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No one is going to argue the #ADL is perfect, certainly not me. That said, the attacks on the ADL I'm seeing on the Fediverse aren't nuanced critiques of ADL policy or actions, but are predominantly the same types of rhetoric seen against any Jews who speak out against hate they experience:

They're "Pro-Israel" (by which they mean don't want to see Israel destroyed)

"They're racist" (I've yet to see anything racist the ADL has said, but am open to reading it), etc.

The other question one should ask is what other organization representing a marginalized group do you see that has so much criticism lobbied against it from people outside the group itself?

When you see that kind of criticism lobbied at a group representing marginalized people, how do you feel about the ones doing the critiquing and or calling for the group to be disbanded or destroyed?

If ad hominem attacks on other groups makes you uncomfortable, the same should hold true of the ADL.

#EndJewHate #antisemitism

I really love teaching. It infuriates me when people berate others for not knowing something - no one starts by knowing everything. Instead of reacting to "dumb" questions with hostility, it's better to react with patience and detailed explanations.

New iOS game from Iconfactory (makers of Twitterrific, RIP): Ollie's Arcade. It consists of 3 retro-style mini-games: Ollie Soars (a Flappy Bird-like scroller), Tranquility Touchdown (lunar lander), and Snake (er, Snake). blog.iconfactory.com/2023/08/w

United Airlines issues nationwide ground stop due to computer issue

All flights have been halted.

trib.al/HN1hTiV

@TonyStark @qotca we are trying to emulate Michigan in Ohio. Working to get a truly independent commission rather than our politician led commission full of unaccountables.

🥥 If it walks like a #Nazi, talks like a Nazi, and looks like a Nazi, it must be #ElonMusk blaming Jews for X's failings and threatening to sue the #AntiDefamationLeague for his loss of advertisers at the site formerly known as #Twitter. 🥥

dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/5/

'I need more ammo': GOPer who predicted 'civil war' whines that Republican lawmakers want to expel him - Raw Story

rawstory.com/colton-moore-dona

Meta-study for prevelance of Post-Covid Condition (aka #LongCovid aka #Disablity) in children and adolescents. N=80071 over 21 studies. 25.24%.

1 in 4 kids.

nature.com/articles/s41598-022

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidKids #CovidIsAirborne

There’s a 3rd new BA.2.86 variant lab assessment out from the Barouch Lab today which provides evidence. that its immune evasion is not as bad as anticipated. Very reassuring both about this variant and the XBB.1.5 new booster

Under Japanese law, religious corporations can be dissolved if they are "substantially detrimental to public welfare," which can, among other things, cost them their tax free status

I fucking dream of a world where cults get shut down and churches have to pay taxes if they spread conspiracies or get into politics.

"When Democratic elites look at Biden, they see the second coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt. When Democratic voters view the president, many see an old man."
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec via @nbcnews

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