Mike Rogers would have good reason to know about how the “next generation of kids thinks it’s really cool to be against the Jews.“ www.metrotimes.com/news/u-s-sen...

U.S. Senate candidate Rogers taps students who defended Hitler group chat and spread misogynistic comments - Detroit Metro Times

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers’s newly announced student outreach team includes a member who complained about women in politics and another who defended a leaked Young Republicans group chat filled...

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Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 44m ago

Thomas Massie and Mike Rogers are both wrong here. A lot of young people are against Israel for totally valid, not-antisemitic reasons. And also, a growing share of young people do think it’s cool to use antisemitic slurs. But a lot of those are the young people working on the Mike Rogers campaign.

Thomas Massie and Mike Rogers are both wrong here. A lot of young people are against Israel for totally valid, not-antisemitic reasons. And also, a growing share of young people do think it’s cool to use antisemitic slurs. But a lot of those are the young people working on the Mike Rogers campaign.

Here's American Jewish historian Deborah Dash Moore explaining why Emma Lazarus would have voted for Abdul El-Sayed. www.facebook.com/reel/1126843...

Jewish Insider@jewishinsider.com · yesterday

Leaders with the Nonnegotiable movement of liberal Michigan Jewish voters recommended writing in the name of poet Emma Lazarus, rather than leaving the ballot line blank, even as one leader acknowledged that voting for Mike Rogers is the “most efficient and effective way” of defeating El-Sayed.

It does say something that this rabbi in Kansas is admitting he cares more about what Abdul El-Sayed says in a different state than Donald Trump using an antisemitic slur in his own state. But I'm not sure it says what he thinks it says.

Emma Lazarus was an advocate for refugees and immigrants, critic of US imperialism, and sympathized with Georgism and the non-Marxist socialism of William Morris. She was vocally opposed to white supremacists. If she were alive today and living in Michigan, she would absolutely be voting El-Sayed.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · yesterday

I will never stop being stunned at the number of people who treat their vote as a precious little piece of performance art. Yes, this would be better than voting for Rogers. It would, however, be worse than behaving like a responsible and decent adult who understands what voting is meant to do.

I don’t think there’s a lot of actual evidence that American Jewish voters en masse are about to defect from the Democratic Party tomorrow. But I do think the largely false perception that American Jews are so eager to switch sides because of self-interest is bad for the community.

Hard to imagine a better case for why we need to fund both Gender Studies and Religious Studies programs, to even begin to understand the moment in which we find ourselves.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 22h ago

Got this in my mailbox this weekend

The claim that George Soros is funding protesters is one of the beliefs that directly inspired the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. And yet President Trump repeating this lie will get far less attention than what Abdul El-Sayed said.

For all the talk of how students are becoming so radicalized on Palestine, that represents a small portion of the student body. More of what I see is this - students who might have feelings personally, but are afraid to talk about it in class at all, for fear of getting in trouble.

Abu Aardvark@abuaardvark.bsky.social · 23h ago

New survey finds professors exhausted by relentless attacks, self-censoring on a wide range of issues including Israel-Palestine (45% say more than a year ago, and a year ago was pretty f*cking bad) www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

The only endorsement that matters.

Bruce Springsteen@brucespringsteen.net · yesterday

Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution, he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House. That’s why I’m in his corner 100%. Bruce Springsteen

Among the 120 lawmakers in the new Israeli Knesset, 11 of them have a PhD or MD. Nine of these eleven are Palestinians.

“Shande” is a word for Jews to use to refer to other Jews! Christians don’t get to use this word against Jews! I feel like I’m going out of my mind!

Yes, but Jews have been used this way a lot lately, to push an agenda from Christians that polls show that majority of us oppose. The worst example was the Trump administration's use of "campus antisemitism" to push an anti-higher education agenda they wanted to push since long before 10/7/2023.

Lydia Polgreen@polgreen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Frankly, she is also using Jewish voters, as some have pointed out. It is really, really gross and I do not think it will hurt Abdul El-Sayed.

"She doesn't care about throwing away reproductive rights, throwing away civil rights, throwing away immigrant protections. Then to do it in the name of so-called Jewish safety... Boy, as an American Jew, I can tell you, that's not the way that anybody, Jews or Muslims or anybody else will be safe."

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d ago

@bradlander.bsky.social in Brooklyn with a statement about Haley Stevens!

Christians who say they love Jews but hate Muslims actually hate Jews too.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 2d ago

I wrote an article back in 2022 about the phenomenon of Christian politicians using their pro-Israel politics to claim they are more authentically Jewish than actual Jews. I had lots of examples already, and the phenomenon has gotten worse since then. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022...

I wrote an article back in 2022 about the phenomenon of Christian politicians using their pro-Israel politics to claim they are more authentically Jewish than actual Jews. I had lots of examples already, and the phenomenon has gotten worse since then. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2022...

Opinion | What the Christian right is really telling American Jews

When the Doug Mastriano campaign questions the Jewish identity of Josh Shapiro, it shouldn’t be seen just as political rhetoric but as indicative of the larger threat by the Christian nationalist righ...

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Alex@purplechrain.bsky.social · 2d ago

Haley Stevens, who once again IS A PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN, has apparently been so weird with her claims to speak on behalf of Jews that people who are unaware of this have looked up her religion and been told by search engines that she is Jewish.

A million times this.

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 2d ago

Our safety comes from welcoming the stranger, fighting for universal human rights, and building pluralist democracy — not from endorsing neo-Nazi adjacent MAGA fanatics.

An actual Jewish politician, it is worth noting.

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d ago

Elissa Slotkin puts out a statement subtly denouncing Haley Stevens. "So anyone who makes an election this important about themselves, and not Michiganders and our democracy, should think hard about whether they are serving the greater good."

It's bad enough that there is so much actual Islamophobia in the institutional Jewish community; it feels even worse when philosemitic Christians pretend to be "supporting the Jews" simply to launder their own Islamophobia and racism.

Can’t exactly say I was thrilled by this vote, but I did what I had to do.

What Haley Stevens has done is ensure that if Mike Rogers wins, there will be a backlash that will make it far harder for actual Jews in the Democratic Party to have their concerns heard. And she will not personally bear the brunt of that, because she is Not. Jewish. www.politico.com/news/2026/11...

Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate

It's a blow for Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the final days of his campaign, and an escalation of their feud.

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You know what else was a philosophical project inspired by Hegel?

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 2d ago

How many millions have to keep dying thanks to German idealism?

Sure hope Haley Stevens is proud of her new fans.

We all know that the Hegelians defeated the Hegelians at the Battle of Stalingrad, ending Hegelianism forever. Or perhaps proving its ultimate triumph.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 2d ago

How many millions have to keep dying thanks to German idealism?

As a Jew, nothing makes me feel more heard and represented than when two Christian politicians attend a church.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2d ago

Looks like Haley Stevens is at church with and is endorsing Mike Rogers this morning

On the one hand, this is total wrecker behavior that should destroy her career forever. On the other, I have to admit I'm at least glad that she did not choose to visit a synagogue to do this.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2d ago

Looks like Haley Stevens is at church with and is endorsing Mike Rogers this morning

How many millions have to keep dying thanks to German idealism?

This is a model for how you take concerns seriously without dismissing them, while also keeping your eye on the larger picture and being a loyal party member. A lot of people on all sides could learn from this. archive.ph/YKbz7

The opposite of speaking ex cathedra is cheering from the stands.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 2d ago

Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams that he is neutral, but ‘Prevost has another opinion’

Nobody who thinks the ADL is actually representative of American Jews would be able to understand this: forward.com/news/859115/...

Jewish voters split on giving Mamdani a second term — and see Jessica Tisch as his strongest rival, new poll shows

Despite tension with Jewish New Yorkers, Mamdani holds a solid base of support, with 45% approving of his job performance and 41% backing his reelection.

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