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Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
one week ago, van jones said the reason people are pro-palestine is because of a paid propaganda campaign. today it’s revealed that he is a mentor in a paid zionist propaganda campaign
⚡️Breaking: CNN’s Van Jones is among 16 mainstream journalists—including two New York Times reporters—serving as mentors in a new journalism fellowship explicitly created to help Israel win its “information war.”
Drop Site’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports that Jacki Karsh, who launched the fellowship after October 7, said it was her way to “shift the narrative” in Israel’s favor, citing a call to fight “on the battlegrounds of academia, law, business, media” as inspiration. Karsh has praised the IDF as “the most moral army in the world” and dismissed Gaza’s casualty figures. NYT mentors include former Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren and Sharon Otterman, who covers campus protests.
The fellowship claims to be “resolutely nonpartisan” though its founder has never expressed sympathy for the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed—including 20,000 children—in what UN officials and a vast majority of genocide scholars characterize as genocide.
Read: “Legacy Journalists from NYT, CNN Are Mentors in a Fellowship Founded for Pro-Israel ‘Information War’” — link below.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
Apology not accepted.
Yeah, I messed up on this one. And I’m sorry. I was trying to raise awareness about foreign adversaries creating chaos online - which is undermining democracy everywhere. But what I said was easily misunderstood, and the way I said it was flat-out insensitive. Babies are dying every day in Gaza. Nobody should dispute that fact or make light of it in any way. To the people living in fear and burying family members every day, of all ages — I apologize.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
Anita Anand yesterday: "The future of Ukraine must be decided by Ukraine alone"
Anita Anand today: "The future of Palestine must be decided by Tony Blair alone" – at Toronto, Ontario
President Trump’s work to end the war in Gaza and to secure the release of all hostages is both welcome and crucial.
This plan reflects Canada’s long held positions including:
- Hamas must disarm, release all hostages and have no role in the governance of Palestine
- There must be an immediate ceasefire with the unhindered flow of humanitarian aid through international organizations
- Gaza must be demilitarized with no displacement of the Palestinian people
Canada will continue to work alongside our international partners, including the United States and Arab countries in the region, to ensure that Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and security.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
how much are we going to let israel rule america. i grew up jewish, had a bar mitzvah, there is zero part of me that identifies with these psychotic boers. why do they get to police our speech. why do they get to decide who gets elected. fuck off back to your horrible country
The head of the ADL directly blames @hasanthehun for the DC shooting. The full force of the US government is about to come down on him. When these things happen politicians look for a scapegoat to show that they’re doing something. Hasan will be the guy
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
You could start by not requiring provincial government approval to build a bike lane. 😊
As newly sworn-in Minister of Red Tape Reduction, I am grateful @fordnation for this role.
To date, our government saved people and businesses over $1B and $1.5M hours each year.
It is my honour to serve the people of Ontario. Feel free to share your red tape reduction ideas!
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
This is what the real Israel — the one that actually exists — has been doing every day for the last 77 years.
What the israel you made up in your head would do someday in the future if only certain conditions were met is, to put it generously, not relevant.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
So ICE has effectively disappeared a student for protesting Israel's genocide, separating him from his 8 month pregnant wife. Pure fascism
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
It would be very easy for centrists to prove they have principles & aren't feckless jerkoffs by just standing up for Khalil right now. Very few will pass this elementary test.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
CNN said the world is $217 trillion dollars in debt... who tf we owe? The Decepticons?
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
years ago, I noted that Israelis collectively have a significantly warped perception of reality. They don't understand that their normal is abnormal everywhere else in the world. And I said the day will come when they themselves will make it clear to the rest of the world that they're actually terrible people. here's an example:
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
Our entire trade policy seems to be driven by our president’s deep fondness for being on the phone. Guy just loves phone calls. The more the better. A whole geopolitical paradigm built on loving to press receiver-to-ear and hear “Donald I’ve GOT to talk to you!” on the line.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
First-past-the-post.
ALT A graphic titled "Ontario votes 2025" compares the popular vote and seat distribution in the election. It features two pie charts side by side. The left chart, labeled "How we voted (popular vote)," shows the Progressive Conservatives (PC) with 43% in dark blue, the Liberals with 29.9% in red, the NDP with 18.6% in orange, the Green Party with 4.8% in green, and Other with 3.8% in gray. The right chart, labeled "What we got (seats)," illustrates how the seats were distributed: PCs with 64.5% in dark blue, the NDP with 21.8% in orange, the Liberals with 11.3% in red, the Green Party with 1.6% in green, and Other with 0.8% in gray. The graphic highlights the discrepancy between the percentage of votes received and the seats won under Ontario’s electoral system.
Dan Gurfinkel retweeted
There's genuinely an unparalleled insanity in how mainstream institutions approach Palestine. Even after 16 months of Palestinians being starved, tortured, shot, bombed — on camera — *this* is how mainstream media describes a film covering a sliver of that much-broader reality:
