Monthly Archives: May 2016

Bethany Mandel: Pro-Trump Media’s anti-Semitism: Not So Renegade

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Bethany Mandel is a convert to Orthodox Judaism. She writes: Breitbart’s dogwhistling headline is the latest proof that hatred lies at the heart of Trump’s appeal and that a Trump win means a precarious future for American Jews. Until this … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism | Comments Off on Bethany Mandel: Pro-Trump Media’s anti-Semitism: Not So Renegade

The Conservative Pundit

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

From his Twitter account: * Approximately 0 media figures are attacked subsequent to internet death threats EVERY YEAR, and yet people STILL don’t take them seriously! * It’s OK for us journalists to misrepresent people we dislike as long as … Continue reading →

Posted in America | Comments Off on The Conservative Pundit

Obama: Put Nordic Countries ‘In Charge for a While’ Because ‘They Could Clean Things Up’

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

NEWS: Pres. Obama said that Nordic countries would make the world “more secure and more prosperous” if “we” would just let them run things. Welcoming the leaders of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland to the White House on Friday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nordics | Comments Off on Obama: Put Nordic Countries ‘In Charge for a While’ Because ‘They Could Clean Things Up’

Love, Marriage & Orthodox Judaism

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: The Yated “translation” omits anything about R. Shulman and R. Sher’s daughter “falling in love.” This is because there is no such concept in the haredi world (and in traditional Jewish societies, in both the Ashkenazic … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Orthodoxy | Comments Off on Love, Marriage & Orthodox Judaism

Google Proclaims Today: ‘Proud supporters of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia’

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Great!

Posted in Google | Comments Off on Google Proclaims Today: ‘Proud supporters of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia’