This is unbelievable ... the NYT says that until recently anti-Semitic incidents in the US were tied to Trump. This is simply wrong. Just two years ago in NYC, Orthodox Jews were regularly being attacked in Brooklyn ... the perpetrators were usually Black men
The Monsey Hanukkah stabbing & the Jersey City massacre at a Kosher deli - also perpetrated by Black men. Yet the Times once again perpetuates the false narrative that anti-Semitic violence in America is a right-wing phenomenon
This from the same newspaper in 2018 that today is saying anti-Semitic violence is a right-wing phenomenon
This is from the NYY in 2020 ... completely contradicting what it says in the paper today
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Annals of military futility: "Over eight days, Hamas has fired nearly as many rockets — 3,350 so far — as it did over all of the 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2014" nytimes.com/2021/05/17/wor…
Hamas has spent 8 years spending money on developing rockets-money that could have been used to help the people of Gaza. And has watched 90% of those rockets knocked out of the air. Meanwhile Israel is destroying their tunnel network and wreaking military havoc on the Gaza Strip
It's hard to think of a more pointless military endeavor and one that has done more damage to the Palestinian people.
Opening a movie with a clip from Double Indemnity doesn't leave much doubt about the kind of story you're preparing to tell!
Just from watching the opening of this movie and the brilliant opening visual of the camera pulling back from the TV I know this is going to be good. De Palma is a master
I have something I need to get off my chest that might upset a few people on this list ... the other day I rewatched Hoosiers, a movie I loved as a kid.
And it’s a terrible film
Like it’s not just bad. It’s genuinely awful. It’s based on a true story ... and it’s not remotely accurate.
The soundtrack is a crime against nature.
Barbara Hershey’s character is badly written and her performance is dreadful
Gene Hackman’s coach is not a rough around the edges, tough coach with a heart of gold ... he’s a dick. And it’s hard to tell what he actually teaches the players about basketball.
In my latest for Truth and Consequences, I make the case for Democrats waging the fight against the filibuster on gun control truthandcons.substack.com/p/the-time-for…
I wrote a longer piece on this for @USATODAY calling on Americans to demand that Congress finally stop dragging its feet on gun control and do something to staunch America's gun carnage usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
Democrats have the political advantage on guns right now. Background checks are enormously popular; the Democratic caucus is united in supporting gun control, and the NRA has never been weaker. Now is the time to have this fight.
Based on follow-up reporting, we have a much clearer sense of the motive for the spa shootings in Atlanta - and it's not what many initially assumed nytimes.com/2021/03/18/us/…
It's important to correct the record on this because a) facts matter and b) motives generally don't when it comes to mass shootings. What matters is that easy access to guns are what makes these types of shootings possible. That's where the media focus should be.
We in the media are still failing on how we cover mass shootings. We obsess over motive and ignore the elephant in the room - EASY ACCESS TO GUNS. The alleged shooter in Atlanta bought his weapon the DAY OF HIS CRIME