Russell Gold

@simonateba @elonmusk Not one bit. He has created value for millions of people.

Be brutally honest: Are you deeply outraged that, while hundreds of millions of Americans and I are struggling financially, @elonmusk has just now become the world's first trillionaire, with more wealth than he could spend in 1,000 lifetimes? Yes or no?

@SenWarren The typical American household doesn't provide a fraction of the value Musk has provided to his customers. Envy is not knowledge of economics.

Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire. The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk's level of wealth. We need a wealth tax.

I've looked up Plan Dalet. It does not call for expulsion. We know that the Arab nations told people to leave, promising that they could return and claim Jewish homes. That's pretty well documented. Israel offered to take 100,000 Arabs who had fled, along with the Gaza Strip. The Arabs refused. That put paid to any "right" to come back years later.

@russwritings @Average_NY_Guy 1) Not all left voluntarily. Not even most actually. Look up Plan Dalet. 2) Even those who left have the right to return the same way you have the right to leave your house any time for any reason and still be back whenever you want. Their intentions are not even a factor

Here’s a conundrum for the “From the River to the Sea” crowd: If Israel and Palestine became a single Palestinian state today, do you realize there would be more Jews than Palestinians living there? That means that in the very first election, the Jewish population would likely elect an Israeli-style government again. Unless, of course, the plan is to abolish elections, deny Jews the right to vote, or expel them from the land altogether.

The people "wronged in the Nakba" were the Arabs who had been told by their own governments that they would have no trouble murdering the Jews... and could then return and take their property. The people who left were wronged, if by anyone, by the Arab states - which have continuously refused to resettle them. They are not Israel's responsibility.

@Average_NY_Guy Why do you think we’d care? We just want the individuals and families that were wronged in the Nakba to be accepted back and given Israeli citizenship. Israeli’s jewish identity is not something we’re opposed to, but rather something we’re indifferent to

Here’s a question nobody likes asking about Nazi Germany: How did countries like Austria, Poland, and France collapse so fast? These were established nations with armies, governments, borders, and millions of people. France alone was considered one of the strongest military powers in Europe. Traditionally, we are taught that Hitler’s army was simply this unstoppable military machine that steamrolled Europe because it was overwhelmingly powerful. And yes, Germany was militarily strong. But that explanation alone has always felt incomplete, because historically even very strong armies usually do not conquer enormous amounts of territory that quickly unless something inside the targeted societies is already collapsing first. Austria disappeared almost overnight. Poland fell within weeks. France collapsed in six weeks. History usually does not work that way unless large parts of the population no longer truly believe the fight is about their own survival. The uncomfortable and dark reality is that many people did not initially think Hitler was coming for them. Austria is probably the clearest example. The Anschluss was welcomed by huge parts of the population. German troops entered to cheering crowds, flowers, and celebrations. Many Austrians convinced themselves that joining Nazi Germany would mostly affect the Jews while improving life, or at least preserving it, for everyone else. That mentality existed across Europe in different forms. The illusion behind Hitler’s message was essentially: you can still be French, Polish, or Austrian. Live your life. Raise your children. The real problem is your Jewish neighbor. And for millions of people, that was enough to weaken the will to resist. A society only fights with total determination when people believe defeat means the destruction of their nation, identity, and future. But many Europeans convinced themselves the Jews were the primary target, so they accepted things they never would have accepted otherwise. Some collaborated. Some stayed silent. Some rationalized. Some simply looked away. The tragedy is that they were wrong anyway. Austria lost its independence. France was humiliated and occupied. Poland was devastated. Cities were destroyed, sovereignty disappeared, millions died, and entire societies were dragged into catastrophe. People often think evil can be managed as long as it is directed at somebody else first. History shows otherwise. This is why I’m done trying to convince Americans or Europeans about the dangers of extreme Islamism. In many mosques and Islamist circles, hatred toward America, Christianity, Western civilization, and Jews is preached openly and repeatedly. Yet many people in the West still process it the same way many Europeans processed antisemitism in the 1930s: “Yes, maybe they hate the Jews, but that doesn’t mean they are coming for us.” That psychological separation is exactly the point. As long as people believe somebody else is the primary target, they convince themselves they can safely ignore the ideology itself. They assume the hostility will remain contained to Jews, Israel, or some distant “other.” But ideologies built around civilizational hatred do not stay neatly limited to one target forever. And the end result, increasingly visible already across parts of Europe, is collapsing social trust, collapsing law and order, ethnic fragmentation, parallel societies, radicalization, and the steady erosion of the very national identities people assumed were untouchable. At some point, societies make their own choices. And eventually they live with the consequences of those choices. You reap what you sow.

@BriannaWu They hate Jews, because the reality of Jews disrupts the narratives that they use to feel better. That leads them to embrace claims of bad actions by Jews. It's how people came to believe that Jews need Christian blood to make matzoh. This is just a modern-day libel.

Absolutely insane that people will hate the victims of terrorism more than the terrorists.

@VerminusM It’s very simple: (1) they hate Jews, therefore Israel is evil, therefore everything must be Israel’s fault. (2) They are terrified of being accused of Islamophobia, therefore nothing Iran does is wrong, therefore the helicopter incident must have been an accident.

I love how the people who claim Israel definitely bombed the USS Liberty on purpose despite not being at war with the US are also saying Iran definitely shot down the American helicopter by accident despite Iran being in a shooting war with the US. Great logic, guys.

@AteGraf @larayapmaaq That looks like an Apple Watch, which doesn't use this type of connector.

@larayapmaaq Saat pimi... Aşağıdaki görselde saat kayışını / kordonu saatin gövdesine sabitlemek için kullanılır.

İnsanlar tahmin etmeye devam ediyor ama kimse doğru anlamıyor. Bunun ne olduğunu biliyor musun?

I voted for Democrats from 18 to 46 because I believed that Republicans were bigoted, unsophisticated oafs. After 9/11 I saw how the two parties reacted and switched, but it took the Democrats declaring themselves "in resistance" to Trump before I actually switched my registration.

Why does anyone vote for Democrats? Serious question.

@esrtweet I found a bottle of NSAID in my cupboard, it's not gone; I assume you mean USAID?

The evidence that has come out at the trial of Anthony Karmelo seems pretty conclusive. We need to brace for what will happen in the streets when he's found guilty and sentenced. Riots sufficiently large and violent to bend national politics don't just happen. They require cadre, organization, and logistics, all of which cost money. Pallets of bricks have to mysteriously arrive on the right street corners! The requirement that all this structure remain covert and deniable so the riots look like the spontaneous grassroots eruptions they aren't makes the costs higher. Thus, how much unrest we actually get will provide an interesting test for how successful the Trump administration has been at disrupting the covert Communist funding network that provides riot organizers with their budgets. There's a reason for hope. NSAID is gone, the SPLC is under indictment and has probably pulled in its horns pretty seriously, ActBlue has every reason to be afraid that they're going to get hammered on illegal foreign donations and bundling. It would be surprising if the Communists siphoning money out of these organizations into terrorism and rioting weren't feeling at least some pinch. Worst case? Disruption by lawfare hasn't succeeded enough to matter, in which case we could be looking at a repeat of the BLM/Antifa riots of 2020. Best case? The Communist network is badly damaged; any Karmelo riots will be underfunded, under-coordinated, under-organized, and remain insignificant. One interesting indicator is the Communist network's poor recent performance on the anti-ICE riots. Despite the best amplification efforts of their media allies, they simply are not creating a convincing simulation of a wave of popular anger. An even more interesting indication is something that's not happening at all. Where are the anti-war rallies? Where are the mass demonstrations demanding the US withdraw all its forces from confrontation with Iran? In past times this sort of thing was a very reliable Communist draw for idealistic fools that could be at least used and possibly recruited into the harder core. And yet nearest I can tell it's not happening at all. So maybe the Karmelo riots won't happen. We can hope, anyway.

@MarkTully20 @MegynKellyShow @seanmdav It also maximizes access for fraud. Mail-on voting means that there is no guarantee that every vote is counted, or that it actually represents the intent of an eligible voter. Chain-of-custody is completely ignored.

@MegynKellyShow @seanmdav Actually, it's to maximize access for voters. Kind of the opposite of controlling the outcome Does it take too long? Yeah, probably. Add more staff, automate. Start counting ballots when they get them, not on election day.

.@seanmdav on California's ridiculous election process: "There's only one reason to design an election this way and it's to control the outcome... Nobody would create a system like this if they wanted people to have faith in results."

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@Kozzist How about, try to live in peace with your neighbors?

I'm still trying to figure out what these people expect Palestinians to do besides lay down and die

@EliAfriatISR We stand behind you

If you could send one message to Israelis – what would you tell them?

@justglasgow2026 @elonmusk Why ban kosher slaughter? How did the Jews become the enemy, here?

@elonmusk Is Restore or Death!

It is this or death

@israelititan A

How much you support PM Benjamin Netanyahu right now ? A. Fully B. Mostly C. Halfway D. Barely E. Not at all Be honest

@MontyCantsin5 @BriannaWu @Riley_Gaines_ Brianna has shared much of her family history here, and it is pretty clear that she got a raw deal in many aspects.

@BriannaWu @Riley_Gaines_ Seems like you got problems, but you want to resent those that don't. Odds are, b/c you had two parents, you learned how to model a successful relationship, from infancy. I never even met my father, but I don't hold that against the two-parented.

In Tennessee, we recognize June as Nuclear Family Month. God was clear about His design for humanity, and I’m grateful to live in a state that celebrates and supports that foundation.

@ProtectedSheild @aziz0nomics The deal guarantees no such thing as long as Iran-supported militias (including Hamas and Hezbollah) and the PA are intent on destroying Israel. Security is rarely guaranteed by treaties.

@aziz0nomics So tell Israel to accept the 2024 Arab deal that would guarantee security for Israel and Palestine

I think there will be peace in the Middle East when the jihadist groups decide to leave Israel alone, and concentrate on betterment of their own people instead of trying to dismantle Israel.

@DaddyWarpig Software vendors often drop support for old versions after some time. If you have a subscription to Microsoft 365, you can simply download the latest version.

What the crapping hell?

@souljagoyteller Which of the Muslim states are binational and secular?

Correct. I want Israel to become a binational, secular state, just like nearly every other country in the world