Anything You Want It To Be

More of the story... ( I am copying this from other sources because it's important and they tell it better than I can.) "Kollek needed to pay an Irish captain on a New York-docked ship loaded with munitions destined for Israel, but was under strict FBI surveillance. This incident, often told by Kollek, highlighted Sinatra’s deep, long-standing commitment to supporting Israel in its early days, as detailed in reports from the National Library of Israel and the Times of Israel. While Sinatra was speaking with Kollek (at the Copa where dad was performing), Kollek told Sinatra about his plans and Dad agreed to help. Kollek walked out the front door, drawing FBI attention, while Sinatra exited the back with approximately 1 million dollars in a paper bag. He met the captain at the ship and handed over the money to ensure the ship could sail. This was a clandestine operation and it took courage on Dad's part. But supporting the newly forming State of Israel was a cause Sinatra supported throughout his life. Teddy and Frank maintained a connection, with Sinatra later visiting Israel for events like the 1964 dedication of the Frank Sinatra International Youth Center in Nazareth.

Yesterday, #EndJewHated helped organize a massive protest outside the headquarters of the New York Times, where hundreds of activists gathered to demand an immediate retraction of its anti-Jewish libels. The message was clear: media institutions cannot be allowed to propagate misinformation that fuels Jew-hatred. The rally featured a powerful message from Matthew Monfore, a Christian voice standing in firm allyship with the Jewish community. Monfore emphasized that the bond between Christians and Jews is more critical now than ever, calling for a unified front against those who seek to divide. Whether it comes from a legacy newspaper or a public figure with a massive platform, we are making it clear that Jew-hatred will not go unanswered.

Bill Clinton: “The Palestinians were offered a state. They refused. A state wasn't their goal. Killing Jews was." This must be shared every single day.

Summer Reading John Michael Carter

Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) Chop Suey, 1929

Ilhan Omar is still a citizen of Somalia, and she has never given up her citizenship. Unbelievable. My new bill would make people like @IlhanMN give up their dual citizenship if they want to serve in Congress. You’re either American or Somali. It’s just that simple. We don’t want foreigners serving in Congress any longer. PERIOD.

@CrazyVibes_1 The statement above left out what he loved about Stacy. What made her special, especially the first time they talked.

Beverly Hills, 1976. Henry Winkler walks into a clothing store. Needs a coat. Leaves with a life. Stacey Weitzman is behind the counter that day — divorced, raising her young son Jed, simply doing her job. She smiles and asks if he needs help. “You just did,” he thinks immediately. They start talking. Ten minutes passes like ten seconds. Later, Henry would admit he didn’t want the conversation to end. So he stayed. The next day, he returned pretending he’d forgotten something. He pointed at jackets he clearly didn’t need while searching for another excuse to see her. Stacey understood exactly what was happening. At the time, Henry Winkler was already becoming one of the most recognizable faces in America. Happy Days had turned him into Fonzie, the leather-jacketed icon everyone adored. But Henry wasn’t chasing attention. He was chasing her. And Stacey came with a little boy. Some people might have called that baggage. Henry never did. From the beginning, he embraced both of them completely. Years later, Stacey reflected on it simply: “He chose all of us on day one.” In 1978, they married quietly in a small Manhattan ceremony without Hollywood spectacle or media attention. No grand performance. Just vows. Then came daughter Zoe. Then son Max. Their house filled with noise, children, laundry, routines, and ordinary life. That was exactly what Henry wanted. “Fame is loud,” he later said. “Dinner with my kids is quiet. I picked quiet.” Their marriage wasn’t built on dramatic gestures. It was built on repetition. Henry hid handwritten notes everywhere — inside books, purses, beside coffee cups. One note read: “You’re still the girl in the store. Now I just have 45 years of reasons why.” Stacey saved every one in a shoebox. At their thirtieth anniversary dinner, she read one aloud: “When I look at you, I see every day we’ve survived. And I’d survive them all again to get here.” Nobody at the table could hold back tears. Over the decades, they faced everything real families do — dyslexia struggles, illness, career highs and disappointments, children growing older, grandchildren arriving. “We didn’t do perfect,” their daughter Zoe once said. “We did team.” And every morning at 7 a.m., Henry still brings Stacey coffee. Not out of routine. Out of intention. “It’s a proposal,” he says. “I’m asking her to marry me again today.” No yachts. No staged romance. No Hollywood illusion. Just two people continuing to choose each other long after the spotlight faded. “People say we fell in love,” Henry once said. “No. We keep falling. On purpose. Every damn day.” He walked into a store looking for a coat. And nearly fifty years later, he still acts like he just found home.

Frank Sinatra loved Israel so much:- According to his daughter Nancy, Frank Sinatra donated millions of dollars and transferred weapons to Israel in 1948! We love you to Frank 🇺🇸🇮🇱

🎸 Paul McCartney: “Non capisco davvero la cultura degli influencer” In una intervista durante il programma The Rest Is Entertainment, Paul McCartney ha parlato del suo rapporto con i social media e con la moderna cultura degli influencer, ammettendo di sentirsi piuttosto distante da questo mondo. “Penso che tutta questa faccenda degli influencer… sinceramente non la capisco davvero, perché non appartengo a quella generazione”, ha spiegato Paul. “Ma è impossibile evitarla. Mia moglie magari sta guardando Instagram e mi mostra qualcosa, e poi compare uno di questi contenuti”. McCartney ha aggiunto di trovare curioso il fatto che persone apparentemente prive di particolari talenti riescano oggi a raggiungere una fama enorme: “Mi fa sorridere… anche se forse è sempre successo… vedere persone che non sembrano particolarmente talentuose diventare incredibilmente famose. Miliardi di visualizzazioni e di clic”. Con la sua tipica ironia, Paul ha poi scherzato sul fatto che queste opinioni possano farlo sembrare “molto all’antica”, aggiungendo: “Che poi è vero”. L’ex Beatle ha anche riflettuto sul significato del successo e sul fatto che la sua musica continui ancora oggi a emozionare persone di generazioni diverse in tutto il mondo. “Pensateci: quando abbiamo iniziato eravamo soltanto ragazzi a scuola”, ha raccontato. “Vai dal consulente scolastico e lui ti dice che non c’è niente per te, che non hai prospettive. Poi entri in un gruppo e le cose iniziano ad andare bene”. Secondo Paul, alla base del desiderio di emergere ci sono motivazioni molto umane: “Cerchi approvazione. Cerchi soldi. Cerchi di migliorare la tua condizione sociale. Non credo ci sia niente di cui vergognarsi. Se hai un lavoro, vuoi una promozione”. Infine McCartney ha ricordato quanto le sue origini abbiano contribuito a mantenerlo con i piedi per terra: “Sono stato molto fortunato. Venivo da una famiglia amorevole, composta da persone intelligenti della classe operaia. E dico sempre alla gente: non sottovalutate la classe operaia”. fonte NME #PaulMcCartney #Beatles #Influencer #Yesterdaypills

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Queen Elizabeth II at the Badminton Horse Trials, effortlessly combining royal style with her trusty Leica M3.

@Thepasttimew Queen Elizabeth had a dislike for tennis, you’d never see her at Wimbledon, but she was a big horse fan. She owned and bred all kinds of horses including thoroughbred racehorses.

Christer Strömholm #photography La Methode, Paris, 1960.

Monet rarely mixed colors on his palette. Instead, he set pure hues side by side, allowing the viewer’s eyes to do the mixing. #artbots #monet

Today I instructed my legal advisers to consider the harshest legal action against The New York Times and Nicholas Kristof. They defamed the soldiers of Israel and perpetuated a blood libel about rape, trying to create a false symmetry between the genocidal terrorists of Hamas and Israel’s valiant soldiers. Under my leadership, Israel will not be silent. We will fight these lies in the court of public opinion and in the court of law. Truth will prevail.

Massachusetts 1976 Joel Meyerowitz

🚨ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT PROTEST: Protest MAMDANI presented by @EndJewHatred May 26th at 7 PM E 88th St & East End Ave New York, NY 10028 United States For updates sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Blue Morning Glories #artbots #okeeffe

This is an ALL GIRLS Jewish school in my district. I’m all for prayer and free speech, but why do a bunch of GROWN MEN need to do this right outside of a school full of little Jewish girls??? Is not this what MOSQUES are for? Is this intentional? Mayor Mamdani @NYCMayor any words of wisdom on why all of a sudden they’d feel compelled to do this?