Barboo, M.Phil.

English Country Dancing. Bake for fun. Will travel for theater.
80% opinionated political, remainder Buffy Vampire Slayer love, some Star Trek. Berners blocked.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@havivrettiggur Ya think?

[M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman]

𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐘 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑
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Douglas Murray didn’t mince words — and he’s right.

He said the thing the “international community” keeps pretending not to see:
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

Not after what happened. Not after what was given — and what was done with it.
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Here’s the part nobody in the media wants to say out loud:
In 2005, Israel pulled every Jew out of Gaza. Homes emptied. Businesses abandoned. Synagogues dismantled. Gaza was handed over — completely. A full reset. A clean slate.

They had 18 years.

Eighteen. The lifespan of a child becoming an adult.

And what happened?
– Rockets
– War
– Corruption
– Stolen aid
– More rockets
– October 7th — the most sadistic terror attack in modern memory

That’s not “mismanagement.” That’s not “policy disagreement.”
That’s destruction-as-governance.
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So Murray’s point lands like a hammer:
𝘑𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 “𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦”?
𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯?

At some point, refusing to learn from 18 years of evidence isn’t compassion — it’s willful ignorance.
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And here’s the uncomfortable truth:
H-m-s didn’t “ruin” a peaceful future.

They revealed the reality everyone was too cowardly to admit.

You don’t get peace with a death cult.
You don’t negotiate coexistence with people who proudly broadcast that they want you wiped off the map.
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Murray’s right.

The fantasy ended on October 7th.

What remains now is clarity — and the world finally facing the consequences of ignoring reality for two decades.

[RGregg @SxKittnUnderDog]

@RachelBitecofer This is the American media's fault. They promoted the biggest lie of all-that trump is a successful businessman/ has ideas/plans to make America a better place. It was all a lie. Fox knows it was lying, but the MSM played along w/ it for far too long. "Local" news is oligarched.

[The Hoarse Whisperer @TheRealHoarse]

@BernieSanders You continue to be a bloviating ass after having actively helped elect Trump in 2016. Go yell at clouds.

[FactsLivesMatter 🟤 @Facts0601]

In nearly 35 years in Congress, Bernie Sanders has done ZERO for the working class he claims to care about so much.

All he has done is rename post offices.

This man is a fraud and one of the worst things to happen to American politics.

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

It was never about Hillary being a “bad candidate” or not making another visit to Wisconsin or Michigan.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@quark_bee @whedonesque Buffy and Angel. They're just epic star-crossed lovers. Like Romeo and Juliet level.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Haitian immigrants, here LEGALLY under temporary protected status, who fled their homeland under political and economic duress, being made to feel afraid by white Americans hooked into the racist white wing machine.

[Lyra, Esq., is NOT DAREDEVIL @PinkRangerLB]

And these white people were otherwise very sweet and kind, which made it all the more taxing, I am certain none of them thought of themselves as racist, the math to them was “white person who needs help equals unfortunate victim, non-white person who needs help equals lazy”

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

"But his debate performance" has now officially become the "but her emails" of 2024.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@Kendahl897 @davidfrum Biden's age has become "But her emails" for the media.

[Mimi Rocah @Mimirocah1]

This takes incredible courage to come forward and speak publicly about such intimate violence - in any circumstance - but especially here knowing too few will support her & too many will unfairly attack her. She did it to shed light on the horrors the current hostages are still facing with so few people fighting for them. No survivor should ever be required to do this but thank you Amit for deciding to. 🙏💙

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

Palestinian propaganda is based on the implicit and totally correct assumption that many people are predisposed to automatically believe the worst about Jews.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@ShadurE @admiralmpj version of scripture, that's the only stuff you have to follow. The one overarching principle of Judaism is that we worship only 1 God. Even our atheists know there is only 1 God to not believe in. Christians added a demigod, a son of God by a mortal woman., just like Dionysus.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@Benyamin_Ehud @ShadurE @admiralmpj No, because Christianity is the greatest act of cultural appropriation in the history of the world. Judaism invented monotheism, and put certain moral precepts into scripture and then a bunch of pagans came along and said no WE'RE the only real monotheistic and we're writing our

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

1. Enough with Both-sides-ism

When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.

2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking

Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.

If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.

3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions

Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.

Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.

Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.

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For the rest of my list, please see my the latest post of my independent newsletter – the link is in my Twitter biography.

[Barboo, M.Phil. @BarbaraRuth9]

@emilykschrader What do think we have those giant space lasers for?

[Tamer Masudin @TMasudin]

If you boycott Jewish owned businesses and companies, constantly harass Jewish communities, hold protests in front of Synagogues and feel the need to bring swastikas to mass rallies. Then it was never really about Palestine.

It is as simple as that.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

There is *nothing* you care about that survives a 6-3 Republican court for a generation. Nothing.
I don’t know how many times the Court has to prove that to people before liberals unify and act.