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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · Jul 1

We're not here to endorse or not endorse a candidate. But as an organization committed to ending antisemitism and protecting democracy in the U.S., we are deeply concerned by the recent conversation around Zohran Mamdani.

Here is our statement:

Overheated and Sensationalized Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Damage Political Discourse, Harm Jewish Community

“The attacks on Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral race have crossed the line from principled critique and disagreement into something

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

This week, FBI director Kash Patel cut the FBI’s ties with the ADL, calling them an “extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization.”

This is the authoritarian playbook: delegitimize watchdogs, invert reality, and cast those who fight hate as enemies of the state.

FBI Director Kash Patel on X: "James Comey wrote “love letters” to the ADL and embedded FBI agents with them - a group that ran disgraceful ops spying on Americans. That era is OVER. This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs. https://t.co/R6IKpSTfuP" / X

James Comey wrote “love letters” to the ADL and embedded FBI agents with them - a group that ran disgraceful ops spying on Americans. That era is OVER. This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs. https://t.co/R6IKpSTfuP

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

True security comes from communities standing together against antisemitism and all forms of hatred - not from fear and division. The fight against antisemitism is inseparable from the defense of democracy itself.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

To help counter this threat, we will continue to call for enhanced security for Jewish institutions, implemented in partnership with Jewish communities, and sustained efforts to build solidarity across all communities.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

This attack - targeting Jews on their holiest day - is a stark reminder that antisemitism remains a deadly threat around the world.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 6d

The Nexus Project condemns the deadly terrorist attack at Manchester's Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation during Yom Kippur services. Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and the entire Jewish community. We stand with them in solidarity in the face of hate and tragedy.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 8d

This is anti-Muslim racism, pure and simple. How sad that an American Jew chooses to post this on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Screengrab of Laura Loomer's tweet: A Palestinian woman who wears a hijab just launched a campaign for Governor of Georgia. Her name is
@ruwaromman
. Her entire selling point for why people should vote for her is “I’m a Palestinian refugee.” This is completely un-American.

America has been invaded by Muslims.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 9d

This authoritarian crackdown has done nothing to make Jewish Americans safer - on the contrary, it’s endangered our democracy and harmed our community.

The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 9d

This latest court ruling underscores what’s long been clear: The Trump Administration's assault on pro-Palestinian protesters simply for exercising their free speech rights is flagrantly unconstitutional. abcnews.go.com/US/judge-fin...

Judge finds Trump administration violated constitutional rights of pro-Palestinian protesters

A federal judge has found that federal officials unconstitutionally violated the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian protesters.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10d

Read it here:

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10d

As many of you probably know, X is a hotbed for antisemitism.

Bravo to our friends @thejcpa.bsky.social and @counterhate.com on their important new report on antisemitism on X, which finds that the platform is failing to adequately address the spread of antisemitism.

Jewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 10d

Our CEO @amyspitalnick.bsky.social in @cnn.com on our new joint report with @counterhate.com documenting how X, formerly Twitter, has become one of the most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history.

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Andrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 13d

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 13d

JD Vance invoking "blood libel" is dangerous and wrong. He is using a term with a specific, horrific history tied to centuries of antisemitic violence.

Weaponizing it for political attacks undermines the fight against actual antisemitism.

Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 14d

Here’s JD Vance accusing Democrats of “blood libel” against ICE agents.

Historically, blood libel referred to the false claim that Jews murdered Christians to use their blood in rituals.

Dangerous language on every level.

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