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My opening testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee at yesterday's hearing on stemming hate crimes in America.
There is a problem, and there are solutions:
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In the last six months, I have seen more antisemitism on the right than at any time in my life.
If we refuse to denounce it, it could destroy the Republican Party just as it has destroyed the Democrat Party.
You should really do some of your own research on how democracy generally and America specifically actually works. Might help you formulate some more intelligent thoughts!
Occam’s razor- Tucker, who sleeps with four dogs, was scratched in his sleep by one of the dogs.
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A German-Jewish WWI veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933...
This photo was taken in April of 1933, during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. It was the expression on the shopkeeper’s face that captivated MyHeritage’s Research team: proud, unafraid, smiling wryly, he exudes a quiet power that contrasts starkly with the hunched body language of the Nazi standing nearby.
Who was this man? And what became of him in the dark days that followed?
The Research team had to find out — and what they uncovered about the rest of the man’s story blew them away.
The man’s name was Richard Stern. After being awarded the prestigious Iron Cross for his service in the German army during World War I, he was driven out of his home country by the hateful Nazi regime. The Research team discovered records of Richard arriving at Ellis Island at the age of 40 in May 1939 — narrowly escaping the beginning of the war. In 1942, when Richard was 43 and not yet an American citizen, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to join the war efforts. And not only did he fight against the country he had once been decorated for defending, he was awarded a Silver Star in 1944: the third-highest combat award in the U.S. Army.
Research team discovered a newspaper clipping from The Long Island Star-Journal printed on July 6, 1944, describing his service: “The victim of German brutality, 45-year-old Sergeant Richard F. Stern, earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action during an assault Jan. 7 on the slopes of Mount Porchio when in the face of heavy enemy fire he addressed the Germans in their own tongue and demanded that they surrender, convincing them they were hopelessly outnumbered.”
Richard did not have any children of his own, but his great-nephew Jack Romberg, a rabbi living in Florida, is well aware of his great-uncle’s actions in the war. He reports that his uncle kept the Silver Star in a box at the bottom of a drawer in a back bedroom — but he did not keep the Iron Cross. Instead, he gave it to the U.S. Army, which was collecting metal to melt down and make into ammunition. That’s right: he turned his German military award into bullets to shoot the Nazis.
© The Jewish Observer
#archaeohistories
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The guy who Tucker Carlson brought on to deny the Nigerian Christian genocide worked on behalf of the people committing the genocide.
In a serious media environment, this would be a career-ending scandal.
Another day on the job for Carlson.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson's "expert" on Nigerian Christians worked for a top defender of the Fulani Islamist militias killing Christians.
The Tucker Carlson guest on Friday who slammed @tedcruz and declared that there is no campaign of targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, lobbyist and PR flack Robert Amsterdam, had for years represented a leading Nigerian official closely associated with Fulani Islamists — including the very militias that have been slaughtering Christians in Nigeria.
Robert Amsterdam, feted by Carlson as "defending Christians around the world," represented Nasir El-Rufai, who from 2015 to 2023 was the governor of the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, home to the bulk of Fulani Islamist militias that have slaughtered thousands of Christians.
While serving as Kaduna's governor, El-Rufai directed substantial payments to those very same Fulani Islamists (by his own admission), and he ordered numerous crackdowns that reportedly resulted in the murders of more than 100 Christians.
El-Rufai has also contributed to the ongoing vilification and demonization of Nigeria's Christians, such as claiming in 2014 that Christians "sponsor[ed]" Boko Haram with the "motive of... tarnish[ing] the name of Islam." (Receipts below.)
In 2012, three years before becoming governor of Kaduna, El-Rufai tweeted a veiled threat to Nigerian soldiers attempting to thwart the murderous campaigns carried out by Fulani Islamists, "Anyone, soldier or not that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes." (Screenshot below.)
Three years later, El-Rufai touted his endorsement from Fulani Islamists (a broader Muslim ethnic group in Nigeria whose leaders have supported implementation of Sharia law) when he successfully ran for governor.
El-Rufai also reinstated the Religious Preaching Edict, which meant that all Christian pastors required prior approval from the Kaduna government before each sermon, otherwise they "will be liable to pay a fine, and may even be imprisoned," in El-Rufai's own words.
Both Tucker and Amsterdam cited the latter's work on behalf of various Nigerian entities as the basis for his expertise to refute claims by Trump, Cruz and many others that Christians are being systematically murdered by Fulani Islamists.
Although he didn't disclose in the Tucker Carlson interview his work for a leading defender of the Fulani Islamists, Amsterdam stated in 2018 on his website that he "has represented" El-Rufai, the "Governor of Kaduna State."
Because Amsterdam never registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for any Nigerian entity, the exact nature and duration is unknown. (Amsterdam could not be immediately reached for comment.)
There is no record of Amsterdam ever representing, protecting, and/or defending persecuted Nigerian Christians, and his X profile does not show even a single post warning about the attacks carried out by Fulani Islamists.
Yet this is the man Tucker Carlson used to refute claims of Nigerian Christians being systematically slaughtered at the hands of Fulani Islamists.
I guess defending Hamas, Bin Laden, Maduro & Putin wasn’t enough…
…now @TuckerCarlson is shilling for Boko Haram too. Bizarre.
Jesus was a Jew who lived in Israel. That must really keep you up at night, huh?
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The worst part is that people like @DineshDSouza, @SethDillon, @bonchieredstate, @JoelWBerry and @EYakoby are just going to try and pin some kind of Qatar connection to Tucker's valiant defense of Nigerian Islamists slaughtering Christians.
Oh.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson's "expert" on Nigerian Christians worked for a top defender of the Fulani Islamist militias killing Christians.
The Tucker Carlson guest on Friday who slammed @tedcruz and declared that there is no campaign of targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, lobbyist and PR flack Robert Amsterdam, had for years represented a leading Nigerian official closely associated with Fulani Islamists — including the very militias that have been slaughtering Christians in Nigeria.
Robert Amsterdam, feted by Carlson as "defending Christians around the world," represented Nasir El-Rufai, who from 2015 to 2023 was the governor of the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, home to the bulk of Fulani Islamist militias that have slaughtered thousands of Christians.
While serving as Kaduna's governor, El-Rufai directed substantial payments to those very same Fulani Islamists (by his own admission), and he ordered numerous crackdowns that reportedly resulted in the murders of more than 100 Christians.
El-Rufai has also contributed to the ongoing vilification and demonization of Nigeria's Christians, such as claiming in 2014 that Christians "sponsor[ed]" Boko Haram with the "motive of... tarnish[ing] the name of Islam." (Receipts below.)
In 2012, three years before becoming governor of Kaduna, El-Rufai tweeted a veiled threat to Nigerian soldiers attempting to thwart the murderous campaigns carried out by Fulani Islamists, "Anyone, soldier or not that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes." (Screenshot below.)
Three years later, El-Rufai touted his endorsement from Fulani Islamists (a broader Muslim ethnic group in Nigeria whose leaders have supported implementation of Sharia law) when he successfully ran for governor.
El-Rufai also reinstated the Religious Preaching Edict, which meant that all Christian pastors required prior approval from the Kaduna government before each sermon, otherwise they "will be liable to pay a fine, and may even be imprisoned," in El-Rufai's own words.
Both Tucker and Amsterdam cited the latter's work on behalf of various Nigerian entities as the basis for his expertise to refute claims by Trump, Cruz and many others that Christians are being systematically murdered by Fulani Islamists.
Although he didn't disclose in the Tucker Carlson interview his work for a leading defender of the Fulani Islamists, Amsterdam stated in 2018 on his website that he "has represented" El-Rufai, the "Governor of Kaduna State."
Because Amsterdam never registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for any Nigerian entity, the exact nature and duration is unknown. (Amsterdam could not be immediately reached for comment.)
There is no record of Amsterdam ever representing, protecting, and/or defending persecuted Nigerian Christians, and his X profile does not show even a single post warning about the attacks carried out by Fulani Islamists.
Yet this is the man Tucker Carlson used to refute claims of Nigerian Christians being systematically slaughtered at the hands of Fulani Islamists.
She is an American citizen participating in the American political process, you antisemitic loser.
Join @NJACLaw this Tuesday at noon for a legal look at what is likely coming under a Mamdani administration.
Stay calm and NJAC on.
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Powerful words from @VanJones68 here on why the West must NOT abandon the Jewish people after centuries of persecution and genocide.
There are only 15 million Jews left in the WORLD, and half of them, he says, are "clinging to their existence" in Israel.
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CNN commentator Van Jones argues that the global Jewish population of 15.8 million, 0.2% of humanity, with half in Israel, demands special protection against existential threats like anti-Israel slogans calling for its elimination.
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The reality is this: Israel is one of America’s greatest allies — militarily, strategically, and morally.
If you can’t see that, you fall into one of two categories — you’re either ignorant of history or you simply hate Jews. There’s no in-between.
People love to say, “I’m just asking questions.” But they’re not asking — they’re accusing. “Why do Jews run everything?” “Why does Israel control America?” Those aren’t questions; those are anti-Semitic talking points wrapped in fake curiosity.
When you start from lies, you don’t discover truth — you spread hate.
And here’s the irony — the same folks who say “the Jews run Trump” clearly don’t understand Trump. The man doesn’t let anyone run him.
I’m tired of the gaslighting. Do your research, know your history, and stop pretending your bigotry is “critical thinking.”
You don’t need to hate Jews to love America. But if you love truth, you can’t keep lying about them either.
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Here's the reality: @TuckerCarlson is the one keeping alive the ongoing Tucker/Fuentes saga.
In the same interview where he refused to say much negative about @NickJFuentes, he said that his critics, including @benshapiro, support Israel because of "the thrill that they feel killing their enemies (Palestinians), the God-like power they imagine they have when they extinguish human life. That's the whole game for them."
Seconds later in this same interview with @ComicDaveSmith, Tucker directed his accusations of bloodlust in very personal terms towards Ben Shapiro: "We do not have a right to kill the innocent, period, because we're not God. And that's the dividing line between me and Ben Shapiro."
Is this how conservatives move forward to set our sights on the Left, with Tucker claiming that Jews and Christian Zionists in the conservative movement get a "thrill" from "killing" people -- including innocent people?
What conservative wants to be part of a movement where it's acceptable for one of its leaders to behave like that?
In just cold political terms, how does that build the coalition when one of its leaders so casually -- and repeatedly -- vilifies large swaths of our base?
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Plus Mark Goldfeder plans to rejoin the task force! Swift actions this week.
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Megyn Kelly sad that Nick Fuentes didn't eat people like Jeffrey Dhamer, so he "isn't so bad.'
Nick has called for the death of Jews, says that blacks should leave America, and that all women want to be r*ped?
2 months ago, @megynkelly told us hateful words from Democrats led to the k*lling for Charlie Kirk.
But her friends Tucker and Fuentes are allowed to put minorities in the crosshairs with impunity.
No. I object.
Today, @megynkelly argued that NF isn't so bad because he hasn't eaten people. Literally said those words.
Um, he is a vile obnoxious bigot who campaigned against Trump and used derogatory and racial lines to attack @JDVance and @SLOTUS.
Why is Kelly defending NF?
