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Charles Chakkalo

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Terror, Hypocrisy, and the Fight for Western Values - My Unfiltered Thoughts

Dear Reader, As we approach the one-year mark since the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, I find myself reflecting on the horror, the trauma, and the twisted celebration of violence that has since unfolded. My family was in Israel that day, and the fear that gripped me is something I’ll never forget. It’s a fear that echoes the centuries of persecution my people have faced, even as we’ve sought refuge in Western democracies. This video is in podcast form too. A...

In my newsletter last night I reported that Donald Trump was shot at and his most recent assassination attempt. That was incorrect, my, my apologies. A big thank you to Pete for pointing that out. Apparently in the haste of the aftermath and me trying to get this letter and me trying to get this letter out, I missed that nuance. Donald Trump was not shot at this week, but there was an apparent assassination attempt on him. On September 15, 2024, an individual armed with a rifle was spotted...

To: Reader Sorry guys, I forgot to change the subject line this week. Excuse the double send! Harris’s Scripted Victory, Terrorist Retribution, and a Near Miss for Trump Hi Reader, This week, we witnessed political theater, justice served in blood, and a near-fatal assassination attempt that barely raised eyebrows. Here’s my raw take on this week’s top headlines—unfiltered and as real as it gets: The Presidential Debate: Did Harris Really Win? Everyone’s talking about Kamala Harris “winning”...

To: Reader How Extremists on Both Sides Fuel Hamas’s Deadly Confidence Hi Reader, Last week I promised you my take on Hamas's murder of the six Israeli hostages. But before we get started on that this week. I'll be live streaming my watching of the debate so that we can watch it together. Click below to subscribe to the live stream and my channel. As my most devoted audience, you know I am a Zionist. Meaning, I believe in the right of the nation-state of the Jewish people to exist. Kidnapping...

To: Reader The Impossible Trump Apology and Harris’s Smoke and Mirrors Hi Reader, Wishing you had a great holiday weekend! This week, the conversation heated up across various fronts, from presidential election banter to the ongoing turmoil in Israel. I want to take a moment to dive into some of these discussions, providing you with my unfiltered perspective on the narratives that have dominated the news. Trump’s Redemption? Don’t Hold Your Breath Harris’s Smoke and Mirrors Israel’s...

To: Reader I watched my part of the DNC. Welcome Back Reader, Welcome back to my Marketplace of Ideas. Any political aficionado at least knew the Democratic National Convention was happening this week where VP Harris's coronation as the Democratic nominee would be complete. To get a read on the pulse of the enthusiasm, I watched a few nights of the DNC. The best speech was given by President Obama. For any of you who saw the speech, I wish you thought of me as soon as he said: Even when we...

To: Reader Unleash Your Productivity with These Powerful Time Management Techniques! Hi Reader, Welcome back to my Marketplace of Ideas. Over the past few days, two newsletters landed in my inbox—both tackling the Israel-Gaza conflict, yet from vastly different angles. On one side, Isaac Saul, a self-professed Jewish centrist, delivers his thoughts through Tangle, an independent project that aggregates perspectives across the political spectrum. I recently became aware of Tangle, a project...

To: Reader Jewish ≠ Democrat What’s up Reader, So anyone of my YouTube subscribers would’ve figured out by now that I definitely believe anti-Semitism factored into Kamala Harris’s decision in her VP pick. Just last week I wrote on how Shapiro was the likely pick. That’s what the reporting held. Until Nancy Pelosi ripped her copy of Trump’s State of the Union, I truly respected her style and leadership. This got her in a rut that’s truly delusional at best. Pelosi thinks there was no...

To: Reader If VP Harris chooses Shapiro Hi Reader, It’s widely believed that Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), a Sabbath observant Jew, is going to be selected for Harris’s VP candidate. I have a worry about that election though. The Dems have a huge anti-Semitism problem on the extreme left. Jews are being held to standards nobody else is. Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan I’m all for a Jewish VP. I think a Black woman with a Jewish running mate would drive MAGA up the wall and remind America what a...

Hey Reader, Yesterday, Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress (you can catch my livestream here). Tomorrow, Trump is meeting Netanyahu. A few months ago, I felt compelled to speak out when President Trump declared that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion." While I agree Trump did great things for Jewish Americans, this part of Trump is now new. This rhetoric degraded Jews' wellbeing in America. Trump, aimed at further fracturing our already polarized...