Hasan Piker Discovers the Jews Are Somehow Responsible for Antisemitism

Hasan Piker, the multimillionaire socialist who has somehow managed to turn complaining about capitalism into a very lucrative career, is facing backlash after suggesting that American Jews could be responsible for the anti-Semitism directed at them. 

During his Aug. 20 stream, Piker offered a novel solution to anti-Semitism: Apparently, Jews should stop being so Jewish about Israel, or someone might decide to attack them.

“People don’t f–k with Israel any longer. And if Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they’re singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone will come around and take action not against Israel, mind you, but against American Jews,” Piker, a blatant anti-Semite said.

The remark immediately drew criticism from people who apparently missed the memo informing them that blaming Jews for the hatred directed at Jews is not, in fact, a groundbreaking new analysis of anti-Semitism.

Piker, a caviar socialist with a multimillion-dollar home in West Hollywood and a $200,000 Porsche, has become an increasingly prominent surrogate for Democratic Socialists of America congressional candidates. Here's the dude saying "workers of the world unite" from his luxury sports car. 

Among those unwilling to join Piker's latest intellectual adventure was Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI), who blasted the streamer over what she called “talk of violence” targeting Jewish Michigan State Sen. Jeremy Moss.

Scholten, a Christian, called Piker “a hack who thrives on hate, shock and awe because he lacks substance.”

“Hasan Piker’s talk of violence against American Jews, and directly naming a Michigan elected official, and future member of Congress, Jeremy Moss, is unacceptable. Full stop,” Scholten’s statement read.

“We should all be calling out this disgusting rhetoric so it loses its grip on our politics once and for all. It has no place in Michigan, and no place in our country.”

Piker responded in the traditional manner of the modern political intellectual: by attacking Scholten personally and labeling her an “Israel 1st congresswoman.” 

“if i was an israel 1st congresswoman with a possible cheating scandal with a republican in the state, i wouldn’t spend so much time vying for the spotlight by actively defaming a prominent antizionist voice to harm the dem senate majority chances over a 90/10 issue,” Piker wrote on X. He evidently can'tsee how truth is truth, and has nothing to do with her personal life.

The exchange comes as Piker has become a regular presence on the campaign trail in Michigan, where he backed Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, another Jew-hating jihadi who would be a danger to America if he wins in November.

El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary earlier this month, despite criticism over his association with Piker and the streamer's increasingly inflammatory rhetoric.

Even El-Sayed felt compelled to distance himself from Piker's comments, although apparently without quite reaching the point of actually condemning the man whose political support he had eagerly accepted.

“I believe all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence. This is particularly true for communities that have been intimidated for their beliefs in the past,” El-Sayed wrote.

He also emphasized that Piker does not speak for his campaign, but clearly they speak the same hateful language. But who doesn't think that political candidates will say anything to get elected?

“nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.” 

Jewish organizations were considerably less diplomatic.

The Jewish Federation of Detroit called Piker's remarks “repugnant and anti-Semitic,” noting that he had discussed violence against Jewish Americans while displaying an image of a Jewish Michigan lawmaker.

“We call on all responsible leaders to condemn this extremist, attention-seeking conduct which divides Americans, foments hate, and makes our Jewish community less safe,” the organization said.

The American Jewish Committee similarly accused Piker of putting a target on Jewish Americans and Jewish candidates and officeholders.

“Blaming Jews for the anti-Semitism directed at them is itself antisemitism,” AJC wrote on X. “Every public official who has shared his platform now has a choice: denounce this and walk away, or be complicit. There is no third option.”

Hillary Scholten 

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt also weighed in, wondering whether elected officials who associate with Piker actually watch his streams or simply notice his enormous audience and decide that the rest is someone else's problem.

“The Jewsplaining is extraordinary: Piker appoints himself an authority on anti-Semitism, lecturing Jews about what is and isn’t anti-Semitic while blaming the Jewish community for the hatred directed against it,” Greenblatt said.

Piker's comments came amid controversy over an audio clip circulating online that purportedly featured Moss saying the “entire purpose” of his congressional campaign was to ensure America's continued support for Israel.

Moss denied making the remarks and said the audio was fabricated, and personally, I believe him.

“We are in a dangerous era of disinformation. Circulating a lie because it affirms your bias or belief is equally bad whether it comes from the left or the right. We all have a choice not to spread fabricated images, videos, and audio about candidates and campaigns. We all have a role in stopping the erosion of our democracy,” Moss said.

Thus, in the latest installment of the Hasan Piker School of Advanced Political Thought, we have learned that anti-Semitism is apparently the Jews' fault, fabricated audio is apparently useful when it advances your argument, and socialism works best when financed by a multimillion-dollar mansion and a $200,000 Porsche.

Karl Marx may have envisioned the proletariat seizing the means of production.

Piker appears to have seized the means of streaming, and anyone believing the garbage he spouts is a fool.

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ADL report suggests families find little support on anti-Semitism at K-12 independent schools

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has reported a 26% decline in anti-Semitic incidents at primary and secondary schools, both public and private, from 1,162 in 2023 to 860 in 2024. Yet, this reduction offers little solace to Jewish families grappling with persistent Jew-hatred in independent K-12 institutions, as detailed in a sobering ADL report released on Wednesday. 

The findings expose a troubling reality: independent schools, entrusted with shaping young minds, are failing to confront antisemitism with the urgency and resolve it demands.

Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO and national director, minced no words: “These independent schools are failing to support Jewish families. By tolerating—or in some cases, propagating—anti-Semitism in their classrooms, too many independent schools in cities across the country are sending a message that Jewish students are not welcome. It’s wrong. It’s hateful, and it must stop.” 

His statement underscores a betrayal of trust in institutions that claim to champion inclusivity while allowing antisemitism to fester unchecked.

The ADL’s report zeroes in on independent schools, which operate with greater autonomy than their public counterparts, often crafting their own curricula free from rigorous oversight. This freedom, however, has become a double-edged sword, enabling environments where Jew-hatred can thrive. To counter this, the ADL announced plans for a program to empower parents to hold these schools accountable—a necessary step to ensure institutions live up to their moral and legal obligations.

Shira Goodman, ADL’s vice president of advocacy and head of its center to combat anti-Semitism in education, emphasized the stakes: “School administrators and faculty have a duty to ensure safe, inclusive environments for all. ADL will fully invest in bolstering the families, who are demanding that their schools meet this obligation.” 

Her words reflect a broader truth: schools cannot claim to uphold diversity while ignoring the systemic exclusion of Jewish students.

The report draws on focus groups and a survey of parents of Jewish children in independent schools across major metropolitan areas, including Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. The findings are stark. 

Since October 7th, 45.3% of surveyed parents reported their children had encountered or experienced anti-Semitism, while 31.7% noted problematic content about Jews or Israel in the classroom. Parents described administrators dismissing their concerns, often gaslighting them into believing they were isolated in their experiences—a perception the data soundly refutes.

Goodman, in comments to the outlet Jewish News Services, laid bare the crisis: “What we’re seeing in independent schools is deeply troubling—parents are telling us that their children face anti-Semitism, only to be met with silence or inadequate responses from administrators. Add to that the growing exclusion of Jewish identity from diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, and many parents are now making the painful decision to leave the schools they once trusted.” 

This exclusion, cloaked in the language of progressive ideals, reveals a hypocrisy that undermines the very principles these institutions purport to uphold.

Shockingly, 21.3% of parents whose children faced anti-Semitic incidents or biased curricula did not report these issues to school authorities, a testament to the erosion of trust in institutional accountability. The report warns of the long-term consequences: “Failure to address anti-Semitism can have profound consequences on the educational journey, and personal, intellectual and social development of Jewish students during their formative years.” Some families, left with no recourse, have transferred their children to other schools after their complaints were ignored.

The ADL’s findings paint a grim picture of Jewish families being marginalized within institutions they pay to attend. “Parents described a growing fear that, while legally permitted to enroll in independent schools, Jewish families are being excluded in practice—made to feel like outsiders within institutions they are paying to attend,” the report states. 

This is not mere oversight; it is a systemic failure that demands immediate rectification.

The ADL’s recommendations are clear and actionable: schools must define anti-Semitism explicitly, educate students and staff about the Holocaust and contemporary Jew-hatred, enforce robust policies against anti-Semitic incidents, and prohibit teachers from using materials that promote anti-Semitism or anti-Zionism. 

Schools must also affirmatively welcome Jewish students by integrating their beliefs and traditions into the educational fabric. Without such measures, the report warns, “independent schools risk becoming spaces where Jewish students are technically included but culturally and socially marginalized, eventually leading to their quiet disappearance from these communities.”

This is a clarion call. Independent schools must confront the moral and ethical imperative to protect all students, including Jews, from hatred and exclusion. Failure to act is not just a dereliction of duty—it is complicity in allowing anti-Semitism to erode the integrity of education itself.

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Caryn Johnson [aka Whoopi Goldberg] apologizes yet again over anti-Semitic regurgitations she made

High school drop-out and thrice divorced former comedienne Caryn Elaine Johnson, [aka Whoopi Goldberg] does not know when to stop talking, especially when comments offend so many decent people who find anti-Semitism repugnant.

Goldberg [who dropped Johnson and appropriated the Jewish surname] was blasted by the Anti-Defamation League for making "deeply offensive" comments in an interview with The Sunday Times of London.

Goldberg suggested that Jews are not a race. “My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race.’ So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,” the co-host of "The View" shared.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement that Goldberg’s comments “are deeply offensive and incredibly disappointing, especially given that this is not the first time she had made remarks like this. In a moment when antisemitic incidents have surged across the U.S., she should realize that making such ignorant statements can have real consequences.”

In a move to save her job, Goldberg has since apologized once again, in a statement to Variety. If you believe her this time, I would like to interest you in an investment property in Giza, where cotton is a My Pillow miracle.

“Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year,” she said. “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in. I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. I promise it was not. In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. My support for them has not wavered and never will.”

Yeah, sure.

Goldberg was referring to the anti-Semitic comments she made earlier this year on The View, when she claimed the Holocaust was not racially motivated when the panel of semi-geniuses were discussing a Tennessee school district's decision to ban Art Spiegelman's novel about the Holocaust, Maus.

“Well also, if you’re going to do this, then let’s be truthful about it, because the Holocaust isn’t about race. It’s not about race,” Goldberg said in February.

She was suspended from the ABC show for a mere 2 weeks, which ABC News President Kin Godwin announced in a statement.

“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” Godwin wrote. “While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve ask her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”

But the semi-genius couldn't keep her thoughts to herself and like her high school experience, learned nothing from it.

Should she be fired from "The View"? 

It's her First Amendment right to say stupid crap and it might even reveal to some of her liberal audience just how biased their pundits are. It's like the old say that leftists want to shut conservatives up while conservatives want leftists to keep talking.

Thoughts?

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Michael Flynn calls for "one religion" in US

Former national security adviser to President Trump, and former Lieutenant General of the Army Michael Flynn, has called for the United States to have "one religion." If we were to guess which religion of the myriad ones that exist he proposes, the best guess would be the religion he practices, which is Catholicism.

There is nothing wrong with Catholicism insofar as religion goes, but there is also nothing wrong with Hinduism, Judaism, Jainism, and all the world's 'isms' in a "live and let live" society.

Flynn spoke Saturday at a Texas rally for ReAwaken America, a Christian-focused speaking tour backed by America Faith, a Christian news network.

“If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God, and one religion under God,” he said.

This not only put a bad taste in the mouths of Christians who believe in freedom of religion and the right to worship how one chooses, it did the same with others with various religious beliefs.

The Anti Defamation League's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt and the American Jewish Congress went on Twitter calling Flynn's statement "anti-American."

“To suggest that the United States of America, a nation founded on twin bedrocks of pluralism and the freedom to practice any religion, should ‘have one religion’ is anti-American, anti-democratic and downright dangerous,” Greenblatt said.

“Michael Flynn’s statements are both unacceptable & anti-American,” the American Jewish Congress tweeted. “Such dangerous rhetoric runs counter to American values and threatens the foundations of our democracy.”

Others joined in the condemnation of Flynn's words.

Trump’s Pardoned NSA Michael Flynn: “We have to have ONE RELIGION under God.”????pic.twitter.com/rCXgZE6eUr

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller)

The rally was held at the sanctuary of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. It is run by John Hagee, the prominent evangelical pastor and founder of the Christian Zionist group Christians United for Israel who spoke at former President Trump's inaugural address.

In response to a query, the Cornerstone press team said: “This past week, Cornerstone Church facilities were used by an outside organization. Cornerstone Church is not associated with this organization and does not endorse their views.”

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Remember, President Trump fired Flynn after he admitted to lying to senior Trump administration officials about conversations he’d had with Russian officials. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about those conversations.

Greenblatt performed some verbal calisthenics and tried to tie Flynn’s rhetoric to the Jan. 6 Capitol protests in which an unarmed woman was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. And while Flynn's rhetoric sucks lemon heads, it's a real stretch to tie them together. 

Flynn had at least one Jewish backer: Josh Mandel, a Republican candidate for senator in Ohio who would say anything to get elected and who has pushed for what he calls “Judeo-Christian” values in his campaign. Mandel said on Twitter, “We stand with General Flynn.”

Sorry, but we conservatives and even a few liberals [as opposed to leftists] stand for the U.S. Constitution and freedom of religion. 

As far as this writer is concerned, Michael Flynn is irrelevant and will no longer be taken seriously.

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Michigan prof. slammed for refusing to write referral letter for student to study in Israel

An anti-Zionist [aka anti Semite] Michigan professor of digital studies at the University of Michigan is being criticized for refusing to write a letter of recommendation for a student. He is not refusing to do so because the student doesn't deserve a letter of recommendation, but because she is applying to study in Israel.

The jerk in question is John Cheney-Lippold and he notified the student, Abigail Ingber of his decision in an email that has since gone viral after Club Z, a Zionist organization posted a screenshot on its Facebook page.

Cheney-Lippold wrote:

"I am very sorry, but I only scanned your first email a couple weeks ago and missed out on a key detail. As you may know, many university departments have pledged an academic boycott against Israel in support of Palestinians living in [the 'make believe country of] Palestine. This boycott includes writing letters of recommendation for students planning to study there."

The Jew-hater denied being an anti-Semite to the Michigan Daily, claiming "the perennial claim of anti-Semitism I fully deny," and said that he was just "following a call by representative of Palestinian civil society to boycott Israel in a very similar tactical frame as South Africa."

Rick Fitzgerald, a University of Michigan spokesman, told Fox News "the university has consistently opposed any boycott of Israeli institutions of higher education," and added that "injecting personal politics into a decision regarding support for our students is counter to our values and expectations as an institution." 

Anti-Semites apparently only want to boycott Israel for the things they can get elsewhere or that they really don't need. Otherwise, they'll pretend the item didn't come from Israel. The video below should assist these idiots in the boycott process.

The university said earlier in a statement that it was "disappointed" in Cheney-Lippold and will engage faculty "in deep discussions to clarify how the expression of our shared values plays out in support of all our students."

The university's leadership, including the president and provost, have publicly denounced boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The Board of Regents rejected a pro-BDS proposal last November, but it passed the student government because students are taught by leftist professors who tend to be pro-Palestinian in contrast to the rest of the country.

Last year, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill prohibiting boycotts against individuals or public entities of a foreign state.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted about the incident:

Not acceptable. A student striving to learn and further their education should never be a victim of political bias. The university needs to publicly clarify it opposes the academic boycott of Israel."

The school needs to hire a few more conservative professors too. That would "diversify" the thinking, which the left claims to support.


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