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Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 11d

LOL, watching MAGA meltdown because the NFL halftime show won’t be Kid Rock performing Charlie Kirk tribute songs.

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Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 2d

RFK Jr. now says that circumcision causes autism—but he also says Jews are immune from Covid, so I’m not sure whether or not I need to call my doctor.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 22h

Shot, chaser

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 2d

RFK Jr. now says that circumcision causes autism—but he also says Jews are immune from Covid, so I’m not sure whether or not I need to call my doctor.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d

The 15th will be the first missed paycheck for federal employees if the government doesn’t reopen. This is what military see when they try to access their pay statements. One soldier told me they’ve never seen “currently not available” in 20+ years.

Account Access History
Reserve/Active Military Members:
Your Leave and Earnings Statements are not currently available via myPay. We will announce here when they do become available.
Thank you for your patience
WARNING
18 U.S.C. S 1030 prohibits unauthorized or fraudulent access to government computer systems. If the credentials you enter are not your own, you are in violation of this law and should exit this system immediately. Completing this action may subject you to a fine of up to $5,000 or double the value of anything obtained via this unauthorized access, plus up to five years imprisonment.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 3d

In recently bought a gaming laptop, and setting it up reminded me how deeply I despise Microsoft’s operating systems.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 3d

The loss of ACA would disproportionately hurt people who live in states that Trump won.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 5d

Southern States sending troops to invade Northern States seems very 1861-ish to me.

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 8d

A "pro-Palestine' march passes me in Bath. Perhaps they're good people, I think to myself. The hippyish Quakers I remember from, say, being a member of Bath CND in the 80s. They're not *necessarily* antisemites, I say. So I check out their X feed. And it's awful.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 8d

Remember that time you laughed it up with Bassem Youssef on your show after he posted Nazi memes about the lynching of Leo Frank?

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 8d

They’re authentic. We’re screwed.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 8d

Kash Patel’s challenge coin looks like a heavy metal poster in a 14-year-old’s bedroom.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

What?

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

So embarrassing

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

Perhaps if folks like you focused your outrage on the actual perpetrators of antisemitism, then I wouldn’t have to begin Yom Kippur services in Synagogue with my Rabbi telling my congregation where the escape exists are located.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

Do you blame the behavior of Muslim govts and terrorist groups for Islamophobia?

When Americans harassed Muslims after 9/11, did you say it was Al Qaeda’s fault?

When Americans rounded up Japanese-Americans in World War II, was that Japan’s fault?

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

So, you’re saying that Israel causes racists to behave like racists, when they’re already racist?

Perhaps instead you should place the blame on racists, instead of Israel, since enlightened people such as yourself understand the foolishness of collectively blaming a minority group?

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

The folks who say that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism also say that people kill Jews because they hate Israel.

Iman Saleem🍁🍉 @imansaleem.bsky.social · 9d

Just a reminder that today’s incident at the Synagogue leads to Israel.

Israel identifies as the JEWISH State, it claims to act in the name of the Jewish people, abuses Palestinians with Jewish symbols etc.

Israel needs antisemitism to exist in order to justify its existence.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

If Israel causes antisemitism, then why don’t you hate Jews?

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

Actually, making broad generalizations about an entire ethno-religious minority is textbook racism.

There are 7.5 million Jews in America, and we reflect a diversity of views on antisemitism, Zionism, and Israel.

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Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

The worst antisemitism I ever encountered was when I lived in London. And when I tell this to British people, they often respond, “Well, what did you do to provoke them?”

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

If you continue to deny antisemitism on the Left, you might be part of the problem.

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

The worst antisemitism I ever encountered was when I lived in London. And when I tell this to British people, they often respond, “Well, what did you do to provoke them?”

Mark @dcwritermark.bsky.social · 9d

Look harder…

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Sophie Petzal @sonicscrewup.bsky.social · 9d

Hey scumbags, Jews in Manchester have fuck all to do with Palestine or Israel. Commenting beneath news stories about dead British Jews with 'what about Palestinians?' is just fucking antisemitic bullshit. If you think Jews are your enemy, you are the enemy.

Jews are not Israel.