I printed out a version of די גרינע קוזינע from the U-Wisconsin collection, it should be good an easy to play, but boy those ain't the Barry Sisters lyrics 😱 This one is grim...
Alter Kaker
@alter-kaker.bsky.social
An immigrant in the Unites States. Father. IT worker. Jewish.
“They are behind all your problems” quickly becomes “(((they))) are behind all your problems” Dems can win some of the cranks, some of the time, but a democratic republic can’t survive with an electorate that can’t do anything but scapegoat
I was filling out a new patient form and accidentally submitted it with only this in the “Please list current stressors in your life” input Meant to add more but you know what I think this captures it well enough
Can We Call It Fascism Yet? By me and @mikelawred.bsky.social Read more cartoons! --> #PoliCartoon Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive." --James Baldwin
A LETTER TO MODERN ORTHODOX AMERICA by Sam Stein "I keep praying, hoping, and begging that the pain of a relative or former student or classmate will make you realize the pain and humanity of Palestinians. It has not worked yet, and it feels completely naive..."
A Letter To Modern Orthodox America
I do not want to broadcast my brief. But you have made it necessary.
samstein.substack.com
All people should be able to move freely throughout the world, not just a small number from wealthier nations, and they should be able to do it just cuz they feel like it.
Public Universal Fiend@publicuniversal.bsky.social · 4d ago(standing guy image) the actual problem with asylum is that there is a collective mass denial that “move somewhere because the employment options are better or you like the vibe” is a perfectly normal thing we should encourage
I see no reason for granting good faith to people who adopt actual Nazi rhetoric, you either mean it or are reading people who are, we have no obligation to explain things this blatant. Just *look* who uses it. Defenestrate on sight and be done. This is about both "chosen people" & "Israel first"
Every nation has its peculiar folk song genre. The Irish have "I Was Transported To A Prison Colony For Stealing Food." The Americans have "I'm In Jail, I Shouldn't Have Shot This Person." The Russians have "We're All Going To Die At The Front." Yids have "I Love Mom, She Is The Best."
We should definitely put the crooks in the White House on trial, but I see regrettably little talk about doing the same for those who bent to Trump's will, especially corporations and the media. Like it or not, those are both massive institutions and they need to be disciplined harshly
And it doesn't matter how it's done, by hook or by crook. Hire back all the actual DOJ lawyers, inspector generals, military officers, etc that resigned or shitcanned. Launch multiple special counsel investigations. Support state level prosecutions. Tell the EU to turbofuck Elon. Whatever it takes.
If we fuck this up, Republicans will sweep in with someone to blame, and the "someone" will be queers and Jews.
If only there were a word to describe a legal system that treats two groups of people differently under the law based on their identities. www.timesofisrael.com/katz-boasts-...
Katz boasts of ending administrative detention for Jews, increasing its use against Arabs
Speaking at right-wing conference, defense minister also touts IDF demolition of 24 historic villages in southern Lebanon, which included '15,000 to 20,000 homes'
timesofisrael.com
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
theonion.com
we need to understand that what makes things evil is not some original sin inherent in a person or peoples or abstracts, but in structures we create that enable desires we are all capable of
Had a ton of fun designing a boss fight with a computer cursor 🖱️💀 #indiegame #gamedev
prominent novelist mad at esteemed classicist and translator for being mad at a theatrical production of a work of ancient greek literature. maybe we can rebuild the pop intellectual middlebrow sphere after all
Alex Says Stuff@alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 6d agoLooking forward to seeing the next reporting on whoever criticises Joyce Carol Oates for criticising Emily Wilson for criticising Christopher Nolan.
It's actually really important to make this more of a story than it is. Repression is ramping up and the less support those folks get, the wider the net will be next time. People will not be scared into submission if they hear about this, they will be more determined to fight. More of this please!
Sam Levin@samtlevin.bsky.social · last wk.A Minnesota religious studies professor is facing six years in prison, with the DOJ saying he is part of an "antifa" conspiracy against ICE Erik Davis speaks out about his prosecution, largely based on a handful of his comments in Signal chats. He's not accused of any violence “It’s petty revenge"
What's funny is that in the Silmarillion is The Downfall of Númenor
McJulie@mcjulie.bsky.social · 7d agoThere's a trend right now of rich people pretending they don't have to die. From Peter Thiel, who is very blunt at expressing "the notion that I, a superior type of being, will die like a peasant is unacceptable, so I refuse to believe it" and oh God that's why they're obsessed with LOTR isn't it
A Minnesota religious studies professor is facing six years in prison, with the DOJ saying he is part of an "antifa" conspiracy against ICE Erik Davis speaks out about his prosecution, largely based on a handful of his comments in Signal chats. He's not accused of any violence “It’s petty revenge"
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
theguardian.com
Hot take: A certain kind of American leftism is deeply culturally Protestant, even if it disbelieves in God, because of its preeminent focus on having the right inner mindset and intention and feeling properly guilty about one's moral failings to live up to a certain standard.
Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · last wk.One thing you can see in the latest Stancil blowup is that a sizable share of this website thinks that good intentions are the only thing that matter in policymaking, and expressing skepticism that a policy will really work as intended is equivalent to stealing food from the poor.
Programming tip: never type out a 10-character command when you could instead press the up arrow for 5 minutes until you find that command in your history
“Davis, and other defendants interviewed by the Guardian, are confident that the case against them will collapse. But the government is trying to send a signal, he said: “This isn’t just about us. It’s about trying to scare everybody who opposes ICE.””
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
theguardian.com
"inflation has hit hardest in the single most visible expenditure category" does I think have a lot to do with why people have reacted so negatively to the state of the economy
John Gramlich@johngramlich.bsky.social · last wk."Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7.5 years before that, prices rose 6.4%." (via @apnews.com) apnews.com/article/groc...
I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
lrb.co.uk
campism is bad and is also totally normalized on the radical left so that's cool
Internationalism, Anti-Imperialism, And the Origins of Campism - New Politics
La Botz analyzes the pseudo anti-imperialist character of campism and calls for genuine internationalism of workers against imperialism.
newpol.org
Humble Novice@humblenovice.bsky.social · last wk.Is Darializa Avila Chevalier even aware that the majority of Puerto Ricans aren't interested in independence for a variety of reasons?
