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Book proposal submitted. Pray for me

Yesterday’s vote on halting direct military funding to Israel is a major event despite its predictable failure. I wrote a short piece about it for the INSS. Would love to hear your thoughts. (I didn’t choose the confusing title)

This is a wonderful piece you should all read.

When this happens, does Elon Musk care or has he already shaken the rubes for everything? Asking for a Me

I rarely argue with @diplomatofnight.com on facts but this isn’t “free weapons for forever”. The debate now is whether to end US paid weapons immediately mid-MoU, to do so when this MoU ends (2028) or phase it out gradually. That’s it. Which restrictions to apply on sales is a separate issue.

I let out an involuntary scream. What a play

So no mandatory vaccination for US service members or trans healthcare anywhere really, but mandatory testosterone screenings and optional HRT? Is this not gender affirming care (apart from being extremely online quackery)?

TBC, when democrats take the House legislation to change the structure of aid to Israel will pass but it won’t be this crude. Second point to note is that this shows the fragility of the inter-government MoU structure. It doesn’t bind Congress if Congress doesn’t want it to.

Prediction is 140-170 Democrats vote to end all taxpayer funded military assistance to Israel tomorrow

Who has two opposing thumbs and cleaned the air conditioners today?

Calling it. Spain will score a third before it’s over

Spain at least showed up to this half final

You read it here

Instead of the 3% toll, I had very constructive conversations with Dunkin Donuts who will be investing heavily in my breakfast donut and large ice-coffee with cream and sugar (more cream please). This investment will be so worth it for them.

This is a good reminder that Netanyahu is deeply unpopular outside his camp in Israel. He has an alt-right son that lives in Miami, and is even more widely despised than his father, and helps shape his dad's online strategy. This is that. And hell.

This is (para)militarization. In war, people are targeted as a class (combatants). In law enforcement, they should be targeted as individuals, with the least amount of force necessary, and to prevent immediate harm to others.

Happy JCPOA day to those who celebrate

Knesset to dissolve on 7.17 after shockingly concluding its term despite triggering Israel’s largest pro-democracy social protest, October 7th and three years of war. Elections on 27.10. As its final act it passed “Basic Law Study of Torah” and a series of anti democratic/pro Haredi measures. 1/3

I will be charging 3% toll from every boat that goes into the Boston Harbor. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

We published something on the rise of Israel as a wedge issue in the Democratic Party. The main audience for this are Israelis but could be of interest to others as well. Some discussion of AIPAC enclosed.

Did Platner end up submitting his resignation or are Maine Dems stuck in totenkopf purgatory?

OMG Lindsey Graham passed away

Bluey is a Disney princess. Debate

Israeli media reporting that Turkey is ready to sell its S400 Russian air defense system to gulf allies in order to clear the way to rejoining JSF program. Has anyone seen this in other sources or is this just Netanyahu’s office trying to save face over another Trump snub?

Polling in Israel hasn’t shifted much in recent weeks (months), although Eisenkot now pulling to a tie with Likud, but the vibes shift is palpable. And it’s not in Netanyahu’s favor. I’ll try to write more about this in coming days.

"Lionel Messi was not the best player of his era. He was the three best players of his era." Such a fantastic article, about the GOAT debate and about analytics

In a democracy, politicians changing their policies in response to public opinion *is largely a good thing*

Full text of Rahm Emanuel's prepared remarks in Tel Aviv: I was live posting it yesterday, including the Q&A in the linked thread.

I didn’t know that I needed Count Binface drama but I needed Count Binface drama. Honestly, we all needed Count Binface drama

I was there, too. Got to meet Avishay by chance in line. That was the happy part. The rest was Rahm giving Bibi a spanking. Just kidding. But it was tough love, and a reminder of a new era of criticism Israel isn't used to.

One more note on the Emanuel speech that will be lost in the coverage and certainly in the Discourse: the audience *in the room* loved everything he was saying, especially the sanctions and BB bashing and was probably to his left on some issues. It’s not a huge audience in Israel but it exists.

🧵 The audience for this is as much 🇺🇸 Conservative & Modern Orthodox Jews as it is Israelis. Perhaps even more so.

One not very important takeaway from the Rahm Emanuel speech in Tel Aviv is that the man is very much a Democrat

I love me some alt-history

🧵Rahm does Tel Aviv. I’ll be live posting here. Since most of the speech leaked already, unclear why you should be following this.

S22 is the hero we need, but don't deserve

Threatens to kick it more if they don't cut itbout!

In foreign policy news: Florida man kicks hornets’ nest. Can’t figure out why hornets won’t let him be.

I plan on being there today and hopefully live posting it. Questions were submitted in advance so don’t expect gotchas.

It’s obvious Rahm Emanuel is in Israel to prove he’s the Israel “tough love candidate”. I doubt it’ll gain him the 2028 ticket, but it will set the floor on Israel among Democrats.

But how could we have known that the guy with the massive Nazi tattoo was a sack of red flags??

Remember when we were big worried about participation trophies and how they ruin sports?

Wonderful thread

Subsequent to the Israeli government announcing today that it won’t honor a Supreme Court decision (that plays into the ability of non-Bibi billionaires to buy one of Israel’s tv broadcast channels)

Passive voice was used

The definitive summation of Trump II.

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