“Passover 2024 begins at sundown on Monday, April 22nd and ends the evening of Tuesday, April 30th for most Jews…” says My Jewish Learning. “Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the firstborn of the Israelites, when the Lord “smote the land of Egypt” on the eve of the Exodus,” says Britannica, which some might argue is less left-leaning than Wikipedia. Those points noted, Passover is a historic event as well as a religious one. History repeats itself is a common maxim that is subject to misunderstanding. History never repeats precisely. That said, sometimes events or developments occur that appear to have historic echoes. Passover commemorates Hebrew or Jewish liberation from slavery. It is a reminder that at various times in history, almost every part of the world has endured the trauma of slavery or serfdom. For Jews and Christians alike, individual or personal rights are interwoven with religious liberty.  The cornerstone of modern civilization was nourished by believers, numbers of whom strayed from faith in God. With those brief 40,000-foot-high level insights, the rise of fascism in the U.S. is ironically also witnessing an apparent rise of anti-Semitic (or anti-Jewish) sentiments. It can’t be overlooked that Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, was Jewish.

Ignorance of history among millions is a weakness that the powerful and connected arguably exploit. That history is important was underscored by the frustrated and disillusioned socialist, George Orwell, who was the author of Animal Farm and 1984. The term Orwellian is based notions in that author’s book, Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). Orwell picked what was for him a future date (1984 was published in June 1949) as the setting for his cautionary tale about the threats of big government, with technology spying on the population, and history was a tool for the rulers to manipulate and change to fit their current narrative. A few (three) great powers kept shifting alliances, and the latest foreign threat were dealt with by “Big Brother” (i.e.: big government and the ruling class) internal threats to the system were kept in check in part by keeping the population stirred up by denouncing publicly a loathed figure in what was called the Two Minutes of Hate.

What makes the rise of fascism in America and much of the west is the troubling connections that fascism has with Nazi Germany and in Italy too. More on these issues will be dealt with in Part IV. Passover marks an opportunity to address the issue of threats to Jews here in the U.S. as war and potential conflicts increase involving Israel, Hamas, Houthis, other Iranian proxies, and Iran itself.  All that will be considered in a focused Part IV. But this is all teeing up the headline cautionary tale. Our profession has some everyday as well as higher profile Jewish community members. As threats to Jews at home and abroad are sadly higher, MHProNews will take the opportunity of Passover to report and reflect on some recent events.

Part I From the Daily Signal to MHProNews.

This Passover, as Tensions Rise in Middle East, Jews Remember ‘God Saves Us’

Virginia Allen / @Virginia_Allen5 / April 22, 2024

Passover begins April 22 at sundown, and following Hamas’ attack on Israel six months ago and the more recent attack by Iran, the reminder that God saves His people, “that’s going to be something that resonates quite a bit extra this year,” Rabbi Pinchas Taylor says.

During the first night of Passover, Jewish homes gather around a Seder meal and remember how God delivered the Jewish people from Egypt, and that God has always rescued His people, author and lecturer Rabbi Pinchas Taylor explains.

“We say that we recognize that in every generation, there are nations that have come against us, that seek to destroy us, and that each and every generation, God saves us from their plot,” the rabbi says.

Passover begins at sundown on Monday night, and following Hamas’ attack on Israel in October, and this month’s attack by Iran, the reminder that God saves His people, “that’s going to be something that resonates quite a bit extra this year,” Taylor says. (Passover runs through sundown on April 30.)

Taylor joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” as Passover begins to explain safety concerns in the Jewish community amid a rise in antisemitism after Oct. 7, and to discuss how Americans can support the Jewish people right now.

Listen to the podcast below:

Part II – From the WND News Center to MHProNews is the following.

EDUCATION ISRAEL POLITICS U.S. WND NEWS CENTER WORLDWND

Huge chunk of Gen Z: Israel has no right to exist as nation in Mideast

‘A large swath of them have become terrorist sympathizers’

By Bob Unruh
Published April 22, 2024 at 2:47pm

 In a stunning statement about the intolerance exhibited by members of Gen Z, a new poll shows that fully one in three says Israel does not have a right to exist as a nation in the Middle East.

Israel, of course, was established subsequent to World War II and Adolf Hitler’s determined campaign to exterminate the Jewish community, killing millions in his gas chambers.

Since then, Israel has become a beacon of freedom in the Mideast, an established democracy where all enjoy the same civil rights, despite the hatred of virtually all of its neighbors, and their repeated attacks. It is a key ally of the U.S.

One such attack was last Oct. 7, when terrorists from Hamas, based in Gaza, invaded Israel and killed some 1,200 civilians, often in horrific and brutal ways.

Now a new poll shows 33% of Gen Zers, those ages 18 to 24, say that Israel does not have a right to exist as a nation in the Middle East.

The terror attack on Israel prompted Israel’s military to launch a campaign to eliminate that terror threat, and that has prompted a wave of antisemitism around the globe. In the U.S., it’s become common on college campuses for hate rallies to be assembled to condemn Israel.

It is Summit.org, in partnership with RMG Research, founded by Scott Rasmussen, that released the new poll results.

“We are now seeing the logical outcome of an education system that teaches students to see the world through a lens of racialist resentment. Gen Z is so embarrassed about being American that a large swath of them have become terrorist sympathizers,” explained Summit chief Jeff Myers.

“Gen Z is three times as likely as the general population to deny Israel’s right to exist. Sympathy for Hamas has grown. This should be a massive wake-up call to parents, educators, and cultural leaders – we now have a generation primed to accept without question the propaganda of those who wish to overturn Judeo-Christian civilization.”

The online polling took place March 20-21 by RMG Research, and included 1,002 registered voters with an additional oversample of 495 of those 18 to 24.

The sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters, the report said. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

Among the findings was that 81% of American voters overall agree with the U.S. government classifying Hamas as a terrorist group; among Gen Z it was 61%.

And 58% of American voters overall believe Israel’s campaign against Hamas is just, while 21 percent believe that Israel having greater wealth and military power makes its military campaign against Hamas unjust. Only 42% of those in Gen Z fall into the category believing the campaign is just, and 47% say it is unjust.

Overall, 10% of voters say Israel does not have a right to exist, while 77% say it does. ##

Part III – From the WND News Center to MHProNews is the following.

EDUCATION ISRAEL U.S.THE SWAMP

House Republicans excoriate Ilhan Omar for suggesting Columbia University protests are not ‘anti-Jewish’

Argued campus demonstrations were merely ‘anti-war’

By Around the Web
Published April 20, 2024 at 4:49pm

 (FOX NEWS) – House Republicans excoriated progressive “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for suggesting during the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s hearing tackling antisemitism at Columbia University that none of the demonstrations deriding Jews on campus have been “anti-Jewish.”

Fox News Digital caught up with two Republicans on the committee at the Capitol after the hearing, asking their thoughts about Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik initially testifying that she had not seen any campus protests that were explicitly “anti-Jewish.”

Omar argued that campus demonstrations were merely “pro-war” or “anti-war,” but House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., further pressed Shafik on whether she considered anti-Israel agitators’ chants of “F– the Jews” and “Death to the Jews” in fact anti-Jewish. Shafik conceded that those slogans heard on campus were “completely anti-Jewish,” amending her earlier testimony.

Read the full story ›

Part IV – Additional Information with More MHProNews Analysis and Commentary in Brief

1) From the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is this famous statement made by a German Protestant Pastor, Martin Niemöller. Niemöller was anti-communist, and because the Nazis were anti-communist, he supported their rise to power. Per the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum site: “After World War II, Niemöller openly spoke about his own early complicity in Nazism and his eventual change of heart. His powerful words about guilt and responsibility still resonate today.”

First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me”

To be clear, those remarks were not meant to defend Communists or socialists. Rather, Niemöller is apparently reflecting on his own rationalization of supporting the rise of Nazis to power. As was noted in the preface, a misunderstanding or ignorance of history are potentially powerful tools in the hands of propagandists. Often bits of truth are mixed with bold lies to create an illusion that seems believable because it has some truth. That is the illusory truth effect, which MHProNews has reported on recently in the report linked here.

2) That noted, consider this Q&A with Bing’s left-leaning artificial intelligence powered Copilot.

Weren’t both German and Italian fascists anti-Semitic?

Anti-Semitism had little or no place in Italian fascist doctrine before 1938, reflecting the Italian Jewish community’s relatively pacific existence on the peninsula. The tiny size of the country’s Jewish population (about 44,000 out of 44 million), the frequency of intermarriage, the physiognomic and cultural similarities that linked Italians of Catholic and Jewish faiths, and the absence of popular anti-Semitic violence had allowed the Jews to enjoy a relatively harmonious existence in Italy throughout the liberal period¹.

Mussolini, the Italian dictator, initially rejected credos of biological racism as utopian and ahistorical. However, his attitudes toward Jews were pragmatic. When he believed that Jews would help him attain his domestic and foreign policy goals, he supported them. But when the Axis alliance led him to perceive Jews as an obstacle, he turned against them¹.

In 1938, the Italian government passed anti-Semitic legislation, and later it abetted the Holocaust. Prior to the German takeover of Austria, the fascist regimes of Dollfuss and Schuschnigg also rejected anti-Semitism, and many Austrian Jews—including Sigmund Freud—supported them for resisting Nazism².

So, while both German and Italian fascists had some interactions with anti-Semitic sentiments, their approaches and motivations differed significantly. The Italian stance was influenced by pragmatism and national issues, whereas the German campaign was more radical and aimed at eradicating Jews from society¹².

Note that in that snapshot from Copilot, Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy before and during World War II, said that anti-Semitism was relatively modest. It only became ‘a thing’ for Mussolini when his alliance with Adolf Hitler and his Germany National Socialist German Workers Party (NAZIs) led him to think it would be useful for him.

The lessons from this are many, and obviously apply to our own place and time. But first, let’s continue with another Q&A with Copilot.

3)

Both Hitler and Mussolini had ties to socialist movements, correct?

Indeed, both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini had connections to socialist movements, although their paths diverged significantly.

1. Hitler:
   • Early Years: In his youth, Hitler was influenced by socialist ideas. He joined the German Workers’ Party (DAP), which later became the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party).
   • Nazi Party: The Nazi Party initially incorporated socialist elements in its platform, advocating for workers’ rights, anti-capitalism, and wealth redistribution.
   • Shift to Radical Nationalism: Over time, Hitler shifted away from socialist ideals. He emphasized nationalism, anti-Semitism, and racial purity. The Nazis suppressed socialist factions within their ranks.
   • Totalitarian Regime: Once in power, Hitler established a totalitarian regime that suppressed all political opposition, including socialists and communists.
2. Mussolini:
   • Socialist Roots: Mussolini began as a socialist and was an active member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). He edited socialist newspapers and advocated for workers’ rights.
   • Fascist Transformation: Mussolini’s disillusionment with the PSI led him to form the Fascist movement. Unlike Hitler, he retained some socialist elements within fascism.
   • Corporatism: Mussolini’s regime implemented a form of corporatism, where workers’ and employers’ organizations collaborated under state control. This was a departure from strict capitalist or socialist models.
   • Anti-Communism: Mussolini fiercely opposed communism and sought to suppress leftist movements. His regime targeted socialists, communists, and trade unions.

In summary, both leaders had socialist backgrounds but diverged significantly in their ideologies and policies once in power. Hitler’s Nazi regime became infamous for its brutality, while Mussolini’s fascist regime combined elements from various political traditions….”

4)

What role did anti-Jewish sentiment have in Russia?

Anti-Jewish sentiment has played a complex and troubling role in Russia’s history. Let’s delve into the different phases:

1. Russian Empire (Tsarist Era):

1. • Pogroms: During the Russian Empire, there were numerous pogroms—violent attacks against Jewish communities. These events caused immense suffering, loss of life, and destruction.
   • Pale of Settlement: Jews were restricted to living in the Pale of Settlement, an area where they were forbidden to migrate into the interior of Russia unless they converted to the Russian Orthodox state religion. This discriminatory policy persisted for many years.

2. Soviet Era:

1. • State-Sponsored Antisemitism: The Soviet Union initially promised equality for all citizens, but antisemitism persisted. Jews faced discrimination in various forms, including limited access to education, employment, and cultural opportunities.
   • Vanishing State Sponsorship: After the Soviet collapse, state-sponsored antisemitism diminished. However, remnants of prejudice remained.

3. Contemporary Russia:

1. • Low Levels of Antisemitism: Since the early 2000s, antisemitism in Russia has been low and steadily decreasing. The Russian Jewish Congress attributes this improvement to the absence of state sponsorship of antisemitism after the Soviet era¹.
   • Challenges Remain: Despite the decline in overt attacks, sentiment remains. A Pew Center survey indicated that anti-Semitic sentiment persists in Russia and other Eastern European countries, although actual attacks are rare².
   • Rabbi’s Concerns: Pinchas Goldschmidt, Russia’s exiled chief rabbi, has expressed concern about rising antisemitism in Russia. He believes that the country’s Jewish community could face difficulties in leaving due to these sentiments³.

4. Kremlin’s Exploitation:

1. • Disinformation and Propaganda: For over a century, Russian authorities (including Tsarist, Soviet, and now Russian Federation leaders) have used antisemitism as a tool to discredit, divide, and weaken perceived adversaries at home and abroad.
   • Contemporary Tactics: Today, Kremlin officials and state-controlled media spread conspiracy theories, fueling antisemitism to deceive the world about Russia’s war against Ukraine. They falsely portray Ukraine and its supporters as Nazis, demonize Ukraine’s Jewish president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and manipulate Holocaust history for political purposes.
   • Weaponizing Antisemitism: The Kremlin weaponizes antisemitism to silence Jews in Russia who oppose the war. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has even funded content alongside antisemitic material⁴.

In summary, Russia’s history is marked by both persecution and subtle shifts in attitudes toward Jews. While overt attacks have decreased, the underlying sentiment remains a challenge to address…”

5)

Some points by Copilot could be refined to be made more accurate. For instance, it is ridiculous to downplay the fact that the Nazis in Germany kept the name “National Socialists” as their name clearly indicated. But then Copilot says that Wikipedia is a favored source, and Wikipedia attempts to make the argument that Nazis were from the political right when there very name – National German Socialist Workers Party – makes it clear that they were leftists. Wikipedia is thus an example of some truth mixed with manipulation of facts, including historic facts, to distort reality in favor of an agenda.  National socialists were distinct from international socialists, but they were nevertheless socialists and fascists in their formative years.

Iran’s leaders are also clearly anti-Semitic right? Haven’t Iranians hardline leaders threatened the destruction of both Israel and the U.S., for supporting Israel?

Iran’s stance toward Israel has been contentious and complex, with varying perspectives among different leaders and factions. Let’s explore this further:

1. Anti-Israel Sentiment:

1. • Official Rhetoric: Some Iranian leaders have indeed expressed anti-Israel sentiment. For instance, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has explicitly warned that Israel “must and shall be punished” in response to certain events¹.
   • Historical Context: This sentiment is rooted in historical grievances, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and broader geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East.

2. Threats and Rhetoric:

1. • Destruction of Israel: While some Iranian leaders have made threats against Israel, it’s essential to recognize that such rhetoric often serves political purposes and may not necessarily translate into immediate action.
   • Nazi Imagery: On occasion, Iranian leaders have used disturbing imagery, including references to the Nazi “final solution”, which has drawn international condemnation².
   • Calibrated Actions: Iran has been calibrating its actions to send a message without escalating into a full-blown regional war. The recent aerial attack on Israel involving drones and missiles is an example of this approach¹.

3. U.S. Response:

1. • The U.S. State Department believes that Iran’s people will reject the anti-Israel rhetoric propagated by their Islamist rulers. The rhetoric echoes a Nazi call for the destruction of Jews and is considered anti-Semitic by U.S. and U.N. officials³.
   • President Joe Biden has emphasized the ironclad commitment to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and its proxies¹.

In summary, while some Iranian leaders express anti-Israel sentiments, the situation is multifaceted, and actions are often calibrated to avoid full-scale conflict. The international community closely monitors these developments, recognizing the delicate balance between rhetoric and actual policy. …”

6) Again, MHProNews quoting a source is not meant as an endorsement of the source nor of any or all of what a source said, as we have stated numbers of times.  That noted, parts of the above are arguably nonsensical in as much a Joe Biden’s “commitment” to Israel is not perceived as iron clad by Israeli leaders.  Under the Biden-Harris term in office, the U.S. has de facto been supporting both sides of the warn in Ukraine and now in the open (previously proxy) conflict between Iran and Israel. Iran has long funded Hamas, the Houthis (who have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea, including U.S. and allied shipping), Hezbollah and others.

To illustrate, consider these next Q&As with Copilot.

7)

Iran has long funded Hamas, the Houthis (who have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea, including U.S. and allied shipping), Hezbollah and others terrorist groups, isn’t that accurate?

9) Bing is owned by Microsoft, which has years of investments in China. The nuances regarding various agendas are to be considered in using Copilot, Google, or other search tools. The policies of Biden have been demonstrably chaotic at home and abroad.  Recall what former President Barack Obama, for whom Biden was his vice president, had to say: “Don’t underestimate Joe’s [Biden] ability to f-ck things up.”  The left-leaning Atlantic quoted former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates:  “I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”  As the left-leaning New York Times reported in 2020: “In October 2002, he was one of 77 senators who gave President George W. Bush the authority to use force in Iraq.” But Biden is comfortable lying about all sorts of things, including his claim that he opposed the war with Iraq. Per left-leaning FactCheck:

Claim: “Immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the [Iraq] war at that moment.”

10) The truth is knowable. But someone has to be willing to search for more reliable sources to begin with and to double check to see if the information (and/or analysis) being supplied is accurate. That said, there are several possible takeaways from these concerns. In no particular order of importance.

11) Biden-Harris Democrats have been oddly undermining American interests and undermining the interests of supposed American allies. They are on the both sides of several foreign policy issues, which is fine for the military-industrial-spy complex that has been part of the support for what leftist Michael Weinstein aptly called ‘Corporate Democrats‘ for years. Weinstein is among those

12) Biden-Harris and connected Democratic operatives have been willing to deploy smear tactics and worse against their political enemies.  The Jewish state of Israel wants their support, but their leadership is not naive. They know that Biden has not been a reliable ally. Something similar could be said about the Obama-Biden years. It was the Trump years that were relatively peaceful. It was the Trump years where the economy was relatively better than under predecessors or Biden-Harris. Earnings under Trump improved, poverty under Trump declined.

13) With respect to Soviet or ‘Third-World’ style targeting of political opponents, Biden and his backers’ linked allies have launched the most blatant election interference campaign in U.S. modern history.  But this isn’t just arguably hurting Trump, it is hurting millions of everyday Americans as well as smaller businesses too.

14) This antisemitism is rising predominately from the political left, meaning mostly with Democrats. To go back to the preface and earlier points, not unlike the fascists in Germany or Italy, the modern fascists – what Weinstein called “Corporate Democrats.”  As Jewish and Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz was cited by the Israel National News reported in 2018, the Democratic party is tolerating anti-Semitism. This wave of protests at colleges and elsewhere is hardly new. This has been brewing for years. To be clear, obviously not every Democrat is antisemitic. But the evidence that anti-Jewish sentiment is mostly from the left is noted even among several left-leaning publications.

15) Trump has noted that problem and has pointed it out. While Trump’s method is to make remarks that are often controversial (and thus gain more media coverage), left-leaning Reuters reported: “Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion, they hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves,” said Trump.

16) Before going too far afield into 2024 politics, the immediate points the headline sought to make is to caution Jewish-Americans and those working in the manufactured housing industry to ‘watch their backs,’ because the violence and threats of violence in the U.S. is obviously on the rise. When Copilot said: “Hamas seeks the end of the Jewish state and the creation of an Islamic state from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea” that recalls a chant being heard in several universities and in other parts of the country too. “From the River to the Sea” means wiping out Israel and Jews. It is shocking to hear that in the U.S.

17) Biden’s broken U.S. border/immigration policies have doubtlessly allowed untold numbers of terrorists and others into the U.S., as some media reports have reflected. So, the threat of violence isn’t just from indoctrinated Americans. It is also from terrorists who have crossed into the U.S. during the Biden-Harris era. Note that immigration is tightly related to housing.

18) When Senate Democrats led by Charles “Chuck” Schumer (NY-D) moved to quickly dismiss the impeach case against Alejandro Mayorkas, they are also de facto signaling grave risks to the American public in general, but also to some segments of the American population more particularly. Jews are one such segment.

19) There is a case to be made that deconstructing the fascist power structure behind “Corporate Democrats” and which pegs RINO Republicans too is necessary for fixing what has gone wrong in the U.S. in the 21st century, but which has roots that date back years before. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely is attributed to the historian Lord Acton. The founders of our Republic didn’t want an all powerful government. They didn’t want a government that was too closely tied to big business interests. They revolted against that and had no interest in seeing that recreated in the U.S.

20) Per Newsmax, billionaire: “New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he no will longer donate to Columbia University amid campus protests against Israel.

Kraft, founder of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, said in a statement that Columbia is no longer an institution he recognizes as the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” continues.

“I am deeply saddened at the virulent hate that continues to grow on campus and throughout our country,” said Kraft, who attended Columbia on a scholarship. “I am no longer confident that Columbia can protect its student and staff and I am not comfortable supporting the university until collective action is taken.”

Kraft said he wants to see leadership at Columbia end the protests immediately.

Students have vowed to occupy the lawn on the school’s Morningside Heights campus until the school divests from companies with ties to Israel. Dozens of protesters were arrested by police Thursday.

The nonpartisan Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)posted a video on X of various groups of demonstrators at and near Columbia’s New York City campus.

“Participants at Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Protest Chant: Oh Al-Qassam Brigades, You Make Us Proud, Kill Another Soldier Now! Israel Will Fall! Palestine Is Arab! @Columbia,” MEMRI posted with the video.

The video began by showing one protester, while sitting on another’s shoulders, waving a Palestinian flag as supporters chanted the words asking Hamas’ military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, to kill Israeli soldiers. …”

Participants at Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Protest Chant: Oh Al-Qassam Brigades, You Make Us Proud, Kill Another Soldier Now! Israel Will Fall! Palestine Is Arab! @Columbia pic.twitter.com/RxAy03B2fS

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) April 18, 2024

 

Anti-war activists in Chicago learn to chant “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” in Farsi.

Read more from The FP’s @Olivia_Reingold: https://t.co/1jMM5ydhpp pic.twitter.com/z7T9AKNrF9

— The Free Press (@TheFP) April 14, 2024

 
 
21) Passover is a celebration of liberation from slavery, both secular, intellectual, spiritual, and so on. May this Passover be a time of light, not darkness, for all.  And may the darkness of the manipulative, propaganda dependent leftist-fascist movement be exposed, rejected by all, and defeated. Good Passover to our Jewish friends, colleagues, and all.

 

 

Screwing Millions in Real Time, Housing-IMF Warning-Economic-Election Interference, Trump Trial, Cloward Piven, Project 2025, Facts-Updates and Analysis; plus MHMarkets

 

Part V – Our Daily Business News on MHProNews stock market recap which features our business-daily at-a-glance update of over 2 dozen manufactured housing industry stocks.

This segment of the Daily Business News on MHProNews is the recap of yesterday evening’s market report, so that investors can see at glance the type of topics may have influenced other investors. Thus, our format includes our signature left (CNN Business) and right (Newsmax) ‘market moving’ headlines.

The macro market moves graphics below provide context and comparisons for those invested in or tracking manufactured housing connected equities. Meaning, you can see ‘at a glance’ how manufactured housing connected firms do compared to other segments of the broader equities market.

In minutes a day readers can get a good sense of significant or major events while keeping up with the trends that may be impacting manufactured housing connected investing.

Headlines from left-of-center CNN Business – 4.22.2024

• ‘Students are scared.’ Columbia crisis spirals as tensions simmer and protests continue
• This cover image released by Republic Records show “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
• Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ shatters streaming records across Spotify, Amazon, Apple
• Tesla cuts prices in US, China and Germany as competition heats up
• Jet Blue CEO Robin Hayes speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 3, 2023.
• Former JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to lead Airbus in North America
• TikTok could face EU fines and a suspension over sister app TikTok Lite
• Caitlin Clark will reportedly sign a sneaker deal with Nike
• TikTok vows legal challenge to potential US app ban
• The ‘halving’ — bitcoin bros’ World Cup — is here
• The exterior of an Express clothing store is seen as the company announces it will close some stores on January 22, 2020 in Plantation, Florida. The clothing retailer announced that it plans to shutter roughly 100 of its stores by 2022, as part of its strategy three year strategy to save $80 million in costs annually.
• Express files for bankruptcy; closing more than 100 stores
• Former President Donald Trump speaks with attorney Todd Blanche as they return from a lunch break at Manhattan criminal court as jury selection continues in New York, NY on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign.
• Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall
• Brits face biggest obstacles in 70 years to buying a first home
• These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East
• Investors are fearful. They shouldn’t be
• What a buyer’s agent will do for you when you’re looking for a new home
• The Mona Lisa rapping? New Microsoft AI animates faces from photos
• Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back
• The US dollar is strengthening. Here’s what’s driving the rally and what it means for Americans
• The House just voted on a potential TikTok ban (again). Now what?
• House passes legislation that could ban TikTok in the US amid high-stakes vote on foreign aid
• Can superstars still bank on fans splurging for concerts like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé did last year?
• Whatever happened to the two-door car?
• Michigan man credits $500,000 lottery win to ‘sign’ from his movie star look-alike
• US Grand Prix organizers promised a star performer. Now, with a superstar in the works, it’s offering to buy back tickets

 

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Headlines from right-of-center Newsmax – 4.22.2024

• Actor Jon Voight Warns US, Israel in Danger, See Video
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• Rasmussen asked voters, “How likely is it that Trump will be able to get a fair trial in New York City?” Just 42% say it’s likely Trump will be able to get a fair trial, and that included only 27% saying it’s very likely, according to the Rasmussen Reports results. [Full Story]
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• EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Expand Iran Sanctions
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Notice: MHProNews invites the firms named in these reports to respond to any concerns about possibly inaccurate information via email that identifies the concern and offers evidence that sheds a different light on the topic discussed. That said, neither MHI nor MHI publicly traded ‘insider brands’ have done so. They’ve been repeatedly invited to do so, including but not limited to an outreach on Dec 7, 2o23 and Feb 25, 2024.

APO = Apolo Global Management – bought Inspire Communities

BAM = Brookfield Asset Management – owns and invests in manufactured home communities (MHCs).

BLK = BlackRock – conglomerate has investments in firms and operations involved in manufactured housing.

BRK-A = Berkshire Hathaway – includes outright ownership of Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage Corp, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, other manufactured home industry linked firms (MHC brokerage, suppliers, etc.).

BX = Blackstone – Blackstone Group LP has made its first big bet on manufactured housing by buying a portfolio of communities sold by Tricon Capital Group Inc.

CDPYF = Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust – also has manufactured home communities (MHCs).

CIGI = Colliers International Group Inc. – The Manufactured Housing and RV Group “We Assist Owners and Investors with Disposition, Acquisition, and Financing for Manufactured Housing Communities and RV Parks.”

CG = The Carlyle Group – has manufactured home communities investments.

CSGP = CoStar Group – is commercial real estate’s leading provider of information, analytics and online marketplaces. They acquired listing service Homes.com.

CVCO = Cavco Industries – manufactured home and other factory-built housing production, retail, finance, insurance.

ECNCF = ECN Capital Group – includes manufactured home lender Triad Financial Services.

ELS = Equity LifeStyle Properties – includes land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs), but also RV and marine slips holdings. Also has captive manufactured home retail operations, and parent to Datacomp/MHVillage.

FGF = FG Financial Group – FG Communities “Owns and Operates Growing Portfolio of Manufactured Housing Communities.” KEY = KeyCorp – manufactured home community financing and manufactured home single-family mortgage financing.

KMMPF = Killam Apartment REITs- (includes manufactured home communities (MHCs).

LCII = LCI Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (RVs, housing, etc.).

LEGH = Legacy Housing – produces manufactured homes, tiny houses, retail, and captive finance operations.

LPX = Louisiana Pacific Corporation – components for the manufactured home industry and others (housing, etc.).

MHC-UN.TO = Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

MHPC = Manufactured Housing Properties – land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs).

MMI = Marcus and Millichap – commercial real estate brokerage services that include land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs).

NOBH = Nobility Homes – produces and offers captive retail, financing, and insurance services for HUD Code manufactured homes and modular homes.

PATK = Patrick Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (RVs, housing, etc.).

SKY = Skyline Champion – produces and offers captive retail, financing, and insurance for HUD Code manufactured homes and modular homes.

SUI = Sun Communities – includes land lease manufactured home communities (MHCs), but also RV and marine slips holdings. Also has captive manufactured home retail operations.

UMH = UMH Properties – includes land lease manufactured home communities and captive manufactured home retail, leasing, and financing operations.

UFPI = UFP Industries – components for the manufactured home industry and others (housing, etc.).

• • • NOTE 1: Chart above of manufactured housing connected equities includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services, a manufactured home industry finance lender.
    • NOTE 2: Drew changed its name and trading symbol at the end of 2016 to Lippert (LCII).
    • NOTE 3: Deer Valley was largely taken private, say company insiders in a message to MHProNews on 12.15.2020, but there are still some outstanding shares of the stock from the days when it was a publicly traded firm.  Thus, there is still periodic activity on DVLY.
    • Note 4: some recent or related reports to the REITs, stocks, and other equities named above follow in the reports linked below.
    • Note 5: Gifts of Sight and Insights, What’s in Store for 2024? Including 2023 Year End Reflections, manufactured homes, manufactured housing, mobile homes, MHVille, USA Snapshots, Manufactured housing industry year in review 2023.

 

2023 …Berkshire Hathaway is the parent company to Clayton Homes, 21^st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory-built housing industry suppliers.
· LCI Industries, Patrick, UFPI, and LP each are suppliers to the manufactured housing industry, among others.
· AMG, CG, and TAVFX have investments in manufactured housing related businesses. For insights from third-parties and clients about our publisher, click here.

 

 

2022 was a tough year for many stocks. Unfortunately, that pattern held true for manufactured home industry (MHVille) connected stocks too. See the facts, linked above.

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• Note 1: MHVille means manufactured housing industry, MHVille also means artificially smaller manufactured housing (MH) industry,
• Note 2: Manufactured housing, building, factories, retail, dealers, manufactured home, communities, passive mobile home park investing, suppliers, brokers, finance, financial services, macro-markets, manufactured housing stocks, Manufactured Home Communities Real Estate Investment Trusts, MHC REITs.
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  APO, Apollo Global Management, BAM, Brookfield Asset Management, BLK, BlackRock, BRK-A, Berkshire Hathaway, BX, Blackstone, CDPYF, Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, CIGI, Colliers International Group Inc, CG, The Carlyle Group, CSGP, CoStar Group, CVCO, Cavco Industries, ECNCF, ECN Capital Group, ELS, Equity LifeStyle Properties, FGF, FG Financial Group, FG Communities,  KEY, KeyCorp, KMMPF, Killam Apartment REITs, LCII, LCI Industries, LEGH, Legacy Housing, LPX, Louisiana Pacific Corporation, MHC-UN.TO, Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), MHPC, Manufactured Housing Properties, MMI, Marcus and Millichap, NOBH, Nobility Homes, PATK, Patrick Industries, SKY, Skyline Champion, SUI, Sun Communities, UMH, UMH Properties, UFPI, UFP Industries.

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