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This is a great example of how propagandists lie. 1 - The Claim: Former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, says he has a friend who was going to give a speech at Georgia State University, but they sent her the contract in advance, and part of it was a requirement that she "swear allegiance to Israel." He says that she refused because she doesn't have allegiance to Israel, and that GSU said that she can't be a contractor with them unless she "swears fealty to Israel," and she said "no," so they cancelled her speech. So she sued, and she lost in the Supreme Court of Georgia. He also goes on to say that all 50 US states give money to Israel, that it's a line item in their budgets. 2 - The Context First thing you need to know is, who is John Kiriakou? He's a former CIA officer who was fired and arrested for sharing classified information. He spent two years in prison, and after coming out he has worked for Russian State Media enterprises such as RT News. Almost everything he says about the United States is extremely negative, while he gives praise to Russia, Iran, and other enemies of the US. Now, about the story he told. The "friend" he mentioned is a journalist and filmmaker named Abby martin. And the contract requiring "allegiance" and "fealty" to Israel? Such a contract does not exist. What he's referring to is actually a requirement that individuals and businesses eligible for state contracts may not engage in BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) activities against Israel. The BDS movement, as you may or may not be aware, is a rabidly antisemitic movement led by groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood (ok CAIR essentially is the Muslim Brotherhood) to undermine Israel. Wise individuals, organizations, and governments have recognized that everyone involved in BDS is completely unhinged, and shouldn't be recipients of state contracts. Oh, and, speaking of CAIR: Kirakou's "friend," Abby Martin, was actually represented by CAIR in the lawsuit. 3 - Unpacking the Lie and its Impact So the lie is that he said Abby Martin was told to sign a contract that required allegiance to Israel, and that's not what it was at all. She just couldn't be involve in BDS stuff, which is known to be antisemitic and terrorist adjacent at least. He then just *drops* this non sequitur about all the money that US states give to Israel, calling it a line-item in the budget of all 50 states. That's simply not true. Not only is it not true, it's not even *partly* true. Not one state gives money to Israel. There are states that have investment portfolios (such as for their pensions/retirement benefits etc.) that invest in Israeli bonds, but no money is simply given to Israel. You may wonder why they'd invest in Israeli bonds? Well, because they pay quite well. They typically yield between 0.825% and 1.25% higher than US bonds. Kiriakou tells his lies with great conviction. There's a basis of truth in each of his lies. Martin did refuse to sign a contract, and it was related to Israel. There is some state money that goes to Israel, though its an investment, not a gift, grant, or foreign aid. Because there are elements of truth, and because he says it with confidence and authority, the average person might just watch the video and move, assuming that everything in it is true. But it's not just one video. It's hundreds. Thousands. If someone spends an hour looking at reels per week, it's likely that they'll see a dozen or more anti-Israel videos in that time. All making various claims. None of them true. None of them substantiated. But how many people are pausing those videos and looking up the information? Very few. And this is exactly how we see entire populations get led into antisemitism. Over the last several years (since 2022) in the US we've gone from 41% of the population having a negative view of Israel to 60%. In 2022 just 10% of Americans had a very unfavorable view of Israel. Now it's 28%. This is not organic. It's not spontaneous. It's not natural. It is artificial and manufactured, and it's the direct result of dishonest propaganda videos just like this one featuring John Kiriakou. This evil is causing lasting damage to our nation. Antisemitism is on the rise, sharply. The number of Jewish people choosing to leave the West in general and the US specifically is increasing. As more Jews leave, the likelihood of increased antisemitism goes up, not down, and antisemitism is a mind virus. It breeds insanity. As people are swept up in it they become stupid. If that stupidity grips our nation, it will not only be supremely evil in the impact it has on Jews, but also on the impact it will have on our ability as a people to run a nation with any kind of sanity at all. Look at the pro-Palestine people, the Rashida Tlaibs, the Ilhan Omars, and the Zohran Mamdanis of the world. They don't love America, or American values. They hate America and American values. The more anti-Israel and antisemitic people become, the more they resembled these un-American psychopaths. You want to stop the spread of Islam in America? You need to recognize that sowing our nation with hate for Israel and Jews is a major part of the spread of Islam. If you want to defeat Islam, you have to defeat the lies its agents are spreading. You have to reject the lies, and refute them boldly so that others are equipped to do the same. SOLI DEO GLORIA ✝️ PAX AMERICANA 🇺🇸 AM YISRAEL CHAI 🇮🇱

I’m not saying “no one should go into the trades” - just that the media (especially social media) underplays the downsides: - takes a physical toll on your body; work life is limited - virtually no upside unless you start your own business - job gets harder as you age; white collar jobs get easier and better compensated with experience You can be a plumber if you want just please - don’t fall for the hype