The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
My neighbor was leaving for vacation and said, "Hey, hold down the fort while I'm gone."
I did not know this was a figure of speech.
I am a samurai.
A fort is a fort.
I made a perimeter map.
I checked the fence line twice a day, at dawn and at dusk.
I memorized the delivery truck's schedule.
I identified the enemy. It was a raccoon.
We engaged three times. I will not say who won.
On the fourth night, a storm came.
A fort is weakest in a storm.
So I stood watch on his porch from 9 PM to 2 AM, in the rain.
His security camera saw me.
His wife, who had not left yet, called my phone. "What are you doing?"
"Holding down the fort," I said.
There was a long silence.
"Do you... want a flashlight?"
She brought me a flashlight and a thermos of coffee.
She did not laugh.
She said, "The fort thanks you."
When my neighbor came home, I handed him a full report.
Fence secure. Deliveries normal. Raccoon situation ongoing.
He read the whole report standing in his driveway.
Then he straightened his back, looked me in the eye, and said:
"Well held, soldier."
Now, whenever anyone on our street goes on vacation, they come to me first.
They say the words formally, like a transfer of command.
"The fort is yours."
I accept.
I have held down eleven forts.
Last week, I found a badge in my mailbox.
The neighborhood had made it for me.
It says FORT COMMANDER.
I did not ask for this rank.
I will not give it back.
I wear it on patrol.
🚨 ERLING HAALAND S’ATTAQUE À L’ARBITRE DE FRANC-MAROC APRÈS LE PÉNALTY RATÉ DE MBAPPÉ !
« Devoir attendre 5 minutes avant de tirer un penalty, c’est beaucoup trop long. » 😡
🚨🚨 ET DIRE QU'ILS ONT EU LA BALLE DE 3-3 À LA FIN DE LA PROLONGATION... 💔
LE CAP-VERT 🇨🇻 A ÉTÉ IMMENSE, HÉROÏQUE, MONUMENTAL CE SOIR, EN REVENANT DEUX FOIS AU SCORE FACE AUX CHAMPIONS DU MONDE EN TITRE.
LOPES CABRAL A MARQUÉ SANS DOUTE LE PLUS BEAU BUT DE CE MONDIAL EN PROLONGATIONS.
VOUS NOUS AVEZ FAIT VIBRER, VOUS NOUS AVEZ FAIT RÊVER, VOUS NOUS AVEZ ÉMUS : JOUEURS DU CAP-VERT, MERCI ! 🤩