Clearing the air regarding the Hamptons trip with Charlie Kirk and Bill Ackman.
What’s true:
1. Yes, dozens of influencers including myself were invited to an event by Charlie and his team, not by Bill Ackman. Charlie wanted to get to know rising conservative voices and where we stood on various issues.
2. The subject matters were primarily about the following topics: Islam’s growing presence in the West, marriage/dating, Mamdani, right wing in-fighting, the economy, and various narratives regarding Israel
3. Charlie wanted to see us respectfully debate him and each other. There was a RANGE of views there on every topic. He wanted to learn our perspectives and analyzed our debating skills from an objective POV.
He started each topic with a provocative statement to encourage the creators to debate. EXAMPLE: One of the topics he started by saying (rough quote) “If I were to post right now ‘Bibi Netanyahu needs to resign,’ what would be the reaction?” This of course led to a number of responses. Someone said the post would indirectly empower Hamas and Charlie responded that her statement was “moral blackmail” and that if she wants to debate the topic of Israel, she needs to work on using more facts and less emotion. The conversations with Charlie were less about WHAT to believe—it was about how we express it if we want to truly make an impact.
4. Bill and Charlie never debated or argued. Idk where that narrative came from. If it happened, it certainly wasn’t around any of us. Bill mostly spoke about marriage and economics, then chilled with us.
5. I’m not going to pretend to know every thought of Charlie’s, but he very much stood with Israel. His frustrations expressed during the Hamptons event were that many people debated the topic emotionally rather than logically. Mind you—this was a small portion of the event.
6. When @MaxBlumenthal from Grayzone (which I never heard of until he called) contacted me, I was wine drunk and boarding a boat in Italy. I was literally just confused why he was calling me and annoyed that he wouldn’t tell me who gave him my personal number. Charlie was murdered a week ago, so when I got a call about the Hamptons trip, I was trying to assess what narrative someone was putting together. So no, Max, I didn’t panic. I just don’t trust you. It’s giving stranger danger.
Lastly, nothing about the Hamptons trip (from the POV of creators) was an “intervention.” Charlie designed the event, and led it as a chance to listen to all of us and spark conversation in a way only he could.
We were encouraged to keep using our voices and fight for what we believe in, regardless of where we fell on various issues.
That’s exactly who Charlie Kirk was. And my last memories with him in the Hamptons are something I’ll always cherish.
🚨GAZA: Mountains of food aid sit inside the Gaza Strip waiting to be distributed to victims of a brutal war between Israel and Hamas.
The contentious topic has sparked widespread protests, particularly in the U.S.
@camhigby spoke to IDF International Spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani), who answered questions about the food blockages, Gazan children being killed, and aid distribution.
@TPUSA
Israel is the only country that is not allowed to win a war.
Jews are the only people on the planet who are not allowed to defend themselves after attack.
At the CUFI conference, Christian and Jewish communities came together in powerful unity—expressing unwavering Christian support for the Jewish people and for Israel. We gather not as separate faiths, but as allies, standing shoulder to shoulder in shared purpose and solidarity.
🇮🇱✡️✝️
@CUFI@DestinyAlbrittn
#CUFI #UnitedForIsrael #JewsAndChristians #SupportIsrael
Greta Thunberg is sailing to Gaza.
If it weren’t so dangerously naive, it would almost be funny. She’s literally steering herself into the hands of Hamas — the terror group that murders its own people.
How brainwashed do you have to be to think Hamas wouldn’t harm you, too?
I encourage the Israeli authorities to allow her free passage to see who the “freedom fighters” she supports really are, and what Gazans actually have to say about them.
Honorable mentions that received votes but nevertheless didn’t count either because they’re not Jewish, not a non-profit, or not national :
Christians United for Israel (CUFI)
Mothers Against Campus Antisemitism (MACA)
Columbia/Barnard Hillel
My last living grandparent, my father’s mother, passed away last night. She was an ardent Christian Zionist who, until her final days, prayed for the peace of Israel, the return of the hostages, and worried about her Jewish relatives and voted for those she thought would keep them safe after she was gone.
Our movement is stronger because of our Christian friends.
I am excited to announce that I had my first Free Palestine protest come to a Nas Daily meetup.
I told them I agreed with them. I also want a Free Palestine from Hamas. Free Palestine from terrorism. Free Palestine from radical religion.
They disagreed. They just wanted a Free Palestine from Jews.
Oh well.
Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered. #Paris2024
Biden and Harris were already set to meet with Netanyahu on Tuesday. Assuming the meeting will go on as planned.
Harris is the only high-ranking admin official not to have visited Israel since Oct. 7. She hasn’t made a single trip to Israel since becoming VP.