@bethanyshondark Not all questions are legitimate.
See e.g. Loaded Questions
1. Personal behavior:
When did you stop beating your wife?
“Why are you still cheating on your taxes?”
“Have you stopped lying to your boss?”
“How long have you been neglecting your children?”
1) @bethanyshondark “Why do you enjoy hurting people’s feelings

2. Guilt by assumption:
“What motivated you to commit the fraud?”
“Who helped you cover up the scandal?”
“Which bribes did you accept?”
“How much money did you steal?”
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@TheBabylonBee Merry Christmas.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Israel, most likely between 6 and 4 B.C., during the reign of King Herod. While some sources suggest a date as late as 2 B.C., the majority of historical and
1) @TheBabylonBee biblical evidence points to a birth year closer to 6–4 B.C., based on Herod’s death in 4 B.C. and the timing of the Roman census mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
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Tucker Carlson has been praising Islam as he condemns Jews and Christians alike. He also said that he bought a home in Doha, Qatar to prove he was America First. Qatar does not allow Christians to be citizens nor does it allow Christians to openly practice their faith.
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https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2002843230472212928

They must hide. I don't see how buying a home in a country that supports the Muslim Brotherhood that states it sees America as the "Big Satan" and hates our Judeo-Christian Western values and freedom is America First.
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The latest antisemitic lie that Candace Owens is spreading comes from the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Does she not know there is still a Muslim slave trade today in Africa?
1) Why does Candace Owens not mention this? Does she not really care about the issue of slavery? It seems so. She was not concerned about Muslins behe@ding Christians, either. Why is that?
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@HumanEvents Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"Actually, I debated this issue years ago before there was a Facebook, with the guy who wrote the book about the USS Liberty.
1) @HumanEvents @rlefraim I had an advantage as the head pilot on the attack was a neighbor of mine in Israel for a while, so I had the facts. The US informed Israel that all its ships were outside the area. So Israel could & did assume that any ship within the 30 km of the coast was not American."
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "ISRAELI ACTIVIST EINAT WILF HAS CREATED A NEW POLITICAL PARTY TO PUSH FOR A NEW APPROACH TO PEACE, BUT I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SHE VIEWS THE PROCESS.

Why?
1) Because less than 10 years ago, Ms Wilf seemed to accept the concept of the 2-state solution, with a condition that the Palestinians declare that they accept Zionism,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"Shabbat Shalom All.
Parahat Miketz
Genesis 41:1–44:17
Happy Hanukkah.
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"Yosef’s (Joseph) imprisonment finally ends when Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows that are swallowed up by seven lean cows, and of seven fat ears of grain swallowed by seven lean ears.
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Senate Passes 2026 Defense Bill with $700 Million in U.S.–Israel Security Funding

The U.S. Senate has approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
1) a sweeping defense policy bill that includes nearly $700 million for U.S.–Israel defense programs designed to reinforce Israel’s security and strengthen American strategic interests.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "One can understand the meaning and intent of the political demonstrations from the flags they carry.

This is a fact, not just in the USA, but internationally.
1) I was noticing the competing demonstrations in London Tuesday night. One was a memorial for those murdered by terrorists in Australia. There were Israeli flags, British Union Jacks, and even a few American flags and flags of Iran (pre-Islamic Republic flag) and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "MISPLACED COMPASSION — A TORAH LESSON

NO CULTURE IN THE WORLD IS MORE ABOUT COMPASSION THAN IS JEWISH CULTURE AND THE TORAH ON WHICH IT IS BASED.
1) 3360 years ago, Moses taught several concepts that most of the world has not yet implemented. That all people are created equal and should be treated as such by a just law system, that everyone is to be considered innocent until proven guilty, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote:
"THIS IS A REQUEST — NO. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A DEMAND

THAT REPRESENTS A SILENT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA AND CONGRESSTO BREAK AWAY FROM ALL RELATIONS WITH QATAR
1) That means ending all economic connections, leaving the military base in Qatari territory and moving all US interests elsewhere.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON CHABAD’S HANUKAH EVENT AT BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, IS NOT WITHOUT ITS CAUSES.
1) I consider the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, at least partially responsible for taking positions that pandered to the antisemites and Muslim extremists.

And now, people are dead, many critically injured.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE SHABBAT – A GIFT

I was thinking about this, not because some great Rabbi recently made any comment, nor because of the debate in Israel about what Shabbat should be.
1) It might seem strange that I was thinking about it because of what the widow of Charlie Kirk said and because of what Charlie Kirk wrote in a book to be published this month.
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In a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court has ruled that federal courts cannot review certain visa revocations in cases involving sham‑marriage findings...
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supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/… because those decisions are committed to the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

In the case Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, 604 U.S. ___ (2024) the issue was whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review the revocation of an approved immigrant visa petition...
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Roger Froikin wrote, "AN INTERESTING DIFFERENCE ON CHANUKKAH

The Second Blessing when one lights the candles for Chanukkah is interesting in what it says
And how it is mistranslated.
1) בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה

The traditional translation - Praised are you, Lord our G-d, Ruler of the universe, who performed amazing deeds for our ancestors at this season.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "HAPPY HANUKAH

ABOUT 2240 YEARS AGO, the Seleucid Empire was going through administrative problems with the control of the Empire, which imposed Hellenistic culture on a culturally diverse population from Persia to the Mediterranean, and
1) like many despotic rulers, decided to solve the problem of dissension and division in the Empire, demanding uniformity - something that we can do, repeat in every era around the world - of culture and religious practices.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Parsha Vayeshev
Genesis 37:1–40:23
1) "Vayeshev," means he lived, or dwelled, referring to Ya’acov (Jacob) finally settling down in one place permanently or at least that was his intent, surrounded by the financial empire he worked so hard to attain.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "WHERE WILL MADURO GO?

The question has been asked — where can Venezuela President Maduro go if forced out? A number of places have been suggested.
1) I assume he will go to Spain to be protected by its currently leftist government. Other nations that have been suggested and seem welcoming — Türkiye and Qatar.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "WHAT MAKES A GREAT UNIVERSITY?

Seriously one would think the universities that top the list are those that most effectively prepare their students for the world,
1) that produce students that know how to think creatively, logically, and be a person who seeks fact.

If one believes that, one would be mistaken these days.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "UNDERSTANDING THE USA-ISRAEL AID DEAL

It seems this is now a current issue, with both certain personalities on the Left, and perhaps the Democratic Party leadership, and
1) some people on the Right have asserted that the USA should not be aiding Israel for whatever reasons that they find interesting today.

So, what is the agreement?

Briefly, the agreement has several parts.
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Gina Griffo wrote, "This is the most dangerous media consolidation in American history.

Netflix is trying to acquire Warner Bros. & HBO in an $82 Billion deal.
#childrensprogramming #propaganda
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https://twitter.com/lordbuckly/status/1997386847077761385

This means Barack & Michelle Obama and the Democrat super-donors that run Netflix will now own a monopoly on children’s entertainment.
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