Daniel Rothman

@LindseyGrahamSC thank you so much for your impassioned speech yesterday: youtu.be/VzwOMv-WFCI?fe… I sent this letter to your congressional office, but I wanted to also share it publicly: @RepBowman has turned a blind eye to threats of violence against his #Jewish constituents

Usually being right about something, especially when everyone told you that you’re wrong, is very satisfying. Not now. Not in this case. I’ve never been sadder about being right than I am right now. I have been in bed most of today trying to digest it, trying to make sense of it. But I can’t. None of us can. There is no making sense of it. There is one thing though that we have to internalize and it’s extremely hard to accept. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. The terrorists weren’t the only ones who pulled those triggers. Albanese pulled the trigger too. Starmer pulled the trigger. Mamdani pulled the trigger. Carney pulled the trigger. The BBC and CNN, they pulled the trigger too. Iran pulled the trigger. Qatar pulled the trigger. The UN pulled the trigger and Amnesty pulled the trigger. The ICJ pulled the trigger and South Africa pulled the trigger. Sky News pulled the trigger and the Guardian pulled the trigger. Candace pulled the trigger and Tucker pulled the trigger. All of these people, and many others, they have blood on their hands. Those who tolerated the chants to globalize the intifada got a Hanukkah present today. The intifada was globalized. Those who allowed terrorist flags to wave in their streets saw the result of their decision today. What is appalling is how all of these morally bankrupt individuals decided to issue their fake condemnations today declaring how there’s no room for antisemitism in their streets. Talk about pouring salt on a wound. They welcomed antisemites to their streets! With a red carpet! They loaded the bullets into those guns and now they act surprised when those bullets end up in the heads of Jewish children and Holocaust Survivors?! Do me a favor, Mr. Mamdani, let’s skip the act. Here’s what you really want to do. You want to celebrate. I suggest you do that. Take off the mask, Mr. Albanese, and announce a national day of celebration in Australia. You got what you wanted when you decided to ban Jews from entering your country. Starmer, remember that fake state that you decided to recognize and fabricate history? Well, when you reward terror, you receive more terror. So save the condemnations and award the families of the terrorists today. Reward them like you rewarded Hamas. Don’t bother issuing any fake condemnation, UN. Save your fake tears. Keep your thoughts and prayers to yourself. No one wants them and no one believes them. This didn’t happen in a vacuum and guess what. I’m sorry to be the one to say this (again!), but this won’t be the end of it. Tragically, I don’t even think this will be the worst of it. Tomorrow, CNN will continue to vilify the only Jewish state. The BBC will do whatever they can to avoid calling this attack what it is. The Guardian will run some piece about Islamophobia and Sky News will do verbal gymnastics to avoid calling the terrorists Muslims and the victims, Jews. So, no, this won’t be the end of it. Tomorrow, the tolerance for Jew hatred will return. The fake tears will be wiped away and the chants of ‘Gas the Jews’ and ‘Hitler was right’ will once again be heard throughout the west. I have some bad news. It’s over. Jews are no longer welcome. The days of comfort for Jews in the west are over! Sure, it might not have hit full force in Teaneck or in Miami, not yet anyway. The west has spoken and Jews are not welcome anymore. Whether the Jews of the diaspora realize that and internalize it is a different story but the good times are over. Some people will read this and call me an alarmist. They are the same people who told me on October 5th, 2023, when I said something big is coming and Israel will be at the center of it, that I am creating hysteria. They are the same people who told me a few months ago when I said a mass casualty event is around the corner and it’ll happen at some Jewish gathering, that I am not a prophet and I should shut up. I’m not a prophet but I have eyes and I’m using those eyes when so many around the world are wearing a blind fold. So, to my brothers and sisters in the diaspora, and I don’t care where in the diaspora you are, I will say it again and I will say it a million times, no matter how many of you attack me, ridicule me, and block me. COME HOME!! “This isn’t Europe before the Holocaust. Stop comparing.” YES. IT. IS! It’s EXACTLY Europe before the Holocaust. I know no one wants to hear that but you know who else wouldn’t have wanted to hear that? The Jews in Europe before the Holocaust. You know what they would have said? You know what they DID say?! “It won’t happen here.” “It doesn’t affect me. “Stop believing the media. It’s not that bad.” “I’m not running away. I’m not letting them win. This is my country. I refuse to surrender and flee.” I grew up wondering how the Jews of Europe didn’t see the writing on the wall. I think we all did. I no longer wonder. I see it right before my eyes. So, I’ve heard all the excuses. “Oh, Israel is much better?! You had 10/7!” Yes, yes we did. And we learned from our mistakes. Now we repair. Now we build. Now we write the story of the future of our people. “It’s not so easy to just pick up and come!” No, it’s not. No one said it was easy. But it’s necessary. It is literally life and death at this point. “You’re creating hysteria! Stop it!” I’m creating hysteria? So you don’t think that the events of today warrant hysteria? Then, what does? I am devastated to say that the message I’ve gotten over and over throughout the day from survivors of today’s attack was “You were right. We need to get out of here.” Please, please follow through. Please don’t let this pass and be forgotten as just another event. Please learn from today that you are not welcome. If your child was amongst a group of peers who treated him/her the way you are being treated, you’d tell your child to find new friends, to get out of that group. Take your own advice. Get out. For now, we mourn the dead, we pray for the injured, but we can’t stop there. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. This isn’t an isolated event. This isn’t the end of it, sadly it’s just the beginning. Our enemies are celebrating today. Some are doing it publicly, and some are doing it in their hearts but if you think today’s massacre won’t “Inspire” them to try and repeat it, I’m sorry, but you’re not paying attention. Today it happened in Sydney. Tomorrow it’ll happen in the UK or Canada. It’ll happen in the US too. We don’t pay attention to the every day occurrences. The synagogues being vandalized. The Jews being harassed on the subway. The Jewish businesses being damaged. But all those events led to today and today will lead to other events. It’s not stopping. It never has. Open a history book if you want to know what’s coming. It’s gonna get worse and fast. So, please, fight the urge to push back on this, take your head out of the sand, open a history book, and for God’s sake, make an exit plan. If it’s not today, then tomorrow and if not tomorrow, in a year from now. But please, it’s time to accept that you’re no longer welcome anywhere besides Israel. Here you are welcome with open arms. Sure, we have our challenges and we could use your help overcoming them. You had a really nice run in the west. We all did. But it’s over. The future of the Jewish people is in one place and one place only. They say From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free. We should all respond to them with From the River to the Sea is the only place Jews will be. It’s time. If I offended you, I am not sorry. Sometimes, it’s not fun to hear the truth but it needs to be said and you better start listening. Come home. We need you here. We need you, and you need us. Come here and help us build the future of the Jewish people. To all our enemies who pulled the trigger today, congratulations. Enjoy your accomplishment, but know this, your joy will be short lived. You will pay and pay big. You will be held accountable for every life lost today. And you will go down in history alongside the worst of them. History will never forget your role and neither will we. You will join the very popular club of nations who came after the Jews. They are all footnotes in the book that tells the story of the remarkable and the resilient Jewish nation. We’ll mourn today. But we’ll also build. We’ll get back up and we’ll survive. We’ll continue to thrive as a people and we will flourish in the face of your historic crimes. You will be long gone and we will watch you perish. Am Yisrael Chai isn’t just an empty phrase. It’s a historical reality and if you don’t believe me, ask yourself how many Babylonians you know. You’ll join them soon. Am Yisrael Chai! Chanukah is the holiday of light. We are a bright light in your dark world. Today; we light Hanukkah candles alongside the memorial candles for our fallen. We have a lot of practice. We now how to mourn and then we know how to continue moving forward. Don’t forget what Hanukkah was. It was a war we were not going to win. We were done. And here we are celebrating. Today is a dark day. Tomorrow we will shine our light again. Am Yisrael Chai. Don’t forget it, you fools! To my brothers and sisters, we got this. I know that feels impossible right now, but we do. Just please come home. We are waiting for you and can’t wait to welcome you at Ben Gurion airport with open arms and a shawarma.

@IlanaGaron Contrary to this popular narrative, here is a segment by @CNN which claims that if non voters had voted Trumps margin would have increased x.com/robbystarbuck/…

Guys, this is an old tweet, but something to keep in mind and remind folks in the face of Trump’s demolishing of the government and our world standing—MOST Americans *did not vote for this.* Here is the math. 🧮

@adam_tooze @IlanaGaron The data point I have is that one of the startup companies I strongly support had their funding increased out of the pool of funds freed up by the cuts. I think absolute volume of dollars spent is too crude a metric to be useful.

US science funding in 2025 is down by 50 percent.

BILL ACKMAN FOR THE BIG APPLE: @BillAckman CAN be the official Republican candidate for NYC mayor -- and on the ballot, rather than as a write-in. Here's how: New York Election Law gives the Republican Party a narrow window in which Curtis Sliwa can decline his nomination and be replaced by Bill Ackman. 1. How the withdrawal must occur: Sliwa files a “certificate of declination,” signed and notarized, with the Board of Elections. A voluntary declination is only valid if it is filed no later than the last day on which the ballot is certified—55 days before the general election (§ 6-146 (7) tied to §§ 4-110/4-112). For the 4 Nov 2025 mayoral election that date is Wednesday 10 Sept 2025. After 10 Sept the only events that open a ballot vacancy are death or legal disqualification. 2. How the vacancy is filled: Once the vacancy exists, it is filled under § 6-148. Because this nomination was made by primary, the vacancy is filled by “a majority of the members of the party committee or committees last elected in the political subdivision” (i.e., the five county GOP committees meeting jointly, unless their rules designate another committee). The committee’s action is embodied in a “certificate to fill vacancy.” 3. Filing deadlines for the substitute nomination: For a vacancy arising from a post-primary declination, the certificate must be filed no later than ten days after the last day to decline (§ 6-158 (8)). That is Saturday 20 Sept 2025. The certificate must include: – the fact and cause of the vacancy; – the office; – Sliwa’s name; – Ackman’s name, residence and written, notarized acceptance (§ 6-148 (4)-(5)); – signatures/affidavits of the party officers who voted. 4. Additional statutory hurdles for Ackman: If Ackman is not an enrolled Republican, the party must also file a “Wilson-Pakula” certificate of authorization within four days of the vacancy certificate (§ 6-120 (3)). Ackman must satisfy NYC Charter eligibility (U.S. citizen, at least 18, registered voter, NYC resident ≥ 1 year before election) and must open a compliant campaign committee. 5. Practical impact: All paperwork must be accepted by the NYC Board of Elections (and, for city-wide offices, the State BOE) before they lock the ballot layout. Meeting logistics: the five county GOP chairs must convene a joint meeting with quorum, vote, draft, and file within a ten-day span—tight but feasible if pre-planned. Missing either the 10 Sept declination or the 20 Sept vacancy-certificate deadline freezes Sliwa on the Republican line. After that point only death or court-determined disqualification can trigger substitution (§ 6-158 (19)). 6. On concerns about splitting the Adams vote and causing Mamdani to win: If you think Ackman will split the Adams vote, then we can wait until before the ballots are being printed, at which point he or Adams can drop out and endorse the other and beat Mamdani. But we shouldn't coalesce around a single candidate and demand that the other drop out so early. We need Mamdani and the radicals to spread out their resources this summer and early fall trying to take down multiple candidates, rather than only having one challenger (who could be brought down by a major scandal, or illness / death at the last minute, leaving Mamdani effectively unopposed). Bottom line: It's legally possible and smart. Let's do this. Bill Ackman must run for mayor of New York City. He can do this, and he can win. If you think he can't, and if Adams' campaign is still looking promising in the early fall, he can always drop out right before ballots are printed. Or Adams can drop out at that time. Either way. But both Adams and Ackaman should run, and neither should drop out now, for two reasons. First, we need Mamdani's camp to have multiple targets and waste their resources on multiple targets instead of just on one. And second, we need two VIABLE candidates for as long as possible (until ballots are being printed) in case one is compromised by illness, death, a personal crisis, or an unforeseen campaign-ending scandal between now and when ballots are being printed. We need two VIABLE options until right before ballots are being printed. Adams alone is a calamity waiting to happen. We must hedge our risk by having TWO good options until right before ballots are being printed. Bill Ackman must run.

There’s something about Israel that makes people uncomfortable, and it’s not what they say it is. They’ll point to politics, settlements, borders, and wars. But scratch beneath the outrage, and you’ll find something deeper. A discomfort not with what Israel does, but with what Israel is. A nation this small should not be this strong. Period. Israel has no oil. No special natural resources. A population barely the size of a mid-sized American city. They are surrounded by enemies. Hated in the United Nations. Targeted by terror. Condemned by celebrities. Boycotted, slandered, and attacked. And still, they thrive like there’s no tomorrow. In military. In medicine. In security. In technology. In agriculture. In intelligence. In morality. In sheer, unbreakable will. They turn desert into farmland. They make water from air. They intercept rockets in mid-air. They rescue hostages under the nose of the world’s worst regimes. They survive wars that were supposed to wipe them out, and win. The world watches this and can’t make sense of it. So they do what people do when they witness strength they can’t understand. They assume it must be cheating. It must be American aid. It must be foreign lobbying. It must be oppression. It must be theft. It must be some dark trick that gave the Jews this kind of power. It must be blackmail. Because heaven forbid it’s something else. Heaven forbid it’s real. Heaven forbid it’s earned. Or worse, destined. The Jewish people were supposed to disappear a long, long time ago. That’s how the story of exiled, enslaved, hated minorities is supposed to end. But the Jews didn’t disappear. They actually came home, rebuilt their land, revived their language, and brought their dead back to life — in memory, in identity, and in strength. That’s not normal. It’s not political. It’s biblical. There’s no cheat code that explains how a group of people return to their homeland after 2,000 years. There is no rational path from gas chambers to global influence. And there is no historical precedent for surviving the Babylonians, the Romans, the Crusaders, the Inquisition, the pogroms, and the Holocaust, and still showing up to work on Monday in Tel Aviv. Israel doesn’t make sense. Unless you believe in something beyond the math. This is what drives the world crazy. Because if Israel is real, if this improbable, ancient, hated nation is somehow still chosen, protected, and thriving, then maybe God isn’t a myth after all. Maybe He’s still in the story. Maybe history isn’t random. Maybe evil doesn’t get the last word. Maybe the Jews are not just a people… but a testimony. That’s what they can’t stand. Because once you admit that Israel’s survival isn’t just impressive, but divine, everything changes. Your moral compass has to reset. Your assumptions about history, power, and justice collapse. You realize you’re not watching the end of an empire. You’re witnessing the beginning of something eternal. So they deny it. They smear it. And rage against it. Because it’s easier to call a miracle “cheating” than to face the possibility that God keeps His promises. And He’s keeping them still.

Today Prince Reza Pahlavi addressed a bipartisan group of members of the United States House of Representatives. His full remarks, delivered virtually, are below: Members of Congress, Congressional staffers, and friends. Thank you for inviting me to speak with you at this critical hour — not only for the Iranian people, but for the entire Middle East, for the United States, and for the values we share. This group stands at the intersection of faith-based commitment and political courage. I know many of you are guided by your Christian values and your commitment to moral clarity in foreign policy. I honor that deeply. And I believe the partnership between the Iranian people, the people of Israel, and the American people — and the faith-driven communities that sustain them — is more vital today than ever before. The Islamic Republic — a regime that has waged war against my people for 46 years, and has persecuted Christians, Jews, Baháʼís, and Muslims alike — is in the final stages of collapse. Its leader has retreated underground while using my people as human shields. The regime’s grip on the country is unraveling. What we are witnessing is not a political shift. It is a spiritual and moral reckoning. This is the fall of a regime that has built its power on fear, violence, and hatred. And this is the rise of a nation that seeks peace, dignity, and coexistence. At this moment of profound transformation, I have chosen to step forward — not to seek power, but to fulfill a duty. I have been entrusted by millions of Iranians, inside and outside the country, to help lead this transition: to guide it away from chaos and toward national unity, justice, and peace. We are not beginning from nothing. For years, I have worked alongside patriots, scholars, and experts to prepare for the day after the Islamic Republic. We have a roadmap for a transitional period grounded in the rule of law and national reconciliation, and for the establishment of a truly democratic and inclusive Iran — one that respects all faiths and protects all people. This is a movement rooted in light, not darkness. It is a mission of restoration — for our nation, our values, and our place in the world. Let me be clear: the people of Iran do not hate Israel. They do not hate America. That hatred was manufactured by a regime that used religion as a weapon — a regime that perverted faith to justify terror. While the Islamic Republic chants “Death to America” the Iranian people chant: “Our enemy is right here, they lie when they say it’s America.” A free Iran will end this unnatural hostility. We will seek peace and partnership with Israel. We will once again be a friend to America. Our children deserve to grow up in a region where ancient hatreds are replaced by mutual respect. That is what I am fighting for. To those of you in the evangelical Christian community who pray for the peace of Jerusalem, I say this: a free Iran is the key to that answer. The movement for a free Iran is not just a political struggle. It is a moral one. We are fighting not only for our future, but for the values that unite all people of faith: justice, compassion, truth, and the God-given right of every man and woman to live in dignity. That is why your role matters. America’s leadership — and the moral clarity of communities like yours — can make a real difference. You stood with the people of the Eastern bloc against communism. Now, I ask you to stand with the people of Iran. Let me be clear: standing with us does not require your troops and it does not require your tax dollars. It does not require another endless American war in the Middle East. Indeed, that is exactly what we are trying to stop. Because as long as the Islamic Republic is in power, it will be waging war on Israel and on America. The only way to end the endless wars is to help us put an end to the Islamic Republic. When we do, Israel and America can finally live in peace. Help us isolate this regime. Help us elevate the cause of freedom. Help us prepare the ground for what comes after: a nation reborn, at peace with its neighbors, and reconnected to its spiritual heritage. We’ve all heard that Scripture says “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” I believe the Iranian people are ready to be the peacemakers of this generation — for themselves, for the region, and for the world. You have the opportunity to be a part of it. I hope you will join me and join us. The Islamic Republic is falling. And what will rise in its place is not chaos, but the hope of a new beginning. Thank you.

@noacochvaa You know that TJ's Bamba peanut snacks is actually the real thing made in Israel?

It was an emergency

@noacochvaa Have you been to Momoya in Chelsea? The head sushi chef there is Rudy and he's my favorite because he knows what Jews can eat and will prepare a beautiful array of fish. You have to try toasted medium fatty tuna!

the way to my heart 🍣

I'm old enough to remember when "Free Tibet" was the chant de jour of idealistic Westerners looking for a rush of meaning in their aimless existence. There were marches, protests and even an organization called "Students for a Free Tibet." The movement still exists, but trends come and go so nobody talks about it anymore. Sort of like how half the internet put a Ukraine flag next to their usernames and now the cause sits next to Covid in the dustbin of the early 2020s. Weirdly enough, neither Russian nor Chinese students were harassed en masse during these campaigns. Nobody tried to block them from reaching their classes or set up a single barricade to keep these students from entering libraries. There were no Chinese or Russian diplomats who were shot dead at a museum celebrating their culture. Nobody even bothered to paint "Go Back to Asia" on their local Chinese takeout. Lame. It is only the "Free Palestine" movement that has chosen violence over peaceful protest. It is only the "Free Palestine" movement that has decided their local Jewish communities will pay the price of a foreign conflict they have no way of influencing halfway around the world. This is what happens when you build your cause with lies and propaganda standing on a foundation of antisemitism – the only way to make headroom is through violence and harassment. That's why the "Free Palestine" movement is met with law enforcement, deportations and condemnation from those with enough courage to stand up to the hateful mob. Decent people everywhere understand that this is the only legitimate response to what the moderate sane majority rightly sees as antisemitic violence bordering on domestic terrorism. If you can't see it yourself, it's because you're on the wrong side of history. That's both a cliche and a fact. Never in history has there been a mass targeting of Jews where generations looked back and said, "yeah, they had the right idea." Whether in England in 1290, Spain in 1492, Germany in the 1930s or the Soviet Union throughout its existence – in every instance of Jewish persecution, history looks back with shame and disgust at those who twisted themselves into a moral pretzel to justify their actions. The only difference between today's movement and other bloodlusts of the past is that now the Jews have a state to fight back against its enemies, provide a safe haven to its people and prevent calamity to the collective. But have no doubt that history will bookmark this movement right next to all the others as yet another moral failure of the enlightened mob looking for meaning in modernity by drumming up a cause that places a bullseye on their local synagogue.

I've rarely heard it expressed as well as this. This is everything we're fighting for. Via Zach Ross on Instagram 🔗 👇

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Full RFK Jr Speech addressing his staff. At the end, the staff gave him a huge applause! Even they know it’s time for change. Credit to @ItsHambone for posting the entire video.

I don’t care about football or celebrities and I’m too angry, sad, and tired to pretend. So here is a poem I just wrote about the three hostages released yesterday. I’m not a trained poet, but this is a place I can put my feelings. I hope it resonates with someone out there.

Dr. Mark Hyman makes clear RFK Jr. is not anti-vaccine. “He's clearly in support of vaccines. He's been vaccinated himself. He's vaccinated all of his children.” “He's not anti-vaccine. He's simply asking for us to look at the data and look at the questions that need to be looked at scientifically to assess the effects.” “He's not getting rid of the polio or MMR vaccines.” “I believe this is just a trope that the opposition puts forth to try to discredit him.”

Wow. Extremely moving speech. Share everywhere. “Jews are the canary in the coal mine” “15 months ago that canary died on Oct 7th” One of the most important speeches you will see. If there is one video you should watch today it’s 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚. Please put aside 20 mins to watch @lauder_ronald at the Holocaust Memorial.

👋🙏 … so I’m not going anywhere… unfortunately 😉😘

Psst, ICC, look over here👋

Things to consider if you're freaking out about @RobertKennedyJr

It's amazing how an election loss, even as big as this one, still doesn't put a dent in the thinking that lost it.

This update is universally wonderful for America! We have been promoting a horrible Ag policy in this country for decades that has strip-mined our soil and bankrupted our nation's health. @RepThomasMassie with @JoelSalatin advising him will #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain #MAHA