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Antisemitism is Getting Worse

If we're building things that we want to work in five or ten or even 20 years, we need to avoid dependencies and use the web with no layers in between.

Sorry, building websites is for us serious manly man engineers now who can do very difficult things like making the computers go beep boop.

Plus: Democrats face the illiberal left

Watch now (1 min) | Glimpses into some of what's being said in the Israeli press, along with a video of David Broza—Israel's James Taylor—singing with a soldier he happened upon at an army base

Hatred isn't only found on the fringe. It's also popular and mainstream. Exploring the canard of saving opposition to hate for the "real racists" to arrive.

As violence grips the Middle East, evangelical Christians root for Armageddon from the cheap seats

The liberal left alienated Jewish allies in the past. Has anything changed?

Instead of posting individually to X, Threads, TikTok, Instagram, and everywhere else, a few internet believers see a better way to post everywhere — and make it yours.

Amplifying dubious Hamas claims caused real damage. No wonder public trust in news reporting is so low.

Their feelings don't care about your facts.

Watch now (12 mins) | Years ago, when I was just starting to think about how to write my history of Israel, I knew that in telling the story of the State of Israel, music and poetry would simply have to be part of the tale. There are certain poems, like those we have discussed over the years in

*We have COVID in the Sykes household so this week’s planned travel is off. But the rest of the team will still have a great time in the Big Easy. Fingers crossed for the rest of us.* ** Rolling into a helluva new week: Chaos in the House? Hold our beer, says the GOP.