I see we've the reached the "Dem US Senator pulls a Judenhass dogwhistle quote from a major political news outlet" phase of the proceedings.

Bill Gates? Secret Jew.

Pritzker Family? Definitely Hamas.

Let's not say we didn't have plenty of warning.

What's extra funny is that the article is also a great insight into how #VealPenPolitics works.

C.R.E.A.M.

Oh no! A small group of wealthy heavyweights have disproportionate influence over many nominally independent NGOs? Next you'll be telling me politicians and donors conspire to defund NGOs that threaten the status quo and fund ones that co-opt progressive movements! 🤯

Sometimes it almost seems as if US journalism is mostly about factions of elites competing to control the output of the consent factory, not so much about revealing or clarifying what's going on.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/05/pro-palestinian-protests-columbia-university-funding-donors-00156135

I mean, it's true, sure, but it's funny how this little slice of hard-hittiing truth is in Politico *now* for some reason, when it's usually such a taboo subject.

You'd never see something like this if there weren't high level disagreements behnd the scenes about whether the US should openly back an ongoing genocide. But because there are, it's not only fine to weaponize antisemitism, but even to talk out loud about where NGO money comes from.

#VealPenPolitics #DonorPolitics #CivilityPolitics