coverage - CNNPolitics

The Trump administration is expanding employers' ability to give workers cash to buy heath care coverage elsewhere, including on the Obamacare exchanges, senior officials announced Monday.

The last job I had that included healthcare provided the option of the corporate plan or a reimbursement to purchase our own plan. At the time, pre-Obamacare, I chose the reimbursement because I could still get better insurance for less money than the corporate plan. After Obamacare passed, my premiums on the private plan immediately doubled and I lost it. So for me at least, despite what Obama promised, I was able to keep neither my doctor or my plan. Surprise. This is a very positive move by the Trump administration.

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Collins to support Kavanaugh, securing enough votes for confirmation

GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said Friday that she will support Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, clinching the votes needed for confirmation.

“Elections have consequences.”

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Is Kavanaugh Helping Republicans’ Midterm Chances? | FiveThirtyEight

In midterm elections, with different candidates on the ballot in every state and district, it’s rare to see the sort of sharp, turn-on-a-dime shifts in the poll…

The GOP WILL retain the Senate, the House...probably not. It doesn't look like the Kavanaugh situation has helped their chances in the lower house. Obviously, that can change. Polls ALWAYS tighten up just before election day.

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NPR: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that amid the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation battle, the share of Republicans saying the 2018 midterms are "very important" has spiked.

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The Latest: Sen. Corker says he'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 9:05 p.m. GOP Sen. Bob Corker says he'll be voting t

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The Worst Police Shooting Yet | National Review

Amber Guyger’s killing of Botham Shem Jean is an unspeakable tragedy. It also highlights the need for officers like Guyger to face impartial justice.

I agree. I am pro-law enforcement, but the right needs to acknowledge horrific incidents like this to maintain any credibility in discussing the issue.

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John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81 | TheHill

John McCain, a giant of the Senate who survived years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to become a leading actor on the political stage for decades, has died.

He is irreplaceable. No matter your party, only people completely blinded by partisanship don't recognize McCain's heroism, contributions to American public life, and dedication to the Senate.

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Embattled EPA head Pruitt resigns

Scott Pruitt resigned from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency. "I have

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Krauthammer: He Made Us Laugh

"You’re betraying your whole life if you don’t say what you think—and you don’t say it honestly and bluntly.”

A nice companion piece to the previous article about the amazingly multifaceted Charles Krauthammer.

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Krauthammer: He Was Brave

In 2013, Charles Krauthammer was the featured speaker at The Weekly Standard “summit” at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado. His performance was scintillating. He surprised the crowd with his sense of humor. He took questions.

Left or right, everyone with a functioning mind understood the brilliance of Charles Krauthammer. Rarely has one person been able to raise the level of discourse in the country. I loved his columns. I truly regret never having met him. He was a personal hero for many reasons

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Intellectual Giant Charles Krauthammer dies at the age of 68

Longtime Fox News commentator said in early June that he had "only a few weeks left to live" after a battle with cancer.

I am the co-founder of Moptu. Ultimately, this platform was a result of the co-founders love of politics. Not the divisive, loud, hyperbolic politics that we’re experiencing now, but a much more intellectual brand of politics. I have been reading Charles Krauthammer’s colimns for decades. I was amazed, literally, throughout by his insight, his mental acuity, his very real bravery, his sense of humanity and, most of all, his absolute dedication to intellectual honesty. This is a big loss for political discourse in our country at a time when reasonable voices are increasingly rare. He was a giant. I also found out today that he loved dogs; he was a great man. It’s a very sad day for our country.

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Syria Is Now In Charge of the UN's Disarmament Efforts. Really.

The U.S. says the Assad regime’s repeated use of chemical weapons on civilians should disqualify it from the post.

If this doesn’t call the UN’s legitimacy into question, what does? Oh yeah. The incredibly long list of other things that they’ve done which were all equally as repugnant.

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Anti-Israel Protesters Shout Down Amb. Nikki Haley at University of Houston | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations was interrupted by protesters waving Palestinians flags while speaking at the University of Houston...

Free speech: until we disagree.

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Seattle's Unloosed Monsters Will Kill The Progressive Dream

Seattle is ground zero for progressive experiments... (Its) recent contributions to the liberal virosphere include... a $275 head tax per employee to raise $48 million annually to address a rising homeless population of almost 12,000 people in a city of 7

This is so obviously misguided, it's hard to understand how anyone can support it.