Arthur Rothstein, December 1937. "Abandoned store in Chaneysville, Pennsylvania, once a prosperous mining town." [Photo: Shorpy/Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration]

Many Jewish friends have asked why I choose to be outspoken even at the risk of physical safety, losing friendships, etc….So maybe now is a good time to explain. During my first visit to Yad Vashem in 2021, I passed by a wall with fifteen male faces on it. Our tour guide… — liv (@liv_laynee)…

Jonathan Spyer in the Spectator on the futilty of current US inititaives on Israel and the Middle East: Two senior US officials are in the Middle East this week, with the joint mission of negotiating an end to the current war between Israel and a number of Iran-backed Islamist militias. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…

As a journalist, my heart breaks for these two amazing Iranian reporters. Look at their beautiful eyes, full of life and courage. Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi were among the first to report on Mahsa Amini’s tragic murder at the hands of the morality police, igniting the… pic.twitter.com/ypExMF2pXu — Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) October 21,…

The Farhud – the Nazi-inspired massacre of Jews in Iraq in June 1941 – was barely acknowledged in the West until recently. As with all the Jewish persecutions and expulsions from the Arab world, it was forgotten in favour of a one-sided focus on the Palestinians and the other side of the story. Lyn Julius,…

Former Republican PA Congressman Jim Greenwood: “The choice is pretty simple. It's between a guy who’s mentally, morally, physiologically, intellectually unfit to be president of the US, & a woman who’s decent, honest…”pic.twitter.com/F89FI6zUQo — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 22, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Well yes, every word of that on Trump – and see also in…

Arthur Rothstein, June 1939. "Cowhand at the Quarter Circle 'U' Brewster-Arnold Ranch, Montana." [Photo: Shorpy/Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration]

A return to Kenwood, Hampstead Heath, this morning:

I’m at UCLA and I just met Clementine, who recently detransitioned. When she was 12, Johanna Olson-Kennedy at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles put her on puberty blockers. At 13, she was put on testosterone. At only 14 years of age, she was given a double mastectomy!… pic.twitter.com/J9MMSPXc6e — Billboard Chris 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@BillboardChris) October…

Nassim Badani (a pseudonym) on Lebanon after the death of Nasrallah: All the blood is in vain. With deterrence now gone, the blood of Hezbollah’s many martyrs is in vain. The blood Hezbollah spilled in Syria to keep its ally, President Bashar al-Assad, in power was in vain. Hezbollah and their allies killed hundreds of…