Wanna know the REAL difference between Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger? In 1985, Peter Bogdanovich wanted to use Springsteen songs for Mask, since Rocky Dennis, the kid the film is based on, was a big Springsteen fan. He was turned down, because Springsteen was at the height of his popularity and wanted a huge royalty on top of the usage fee. Rocky's mother was heartbroken and said so. Bob Seger stepped in and said they could use his songs without royalties, because he felt so strongly about the film. They did so. After a furor in the press, Springsteen later folded and blamed it all on his record company. Which as we know now is totally on-brand for him.

Contrary to the UN and Amnesty lies, Arabs run for office in Israel; 🇮🇱 is the only country in the Middle East rated as a “Free” democracy by Freedom House; and Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs—like Yoseph Haddad—can compete in free and fair elections.

It is rather amazing how many widely accepted narratives about the Gaza war and Israel have been completely debunked in recent weeks. Especially after terror groups started announcing death notices for their commanders. You will note that the media extensively ran with all these narratives without hesitation, despite there being clear evidence of them being unsupported by the facts even at the time. 3 key examples: 1) Israel targeted journalists: This claim was highly reliant on the CPJ list of killed "journalists". Then the death notices exposed that many on that list were militants. CPJ started secretly removing names and has since announced a full review of their list, but a new analysis shows a majority remaining on the list had terror ties, and dozens are confirmed militants. Source: freebeacon.com/israel/exclus… 2) Israel intentionally starved Palestinians in Gaza as part of a war strategy. This was always an absurd claim, given Gaza received more aid per capita than any war zone in recent history with Israel's active support. But the recent report showing Gaza has malnutrition levels below most of the region and that the expected famine deaths never developed really killed this narrative, which highly relied on data manipulation by the UN and willing dupes in the media. Source: thefp.com/p/unicef-data-unde… 3) Israel targeted healthcare workers. Recent death notices have clearly shown that many of the healthcare worker fatalities had dual roles as militants. Here is a thread with 96 examples: x.com/aizenberg55/status/207…

This is the WORST INTERVIEW EVER! I don’t know where Barbara Walters was working in 1977 - NBC or ABC - but no network should have broadcast this trash interview x.com/CineAudu/status/209233…

Almost exactly a year ago to the day, I uncovered that a dozen of the most viral images presented as evidence of famine in Gaza in fact showed children with unrelated medical issues, including cystic fibrosis and autoimmune conditions. The investigation earned me death threats, calls for me to be tried at The Hague, and jabs by a high-profile comedian on national TV—despite the fact that we’ve had to issue exactly zero corrections on our story. Our point was simply to tell readers that if there was a famine in Gaza, photographs of these children were not evidence of it. What is indisputable today is that there is currently no famine in Gaza. That is the major finding from a UNICEF-led team that recently produced the most comprehensive and robust nutrition survey of Gaza since the war began. The survey found that less than a year after a famine was declared in Gaza, the territory has one of the lowest malnutrition rates in the region. A recovery that swift is not just “miraculous,” in the words of a malnutrition researcher I spoke with—it raises questions in and of itself. Questions like: How can a war-torn territory go from famine to showing some of the lowest rates of child malnutrition in the region in less than a year?  In my report today for @TheFP, I investigate that question, its implications, and what it means for the debate over the official decision to classify a famine in Gaza still raging 12 months on.

Despite what JD Vance would have you believe, the US is not in decline

You are bragging that @AtlantaDream sells out their home games? Doesn’t their stadium have like 4 seats?