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Who’s bankrolling anti-Israel demos?

Posted: June 18, 2024 by chrisharper in Uncategorized

By Christopher Harper

A variety of foundations and high-rollers have been funding the anti-Israel demonstrations.

In a recent editorial, Investor’s Business Daily
outlines some of these links.

–The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has bestowed nearly a half million dollars during the past five years to one of the organizers of the student demos at Columbia University and other campuses, the anti-Zionist  “Jewish Voice for Peace.”

–George Soros’s Tides Foundation finances the Adalah Justice Project, which was involved in the Columbia demonstrations. Tides has assisted the Palestine Legal Defense Litigation Fund, offering representation to the demonstrators. Soros also backs Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity, whose website promotes pro-Palestinian agitation.

In the last several years, California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom raised more than $11 million for the Tides Foundation, almost all of it from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, established by the late Tulsa-based Russian emigre and oil tycoon Charles Schusterman.

In an earlier analysis in City Journal, N.S. Lyons reports on the support the Ford Foundation provides to anti-Israel groups.

For example, prominent activist Linda Sarsour has participated in several high-profile demonstrations that attack Israel and support Hamas. Sarsour, an American of Palestinian heritage, has received $300,000 from the Ford Foundation for MPower Change, which states its work is “to build grassroots Muslim power.”  

“The Ford Foundation’s history of funding radical, even openly violent, racial identitarian groups extends back far earlier than the 2010s. One could even say that the foundation helped invent American identity politics as we know it today,” Lyons writes.

It is a stretch to argue that these foundations and bigwigs have formed a conspiracy to help Hamas. What is clear, however, is that a lot of money is going to agitators with an anti-Israel agenda and pro-Hamas bent.

Five Celtics Championship Thoughts Under the Fedora: Nothing Like Being Wrong, A Fair Exchange, Brown of Tatum, The Bounces and Questions

Posted: June 17, 2024 by datechguy in Uncategorized
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When Marcus Smart was traded away for Kristaps Porziņģis I thought this was one of the biggest mistakes the team had ever done.

How delightful to be wrong although in fairness getting Holiday was likely just as important if not more.

Derick White had his face smashed into the garden floor in the first have which cost him a tooth. As the game. White says he’d lose them all for a title. If you look at that play in slow motion you’ll be surprised that he was able to come back in.

Was a tad surprised that Brown got the MVP over Tatum. I thought Jason played one of his best games, particularly in terms of passing but Brown has been first rate right along as well.

I suspect this won’t be a bid deal to anyone except for sports writers on talk radio looking for something to argue about.

Dallas actually didn’t play a bad game at all but had plenty of shots that really should have fallen but didn’t.

Of course Dallas’ biggest problem was the Celtics defense that was smothering.

If Dallas adds a piece or two I would not be surprised to see a rematch next season.

Now that the title is in had a few questions:

  1. Does Horford retire now that he has a title?
  2. Given their salary cap situation do they simply try to run it back with the same team?
  3. With a title in hand will the Celtics still be hunger enough to repeat?
  4. Will Jason Tatum finally get credit as a leader by the Boston press (I’m guessing maybe)

Here’s what is wrong with the ideology of transgenderism

Posted: June 13, 2024 by Jon Fournier in Uncategorized
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Transgenderism is a denial of reality.  It is a rejection of some of the most fundamental scientific truths.  The vast majority of species on this planet are divided into to two biological sexes.  Unlike some species, the physical differences between male and female human beings are quite remarkable.  These differences extend all the way down to the genetic level. 

The political left believes that simply denying fundamental truths can make them untrue.  They are very much like small children because they still believe that pretending can over rule reality.  That is exactly what is taking place when someone identifies as the opposite biological sex.

I believe every individual has the right to identify as the opposite sex if they chose , however, no one has the right to force others to participate in anyone else’s delusions.   Forcing others to use someone’s referred pronouns violates the freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion of everyone.  The Biden Regime issued an executive order forcing all employees in the US to use preferred pronouns, in direct violation of the First Amendment.

The transgender ideology is very much a religion.  It is a system of beliefs that rely on faith rather than scientific principals.  The Biden regime’s executive order enshrines transgenderism as the official religion of the United States, in direct violation of the Establishment of Religion Clause of the First Amendment.

Individuals who believe they are trapped in the body of the opposite sex suffer from a mental illness called gender dysphoria.  Rather than treating this mental illness, healthy bodies are mutilated surgically, in direct violation of the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors prescribe hormones and puberty blockers in what is known as ‘gender affirming care.’  This does tremendous damage to the bodies of those subjected to it, very much like chemical warfare.

It is absolutely despicable that children are subjected to surgical mutilation, and all other aspects of gender affirming care.  There is an epidemic of gender confusion among children, caused by nonstop indoctrination at all levels of our schools.  It is unconscionable that these confused children are then subjected to life destroying gender affirming care.

A Boston Sports Thought, Brady and the Celtics

Posted: June 12, 2024 by datechguy in Uncategorized
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As you might know yesterday was a very good day for Boston Sports. The Red Sox came back from a deficit to defeat the 1st place Phillies to get their record back to .500 2 games behind the Twins for the last wild card spot. The Boston Celtics held on against a furious 4th quarter attack by the Mavericks to go up 3-0 against Dallas and put then one win away from a title.

And finally Tom Brady’s number was retired by the Patriots in a big event which competed with game 3.

The Brady event is very significant. Before the coming of Brady no Boston team had won a title since the days of Larry Bird. After Brady won that first title everything changed. Brady won six titles in Boston and in between those six titles the Celtics and Bruins both won titles when they had not won since the 1980’s and 1970’s respectively and the Red Sox who had not won a title since 1918 won four titles three of them on the back of David Ortiz who is the closest thing to Brady we’ve seen in Boston since Bird and Russell.

Brady won his last title in Boston (but not HIS last title) on February 19th 2019. That was the last title any Boston team has won in any major sport.

While some in Boston sports complained about the clash of this event with game 3 I think it’s very appropriate that it takes place when it did. As I noted Brady brought titles back to Boston and he furthermore won the last title that Boston has seen. It’s great to celebrate him as a team in on the verge of winning the first post Brady title for a team in Boston in the 21st century.

Although in fairness Dallas will have a say on if this happens or not.

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