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Watch What Happens When Real Housewives Don’t Wear Masks
Nytimes.com 4d 3 tweets
Some research suggests the public health behavior of reality stars and influencers can affect viewers.
How Ritchie Torres won a battle for the Bronx in the heat of the pandemic
News.yahoo.com 4d 1 tweets
The 32-year-old is set to head to Congress to represent a South Bronx district that was hit hard by the coronavirus.  
(((Yair Rosenberg))) They might fly under your radar with everything else going on, but these pieces by and are a strong argument for why is the incoming member of congress you haven't heard of but should: 4d
He’s About To Be The First Openly Gay Black Member of Congress — And He’s Talking About Mental Health Like Few Politicians Ever Have
Addy Baird - BuzzFeed News 4d 1 tweets
Ritchie Torres is grappling with how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting his likely New York district’s mental health and opening up about his own.
(((Yair Rosenberg))) They might fly under your radar with everything else going on, but these pieces by and are a strong argument for why is the incoming member of congress you haven't heard of but should: 4d
Showing the breadth of anti-Semitism
Columbia Journalism Review 4d 1 tweets
<p>In 1985, historian Deborah Lipstadt published Beyond Belief, a detailed account of how the American news media downplayed or ignored the genocide of millions of European Jews by the Nazi regime from 1933 until 1945. The mass shooting of Jews, the...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The power of our stories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Zoom Video 4d 1 tweets
“Telling stories is one of the most powerful means that leaders have to influence, teach, and inspire. What makes storytelling so effective for learning? For starters, storytelling forges connections among people, and between people and ideas....
(((Yair Rosenberg))) Happy to be participating in this conversation about racism & anti-Semitism with communal partners on Thursday at 6:30pm EST. It's under the auspices of the New Cracow Friendship Society, dedicated to Holocaust survivors. You can register to join us here: 4d
Turkish leader sues Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker for calling him a ‘terrorist’
Timesofisrael.com 4d 1 tweets
Dutch leader backs Geert Wilders, who posted a cartoon of Erdogan with a hat resembling a bomb on Twitter, as row between Ankara and Europe deepens
(((Yair Rosenberg))) Bigoted repressive authoritarian Erdogan is fighting with bigoted anti-Islam clown Geert Wilders, and I wish them both the greatest success. 4d
Why I can't vote for Trump
Washington Examiner 5d 7 tweets
When Rudy Giuliani ran for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, the Right broke out into a debate over whether America’s Mayor was a real conservative. I found this tedious. Though Rudy was not my preferred candidate among that class (and...
(((Yair Rosenberg))) "The environment the president has built, in which he seems to be present in every molecule of cultural and political oxygen, is unhealthy, and I am concerned that a vote for his reelection would constitute a vote for this as the new normal." [email protected] 5d
Kayleigh McEnany once praised Biden as a 'man of the people' who resonates with "middle class" over 'tycoon' Trump
CNN 5d 9 tweets
Prior to becoming a prominent backer of Donald Trump, Kayleigh McEnany praised then-Vice President Joe Biden as "funny and likable" and a "man of the people" who resonates with "middle class voters."
Hamas releases Palestinian peace activists arrested after Zoom call with Israelis
U.S. 5d 1 tweets
Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas convicted three Palestinian peace activists of "weakening revolutionary spirit" for having held a Zoom call with Israelis peace campaigners, but ordered the release of two of them after six months in jail.
Harvard poll shows record interest among 18-to-29 year olds in the upcoming election
Axios 5d 1 tweets
63% of respondents said they will “definitely be voting,” which is highest positive outcome in the 20 years
The State of Antisemitism in America 2020: AJC's Survey of the General Public
AJC 5d 1 tweets
AJC’s 2020 Survey of the General Public on Antisemitism, conducted by the research company SSRS, is based on telephone interviews carried out September 15 – September 20, with a national sample of 1,010 people over age 18. The margin of error is...
Trump's children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show
SFGate 19d 6 tweets
WASHINGTON - Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland,...
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(((Yair Rosenberg))) If you wonder what sort of conflicts of interest and corruption come from the Trump children being both Trump officials and also running the Trump business, well, this is just the latest example this month: 6d
Remarks by President Trump in Cabinet Meeting | The White House
The White House 6d 1 tweets
Cabinet Room 11:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Okay.  Thank you very much.  We have a Cabinet meeting.  We'll have a few questions after grace.  And, if you w
(((Yair Rosenberg))) Trump's DEFENSE against self-dealing accusations is that his family runs his business. "My family... they run my business now; I don’t run my business." Those family members are now *officials running his campaign.* Not newsworthy to conservative media. 6d
Hunter Biden Sought To Avoid Registering As Foreign Agent In Chinese Business Venture, Text Message Shows
Dailycaller.com 7d 10 tweets
Hunter Biden suggested setting up a U.S.-based shell company in May 2017 to do business with a Chinese firm in order to bid on contracts with the US government.
Israeli footwear conspiracy? UK activist accuses Mossad of stealing shoe
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com 8d 1 tweets
Social media erupted with uproarious responses to bizarre accusation with hashtags trending on Twitter reading: #MossadStoleMyShoe and #ShoeishConspiracy.
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(((Yair Rosenberg))) Not a Hamas guy - weirder, it was just a random activist dude in Britain 8d
Normalizing Sudan-Israel relations now is a dangerous game
Brookings 8d 1 tweets
A unified Sudanese government with a popular mandate will be better able to forge a warm and sustainable peace with Israel, whereas a rushed Israeli-Sudanese agreement has the potential to unravel Sudan’s transition and generate renewed support for...
Israeli MDs fly to enemy Sudan in failed bid to save diplomat behind secret ties
Timesofisrael.com 156d 2 tweets
TV report: Medical team hoped to transfer sick Najwa Gadaheldam back to Israel for treatment, but her condition was critical and she died; formally, the two countries are at war
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(((Yair Rosenberg))) Worth pausing today to remember Najwa Gadaheldam, the Sudanese diplomat who worked tirelessly to broker peace between Israel and Sudan—they're formally at war—but died of covid in May before seeing the fruits of her labor. Her memory is already a blessing. 8d
Khartoum Resolution - Wikipedia
En.wikipedia.org 8d 1 tweets
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(((Yair Rosenberg))) In 1967, the Arab League convened in the capital of Sudan and passed a famous resolution declaring "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it." Today, Sudan agreed to normalize relations with Israel. 8d
Israel, Sudan Agree to Normalize Ties in U.S.-Brokered Deal
Felicia Schwartz, Nicholas Bariyo - WSJ 8d 10 tweets
Israel and Sudan agreed to normalize ties in a U.S.-brokered deal on Friday, ending decades of hostility as one of Africa’s largest countries joins a broader diplomatic realignment in the Middle East.
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(((Yair Rosenberg))) In 1967, the Arab League convened in the capital of Sudan and passed a famous resolution declaring "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it." Today, Sudan agreed to normalize relations with Israel. 8d
The Jewish World Series
Tablet Magazine - Tablet Magazine 8d 2 tweets
Could the Rays and Dodgers have the first Jew vs. Jew pitcher-batter showdown in championship history?
(((Yair Rosenberg))) Love this piece gaming out an important World Series question: Could this be the year we get the first championship match-up between a Jewish pitcher and a Jewish hitter in baseball history? 8d