Why a Brooklyn coffee shop banned a congressman after his visit
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Federal officials are investigating a Brooklyn coffee shop after the store said Rep. Dan Goldman, a New York congressman, was not welcome following a visit with his daughter.
In a social media post that has now apparenty been deleted, Poetica Coffee slammed the Jewish congressman — who's currently up for re-election — over his support for Israel.
The post, which includes a photo of Goldman standing at the register, read: “We see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee.”
“We don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away.”
The coffee shop then went on to say that it had issued a refund to the congressman, and told him to never come to the store.
Goldman, in the comments, said that the barista "could not have been nicer" to him and his 7-year-old daughter, who he said had to use the restroom.
"I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved."
In response to the post, Harmeet Dillon, the DOJ Assistant Attorney General to the Civil Rights division, wrote that the agency opened an investigation into the shop.
"Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin," she said in a post.
"These actions are not only reprehensible, they’re potentially illegal. The Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation, and will bring an enforcement action if warranted."
Poetica Coffee was unable to be reached for comment by USA TODAY Network.
Goldman is currently up against Brad Lander, a former city comptroller and mayoral candidate who has the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Dan Goldman, is famous, to the extent he is famous, for being one of the most vocal Anti-Trump democrats in congress. He's often unhinged and never bound by reality when attacking Republicans.
But, he's also Jewish and supports the existence of Israel. So he's going to be booted from Congress by his party and is being shunned by his constituents to the point he can't even buy coffee, because he's Jewish and supports the existence of Israel. . It just doesn't matter how anti-Trump you are when you are Jewish. That's the future of the Democratic party that embraces the Platners of the world.
This ridiculous sentence says more about MAGA than it does about Goldman.
this is nothing compared to what happens to some americans in the occupied west bank at the hands of the IDF ...
There are NO elected Democrats who do NOT support the 'existence of Israel'. Such claims are outright lies and total fabrications using the flimsiest of ties where if you gave $20 to a Palestinian food relief fund, you're called a Nazi by the stupidest bigots on the planet. But you still see these dumb mother fuckers trying, flailing their arms about screaming "Democrats are antisemites because they didn't support the genocide of Palestinian women and children!". I almost feel sorry for such sad sacks of wet shit, but then they start flinging their poo again thinking they're smart oblivious to the fact that their comments betray their abject stupidity.
we're going to save a ton of money because of bibi in the near future. gee, I wonder whose going to pay for all the new illegal settlements and provide for all of the professional torah students and their families now? trump has thrown israel's hardliners under the bus along with bibi ...
bummer ...
PS - bibi, your $150+ billion foreign aid check might be late next year ...
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, even Bernie Sanders who wants to end any aid, military or otherwise, to Israel.
I'm sorry Buzz, but not wanting to support Israel financially does not equate to not supporting Israels right to exist. Claiming those legislators don't support Israels right to exist is silly, especially Bernie having been born in a working-class Jewish family.
What? You mean Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar want Israel to exist? And you think that without military aid from America Israel would survive while Iran and its proxies want to obliterate Israel, let alone how the Palestinians feel about Nakba.
By the way, America has only provided military aid to Israel for quite a long time. Any financial aid has been earmarked and used for defence purchases.
Yes, I do. They support a 2-state solution as both have said in the past. That directly indicates their support for Israel's existence. I think some crazy Israel defenders have backed themselves into a corner with circular logic and believe there cannot be a 2-state solution and that one or the other must die for there to be peace. I don't think that way and I wouldn't side with either group to simply say 'okay, we like these guys better, go ahead and wipe out the other group down to the last man, woman and child." That seems to be what some here hunger for and are ravenous to tear more children apart with their bombs and they revel in glee at the thought of more Palestinian women and children being snuffed out in retribution. Does it make them feel better to know they're happily hoping for the murder of babies? I hope not. But the indication seems to be exactly that from what rightwing religious conservatives are saying who don't really give a fuck about either side, they just want their holy war, coupled with what the rabid foam at the mouth Israel defenders who accuse anyone not kneeling before Bibi of antisemitism. Personally, I don't care much for those who support genocide whether against Israel, Palestine, Ukraine or any other civilian populations.
The first part of that sentence doomed him. You can't find a more progressive candidate and progressives control democrat primaries. The fact is that the democrat party has become fiercely anti-Semitic as well as Socialist leaning. He is out because he is Jewish. PERIOD.
MAGAs despise Goldman because he had to nerve to prosecute Trumps first impeachment.
He is generally considered to be a moderate.
Lol. I guess if you consider Mao slightly left.
The idea that Dan Goldman is a "moderate" is about as discrediting a statement as you can make.
Do you have GDS ?
have GDS ?
I'm not the one running him out of Congress....
Goldman is the guy who will say whatever is needed by the party, no matter how ridiculous.
When the Hur report came out about Biden's inability to competently testify about his actions, it was Goldman who they turned to claim "Biden is sharper than anyone." He'll say the most ridiculous, clownish things to support his party.
And despite being a far left conspiracy nut, he's gone....
I'll take "Fictional shit" for $100 Alex.
You would owe someone $100.00.
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Never mind, Alex.
You can't possibly think you've proven him wrong....
Cool story. Now prove me wrong.
Quite a problem for the Democrats and the left. One of their own being Jewish AND supporting Israel? This is going to be fun to watch.
He won't be in Congress long with those credentials. All the unhinged Trump hate in the world won't help him.
I think it will be antisemites that run him out. [deleted][✘]
Why? Because a coffee shop wanted to expresso themselves?
You guys are hilarious.
Reading the rest of my comment would be a good start.
And it's telling you support the antisemite coffee shop.
The Democrats have always been the party of segregation. Going back to their roots to enforce separate coffee shops....
Please do show me where I said I support this coffee shop? I do support their right to free speech even if I disagree with their silly actions. But no one with more than half a brain is taking these rightwing conservative attack comments seriously anyway. Little children out playing antisemite police all to hide their own deep-seated antisemitism and bigotry.
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We've always known that. It's just baffling that THEY don't know that.
[ ✘ ] Here is my comment:
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So, who was my comment in defense of again? See up there the italicized noun is the subject, and my reply was defending Democrats and the left asking, "Why would a coffee shop expressing themselves be a problem for Democrats or those on the left?". How is that not clear? I said nothing as to whether their expression was good or bad, right or wrong, I simply asked why it should be a problem for Democrats.
Of course, there was a joke thrown in but I didn't expect anyone on the right to find it humorous, I've no doubt it's hard to laugh with a head and neck shoved up an old felons flabby ass. But that's not what I was looking for anyway, I threw it in simply because it made me laugh.[ ✘ ]
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You seem to be under the impression that the Democratic Party is somehow anti-jew. Where are you getting that idea?
There are 25 Jews in the House of Representatives. 21 of them are Democrats.
Additionally, there are 10 Jews in the Senate. Not one of them is a Republican.
You can support Israel's right to exist, and even support them militarily and economically, while simultaneously being critical of some specific policy or action taken by their government. These positions are not mutually exclusive.
Show me they aren't.
Is that supposed to be impressive or change something?
And yet the Jew in the article is being discriminated by doing that and left leaning NT members are taking the side of the antisemite shop.
The Democrats chose a Jew to be their leader in the Senate. You are free to show how that could be accomplished in a party that is anti-Jew, but I’m not holding my breath waiting for you to try.
Exactly. The “doing” of being critical of the Israeli government. The discrimination is based on a political viewpoint, not on the fact of his religion.
You are welcome to try and prove that claim, as well.
Democrats also sided with the terrorists in Gaza. Doesn't show me anything.
So the idiots on the left are eating themselves. Always fun to watch.
Do you not understand what the article is about?
The terrorists in Gaza have a name - Hamas. To my knowledge, Democrats have sided with civilians who live in Gaza because they are non combatants who are starving and dying. They aren’t Hamas. That’s not “siding with terrorists.” It’s simple compassion for human beings. But I know that’s not something MAGA likes to consider.
I don’t take childish comments like this seriously, but I will point out that you decided to deflect from the point I made that you quoted - that this appears to be a matter of politics, not religion.
So you will not be trying to support your claim that the shop is antisemitic. I am not surprised.
Thank goodness the liberals criticizing Isreal for defending themselves weren't around during WWII, those unamerican assholes would be protesting in the streets about us bombing Germany, I can hear them now, We can't bomb Germans! they aren't NAZI's who cares how many Jews they kill.
And who WILLINGLY put them in power and supported them - Palestinians. Who supported the aggressors (Palestinians) - Democrats.
But you'll damn sure fkng make them.
So you DON'T understand what the article is about. And you expect to be taken seriously?
We have a political affilliation criticizing Israel AND supporting a Nazi within their ranks. You can't make this level of stupidity up.
Hmmm. Maybe because the anti semitic candidates vote they vote, the conspiracies they push and , I don’t know, the fact that Jewish members have to meet secretly in rooms with guards at the party convention in order to be safe from party members?
You can’t or won’t say why you think so.
It’s pretty obvious that you not only don’t understand the article because you seem unable or unwilling to confront the distinction between discrimination based on religion versus being based on political statements.
You also are not following what I have written. Worse, you aren’t even willing or able to clarify what you have written.
You are free to explain what you are talking about and support it with evidence. Otherwise, I have no idea what you are referencing.
"Have Jewish members have to meet secretly in rooms with guards at the party convention in order to be safe from party members?"
True, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.
None of that appears to be about race, religion or national origin.
I don't know anything about this politician, but private businesses are definitely allowed to discriminate on the basis of political issues. That can be pretty annoying if you're the one being discriminated against, but it's still legal.
And we finally have a winner.
Sign in a Texas Eatery. We very much support the current POTUS, right or wrong, still our POTUS.
If you don't agree 100% get the fuck out of here now.
They survived several legal motions to remove the signage, even in a red district in a red state.