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[Coleman Hughes @coldxman]

“Pure joy in the air” is how an Israeli journalist describes the mood in Israel right now.

But how could that be?

If the Israelis want, above all, genocide and ethnic cleansing, then why would they celebrate a deal that ends the war with no ethnic cleansing and 97% of the Gazans alive?

“Pure joy” is not what you feel when your deepest ambitions have just been thwarted.

It’s almost as if the goal of the war really was to get the hostages back and oust Hamas. It’s almost as if Israelis are motivated by a deep, dark desire to…live in peace with their neighbors.

[Diro @AllTheLearn]

@Mangan150 The "Sick-Quitter Effect": they grouped "former drinkers" with "lifetime abstainers." Former drinkers often stopped drinking due to pre-existing health issues, which skewed the data and made the abstainer group appear less healthy than they actually were. https://t.co/CKD2SiiwTL

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

My god. They are using the word “survivors” for members for Hezbollah. I literally thought this was satire at first.

Terrorists are always the victims when they’re trying to kill Jews.

[Voice From The East @EasternVoices]

WOW!
The biggest newspaper in Germany @BILD just exposed what other media outlets are trying to hide: The deliberate staging of Hamas propaganda by photographers in Gaza, that are later sold for tens of thousands of dollars to western media outlets to create a false narrative to demonise Israel and strengthen Hamas.

The article analyses the case of Anas Zayed Fteiha, a so-called “freelance journalist” who works for the Turkish state news agency Anadolu. On paper, he’s a reporter, but in reality, he’s an Islamic propagandist with a camera. That’s obvious from his social media posts, where he proudly poses in combat gear and shares slogans like “Free Palestine” or even “F*** Israel.” Neutrality? Not a chance.

The article shows that many of his photos deliver exactly what Hamas needs: suffering, rubble, crying children captured in perfect lighting. The kind of imagery that instantly sparks outrage against Israel in the West. But where are the photos that show the full picture? For example, the scenes where adult men collect food that’s actually being distributed? Those images vanish into obscurity. Instead, the “emotional shockers” end up in outlets like stern, CNN, BBC, Deutschlandfunk—and even in BILD itself.

And none of this is a coincidence. The Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) confirms what experts have been saying for a long time: 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁.

Historian Gerhard Paul puts it plainly: in southern Gaza, Hamas controls 100% of visual output. In other words, any photographer who doesn’t produce what the terrorists want is out of a job. That’s why the suffering is always portrayed one-sidedly, it’s designed to provoke sympathy in the West and stir anger at Israel.

Even historical parallels are drawn: back in 2002, Arafat staged himself in his “fortress” in Ramallah as a tragic hero by candlelight cameras on, spotlights off, pure emotion. Minutes later, he was back under bright lights. Same trick, different setting.

The disturbing part? Major news agencies and media outlets play along. They buy these images without questioning who’s behind them. Reuters defends itself by saying, “Our photos meet standards of accuracy and independence”, but it’s clear that in a place where Hamas monitors every pixel, true independence is impossible.

And now the key question: Why don’t we see revelations like this in other media? Why doesn’t ARD produce a report on how tightly Hamas controls imagery coming out of Gaza? Why doesn’t the BBC acknowledge that many of its sources are actually activists? The answer is simple: because this truth is uncomfortable. It would disrupt the cherished victim-aggressor narrative,where Israel is always the oppressor, and Palestinians are always the helpless victims.

The reality is this: Hamas is waging a double war: with rockets and with images. And in the second war, they’ve already won over half the world, because the media uncritically reproduces their perfectly staged visuals. Anyone who doesn’t see that is blindly walking into a propaganda trap.

Credit: @MikhaElTzaDiK @KruizigaW

Original article: by Moritz J. Müller, Hans-Jörg Vehlewald and Aaron Deuser

https://t.co/VXZo1DkB3s

[Robert Myers 🇺🇸🇮🇱 🏴‍☠️🟦 @Rondo2]

How is this not even a story @nytimes ??

THIS is why there’s war in Gaza!

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

This image should be on the front page of every international newspaper today. Kudos to @nypost.

[רחל אלוביץ @AmIsraelChai_]

The New York Lies

[Jaime Kirzner-Roberts @jaimekr]

The @nytimes admits the emaciated boy they splashed on their front page as ‘proof’ of famine in Gaza was actually suffering from a serious medical condition – which is why his family all look healthy.

Exploiting a child’s illness to push a political narrative is reprehensible.

[David Harris @DavidHarrisNY]

Battle lines couldn't be clearer:

Either you stand w/ #Iran's regime, which aims to destroy the world as we know it through tyranny, conquest, terror...

Or

You stand w/ #Israel, which seeks to save the world from Iranian tyranny, conquest, terror...

I stand w/ Israel. Do you?

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

.@DouglasKMurray: “If you protest for Palestinians, but didn't protest for the real genocide in Sudan 🇸🇩, or didn't protest when Assad in Syria 🇸🇾 killed in a decade 6 times the number of people killed in all wars of Israel and its enemies during 75 years, you are an antisemite.”

[Bring Hersh Home @BringHershHome]

Thank you for being with us for 331 days.

[Diro @AllTheLearn]

@texasrunnerDFW @joeknows30a Where can I look at this data for Tampa or Lakewood ranch FL specifically?

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

Over 130 people of all ages were murdered at Kibbutz Be’eri.

Some were shot to death. Others were stabbed. Whole families were burned alive in their homes.

According to first responders, 80% of the recovered bodies showed signs of torture.

Some victims were found with their hands and legs tied, others decapitated, dozens were mutilated, and many showed signs of sexual abuse.

This is not “resistance”.

This is the gleeful and deliberate taking of innocent life with the intention of wiping Israel and all Jews and Israelis off the map.

This is genocide.

[Diro @AllTheLearn]

@MihaiDoho @KobeissiLetter @Kalshi What did Powell change his stance on? (Regarding lost his poker face) ?

[Diro @AllTheLearn]

@mikealfred @MikkiG7373 Wyoming?

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

Let's be clear, none of you marched for us on October 7th.

Or any day since...

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

It is completely ridiculous for the UN, who have put billions of dollars into Gaza, have an entire organization dedicated to Palestinians on the ground, and whose own employees proudly join Hamas ranks, to lie through their teeth, claiming they had no idea about the 450 miles of tunnels under Gaza.

Hamas did not construct these tunnels in secret. They openly hired children to build them, used UN donations to finance them, and have been hoarding and hiding aid there for years.

The people of Gaza have nicknamed the tunnels “Lower Gaza.” The structures are so complex, they are basically a subterranean city.

@UN you knew about the tunnels and did nothing to stop them from being built.

You are complicit in Hamas’ crimes.

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Best way to listen to the Milei speech in English, rendered using HeyGen, in his own voice.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

As you may have heard, four @Harvard alums would like to run for the Board of Overseers in the Spring election which begins April 1st.

Their vision: Renew Harvard's leadership, defend free speech, protect students, and fix mismanagement.

Their platform can be found here:

https://t.co/A5xdyx2PN5

and their bios can be found on the bottom of the Renew Harvard web page.

In order for them to be on the ballot, they need 3,200 alumni to nominate them by January 31st, which is only 17 days from now.

Please nominate them now so you don't forget. It takes fewer than five minutes even if you have to renew your password, as I did, as I had forgotten mine.

All you need is the list of candidates, their Harvard affiliation, and their date of graduation, all of which can be found below:

Nominate ALL FOUR candidates before Jan 31 using your alumni login at:

https://t.co/U9qX9p1Dbb

Alec Williams, Harvard Business School, 2017 @alecwilliams208

Zoe Bedell, Harvard Law School, 2016

Logan Leslie, Harvard and Radcliffe College, 2015 @LoganLeslie

Julia Pollak, Harvard and Radcliffe College, 2009 @juliaonjobs

By nominating them now, you will have four additional choices to vote for at the election beginning April 1st until May 14th, 2024 at 5pm.

The other candidates for election have been chosen by the incumbent board and/or administration so only these four represent fresh blood and new perspectives.

In the election, you can decide to vote for some, all or none of them, but it is critically important to get them on the ballot so you have the option of voting for them.

I think they are all outstanding. I have known Alec Williams, a Navy Seal still on active duty in addition to his day job as an investor for a family office, for many years.

Alec was a Princeton grad and got his JD at Yale Law School and HBS degree contemporaneously, while also doing tours of duty in Afghanistan.

The other three I met on a Zoom recently. Their resumes speak to their excellence.

They are all best described as exceptional. They are all military veterans and/or continue to do tours of duty in addition to their careers, which include an Assistant U.S. Attorney, an investor, an owner/operator of small businesses, and the Chief Economist of Zip Recruiter.

They were all academic superstars at Harvard as well as Yale Law School, Princeton, a Supreme Court clerk for Justice Kagan, you get the point.

They will be doing a real campaign so you can get to know them better over the next few months before the election.

I strongly urge you to nominate them. You can make the decision whether to vote for them once the election begins and you know more about them and their platform.

Thank you for helping save Harvard!

[Dani Buller @askdani__real]

One mistake is innocent.
Hundred mistakes are not. This is a policy:
"First we lie, and when the damage is already done, we clarify".