chapotraphouse culpritus • 2d ago • 100%

Reform Rabbi: Liberalism is Zionism

I'll dig up the link later. https://archive.is/pv2ko >Is anti-Zionism a sin? We asked the rabbi whose viral Yom Kippur sermon begged the question >A Q&A with Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue >Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch has made advancing the Zionist cause a focal point of his work for more than 30 years at the forefront of Reform Judaism. A former IDF tank commander, Hirsch helped lead the push for the Reform movement’s official support of Israel in 1997. At Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, where he has served as senior rabbi since 2004, support for Israel is in the mission statement. >But lately, Rabbi Hirsch has been wondering where it all went wrong with young American Jews. Since the Oct. 7 attack, he has used his pulpit to reflect on the trend of Jewish anti-Zionism, and the “uncomfortable reality” that many anti-Zionists are products of Reform institutions. He returned to that territory with a Yom Kippur sermon that charged anti-Zionist Jews with “turning your backs on our people.”

badposting culpritus • 5d ago • 100%

new Sisyphus terror dropped

You are the only tech support worker in the library of Babel, and every room has a windows PC that needs its Java updated. You are also listening to the Joe Rogan Experience podcast nonstop the entire time. New versions of Java come out at the end of each episode. JREception

electoralism culpritus • 6d ago • 100%

Trump : Nazis :: Kamala : Republicans

So what does Kamala wanting a Republican in her Cabinet mean? All the Cabinet members sit at the same table, right? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-pledges-republican-cabinet-member-rcna168879 >“I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences,” Harris said. “And I think it would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican.” Is there a 'transitive property of fascism' defined yet?

history culpritus • 2w ago • 95%

Oct 7th and the 'Mass Hannibal Directive'

Reposting this for the anniversary, let me know if there are any more links that should be added related to this topic. I believe the preponderance of the evidence suggests that the IOF killed more settlers on 10/7 than Hamas did.

memes culpritus • 2w ago • 100%

they used to just call it "terror bombing"

mild effort post about the Disney propaganda film and a link to the trailer: https://hexbear.net/post/3607696

videos culpritus • 2w ago • 100%

trailer for "Victory Through Air Power" Disney WW2 propaganda film

one of the cultural artifacts of American Imperialism that is still highly relevant today https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Through_Air_Power_(film) >Victory Through Air Power is an American animated documentary propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943. It is based on the 1942 book Victory Through Air Power by Alexander P. de Seversky. >On December 8, 1941, Disney studios were essentially converted into a propaganda machine for the United States government. While most World War II films were created for training purposes, films such as Victory Through Air Power were created to catch the attention of government officials and to build public morale among the U.S. and Allied powers. Among the notables who decided after seeing the film that Seversky and Disney knew what they were talking about were Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. >The phrase "terror bombing" entered the English lexicon towards the end of World War II and many strategic bombing campaigns and individual raids have been described as terror bombing by commentators and historians. Because the term has pejorative connotations, some, including the Allies of World War II, have preferred to use euphemisms such as "will to resist" and "morale bombings". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing This Disney propaganda film inspired the bombing campaigns of civilians and urban centers by the US and UK during WW2. Also a bit of context on the author of the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_de_Seversky >Of noble Russian parentage, Seversky was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia). He entered a military school at age 10. Seversky's father was one of the first Russian aviators to own an aircraft and by the age of 14 his father had already taught him how to fly. >During the 1917 Revolution, Seversky was stationed in St. Petersburg and remained in uniform at the request of the commander-in-chief of the Baltic Fleet. In March 1918, he was selected as an assistant naval attaché in the Russian Naval Aviation Mission to the United States. Seversky departed via Siberia and while in the U.S., decided to remain there rather than return to a Russia torn apart by the Revolution. Settling in Manhattan, he briefly operated a restaurant. >As World War II approached, Seversky became engrossed in formulating his theories of air warfare. Shortly after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, he wrote Victory Through Air Power, published in April 1942, advocating the strategic use of air bombardment. [4] The best-selling book (No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, appearing first in mid-August 1942 and remaining in first place for four weeks) with five million copies sold. The book's popularity and hard-hitting message led to Walt Disney adapting the book into an animated motion picture (1943) of the same name where Seversky (who also served as the film's technical consultant) provided live-action commentary. This is the proto  and/or Dr. Strangelove before the a-bomb even existed.

memes culpritus • 3w ago • 98%

the american way

another one I had to get out of my head

memes culpritus • 3w ago • 98%

MCU meme

 https://www.telesurenglish.net/palestine-at-the-un-stop-sending-weapons-to-israel/ >Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called for sanctions against the Zionist entity in the ongoing genocide it is committing against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

music culpritus • 4w ago • 100%

Mdou Moctar – The Agadez Folders: Live at Sultan’s Palace (47:06)

Description text: ::: spoiler spoiler ___ "In Mdou Moctar, it is not out of the ordinary for well-laid plans to collapse at the last-minute. For example, this happens a lot with flights being canceled. Maybe one of us doesn't get a visa to travel somewhere in time. Maybe all of us don't. Maybe someone at the embassy in Niger puts the visa sticker on page #1 – you know, that important page that has all your personal information like your name or birthday. As a result, we've all gotten good at reacting and maneuvering, and adapting an initial plan into something … even better! When we got to Agadez winter of 2023, the first thing we did was drive around all together and scope out locations. We walked up a small building that overlooked the famous Agadez mosque and said ‘Alright, we're gonna film here as the sun comes up.' Another idea was to film under a well known bridge that connects the road from Agadez to Arlit – 'Let's set up a generator and play here! The kids will love it.' Those were two examples that didn't end up happening because it was either not allowed or we overslept. That's where the creative part comes in. On our way to film at a location out in the bush, Mdou suddenly stops the car to talk to a guy walking a couple camels. They exchanged numbers. Unbeknownst to me, Mdou was plotting to get 50 camels to show up at the king of Agadez's palace where the famous Agadez mosque is. This was an idea we had discussed, but much like some of our other concepts, I just kinda said 'cool' and assumed it would fall through. On our last day together in Agadez, we showed up to the Sultan’s palace, set up, and then waited around for a few hours. Was the show gonna happen? Maybe a few hours later, 15-20 men riding camels showed up. I didn't count because I was so shocked Mdou was able to pull it off – calling this random guy we met in the desert with some camels, who then made some calls to get a bunch of Tuaregs (the youngest was probably 5 years old) to ride out from their village 3-5 hours away to be there for this special performance! Holy shit. When we started playing, Tuaregs dressed in traditional Agadez clothing armed with hand drums started dancing and drumming. There were even a couple friends of ours who showed up with some swords and performed a traditional dance together as we played. This was all totally unplanned. Mdou, Ahmoudou, Souleymane and I are all wearing the signature Mdou Moctar colors - Tuareg purple mixed with white, which is the same color of the Mdou Moctar bird symbol." - Bassist, Producer, Mikey Coltun Mahamadou ‘Mdou Moctar’ Souleymane - Lead Guitar, Vocals Ahmoudou Madassane - Rhythm Guitar Michael 'Mikey' Coltun - Bass Guitar Souleymane Ibrahim - Drums :::

memes culpritus • 4w ago • 92%

cycling jersey concept

inspired from this post's discussions: https://hexbear.net/post/3508536

electoralism culpritus • 1mo ago • 88%

If you are in a red state that Trump won in 2020 by over 500k votes...

Libs get very mad if you mention you are not voting for KKKamala HarriSS It is like they don't even understand how the electoral system works or something. It is quite literally throwing your vote away to vote for her. She is not going to hurdle that margin folks, matter how much she tries to get right wing votes and endorsements. Hey libs, move to a swing state if you care so much.

technology culpritus • 1mo ago • 99%

[rumor] Chinese electronics manufacturers getting tons of orders from Middle East

No idea how real this is, but seems like a fairly logical way for things to play out.

chapotraphouse culpritus • 1mo ago • 100%

LMAO

timing of this is sus, right? I was just curious about the stock price, and this article popped up from today. this is the exploding pager company btw

emoji culpritus • 1mo ago • 100%

:cuban-soldiers:

alt text: socialism or death, socialismo o muerte taken from this segment of an old documentary about Cuba https://youtu.be/AUQR0vETCSo?t=1674

emoji culpritus • 1mo ago • 97%

:sicko-capitalist:

alternate name :sicko-profit: or :sicko-surplus-value:

>Escher's painstaking study of the same Moorish tiling in the Alhambra, 1936, demonstrates his growing interest in tessellation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher#/media/File:Escher_Alhambra_Tessellation_Sketch.jpg

badposting culpritus • 1mo ago • 100%

I'm actually a linenist.

Marxist Linenist : historical materialism is a topology composed of a dense mesh of interconnected wrinkles