John Johnson
@johnrjohnson.bsky.social
Former agency creative director
Former LA County Ocean Lifeguard
Pro-Choice, Pro-Vax, Anti-Antisemite
Former LA County Ocean Lifeguard
Pro-Choice, Pro-Vax, Anti-Antisemite
Basically, what Capt. Kelly said that pissed off Pete Hegseth so much is on an iron plaque in front of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Hegseth and his 'Department of War' make the Keystone Kops look like Seal Team 6.
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Basically, what Capt. Kelly said that pissed off Pete Hegseth so much is on an iron plaque in front of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Hegseth and his 'Department of War' make the Keystone Kops look like Seal Team 6.
Netanyahu and his Likud Party are equivalent to Donald Trump and the Republican Party in Congress. You can love your country and, at the same time, despise your leaders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Netanyahu and his Likud Party are equivalent to Donald Trump and the Republican Party in Congress. You can love your country and, at the same time, despise your leaders.
If you're talking about Netanyahu, millions of Israelis agree with you. In addition to his unpopular conduct of the war, he was indicted in 2019 for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, and began testifying last year. Under Israeli law, prime ministers are not required to resign unless convicted.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you're talking about Netanyahu, millions of Israelis agree with you. In addition to his unpopular conduct of the war, he was indicted in 2019 for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, and began testifying last year. Under Israeli law, prime ministers are not required to resign unless convicted.
In 2008, Prime Minister Olmert proposed a deal that would have given the Palestinian National Authority 94% of the West Bank. Abbas rejected it, adding a demand for the 'right of return', which he knew Israel would never accept.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In 2008, Prime Minister Olmert proposed a deal that would have given the Palestinian National Authority 94% of the West Bank. Abbas rejected it, adding a demand for the 'right of return', which he knew Israel would never accept.
Presumably, because most WB settlements are not "illegal" and because the Israeli govt disagrees with the ICJ's ruling. Because Nefesh doesn't list addresses or who the sellers are, it's not promoting specific properties. If people participating in Aliyah want to live there, that's their decision.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Presumably, because most WB settlements are not "illegal" and because the Israeli govt disagrees with the ICJ's ruling. Because Nefesh doesn't list addresses or who the sellers are, it's not promoting specific properties. If people participating in Aliyah want to live there, that's their decision.
That story is the reason the Al-Aqsa Mosque was built on the site of the 2nd Temple, by Muhammad's father-in-law, Umar, after Muhammad's death in 632CE. Of course, the 2nd Temple had been there since 516BCE and was expanded by Herod the Great in 18BCE.
So, who stole land from whom?
So, who stole land from whom?
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
That story is the reason the Al-Aqsa Mosque was built on the site of the 2nd Temple, by Muhammad's father-in-law, Umar, after Muhammad's death in 632CE. Of course, the 2nd Temple had been there since 516BCE and was expanded by Herod the Great in 18BCE.
So, who stole land from whom?
So, who stole land from whom?
Arab Muslims began migrating to the Levant after hearing Muhammad's preposterous story about his 'night journey' to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in 628CE. He claimed to have traveled there on a donkey-like creature and ascended to Heaven from the Temple Mount with the angel Gabriel.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Arab Muslims began migrating to the Levant after hearing Muhammad's preposterous story about his 'night journey' to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in 628CE. He claimed to have traveled there on a donkey-like creature and ascended to Heaven from the Temple Mount with the angel Gabriel.
In the 1920s, diaspora Jews began purchasing land in the Levant because the British Mandate for Palestine had proposed a 2-state solution. Arabs rejected that proposal and, in 1928, they massacred Jews in Hebron because they heard a rumor that Jews might try to takeover the Temple Mount.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In the 1920s, diaspora Jews began purchasing land in the Levant because the British Mandate for Palestine had proposed a 2-state solution. Arabs rejected that proposal and, in 1928, they massacred Jews in Hebron because they heard a rumor that Jews might try to takeover the Temple Mount.
The historical fact is that Palestinians have been offered their own sovereign state 4 times in the last 100 years and rejected it every time because it would have required accepting the presence of Jews and a Jewish state. They could have peacefully co-existed with Jews, but refused.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The historical fact is that Palestinians have been offered their own sovereign state 4 times in the last 100 years and rejected it every time because it would have required accepting the presence of Jews and a Jewish state. They could have peacefully co-existed with Jews, but refused.
Between 1921 and 1948, everybody who lived in the Levant was called a "Palestinian", including people like Golda Meir. The Jewish people have had an ongoing presence there for 3,000 years. Palestinians today are Arabic-speaking Muslims, many of whom have Egyptian and Syrian ancestry.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Between 1921 and 1948, everybody who lived in the Levant was called a "Palestinian", including people like Golda Meir. The Jewish people have had an ongoing presence there for 3,000 years. Palestinians today are Arabic-speaking Muslims, many of whom have Egyptian and Syrian ancestry.
So, that would apply to all of the Arab Muslims who migrated there from the Arabian Peninsula then, too. Right? Go back far enough and EVERYBODY who lives in the region came from somewhere else, except for the Greek, Bedouin, and Jewish tribes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So, that would apply to all of the Arab Muslims who migrated there from the Arabian Peninsula then, too. Right? Go back far enough and EVERYBODY who lives in the region came from somewhere else, except for the Greek, Bedouin, and Jewish tribes.
This is a conversation I would be stupid to waste my time with, given that you have a Palestinian flag in your username. The fundamental difference between you and I is that I acknowledge the unique history of the Jewish people and the necessity of a Jewish state. You obviously don't. So, no thanks.
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a conversation I would be stupid to waste my time with, given that you have a Palestinian flag in your username. The fundamental difference between you and I is that I acknowledge the unique history of the Jewish people and the necessity of a Jewish state. You obviously don't. So, no thanks.
Yes, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you want to share your own version.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Yes, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you want to share your own version.
Jews were purchasing a lot of land in the Levant in 1920s, mostly from absentee Arab landlords. During that era, from 1921 to 1948, everybody who lived in the region was referred to as 'Palestinian', including people like Golda Meir. Then the Hebron Massacre in 1928 occurred.
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Jews were purchasing a lot of land in the Levant in 1920s, mostly from absentee Arab landlords. During that era, from 1921 to 1948, everybody who lived in the region was referred to as 'Palestinian', including people like Golda Meir. Then the Hebron Massacre in 1928 occurred.
My point is that during the British Mandate for Palestine (1921-1946) the region was a collection of disconnected districts populated by many people who had acquired their land while it was part of the Ottoman Empire, before there was any sovereign state formalizing and recording ownership.
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
My point is that during the British Mandate for Palestine (1921-1946) the region was a collection of disconnected districts populated by many people who had acquired their land while it was part of the Ottoman Empire, before there was any sovereign state formalizing and recording ownership.
The Arab League nations did attack Israel, and that war lasted one year. Since then, several of those countries have decided it would be easier to live in peace with Israel than to pursue a perpetual state of war with it.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Arab League nations did attack Israel, and that war lasted one year. Since then, several of those countries have decided it would be easier to live in peace with Israel than to pursue a perpetual state of war with it.
Israel, which is the size of New Jersey with a smaller population than Los Angeles County, is surrounded by a billion Muslims in Muslim-majority countries. The notion that Israel has been out there picking fights with its neighbors is preposterous.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Israel, which is the size of New Jersey with a smaller population than Los Angeles County, is surrounded by a billion Muslims in Muslim-majority countries. The notion that Israel has been out there picking fights with its neighbors is preposterous.
In 1947, after the UN Partition vote, Arab League nations announced their plan to attack Israel the day after it was established. Israel had never attacked any Arab League nation. At the same time, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, formed his Holy War Army and began attacking Jewish villages.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In 1947, after the UN Partition vote, Arab League nations announced their plan to attack Israel the day after it was established. Israel had never attacked any Arab League nation. At the same time, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, formed his Holy War Army and began attacking Jewish villages.
From whom did they buy the land?
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
From whom did they buy the land?
Nothing that I would take the time to find and respond with here would ever be enough for you. Your mind is made up, while I'm still wrestling with a lot of this. In any case, this is the Oslo II agreement. Live it up.
www.un.org/unispal/docu...
www.un.org/unispal/docu...
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (a.k.a. "Oslo II") - Question of Palestine
Letter dated 27 December 1995 from the Permanent Representatives of the Russian Federation and the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General As co-sponsors o...
www.un.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nothing that I would take the time to find and respond with here would ever be enough for you. Your mind is made up, while I'm still wrestling with a lot of this. In any case, this is the Oslo II agreement. Live it up.
www.un.org/unispal/docu...
www.un.org/unispal/docu...
Do you get paid to scream antisemitic horseshit (one word) and hurl juvenile insults at total strangers on social media, or are you a misanthropic asshole for free? 😀
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Do you get paid to scream antisemitic horseshit (one word) and hurl juvenile insults at total strangers on social media, or are you a misanthropic asshole for free? 😀
There are criminal elements in the West Bank involving Israeli extremists who have driven rightful owners out of their homes. Those are indefensible criminal acts. But they have nothing to do with Article 49 and the ICJ ruling.
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
There are criminal elements in the West Bank involving Israeli extremists who have driven rightful owners out of their homes. Those are indefensible criminal acts. But they have nothing to do with Article 49 and the ICJ ruling.
The Jordanian military OCCUPIED the West Bank for nearly 40 years, then lost control of it when it invaded Israel and lost the Six-Day War. Israelis have lived there ever since - nearly 60 years. The ICJ's ruling that Israelis can't go there to live now makes no sense to a lot of people.
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Jordanian military OCCUPIED the West Bank for nearly 40 years, then lost control of it when it invaded Israel and lost the Six-Day War. Israelis have lived there ever since - nearly 60 years. The ICJ's ruling that Israelis can't go there to live now makes no sense to a lot of people.