THE RETRIEVAL IS A MASSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO IS THE FACT THAT A SPACESHIP FLOATED IN THE OPEN OCEAN FOR 24 DAYS. Against All Odds, SpaceX Finally Tugs Starship Into Port After 24 Days at Sea.
WE’LL KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE BY THE PRICE AT THE PUMP:
MSM spin narrative incoming https://t.co/MPjNZOhefH
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 23, 2026
FIGHT THE POWER: California Parents Sue School District for Mosque Field Trip.
YOU’RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC:
"Israel is murdering children!!!! Now excuse me, I have to go to the rally for Lindsay Clancy."
— Kamel Amin Thaabet (@K_AminThaabet) August 21, 2026
(Classical reference in headline.)
CHRISTIAN TOTO: Pop Culture Puts Antisemitism on Blast (Finally).
It’s a massive problem, one that late-night stars like Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon won’t touch.
And then there’s Mark Ruffalo.
The “Avengers” star is one of Hollywood’s most strident pro-Palestinian voices. And, as is often the case with that sub-set, the messaging can appear critical of more than just the Jewish state.
This week, Ruffalo attacked the proposed Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger, but he didn’t stop there.
The actor shared a video of Oracle Executive Vice Chair Safra Catz discussing the company’s assistance to Israel after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks. “Look how she revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle,” Ruffalo wrote on his social media channels.
Team Paramount swiftly fired back, accusing the star of spreading antisemitic language.
“We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and they cheapen the very real suffering those words are meant to describe.
The mega-studio wasn’t the only one to lash out at Ruffalo. Sharon Waxman, the veteran Hollywood journalist and founder of the far-Left TheWrap.com, took the unusual move to call out Ruffalo directly.
Naturally, Ruffalo is in full “I’m not antisemitic, I’m merely anti-Zionist” mode in response to Paramount’s pushback:
The thing people like this never acknowledge is that the majority of the anti-Israel sentiment is just people who hate Jews and don’t give a rat’s ass about Palestinians. And yes, that influences you when you hang around such people all the time. https://t.co/AH2jfSmQ8k
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) August 22, 2026
But Ruffalo chose his initial tropes carefully:
Ruffalo has always been an unhinged anti-Semite, but there is a method to his current madness. He is seeking to establish that American Jews who support Israel cannot conduct business. As Jews in Nazi Germany could not conduct business. https://t.co/eFRdcPKYZd
— Ayn Reagan (@AynReagan) August 22, 2026
He’s now “trying to walk it back by saying criticism of the Israeli government or a tech contract is somehow different. It’s not. Injecting those specific words into a corporate fight against Jewish business leaders is the problem.”
Mark Ruffalo is now claiming he’s not antisemitic after using classic tropes in a business dispute.
He dragged “genocide” and “apartheid” into an attack on the Paramount merger, specifically targeting Jewish executives and their ties to Israel. Paramount correctly called it what…
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 22, 2026
“No studio should want this. Disney, Marvel, and every other employer should drop him. Antisemitism is not a political opinion that deserves a free pass because the person is a famous actor.”
To be fair, he’s probably safe at Disney, at least based on their past reputation:
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THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST:
Will Smith’s bisexual polyamorous daughter teaches people about “sacred geometry.”
“I’m Willow and I might know some sh*t about some sh*t. Shapes. Square. Triangle. Pentagon. So we know shapes. When you look outside…you can see that there are shapes in the plants.” pic.twitter.com/04Cm7zKZx9
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 22, 2026
WE’VE DESCENDED INTO SOME SORT OF BIZARRE HELL-WORLD IN WHICH JOHN FETTERMAN IS A VOICE OF SANITY:
It's impossible to have a nuanced, conversation about data power centers on social media; the politics right now is to demonize them, call them predators rather than show examples of good industry stewards.
Few have the courage to raise the consequences of that.
Except Fetterman. https://t.co/LXx2kIzFAe— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 23, 2026
In accordance with the prophecy:
THE 21ST CENTURY IS A BAD ONE FOR ACADEMIA, AND IT’S GOING TO GET WORSE: Nuke Academia From Orbit. It Is the Only Way to Be Sure. “Our prestigious institutions are fundamentally corrupted, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dominant ideology has become race Marxism in the guise of DEI. They no longer have any allegiance to the truth, facts, or rational discourse. They are fundamentally hostile to the values that gave rise to them.”
OPEN THREAD: Party on, and be excellent to one another.
SORRY JUST SAT AT THE KEYBOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, TO SHARE THIS: Meme with Me, I want to be your meme supplier, can’t you see?
I THINK THE WNBA IS A PSYOP DESIGNED TO CONVINCE NORMALS THAT BLACK WOMEN AND LESBIANS HATE AMERICA:
Sophie Cunningham is once again the only player on the court to put her hand above her heart for the singing of the US national anthem pic.twitter.com/c6grxtZMzm
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) August 22, 2026
EVERYTHING IS A PROBLEM: We’re Not Taking Harmful Cat Behaviors on The Internet Seriously Enough, Researchers Warn.
STAY SAFE: aosu D1 Max, 4K 8MP Solar Security Camera Wireless Outdoor. #CommissionEarned
DO THEY HAVE A .357 MAGNUM? Mercedes-AMG Doesn’t Care If You Hate Its EVs.
WHY, IT’S AS IF: The Robber Barons: Neither Robbers Nor Barons.
The so-called robber barons of the 19th century had the same understanding. It’s why they built hospitals and concert halls and train stations, and made the buildings timeless works of art. If you want protection and popularity from the people, you have to pay for it.
Robber… https://t.co/zcNYpDbUpE
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 21, 2026
STAY SAFE: Philips Wi-Fi Smart Deadbolt with 2 Handles. #CommissionEarned
WITH A .357 MAGNUM YOU DON’T HAVE TO CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK: I Put a Red Dot on My Colt Grizzly And I Don’t Care What You Think.
STOP ANTIMALE DISCRIMINATION:
Men did not “ditch the workplace”
They were literally discriminated against and exiled by woke hiring standards under the Civil Rights Act
Also, notice how this language is indistinguishable from a growing cadre of neoconservative commentators https://t.co/rKyNDB7jVN
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) August 21, 2026
KEEP YOUR CAR CLEAN: EzyShade Car Cover Waterproof All Weather. #CommissionEarned
MOHAMMED EL-KURD LAMENTS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO HIJACK PLANES IN PROTEST:
Palestinian activist Mohammed El-Kurd likened hijacking planes and other extreme acts of violence to more peaceful forms of protest, and complained that none of them were acceptable on a post on X, late Monday night.
“You can’t protest peacefully. You can’t boycott. You can’t hunger strike. You can’t hijack planes. You can’t block traffic. You can’t throw Molotovs. You can’t self-immolate. You can’t heckle politicians. You can’t march. You can’t riot. You can’t dissent. You just can’t be,” he said in the post.
Shortly after posting, the unorthodox statement gained a lot of traction on X and warranted hundreds of replies, including from the Israeli government spokesman, Eylon Levy.
Provided they clear a wide enough berth around them, I’m personally okay with the whole self-immolation thing, but as with the “take this plane to Cuba!” era, it does seem like an awfully retro ’60s throwback.
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