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David Bernstein
Thread by @ShMMor: OK, before the rumor mill spins out of control, I think I should just come clean. I’m the one who wrote that parody article about Israel being responsible for repression in the Arab world...…
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Israel’s Repressive Diplomacy
The recent normalization agreements with Arab states rely on—and contribute to—growing authoritarianism.
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David Bernstein
Peace breaks out between Israel and several Arab countries;
@PeterBeinart hardest hit.
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Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say
Researchers once feared that school reopenings might spread the virus through communities. But so far there is little evidence that it’s happening.
Progressive Caucus eyes shakeup to boost power next Congress
The changes have divided some in the group who fear it will become a ‘Freedom Caucus of the left.’
Fists And Rocks Fly As Jewish Trump Supporters And Counter Protesters Clash In Times Square
The violent clashes led to fights, objects being hurled at cars and several arrests.
Family describes horror as violent maskless rioters throw rocks, attack 'Jews for Trump' convoy
A “Jews For Trump” vehicle convoy was repeatedly attacked and heckled as it made its way through New York City Sunday morning to show its support of the president, video shows.
Video Of Kentucky Students Mocking Native American Man Draws Outcry
Videos show students associated with Covington Catholic High School chanting and laughing as they encircle Nathan Phillips, an Omaha Elder, at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington last Friday.
David Bernstein
Nor do you have to be a famous politico for NPR to report unsubstantiated allegations, so long as they fit the narrative.
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Reporters Dig Into Justice Kavanaugh's Past, Allegations Of Misconduct Against Him
A new book by The New York Times' Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly extends the investigation into the SCOTUS justice's history, chases down sexual misconduct allegations and considers his years since.
David Bernstein
And lest you thing it was just their news judgment suffering in the heat of the confirmation battle, there's this from 2019
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Third Woman Comes Forward With Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Against Kavanaugh
A day before the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on allegations Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman in the 1980s, a third woman has come forward with another accusation of sexual misconduct.
David Bernstein
You know how NPR claims it won't cover the Biden allegations b/c they are unverified? I'd like to believe this isn't a partisan decision, but...
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Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It.
Inside the White House’s secret, last-ditch effort to change the narrative, and the election — and the return of the media gatekeepers.
David Bernstein
Either the biggest lie, or most unselfaware comment of the year: "This is '60 Minutes,' and we can’t put on things we can’t verify," Lesley Stahl told him.
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The Second Amendment is as necessary today as it has ever been
In the summer of 2020, riots and looting broke out across the United States. In cities from Seattle to New York, police were ordered to stand down and let the riots and looting take their course. The lesson from these events is that you cannot rely...
Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism Threatens Our Freedoms
Do we really want out rights to be determined by the understandings of centuries ago?
David Bernstein
This is not an honest argument. "under the original public meaning of the Constitution, it would be unconstitutional to elect a woman as president or vice president until the Constitution is amended. Article II refers to them with the pronoun “he,”
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Lowell High School will use lottery admission next year, S.F. school board decides
San Francisco’s academically selective Lowell High School will admit students using a random lottery for next year’s freshman class, a decision made by a unanimous school board Tuesday after a divisive community debate.
Does Human Rights Watch Understand the Nature of Prejudice?
A powerful advocate appears to believe that anti-Semitism is sparked in part by Jewish behavior.
David Bernstein
@PeterBeinart @hrw @amnestyusa @Oxfam And blaming Israel for the existence of antisemitism.
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Human Rights Watch director tweets link to article equating White Supremacy and Zionism
Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth posted a link to an article by a BDS activist who wrote: "White supremacy and Zionism are two of a kind, with both modelled on ethnic exclusion ... Therefore, if one opposes exclusion, and the desire for a...
David Bernstein
@PeterBeinart @hrw @amnestyusa @Oxfam There also the linking of Israel to white supremacists.
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Dancing Around Genocide
At Human Rights Watch, a bitter behind-the-scenes battle over Iran's calls to annihilate Israel.
David Bernstein
@PeterBeinart @hrw @amnestyusa @Oxfam And then there's denying that Iranian calls for Israel to be "wiped off the map" constitute incitement to genocide.
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The Right Coast
David Bernstein
@PeterBeinart @hrw @amnestyusa @Oxfam OTH, "express[ing] disgust at the existence of a Jewish state," that sounds kinda antisemitic.
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A Protection Against Viruses Hides in an Overlooked Corner of the Constitution
The Third Amendment gets little attention in modern discourse, but its history hints at an intriguing new way to think about whether the public has a right to be free from infection.
In Louis Farrakhan Profile, NYT Spit-Shines Racism Against Jews
The newspaper that constantly smears Trump is unwilling to connect Louis Farrakhan’s hate and acts of violence against Jews. It's disturbing.