DanFreddy90

Unashamedly an over-opinionated Jew. Likes Larry David, Man Utd and socially responsible capitalism. Raised in London, living in NY, via Israel.

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@chamath @theallinpod They could also just start making epic shows again...

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@mehdirhasan I thought it was apartheid Mehdi?

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@Chelsearory I’ll take all 4 message me.

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@JonnyRoot_ Because this guy couldn’t lace Henry/Zlatan’s boots and talks like he’s in the know

[Michelle Tandler @michelletandler]

So let me get this straight --

Last month the New York Times put "Israeli trained rape dogs" on their front page -- with zero evidence...

... But played down/hid the rape allegations of someone running for US SENATE..?!

[Noam Blum @neontaster]

You sound mad. Has Graham Platner been sexting your mom?

[Samantha @chitownsam723b]

This motherfucker deleted all his tweets supporting Platner. He can eat shit

[Dean Phillips @deanbphillips]

They didn’t misjudge Platner.

They just accepted it.

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@shevereshtus Then more should say it, publicly.

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@CliffordAsness @piersmorgan I know you'd never do it but nothing would make the Jewish world happier than you putting this faux-posh hack in his place

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@EHamiltonEsq @thevillagerabbi His playbook is no different to any Kiruv org on the planet, he's just been very successful at it in a very public way. Your AEPi story - where did the money for the mezuzahs come from? Did a donor cover it? Did he give them cost price? Was he able to fundraise with the photos?

[Jonathan Conricus @jconricus]

I have invited you personally several times. Why didn’t you accept?

[DanFreddy90 @DanFreddy90]

@pinidunner @yhazony Vance is no friend that is for sure, but I suspect Trump is trying to hedge his bets on the outcome. Rubio was the face of the war and Vance is the face of the MOU.

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

Iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Is the proposed deal with Iran better or worse than the one they were offering before we attacked them? Did the US gain, or lose, by this war?

[Zalmy Fogelman @thevillagerabbi]

There is no deal. Once the SpaceX IPO event is over Trump is going for Kharg Island

[Pini Dunner @pinidunner]

For years, Sephardim in Israel’s Charedi school system have been humiliated and rejected. Silence and indifference have protected the system - but not the children.

Two weeks ago, I launched the Mi Yidag Lanu campaign because this discrimination must end.

Read the article. Join the movement. The time is now.

https://t.co/4icvWS0eCK via @VINNews

[Nicholas Freedman @ShockedNick]

Temple Albert, New Mexico's largest synagogue, was attacked last night, along with the nearby JCC.

Nobody was hurt, and the suspect is in custody. Federal law enforcement is involved.

There is no news coverage; not local, not national. Zero. Zilch.

[Mosab Hassan Yousef @MosabHasanYOSEF]

The Secret Plan to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s Leader, And Why It Collapsed

A senior Israeli intelligence figure has now confirmed what was hidden during the recent war: Israel and the United States went into the conflict with a concrete plan to overthrow the Iranian regime and install former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the transitional leader.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, who headed Military Intelligence during Operation Roaring Lion, spoke openly on PBS’s Firing Line about the multi-stage operation that was supposed to follow the initial strikes.

Ahmadinejad had been consulted in advance and was initially willing to play the role. The plan even included a targeted Israeli strike on his home in Tehran on the very first day of the war, February 28 designed to free him from house arrest so he could publicly emerge as the new face of power.

But the real centerpiece of the entire sequence was something far more ambitious: a Kurdish military invasion into northwestern Iran. The goal was to ignite rebellions among Iran’s oppressed ethnic minorities, pin down large numbers of IRGC and Basij forces, create internal chaos, and open the door for regime collapse from within.

The plan never got that far. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw any Kurdish advance as a direct threat to Turkey’s stability and interests. He personally convinced President Trump to cancel the Kurdish invasion. Once that opening move was removed, the whole sequence fell apart.

Ahmadinejad himself was injured in the Israeli strike meant to liberate him. He survived, went underground, and quickly distanced himself from any further cooperation. He is alive today. What was intended as a clean “jailbreak” became a near-death experience that ended his involvement.

I personally met with Iranian Kurdish leaders in Erbil during the first two weeks of the war, under IRGC fire on the Iraqi-Iranian border. I saw the real potential on the ground, the networks, the motivation, and the strategic value of using internal pressure from Iran’s minorities. Kurdish forces were willing and ready to move.

Trump had the chance to change the equation decisively. When Erdoğan pushed back, he blinked. That was the moment the operation lost its strategic backbone. Israel had no plans to strike Iran early this year.

Trump, emboldened by his success in Venezuela, wanted another quick win. When faced with real challenges, he abandoned the main pillar of the plan.

The regime survived because the Kurdish card, the only serious internal lever available was removed before it could be played.

President Trump turned a potential historic opportunity into a strategic defeat through impatience and poor war management. He is now desperately seeking an exit to save face, while the Iranian regime remains intact and more dangerous.

This is not theory. This is what actually happened.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, we remember a legend.

On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.

He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.

Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸

May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.