There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran Mamdani, who became the first New York City mayor to skip the annual Israel Day Parade in more than 60 years. Top Israeli leaders and Jewish American figures mingled among heavy security during the festivities and generally agreed it…
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Sorry, Haters: James Talarico Not Gay, Analysis Finds
Republicans are seizing and pouncing on James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, because—let’s be honest—they’re threatened by his modern brand of masculinity. He’s not a typical “bro.” He doesn’t flaunt his “jacked” physique. He respects women “our neighbors with uteruses.” He monitors his meat…
‘It’s Important To Get the Facts Straight’: Graham Platner Questioned the Armenian Genocide in Now-Deleted Post, Called Mass Slaughter an ‘Incident’
Left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner—who’s repeatedly accused Israel of genocide—publicly questioned the Armenian genocide in a now-deleted internet post, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. In a June 2016 posting to Reddit, Platner responded to a thread about Germany formally recognizing the Armenian genocide, suggesting the widely…
Iowa Senate Hopeful Zach Wahls Promoted Anti-Police Bail Fund That Helped Free Career Criminal Who Tried Burning Down Courthouse
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Zach Wahls promoted an anti-police bail fund that helped free dozens of Black Lives Matter rioters arrested in the wake of George Floyd’s death for attacking officers, vandalizing businesses, and smashing the windows of a courthouse in downtown Des Moines. One of the freed…
In Curious Reversal, McMorrow Ally Honors Fallen US Soldiers Without Mentioning Grandfather’s Role in Nazi Army That Killed 150K Americans
A prominent Democratic fundraiser omitted key Nazi-related details from an Instagram post thanking U.S. service members for preserving her freedom to ride electric bikes at a waterfront resort. “Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all the brave men and women who’ve served and sacrificed for our freedom,” wrote…
Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts’s top teachers’ union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a “fascist oligarchy,” objected to national borders as a “construct of colonizers,” and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as “genocidal.” The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)—an…
Israel-Hating ‘TrackAIPAC’ Attack Account Used To Be Elizabeth Warren-Boosting ‘California for Warren,’ Raising Money for Her Presidential Bid
The X account known as “TrackAIPAC,” the self-described “America First” group that accuses pro-Israel U.S. politicians of being “foreign agents,” got its start as “California for Warren,” an account dedicated to promoting left-wing Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D.) failed presidential campaign, a Washington Free Beacon review found. At…
Zohran Mamdani Paid Multiple Visits to Holocaust-Denying Sheikh Who Claimed Jewish Death Toll ‘Was Exaggerated’ and ‘Done By Zionists,’ Called for More ‘Study’
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) has developed a close relationship with an influential Muslim sheikh in Queens with a history of Holocaust denial, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. Mamdani has met with Sheikh Fadhel Al-Sahlani, imam of the Al-Khoei Islamic Center in Jamaica, Queens, on…
New Fed Chair Has Chance to Right-Size ‘Disaster’ of Bloated Staff
A new chairman of the Federal Reserve is an opportunity to scale back the system’s staff, whose numbers have swollen in recent years and now far exceed that of similar institutions in other countries. The Bank of Japan says it has 4,601 employees. The European Central Bank says…
Graham Platner Disparaged Army Soldiers in Deleted Reddit Posts: ‘Full of Fat, Lazy Trash Who Would Rather Not Be in Uniform’
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner disparaged Army soldiers in since-deleted Reddit posts, calling the Army an “awful” organization “full of fat, lazy trash who would rather not be in uniform.” “The Army does things differently, and as a whole, they do things much worse,” Platner, who served…