NEW: Nikki Haley asserts that allowing people to post on social media anonymously is a "national security threat". She promises that as president, she will force "every person on social media" to be "verified by their name."
Is Nikki Haley aware that the Federalist Papers were written by founding fathers using pseudonyms?
Nikki Haley may be one of the most war-mongering and authoritarian candidates for president in some time. She's completely unhinged. This is blatantly unconstitutional. https://t.co/irQwxsSTrI
“Is Nikki Haley aware that the Federalist Papers were written by founding fathers using pseudonyms?
Nikki Haley may be one of the most war-mongering and authoritarian candidates for president in some time. She’s completely unhinged. This is blatantly unconstitutional.”
🚨 Breaking 🚨
Nikki Haley says James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine are national security threat. https://t.co/El1Q377riR
Good. This will make it harder for Omar, Tlaib, and AOC to deny that the Palestinians are committing atrocities.
Dozens of House members are currently watching footage from the Hamas attack on Israel. One member just came out in tears less than 5 minutes after going into the room.
The screening just wrapped up and the overall reaction from members is stunned silence. Many seem at a loss for words. Numerous members crying. Have been told by multiple people that it’s hard to believe things like this are happening in 2023.
Haley Stevens: “I’m absolutely gutted. And I think seeing the video footage of people celebrating the killing of Jews shows what we’re up against. And the fact that anybody would encourage or condone what Hamas did that day. It’s outrageous…"
My colleague has seen the same/similar video and wrote about what she saw. Senate lawmakers will have the opportunity to watch this footage on Thursday. https://t.co/daGSBlwxZs
Even the US govt admits they’re hiding Hamas leaders and prisoners there.
"Urgent: The Israeli army calls Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director of the Ministry of Health, to inform him that special forces stormed Al-Shifa Hospital" https://t.co/iN7AOPzCay
Egypt will take the 36 premature babies in the Al-Shifa hospital into custody using IDF-provided incubators. They will be provided with medical care on Egyptian territory. This deal was reached in talks between the head of the Shin Beit and Egyptian officials yesterday.
In case you're not paying attention, perhaps distracted by online noise, the left is already crafting a narrative about Trump. It suggests that he's akin to Adolf Hitler and may lead the United States back to the dark ages if elected. WATCHpic.twitter.com/8HXG60CTow
Seems more than a little suspicious that following a week of pro Palestinian protests where the organizers and attendees were praising Hitler that suddenly the MSM wants to talk Trump and Hitler. I’m sure it’s a completely coincidence.
“Even as war continues to rage in Gaza, there already is much talk about the “day after,” meaning what happens there when the guns go quiet.
The chatter assumes Israel will rout Hamas and that a new entity will fill the governing vacuum.
Finding a solution is a huge challenge and while America will have a big say, there is another “day after” issue also demanding our attention.
It involves the shocking explosion of antisemitism on elite college campuses.
It, too, must be eliminated because it is morally wrong, and because history leaves no doubt about where it leads.
Washington has a role to play, but the real action must happen where the problem is — on the campuses.
University leaders must lead, or get out of the way.
In some sense, the raw hatred was hiding in plain sight.
In recent years, the ringmasters of cancel culture included Israel in their ever-expanding lists of “white supremacists” and “colonizers,” sure signs the Jewish state was becoming a pariah.
As with America’s Founders, conservatives, whites and Christians, any defense of Israel often triggered a generation of snowflakes determined to erase it from the canon of acceptable allegiances.
When it comes to Israel, the “E” in DEI stands for exclusion, not equity.
Still, despite suspicions and some obvious cases, it was not always certain that the relentless criticism had morphed into a wide hatred of Jews.
Until now.
Out of the closet
The Oct. 7 slaughter brought the antisemites and their enablers out of the closet.
Because you can’t solve a problem you don’t know exists, we now know who they are and the hate they harbor.
We see them in all their arrogance at Harvard, Penn and my alma mater, Columbia.
Their banners, slogans and chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” remove any doubt that they are not mere critics of Israel.
They share with Hamas, Iran and antisemites throughout history a pure hatred of Jews.
Sizeable numbers of students, faculty and administrators at many other so-called schools of higher education are also guilty of harboring this ancient sickness, including at the City University of New York, especially its radical law school.
In many cases, the Jew-hatred was not clear because the policies of Israel, like the policies of any nation, are fair game for criticism.
The right to dissent is intrinsic to Americans’ right of free speech and criticizing Israel is no exception.
But there are also tests for determining whether the criticism is honest, legitimate disagreement, or a smokescreen for antisemitism.
Consider the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, and embraced by the United States.
It cites as examples charges that Jews conspire to harm humanity and the use of “sinister stereotypes.”
Another example involves “justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.”
Others include spreading the “myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.”
Holocaust denial, of course, is a prime example of antisemitism.
Those and other clear expressions have all been front and center since Oct. 7.
Among the most loathsome are claims that Jews, not Hamas, killed more than 1,000 Israelis that day, most of them unarmed civilians, including scores of infants and children.
Another sickening sight is the emergence of signs that the slaughter never happened, or if it did, it was justified as a form of “resistance.”
Textbook antisemitism
Similarly, Hamas’ kidnapping of some 240 people, from infants to 85-year-old Holocaust survivors, has been labeled a hoax by antisemites.
Some claims by protesters display a startling ignorance of both history and current events.
The fact that Hamas began three decades ago for the purpose of killing Jews and wiping Israel off the map seems to be little known if at all.
Its charter makes that clear.
Look it up.
Also, there seems to be little interest in understanding why Arab states are refusing to take in Gaza refugees.
When King Abdullah of Jordan declared that “no refugees to Jordan and also no refugees to Egypt,” there was hardly a peep from the same protesters who angrily demand that Israel stop its “inhumane” assault.
Ditto for the lack of outcry over the evil Hamas habit of hiding its terrorists and weapons under hospitals and schools.
As for civilians, it is Hamas that refuses to let families and children in northern Gaza follow Israeli instructions to move to safety in the southern part of the strip.
Do college students know the record showing that Israel is the focus of more United Nations resolutions than any other country?
Just the other day, there were eight censures — and not a one for any other nation!
The continuing resolution passed by the House which DJ alluded to yesterday seems to be a win for the new speaker. I’m thrilled that it doesn’t provide money to prolong the war in Ukraine and does not extend FISA. Hopefully these issues can now receive the individual attention on the floor of the House that they deserve.
It’s not over yet, the resolution goes on to the Senate and there will be some hashing and re-hashing, but it’s thankfully something that was passed so we can not go through the melodrama of a government shutdown. At least not yet. 🙂 Interesting times. -dj
I see our mayor is riding public transit to set an example and encourage other Angelenos to do so now that one of our major freeway connections in the busy downtown area is seriously damaged by fire and now closed indefinitely.
Public transportation? What!?
We don’t willingly “do” mass transit out here. -dj
I recall public transport in LA. My cousin and I caught a bus somewhere to get over to the beach a few times. Maybe Inglewood blvd to wherever the beach was. She drove us towing her sailboat to marina del ray I think when we were about sixteen.
Friend and I took the bus straight down Manchester Blvd (from homes in Inglewood) to Playa del Rey – Dockweiler State Beach most days during the summer in high school (unless her mom was around and could drive us to drop us off).
Friend and I were talking a while back and she made the comment “We would have lived at the beach if we could have.” Very true. -dj
Sorry! That was quite a rabbit trail, but you led me right along that path. Made me do it.
Just like the girl who talked me into visiting the military base in our neighborhood in the Fairfax district of LA when we were just tykes. Nice soldiers talked to us through the fence as our parents were frantically combing the neighborhood.
They finally found us and it was not pretty.
We each blamed each other, of course. But that didn’t seem to matter to our parents.
Wandering Views 
How about no.
“Is Nikki Haley aware that the Federalist Papers were written by founding fathers using pseudonyms?
Nikki Haley may be one of the most war-mongering and authoritarian candidates for president in some time. She’s completely unhinged. This is blatantly unconstitutional.”
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Good. This will make it harder for Omar, Tlaib, and AOC to deny that the Palestinians are committing atrocities.
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Long overdue.
Even the US govt admits they’re hiding Hamas leaders and prisoners there.
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Lather, rinse, repeat.
Meanwhile, over in reality….
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It’s way past time to address this.
“It’s time to declare war on campus hate as shocking antisemitism explodes”
https://nypost.com/2023/11/14/opinion/its-time-to-declare-war-on-campus-hate-as-shocking-antisemitism-explodes/
“Even as war continues to rage in Gaza, there already is much talk about the “day after,” meaning what happens there when the guns go quiet.
The chatter assumes Israel will rout Hamas and that a new entity will fill the governing vacuum.
Finding a solution is a huge challenge and while America will have a big say, there is another “day after” issue also demanding our attention.
It involves the shocking explosion of antisemitism on elite college campuses.
It, too, must be eliminated because it is morally wrong, and because history leaves no doubt about where it leads.
Washington has a role to play, but the real action must happen where the problem is — on the campuses.
University leaders must lead, or get out of the way.
In some sense, the raw hatred was hiding in plain sight.
In recent years, the ringmasters of cancel culture included Israel in their ever-expanding lists of “white supremacists” and “colonizers,” sure signs the Jewish state was becoming a pariah.
As with America’s Founders, conservatives, whites and Christians, any defense of Israel often triggered a generation of snowflakes determined to erase it from the canon of acceptable allegiances.
When it comes to Israel, the “E” in DEI stands for exclusion, not equity.
Still, despite suspicions and some obvious cases, it was not always certain that the relentless criticism had morphed into a wide hatred of Jews.
Until now.
Out of the closet
The Oct. 7 slaughter brought the antisemites and their enablers out of the closet.
Because you can’t solve a problem you don’t know exists, we now know who they are and the hate they harbor.
We see them in all their arrogance at Harvard, Penn and my alma mater, Columbia.
Their banners, slogans and chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” remove any doubt that they are not mere critics of Israel.
They share with Hamas, Iran and antisemites throughout history a pure hatred of Jews.
Sizeable numbers of students, faculty and administrators at many other so-called schools of higher education are also guilty of harboring this ancient sickness, including at the City University of New York, especially its radical law school.
In many cases, the Jew-hatred was not clear because the policies of Israel, like the policies of any nation, are fair game for criticism.
The right to dissent is intrinsic to Americans’ right of free speech and criticizing Israel is no exception.
But there are also tests for determining whether the criticism is honest, legitimate disagreement, or a smokescreen for antisemitism.
Consider the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016, and embraced by the United States.
It cites as examples charges that Jews conspire to harm humanity and the use of “sinister stereotypes.”
Another example involves “justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.”
Others include spreading the “myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.”
Holocaust denial, of course, is a prime example of antisemitism.
Those and other clear expressions have all been front and center since Oct. 7.
Among the most loathsome are claims that Jews, not Hamas, killed more than 1,000 Israelis that day, most of them unarmed civilians, including scores of infants and children.
Another sickening sight is the emergence of signs that the slaughter never happened, or if it did, it was justified as a form of “resistance.”
Textbook antisemitism
Similarly, Hamas’ kidnapping of some 240 people, from infants to 85-year-old Holocaust survivors, has been labeled a hoax by antisemites.
Some claims by protesters display a startling ignorance of both history and current events.
The fact that Hamas began three decades ago for the purpose of killing Jews and wiping Israel off the map seems to be little known if at all.
Its charter makes that clear.
Look it up.
Also, there seems to be little interest in understanding why Arab states are refusing to take in Gaza refugees.
When King Abdullah of Jordan declared that “no refugees to Jordan and also no refugees to Egypt,” there was hardly a peep from the same protesters who angrily demand that Israel stop its “inhumane” assault.
Ditto for the lack of outcry over the evil Hamas habit of hiding its terrorists and weapons under hospitals and schools.
As for civilians, it is Hamas that refuses to let families and children in northern Gaza follow Israeli instructions to move to safety in the southern part of the strip.
Do college students know the record showing that Israel is the focus of more United Nations resolutions than any other country?
Just the other day, there were eight censures — and not a one for any other nation!
That’s antisemitism in action.”
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Pray for Pres. Trump… pray for the USA.
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The continuing resolution passed by the House which DJ alluded to yesterday seems to be a win for the new speaker. I’m thrilled that it doesn’t provide money to prolong the war in Ukraine and does not extend FISA. Hopefully these issues can now receive the individual attention on the floor of the House that they deserve.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/house-passes-johnsons-continuing-resolution
Debra
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It’s not over yet, the resolution goes on to the Senate and there will be some hashing and re-hashing, but it’s thankfully something that was passed so we can not go through the melodrama of a government shutdown. At least not yet. 🙂 Interesting times. -dj
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I see our mayor is riding public transit to set an example and encourage other Angelenos to do so now that one of our major freeway connections in the busy downtown area is seriously damaged by fire and now closed indefinitely.
Public transportation? What!?
We don’t willingly “do” mass transit out here. -dj
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Dj, does the mayor have a safety detail with him/her/it? I am impressed by that bold step to wheel it by rail!
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Haha, Janice, you’re a pessimist? (I’m sure she does have a big crowd protecting her!) -dj
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I recall public transport in LA. My cousin and I caught a bus somewhere to get over to the beach a few times. Maybe Inglewood blvd to wherever the beach was. She drove us towing her sailboat to marina del ray I think when we were about sixteen.
mumsee
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Continuing through the sausage-making factory:
~ The House passed its continuing resolution, or CR, sending it to the Senate to avoid a shutdown.
The bill now heads to the Senate, which is expected to send it to President Joe Biden’s desk by Friday night to avert a shutdown. ~
-dj
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Friend and I took the bus straight down Manchester Blvd (from homes in Inglewood) to Playa del Rey – Dockweiler State Beach most days during the summer in high school (unless her mom was around and could drive us to drop us off).
Friend and I were talking a while back and she made the comment “We would have lived at the beach if we could have.” Very true. -dj
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We just rode our bikes to DelAmo–as a mother, I can’t imagine that now. I think it was 15 miles one way on major streets.
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Friend and I once rode our bikes to the beach. How hard can it be, we said.
Long ride. And especially tiring on the way back.
We went back to relying on the bus or friend’s mom. -dj
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Have we migrated onto the wrong thread? Oh, I guess we were discussing public transit, politically-speaking? -dj
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Your highway fire started it.
mumsee
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Sorry! That was quite a rabbit trail, but you led me right along that path. Made me do it.
Just like the girl who talked me into visiting the military base in our neighborhood in the Fairfax district of LA when we were just tykes. Nice soldiers talked to us through the fence as our parents were frantically combing the neighborhood.
They finally found us and it was not pretty.
We each blamed each other, of course. But that didn’t seem to matter to our parents.
Boy, were they mad. -dj
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