SaltySeaRat

Dad, husband, cybersecurity engineer, veteran, @regimentGG member

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@TownOfWestfield I read the locations and noticed that Kimball Avenue is not listed, specifically the block between N Chestnut and Harrison. Are there plans to widen the snow removal efforts on this block as well?

[Grunt Style Foundation @GruntStyleFdn]

You heard that right. Legisltive advocacy in silkies 🫡 The Irreverent Warriors, Inc. way.

See you there!! @VFWHQ @DAVHQ

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[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@KhalilJeries Except, no one murdered a museum. The pro-Hamas individual murdered two people.

Say their names.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@Comedy_Brigade @TheMossadIL @jacksonhinkle Is... Is that... Is the Freedom Tower in the background of the Twin Towers???

[Irreverent Warriors @IWnational]

Our fellow brothers and sisters: We see you. We support you. We love you. 🇺🇸

On the last day of the month, we want to shout the IW mission for all to hear...

WE BRING VETERANS TOGETHER, USING HUMOR AND CAMARADERIE, TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT VETERAN SUICIDE. 🤝

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@BSides_NoVA @SecurityBSides Critical success! What a great topic!

[Katherine Brodsky @mysteriouskat]

You don't get to tell Jews what they are. You don't get to rewrite our history, culture or ethnicity.

So here's a short history lesson for you:

Not only approx 60% of Israel's Jewish population has been ethnically cleansed from the Middle East—something to keep in mind as you chant "go back to Europe"—Ashkenazi Jews aren't "European colonizers" either.

Nor is "Jewish a religion." It's an ethnicity, one which commonly practices Judaism as a religion. You can be an atheist, or even a Christian and you still remain ethnically Jewish. It's genetics, not beliefs.

Yes, occasionally people convert and we accept them into the tribe, but this is rather rare — no matter what bs conspiracy theories you've read on the Internet about Khazars.

The Jews who ended up in Europe did so because they were pushed out by conquering forces and other reasons. Some ended up in the Middle East, some in Ethiopia, and a number ended up in Europe. We all share significant mutual DNA, regardless of where the diaspora ended up—even if we don't all look the same.

Yes, genetic studies have shown that Ashkenazi Jews share significant Middle Eastern ancestry, tracing back to ancient Israel. Scientific evidence that underscores our connection to the land.

Our story begins over 3,000 years ago, in the land of Canaan, where our ancestors established the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. You might know it from your bible or Quran. But also, most importantly, archeology and historical research which support that 100%.

Although our numbers have fluctuated, Jews maintained a continuous presence in this region despite numerous exiles and conquests by Babylonians, Romans, Byzantines, and others.

In the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, when the Romans destroyed the Second Temple, many Jews were dispersed throughout the Roman Empire. Yet, even in dispersion, we did not sever our ties to our homeland. Religious Jews pray facing Jerusalem, and Israel is not only included in our prayers, but in cultural practices, such as when we clink our glasses: "Next year in Jerusalem."

We are indigenous to the land.

And while I don't believe that this alone gives us the right over the land today (a different topic), you don't get to just erase that from our history.

To label Jews as European colonizers in Israel is historical revisionism.

To call Ashkenazi Jews "fake Jews" is not only a cruel lie, but an erasure of reality—one they happened to have been prosecuted for.

Some people say such things because they lack knowledge, that can be remedied through a willingness to learn.

But to those who are doing this out of melice:
You don't get to tell me what a Jew is. Our identity is not yours to define, and our history is not yours to rewrite.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@IWnational My Gramps, Manning Rubenstein, being pinned with a Silver Star.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@ImposeCost Andor is a "who", not a "what", and the show about him is awesome! It's a spy drama, not an action show.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@IWnational Allies during the War for Independence, and allies in suicide prevention on June 1! #Normandy #Philly

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@ImposeCost Don't look now... You are a scientist. Proving hypotheses false is valuable.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@JewishWonk I think there should be a virtual rendering of a mezuzah in the code within the computer that governs the transporter.

[The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL]

Let us tell you what genocide is.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@lockdownurlife To be clear, I do appreciate that you are condemning Netanyahu and the decisions of the government. I do agree that many of their decisions have been contrary to peace in the region. My primary concern is that we don't absolve the role of the other entity involved.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@myraccoonhands @Deweyoxberg @lockdownurlife Fascinating, considering there is well over 5000 years of Jewish history prior to the Ottoman takeover of the land. As a matter of fact, the name Palestine was used by the Romans 2000 years ago in an attempt to erase the presence of Judea from history books.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@lockdownurlife No, Hamas isn't 2M people. And most of those 2M people are innocent, and deserve to live in peace (and have been allowed to work in Israel if they wanted). They aren't allowed to leave BY HAMAS.

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@Deweyoxberg @myraccoonhands @lockdownurlife What land is Israel occupying?

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@lockdownurlife Israel has also been going out of its way to warn non-combatants and avoid unnecessary casualties. Hamas is preventing non-combatants from leaving. Where is the condemnation of them?

[SaltySeaRat @Archer424]

@lockdownurlife What would a "proportionate response" look like to you?