Arno Rosenfeld
@arnorosenfeld.bsky.social
I cover antisemitism and Jewish institutions for @forward.bsky.social. Chair of the Forward Guild. [email protected]. Signal: 202-677-5462
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NEW! The Shakedown: How Trump's DOJ pressured lawyers to 'find' evidence that UCLA had illegally tolerated antisemitism. by me and @KatherineMangan w/ @chronicle.com
www.propublica.org/article/ucla...
www.propublica.org/article/ucla...
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
NEW! The Shakedown: How Trump's DOJ pressured lawyers to 'find' evidence that UCLA had illegally tolerated antisemitism. by me and @KatherineMangan w/ @chronicle.com
www.propublica.org/article/ucla...
www.propublica.org/article/ucla...
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An absolutely insane story:
This story shows the lengths to which a private-equity landlord will go to quash its tenants’ union efforts, organizers allege, using aggressive tactics honed by employers in the days before the National Labor Relations Act.
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www.denverpost.com/2025/12/11/c...
A Denver building for elderly and disabled residents wanted to unionize. The private-equity landlord had other ideas.
Residents involved in the tenants union say they want a voice to help them improve living conditions.
www.denverpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
An absolutely insane story:
The D.C. Metro is selling these nonsense dreidels as part of the holiday merchandise collection — kind of love it?
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The D.C. Metro is selling these nonsense dreidels as part of the holiday merchandise collection — kind of love it?
After the Center for Jewish History gave Bill Ackman the keynote address at its academic symposium on antisemitism last spring, Ackman and his wife have donated $25 million to the organization
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Center for Jewish History celebrates 25 years with a $25M matching grant
When the Center for Jewish History in New York City was formed 25 years ago, it was on shaky ground. Many in the Jewish world felt the five previously independent organizations — YIVO, the American Je...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
After the Center for Jewish History gave Bill Ackman the keynote address at its academic symposium on antisemitism last spring, Ackman and his wife have donated $25 million to the organization
ejewishphilanthropy.com/center-for-j...
ejewishphilanthropy.com/center-for-j...
Two nits to pick:
1. If I only bring a personal item and no suitcase, I should be able to store it in the overhead
2. If I can stuff my coat and personal item on top of my suitcase, that should also be OK
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1. If I only bring a personal item and no suitcase, I should be able to store it in the overhead
2. If I can stuff my coat and personal item on top of my suitcase, that should also be OK
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
Small bags don’t go in overhead bins. Why do passengers keep trying?
Flight attendants are cracking down on passengers who store coats and small bags in overhead bins.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Two nits to pick:
1. If I only bring a personal item and no suitcase, I should be able to store it in the overhead
2. If I can stuff my coat and personal item on top of my suitcase, that should also be OK
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
1. If I only bring a personal item and no suitcase, I should be able to store it in the overhead
2. If I can stuff my coat and personal item on top of my suitcase, that should also be OK
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
Piers Morgan gives Nick Fuentes another opportunity to present himself as more moderate than basically his entire record of public comments would suggest
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Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes admits 'at least 6 million' Jews were killed in Nazi Germany
Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes acknowledged in an interview with Piers Morgan on Uncensored that at least 6 million Jews died in Nazi Germany.
forward.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Piers Morgan gives Nick Fuentes another opportunity to present himself as more moderate than basically his entire record of public comments would suggest
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Thrilled to have @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social on The Jewish Angle @thecjn.bsky.social to discuss his stellar reporting on Indiana University's Jewish studies program and the broader implications of a genuinely bonkers story. thecjn.ca/opinion/indi...
Indiana University and the conservativization of Jewish Studies
Are university administrations beginning to tilt the scales?
thecjn.ca
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Thrilled to have @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social on The Jewish Angle @thecjn.bsky.social to discuss his stellar reporting on Indiana University's Jewish studies program and the broader implications of a genuinely bonkers story. thecjn.ca/opinion/indi...
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Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
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In Aug., the NY Young Republican Club posted a statement to its website in support of the AfD. The statement concluded with the phrase “AfD über alles” in bold, a play on the line “Deutschland über alles,” which was frequently used in Nazi propaganda www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chairman, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In Aug., the NY Young Republican Club posted a statement to its website in support of the AfD. The statement concluded with the phrase “AfD über alles” in bold, a play on the line “Deutschland über alles,” which was frequently used in Nazi propaganda www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
An important thing to note is that Jeremy Corbyn was also incessantly asked about antisemitism but proved constitutionally incapable of giving Mamdani’s style of gracious answer
He has been giving the same answer for months but he's asked about it every interview. These questions aren't being asked to inform the public. They exist to continually suggest to viewers that Mamdani secretly hates Jews.
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
An important thing to note is that Jeremy Corbyn was also incessantly asked about antisemitism but proved constitutionally incapable of giving Mamdani’s style of gracious answer
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We've got our follow-up on our deep dive into Rumble, this time looking at the coordinated networks of scammers targeting fans of the platform's top creators with impersonation scams. The scale of these efforts is really insane to wrap your head around.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
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Impersonation Scams Target Audiences of Rumble Creators - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We've got our follow-up on our deep dive into Rumble, this time looking at the coordinated networks of scammers targeting fans of the platform's top creators with impersonation scams. The scale of these efforts is really insane to wrap your head around.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
"George and Alex Soros have their hands all over this."
Uhhh, this belated dissent in the Texas districting case—written by a 79-year-old Reagan appointee—is quite a ride storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"George and Alex Soros have their hands all over this."
The best solutions to addressing K-12 antisemitism often involve building partnerships with school officials and teachers — something that's much harder to do if you think they're proxies for Qatar
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November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The best solutions to addressing K-12 antisemitism often involve building partnerships with school officials and teachers — something that's much harder to do if you think they're proxies for Qatar
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/some-blame...
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/some-blame...
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Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
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newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
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newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
Credit where it's due, Dokupil does ask many of the questions I had — it wasn't a puff piece with Portnoy as an ambassador for fighting antisemitism, though the promo was certainly framed that way
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCp...
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Credit where it's due, Dokupil does ask many of the questions I had — it wasn't a puff piece with Portnoy as an ambassador for fighting antisemitism, though the promo was certainly framed that way
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pCp...
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Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Hollywood Finally Listened to Red Scare
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Oh I guess putting the period first actually breaks the handle @reformjudaism.bsky.social
[email protected]'s latest blog post about settler violence in the West Bank is going for a pun?
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The Wild, Wild West… Bank – ARZA
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November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh I guess putting the period first actually breaks the handle @reformjudaism.bsky.social
[email protected]'s latest blog post about settler violence in the West Bank is going for a pun?
arza.org/the-wild-wil...
arza.org/the-wild-wil...
The Wild, Wild West… Bank – ARZA
arza.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
[email protected]'s latest blog post about settler violence in the West Bank is going for a pun?
arza.org/the-wild-wil...
arza.org/the-wild-wil...
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Over on Substack, I wrote about some of the background of my piece on Indiana University and how it ties into a German approach to fighting antisemitism that I covered a few years ago
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
Behind a strange controversy over Jewish studies and antisemitism at Indiana University
I thought the German approach to antisemitism could never work in the United States. Maybe I was wrong.
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Over on Substack, I wrote about some of the background of my piece on Indiana University and how it ties into a German approach to fighting antisemitism that I covered a few years ago
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
antisemitismdecoded.substack.com/p/behind-a-s...
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Really crazy story from @mantzarlis.com for INDiCATOR about “Grokipedia” and the sources it’s citing. In addition to crazier stuff:
“Grokipedia largely emulates Wikipedia in over half of its entries, seemingly content to transcribe pages verbatim…”
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“Grokipedia largely emulates Wikipedia in over half of its entries, seemingly content to transcribe pages verbatim…”
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Grokipedia cites a Nazi forum and fringe conspiracy websites
A site-wide comparison with Wikipedia sheds light on what Elon Musk is trying to do
indicator.media
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Really crazy story from @mantzarlis.com for INDiCATOR about “Grokipedia” and the sources it’s citing. In addition to crazier stuff:
“Grokipedia largely emulates Wikipedia in over half of its entries, seemingly content to transcribe pages verbatim…”
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...
“Grokipedia largely emulates Wikipedia in over half of its entries, seemingly content to transcribe pages verbatim…”
indicator.media/p/grokipedia...