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Torchlight

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20. Mr. trump is checking all the hooked-crossed shaped boxes
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 08:18 PM
16 hrs ago

and the nation watches in rapt disinterest. It'll be fascinating (to me) to hear the administraiton's true purpose for this rather than the stated excuse they manufactured and sold to rubes.

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A W. Bush appointee, too. C Moon 20 hrs ago #1
"In a 32-page ruling, Judge Pappert, an Obama appointee, wrote that..." pcdb 16 hrs ago #19
Whoops. I looked up his name and it said Bush somewhere. Cray cray. Thanks. Maybe it was Google AI...again. C Moon 11 hrs ago #30
OK, they are getting lists of Jews now Miguelito Loveless 20 hrs ago #2
Except they want the list as part of a shakedown of U Penn maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #3
It is irrelevant why they want it, it is THAT they want it. Behind the Aegis 20 hrs ago #5
You have no idea what they want the lists for obamanut2012 20 hrs ago #6
It says right in the article what the Trumpists want the list for. maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #7
Hmmm... lonely bird 17 hrs ago #15
Maybe, maybe not. Miguelito Loveless 19 hrs ago #11
"Optics"? Well, Yeah. Those And REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #26
Jews Begin to Wonder: Is Anywhere Safe? Behind the Aegis 20 hrs ago #4
I'm so Sorry, BtA... 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 Cha 17 hrs ago #16
No. We aren't safe anywhere. AZLD4Candidate 16 hrs ago #18
Constitutional argument "easily dispensed with"? SpankMe 19 hrs ago #8
How do they know who is jewish? eggplant 19 hrs ago #9
That wouldn't work anyway. Behind the Aegis 19 hrs ago #10
Traditionally BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #12
Apparently I needed to add a sarcasm tag. eggplant 13 hrs ago #28
Horrible optics even if they are (in theory) trying to go after antisemitism LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #13
Yet, the Jewish population apparently doesn't feel discriminated against there Bayard 18 hrs ago #14
Your Government is Protecting You. Information will never leak. It will never be used to harass, injure or kill Jews. usonian 16 hrs ago #17
Mr. trump is checking all the hooked-crossed shaped boxes Torchlight 16 hrs ago #20
I don't think they'll ever tell us the truth..they will, I fear, show us why they want this and voters' information Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #27
This is so mind-boggling. Baitball Blogger 14 hrs ago #21
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush 14 hrs ago #22
The only people I trust less on the issue of antisemitism nycbos 14 hrs ago #23
Sounds like a "religious test" to me. Martin68 14 hrs ago #24
The Outrageousness Is Staggering And Shocking. And..... ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #25
Yeah. I don't care what reasons are given. Never good - Never - to want to point out the Jewish people. Solly Mack 13 hrs ago #29
OK, maybe this is a dumb question, but why the fuck would a student or employee record include religious affiliation?? pat_k 11 hrs ago #31
Good question. I went to Penn, and was never confronted with the issue DFW 6 hrs ago #32
"I haven't been back there since" BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #34
Is the next step to force universities to give up the names of every Muslim so they can be blamed for antisemitism? Lonestarblue 4 hrs ago #33
"Is the next step to force universities to give up the names of every Muslim so they can be blamed for antisemitism?" BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #37
Why would there be a "list of Jews" in the first place? Religion of nonreligion is a private matter. Vinca 4 hrs ago #35
Wouldn't it be easier just to make all the Jews wear a yellow Star of David on their clothing? Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #36
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