It’s so hard to even believe this happened in the U.S., much less the national Capitol.
I’m really struggling today on the killings of these two Jewish State workers. Please continue to pray for the hearts of their families. They didn't deserve this. They expected safety and protection from our government, in our public streets. We should protect these people from harms here!! This never should have happened. I spend time frequently praying, 'Please, God make it stop', because this whole war is nothing but grief. 100% grief.
Sorry I missed this entry. The part that pisses me off the most is that Trump has repeatedly emphasized the tragedy of the thousands of lives lost in both wars…” the killing must stop.” And yet, the media and their faithful remain steadfast insisting that Trump is evil and a moron…..
It turns out that both of the "Jewish" victims were American citizens, and one of them wasn't even Jewish. Both were committed Zionists, of course; otherwise they wouldn't have been working for the Israeli Embassy.
Interestingly, Der Spiegel referred to it as the "Jewish Embassy," and there is the real Intifada of the mind going on here in the US.
Those two were not targeted because they were Jews. They weren't even targeted because they were Israelis. They were targeted because they were Zionists.
Most Americans now know the difference between Jews and Zionists. They are not synonms, and Nazis and Zionists are the only people who still believe they are. IOW, Israel, AIPAC, and their Zionists in the White House have already lost control of the narrative, and they will never get it back.
Any crackdown on free speech in the US on behalf of that despicable foreign country will only accelerate Israel's demise.
'Those two were not targeted because they were Jews. They weren't even targeted because they were Israelis. They were targeted because they were Zionists.'
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I fully share your concern over the recent full-court press to label any criticism of Israel, its government, or the unambiguous genocide underway in Gaza as 'antisemitic.'
I do have a quibble: The slain male WAS Jewish, by descent, thus presumably meeting the Israeli immigration standard delineating 'who's a Jew.' But Daily Wire describes him as a 'devout evangelical Christian,' so presumably he was a convert, or perhaps born into a Messianic Jewish family.
Are you sure he was a US citizen? A dual citizen perhaps? His family reportedly lives in Israel.
The author expresses disinterest in the topic but acknowledges its importance. They provide a brief summary of a shooting incident and link to related news and videos, including Trump's response. Their only comment is a condemnation of violence and a rejection of conflict, initiating a discussion about the event.
I’m certain there are many reasons that explain all the recent anti Semitism, BLM violence, transgenderism, and other forms of racism and violence that we have seen in the last few years. One of course is DEI that has run freely across higher education. But the reason that intrigues me most is the one posed by the collapse of the Democrat Party. Every introductory course in political science teaches that political parties in a democratic society are a necessary feature of political stability because parties organize public opinion and contain it in ways that its members act and think in acceptable ways. Parties also mobilize voters, leading them to prefer voting to acting violently. Now we are experiencing the collapse of the world’s oldest political party because of its lies, its taking sides with elites against ordinary citizens, adoption of ideas of identity politics, and other forms of corruption. It is now leaderless, bankrupt of a political program, and internal contradictions that it can’t resolve. It stole an election. It persecuted its political opponents while also claiming the moral high ground. And the collapse we are watching is having the effect of allowing its most extreme elements (a feature of every political party) to rise into positions of power and influence snd inviting them into the center rather than keeping them on the margins. What has resulted is chaos in its governing ranks; the burning down of Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor’s mansion; the murder of a health care CEO by a man around whom has grown a fan club; two attempts on the life of a candidate for president; and now the murder of two Jews on a street in the nation’s capital; statues are torn down; cities were set on fire; our president’s residence was decorated in pride rainbows; and our basic freedoms were stripped from us because of a cold virus. I have read and listened to a number of explanations for what happened to that young couple last night. I wanted to point to one other explanation: that functioning political parties are necessary for the maintenance of a republic. Ben Franklin figured it out a long time ago: we have a republic, if we can keep it.
Insightful commentary. I would add that the left has been conditioned to feel, not to reason, and the foreseeable result is violent, irrational actions when one feels slighted. When a young child does not get his way he will hit or bite. As he matures he is supposed to learn that this is an unacceptable reaction. We have a large contingent who have not been taught this lesson. It is instructive how upset certain "leaders" are when peoples' actions (violent protests, etc.) lead to appropriate consequences (jail time, deportation). We are reaping the whirlwind of poor parenting and activist school teachers. "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 ESV
Yes, poor parenting and activist school teachers have been at the heart of much of the mischief. We can hope, though, that these children will grow up to reject their parents' and teachers' misdeeds. Sometimes that happens.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here yet. I'm waiting to hear more about it, but the possibility is out there that the killer was radicalized by Hassan Piker and Twitch. It would be interesting to find out why they are being linked.
Agree. This is why we should heed Rikard’s warnings about importing the world’s problems.
But it seems we have a university system that hides their lust for money and power under the umbrella of free speech and diversity. Keffiyehs are the ultimate expression of American values after all!
I think that people are violent and I think we kind of cherrypick the violence to fit our narrative. (So how many kids died in Chicago last week?) But I agree: this is why we needed to not be taking sides in a holy war (that's what it is) halfway around the world.
We may not want any part of a Middle East holy war but, as your title notes, they clearly want to bring the war to us. And they are succeeding, cheered on by universities, Hollywood, the media- all the usual suspects.
Not a game? Then why do we play it so much? The Israelis started it. No the Palestinians started it. The Americans started it. The Muslims started it. And each one justifies their atrocious treatment of the other through comforting themselves with the idea that they in fact did not start it and are in fact the victims, when really, that's just a point of view that leaves out a lot of complexity and history and frankly basic humanity. We can fund dropping bombs on children because of October 7th, totally forgetting about whatever happened before October 7th. Hezbollah can justify lobbing rockets at Israel because of October 8th and after by forgetting about October 7th. Who is right? Who is wrong? The IDF and the Israeli government and Hamas and Hezbollah are in the wrong. The innocents are in the right. But the bloodshed continues because there is a lot of conflating and diverting and rationalizing going on.
Thank you. The insistence on taking a side is what I find really annoying about all this. Innocent people should not get killed or hurt, period. No matter who's doing it.
What I want to know is, who flipped the worldwide western media script from pro-Israel to “mildly critical” about one week ago? Because it was an extremely obvious worldwide coordinated top-down narrative flip.
A grim reminder that all cults are bad and a notch in the belt for Mahmoud Khalil and the rest of the political operatives who've been very effective in their work.
It reminds me a little of that free-speech cause celebre Jamal Khashoggi who was a devoted Islamist propagandist for the Saudi regime until he had the bad luck to somehow get on the wrong side of his former buddy MBS. Khashoggi's girlfriend/fiancee was Turkish and he was lured to the Saudi Consulate in Turkey to straighten out some purported document issues related to his upcoming marriage. I've always wondered if it had been a carefully-planned honeypot operation.
A Fourth Circuit appeal panel dismissed on Wednesday claims by the widow of journalist Jamal Khashoggi that an Israeli spy firm's technology allowed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to illegally track her communications in the lead-up to her husband's political assassination.
Though Hanan Elatr Khashoogi, an Egyptian citizen in Virginia, claimed Israel-based NSO Group Technologies used its Pegasus software to illegally track her phone on Saudi Arabia's behalf, the three-judge panel ruled that Hanan had not adequately shown that NSO Group, ****** as opposed to the Saudi or Emirati governments, ****** conducted surveillance of her devices.
It’s so hard to even believe this happened in the U.S., much less the national Capitol.
I’m really struggling today on the killings of these two Jewish State workers. Please continue to pray for the hearts of their families. They didn't deserve this. They expected safety and protection from our government, in our public streets. We should protect these people from harms here!! This never should have happened. I spend time frequently praying, 'Please, God make it stop', because this whole war is nothing but grief. 100% grief.
https://cbn.com/news/israel/analysis-when-evil-strikes-god-calls-us-love-and-stand-firm
Murder is illegal. The reason should be irrelevant.
Sorry I missed this entry. The part that pisses me off the most is that Trump has repeatedly emphasized the tragedy of the thousands of lives lost in both wars…” the killing must stop.” And yet, the media and their faithful remain steadfast insisting that Trump is evil and a moron…..
It turns out that both of the "Jewish" victims were American citizens, and one of them wasn't even Jewish. Both were committed Zionists, of course; otherwise they wouldn't have been working for the Israeli Embassy.
Interestingly, Der Spiegel referred to it as the "Jewish Embassy," and there is the real Intifada of the mind going on here in the US.
Those two were not targeted because they were Jews. They weren't even targeted because they were Israelis. They were targeted because they were Zionists.
Most Americans now know the difference between Jews and Zionists. They are not synonms, and Nazis and Zionists are the only people who still believe they are. IOW, Israel, AIPAC, and their Zionists in the White House have already lost control of the narrative, and they will never get it back.
Any crackdown on free speech in the US on behalf of that despicable foreign country will only accelerate Israel's demise.
BTW awesome blog, sardonic and well-written. I just subscribed.
'Those two were not targeted because they were Jews. They weren't even targeted because they were Israelis. They were targeted because they were Zionists.'
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I fully share your concern over the recent full-court press to label any criticism of Israel, its government, or the unambiguous genocide underway in Gaza as 'antisemitic.'
I do have a quibble: The slain male WAS Jewish, by descent, thus presumably meeting the Israeli immigration standard delineating 'who's a Jew.' But Daily Wire describes him as a 'devout evangelical Christian,' so presumably he was a convert, or perhaps born into a Messianic Jewish family.
Are you sure he was a US citizen? A dual citizen perhaps? His family reportedly lives in Israel.
The author expresses disinterest in the topic but acknowledges its importance. They provide a brief summary of a shooting incident and link to related news and videos, including Trump's response. Their only comment is a condemnation of violence and a rejection of conflict, initiating a discussion about the event.
I’m certain there are many reasons that explain all the recent anti Semitism, BLM violence, transgenderism, and other forms of racism and violence that we have seen in the last few years. One of course is DEI that has run freely across higher education. But the reason that intrigues me most is the one posed by the collapse of the Democrat Party. Every introductory course in political science teaches that political parties in a democratic society are a necessary feature of political stability because parties organize public opinion and contain it in ways that its members act and think in acceptable ways. Parties also mobilize voters, leading them to prefer voting to acting violently. Now we are experiencing the collapse of the world’s oldest political party because of its lies, its taking sides with elites against ordinary citizens, adoption of ideas of identity politics, and other forms of corruption. It is now leaderless, bankrupt of a political program, and internal contradictions that it can’t resolve. It stole an election. It persecuted its political opponents while also claiming the moral high ground. And the collapse we are watching is having the effect of allowing its most extreme elements (a feature of every political party) to rise into positions of power and influence snd inviting them into the center rather than keeping them on the margins. What has resulted is chaos in its governing ranks; the burning down of Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor’s mansion; the murder of a health care CEO by a man around whom has grown a fan club; two attempts on the life of a candidate for president; and now the murder of two Jews on a street in the nation’s capital; statues are torn down; cities were set on fire; our president’s residence was decorated in pride rainbows; and our basic freedoms were stripped from us because of a cold virus. I have read and listened to a number of explanations for what happened to that young couple last night. I wanted to point to one other explanation: that functioning political parties are necessary for the maintenance of a republic. Ben Franklin figured it out a long time ago: we have a republic, if we can keep it.
Insightful commentary. I would add that the left has been conditioned to feel, not to reason, and the foreseeable result is violent, irrational actions when one feels slighted. When a young child does not get his way he will hit or bite. As he matures he is supposed to learn that this is an unacceptable reaction. We have a large contingent who have not been taught this lesson. It is instructive how upset certain "leaders" are when peoples' actions (violent protests, etc.) lead to appropriate consequences (jail time, deportation). We are reaping the whirlwind of poor parenting and activist school teachers. "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 ESV
Yes, poor parenting and activist school teachers have been at the heart of much of the mischief. We can hope, though, that these children will grow up to reject their parents' and teachers' misdeeds. Sometimes that happens.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here yet. I'm waiting to hear more about it, but the possibility is out there that the killer was radicalized by Hassan Piker and Twitch. It would be interesting to find out why they are being linked.
https://youtu.be/QfRAcfBMWPo -recent vid on the topic
Web history maybe?
Thought you might be interested: The guy had some burner accounts that have been found: https://youtu.be/E-XPGMwEbcs
Thanks for the heads-up!
Here's the shooter's manifesto, if anybody is interested into diving into that shitshow:
https://limewire.com/?referrer=pq7i8xx7p2
You need to start caring. You’re next. They won’t stop with us Jews
Sorry, but I really, really don't. We have enough unsolvable problems in America without importing the rest of the world's unsolvable problems.
Agree. This is why we should heed Rikard’s warnings about importing the world’s problems.
But it seems we have a university system that hides their lust for money and power under the umbrella of free speech and diversity. Keffiyehs are the ultimate expression of American values after all!
I think that people are violent and I think we kind of cherrypick the violence to fit our narrative. (So how many kids died in Chicago last week?) But I agree: this is why we needed to not be taking sides in a holy war (that's what it is) halfway around the world.
Yes, we have enough wonton violence in America, we don't need to import the holy war too.
We may not want any part of a Middle East holy war but, as your title notes, they clearly want to bring the war to us. And they are succeeding, cheered on by universities, Hollywood, the media- all the usual suspects.
I think kind of we took the war to them if you do an overview of history, since we're all so fond of this "who started it" game.
It’s certainly not a game, I think we can all agree on that. We’ve aired our differences on this issue before, no need to rehash again.
Not a game? Then why do we play it so much? The Israelis started it. No the Palestinians started it. The Americans started it. The Muslims started it. And each one justifies their atrocious treatment of the other through comforting themselves with the idea that they in fact did not start it and are in fact the victims, when really, that's just a point of view that leaves out a lot of complexity and history and frankly basic humanity. We can fund dropping bombs on children because of October 7th, totally forgetting about whatever happened before October 7th. Hezbollah can justify lobbing rockets at Israel because of October 8th and after by forgetting about October 7th. Who is right? Who is wrong? The IDF and the Israeli government and Hamas and Hezbollah are in the wrong. The innocents are in the right. But the bloodshed continues because there is a lot of conflating and diverting and rationalizing going on.
Thank you. The insistence on taking a side is what I find really annoying about all this. Innocent people should not get killed or hurt, period. No matter who's doing it.
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A sad event. There are many empty minds out there and they are being taken advantage of by forces that despise what this country stands for.
They are beating us in a manner that the Pentagon never thought about.
"This is why I want no part in the stupid eternal holy war halfway across the world." 100% agree.
What I want to know is, who flipped the worldwide western media script from pro-Israel to “mildly critical” about one week ago? Because it was an extremely obvious worldwide coordinated top-down narrative flip.
A grim reminder that all cults are bad and a notch in the belt for Mahmoud Khalil and the rest of the political operatives who've been very effective in their work.
I was only a little surprised to find Ozturk's hearing (supposed to be today) was postponed.
It reminds me a little of that free-speech cause celebre Jamal Khashoggi who was a devoted Islamist propagandist for the Saudi regime until he had the bad luck to somehow get on the wrong side of his former buddy MBS. Khashoggi's girlfriend/fiancee was Turkish and he was lured to the Saudi Consulate in Turkey to straighten out some purported document issues related to his upcoming marriage. I've always wondered if it had been a carefully-planned honeypot operation.
Interesting addition to that case.......
https://www.courthousenews.com/widow-of-slain-saudi-journalist-cant-pursue-surveillance-claims-against-israeli-spyware-firm/
A Fourth Circuit appeal panel dismissed on Wednesday claims by the widow of journalist Jamal Khashoggi that an Israeli spy firm's technology allowed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to illegally track her communications in the lead-up to her husband's political assassination.
Though Hanan Elatr Khashoogi, an Egyptian citizen in Virginia, claimed Israel-based NSO Group Technologies used its Pegasus software to illegally track her phone on Saudi Arabia's behalf, the three-judge panel ruled that Hanan had not adequately shown that NSO Group, ****** as opposed to the Saudi or Emirati governments, ****** conducted surveillance of her devices.
Note that Hanan was his longtime first wife and mother of his children.
This is why my go-to second date is waterboarding my prospective amour. Can't be too careful these days!
Yer goin' on the first date without a full background report?
First date is inside the police station. Getting fingerprinted is romantic!
[nods approvingly]
Amen. As a Christian, both sides hate me. Not my people, not my fight.
One of the victims was Christian.
Still not my fight.
If only more American Christians felt the same and kept their money out of the hands of the most fundamentalist Israelis.
It is difficult to understand, after having grown up in the '60s and '70s... that people have regressed.
It's so mind-blowing to me. Maybe "The Matrix" was right and 1999 was peak civilization.
The Transnational captured MSM