Keep Digging: How Archaeology Debunks the Israel ‘Colonizers’ Libel

HonestReporting    "One of the earliest references to the Jewish people comes from the Merneptah Stele, an Egyptian artifact dating back to 1200 BCE. The stele commemorates the victories of the Pharaoh Merneptah over the Israelites. This marks the first known mention of Israel in ancient Egyptian literature, affirming the longstanding presence of the Jewish people in the region. In the picture to the left, the word “Israel” is highlighted in the artifact’s original Egyptian hieroglyphics. Though there are a handful of exact translations, the sentence reads, “Yisrael, his seed is scattered,” stressing the narrative of Jewish continuity."

"The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian artifact from 841 BCE. It mentions the “House of Omri,” recording the tribute paid by King Jehu of Israel to the Assyrian empire after they had conquered the Kingdom of Israel. The obelisk is the only known contemporary image of an Israelite king, demonstrating the political and dynastic activities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, therefore reinforcing the Jewish presence in the region." Photo  . . . 

Many more proofs here.

The Roman Era  

"Constructed soon after the death of Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus in 81 CE, the Arch of Titus commemorates the Roman triumph awarded to Emperor Vespasian and to Titus, his son and heir, for their victory in the Jewish War (66-74 CE). The most historically important element of the Arch’s iconography is the display of spolia from the war, including such sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple as the seven-branched Menorah and the Table of the Showbread. The first-century CE Jewish historian Flavius Josephus describes the triumph and the deposition of these artifacts in Rome, and they are also mentioned in later Rabbinic literature. The menorah on the Arch of Titus was chosen as the symbol of the State of Israel in 1949." . . . Center for Israel Studies

This should call for one of those "Hey Hey, Ho Ho" chants in favor of Israel.

Bruce Springsteen tells ICE to ‘get the f–k out of Minneapolis’ at surprise NJ show appearance

 For years this man was one of my favorites...until he wasn't. TD

New York Post  

"Springsteen has long been vocal in his criticism of former President Donald Trump and has frequently aired his political views during concert appearances."

The Jimmy Kimmel of rock

Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song to Renee Good, Tells ‘Gestapo’ ICE ‘Get the F**k Out of Minneapolis’

"He then attacked the federal government in a truly insurrectionist vein: . . ."

So we must suppose Bruce likes the thousands flooding into the country daily during the Biden (or somebody's) administration? 
Speaking of Bruce - Biden, always remember this statement Springsteen made when Biden won the election for President:

From a 2021 post in the Tunnel Wall: What Bruce Springsteen Has Said About Joe Biden on 9/21/20  He speaks well, writes well, sings excellently, but I have to consider him a poor judge of people's character. The Tunnel Dweller

..."For one, Springsteen and Biden romanticize the blue collar, factory life of times past, but neither of them have spent time experiencing it. Springsteen might have grown up in a working class family, but he has spent the majority of his adult career in the limelight. Biden’s been in politics his whole life with little to show for it. And no matter how much pandering he extends to the working class and how relatable he pretends to be, his hands will never be calloused. He’d sooner kill jobs before he’d do any work to create them, as we’ve already seen just weeks into his presidency. Biden and Springsteen have taken it upon themselves to be the mouthpieces of the working class man–but as it stands now, they are both failing miserably."...

And to think, I have Springsteen's channel programmed on my satellite radio. TD 

More Tunnel Wall posts on this here.

Hatred Brought Us to a Place the Haters Don’t Care For

 John Green   

"In a perfect world, local police would come to the aid of ICE when confronted with unruly mobs. There would be no need for ICE to gun up, mask up, and travel in tactical squads."

. . . "Jane is a hard-working, big-hearted woman who has never intended to hurt anyone. She is the type of person who calls on your birthday, comforts you when tragedy strikes, or takes you to the doctor when you’re under the weather. She is the friend that every person should be blessed with. We are grateful to have her in our lives, despite her one glaring fault -- an all-consuming hatred for Donald J. Trump. It is a hatred that far exceeds mere derangement.

"For Jane politics isn’t the business of rational choices. It is a war of emotional expression. While Jane is vehemently opposed to illegal immigration, she is highly offended by the Trump administration’s tactics in her community. She recently posted on Facebook:

This is not the America I grew up in. And I'm beyond pissed. Now I hear Trump is threatening the insurrection act in Minnesota… does that mean war on the citizens of Minnesota? Shoot now ask questions later…

. . .  "Bill Clinton used a heavily armed SWAT raid to detain and deport Elián González, a six-year-old Cuban boy. Jane wasn’t “beyond pissed.” She didn’t care at all.

"Barack Obama murdered an entire wedding party with a drone strike. Jane didn’t call him a war criminal. She adored him.

"Joe Biden trafficked over 300,000 children into slavery and prostitution. Jane didn’t join a mob blowing whistles in protest. She voted for the woman who said she wouldn’t have done anything differently.

"Donald Trump is enforcing laws passed by our duly-elected representatives. Jane is filled with rage that he as the temerity to do his constitutional duty, and is committed to making his job as difficult as possible." . . . More...

John Green is a political refugee from Minnesota, now residing in Idaho. He has written for American Thinker, The American Spectator, Convention of States Action, and American Free News Network.  He can be reached at greenjeg@gmail.com.

With the attack on the , the Minnesota Nice lefties have crossed a clear line.

Waiting for an atrocity  

"If Trump was to send in the troops at this point, the Morlock vote would hear that this was the second coming of fascism, that Trump had shown his true colors, that end of democracy was nigh and could be stopped only by heroic figures like Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar. The media would continue riding this straight up until November."

Don Lemon, Keith Ellison, Ilhan Omar, Brandon, Nancy Pelosi, AOC, Kamala, Schiff, Walz, MO | Political Talk   "Aren't you Lefties ever EMBARRASSED by who your so-called leaders are? I swear, I could easily find people who are smarter, vastly more sensible, and with a ton more integrity and character than these human cartoon characters by simply spending 15 minutes in my local Walmart.

"What's really sad? Your total lack of judgment regarding these degenerates is what's tearing this country apart."  From Tiger Droppings

Politically Incorrect

Lemon wasn't a journalist; he was an active participant and speaks of the vandals as "we". TD

Make her famous: Radical left-wing attorney led the attack at MN church…

"Meet Nekima Levy Armstrong… She led the group of Marxists that stormed the Church with Don Lemon. She is a community agitator tied to Leftist orgs. She made $170,000 at a 501(c)(3) called The Wayfinder Foundation. Of course… The Resistance is funded by us. Lock her up!"

'Good luck walking to work, a**holes': Trump-hater Swalwell wants to revoke driver’s licenses for ICE agents

 The Blaze 

 "Gilbert accused Swalwell of listing the office of his California-based lawyer as his residence in his campaign filing."Either he's guilty of mortgage fraud in Washington, D.C., or he's ineligible to run for governor of California," Gilbert told the Daily Mail. "He can't have it both ways.' "

"Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) pledged that if he were elected California governor this November, he would revoke the state driver's licenses of federal immigration agents.

"Swalwell attended the Empowerment Congress California Governor Forum on Saturday, during which he gave a speech.

"He vowed to "always be on offense on behalf of Californians," in part, by taking drastic action against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents who wear masks.

" 'They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, a**holes," Swalwell stated, referring to ICE officers. "Also I will direct law enforcement to use every power to prosecute them for battery, false imprisonment, and murder."

"Swalwell shared a clip of his comments on X, writing, "ICE, do I have your attention yet?"

“Rep. Eric Swalwell’s vowing to strip ICE law enforcement officers of their driver’s licenses for wearing masks is disgusting,” Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Our officers wear masks to protect themselves from being doxxed and targeted by known and suspected terrorist sympathizers. Not only is ICE law enforcement facing a more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them, but we’ve also seen thugs launch websites to reveal officers’ identity.” . . .More...

Don Lemon, Leftists In Minneapolis About To FACE Justice?

Doesn't it seem the ICE riots kicked up just as the Somali daycare crimes were exposed? TD

Hot Air  

"Notice that nowhere in Lemon's despicable intrusion of worship of Jesus on God's day is he at all concerned about the desecration he's committing. He's there for eyeballs and YouTube clicks. This is how desperate he's become after losing his CNN job."

"Admittedly, I've been following U.S. personnel and asset movement towards the Middle East with a lot more attention, because the coming showdown with the brutal theocracy is coming, and it's long past time for the mullahs to go. 

"Being in the news business, though, one can't help but keep at least one Marty Feldman eye on what's unfolding in Minneapolis. The shooting of Renee Good was tragic in that it didn't have to happen, but was destined to end as it did once Good made the conscious decision to disobey lawful orders to leave her vehicle, evade arrest, and plow her car into a federal agent in the process of making her getaway. Nothing funny about that. It was a stupid decision made by a radicalized moron, and now a young child is an orphan in a futile attempt to delay federal officers removing yet another handful of illegal aliens, most of whom have committed additional felonies besides entering the country without permission, from American society.

"As the weekend began, there were a couple of other anecdotes, fortunately ones that did not become violent, that made me shake my head and laugh. In one case, a media person was followed around by an anti-ICE team, and was accosted by them after being forced to pull over. Why was he stopped by the mob? Because he was driving a car that looked like it might be an ICE vehicle. 

"Let that sink in for a moment. The entire premise for the protests in the Twin Cities is because leftists, incited to vigilanteism by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, are incensed that duly-sworn federal agents are enforcing U.S. immigration law and detaining and removing people in violation of those laws. These leftists believe the fact that federal agents are pulling people over, asking them to show ID, and arresting those that are on their list, is a violation of Constitutional rights. Anti-Trump pundits who are anti-Trump regardless of whatever activity happens are quick to observe that we no longer live in America when people are asked to show their papers."...

Harmeet Dhillon Drops Bombshell: ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’ Could Be Used Against Don Lemon, Church Ambushers  I'd rather have dinner with ICE guys.

You can understand why these people would act without fear of any consequences and flaunt their alleged crimes.   . . . "For years, Minnesota has allowed these activists to run amok, violating the law and terrorizing normal people, with the George Floyd riots of 2020 being the most striking example. Perhaps Armstrong and her cohorts believed they wouldn't be subject to any federal investigation or possible charges. She thought wrong, though. 

The DOJ shouldn't wait for Minnesota officials to keep dithering in the face of these almost certainly illegal aggressions. Go after these activists with the full force of the law while there's still a chance." 

Gwen Walz said she kept windows open during George Floyd riots to smell 'burning tires' | New York Post

Anti-ICE agitators occupy Minnesota Target store, demand retailer stop helping federal agents   . . . "The video shows an ICE agent confronting people in St. Paul who he said were honking their car horns and disrupting federal officers as they attempted to take a suspect into custody.

"We're here to arrest a child sex offender and you guys are out here honking," the agent says in the video.

The Democrats’ Shock Troops Without Uniforms   . . . The mission goes far beyond peaceful protesting — to “de-arrest” means agitators have to assault officers — and the phrase “micro-intifada” speaks for itself. Any group that would use it is not on the side of angels but aligned with the malevolent of the world.

"The pressure to turn down the temperature should be squarely on the Democrats. But they have chosen to stoke the fever instead. Once the federal investigators who are looking into misconduct by Walz and Frey are done and the pair is properly punished, they need to quickly move on to the next batch of Democratic insurrectionists — and those who fund them."

Danish petition to buy California from Trump signed by thousands

  Newsweek Danes: I know you want Greenland to stay yours. You are welcome to California and the Newsomites. Please, Mr. President; you're doing great, don't blow it. TD

Jon Russo

"A satirical petition calling on Denmark to “buy” California has surged past 200,000 signatures as an apparent response to the Trump administration’s renewed calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.

"The campaign—hosted on Denmarkification.com—imagines a world where Denmark purchases America’s most populous state, rebrands it “New Denmark,” and even renames Disneyland as “Hans Christian Andersenland.”

"Newsweek reached out to the host of Denmarkification.com via email for comment.

Why It Matters

"President Donald Trump has again issued a warning about Greenland’s strategic importance, saying the U.S. needs the island to counter Russian influence and asserting “now is the time” to act, though his remarks have been sharply criticized by European leaders.

"On Saturday, thousands of Greenlanders marched through the capital city of Nuuk in protest against the Trump government’s escalating threats to acquire the self-governing territory.

"In response, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of 10 percent starting February 1, rising to 25 percent on June 1 on countries that oppose Washington’s bid to control Greenland—including Denmark and several of its closest European allies—and to keep those tariffs in place until a deal on Greenland is reached..

"Leaders across Europe have reacted strongly to Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on allied countries that oppose America’s efforts to take control of Greenland, warning the move risks undermining NATO cooperation and strain trans-Atlantic ties while defending Greenland’s right to determine its own future." . . .

10 Surprising Etiquette Faux Pas in Other Countries

 Daily Passport

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"In America and many other countries, raising the index and middle fingers in a “V” shape, with the palms facing outward, is the peace sign. However, in other parts of the world, the “V sign” is associated with victory instead of peace. And in Turkey, it has a more unfortunate connotation: terrorism. 

"Many people learned that in the summer of 2025 due to a viral video of a South Korean tourist being gently reprimanded by security guards after flashing the peace sign in Istanbul. “In your culture, it means peace, but unfortunately in Turkey, it is raised about terrorism,” one of the guards told her. The hand gesture has been used in the past by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Australia."

Gifting Certain Kinds of Flowers – France

Chrysanthemums have funeral connotations in France, where they’re associated with mourning and loss. So, while they’re the right kind of flower to leave at a gravesite, they’re the wrong kind for most other occasions. Also best left at the florist are red carnations, which suggest ill will; all-yellow bouquets, which imply infidelity; and an even number of flowers in a bouquet. Additionally, flowers in general are considered a bit of a no-no if you’re trying to thank someone for hosting you — especially if they aren’t already in a vase, as you just gave your host work to do when you were trying to give them a gift." . . .

The time when George Bush Senior figuratively told the Aussies where to  go…   . . . "During a state visit to #Australia in 1992, US President George Bush Senior was confronted by protesting sugar industry workers angry at the US dumping cheap, subsidised sugar in Australia’s traditional markets.

"How did Bush greet the protestors? By flashing them a V-sign ✌🏼… only he did it with the fingers to the front, not the back.

"👎🏻 Bad move – that hand gesture in Australia does not mean “peace” or “victory” but has the same meaning as the middle-finger salute, causing great offence. At the time it wasn’t for certain whether this was a genuine gaffe or not. However, as the photo shows, Bush did learn from this faux pas.

‘Kamala Harris Day’ sparks mockery after former VP accepts honor: ‘Name one accomplishment’

NY Post  

"The lavishing of awards on Harris, who was roundly thrashed in the 2024 presidential election by President Trump, was met with incredulity online. “Name one accomplishment! Just one!” an X user wrote, adding that the country had “dodged the biggest bullet ever” when she lost."

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was met with mockery after she accepted the key to the city of Jackson, Mississippi, where the mayor also declared last Wednesday “Kamala Harris Day,” in honor of her many “accomplishments.”

"The former Democratic presidential candidate, who is rumored to be mulling a second try for the Oval Office, was in the Magnolia State as part of a mammoth book tour promoting her memoir, “107 Days,” when she was honored by Democratic Jackson Mayor John Horhn.

"  'Kamala, you don’t know what you mean to Jackson, Mississippi. You don’t know what you mean to Mississippi. You don’t know what you mean to America,” Horhn gushed during his remarks introducing Harris at Thalia Mara Hall last Wednesday evening.

" 'And, in recognition of your many, many firsts, in recognition of all of the accomplishments that you have made … I signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 14, 2026, Kamala Harris Day in Jackson, Mississippi,” Horhn said, as Harris clutched her hands to her chest in a show of humility." . . .More...

Why is the Democrat Party drawn to the worst leader candidates possible? Do they not have such honorable public figures as Condoleezza Rice, Herman Caine, Larry Elder, Harris Faulkner, Wesley Hunt, Deroy Murdock, Justice Clarence Thomas, Rep. Byron Donalds, Fox anchors Lawrence B. Jones and Kevin Corke. . .  Many more here, but still not exhaustive nor current. TD

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away

 Jerusalem Post   

"Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed. In previous rounds of demonstrations, he has had no qualms directing security forces to take blood in order to keep the ayatollahs in power. The real question is why the world* is still allowing him to get away with it."

"Iran’s supreme leader has now openly acknowledged what the Islamic Republic has spent weeks trying to obscure from the world.

"In remarks carried by Iranian state media on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted that “several thousand deaths” had occurred during Iran’s latest wave of nationwide protests, while blaming the United States and Israel for the bloodshed.

" 'Protesters, he declared, were “criminals,” “mercenaries,” and mohareb (enemies of God) – a charge that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.

"For over four decades, the Islamic Republic has relied on a familiar formula for survival. It begins with repression at home, then blames foreign intervention, and waits for the world to hesitate.

"When Iranians protest corruption or inflation, the regime’s response is lethal force. And when the death toll mounts, Tehran redirects responsibility outward, confident that international outrage will stop short of any consequential acts. This is one way the regime has firmly held on to power." . . .

. . . "No Iranian embassies have been closed. Nor have any ambassadors been recalled. Diplomatic relations continue largely uninterrupted, even as the regime openly threatens mass executions. Tehran remains seated at international forums, its representatives treated as normal partners in conversation, while protesters are labeled terrorists at home."  . . .

In recent weeks, Iranian protesters have appealed directly to outside powers, particularly the United States and Israel. Handwritten signs addressed to US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have appeared at demonstrations. Video messages circulate online calling for help.

* Bear in mind that much of "The world" sided with the murderers and rapists of Hamas when Israel said "Enough!" and tried to put a stop to years of Hamas murders and missile attacks on peaceful Kibbutzim. And (Below) putting Jewish babies into Israeli ovens and cooking them alive. TD

Gen Z approved.

What MLK might have to say about America today

 

"For King’s was a universal message of equality and dignity for all: “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.' ” [Hear that, Joy Reid, Maxine Waters, Al Green, Jasmine Crockett, Ayanna Presley?]

"What would the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have to say about his country’s contentious racial landscape on this, his 97th birthday?

"America is a far different place from the nation that saw King felled by an assassin’s bullet in 1968 at the young age of 39; different even from the country that made this a federal holiday in 1983.

"Black Americans still face real inequities. Look at the huge numbers of crime victims, disproportionately black, generated by terrible progressive policies on public safety.

"Or the decay of America’s public schools, once an engine of black social mobility: the erasure of all standards in order to conceal the failure of unionized teachers to actually teach.

"Nor are these the only reasons African Americans and the Democratic Party seem increasingly at odds, as the party’s woke elites obsess about issues (the green agenda, open borders, trans rights) irrelevant or contrary to the interests or views of most blacks.

"Yet vast progress is impossible to deny: The United States has seen an African American serve two terms as president — something King likely thought even his children would never see. [Yet his wife gets wealthy on TV by claiming victimhood]

"So we honor Dr. King for the goals he pursued and largely achieved — and for a vision the nation still strives to fully realize." . . .   More... 

Why do Democrats and the left oppose ICE so much?

 Mike Robertson  

"In short, the left opposes ICE so vehemently because effective enforcement undermines their power base, exposes policy failures, and challenges their narrative." . . . 

"Since President Donald Trump’s return to office in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has undergone a dramatic revival. Bolstered by a historic 120% manpower increase — adding over 12,000 agents — and billions in new funding through the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” ICE has launched aggressive operations like the massive “Metro Surge” in Minnesota. These efforts target the “worst of the worst”: gang members, drug traffickers, murderers, rapists, and child predators, many with serious criminal convictions.

"By mid-January 2026, ICE’s detainee population reached a record 73,000 (an 84% jump from Biden-era levels), with thousands of criminal non-citizens arrested and hundreds of thousands removed or self-deported nationwide. DHS reports over 622,000 deportations under Trump so far, plus millions more encouraged to leave voluntarily — far outpacing the ICE figures under the previous administration, where lax policies allowed criminal aliens to remain free despite record border crossings.

"This renewed focus on public safety and rule of law has restored order for many Americans, who voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024 precisely because illegal immigration had become a crisis impacting jobs, welfare, housing, schools, and safety.

"Yet Democrats and the broader left have responded with fierce opposition: lawsuits from states like Minnesota, threats to block DHS funding, calls to “abolish ICE,” and inflammatory rhetoric labeling agents as “Gestapo,” “rogue,” or perpetrators of “lawlessness” and “terror.” Why such intense backlash against an agency enforcing federal immigration laws and removing dangerous criminals?" . . . More...