Several days ago, I received a threatening letter informing me that I am "moving up on 'the List," and that I am "fucked."
The letter calls me a "kapo," indicating its authorship by a Zionist fanatic, possibly affiliated with an outfit like JDL Brotherhood 613, or from Betar dead-enders who advocate violence against perceived enemies of Israel.
I opened this letter as Israel-backed Trump admin allies like Laura Loomer portrayed me as a national security threat and demanded my persecution for reporting from Iran, and as the Trump admin harassed me by illegally seizing my phones.
I am not the only person to have received these letters. Howard Heath, a state representative in New Hampshire who is campaigning for Congress on a pledge to cut off military aid to Israel, also reported receiving a letter from the same "Yoor Dedmeet."
The return address applied to the letter is the field office of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of Congress. To me, this indicates that she and her staff could also be targets of whichever malicious individual or group sent the letter.
I have filed a report with local police and informed the US Postal Service Inspector of this threatening letter.
Footage by a US soldier at the Muwafaq Salti Airbase in Jordan, where the US military is defending apartheid Israel from the consequences of wars it starts
At least two soldiers were killed in this retaliatory Iranian attack, many are injured, and several among them aren't expected to make it
These US service members were sent to die for Israel. There's no way around that fact.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is consulting legal officials on whether Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could be ARRESTED if he visits the UN General Assembly in September.
“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in the Hague.
He's a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years. I've also said that I will follow the laws that we have here in New York City because I believe that there is an importance in following the law as a leader who presides over our city and that's something that I plan to do.”
Mamdani said his administration is reviewing all legal obligations, including those related to the UN, to determine what action, if any, could be taken.
CNN’s resident hasbarist @DanaBashCNN concludes by citing an imaginary UN report claiming “Palestinian leaders are responsible for the starvation” in Gaza
Visa and Mastercard can catch a fraudulent $1,200 charge in minutes. The federal government can take 10 years to notice fraud, if it ever does. That gap is exactly why fraud is rampant.
This article is worth a read. Israel literally thought they could purchase our perception of them with money. Now they are angry because despite tens of millions of dollars spent on “influencers”, we hate them more than ever.
It really is a shame they didn’t offer me money to consult for them and explain why this campaign was never going to work.
It’s just a different world. Ad spend and crisis PR firms no longer equal results. In fact, they tend to have the exact opposite desired effect.
You can’t spend (or sue) your way into popularity anymore. Extreme power plays featuring limitless budgets, slick-talking lawyers, and DC connections makes people (left and right) resent you because you clearly resent them and think they are unworthy of an honest conversation.
Try articulating why they should support or believe you outside of “because we’re rich and powerful and will destroy you if you don’t”.
Free advice!
https://t.co/ysElq1s2uY
In my office I keep a clock that tracks our national debt in real time. This morning it read nearly $40T.
Washington taxes you, borrows against your grandchildren, then sends billions out the door without knowing who receives it or if any service was ever performed. No private business survives that way. The government shouldn't either.
‼️ "The problem is not just Netanyahu!"
Don't believe that? Glenn Greenwald explains EXACTLY how this "FACE-SWAPPING" tactic works — not just in Israel, but also in the United States!
"One of the very first stories I ever wrote about or reported on with WikiLeaks was when they published what is called a 'Red Cell paper' from the CIA."
"The topic of this paper was—increasingly in Europe, there was growing opposition to involvement in the war in Afghanistan. They were tired of it!"
"The CIA was really petrified that this anti-war sentiment in Western Europe was going to grow. And the United States would be left alone."
"The BEST HOPE for avoiding that," the CIA said, "was to ensure that Barack Obama wins the 2008 election. By swapping the face of the war," from the Texan, swaggering Bush to an erudite, liberal lawyer, "it would REVITALIZE support among Europeans."
"That's what they're hoping for with Netanyahu!" Once he's out of office, support for Israel — "Hey, it looks different!" — may return.
Statement by Defending Rights and Dissent @RightsDissent on my interrogation, the seizure of my devices, and political harassment by the Trump admin:
“It is notable that while Max Blumenthal was not the only U.S. journalist in Iran to cover Khamenei’s funeral, he is reportedly the only one to face harassment on his way home. This indicates that Blumenthal was potentially singled out due to the content of his reporting, which has been highly critical of U.S. foreign policy, or due to an extended campaign against him led by pro-Israel McCarthyites. This is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest personal terms.”
https://t.co/ECzRAkHo4q
'Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges traces America's history of military interventions and argues that, unlike past administrations, Washington's imperial project now operates with no self-reflection, no accountability, and no ability to read its adversaries or its allies.'
https://t.co/31jXf6Z2m6
Multiple 🇮🇱 airstrikes and murders of Palestinians across Gaza 🇵🇸 yesterday
Including Tala, a 9 yr old girl, murdered
Over 1098 Palestinians murdered in Gaza 🇵🇸 by 🇮🇱 since the ‘ceasefire’
There is no ‘ceasefire’
It’s a racist genocide
Expel 🇮🇱 from the UN
Sanction 🇮🇱
Now.