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“on april 9th, 1948, a month before israel declared independence, just over one hundred residents of deir yassin were massacred by members of two militant zionist groups – lehi and irgun – as part of an effort to cleanse the area of its arab population. the next day, albert einstein wrote the following passionate letter” pictured above:
“…i’m not willing to see anybody associated with those misled and criminal people” letter from einstein to american friends of the fighters for the freedom of israel. reference from letters of note.
albert einstein was german of jewish decent and staunchly opposed to the policies of the nazi government. he renounced his german citizenship and permanently relocated to the united states, becoming an american citizen in 1940. though he held a generally positive view of his newly adopted country’s culture and values, he frequently objected to the systematic mistreatment of black people.
albert einstein had a complex relationship with israel and zionism. while he believed in the early stages of socialist zionism he rejected the establishments of jewish state in palestine and exclusion of its arab residents.
in 1952 einstein was offered the presidency of israel but declined. einstein supported the idea of a jewish homeland where jews could live in peace, and a way to resettle jews from the mistreatment of europeans, in the middle east. but einstein opposed the creation of “a jewish state” flagging concerns with its arab residents. he was opposed to the idea of a jewish state “with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power”. he was against nationalism, and felt that the creation of “a jewish state” went against his values.
he testified before the “anglo-american inquiry commission on palestine” and he supported a bi-national status in palestine with free immigration. einstein condemned the massacre at deir yassin and called, the zionist leader and founder of likud party, menachim begin (who later became the 6th prime minister of israel serving form 1977-1983) a fascist. in large einstein favoured the principles of socialism, asserting that it was an ideological system that fixed what he perceived as the inherent societal shortcomings of capitalism.” lot to digest more sources to read. by xy
rent the oscar nominated national geographics documentary by julian brave noisecat here
canon USA presents behind the scenes sugarcane movie documentary
film review
a stunning tribute to the resilience of native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from julian brave noisecat and emily kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. in 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the catholic church in canada.
after years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy indigenous communities. set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere. by ts
well they are not all media channels, but we think these people are some of the most insightful parties on the youtube regarding world events. you might enjoy checking them out…
1. LINK: Glenn Greenwald – journalist, constitutional and civil rights lawyer
Greenwald is an American journalist and was born in Queens in New York City. Greenwald is Jewish, but has said his “moral precepts aren’t informed in any way by religious doctrine”. Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation. Greenwald is the journalist who helped break the story of Edward Snowden’s leaks about U.S. government surveillance in 2013, The NSA fiasco… a collaboration that led to a Pulitzer Prize for public service as well as harassment and aggressive scrutiny from the US government and its allies over his reporting on documents leaked.
Max Blumenthal is an American journalist, author, blogger, and filmmaker. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Jewish. His father is a journalist and writer who served as an aide to President Bill Clinton. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.
To escape Nazism, Richard David Wolff’s parents, both Jewish German citizens, emigrated to the United States during World War II. Wolff is an American Marxian economist known for his work on economic methodology and class analysis. He is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor in the graduate program in international affairs at The New School. Wolff has also taught economics at Yale University, City College of New York, University of Utah, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and The Brecht Forum in New York City.
4. LINK: Ben Norton – Geo political economy podcast
Benjamin Norton is a US-born journalist currently living in China. His known affiliations are political rather than religious. His religion if any, is unknown. He spent 5 years at The Grayzone but left in January 2022 to become independent. Norton is known to be an opponent to CIA-funded “compatible left”. He is also an anti-imperialist, having opposed US’s expansionist policies.
Roy Casagranda holds a PhD and specializes in the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, and Western Civilization. He is often asked about his religion, but he does not publicly identify with one. He is a professor of government at Austin Community College, an author of historical fiction, a public speaker.
6. LINK: Judge Napolitano – podcast (?) while intelligent he did for a while play the game and contribute to fox news of all things…
Andrew Peter Napolitano is a Catholic American retired judge (New Jersey Superior Court )and syndicated columnist whose work appears in numerous publications, including The Washington Times and Reason. Napolitano served as a New Jersey Superior Court judge from 1987 to 1995. He is a libertarian and has gained prominence in part due to his criticism of the administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
Christopher Lynn Hedges is an Christian (Presbyterian) American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and The Dallas Morning News. Hedges reported for The New York Times from 1990 to 2005, and served as the Times Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. In 2001, Hedges contributed to The New York Times staff entry that received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism.
8. LINK: Jeffrey Sachs – Professor economics Columbia University
Jeffrey David Sachs was born into a Jewish family. He is an American economist and public policy analyst who is a professor at Columbia University, where he was formerly director of The Earth Institute. He worked on sustainable development and economic development. From 2001 to 2018, Sachs was special advisor to the UN Secretary-General.
Born in Haifa, Israel, Ilan Pappé was a senior lecturer at the University of Haifa (1984–2007). He is an Israeli historian and political scientist, known for his work on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and as a leading figure among Israel’s New Historians. He is a professor at the University of Exeter’s College of Social Sciences and International Studies.
10. LINK: Gideon Levy – Israeli journalist , Haaretz paper
Gideom Levy is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. Levy has won prizes for his articles on human rights in the Israeli-occupied territories. In 2021, he won Israel’s top award for journalism, the Sokolov Award.
Mehdi Raza Hasan is a British and American broadcaster, writer, journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford in England. Hasan was born to Shia Muslim parents from Hyderabad, in India, his mother a doctor and his father an engineer. Following a stint on the BBC’s The Politics Show, Hasan became deputy executive producer on Sky’s breakfast show Sunrise before moving to Channel 4 as their editor of news and current affairs. He was formerly the political editor of the UK edition of The Huffington Post and the presenter of the Al Jazeera English shows The Café. He now runs Zeteo.
Amy Goodman was born in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island[6] to secular Jewish parents who were active in social action groups. Amy is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author. She has received awards for her work, including the Thomas Merton Award. Goodman received the Gandhi Peace Award for a “significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace”. she was awarded the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence by Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation. She is the author of six books.
ok in the end, it’s the top 12 not the top 10. and there are many many more of course. why is it that top 10 sound better than top 12?
talk to god about that. 12 apostles, 12 months, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 o clock, a dozen, 12″ to a foot – while not all may be works of god, there is something to that 12… enjoy. by ae
widely used in medical devices and body implants due to its unique properties
dupont current hazmat (hazardous material) suits
dupont teflon was used in the apollo mission space suit
also in your more familiar, everyday pots and pans
dupont teflon was pivitol in the manhattan project
it wasn’t for nothing… and it ended up in many useful places, but at what cost? and did we really need non stick pans? and should there have been more regulations at the factory? the water pollution? and limitation in its use of such materials across the globe? yes yes and yes. that is some crazy shit… “the biggest chemical cover up in history. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system. now, potentially dangerous forever chemicals are being found in the entire US population blood samples.”
here is an interesting history of dupont’s teflon and the forever chemicals each one of us carries today in our blood, thanks to this great invention. from polar bears in the arctic, to the fish in our oceans that we eat, to the water we drink, PFAS are everywhere… and you must note that according to the U.S. environmental protection agency (EPA),there is NO safe level of exposure to PFAS. of course thanks to donlad trump the EPA just delayed, and may possibly remove, their requirements and limits to measure PFAS or forever chemicals in our water supply. by km
the kennedy brothers: john f. kennedy, robert f. kennedy, and edward m. kennedy. john f. kennedy served as the 35th u.s. president, robert f. kennedy served as attorney general and later as a u.s. senator, and edward m. kennedy served as a u.s. senator
shot by a lone gunman –– JFKs younger brother, robert f. kennedy was assassinated on june 15 1968
shot by a lone gunman –– JFK in dallas
seconds before JFK was assassinated on november 22 1963
LBJ sworn in hours after JFKs assassination
shot by a lone gunman –– lee harvey oswald (an american ex US marine, whom the CIA admitted to monitoring before the act) was arrested nearly two hours after president kennedy’s assassination. he denied all allegations. he was killed by a lone gunman just 2 days after his arrest –– never testifying.
the lone gunman –– jack ruby born jacob leon rubenstein, the son of joseph rubenstein and fannie turek rutkowski (or rokowsky), both polish-born orthodox jews. ruby had ties to the criminal underworld and was very likely compromised, ruby was quoted to say that he thought about “killing oswald two nights earlier, to show the world that jews have guts.”
JFKs son salutes his dead fathers casket 1963
a pensive LBJ in deep thought
a younger “donald rumsfeld‘s” the man who became the US defense secretary and in 2023 was a key proponent behind US iraq war
donald rumsfeld’s letter to RFK back in june of 1963
robert f. kennedy (RFK) was assassinated on june 15 1968 (4 years after JFK)
the lone gunman –– sirhan sirhan (the islamic terrorist) was actually a christian palestinian who had moved to US after his parents were expelled from west jeruselum in 1948 – he was identified as the assassin just 2 hours after the assassination of RFK.
a mature JFK jr. considering running for office
NOT shot by a lone gunman –– but unfortunately JFK jr. dies piloting his own airplane in a crash.
after decades of conspiracies about the assassinations, oliver stones film JFK finally puts all the blame squarely on the CIA, and no one else.
financier and producer of oliver stones film JFK, was arnon milchan –– an israeli billionaire businessman, film producer and former spy. see wiki.
mind bending documentary “the assassination of JFK by laurent guyenot” if video is missing try here or here on youtube.
there has been many speculation on JFK assassination but most likely a lunatic lone gunman killed JFK in 1963… and another killed RFK 1965… and another killed Oswald 1963… and another MLK 1968…
JFK jr. escapes the lone gunman scenario but unfortunately dies in plane crash in 1999. that doesn’t make this theory true, but what a string of suspicious conspiracies…. if nothing they are fun to ponder upon? no?
but who is laurent guyenot: a PHD grad from the sorbonne. after earning an engineering degree (national school of advanced technology, 1982), laurent guyénot pursued his interests in the history and anthropology of religions, earning his doctorate in medieval studies (PhD in medieval studies at paris IV-sorbonne, 2009). he has authored numerous books on the subject. his current research focuses on the religious and civilizational backgrounds of zionist geostrategy. books available on amazon. by dd
My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment.
I’m sending you under separate cover two books of mine containing occasional writings where you will find more about this subject.
documentary on louise the XVI and his wife marie antoinette
the really bad sex life (and reign) of marie antoinette & louis XVI
she was no angel but like her husband louis the XVI she wanted more equality, and for the rich to pay their fair share of taxes – that never happened.
when they told the french king “the people have no bread to eat”, marie antoinette famously said “let them eat cake” …which is untrue ….and this she never did say. but like today, the press of the time and the rich oligarchs who ran them, made every half-decent person the enemy of the people…
the king and her young wife met their end, with the unfortunate guillotine, after being hated by the elite and the oligarchs and then the people who blamed them for their inadequacies…
“when louis XVI and marie antoinette took the helm of france’s monarchy, versailles had been the home to the most powerful family in europe for over a century. a place of artistic brilliance, lavish entertainment, passionate love affairs, and outrageous scandals. but while a lucky few danced, feasted, and flirted their days away, the state was on the brink of collapse. now Louis XVI and his wife marie antoinette would face the biggest challenge in the history of their illustrious family.” good documentary worth a watch, with many parallels to what is going on today…by pp
rene burri photograph of ernesto che-guevara 1963 havana
lisa howard and fidel castro first meeting havana riviera hotel april 21 1963. in the early 1960s, lisa howard became ABC news’s first woman reporter, and was the first woman to have her own national network television news show (insert: mole). howard developed a relationship with cuba’s fidel castro, whom she met to interview, and was a go-between for a time between castro and the american white house.
blue bird production “the faces of che” and the cuban revolution
a very good and rare documentary (watch it before this bootleg is taken down) on cuba and its revolution with some details about the relationship of che and castro that i didn’t know. worth a watch for any history buff. by xy
ARPANET: funded by the us department of defense’s advanced research projects agency (arpa), was a pioneering packet-switching network that served as the precursor to the modern internet, enabling interconnected computer communication and resource sharing among researchers
author of the book “surveillance valley” – yasha levine.levine’s family emigrated from the soviet union in 1989 when levine was 8-years-old, he is a russian-american investigative journalist, author and reporter. levine, who was born in the soviet union, was raised in san francisco, CA.
the internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. yasha levine traces the origins of the web in his book, “surveillance valley,” and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.
image above: vietnam
the defense communications planning group is a pretty boring name for a secretive group tasked with building one of the most high-tech war surveillance systems ever devised — and that’s no accident. the name, DCPG for short, was intentionally dull to prevent north vietnamese forces from getting too suspicious should they hear about it.
after listening to this you can extract why china developed tiktok to counter the US incursions and why US wants to shut it down or control it… it makes sense…
while some frowned at levines idea of “depicting the likes of amazon as part of a military conspiracy” a conspiracy itself… i think we now know well how google cloud and amazon cloud, and social media have been weaponized and are indeed party to the military surveillance and Ai in a major way. you can read the guardian UKs very negative review of levine’s book here. by dd
buy the NYTimes best seller book available on amazon here
displaced palestinians make their way as they flee jabalia after the israeli military called on residents to evacuate.
PBS interview with new york time best seller author and journalist peter beinart
there is much uncertainty about the second phase of the ceasefire in gaza. after nearly 16 months of war, the humanitarian situation there remains dire. author and journalist peter beinart believes equality between the israelis and palestinians is the only way to secure peace and safety for good. it’s something he addresses in his new book “being jewish after the destruction of gaza.” the author joins the show to discuss. by xy
journalist chris hedges, at the new school, discusses his recent book empire of illusion: the end of literacy and the triumph of spectacle.
christopher hedges is an american journalist, author, commentator and (surprisingly!) a presbyterian minister
in his early career, hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in central america for NPR, and dallas morning news. hedges reported for the new york times from 1990 to 2005, and served as the times middle east bureau chief and balkan bureau chief during the wars in the former yugoslavia. in 2001, hedges contributed to the new york times staff entry that received the 2002 pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism. by sr
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