Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The Don Lemon case has caused a lot of the “woke” left to do what they do best—conflate issues, distract from the facts, and confuse the public in order to control the narrative.
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If you listen to ABC, NBC, MSNBC, etc., Don Lemon’s arrest is about freedom of the press and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. We hear outrage about the persecution of journalists, censorship, and dictatorship.
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But last time I looked, the First Amendment was about freedom of speech, the press, and the practice of religion—not about freedom to break the law, to trespass, to harass, or to invade a church or synagogue like terrorists.
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Don Lemon was arrested for violating the law—a law that prevents such invasions of a church or synagogue so as to interrupt services and terrorize people. He was not arrested for his opinion.
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Of course, many on the left have not cared about churches or synagogues for years. I wonder if they would approve of Don Lemon invading a mosque or a Church of Santería. Somehow, I don’t think so."
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Brendan Banfield was found guilty on all counts in the 2023 double murder trial in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Prosecutors say Banfield orchestrated killings with Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair
A jury convicted him of two counts of aggravated murder for the killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, a stranger lured to their home under false pretenses.
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Prosecutors alleged Banfield orchestrated a scheme involving a fake fetish website account to frame Ryan, enabling him to start a new life with his Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, with whom he was having an affair.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Just for information:
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon make a decision affecting citizenship—birthright citizenship—so here is some explanation for those interested.
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Citizenship in the USA was not really defined until the passage of the 14th Amendment in 1868, other than in the qualifications of the President and Vice President, where both offices could be held only by someone born in what became a U.S. state.
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The 14th Amendment made all those born in the United States or naturalized as citizens of the United States of America. These could be called constitutional citizens.
There have been two Supreme Court cases questioning this kind of status.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "TU B’SHVAT (THE 15TH BDAY OF THE MONTH OF SHVAT)
Tu Bishvat
The Jewish "New Year for Trees," is observed on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat (falling on February 2, 2026). 1)
It marks the ecological New Year, celebrated by planting trees, eating fruits from the Seven Species, and environmental awareness, honoring the connection between people and nature.
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Two important things about which to be aware, two things that are often forgotten or have been forgotten.
First, in Israel, this holiday is celebrated by planting Trees. Some of us remember how the Jewish National Fund used to raise money from the sale of trees in Israel.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, “Another view of the anti-ICE protests.
I support ICE’s goal of arresting illegal migrants who are criminals and deporting them. Such criminals prey on the people in their own communities.
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But I question how this is being done. The federal government has options. They can send in heavily armed paramilitary-looking fighters to do the arrests when the city or state refuses cooperation for political purposes, and
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if they do, protests will be part of the picture. To have some big discussion whether protesters are being misinformed, whether leaders of the protests are paid (which it appears they are), changes nothing.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The protester who died in Minneapolis came to the protest with a 9mm handgun, loaded with 12–15 bullets, and had an additional two clips with 12–15 bullets each in his pocket.
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That means he was armed, with the potential of shooting up to 36–45 shots, prepared to shoot up to that many.
A “peaceful protester”? Other videos show him behaving very differently from being peaceful—screaming at ICE officers and damaging ICE vehicles.
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But I’m not letting ICE off the hook. The right thing for ICE to have done, through all these protests, is that when a protester starts to damage federal property, starts to endanger the officers, or starts to obstruct ICE personnel in doing their legal job,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote "The Zionist narrative needs a new look, a more accurate narrative.
How would you characterize a narrative that strengthened one’s enemies and helped them create a completely dangerous and erroneous narrative...
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of their own because of what was omitted?
So began the narrative of Zionism in the late 19th century, emphasizing persecution and exclusion and the need for a homeland where that would end—a place of refuge to which Jews could escape.
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Modern Zionism started with Herzl and his book, a book written to offer an alternative to persecution and exclusion in Europe, but not all that interested in what Judaism and Jewish tradition offered.
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