Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "It cannot be denied that there are well-financed missionary activities directed at converting Jews, both in Israel and the Diaspora.
1) When Jews discuss this, everyone agrees that it is a problem, but there is no consensus as to how serious they see the problem to be. The degree of concern ranges from those who want laws passed outlawing missionaries and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The subject of US-Israel relations is becoming an issue in the 2026 elections.
1) The old cliché about the subject of Israel, and even the subject of US foreign relations, being bipartisan is showing itself to be more and more untrue every day. The Democratic Party is becoming the home of antisemitic, anti-Israel double standards and bigotry, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have a question for Republicans who support the 'Save America Act.'

Yes, I know setting minimal standards to ensure only citizens of the USA can vote sounds good.

But can someone tell me how this can be enforced?
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threadreaderapp.com/thread/2073788… The realistic solutions are enforcement mechanisms, not just another headline law. The strongest ones in the current SAVE America Act framework are a private right of action,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have a question for Republicans who support the 'Save America Act.'

Yes, I know setting minimal standards to ensure only citizens of the USA can vote sounds good.

But can someone tell me how this can be enforced?
1) And

How can it be enforced any better than what could be done without the passage of the act?

You see, laws are only as good and as effective as they can be enforced, as there are penalties for violations.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"It Seems Sometimes That the USA Does Not Understand How to Differentiate Friends from Enemies.

Yes, I understand that the President prefers to say that everyone is great, that any nation is great,
1) that any national leader is strong and nice and smart. It's his style, based on the hope that if he says nice things, those nice things will be reciprocated.

But it often does not work that way.
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“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”: Franklin’s Warning and the Fragility of American Self-Government

(Photo from Cathy Hinkle Pinterest pin)
1) The famous quote "A republic, if you can keep it," was spoken by Benjamin Franklin in September 1787 to Elizabeth Willing Powel when she asked whether the Constitutional Convention had created a republic or a monarchy,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim commented on his post, "Why Eisenkot?" below to say, "I don't know why France 24 would say this today, and I don't know how accurate it is, but it seemed a bit strange to compare a heat wave to a crime."
1) "Why Eisenkot?

Why is a man whose record, except for the fact that he has risen through the ranks by the merit of defense and not by political maneuvering, moderate to quite somber, presented as a moderate who would unite the country?

The post is selling out early.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "JUDAISM FOR JEWISH LAWYERS – And All Other Jews

Three things are unique about Jews. First, in modern times (since the early 1900s), the percentage of Jewish lawyers in Western nations;
1) second, why there are so many Jewish lawyers; and third, why Jews, more than any other people, are so attached to and respectful of law.
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The Legacy of Liberty and Sacrifice
The Sons of Liberty and the Founding Fathers undertook profound and personal risks to secure American freedom from British rule. They did not act in safety, but under constant threat,
1) operating in secrecy as they organized boycotts, resistance, and acts of defiance. They faced charges of treason—punishable by death—along with imprisonment, mob violence, and the confiscation of their property.
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Say his name, Paul Kessler. May his memory always be for a blessing.

A former college professor who admitted to a violent assault that led to a man’s death will serve no state prison time,
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a decision already drawing scrutiny over leniency in a politically charged case marked by dueling demonstrations and unanswered questions about charging decisions.
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Same his name, Paul Kessler. May his memory always be for a blessing.

A former college professor who admitted to a violent assault that led to a man’s death will serve no state prison time,
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a decision already drawing scrutiny over leniency in a politically charged case marked by dueling demonstrations and unanswered questions about charging decisions.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"IN FRANCE THEY REPORT RECORD TEMPERATURES

And the Vice Mayor of Paris blames the USA. No mention of China or India, where green changes have not been done.

But that is not the strange thing.
1) 'Record' temperatures. Since when? One calls something a 'record' when it has never happened before. But in France, these temperatures have tied 2012 and actually been lower than several times in history, from the 1920s going back to the 1500s.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"Melat Kiros, Who Will Be the New Congress Member from Colorado

Here’s her platform.
1) A. She claims the attack by Hamas that murdered 1,400, took hostages, raped and burned people alive — she claims the Jews deserve to be killed. Clearly antisemitic.

B. She believes the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City was a good thing. Clearly hates the USA.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"TACTICAL CHOICES

Notice where Democratic Socialists have chosen to run a campaign for the primaries. In every case, New York City, Denver, California, the districts chosen, in every case,
1) are districts with exceptionally low voter participation in primaries.

And where there is normally very low voter turnout, it is relatively easy, if the money is available, to make sure activists can get voters out that will vote, that will want to vote ideologically.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "NY Mayor Mamdani said this past weekend that the Democratic Socialists could win anywhere in the USA. I'm not sure that makes sense.

Most Americans understand that New York City is not the United States of America by nearly every measure.
1) Yet, the NY-based media gives everyone a different image, making it seem that what happens in NYC actually is like America and represents a lot about American thought and life.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Democratic Socialists

Look at their goals.

Democratic socialists want to replace capitalism with an economic system where ordinary people collectively own and manage the key drivers of the economy.
1) They aim to dismantle corporate power, shift wealth and decision-making to the working class, and establish universal social and economic rights through democratic means. Official position of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "In a way, history repeats—Russia 1920, the USA 2026

In Russia 1920, Russia ended its revolution with two parties, the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks. Both were socialist-oriented, but the first, the Bolsheviks, was pure Marxist-Communist,
1) desiring to impose fast change—a dictatorship controlling events and development—while the Mensheviks were more for civil liberties and gradual change and a more democratic system.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Glenn Beck recently suggested that Israel is the core of the worldwide struggle for moral values and freedom, and that people need to choose sides now—and can do so publicly by wearing lapel pins with the U.S. flag and the Israeli flag.
1) Just a thought, but Israel's problem is that it is a small country that makes for an easy victim, even more so as it is seen as a target for bullies because of ingrained cultural antisemitism that has affected Christian Europe like a disease for centuries,
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H.R. McMaster views the conflict as a 47-year war driven by the Iranian regime’s inherent ideology, which he believes cannot be appeased. He argues peace is impossible without a fundamental change in the nature of the Iranian government.
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https://twitter.com/HooverInst/status/2070592720788484251

McMaster advocates for a credible military option, including potential strikes on nuclear and missile facilities, to impose costs and restore deterrence. While Trump has threatened military action and utilized "maximum pressure" via sanctions,
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Thank G-d for Thomas Jefferson insisting upon "Separation of Church and State" being in the Constitution. We really need to teach American history. As we are nearing the 250th year of this grand experiment that we call the United States of America,
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https://twitter.com/GREENESJ333/status/2070893658753179989

let me explain about "the Separation of Church and State" clause found within the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Thomas Jefferson popularized the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" ...
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@bariweiss @lsanger @TheFP As if this is not bad enough all AIs use Wikipedia as a legitimate source when we know how badly it is biased.

Larry Sanger has explicitly stated that Wikipedia exhibits significant anti-Israel bias and open antisemitism.
1) @bariweiss @lsanger @TheFP He criticized the platform for making antisemitism "mandatory" after October 7 and cited specific examples such as articles titled "Gaza genocide" that bury the Israeli perspective, as well as entries on "Yahweh" that omit Jewish and Christian viewpoints.
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