The APAs silence on antisemitism, hysteria on Musks cuts and other commentary

Eye on hate: The APA’s Silence on Antisemitism“More than 3,500 mental health professionals have sent a letter” calling “upon the president and the board of the American Psychological Association” to address anti-Jewish hate in the APA, reports Sally Satel at The Free Press.The letter claims “Jewish APA members have been harassed, marginalized, and silenced on APA community forums even for attempting to challenge antisemitic rhetoric” and calls out the APA for failing to “take meaningful action or respond in any significant way” to complaints of antisemitism.

It also, she notes, flags how “the organization has been quick to speak out on behalf of other marginalized or minority groups,” but not Jews.The letter warns: This “has severe consequences for . . .

the welfare of Jewish patients” and mental-health professionals “and the credibility of the psychology profession as a whole.”Media watch: Hysteria on Musk’s CutsThe media reaction to Elon Musk’s efficiency cuts is just “hysteria,” argues USA Today’s Ingrid Jacques.Exhibit A: The Washington Post reported that Yosemite’s only locksmith had been sacked amid National Park service layoffs, possibly leaving visitors locked in restrooms.

Huh? Intended as an “example of how awful and harmful Trump and Musk’s cuts are,” this instead “showed just how inefficiently the national park operates.Why in the world would you have only one person who has access to the park’s keys? That’s absurd.” The press ignores the fact that “the majority of Americans support what DOGE is doing.” “A new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found Trump’s approval rating is at 52%,” with one action most pleasing to voters: “Reducing government costs.”Conservative: Anti-DOGE Protests = Astroturf“George Soros-funded groups Indivisible and MoveOn were at the center” of anti-Elon Musk protests at House GOP “town halls and district offices that garnered widespread media coverage,” ...