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David Adesnik

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David Adesnik

@adesnik

VP of Research @FDD; Previously FPI, AEI, DOD, IDA, McCain 2008, McMullin 2016. Husband, dad, NYC native. Eats chopped liver and sliced tongue.

Washington DC

Joined February 2009

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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Jun 7, 2024
I'd call this a stunning admission from the @AP that they naively treated casualty data from the Gaza Ministry of Health as trustworthy. Let me explain with (a 🧵): 1/
Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
From apnews.com
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Sep 18, 2024
You know this is a UN tweet because it pretends Hezbollah doesn’t exist.
António Guterres
@antonioguterres
Sep 18, 2024
I’m deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon & Syria, killing at least 11 people, including children, and injuring thousands. All actors must exercise maximum restraint to avert any further escalation.
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Jun 28, 2024
For months, we heard famine in Gaza was "imminent." But there has been no famine. The same UN-backed experts who predicted the famine have confirmed it did not materialize. But the headlines, citing their reports, still say Gaza is starving. What is going on? (A long 🧵) 1/
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Sep 5, 2016
Trying to remember what you call someone who thinks people's flaws are related to the color of their skin.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Nov 25, 2014
Sadly, because president Obama has done such a poor job as president, you won't see another black president for generations!
David Adesnik
@adesnik
May 13, 2024
This is an important point, so I'd like to address it in detail. What does it mean that the UN switched from reporting >14,500 children and >9,500 women killed in Gaza, to reporting only 7,797 "identified" children and 4,959 "identified" women? Yes, this is going to be a 🧵 1/
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
May 14, 2024
It's time for another 🧵-- yesterday, the UN tried to explain why it reduced its estimate of the number of women and children killed in Gaza by more than 11,000. But the explanation was misleading in several key respects. 1/
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Jul 9, 2024
Have you heard that the real death toll in Gaza may be 186,000? It's the latest and wildest attempt to inflate the casualty numbers, courtesy of @TheLancet, a medical journal with a habit of spreading propaganda that suits its political agenda. Let me explain (a long 🧵) 1/
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
May 18, 2024
This is a short 🧵about @gcaw's excellent article in @TheAtlantic that looks at the UN casualty data from Gaza. I want to highlight @gcaw's work both because it's so good, and because @TheAtlantic's audience is very different from ours at @FDD. 1/
The UN’s Gaza Statistics Make No Sense
From theatlantic.com
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
May 2, 2024
My latest: Gaza Health Ministry Cannot Provide Names for More Than 10,000 It Says Have Died @
Gaza Health Ministry Cannot Provide Names for More Than 10,000 It Says Have Died
From fdd.org
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Sep 26, 2019
Replying to @adesnik
Here's what jumps out at me: 1) After the call, White House lawyers allegedly discussed its legal implications 2) There is a word-for-word transcript of the call 3) Senior White House officials allegedly moved to lock down all records of the call
David Adesnik
@adesnik
May 13, 2024
Replying to @SHeydemann
Hey Steve. Glad you're reading. Every civilian death is a tragedy, but if the death toll has been severely exaggerated, then those who suggest Israeli has waged war indiscriminately ought to reconsider their position.
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David Adesnik
@adesnik
Jul 17, 2018
FDR: Hirohito denial very strong. Uncertain who attacked Pearl Harbor. G. Washington: I don't see any reason Benedict would betray us. JFK: No clear evidence of missiles in Cuba. W. Wilson: Impossible to say who sunk Lusitania. #HelsinkiHistory #TrumpPutinSummit (1/2)
David Adesnik
@adesnik
Jul 19, 2018
#Misspoke #HelsinkiSummit #TrumpPutin #StarWars
David Adesnik
@adesnik
Dec 22, 2020
I dunno. I’m just glad the people who develop and test vaccines mostly got there by doing their homework, taking tests and getting good grades.
Shane Safir
@ShaneSafir
Dec 21, 2020
What if we blew it all up? - grades - homework - report cards - tests - subject areas - sorting & ranking What would an antiracist system built from the CHILD up (not the policy room down) and around our most marginalized learners look like? @DenaSimmons @chrisemdin