The Jedwabne pogrom of 1941 was one of the most brutal acts in the entire Shoah, committed by Poles against Polish Jews, not by the occupying Germans. Now the local government and people are denying that Poles committed this act. www.timesofisrael.com/polish-towns...
Death doulas and other end of life support roles should be celebrated, but what do I know … (a lot, actually)
One thing I'm seeing proposed more and more as a prophylaxis against another Trump is to ban felons from holding public office.
And this might be an unpopular opinion, but I *hate* that plan.
Here's why.
i'm going to be beating my "get off substack" drum again.
because seriously: get off substack.
stop helping literal sex traffickers make money.
this being the thing that crosses the line for many rightwingers is so illustrative of how they don’t really care about anything real that actually matters. their problems are all entirely fictional
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
The TikTok girlies (gender neutral) are hatching a plan to all buy copies of communion by hooks on Vance's release date. I will be participating.
It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you.
If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can.
Everyone give this a share after.
Be a snack. Buy a snack.
I reaaaaaally think people should reconsider defending Susan Abulhawa solely because she’s Palestinian and an anti-Zionist without at least checking out what she’s said. Because… it’s bad. It’s really bad.
Imagine being the servant boy who Oscar said was too ugly to kiss during one of his trials.
"The Oregon Wildlife Foundation, ODFW, the state transportation agency (ODOT) and PGE, are working toward a permanent fix: a wildlife crossing designed specifically for frogs." I hope this happens.
it's time to tap the sign again --
understanding the origins + history of classical antisemitism tropes
means that you can be clear on what legitimate critiques of a state you might want to critique might be
& what might be promulgating 2000 year-old scapegoating conspiracy theories
All of the characters changed and grew so much through the seasons too.
Choosing to be "done with symbolism" sounds kind of like being colorblind …
Netflix does that, but not if you’re in a separate window.
We used to get Powerpoints before going to war.
the days of doing branding campaigns to make a tech giant feel like a hipster sandwich shop are over, the era of being a freak is now
bsky.app/profile/sesm...
I know she recently used AI to draw goats instead of referencing the countless goats she’s drawn before.
It’s useful and fun, but that seems expensive. Is there a community center or Y that has classes?
once more with feeling for the people who are wise enough to stay off socials on the weekends
One of the stores in my neighborhood just sparsely stocks one of those little, perpetually leaning, cardboard shelf displays with random Jew-ish candles and kosher items. I don't know why they don't just keep it all in the small kosher section instead of pretending to know about the holidays.
Scouting America (BSA) has allowed all genders to join for like six years …
He can only dream of having a tenth of her intelligence and talent.
He was probably too much of a wimp to get anything bigger. I see it's Norse (and Celtic?), which is certainly a choice for a Nazi. It's also just a shit tattoo all around.
Agreed
