Ben Shapiro has recreated Judeo-Bolshevism from first principles, just replacing "Jew" with "Muslim."

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 1h ago

Ben Shapiro probably does not know enough history to even know this, but the way he is talking about Muslims as a nation within the nation who can never be integrated is almost verbatim what European nationalists said about Jews in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

11) I love nonfiction. Don’t love how the question is asked here, because nonfiction isn’t inherently boring. In no particular order: How to Fuck Like a Girl by @cuteflesh.bsky.social Gender/Fucking by @floralashes.bsky.social Here Where We Live is Our Country by Molly Crabapple

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

When trans people bristled at policies that required time to be on hormones before being able to join elite competition it was because: -time on HRT was arbitrary -testosterone level achieved was arbitrary -maintaining testosterone levels continually is arbitrary -no one else had these restrictions

it's pretty difficult to study the capital / imperialism intersection without this in mind, for what it's worth

Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · 2d ago

there is a strain of lefty discourse where you can’t come to any unflattering conclusions about the populace—those must be explained away by how they are being acted upon by capital—but I think you’ll understand things better if you understand capital can also exploit weaknesses it didn’t create

We really need to care more about the mass rape in Sudan and mass child enslavement in Congo being funded by our tax dollars.

“And God was Joshua.” (Joshua 6:27)

This is the correct answer. The principle that every person living between the Mediterranean and the Jordan should have equal rights and self-determination is far more important than the number of states.

Ron Skolnik@ronskolnik.bsky.social · 23h ago

El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

My hot take is that the best of criticism is deeply self-involved and only tangentially about the artwork being subjected to critique.

The Fig Economy@figgityfigs.bsky.social · 23h ago

I think this piece is interesting, and I understand that Wilson is never going to be a fan of Nolan’s Odyssey. This piece is better about it, but one of my least favorite things about criticism is bemoaning what one thinks a thing should have been rather than engaging with what it is.

Exemption from taxes is only for those established by the government for its own sake, but not those that strengthen the needy. —Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, Seridei Eish

because this asshole so happens to be jewish, i would like to note that, in judaism, it's ethically and morally forbidden to evade taxes because you are robbing the poor of their share in your wealth that god has generously blessed you with so that you may benefit spiritually from helping them.

'viktor shtrum'@viktorshtrum.bsky.social · yesterday

death penalty

Personally I would love to see Bluesky expand. It shouldn’t just be the app for leftists who can’t stand Matt Yglesias! It should also be the app for liberals who can’t stand Matt Yglesias. And apolitical folks who can’t stand Yglesias. And, yes, even conservatives who can’t stand Matt Yglesias!

As a Religious Studies professor, this directly targets my livelihood in a way that makes a mockery of any supposed profession of concern the administration has ever expressed for me as a Jewish person on campus.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

can’t believe our current all-ages literacy crisis is making me a little nostalgic for the pretentious “we publish experimental poetry chapbooks and have strong opinions on Melville and the 1800s fur trade” Literature Boys of my college years in the late 2000s/early 2010s.

Asking people to wear phylacteries while for Menachem Mendel Schneerson to come back… Are they sure he’s the messiah and not a lich?

Like. This question is up there with "You're a rabbi, how come you don't like the oppressive gaping maws of Empire?" (not that some of my colleagues seem to have read the relevant texts, but)

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

"You're a huge fan of the medieval selichot corpus, how come you're not a fan of the crusader massacres"

Florence Ashley@floralashes.bsky.social · 2d ago

“You’re a huge fan of Lord of the Rings, how come you don’t like Palantir?” “You’re a huge fan of 1984, how come you don’t like the surveillance state?” “You’re a huge fan of Fahrenheit 451, how come you don’t like ritual book burnings?”

i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

“You’re a huge fan of Lord of the Rings, how come you don’t like Palantir?” “You’re a huge fan of 1984, how come you don’t like the surveillance state?” “You’re a huge fan of Fahrenheit 451, how come you don’t like ritual book burnings?”

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

Can't think of a thing that will radicalize a generation faster than "you've gotta let that old man in the corner over there see what's inside those pants before you play Kindergarten volleyball."

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

the modern job market

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d ago

ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS ARE VANISHING: NO-EXPERIENCE HIRING PLUNGES 73% IN JUST 4 YEARS

That’s also true of academic fields. For instance, classics is a 1:1 field — if you study classics you’re either gay, a Nazi, or both.

Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast@irhottakes.bsky.social · 2d ago

All nerd hobbies can have the social structure of their communities quantitatively measured with the Q:N (Queer to Nazi) ratio. Pokémon is 8:1. Warhammer is 1:1. Paradox Games are 1:1 but different from Warhammer because the queers and Nazis are the same people.

All nerd hobbies can have the social structure of their communities quantitatively measured with the Q:N (Queer to Nazi) ratio. Pokémon is 8:1. Warhammer is 1:1. Paradox Games are 1:1 but different from Warhammer because the queers and Nazis are the same people.

“Three times in the year will be seen every penis of yours with HaShem your God.” -Deuteronomy 16:16 I’m not even kidding.

Anyone got a link without the register-wall? And preferably without giving NYT the click.

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 3d ago

Well that's a story www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

I saw a video saying that ~30% of American Jews have more sympathy towards Palestinians than Israelis currently. I’m trying to find the source but can only find this poll, which doesn’t include information specific to American Jews. Can you help me?

Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans' Middle East Sympathies

Israelis no longer lead the Palestinians in Americans' sympathies, with independents' shift toward the Palestinians driving most of the change.

news.gallup.com

Secret anti-protest group for university administrators, police, and government representatives? It’s more likely than you think!

Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The Breach

Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence

breachmedia.ca

If you have an academic in your life, please be gentle with them this weekend because they're probably freaking the fuck out.

Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.bsky.social · 5d ago

Because the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.

I don’t know about that. For instance, Ben Ryan writes about what I say on here despite him being blocked so either he has an alt for creeping or someone’s snitching.

weeder@weeder.bsky.social · 5d ago

You can just decide to post bad all day if you want. It's not a big deal. Nobody is looking at this website but us.