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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 15h

Really glad to see this much needed report. The Nexus Project is the moral voice we need against antisemitism and for democratic pluralism, at a time when too many other organizations have abdicated that role.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

This just in: Today, we’re releasing our response to the weaponization of antisemitism by the Trump administration and Project Esther.

The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.

Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.

Sign up for Antisemitism Decoded, the Forward’s guide through the news and noise about Jewish safety, brought to you biweekly by investigative journalist Arno Rosenfeld.Most American Jews have taken a...

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 17h

Proud to have played a part in The Shofar Report, @nexusproject.bsky.social's response to Project Esther, the Trump administration, and the idea that Jews should abandon liberal democracy. You can read about it in this thoughtful @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social write up 1/?
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Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.

Sign up for Antisemitism Decoded, the Forward’s guide through the news and noise about Jewish safety, brought to you biweekly by investigative journalist Arno Rosenfeld.Most American Jews have taken a...

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

This is the Shofar Report. Now is the time to heed its call.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

@thejcpa.bsky.social's @amyspitalnick.bsky.social, @bulldogshadow.bsky.social, @perilresearch.bsky.social's
Rabbi Seth Limmer, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social's @jeremybenami.bsky.social, @lilacb.bsky.social, @dovwaxman.bsky.social, @itamann.bsky.social, @lihiyona.bsky.social, and more.

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 16h

“the Trump administration’s moves to deport student protesters and cancel grants to universities accused of antisemitism are endangering Jews by weakening American democracy”

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

This just in: Today, we’re releasing our response to the weaponization of antisemitism by the Trump administration and Project Esther.

The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.

Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.

Sign up for Antisemitism Decoded, the Forward’s guide through the news and noise about Jewish safety, brought to you biweekly by investigative journalist Arno Rosenfeld.Most American Jews have taken a...

forward.com

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

Instead of taking their cues from the dangerous extremism of “Project Esther,” policymakers should heed the call of the Jewish and civil rights leaders whose recommendations and ideas make up the Shofar Report, including…

The Shofar Report: A Call to Defend Democracy and Confront Antisemitism

Explore how defending democracy and confronting antisemitism ensures safety for all. Discover actionable steps inside this report.

nexusproject.us

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 16h

This just in: Today, we’re releasing our response to the weaponization of antisemitism by the Trump administration and Project Esther.

The Shofar Report is a new blueprint for combating antisemitism while defending democracy.

Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response.

Sign up for Antisemitism Decoded, the Forward’s guide through the news and noise about Jewish safety, brought to you biweekly by investigative journalist Arno Rosenfeld.Most American Jews have taken a...

forward.com

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 2d

This is the Project Esther playbook: targeting a liberal Jewish philanthropist and left wing Jewish groups. It’s ostensibly to fight antisemitism. In reality, it’s authoritarian overreach and harmful to our democracy and the Jews in it.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 2d

Further, given that their Jewish identity is the very thing that leads many Jews to speak up around Israel, the administration’s approach will necessarily catch many Jews in its draconian net.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration is suggesting that Jewish groups critical of its foreign policy vis a vis Israel are engaging in terrorism.

This is appalling politicization of the term and gross executive overreach.

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

The threatened crackdown is a multi-agency effort with Stephen Miller playing a central role.

www.reuters.com

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 4d

This hateful antisemitic vandalism in Minneapolis is alarming and unacceptable.

Targeting synagogues with anti-Zionist/anti-Israel slogans isn’t political activism — it’s harassing and threatening Jewish communities.

Minneapolis police investigating antisemitic vandalism at Temple Israel

The largest synagogue in Minnesota has once again been vandalized with spray paint bearing antisemitic messages.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

We are doing an AMA (Q&A) on Reddit today!

If you ever wanted to ask us anything, you can do so on this post. We'll respond live at 7 ET/4 PST.

We are looking forward to hearing form you!

From the Judaism community on Reddit: We are the Nexus Project! Ask us anything.

Explore this post and more from the Judaism community

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

The health secretary, who has mused that COVID was designed to spare Ashkenazi Jews, is now alleging that a tradition practiced by Jews is linked to autism.

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FactPost on X: "RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time https://t.co/9g8U6oWIiL" / X

RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time https://t.co/9g8U6oWIiL

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

We must be clear-eyed: this is just the beginning. True peace will require building bridges, not deepening divisions. We urge all stakeholders to approach the next phases of this process with good faith, recognizing that sustainable peace is the only way forward.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

Every life saved through this agreement matters. We firmly hope that this agreement will proceed past its first phase, to ensure an end to the war and humanitarian devastation.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

The release of all remaining hostages and the cessation of violence offer incredible relief to families who have endured unimaginable anguish and to communities devastated by two years of war.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 5d

The Nexus Project welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

As we have said before and will continue to repeat: This is the authoritarian playbook. This is an effort to cast those who fight hate as enemies of the state. We will not remain silent when government power is weaponized against civil society organizations.

FBI Director Kash Patel on X: "The Southern Poverty Law Center long ago abandoned civil rights work and turned into a partisan smear machine. Their so-called “hate map” has been used to defame mainstream Americans and even inspired violence. That disgraceful record makes them unfit for any FBI partnership. In https://t.co/ZZ9yIkmzWj" / X

The Southern Poverty Law Center long ago abandoned civil rights work and turned into a partisan smear machine. Their so-called “hate map” has been used to defame mainstream Americans and even inspired violence. That disgraceful record makes them unfit for any FBI partnership. In https://t.co/ZZ9yIkmzWj

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

We will not remain silent when government power is weaponized against civil society organizations. Fighting antisemitism, protecting democracy, and defending civil society are intertwined tasks—the Trump Administration’s assault on organizations monitoring extremism threatens all three.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

The Nexus Project has philosophical and strategic differences and disagreements with the ADL. But those disagreements do not in any way lessen our outrage and alarm at the Trump Administration’s attacks on these organizations' very legitimacy.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

This is the textbook playbook of authoritarian governments: delegitimize watchdog organizations by inverting their purpose, painting monitors of extremism as extremists themselves.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

When an FBI Director characterizes a century-old Jewish civil rights organization as "functioning like a terrorist organization," he establishes a precedent that any civil society group monitoring extremism can be labeled a threat to national security by those in power.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

It establishes a precedent: any group documenting extremism can be painted as dangerous by those in power. That is how democracies hollow out from within.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

This is an assault on the infrastructure of American civil society and shows the administration clearly aligning itself with far-right extremists who routinely excuse and promote antisemitism.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 11d

When the government labels Jewish watchdog groups as a threat, it’s not an attack on just one organization. This comes alongside allegations by Elon Musk that the ADL “hates Christians,” and calls from right-wing extremists to designate the Southern Poverty Law Center as a terrorist organization.

Musk calls Anti-Defamation League ‘hate group’ for documenting Christian extremism

Organization earlier this year came to the tech mogul’s aid over his widely criticized salutes at Trump’s inauguration

www.theguardian.com

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