i spend my time mocking #MAGA and #vatniks
but due to recent news, i'm going to point some vitriol at another audience right now:
criticize #Israel govt / #Netanyahu all you want. 100% ok
but any #antisemitism or hatred of #Judaism / #Jews makes you a pathetic piece of sh**
change, douchebag
you're as #fascist as MAGA
and some more bile for some others:
criticize #Hamas all you want
but any hate for #Palestinians, and you too are a fascist #bigot
it's a f***ing shame i have to say this
"If you want to say there is antisemitic speech that is a characteristic, repeated element in the protests, quote it... You have to use specific quantities not weasel words like 'many'—since...there are 'many' people who feel equally targeted by discrimination and threat aimed at Palestinians."
The #antisemitism charge seems to mostly be based on that venerable protest slogan, 'from the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free.'
https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/the-news-up-in-the-atmosphere
We hear a lot about the “new #antisemitism” but we should acknowledge that the old kind is incredibly prevalent on the pro-Israel side.
Most “Christian Zionists” think Jews are money-grubbing, Hollywood-controlling globalists and would lose their shit if their kid dated one.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/antisemitism-republicans-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk0.8tzv.HokTgqFZTo6E&smid=url-share
Oh yeah, this admin totally cares about #antisemitism 🙄
#Trump has fired members of the US #HolocaustMemorialMuseum's board appointed by President Joe #Biden, including fmr 2nd gentleman #DougEmhoff.
#RonKlain, once Biden's chief of staff, told CBSNews he & all others appointed to the #Holocaust Memorial Council in early 2025 by Biden have been fired. Biden appointed 12 people to the 68-member board in Jan before leaving office.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #RevengePolitics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-biden-appointed-holocaust-museum-board-members/
UPDATE: a spokesperson from JP Morgan Chase told the Texas Observer they fired the operator of a neo-Nazi X account who we identified as their employee.
"This person is no longer at the firm. We do not tolerate hate in any form and take incidents such as this very seriously."
https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#politics #USpol #extremism #racism #antisemitism #Texas #news #SocialMedia #ElonMusk
Multiple #Trump ofcls have links to #antisemitic #extremists
Trump campaigned on a pledge [🤔] to fight #antisemitism.
"Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society," Trump said in 2024.
However, …antisemitism…found a place within his administration.
NPR has identified 3 Trump ofcls w/close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a man described by federal prosecutors as a "Nazi sympathizer," & a prominent #HolocaustDenier.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-house-antisemitism
For all the valid criticism of #Israel 's wars, _please_ don't stoop to tired old antisemitic tropes of Israel/"The Jews" manipulating everyone into going along with them. There are plenty of _other_ reasons for other nations to go along with Israel beyond "The Jewish Conspiracy". A few examples:
- Conservatives in both Europe and North America are heavily invested in a "Clash of Cultures" narrative, with the "Christian West" against the "Muslim Hordes". They don't give a damn about Muslim lives - whether in #Gaza or elsewhere - and they are in favor of anything that inflames tensions between Muslims and everyone else - because that gives them a pretext for arguing that Muslims "don't belong" into Western Nations and eventually purge any Muslim residents.
- Special mention goes to certain strains of American Evangelicals who believe that Israel needs to be "restored in its historical borders" so that Jews will mass-convert to Christianity and another milestone is reached on the path to the End Times.
- And Saudi Arabia sees #Iran as a major regional rival (on top of the whole Sunni-Shiite conflict) and has found Israel a very useful partner in keeping them in check.
So yeah, assign blame to the Israeli government where it is due. But they are not the only ones with agency, and they have had a whole bunch of willing enablers. #antisemitism
Speaking as someone who is Jewish, Paul Krugman addresses attacks on Zohran Mamdani as an antisemite:
"I’m Jewish, and anyone who knows their history realizes that whenever right-wing bigotry is on the ascendant, we’re always next in line. Are there really people out there naïve enough to believe MAGA’s claims to be against antisemitism, who can’t see the transparent cynicism and dishonesty?"
‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing #DOJ ire at #UVA
Over 2 months this spring, *#Justice* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the #UniversityOfVirginia, alleging possible *racial* #discrimination in #admissions & #hiring, inaction to address *#antisemitism* [#FreeSpeech] on campus, & a failure to cleanse #diversity, #equity & #inclusion efforts at the institution.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #tyranny #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/
"My Jewish identity is inextricably tied to my parents’ experience in Europe, and the fate of my family in the European Holocaust.
Because I am first and foremost my parents’ child, my closest felt bond is with other groups facing oppression because of who they are."
~ Jason Stanley
