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MUST SEE: Larry Ellison, executive chair and CTO of Oracle, speaks about Israel and the Israeli military at a Nov 2014 “Friends of the IDF” gala in Beverly Hills, where he reportedly donated $9 million, making him the event's largest donor. “The renewal of the Jewish state is something that I think touches all of us. For 2,000 years we were a stateless people. And now we have a country of our own, defended by all the brave men and women of the IDF. So anything we can do to support them, who devote their lives for preserving the state of Israel, keeping the people safe, and allowing our state to continue...” “I have been to Israel. I have been to the border. I have spent time [with] the people who govern the state of Israel. And I feel a deep emotional connection to the state of Israel and the Israeli people...” “We've actually acquired a number of Israeli companies. We have two CEOs at Oracle. One's name is Safra Catz, and she was born in Israel. So again, we love the country of Israel and will do everything we can to support the country of Israel...” Asked about the fact that “many people” are criticizing Israel, “especially after the Gaza operation” (again, this is 2014), Ellison says: “It's a difficult situation, isn't it? To conduct military operations around civilians is very difficult. And of course there were tragic — tragedies, and civilians were, ya know, were hurt. That's a terrible thing. But one thing we know for certain: that Israeli army did everything they could to minimize civilian casualties. And in that regard, they've done a much better job than a lot of other armies all over the world throughout history.” At another “Friends of the IDF” gala in Nov 2017, Ellison donated $16.6 million, reported at the time to be the largest single gift in the organization's history.
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“Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) raised a record $53.8 million... the top donation announced at the event – and the largest single gift in FIDF’s history – was $16.6 million from [Oracle's] Larry Ellison...” Nov 2017: https://variety.com/2017/biz/vpage/friends-israel-defense-forces-gala-raises-record-breaking-53-8-million-1202606799/
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Huge shoutout to @samhusseini for flagging this Ellison video in his new article about reports that Oracle is part of a consortium that's on the verge of gaining a controlling stake (roughly 80%) in TikTok’s U.S. business. Read it here: https://husseini.substack.com/p/billionaire-ellison-major-backer
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@samhusseini “Ellison talks like he's a citizen of Israel, not the US...” Comment by @samhusseini 👇 https://t.co/jnSDkDl5Yd
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@samhusseini UPDATE: Trump says that Ellison is indeed involved in the TikTok deal, calling him a “great guy” and “American Patriot.” https://t.co/V31XcbdF5s
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MUST SEE: Former State Dept spokesman and loathsome ghoul Matthew Miller gave his final press conference a few weeks ago, & many have understandably celebrated his departure. What most haven't been asking is this: Who is he being replaced by, and will that person be any better? We regret to introduce you to Tammy Bruce: “The New Matt Miller”—
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MUST SEE: Journalist @samhusseini presses US State Dept spokesperson Tammy Bruce about Israeli nukes, noting that JFK was pushing for inspections just before he was assassinated. “Every president since has adopted Israel’s policy of refusing to acknowledge the existence of Israel’s nuclear arsenal. My question to you is: Will this administration finally do so?”
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@samhusseini Short thread with some of @samhusseini's commentary on this exchange, and a link to read his full write-up:
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@samhusseini https://decensored.news/state-dept-tammy-bruce-jfk-assassination-israel-nuclear-weapons/
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FLASHBACK: Dr. Oz, who Trump just nominated to lead the CMS, sells the “remarkably safe” COVID vax that “works so well” to America “There may be no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again” —Donald Trump https://t.co/OFP5kJHeBv
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TRUMP: “When I'm president, the United States will once again stand shoulder to shoulder with the state of Israel...” “I will support Israel's right to win its war on terror, and we will win fast. You have to win, and you have to win fast...” “We will deport the foreign jihad sympathizers and Hamas supporters...” “I will ban refugee settlements from terror-infested areas like the Gaza Strip...” “The United States will stand with Israel ALL THE WAY, 100%, without hesitation, without qualification, and without any apology. We're not gonna be apologizing...” These clips are from the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership summit in Las Vegas on Sept 5, 2024:
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“That lady knows a lot... I watched her on a bunch of shows...” @joerogan is clearly aware of @_whitneywebb’s work, yet has failed to invite her on for years. Why? Is she too much of a “character” (whatever that means)? Too “wild”? Please explain Joe. https://t.co/Xev4GtHbtT
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WATCH: The AP's Matt Lee and others press the State Dept about possible U.S. and/or Israeli involvement in yesterday's deadly bombings in Iran “The United States has a long history of doing things in Iran...” https://t.co/ut4vNac1X5
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WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, appear to go out of their way to avoid saying the word “Palestine.” (h/t @prem_thakker & @briebriejoy) https://t.co/CHrtTntJMn
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Whitney Webb (@_whitneywebb) writes in this new piece: “The disastrous situation at the US-Mexico border is, and has been, intentionally produced...” “While the justifications for the frenzied media coverage are based on the actual reality that the border is indeed highly insecure (and has been for some time), the policy responses from American politicians reveal that there is a bipartisan consensus about what must be done. Tellingly, the same ‘solution’ is also being quietly rolled out at all American ports of entry that are not currently being ‘overrun’, such as airports. That solution, of course, is biometric surveillance, enabled by AI, facial recognition/biometrics and autonomous devices.” This was also advocated by anointed “dissident media” figures Bret Weinstein & Tucker Carlson in their recent interview:
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More from @_whitneywebb's new piece about how “the disastrous situation at the US-Mexico border is, and has been, intentionally produced”—in part to manufacture consent for a “smart wall,” biometric surveillance, etc. Read the full thing here: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2024/02/investigative-reports/manufacturing-consent-the-border-fiasco-and-the-smart-wall/
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🧵 1/ At the UN Security Council today, Christopher Lockyear, secretary general of Doctors Without Borders (@MSF_USA), provided an urgent update on Israel's assault on Gaza. He began by describing a horrific attack on one of their staff shelters this week:
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🧵 2/ @MSF_USA’s Christopher Lockyear describes “the systematic obliteration” of Gaza's health system “Israeli forces have attacked our convoys, detained our staff, bulldozed our vehicles; hospitals have been bombed and raided, and now—for a second time—one of our staff shelters has been hit...” “This situation is the culmination of a war Israel is waging on the entire population of the Gaza Strip. A war of collective punishment; war without rules; a war at all costs...” “Our colleagues in Gaza are fearful that as I speak to you today, they will be punished tomorrow...”
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🧵 3/ “The humanitarian response in Gaza today is an illusion; a convenient illusion that perpetuates a narrative that this war is being waged in line with international laws...” “There is no health system to speak of left in Gaza. Israel's military has dismantled hospital after hospital...” “The excuse given is that medical facilities have been used for military purposes. Yet we have seen no independently verified evidence of this...” “How can we deliver life-saving aid in an environment where the distinction between civilians and combatants is disregarded?...” @MSF_USA’s Christopher Lockyear at the UN Security Council:
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🧵 4/ @MSF_USA’s Christopher Lockyear describes how they've been “forced to evacuate 9 different health facilities” in Gaza, most recently Nasser hospital, which Israel raided last week. “Medical staff were forced to leave despite repeated assurances that they could stay and continue caring for patients...” “Our patients have catastrophic injuries... medics cannot treat these injuries on a battlefield or in the ashes of destroyed hospitals...” “Surgeons have had no choice but to carry out amputations without anesthesia on children...” They're having to reuse bloody gauze, he says, and pregnant women are going months without medical care before giving birth in “plastic tents and public buildings.”
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🧵 5/ @MSF_USA’s Lockyear says medical teams in Gaza have added a new acronym to their vocabulary: “WCNSF — Wounded Child, No Surviving Family” He says the psychological trauma inflicted by Israel has “led children as young as five to tell us that they would prefer to die.”
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🧵 6/ @MSF_USA’s Christopher Lockyear demands immediate action from the UN Security Council to save Gaza, rebuking them for their “political complicity” “We have watched members of this Council deliberate and delay while civilians die...” “We are appalled by the willingness of the United States to use its powers... to obstruct efforts to adopt the most evident of resolutions: one demanding an immediate and sustained ceasefire...” “The protection of civilians, of civilian infrastructure, of health workers and health facilities, falls first and foremost on the parties to the conflict. But it is also a collective responsibility; a responsibility which rests with this Council and its members as parties to the Geneva Conventions...” “Today our staff are back at work risking their lives once again for their patients. What are you willing to risk?”
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MUST SEE: @MaxBlumenthal & @aaronjmate just called the Washington Post's Elizabeth Dwoskin live on air, after she emailed The Grayzone saying she wanted to talk to them for an article she's working on about Oct 7. She said in an email to @AliAbunimah that her piece is about “efforts to minimize or misdirect information about [the] Hamas attacks on Israel.” Here's what happened:
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Here's the email she sent @AliAbunimah, and his reply. She says WaPo describes @intifada “as a far left publication” with an “anti-Israel bent.” Ali: “More accurate labels might be pro-fact, pro-Palestinian rights, pro-international law & anti-genocide.”
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The “desert Bedouins” quote that Max & Aaron referenced on their call with Dwoskin:
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“Before the British swept in, there was no Palestinian nation. The territory was taken from the ailing Ottoman Empire, and consisted of desert Bedouins without a sense of national identity as we know it today.” –Elizabeth Dowskin, May 3, 2002 https://www.columbiaspectator.com/2002/05/03/voice-dc-protest/
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This post by @DanielDenvir was also show by Max & Aaron on The Grayzone's livestream prior to their call with Dwoskin:
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Watch the full Grayzone livestream here. The segment where @MaxBlumenthal & @aaronjmate call Elizabeth Dwoskin (after discussing the emails that they and @AliAbunimah received from her) begins around 56:30, but they covered many other topics as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKcqIj03oFE&t=3390s