[IsraelTimes] Pressed on his views at a council vote in which he was ultimately approved 4-3, Brother John Muhammed refuses to condemn the Nation of Islam leader’s antisemitism.
When Brother John Muhammad emerged this fall as the leading candidate for a vacant city council seat in St. Petersburg, Florida, local Jews were distressed.
Muhammad is well known in the city as the president of a local neighborhood association and as a frequent advocate for minority groups. But Jewish leaders learned that he was also a follower of Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who has a long history of antisemitism, and that he had made comments dismissing concerns about Farrakhan’s record.
Jewish leaders tried to stave off Muhammad’s appointment, pushing for more extensive vetting of the seven candidates and, in the case of the local Holocaust museum, actively lobbying against him. But the council confirmed him in a 4-3 vote, leaving local Jews frustrated — before they considered ways to make the situation a learning experience for their city.
"When I see a situation like this, it screams ’opportunity’ to me," Michael Igel, chair of the Florida Holocaust Museum, located in St. Petersburg, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
The saga playing out in St. Petersburg, Florida’s fifth-largest city, unfolded during the same period that a handful of Black celebrities, including Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, first became enmeshed in controversy over their own antisemitic comments and social media posts. The coincidence meant a dicey environment for broaching a conversation about the antisemitism of the Nation of Islam, whose rhetoric disparaging Jews overlaps with that of Hebrew Israelites, the ideology that Irving promoted by sharing a link to an antisemitic film.
It also turned St. Petersburg into a window for understanding how ties forged between Jewish groups and others can be tested.
Local Jewish leaders initially sought to stop Muhammad from gaining the city council seat, which was vacated after its previous holder resigned following redistricting and accusations she no longer lived in her district. They learned about Muhammad’s city council application only a week before the council’s vote, leaving them with little time to mobilize. The information came from a political rival of Muhammad, former mayoral candidate Vince Nowicki, who shared information about Muhammad’s Nation of Islam affiliation with local Jewish groups.
Nowicki also shared a comment Muhammad had made about Jews in a 2016 video in which Muhammad interviewed local Black LGBTQ activist muppets. In the video titled "A Conversation About Growing Up Black And LGBT," which JTA viewed, Muhammad said, "Minister Farrakhan got accused of being antisemitic for a long time because he pointed out and made some corrections about the activity of Jews. And anybody who says anything critical of the Jewish community is labeled as being antisemitic. Good, bad, right or wrong, it doesn’t matter what you say. If you criticize them that’s what you are."
He continued, saying, "And I’m finding that it happens when you are critical of the gay community, when you say anything critical or anything that doesn’t align with that ideology, now all of a sudden you’re homophobic." Muhammad’s comments about gay people received some light but friendly pushback from his interview guests.
Muhammad did not reply to multiple requests for comment by JTA, including to questions emailed to him at his request. He said during a public meeting ahead of the council vote that he thought scrutiny of him by Jewish groups had been unfair.
To Jewish leaders, the comments in the video coupled with Muhammad’s Nation of Islam affiliation were clear signs that he should not be appointed to the city council.
"I would sure hope that being antisemitic would be a red line, that you could not be a candidate," said Rabbi Philip Weintraub of Congregation B’nai Israel, a Conservative synagogue in the city.
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Why does Israel think it can control what happens in our local governments?
What the FUCK? Hands off, you pricks. WE will decide who we elect and nobody else. I swear, the world thinks it can stick its nose into our internal politics and alter our interests to favor their own. NO. A big no. Fuck off.
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All gummints and non-gummint elites believe they have a part to play in controlling the world.
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#1 - the article is about local American Jewish citizens. But you hate Israel so much you can't read and comprehend. Meh.
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It's being covered in the Times of Israel. How many jumps do you think before we can draw a connection behind the institutions trying to overthrow democracy and the worst sort of villians?
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The Times of Israel is also covering the January 6 trials, which I haven’t noticed being reported elsewhere. Also the “special operation” in Ukraine, which is being covered elsewhere, and the situation of the Jews in Ukraine, which isn’t — but is not of interest to Rantburg readers.
There was a time when being open about hating Jews was a career killer for politicians, but this shows once again that the culture has changed. Congratulations, Spike the Hairy6811/ Punky Elmigum9411 — you are perfectly in accord with the latest fashion in unthinking prejudice.
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I have always wondered why Israel didn't invest more in keeping the Wakandans, the BLMs, sub Saharan Moslems and nation of Islam types our of influence if they had such power over the US establishment. Suiciding, overdosing, drive by-ing some of them wouldn't be too hard to paper over either. Instead the let this racial guilt fuelled idiocy continue until Obama. And thence began the end of this great country.
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I think the true question is what should be the penalty for a cross-dressing Moslem council member who repeatedly steals women’s luggage without wearing a hijab?
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So pointing out that these people think that they can dictate to us what we can and can't do is hate. This is such an old, tired excuse that doesn't fly any more. It's been used too many times to silence people from noticing what's going on.
Right here, we have unelected tyrants wanting to reach into the voting booth and tell us who we can and can't vote for, and if they don't approve, then we're not allowed to make that choice.
Outrageous. And it must stop. And it will stop, because nobody tells us American what to do or think.
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There have been Jews in Jacksonville since before the Civil War. Their sons fought for the Confederacy alongside their Christian fellow citizens, and their daughters were welcomed into the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Some of them got involved in politics and were elected to office over the years — both as Democrats and Republicans. These are people who have earnt the right to think they’re as American as any of their neighbours, only to discover that is no longer so — their neighbours have no problem with a White-hating, Jew-hating, non-heterosexual-hating Black Muslim ruling over them.
How about you, Spike the Hairy6811/Punky Elmigum9411? Do you agree that Brother John Muhammad‘s opinion on these subjects is perfectly appropriate for city government, and then higher office?
Because the question isn’t whether theJooooooooos object, it’s whether they’re objecting to the right thing.
Allies of Hunter Biden gathered for a private strategy session last September in where they discussed going after his accusers with defamation lawsuits Ooooooohhhhh — discovery’s gonna be lit!
Hunter's attorney and friend Kevin Morris suggested at the meeting that there be lawsuits filed against Fox News, Eric Trump and Rudy Giuliani
There was also suggestion of a probe into repairman who handed over his laptop
David Brock, a well-known liberal activist and Clinton family defender, who attended the meeting, was planning for a new group, Facts First USA, which focused on fighting the looming House GOP investigations, The Post reported.
'They feel that there is a whole counter-narrative missing because of the whole Hunter-hater narrative out there,' Brock said.
Until the incriminating evidence and witnesses go 'missing' for some reason or another.
'Water main leaks', 'suicides' and the like.
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I think Hunter has been misinformed. For a defamation suit to be successful the people making defamatory statements have to be shown to have made false statements. You could make some pretty random and twisted statements about Hunter and still be likely to find evidence that the statements are true on his laptop.
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I think the lawsuit's wishful thinking, and all the heavy lifting's gonna be done by the loathsome Mr. Brock and his array of lefty attack org's.
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But local undertakers will balk at handling the body. Something something polonium something...
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The best defense is always offense.
Lawfare is punishment and intimidation by the process itself. The truth and Justice are immaterial. Wealthy political allies and those seeking government largesse will fund massive, expensive, lengthy, and devilishly inquisitive lawfare against Hunters accusers. The examples of Roger Stone and General Flynn loom large. Hunter and Biden Inc are loathsome scumbags, but Jojo commands the biggest checkbook and law firm in the world, the US Treasury and DoJ, and lots of surrogates will take up his fight for the favors that flow for so doing.
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Not sure why attacking the shell of Rudy is worth the risk of discovery. I am not sure that discovery will turn up anything more twisted and despicable than has already been released unless Hunter has decided that he is attracted to poultry. I am going to stay away from GETTR as a precaution. Discovery might show coordination of the 51. The chance to pile on Rudy and a Trump doesn’t seem to be worth the risk.
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I cant wait for discovery! This will be epic!
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Breitbart, which has video. Looking at the still photo, I estimate she spent a solid week in the hands of a medical team getting botox and fillers, followed by a chemical cocktail of energizers, diuretics, and nutraceuticals, interspersed with serious hair and makeup styling while a second stylist did something with her clothes.
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They can do whatever they want with regard to make-up and cosmetic surgery, but she is physically in worse physical shape than Biden.
This is the equivalent of a Waterworld reboot. Every single Dem candidate from the last cycle has proven themselves unelectable for them to be even considering running her back. In any sensible world they retire her to Sonoma and put her on a continuous loop between wineries until nature takes its course.
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Skidster - Will you be offended if I don't open this link ?
[UPI] Kari Lake, the controversial Republican candidate who lost her race for governor of Arizona, filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to overturn the results of the election.
The lawsuit was revealed by Lake, who was backed by former President Donald Trump ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US... , in a statement on Twitter as she called the election process "illegitimate."
"If the process was illegitimate then so are the results. Stay tuned, folks," Lake said. "Furthermore, if the process was legitimate then so are the results. Let's find out."
In the 70-page lawsuit, Lake made numerous inaccurate statements about the election - which was won by Katie Hobbs, Arizona's Democratic secretary of state.
[BREITBART] Representative The Ageless and Downright Brilliant Comrade Maxine Impeach 45! Waters ...U.S. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district, serving since 1991, a total of 31.02718 years. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the most senior of the twelve black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Before becoming a member of Congress she served in the California Assembly, to which she was first elected back when Disco was in flower, in 1976, which would make it 46.02513 years. She has been a politician for virtually all her adult life. If she was a little brighter she'd be a Communist... (D-CA) claimed Friday on MSNBC’s "All In" that Republicans were "not concerned about being successful" because they got elected to Congress to "destroy" the Democratic Party ...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy,white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects... Discussing the COVID aid bills, host Chris Hayes said, "Are you confident that a House Majority under Kevin McCarthy ...the GOP house majority whip. He replaces Eric Cantor, who got whupped because his politix are like Kevin McCarthy's... can do that? Should there be a national emergency like that? When the chips are down, to deliver on a bipartisan basis that kind of thing?"
Waters said, "I am worried. I am worried because in their caucus, in the Republican caucus, you have people who are associated with QAnon and the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys and these are people who are not concerned about being successful. They are concerned about trying to basically undo the Democratic Party, destroy the Democratic Party, and they will do anything. As a matter of fact, I am absolutely worried about our democracy. I am worried that when the ex-president of the United States says that the Constitution of the United States must be waived in some way, that is serious business. And, of course, we have gone through January 6th, and we have gone through an insurrection. What has bothered me so much is that the other side of the aisle often talked about patriotism, and they love the flag, and they were more patriotic than anybody else but watching what has taken place, I am stunned. And I am shocked that they would support those who invaded our Capital, stand up and say, ’Oh, that was not an invasion of the Capitol, that was not an insurrection. Those are just protesters, you know, doing the work of a democracy. They have the right to do that.’ I am still shocked by all of that.
Megalosaurus may have hunted stegosaurs, iguanodons, or even sauropods. It was probably bipedal, although the earliest reconstructions depict it as 4-legged.
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^ Sorry, the so-called "conservative wing" of the media doesn't want answers or changes either. They just want stuff to whine about to maintain their cushy gig.
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[BREITBART] On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s "The ReidOut," Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ...the clownish U.S. Representative-for-life for Texas's 18th congressional district, serving since 1995. The district includes most of inner-city Houston. She is noted for her lack of tact and intellect. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and almost its epitome... (D-TX) stated that Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who was serving time in prison for agreeing to supply weapons to U.S. agents posing as Colombian holy warriors to kill Americans, freed by the Biden administration in the prisoner swap to secure the release of Brittney Griner from Russia, is "a nasty, bad" person, but "He has not killed Americans." Although, Jackson Lee noted that Bout’s "weapons might have been used to kill Americans."
Jackson Lee stated, "Let me say this, no one knows the story of Paul — of the weapons dealer, if you will. And — as the facts would tell them, he was sentenced to 25 years, he served 11 to 16 years, I don’t know the — I can’t remember the exact number. But in actuality, his weapons might have been used to kill Americans. He has not killed Americans. I’m not saying he’s not a nasty, bad guy. But I will tell you that I believe that Americans should know that the illusory sovereignty of their nation will always be behind them and they’ll never be forgotten. Brittney Griner deserved this fight to be put forward. So does Paul Whelan."
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I shout at my guns all the time. They just don't seem to have much initiative on their own...
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A popular distinction nonetheless...
"Now, children..."
"Preach, Reverend!"
"I figure, no brother would murder his -----.
Well, church, am I right?"
"Sure as Jesus was white!"
"So, who does all this killing?"
"My trigger!"
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I shout at my guns all the time.
Hard to get them to watch the training and safety videos.
Sometimes they won't even leave their room to play.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
...every time you hear the phrase 
No relation. 
...the clownish U.S. Representative-for-life for Texas's 18th congressional district, serving since 1995. The district includes most of inner-city Houston. She is noted for her lack of tact and intellect. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and almost its epitome...
