Ben Natan

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Dissident scum. Union stooge. Actor, of course.

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Feels like quite the bombshell. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

IDF ordered Hannibal directive on October 7 to prevent Hamas taking soldiers captivewww.haaretz.com ***

The most politically actionable thing you can do is take a Stop the Bleed Course. Things are about to get much more violent.

NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

Make him compete on a season of Hells Kitchen.

Breaking news: President Biden and his senior team said they accepted the grim ultimatum they’ve been hearing from almost all quarters of the Democratic Party — to demonstrate his fitness for office or face a significant effort to force him to step aside.

Biden and aides concede he needs to quickly demonstrate his fitness for officewww.washingtonpost.com Critics have been shaken by his relative inaction to directly address the panic ignited by his halting debate performance last Thursday.

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Biden’s policy on Gaza is “a failure and a threat to U.S. national security” that “dehumanizes both Palestinians and Jews” and should be immediately overhauled, 12 former government officials who quit their posts over Biden’s controversial approach argued in their first joint public statement.

Exclusive: 12 Biden Administration Resignees Blast 'Intransigent' Gaza Policywww.huffpost.com Joe Biden "has prioritized politics over just and fair policymaking" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, former government officials argued in their first joint statement since quitting.

I’m pessimistic but the moment is right now!

This guy should have to turn over his computer to the FBI.

Area op-ed columnist who thinks Taylor Swift is a bad role model because she’s 34 and unmarried with no kids also thinks Kevin Spacey deserves another chance:

I read a great book tonight. Strongly suggest others do the same.

i don’t mean to judge but i feel like a lot of you would benefit mentally and emotionally from simply not watching presidential debates

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Had @thebennatan.bsky.social write about Israel's murder of Palestinian athletes. His piece at Wide Left: www.wideleft.football/p/ben-natan-...

Ben Natan: Israel's War on Palestinian Athleteswww.wideleft.football As we approach the Olympic games and the World Cup, Israel's demolition of Palestinian sporting culture deserves its own scrutiny.

Insane to watch this happen in real time.

The National Urban League, ADL, Jewish Community Relations Council, UJA-Federation and "leading Black pastors" are launching a new campaign called #UnmaskHateNY to push for a mask ban in NY state. At least 10 state lawmakers have signed on to it. h/t @petersterne.com

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Wanted to find a way to cover Israel’s War in Gaza that felt appropriate as a sports journalist. Here’s my angle on Israel’s war on Palestinian Athletes. open.substack.com/pub/wideleft...

Ben Natan: Israel's War on Palestinian Athletesopen.substack.com As we approach the Olympic games and the World Cup, Israel's demolition of Palestinian sporting culture deserves its own scrutiny.

Systemic genocide denial

The House of Representatives is considering an amendment to an annual appropriations act that would prohibit funds for the international affairs budget from being used by State Department to cite any number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza.

Wanted to find a way to cover Israel’s War in Gaza that felt appropriate as a sports journalist. Here’s my angle on Israel’s war on Palestinian Athletes. open.substack.com/pub/wideleft...

Ben Natan: Israel's War on Palestinian Athletesopen.substack.com As we approach the Olympic games and the World Cup, Israel's demolition of Palestinian sporting culture deserves its own scrutiny.

The establishment fears Jamaal Bowman’s massive biceps and his incredibly impressive bench press.

the WHAT squad???? 😳

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Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.

New version of chatbot reaches level of function where it responds to all queries by making a little twisty-wrist gesture with pinched fingers and saying “But isn’t it more *complicated* than that?”

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Every accusation a confession etc etc etc etc etc

Video shows wounded Palestinian strapped on IDF jeep hood in West Bankwww.haaretz.com

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Oh man, I loved Donald Sutherland. Reliably great, always interesting and intelligent. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.

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The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

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Not just scammers, a single government official, Ajit Pai

I am once again asking you to consider that an entire information ecosystem established as the primary form of communication over a hundred years and allegedly regulated by the federal government was destroyed by scammers virtually overnight and we just don’t, like, ever talk about it

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Hello from the TPUSA convention!

Enjoyed Hit Man. Glenn Powell is very charming.

Hell is empty and all the devils are nominated for something called “The Sinai Awards.”

i am screeeeeammmminnnngggg www.tabletmag.com/feature/sina...

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legalizing sports betting was such a profound societal failure.

Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safetywww.usatoday.com Major leaguers are getting concerned for their safety from gamblers since MLB and gambling companies have joined forces.

This is a Mai Lai level atrocity.

The death toll from an Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp has risen to 274 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday. Israel’s Saturday raid, one of the bloodiest in the war, on the central Gazan camp freed four hostages.

Israel-Gaza war live updates: At least 274 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid to rescue 4 hostageswww.washingtonpost.com The return of hostages sparked relief in Israel. But in Gaza, the rescue mission emerged as one of the deadliest days for Palestinians since the war began.

I know my page is a lot of doom and gloom so here’s a handsome pic of me where I’m not smiling.

Okay but what were they doing at Bohemian Grove.

NEW: Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donor The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year. www.propublica.org/article/clar...

Justice Clarence Thomas Acknowledges He Should Have Disclosed Free Trips From Billionaire Donorwww.propublica.org The trips include vacations in Indonesia and at the exclusive, men’s-only Bohemian Grove retreat, which were first reported by ProPublica last year.

Expected Godzilla Minus One to be good. Didn’t expect it to be one of my favorite movies ever. What a picture!

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Wild that they all, at the exact same time, suddenly came to the identical conclusion that they were uh, accidentally pricing food too high.

"Mistake" fortune.com/2024/05/28/a...

Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customersfortune.com Retailers suffered from weak sales after hiking prices on customers.

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The shit non-Jews say about Jews who criticize Israel is really something to behold

Mike Johnson went on Fox News to claim Bernie Sanders is "parroting Hamas talking points" to condemn Netanyahu's upcoming speech in Congress. Bernie's response is worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAu...

Bernie Sanders Strikes Back After Vicious Fox News Attackwww.youtube.com Speaker Mike Johnson attacked Senator Bernie Sanders, claiming he uses Hamas talking points by opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sen. Sande...