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“You money suckers” – Vile Anti-Israel Mob Disrupts Holocaust Remembrance Discussion at Berkeley City Council Meeting

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2024 43 Comments

"Susanne DeWitt, 89, chairman of the Israel Action Committee of the East Bay and a Holocaust survivor from Germany, was shouted down while speaking about the October 7 attacks and rising antisemitism in the US"...

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Chinese Cultural Revolution Scene in New Netflix Series is Disturbing Parallel of Cancel Culture, Campus Struggle Sessions

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 28, 2024 36 Comments

"a part of history that is not written about in fiction very much, let alone filmed"...

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Activist Clergy Members in Boston Want $15 Billion in Slavery Reparations From ‘White Churches’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 26, 2024 112 Comments

"We call sincerely and with a heart filled with faith and Christian love for our White churches to join us and not be silent around this issue of racism and slavery and commit to reparations"...

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Fairfax County Public School System Provides ‘Opt-Out’ Option for Students on Holocaust Presentation

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 16, 2024 33 Comments

"A Holocaust survivor is coming to speak to my son’s 7th grade History class on Monday. Wonderful. What’s less than wonderful, though, is the opt-out for this lesson because 'We understand that all students have different experiences.'"...

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Anti-Israel Group Defaces, Slashes Lord Balfour Portrait at University of Cambridge

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 08, 2024 38 Comments

As prime minister, Lord Balfour backed the formation of an Israeli state in the Balfour Declaration of 1917....

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Happy Miracle on Ice Day!

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 22, 2024 20 Comments

Coach Herb Brooks: "I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it!"...

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Egypt Scraps Controversial Renovation Project for Pyramid on Giza Plateau

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2024 41 Comments

In other Egypt News: The government is selling off historic hotels and is building a massive Gaza border....

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Yale University Issues Formal Apology Over Ties to Slavery

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2024 8 Comments

"The Yale and Slavery Research Project is part of Yale’s broader Belonging work to enhance diversity, support equity, and promote an environment of welcome, inclusion, and respect."...

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Sunny Hostin, Race-Obsessed Host of ‘The View,’ Learns She is Descended From Slave Owners

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 11, 2024 71 Comments

"Wow, I’m a little bit in shock. I just always thought of myself as half Puerto Rican. I didn’t think my family was originally from Spain and slaveholders"...

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School Board in Stamford, CT, Votes to Remove Veterans Day and Columbus Day From School Holidays

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2024 53 Comments

"Honoring Christopher Columbus in statues, parades or the holiday has become a divisive issue given his role in the evolution of colonialism and slavery"...

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NYC Museum of Natural History Forced to Close Native American Exhibits Because of Biden’s New Tribal Consent Laws

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2024 4 Comments

“If it’s not on public display, it robs the people of a chance to learn about a culture of great historic importance to this country.”...

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*UPDATE* National Park Service Not Removing William Penn Statue…For Now

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 08, 2024 51 Comments

"The Penn statue and Slate Roof house model will be removed and not reinstalled."...

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Anti-Israel Radicals Try Hijacking Christmas, Falsely Declare ‘Jesus Was a Palestinian’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 24, 2023 39 Comments

"Overheard: Shoutout to all the Christians who've remained completely silent about the Palestinian genocide while they get ready to celebrate the birth of their favorite Palestinian man"...

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British Museum Claims Elagabalus, a 3rd Century Roman Emperor, was a Trans Woman

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2023 16 Comments

“We try to be sensitive to identifying pronouns for people in the past, as we are for people in the present”...

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Prof Claims Museum Collections ‘Deeply Entrenched’ in Violence, Colonialism

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 25, 2023 6 Comments

“Most of these objects were extracted under very violent circumstances. This very violent process of extraction was tied to imperial projects.”...

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Some of the People Defending Hamas Are Using the Same Argument the Nazis Tried After the Holocaust

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 28, 2023 16 Comments

"I am a historian (like Khalidi), interested in the origins of ideas and arguments. It turns out that Khalidi’s premier talking point has a very specific genesis."...

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VIDEO: Scholar and Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Explains the Meaning of ‘Never Again’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2023 3 Comments

"Nobody would have imagined that such a crime could be conceived and implemented."...

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RIP – Gary Wright, Composer of Hit 1970s Song ‘Dream Weaver’ Dies at Age 80

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 10, 2023 1 Comment

"Dream weaver, I believe you can get me through the night"...

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