6/ Real history, not internet conspiracy theories, obliterates the colonial myth. Arab states expelled the Mizrahi Jews, stole their homes and businesses, then attacked and condemned the one refuge that accepted the refugees they created. (It's not like their European cousins had anywhere else to go either.)

🧵Calling Israel a “European colonial project” may sometimes be ignorance. But it’s a lie. Mizrahi Jews — who never lived anywhere but the Middle East for 2,500 years — are the largest group in Israel (between half and ~61%). They weren’t colonizers. They were ethnically cleansed from Arab lands in the 20th Century. The colonial myth requires erasing them. 🧵

Division I Men’s Football and Basketball Players Filed a Class Action Against Sports Governing Bodies and Athletic Conferences for Conspiring to Restrict Their Ability to Monetize Their Name, Image, and Likeness Rights @CramerEcramer bergermontague.com/news/divi…

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Legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban issues a stark warning on the devastating trajectory of college sports under current NIL rules. "It's become an arms race, who spends the most has got the best chance to win.” “But I think it's a race to the bottom because if you don't spend to win, you lose your fan base and you don't have any revenue."

Berger Montague Named Class Counsel in Landmark Suit Against Cornell, Penn, Notre Dame, Georgetown, and Other Elite Universities. The Court has certified a class of tens of thousands of students in a major antitrust lawsuit. @CramerEcramer bergermontague.com/news/fede…

Join Paul Bland to meet Brendan Ballou, the author of When Companies Run the Courts @cramerecramer bergermontague.com/news/plea…

I'm a middle eastern historian. My own family were made refugees. And this is my honest view of the Nakba (“catastrophe”) - the displacement of around 700,000 Palestinian Arabs during the 1947–49 war surrounding the creation of Israel. A thread. 🧵

Seat belts were required in cars more than 60 years ago. People still die in car accidents. Just saying…

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The Firm has filed an antitrust class action against Vail Resorts, Inc. and Alterra Mountain Company. The two dominant ski resort operators have unlawfully inflated prices. @CramerEcramer bergermontague.com/news/berg…

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When Trump leaves office: The Department of War will go back to being the Defense Department. The Trump Kennedy Center will go back to being the Kennedy Center. The Gulf of America will once again be the Gulf of Mexico. The unfinished East Wing (it won't be finished by the end of Trump's term) will be rebuilt by the next president, and it will not be a ballroom. Federal agencies packed with unqualified loyalists will fire those people and rehire the career experts Trump fired. The Department of Justice will go back to enforcing the law instead of protecting the president. Scientific agencies like NOAA, the EPA, and the CDC will go back to publishing research without political interference. The U.S. will re-align with its allies and not with its enemies. The presidential pardon power will stop being used as a rewards program for loyalists. Inspectors General will go back to investigating corruption instead of getting fired for it. The White House press room will go back to having briefings, with real journalists and not podcasters. U.S. foreign policy will stop revolving around flattering dictators. And the world will progress as though Donald Trump never existed.

Throw out or give away 1 piece of old clothing a day.

What all of this madness looks like from a reasonable standpoint.

Today, a federal judge heard oral arguments on a preliminary injunction request in U.H.A. v. Bondi, a class action lawsuit challenging the unlawful arrest and detention of Minnesota refugees under Operation PARRIS. Read more bergermontague.com/news/atto… @CramerEcramer

You had me at “Eric Cramer was correct”

Watching Bad Bunny take the stage at the Super Bowl, I realized we were witnessing a masterclass in a lesson every minority community needs to relearn. Whether you’re Latino, Black, Asian, or—like me—Jewish, we’ve all been told the same thing: that to belong, we have to prove we’re "safe." We have to ask for a seat at the table. But look at how Bad Bunny occupied that space. He didn’t ask for permission. He didn’t ask for pity. He didn’t frame his community as a project to be fixed or a tragedy to be mourned. He performed as if he already belonged—not because he was invited, but because his presence was an objective fact. Now, contrast that with the "Blue Square" ad against Jewish hate. I’m not here to join the critics; I’m here to look at the psychology. On one hand, you had a vibrant celebration of contribution. On the other, a polite request for the world to be afraid on our behalf. One was a refusal to cower; the other was a plea for protection. And that is where we lose people. Belonging is not a debt you pay or a favor you beg for. It is a reality you demonstrate. Bad Bunny showed millions what inclusion looks like when it’s powered by pride instead of anxiety. Whether it's the Jewish story or any immigrant story, our history isn’t a series of apologies—it’s a saga of immense contribution. Minorities are not a "problem" to be solved. We are a vital thread in the fabric of this society. Stop asking for a seat. Own the room. Lead with humanity. Lead with strength. Be more like Bad Bunny.

This is crazy. Every Republican president for the last 50 years has had a recession. Like 98% of all jobs created for the last 50 years were under Democratic presidents. Why do some people still think Republicans are good for the economy? It's like thinking the earth is flat.