JustAFan

Every glimpse of what passes as "moderate" criticism of Israel these days is just unrelenting antisemitism. This person makes this post as if she knows what American Jews are like, when it reveals that she does not at all. It reads like an "as a Jew" post that doesn't at all seem credible, because no Jew is like what she claims. We are not raised to be loyal to the earthly government of Israel. We are raised as the people of Israel, as Jews. The majority of American Jews are secular liberals, and despise Netanyahu's government. We criticize him openly and often, although increasingly more in private, because we do not see any utility in inviting the participation of ill informed antisemites that will just use the opportunity to accuse us of insane non sequitors, such as being "raised to be loyal to Israel."

what i ended up with :)

Tuesday: ask Mamdani's comms team—why does Rama Duwaji appear to have a Spotify account with songs about greedy Jews and how “Israel gon’ die bitch”? Any comment? Wednesday: the account is totally shut down, made private

Al Jazeera has uncovered a horrifying scandal at USC. 'Bodies donated for scientific research were sold to the US Navy and ended up in the hands of Israeli military surgeons for IDF training'

So the Americans who didn't vote Kamala because she was too toxic and rightwing, have since then got a guy with an SS tattoo to be their champion candidate and are now courting the Jewish Space Laser loony as an ally.... make it make sense.

It is confirmed. Mixtape is a nepo-backed astroturfed game. It is developed by a small Australian studio, Beethoven and Dinosaur, and funded by Annapurna Interactive, headed by Megan Ellison. Yes, THAT Ellison family, where her father Larry Ellison, who is one of the most connected to Israel's elites, donated over $16 million in 2017 alone. Larry's son, David Ellison's Skydance/Paramount, secured nearly $24 billion in equity investments from the Saudi public investment fund, plus others from Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile Larry himself is personally funding portions of the equity commitments in the media deals. That means Annapurna Interactive, with family ties to the Ellison wealth, has incredibly deep pockets that most indies could only dream of. This is why they were able to secure expensive music licences, massive marketing, and a multiplatform launch. No evidence that Israel or Middle East money touched the game, but the money is in the family and family talk. Critics are eating it up like slop with near-universal 9-10 of 10 ratings, while the players are skipping it, calling it an overrated walking sim. Annapurna Interactive markets itself as a "prestige" publisher, which aligns with the "high class" artsy vibe that critics love, but the audience doesn't care for. Their only massive commercial success was Stray, the cat game... Meanwhile, pretty much every other game published by Annapurna was a flop or niche... and this one is proving the same as well, with barely 2000 people playing the game on steam.

Graham Platner owns AR-15s. He opposes an assault weapons ban. And he says Democrats are missing the bigger picture on gun violence. “If we really gave a shit about gun deaths… we would be dealing with this in a much more holistic fashion.”

ok so i just watched the When I See an Elephant Fly scene for the first time in decades with my daughter today and i struggle to understand where the racism allegation is coming from is it just racist to depict southern black people. bc that seems metaracist

900 hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes are shuttering or slashing essential services due to Republicans' healthcare cuts.