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This is Piotr Patkowski, Poland’s deputy finance minister. He looks *extremely* like a 12-year-old playing dress up as a kid’s idea of a grown man. He’s 29.
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The ultimate White Privilege: storming the US Capitol Building and not being shot dead.
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Two Truths and a Lie about the Wisconsin recount:
1 - It’s like tossing $3m into a shredder.
2 - It’s directly targeted at Black and Brown people.
3 - It’s likely to change the result.
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CANCEL THE REMAINING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. It is impossible to have an orderly, productive exchange with Donald Trump. Stop pretending otherwise. #Debate2020
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We can make a choice right now that we will not actively tear the country apart to get our way. That’s a choice we can make.
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For a moment of levity, we’re bringing you the Passover meme you didn’t know you needed… Baby Yoda in the reeds! How would you caption it?
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There is an inherent problem in asking politicians to explain health care in 30 seconds. We journalists complain that politicians aren't serious about policy, and then we don't give them serious policy questions and time to answer.
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Shabbat is supposed to be a day of rest and renewal but not for those in the south of Israel. Running to bomb shelters with frightened kids has become all too familiar for too many Israelis. This status quo is intolerable. Praying for a quieter night. timesofisrael.com/idf-bombs-…
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... without being penalized for making those choices.”
Yup.
It's shameful and deeply cynical DOJ would write a brief asking a court to deny this obvious point, which *everyone* understands.
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"Imagine if PM Benjamin @Netanyahu, as he begins his upcoming remarks to @JFederations in Tel Aviv, decided to honor true dialogue - and not the teleprompter."
Check out the new @Haaretzcom oped from rabbis @URJpresident & @KarivGilad. haaretz.com/opinion/the-one-…
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We extend our appreciation to @nikkihaley on her remarkable service as UN Amb. She represented the US with intelligence, passion, and integrity; playing a key role as a friend and supporter of Israel. We wish Amb. Haley well as she goes, we pray, from strength to strength.
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Troubling news from the Israeli Knesset which after hours of debate just narrowly passed the so-called"Nation State" bill, enshrining anti-democratic policies into Israel's basic laws. My statement: ow.ly/tevo30l175c,
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I am disheartened and sickened by Pal Pres Abbas’ outrageous claim that the Holocaust was not caused by anti-Semitism but rather by the Jews. The Palestinian people deserve better. – at Manhattan, NY
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.@URJPresident We are obligated to move the project of our people forward; hope comes from people finding a backbone and a voice... to be pro-Israel must mean to be pro-peace, pro-pluralism and be driven by empathy #JStreet10
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Paul McCartney is marching in Central Park. “One of my best friends was killed by gun violence right around here.” #imagine
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Dahlia Lithwick: Faith leaders need to make faith arguments for civil rights and the courts. This isn’t just about cake-makers—we need religious arguments from our Jewish values. LGBT rights, anti-Muslim policy, and women’s rights depend on the protection of the courts. #CCAR18
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BREAKING -- 7 US Senators call on @netanyahu to honor agreement on egalitarian prayer at the Kotel (Western Wall). ow.ly/PR6v30fhpWX
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A pre-Shabbat update on Hurricane Harvey, and on Irma. Praying for safety for all who are impacted. ow.ly/WuJK30f12Fb
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. @URJ has long-standing commitment to 2-state solution. So does the US Gov. Why won’t @StateDept commit to same? #JaredKushnerinIsrael
