Douglas Bloomfield

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No room for the tired or the poor

1 week ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Douglas Bloomfield

The House of Representatives voted to turn off the Statue of Liberty’s “lamp beside the golden door” and send the “wretched refuse” back to their “teeming shore.” The tired, the poor, the huddled mases yearning to breathe free are no longer welcome here, except for a handful of preferred white people.
Take back your tired, your poor: US denying asylum to refugees

1 week ago | jpost.com | Douglas Bloomfield

The House of Representatives just voted to turn off the Statue of Liberty’s “lamp beside the golden door” and send the “wretched refuse” back to their “teeming shore.” The tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free are no longer welcome here – except for a handful of preferred white people.
Ending foreign aid, military assistance could re-orient US-Israel relationship - opinion

1 month ago | jpost.com | Douglas Bloomfield

WASHINGTON WATCH | Slashing military financing will elevate Israel to a “true strategic partnership” with the US, thinks the Heritage Foundation.
Is it time to end aid to Israel?

1 month ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Douglas Bloomfield

Heritage Foundation, those folks who brought us Project 2025, the operating manual for Donald Trump’s chaotic second administration, wants to “reorient” the U.S.-Israel relationship by ending its foreign aid. These are the geniuses on the far right who want to expand the power of the president, make the Congress his rubber stamp, slash the size of government by firing tens of thousands of government workers, shred the social safety net and eliminate foreign aid among other things.
Trump betrays Netanyahu with shifting Saudi, Iran priorities - opinion

1 month ago | jpost.com | Douglas Bloomfield

Netanyahu's Washington trip got a surprise gut punch when Trump revealed the United States and Iran were about to begin negotiations on a nuclear agreement without Israel.
Trump’s weaponization of pro-Israel antisemitism puts US Jews at risk

2 months ago | msn.com | Douglas Bloomfield

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Trump’s weaponization of pro-Israel antisemitism puts US Jews at risk - opinion

2 months ago | jpost.com | Douglas Bloomfield

The GOP and MAGA have a Jewish problem. All their declarations of love for Israel and opposition to antisemitism are not enough to overcome the discomfort many Jews feel. Anyone who was involved in last year’s protests against Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and is not a US citizen should be worried.
Weaponizing pro-Israel antisemitism

2 months ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Douglas Bloomfield

Anyone involved in last year’s protests against Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and is not a U.S. citizen should be worried about their safety. The Trump administration has begun scooping up leaders in the name of fighting antisemitism and terrorism and flying them off to secret detention centers with a promise of more to follow. Immigration officials insist they are targeting those who support foreign terrorists and say they must be deported regardless of their immigration status.
Rescuing Social Security from DOGE

2 months ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Douglas Bloomfield

Ninety years after Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into law, Republicans are still trying to kill Social Security. Leading the assault this time are the dreadful duo of billionaires, Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, and his celebrity car salesman, President Donald Trump. FDR built the modern social safety net that has protected millions of older Americans, the unemployed, dependent mothers and children and the disabled.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump want to kill Social Security. Here's how it can be saved from DOGE -opinion

2 months ago | jpost.com | Douglas Bloomfield

Elon Musk, under the authority of DOGE granted by Donald Trump, has it out for US Social Security. Here are the facts and what can be done about it. Ninety years after Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into law, Republicans are still trying to kill Social Security.