Herb Levine
@herblevine.bsky.social
I am an old Jew who's grown just a bit tired of trying to mend the world, as age and disability have caught up with me. But I'm glad I gave it a shot.
Fascists are not always idiots. But they often are. www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/p...
Report: Trump admin. accidentally texts journalist war plans | CNN Politics
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg says officials in the Trump administration accidentally added him to a group text chat about strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. National Security Counci...
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March 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Fascists are not always idiots. But they often are. www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/p...
Here is a good surprise involving Jews and higher education. Makes a nice change. Yeshiva University has finally jumped over its own shadow and recognized it's queer students. Good for YU! www.jta.org/2025/03/20/u...
Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The announcement marks a significant shift for the Modern Orthodox flagship university in Manhattan.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Here is a good surprise involving Jews and higher education. Makes a nice change. Yeshiva University has finally jumped over its own shadow and recognized it's queer students. Good for YU! www.jta.org/2025/03/20/u...
Can you believe this utter b*******? Sorry, stupid question. Of course you can believe it. Sigh. www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
Military was instructed to search keywords including ‘first’ and ‘history’ during rushed purge of Pentagon websites | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s February memo ordering all diversity, equity and inclusion-related content to be removed from Pentagon websites was so vague that military units were instructed to ...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Can you believe this utter b*******? Sorry, stupid question. Of course you can believe it. Sigh. www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
Jews who, like me, are trying to resist the normalization of antisemitism as a mainstream phenomenon are in a bit of a bind. Here's why. forward.com/culture/7054...
Why this was the worst week in antisemitism — until maybe next week
It was a bumper period for antisemitism with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and Kanye West all doing Holocaust denial. Why is this happening?
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March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Jews who, like me, are trying to resist the normalization of antisemitism as a mainstream phenomenon are in a bit of a bind. Here's why. forward.com/culture/7054...
Reference to Nazis and Hitler when discussing contemporary politics are offensive only when they are inaccurate. JB Pritzker understands this. forward.com/news/705526/...
How JB Pritzker uses the Holocaust to position himself as the (Jewish) face of Trump resistance
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker talks about his Jewish background and Holocaust work to fight back against President Trump's administration.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reference to Nazis and Hitler when discussing contemporary politics are offensive only when they are inaccurate. JB Pritzker understands this. forward.com/news/705526/...
So, even the ADL has its limits when it comes to cooperation with the far right. Good to know. www.jta.org/2025/03/18/i...
ADL confirms that CEO Jonathan Greenblatt backed out of Israeli antisemitism conference - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Others have withdrawn to avoid sharing a stage with far-right leaders. The Yemeni-Swedish pro-Israel influencer Luai Ahmed, meanwhile, said he would attend.
www.jta.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So, even the ADL has its limits when it comes to cooperation with the far right. Good to know. www.jta.org/2025/03/18/i...
Brilliant! Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli sabotages his own conference on antisemitism by ignoring the wishes of Diaspora Jews and d inviting a bunch of European fascists. www.jta.org/2025/03/17/g...
After welcoming far-right politicians, Israel's antisemitism conference is hemorrhaging speakers - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
French, German and British figures have all announced that they will not attend.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Brilliant! Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli sabotages his own conference on antisemitism by ignoring the wishes of Diaspora Jews and d inviting a bunch of European fascists. www.jta.org/2025/03/17/g...
OMFG! This is what Trump's fight against antisemitism looks like. forward.com/fast-forward...
Trump’s antisemitism chief shares ‘Jew card’ post from white supremacist
Leo Terrell, the civil rights attorney in charge of President Donald Trump’s antisemitism task force, shared a post on X Friday from a notorious white supremacist leader.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
OMFG! This is what Trump's fight against antisemitism looks like. forward.com/fast-forward...
Nobody is more Jewish than me. Seriously, how did I miss out on this whole world domination gig? I mean, just look at me. How come I don't rule the world?
March 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nobody is more Jewish than me. Seriously, how did I miss out on this whole world domination gig? I mean, just look at me. How come I don't rule the world?
From a public defender in New Jersey: "ICE was in front of the courthouse today, rounding up folks with court dates."
March 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From a public defender in New Jersey: "ICE was in front of the courthouse today, rounding up folks with court dates."
Speaks for this Jew. www.jta.org/2025/03/14/i...
Love Trump or hate him, all Jews should object to his appropriation of 'Shalom' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A scholar of Jewish languages argues that Trump's use of the Hebrew word meaning hello, goodbye and peace stokes antisemitism.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Speaks for this Jew. www.jta.org/2025/03/14/i...
When JD Vance was booed at the Kennedy Center, the program by the National Symphony Orchestra featured Stravinsky's Petrushka, ballet music about a Russian puppet. You can't make this s*** up. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concert
Attendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover
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March 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
When JD Vance was booed at the Kennedy Center, the program by the National Symphony Orchestra featured Stravinsky's Petrushka, ballet music about a Russian puppet. You can't make this s*** up. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Innocent car shoppers attempting to test drive vehicles are being criminalized as terrorists. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Surge In Tesla Protests: AG Bondi Says Justice Department Will Investigate
Peaceful Tesla protests have taken place across the country—but some dealerships have also been hit with acts of vandalism, including gunfire and arson, in protests apparently directed at Elon Musk.
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March 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Innocent car shoppers attempting to test drive vehicles are being criminalized as terrorists. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Trump is a f****** Nazi leading f****** Nazis, okay? www.newsweek.com/what-pink-tr...
What is 'Pink Triangle'? Trump truthing Nazi-era symbol sparks LGBTQ anger
The President re-truthed a story with a thumbnail image of the symbol used by the Nazis to target gay people in concentration camps.
www.newsweek.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trump is a f****** Nazi leading f****** Nazis, okay? www.newsweek.com/what-pink-tr...
Let's just call it Jew hatred. I think that's clear enough. www.jta.org/2025/03/13/u...
Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Advocates had pushed in recent years for the term to be spelled "antisemitism," saying it would clarify the fight against hatred of Jews.
www.jta.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Let's just call it Jew hatred. I think that's clear enough. www.jta.org/2025/03/13/u...
Trump cannot "do good things".
He corrupts what he co-opts.
He corrupts what he co-opts.
March 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump cannot "do good things".
He corrupts what he co-opts.
He corrupts what he co-opts.
Stupidity of biblical proportions. religionnews.com/2025/03/07/s...
Turned down by state, Oklahoma schools chief is out to raise funds for Trump-endorsed Bibles
(RNS) — The state superintendent acknowledged there has been resistance to his goal of getting Bibles into classrooms.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Stupidity of biblical proportions. religionnews.com/2025/03/07/s...
Trump on Sen. Chuck Schumer: “He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.”
You don't get to decide this s***, a******.
You don't get to decide this s***, a******.
March 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Trump on Sen. Chuck Schumer: “He’s not Jewish any more. He’s a Palestinian.”
You don't get to decide this s***, a******.
You don't get to decide this s***, a******.
How grotesque is this?
As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick
www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick
www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick | CNN Politics
Donald Trump finally unveiled his first on-camera response Tuesday to a stock exchange rout that wiped billions from Americans’ retirement accounts amid anxiety over his trade wars and erratic leaders...
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March 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How grotesque is this?
As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick
www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
As stock slumps drain America’s 401(k)s, Trump props up his billionaire sidekick
www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
“Our (Jewish) pain, our trauma, is being exploited to eviscerate the dream of a multiracial democracy, while advancing the goal of a white Christian nation.”
-- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR
www.jta.org/2025/03/11/u...
-- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR
www.jta.org/2025/03/11/u...
As ICE targets a Palestinian activist, some Jews are asking if this is the fight against antisemitism they signed up for - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Leaders who denounced campus antisemitism caution about the use of the issue as justification for President Trump's broader agenda.
www.jta.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Our (Jewish) pain, our trauma, is being exploited to eviscerate the dream of a multiracial democracy, while advancing the goal of a white Christian nation.”
-- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR
www.jta.org/2025/03/11/u...
-- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR
www.jta.org/2025/03/11/u...
This Jew says to Trump: Keep שלם out of your mouth!
March 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This Jew says to Trump: Keep שלם out of your mouth!
This left ideological antisemitic b******t never seems to stop. I am so sick of these f*****s.
www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Ari Jun is a self-described liberal Zionist who has advocated for the Palestinians.
www.jta.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This left ideological antisemitic b******t never seems to stop. I am so sick of these f*****s.
www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
Kisses! Kisses!
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Kisses! Kisses!