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Matthew J Kuiper
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Religion Prof, Hope College. I study Islam, Religious Propagation, South Asia. Fascinated by ā€œmodernity.ā€ Author, Da'wa: A Global History, bit.ly/3tRW47F, & other stuff. Posts mine. 13.1šŸƒ
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And let it be said again, that Israelā€™s real friends will turn out in the long run to have been its critics, not the so-called ā€œfriendsā€œ which are now underwriting this self-destructive path.

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Important piece. Antisemitism is a real problem & always evil. But no matter what the propagandists say, the massive decline in global support for the nation-state of Israel is clearly a result of its disproportional, belligerent, murderous conduct since Oct 7. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Israel was told ā€˜you are not aloneā€™ ā€“ but year of war has left it isolated
Israel was told ā€˜you are not aloneā€™ ā€“ but year of war has left it isolated

For many Israelis, the shedding of support since 7 October attack has revived a belief that they cannot rely on others

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Biden has given Bibi literally everything heā€™s wanted: endless bombs, cover at the UN, free rein to police the discourse in the US, etc. All despite the fact that Bibi is actively trying to get Trump back in WH. As if moral or humanitarian considerations shouldnā€™t have been enoughā€¦ Utter lunacy.

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It is unimaginable - utterly unimaginable - that a person with this record could even make it to the start line in the primaries. Yet here we are: it's a 50/50 call that he'll win and shut down all action against both him and his allies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Five takeaways from key filing in Trump 2020 election case
Five takeaways from key filing in Trump 2020 election case

Trump allegedly said it didn't matter if he won or lost 2020 election, he would still

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The blame for our ongoing nightmare (trump-mare) lies with the cynical gop & lawless SCOTUS conservā€™s. But letā€™s not forget the glacially slow Biden justice dept. Far form being ā€œweaponizedā€ ag DT, it failed to act swiftly enough on the most important Jan 6 case. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/m...

Why Legal Experts Are Worried About a Second Trump Presidency
Why Legal Experts Are Worried About a Second Trump Presidency

In a survey of 50 members of the D.C. legal establishment, many warn that Trump could follow through on his threats to prosecute his political adversaries.

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Biden has given Bibi literally everything heā€™s wanted: endless bombs, cover at the UN, free rein to police the discourse in the US, etc. All despite the fact that Bibi is actively trying to get Trump back in WH. As if moral or humanitarian considerations shouldnā€™t have been enoughā€¦ Utter lunacy.

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The ā€œhigher edā€ that JD Vance & maga want to dismantle is a product of their aggrieved imagination - for them, that dreadful film, Godā€™s Not Dead, is the way things really are ā€”Itā€™s all elitist indoctrinators in cahoots with evil ā€œlibsā€ preying on helpless kids. 1/

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In other words, he clearly did not win the debate (if ā€œwinningā€ has anything at all to do with veracity, sincerity, or facts). Thanks for clarifying.

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Immigrants arenā€™t pushing violent crime higher, arenā€™t the reason housing is expensive, arenā€™t the primary conduit for fentanyl and arenā€™t smuggling guns north. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Column | Republicans keep inventing new ways to scapegoat immigrants
Column | Republicans keep inventing new ways to scapegoat immigrants

It used to be false claims about crime. Now, including in the vice-presidential debate, itā€™s false claims about crime and housing and drugs and guns.

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"You have to beat him at the ballot box" makes sense in general, but it only works if he is forced to follow the Constitution and the laws. The coach can't say, "we have to beat that team on the field. Also, that team can use knives and flame-throwers and no one wants to enforce the rules on them"

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Matthew J Kuiper
@matthewjkuiper.bsky.social
Religion Prof, Hope College. I study Islam, Religious Propagation, South Asia. Fascinated by ā€œmodernity.ā€ Author, Da'wa: A Global History, bit.ly/3tRW47F, & other stuff. Posts mine. 13.1šŸƒ
154 followers126 following200 posts