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In the print-only interview, Greene maintained that she never used the term “Jewish space lasers” in the recently uncovered Facebook post that was published by Media Matters. But she admitted that she did mention the Rothschild family “were either investors or owners of the company,” which is a longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theory. “I didn’t even know and didn’t find out until recently that the Rothschilds were Jewish,” she said.

Last week, Greene blamed the whole hoopla on an activist, leftist journalist.

Greene, who visited a Brooklyn yeshiva, matzah bakery, kosher supermarket and restaurant, and some Orthodox areas of the Five Towns in Nassau County, N.Y., said “not one person asked me” about the comments. The Forward’s repeated requests for an interview with Rep. Greene have been denied.

“I can tell you I have no idea what ‘Jewish space laser’ means because I never said it,” she told the magazine. “The community I have got to spend time with today is very similar to the people I have in my life.”

Twitter has once again suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., her office said Friday.

The action comes as dozens of House Democrats move to expel the conspiracy-embracing lawmaker from Congress.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., on Friday morning introduced a resolution to do just that, calling Greene a “direct threat” to elected officials.

Greene has previously promoted the baseless pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy and supported calls for violence against Democrats.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:57 pm Ans she also didn't know that the Pope is Catholic.

Marjorie Taylor Greene has a new spin on the Jewish space lasers remark

https://forward.com/fast-forward/466090 ... rs-remark/

In the print-only interview, Greene maintained that she never used the term “Jewish space lasers” in the recently uncovered Facebook post that was published by Media Matters. But she admitted that she did mention the Rothschild family “were either investors or owners of the company,” which is a longstanding antisemitic conspiracy theory. “I didn’t even know and didn’t find out until recently that the Rothschilds were Jewish,” she said.

Last week, Greene blamed the whole hoopla on an activist, leftist journalist.

Greene, who visited a Brooklyn yeshiva, matzah bakery, kosher supermarket and restaurant, and some Orthodox areas of the Five Towns in Nassau County, N.Y., said “not one person asked me” about the comments. The Forward’s repeated requests for an interview with Rep. Greene have been denied.

“I can tell you I have no idea what ‘Jewish space laser’ means because I never said it,” she told the magazine. “The community I have got to spend time with today is very similar to the people I have in my life.”

Volkonski wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:57 pm Ans she also didn't know that the Pope is Catholic.

Marjorie Taylor Greene has a new spin on the Jewish space lasers remark

https://forward.com/fast-forward/466090 ... rs-remark/

“I can tell you I have no idea what ‘Jewish space laser’ means because I never said it,” she told the magazine. “The community I have got to spend time with today is very similar to the people I have in my life.”

noblepa wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:13 pm Does anyone have a link to the actual quote that started all this talk of "Jewish space lasers"? I'm wondering exactly what she DID say. IIRC, it was not far off from "Jewish space lasers", something like "space-based lasers on Israeli satellites". Not the same thing at all.

tek wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:48 pm "Blue beams of light" ?= arcing power lines?

sad-cafe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:50 pm she may be the first Q-Bert to get thrown out

Frater I*I wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:13 pm

sad-cafe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:50 pm she may be the first Q-Bert to get thrown out

I doubt the Dems will get enough R votes to send her packing, and besides nothing would prevent her from running in the special election...

and winning, after all they choose a gym owner over a neurosurgeon...

tek wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:36 am Oddly enough, my final paper for Microwave Engineering II was on this very subject.

In 1980.

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:20 am I can say this: If I were designing a satellite based solar energy system that somehow "beamed" the energy back, I wouldn't beam anything until I had a sync lock with the target Earth station. It won't be a fire hose I wildly aim at the surface etching giant carbon tracks in forests and populated areas until I finally land it properly. She has been reading too much fiction.

neeneko wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 9:39 am

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 7:20 am I can say this: If I were designing a satellite based solar energy system that somehow "beamed" the energy back, I wouldn't beam anything until I had a sync lock with the target Earth station. It won't be a fire hose I wildly aim at the surface etching giant carbon tracks in forests and populated areas until I finally land it properly. She has been reading too much fiction.

Hrm.

Getting into 'how this could go wrong in some future technology', I could actually see problems like some higher up telling the operators to disable or widen the lock because it is too sensitive and had been shutting down, plus receivers being built in areas with wildlife around them (since NIMY) and the power company slacking on keeping the area free of flammable debris.

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:50 am No pocket konstAtooshun, but she may not have pockets. She likes her painted on jeans.

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:03 am Another pooty trait — knocking herself out to find a complex cause that can be explained by any of many simple ones, e.g., lightning strikes, neglected campfires, transformer issues, sparks, insanely stupid gender reveal fireworks, and flat-out arson.