David Weinfeld
@davidweinfeld.bsky.social
Time traveling detective aka historian, teach Jewish Studies at Rowan U in NJ. Live in Old City in Philly. Husband of MAP, dad of 2 girls. Have celiac. From Montreal. Go Expos! Will not respond to people who don’t go by their real names here.
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Palestine is intersectional or it is meaningless. If being pro palestine to you means tolerating antisemites and racists, then you have no business speaking on the issue
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Palestine is intersectional or it is meaningless. If being pro palestine to you means tolerating antisemites and racists, then you have no business speaking on the issue
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Any Palestinian who thinks they have to "give it to Candace owens" is a useful idiot. Yes yes lets align with the far right at a time when the issue is essentially mainstreamed in normal circles. I wonder who benefits from this re-alignment
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Any Palestinian who thinks they have to "give it to Candace owens" is a useful idiot. Yes yes lets align with the far right at a time when the issue is essentially mainstreamed in normal circles. I wonder who benefits from this re-alignment
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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The moms of Montgomery County don't like Bethany Mandel because she's a jerk to trans kids, and that tells a lot about America's political realignment.
The “Likable”/“Unlikable” Political Realignment
American conservatism is a home for unlikeable people who’ve turned their unlinkability into a political project.
www.aaronrosspowell.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The moms of Montgomery County don't like Bethany Mandel because she's a jerk to trans kids, and that tells a lot about America's political realignment.
Much of the “left” applies grotesque double standards to the Israeli government and military which are themselves forms of antisemitism that causes real harm to Jews in Israel and the diaspora. That does not absolve the Israeli govt and military for their decades long oppression of Palestinians.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Much of the “left” applies grotesque double standards to the Israeli government and military which are themselves forms of antisemitism that causes real harm to Jews in Israel and the diaspora. That does not absolve the Israeli govt and military for their decades long oppression of Palestinians.
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The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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This is absolutely the right response at this point. The ADL has abandoned its right to be taken seriously as a voice of the American Jewish community. Politicians should absolutely meet with a diverse array of Jewish constituents. But the ADL must be ignored and dismissed until it loses influence.
A ‘Mamdani Monitor’?? Zohran RESPONDS to the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt for vowing to “track” his admin for antisemitism.
“I have some doubts in Jonathan's ability to do so honestly, given that he previously said I had not visited any synagogues only to have to correct himself.”
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“I have some doubts in Jonathan's ability to do so honestly, given that he previously said I had not visited any synagogues only to have to correct himself.”
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November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is absolutely the right response at this point. The ADL has abandoned its right to be taken seriously as a voice of the American Jewish community. Politicians should absolutely meet with a diverse array of Jewish constituents. But the ADL must be ignored and dismissed until it loses influence.
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It's telling that this message from Amichai Chikli, the Israeli Diaspora Minister, about how Jews in NYC need to make immediate Aliyah after the election of Mamdani as mayor, is offered in Hebrew, not English.
Almost like his actual audience isn't really NYC Jews at all.
Almost like his actual audience isn't really NYC Jews at all.
This Hebrew message from Amichai Chikli, Israeli Diaspora Minister, reads:
"The city that was once a symbol of global freedom has handed over its keys to a Hamas supporter, one whose stance is not far removed from the jihadist fanatics who murdered three thousand of its own people 25 years ago...
"The city that was once a symbol of global freedom has handed over its keys to a Hamas supporter, one whose stance is not far removed from the jihadist fanatics who murdered three thousand of its own people 25 years ago...
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's telling that this message from Amichai Chikli, the Israeli Diaspora Minister, about how Jews in NYC need to make immediate Aliyah after the election of Mamdani as mayor, is offered in Hebrew, not English.
Almost like his actual audience isn't really NYC Jews at all.
Almost like his actual audience isn't really NYC Jews at all.
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It's telling that they're saying "No Zionists are welcome in the Mamdani movement" while also totally dismissing Brad Lander, a self-described liberal Zionist, as part of the movement.
For the "Free Press," being a Zionist equates to being a Likudnik who supports Israel's military action.
For the "Free Press," being a Zionist equates to being a Likudnik who supports Israel's military action.
Bari Weiss's website is being about as normal as I expected
www.thefp.com/p/mamdanis-r...
www.thefp.com/p/mamdanis-r...
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's telling that they're saying "No Zionists are welcome in the Mamdani movement" while also totally dismissing Brad Lander, a self-described liberal Zionist, as part of the movement.
For the "Free Press," being a Zionist equates to being a Likudnik who supports Israel's military action.
For the "Free Press," being a Zionist equates to being a Likudnik who supports Israel's military action.
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i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.
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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.
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if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
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Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.
Mamdani has won more votes than there are people in South Dakota.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.
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this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam
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I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
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Historian David Wyman estimates that approximately 200,000 fewer Jews would have been murdered in the Holocaust if the US had not passed the Immigration Act of 1924.
That is what JD Vance is out there defending right now.
That is what JD Vance is out there defending right now.
JD Vance is out there openly defending the Immigration Act of 1924, which effectively banned Jewish immigration from eastern Europe and prevented hundreds of thousands of Jews from escaping to the US prior to the Holocaust. www.youtube.com/watch?si=BAo...
Vice President JD Vance Responds to Emotional Question on Faith and Immigration
YouTube video by Turning Point USA
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Historian David Wyman estimates that approximately 200,000 fewer Jews would have been murdered in the Holocaust if the US had not passed the Immigration Act of 1924.
That is what JD Vance is out there defending right now.
That is what JD Vance is out there defending right now.
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JD Vance is out there openly defending the Immigration Act of 1924, which effectively banned Jewish immigration from eastern Europe and prevented hundreds of thousands of Jews from escaping to the US prior to the Holocaust. www.youtube.com/watch?si=BAo...
Vice President JD Vance Responds to Emotional Question on Faith and Immigration
YouTube video by Turning Point USA
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
JD Vance is out there openly defending the Immigration Act of 1924, which effectively banned Jewish immigration from eastern Europe and prevented hundreds of thousands of Jews from escaping to the US prior to the Holocaust. www.youtube.com/watch?si=BAo...
powerful article by @mashagessen.bsky.social on Israeli Jewish dissenters very relevant to Americans under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
powerful article by @mashagessen.bsky.social on Israeli Jewish dissenters very relevant to Americans under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
American football can be exciting, but it finally occurred to me after watching the World Series this year that it really doesn’t hold a candle to baseball, basketball, or hockey, precisely because the best of 7 series offers so much more drama. It’s something I always knew but just clicked today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
American football can be exciting, but it finally occurred to me after watching the World Series this year that it really doesn’t hold a candle to baseball, basketball, or hockey, precisely because the best of 7 series offers so much more drama. It’s something I always knew but just clicked today.
Can people stop praising the Dodgers. Fuck them. Fuck them. Unless you’re from LA fuck this “what a great game” bullshit. It’s only a great game if your team wins and the Dodgers should not be anybody’s team unless you’re from LA. Sorry I’m angry.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Can people stop praising the Dodgers. Fuck them. Fuck them. Unless you’re from LA fuck this “what a great game” bullshit. It’s only a great game if your team wins and the Dodgers should not be anybody’s team unless you’re from LA. Sorry I’m angry.
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Also, the guy at home was safe. We all know it and will always know it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Also, the guy at home was safe. We all know it and will always know it.
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Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
I wouldn't vote for Graham Platner in the primary for Democratic Senate candidate in Maine. Progressive Dems should find a candidate better than him and than Janet Mills. But I would vote for Platner or Mills over Susan Collins in the general election, because that would be the better option.
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wouldn't vote for Graham Platner in the primary for Democratic Senate candidate in Maine. Progressive Dems should find a candidate better than him and than Janet Mills. But I would vote for Platner or Mills over Susan Collins in the general election, because that would be the better option.
New version of the Miss Rachel song except it goes like this: "I'm so hungry (JUMP), I'm so hungry, and nothing's gonna fill me up today"
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New version of the Miss Rachel song except it goes like this: "I'm so hungry (JUMP), I'm so hungry, and nothing's gonna fill me up today"