This lady is like the perfect caricature of what every median voter negatively associates with Dems. Just her look alone...weird, over-academic, off-putting. Privileged failed artist, complaining about how unfair the world is. The ideal DSA candidate.

This isn't hard: Condemn violence without equivocation. The reported planned violence and intimidation at the University of Michigan is wrong. This is simple and any leader should be able to say so. The fact my opponent cannot bring himself to say that is concerning.

Democracy dies in darkness. Thank you to the @washingtonpost for the opportunity to share my experience in my own words. Thank you to my friends who have stood by me, and to my daughters who inspire me. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

People used to say Donald Trump was a poor person’s idea of a rich person. Graham Platner is a rich person’s idea of a poor person.

You know Graham Platner was sincere when he said he admired Hamas because he too uses his wife as a human shield

Not caring about him wheeling six chicks at once when he was married is your choice Not caring that he pretends to be a populist when he went to one of the richest prep schools in America is your choice Not caring he went to war saying he always wanted to kill people is your choice Not caring he went to work for Blackwater after serving and now calls the army very dumb and stupid is your choice Not caring that he made fun of Purple Heart recipients is your choice Not caring that he jerks off in porta potties is your choice Not caring about all the shit he’s deleted on Reddit and he never thought would see the light of day and shows what a giant jackass is he is your choice Not caring that he is a Nazi is your choice but if you support him and promote him don’t ever lecture anybody about the moral high ground again because you are a piece of shit

I was an American Jew in the diaspora that did not want to tie myself to Israel. I was only tangentially aware of it, and in pure young adult fashion, rebelliously annoyed to be reminded of it by the Jews around me. I talked about Israel not at all. If you had asked me, I was opposed to it. That changed with Operation Cast Lead. I had no idea what it was called at the time. I was checked out completely. I was starting my PhD, and had no idea that there was anything happening in Israel. If it was mentioned, I just kind of glazed over and forgot about it. I was American, what did I care? But the people around me in academia? They knew. They cared. They saw my posts on Facebook spending time with a cousin who lived there; a trip to Tel Aviv five years ago. This was all it took. I was asked by other students about Israel, where I stood on it, what I thought. These questions carried an air of accusation that puzzled me. When I said I do not know, and I do not care, the questions became more pointed, more hostile. Was I a Zionist? What is a Zionist, I asked. I did not know. I heard the term only in circumstances of it being in the title of Jewish organizations mentioned in temple conversations. I wasn't there for that, though, I wanted a second helping of kugel and the ladies gossiping at the post-services buffet were in the way. My ignorance and nearly complete disinterest in Israel did not matter. I was tied to Israel whether I liked it or not. My dark eyes, tan skin, long dark curly hair, Mediterranean features, my Jewish husband who wore a kippah to fancy occasions... inquiring minds needed to know, was a good Jew or a bad Jew? It was a game, and I did not know the rules. Tails they win, heads I lose. I quickly learned that unless I verbally prostrated myself and proclaimed the most violent of antisemitic terrorists had a point, I had to answer for Israel. Even if I did that, I would still have to answer for Israel. Israel did not make me a Zionist. My Judaism did not make me a Zionist. Antizionists, who have always been antisemitic, always been hostile, made me a Zionist. Because I was not allowed to be anything but that, not if I wanted to have any respect for myself.

RT @HillaryClinton: By the end of Trump’s term, it’ll be just enough to buy one gallon of gas and a carton of eggs.

If I understand it correctly: calling Zionists baby killers and genociders is fine and a valid form of "criticism." Following up that idea by calling for Zionists to be rounded up is not. Interesting line. Where do people think ideas like that usually lead?

"Tuesday Afternoon Massacre" - @DwayneYancey cardinalnews.org/2026/05/20/…

People say the left and the right can’t agree on anything these days. But there is this one thing:

A list of animals Israel has been accused of "weaponizing" against Palestinians over the years Thread 🧵🧵

I have no doubt that since October 7 - amid the massive military operations in Gaza and the West Bank and the mass detention of thousands of Palestinians, from militants to civilians swept up in raids - incidents of sexual abuse have occurred in Israeli prisons. Such violations are not unique to Israel; the U.S. committed them in Abu Ghraib, UN peacekeepers have been implicated across Africa, and militaries and armed groups throughout the Middle East, Asia, and beyond have long histories of sexual violence. What is important to understand in the Israeli context is that in the post–October 7 climate, the scale of dehumanization toward Palestinians, combined with the widespread belief among Israelis that ordinary Palestinians were complicit in the mass rape of Israeli women, created an implicit permission structure for some to ignore rules, bypass oversight, and commit abuses on a larger scale. It is also fair to scrutinize the sourcing of Nicholas Kristof's NYT opinion article. Some cited entities and individuals, including the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor and Shaiel Ben Ephraim, have troubling records on accuracy, conduct, and associations, and in my own case, have engaged in personal attacks and even doxxed my family. They are not credible sources, even if the article relied on others as well. Many Palestinian testimonies were anonymous due to shame and fear of retaliation for reporting sexual torture, which complicates verification but does not automatically invalidate their claims. These allegations require a transparent, independent investigation to determine which claims are substantiated, whether they point to systemic abuse or isolated misconduct, and what accountability is warranted. At the same time, this reporting must not be weaponized to stoke antisemitism or collective blame. These are alleged acts by individuals, not an indictment of all Israelis or the Jewish people. @NickKristof @nytimes @nytopinion

Dude

Watch the extended version of Major Garrett's 60 Minutes interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. cbsnews.com/news/read-the-fu…

This is a pandemic. It is spreading. And it is deadly. So why are our leaders still treating antisemitism like a messaging problem instead of a national emergency? My latest, link in replies 👇

At the Venice Biennale, pro-Palestinian protesters screamed “murderer” and “Fuck Israel” at Eyal Waldman - one of Israel’s most prominent advocates for peace and coexistence, who deliberately built parts of his high-tech business in Judea & Samaria and employed Palestinians alongside Israelis. On October 7, Hamas terrorists murdered his daughter Danielle and her boyfriend at the Nova music festival. They went there to dance. They never came home. Watch what happens the moment the protester realizes Eyal is Israeli.

No, Tommy I have not considered moving on. I'm sorry it upsets you but there's a good chance that because of you and The Pod Bros helping to get your guy through his tattoo scandal news cycle, the Dem party is going to be stuck with Senator Pathological Liar with a Nazi Tattoo for (at least) 6 years. If I'm being honest, as a Jewish person who has spent much of his life in the state of Maine, that does make me unhappy. So no, I will continue being annoying on Twitter about it and also about other general shittiness from you and the Bros.

I don't think anyone can argue with this