AOC tried to brand Robert Kraft's move to ban anti-Israel rapper Macklemore from Gillette Stadium as a threat to American freedom of speech rights.
Kraft, who is Jewish, has every right to determine who he hosts in his privately funded stadium
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NAZA is the IDF’s term for collateral damage. It's now the title of a film that accuses Israel of genocide for counting how many Palestinians might be killed in strikes against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
But do you know who doesn't have a term or a process like this? Hamas doesn't have a word for collateral damage. Neither does Hezbollah. Neither does Iran. Not because they're careful, but because killing civilians is the whole plan.
Israel has a word for it, counts it, and tries to limit it. Every Western military does the same. Only when it's Israel does that get called genocide.
BREAKING: NYC 🇺🇸 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that will not be attending any protests when Benjamin Netanyahu visits the UN.
Mamdani called Netanyahu a “war criminal” and made empty campaign promises to arrest the Prime Minister if he ever entered NYC under Zohran mayorship.
For a mayor that made Israel and Netanyahu such a focal point of his campaign, wouldn’t you think he would bother to stand for what he claimed to believe in?
NO POLITICAL LECTURES: Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik says he won’t “lecture” fans about his political beliefs during concerts, saying people of every political stripe should be able to come together, enjoy the show and leave happier.
Macklemore walked onto Ed Sheeran's stage on tour, looked out at thousands of parents and kids WHO PAID $180 a ticket for a night of music, and decided to hijack the crowd with a "Free Palestine" rant.
He thought he was being "brave." He thought he’d get the usual Hollywood pat on the back for wearing his keffiyeh and lecturing everyday Americans. Instead, he got a hard dose of reality. One regular dad posted the brutal truth: We paid for music, not a political speech.
That post went viral and the free market slammed the brakes. Venue owners told Sheeran point-blank: if Macklemore is on your ticket, you aren't playing here. So now, Macklemore has to play Dearborn instead.
For the first time since October 7th, a regular American stood up, pushed back, and the entire system moved. We are sick of uneducated lunatics using every stage in America to berate us with a worldview so tiny it fits into the words, "oppressor" and "oppressed." We aren't paying for your crazy anymore. You're a performer. Just shut up and go sing.
Bill Maher Says Islam and Gay Rights Clash: “We Just Don’t Do That Here”
Bill Maher: “Melissa Chaudhry was asked why LGBT rights were missing from her progressive platform. She said, ‘Because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately.’”
Bill Maher: “So is this the progressive policy now? Do we throw gay people under the bus anytime it clashes with what makes Muslims uncomfortable?”
Bill Maher: “A gay cruise ship with 2,000 passengers had to change course because Muslim countries wouldn’t let it dock.”
Bill Maher: “Egypt and Turkey have no problem saying, ‘Our culture, we just don’t do that here.’ We need a little of that attitude here.”
Bill Maher: “How about, ‘Homophobia? We just don’t do that here.’”
Bill Maher: “Linda Sarsour says, ‘Our number one priority is our community. It is not to assimilate.’”
Bill Maher: “But that’s not really how immigration works. If I move to Japan, I don’t get to say, ‘Everybody, a couple of changes.’”
Bill Maher: “Lots of people, not just Muslims, do lots of fucked-up shit. We don’t have to go along with it.”
Bill Maher argues that progressive politics shouldn’t ignore conflicts between LGBT rights and conservative religious or cultural beliefs. He uses Muslim-majority countries and immigration as examples while insisting that the same standards should apply to everyone.
Breaking: There’s a hero behind the Macklemore/Ed Sheeran controversy, and it isn’t Ed Sheeran.
Macklemore is off Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour and, according to Macklemore himself, Patriots owner Robert Kraft helped make it happen by refusing to host him at Gillette Stadium and rallying other stadium owners.
A reminder that speaking up works. One person used his influence for good. We all have at least one of three things in our arsenal: time, money or influence. Use yours.
"This decision is not about diminishing the suffering of innocent Palestinians...Their pain and loss are real. But that advocacy should not come at te expense of the Jewish community"
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has released a statement after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran's tour.
He explains his reasoning behind not wanting Macklemore at Gillette Stadium, and even takes time to share what true advocacy looks like.
"Standing with the Palestinian people and standing against Hamas, antisemitism and hate should not be mutually exclusive."
If only Macklemore and the Free Palestine movement would listen, maybe the peace they think they fight for could be reached.
Rapper Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after turning the stage into his own political soapbox.
Macklemore says Robert Kraft told Sheeran that the rapper must be dropped or he wouldn't be able to perform at Gillette Stadium.
"Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners, and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues," the rapper claimed.
"Ed was in a f*cked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words."
"I told him that if [Free Palestine] was more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public-facing, 'I don't take sides.'"
You are a gift Mosab Hassan Yousef for having the courage to tell the truth and walk away from the lie!
I can’t even imagine the environment you grew up in with your father being the head of HAMAS!
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