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Americans are embroiled in conflicts over parental rights.

On one side are progressives who believe their job nay, their sacred duty is to expose American public school students as young as kindergarten to diverse content on sexuality, gender and race.

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BETHANY MANDEL is a co-author of Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation.

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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) hit President Biden and progressives Tuesday over their response to the terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel. 

“While Hamas carried out these attacks, Joe Biden has blood on his hands,” Scott said in an address at the Hudson Institute.

“His weakness invited the attack. His cash giveaway to Iran helped fund terrorism. And after the attack, his administration suggested Israel should stand down. It’s a disgrace,” the presidential candidate continued.

A deal in September between the Biden administration and Iran, in which the U.S. transferred $6 billion in frozen Iran oil proceeds to Iran as part of a prisoner exchange agreement, has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of Hamas’s attacks.

Officials have pushed back on criticism of the deal, which made the money available for limited humanitarian transactions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday disputed unsubstantiated claims that the Iranian assets may have helped pay for terror attacks outside the Gaza Strip, telling ABC’s “This Week” that “not a single dollar from that account has actually been spent to date.”  

Scott went on to criticize progressive members of Congress, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Cori Bush’s, (D-Mo.), for their responses to the attacks and conflict in the region. 

“The far left in this country has become incredibly hostile to the state of Israel. The most extreme statements have become a daily routine. They even dabble openly in anti-Semitism,” Scott said. “But President Biden will not stand up to them. Because he cares more about his own power.”

“Radical liberals are choosing their own political power over peace,” he said. “They would rather invite attacks on our allies than stand up to the fringe in their own party. It is cowardice that makes them complicit. And it has to stop.” 

Scott’s remarks came shortly after Biden delivered a televised address to the nation on Tuesday, condemning the attacks by Hamas. 

“In this moment we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself and respond to this attack. There’s no justification for terrorism. There’s no excuse.” 

Biden said that American citizens are among those being held hostage by Hamas and said that the number of Americans killed in the terrorist attacks had risen to 14. The Israeli death toll from Hamas’s attacks has surpassed 1,000. Authorities in Gaza and the West Bank say 850 people have been killed in fighting there, according to The Associated Press.

Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu three times since the attacks. Additionally, he has met with his national security team each day since the crisis began Saturday, and the U.S. and European allies put out a statement on Monday affirming support for Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Israel this week. The administration has also repositioned military assets in the region. 

Meanwhile, some progressive Democrats have condemned the violence on both sides of the conflict, but have criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinian civilians. Over the weekend, the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America sponsored a pro-Palestinian rally that took place in Manhattan on Sunday. Prominent New York Democrats including Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Rep. Ritchie Torres have condemned the rally. In a statement on Monday, Ocasio-Cortez condemned what she called the “bigotry and callousness” seen at the rally. 

In his remarks on Tuesday, Scott called for the progressive members of Congress to condemn the Democratic Socialists of America or be expelled from Congress. 

“Every member of the Squad should either quit the D.S.A. and repudiate the people who are cheering on deadly terrorism, or they must be expelled from Congress,” he said. 

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Michael Tilley

Oct. 16, 2023 6:00 am

In his letter from the Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. lamented the white moderate who agreed with the concerns of Black justice advocates but criticized their methods, tone, or timing.

The lesson that white progressive leaders in Iowa City need to take from Kings letter is that their role is to bend the white moderate along the arc of justice, supporting those on the margins of our community. Ive seen Laura Bergus embody just that kind of voice. In the wake of the protests following George Floyds murder, Bergus became increasingly active in her efforts to hear voices of Black and other people of color, and used her insight to powerfully re-express those concerns and issues to white Iowa City while working to empower BIPOC voices.

Whether its been supporting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the need for their work in the face of complaints about the TRCs methods, tone, and timing; or advocating for reallocating police funds to social services in order to address the root causes of crime even when that position among progressives in white Iowa City had lost its luster; Bergus routinely and consistently is doing what all white progressives should be doing.

Bergus is intelligent, inspiring, courageous, and principled, and she is a fearless advocate for justice. The Iowa City Council needs someone who can powerfully call us to do justice to those at the margins of our community. Vote Bergus in the District A primary and in the November election.

Michael Tilley

Iowa City

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The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday briefed several progressive House members about security measures in place following an increase in violent threats against them in the days after Saturdays surprise attack on Israel, according to a new report.

Politico reported that Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Summer Lee (Pa.) and Barbara Lee (Calif.) were among those to receive the briefings, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

A Capitol Police spokesperson told the outlet the department provided several briefings to lawmakers regarding enhanced protections in place.

The lawmakers have become targets over expressing positions critical of Israel as the country has continued bombarding Gaza in retribution for Hamas attack over the weekend.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), who heads the Congressional Progressive Caucus, asked her fellow members during a closed-door meeting to defend their fellow Democratic lawmakers, according to Politico.

Meanwhile, the war in Israel continues to rage with more than 2,800 people confirmed dead on both sides.

The Israeli military on Friday ordered the evacuation of northern Gaza, which includes the densely populated Gaza City, within 24 hours ahead of what some presume will be a ground offensive.

The U.N. has warned the order would be impossible without devastating humanitarian consequences.

Ocasio-Cortez called the directive unacceptable in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Humanity is at stake, she said. Nearly half are children. We must halt this.

U.S. Capitol Police are beefing up security measures throughout the Capitol complex after Hamas called for Friday to be a global day of rage.

In a statement shared with HuffPost, the department said while there are not specific threats toward the Congress at this time, we are not taking any chances.

Some of what we are doing will be visible, but for safety reasons we cannot provide the public details about all of the resources that we are putting into protecting the Congress, a spokesperson said. Our dedicated teams are working around the clock to coordinate with our law enforcement and intelligence partners across the country to keep everyone safe.

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It was Sara Innamorato and Matt Dugan and Bethany Hallam who appear to have finally buried the previous generation of Democratic leadership in Allegheny County Tuesday night. But it may have been County Treasurer John Weinstein who wrote the old guards epitaph.

There were too many white men running in this race, said Weinstein, seeking to explain how the staunchly progressive Innamorato defeated him and four others in the Democratic primary for county executive.

Those words were widely perceived as a slight to Innamorato, implying as they did that Weinstein and fellow white guys Michael Lamb and Dave Fawcett had been beaten by each other or by some sort of affirmative-action program rather than by her campaigns themes, resources, and ground game. It sounded like the latest in a long line of rationalizations to minimize progressive gains.

But too many white men running has been a criticism of the status quo for years. Weinsteins statement was most notable perhaps because with the last vestiges of their hold on local government swept away the white men themselves seemed to realize it was a problem.

I don't think I would have included that comment in a concession speech, but he's not wrong, said consultant Abigail Gardner. I've been picturing the Spider-Man meme of two or three Spider-Men pointing at each other.

Gardner hasnt had to write a lot of concession speeches lately: She managed Summer Lees successful 2022 bid to become the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress, and she been active in progressive politics for years (though she had no formal role in this years campaigns). The reason more established politicians are struggling today, she said, has less to do with them crossing each other than with a failure to connect with anyone else.

Gardner recalled that when she returned to the region in 2015, There were a lot of people who were demoralized by the state of politics locally. There were some strong liberal voices, such as state Rep. Dan Frankel, but newcomers who wanted to change the status quo would be told the powers-that-be just had it on lock and there was no room for anyone else, she said.

But the election of Donald Trump motivated a lot of disenchanted locals to try to make a difference, joining grassroots groups across the county. And the 2018 special election win of Congressman Conor Lamb though far from an ideal candidate from a progressive viewpoint was proof that they could. That race was a crusade that old Democrats and new could join, but when it came to challenging other Democrats, up-and-coming progressives knew how to organize themselves.

The earliest wins, in 2017, elected Anita Prizio to county council and Mik Pappas as a magistrate district judge. Those little-noted campaigns tested themes that would become central to the progressive promise: environmental concerns, criminal justice reforms, housing.

And momentum built from there, with a demographically diverse and ideologically cohesive movement of progressives: Lee and Innamorato came on the scene with successful state House bids in 2018, with Emily Kinkead and Jessica Benham joining them later. Ed Gainey became Mayor, and Lee moved on to Congress. Tuesday night proved conclusively that there is no office outside the movements reach. (Notably, the regions top watchdog posts arent entirely within their grasp: City Controller Rachael Heisler and county Controller Corey OConnor ran on good-government agendas, but they arent explicitly tied to the movement that delivered Innamoratos win.)

On election night, I asked Innamorato how progressives had remade the political landscape so quickly. Youth played a role, she said: Voters age 25-34 make up the countys largest cohort of Democrats they are about 20 percent of the electorate and Their political consciousness is much more seasoned than mine was at their age.

More broadly, she said The name of the game with our campaigns has always been expanding the electorate to reach voters the existing power structure hasnt spoken to. That work involves going out, knocking doors, making phone calls, asking people what their priorities are for their families and their communities, and really connecting that with the polices and the message of our campaign."

Sounds simple, right? Find out who the voters are, listen to what they want, and figure out how to connect it to your candidacy.

But its become clear that, as Gardner puts it, The Democrat machine was really rusted out. At the outset of the county executive race, Weinsteins bid was fueled by unions and others willing to write big checks. But the SEIU service workers union and other advocacy groups in the progressives corner have been much more willing to put their mouths where their money is, supporting door-knocking and other outreach efforts.

In the county executive race, a functioning machine might not have been able to prevent Innamoratos win, but it would have responded to it more coherently. Even before the race began, there would have been an obvious political heir to departing County Executive Rich Fitzgerald or barring that, some ability to clear the field for a contender to rally behind.

As it was, Fitzgerald himself endorsed Lamb at a low-key event just three weeks before the election, though it was clear long before then that Lamb was his only choice. Weinstein didnt have a successor in mind for his old treasurer post at all. And politics abhors a vacuum.

Of course, there are still elections this fall to get through. Steve Zappala may be resuscitated by a successful write-in effort on the Republican ballot, giving him a second chance against progressive Democratic nominee Matt Dugan. Innamorato will face Republican Joe Rockey, and that race will play out like the last two weeks of the Democratic contest did. Youll hear a lot about her lack of executive-branch experience, and about her previous ties to the Democratic Socialists of America, which backed her and Lee in 2018 but whose influence has waned since.

But Tuesday night made official what should have been clear long before: This is a progressive Democratic county now. And you have to realize that if you want to run in a primary or else youre gonna be run into the ground.

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