A new movie is coming out

I didn't think the leopards would eat MY face, pt. 69,420

that look goes hard

From Jackie Robinson to a pro-segregation New Orleans sportswriter, dated July 23, 1956, ending with a mic drop of true HOF caliber. 3/3 ht: @joshuablevin.bsky.social slate.com/culture/2021...

Today’s homepage tells a story—in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, today’s homepage headshots are the first 12 players to break the AL/NL color barrier, in order.

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I understand what a joke is. I also understand what it is for something to be intended as a joke while being A. not funny; and, B. ending up revealing much more about the would-be joke teller (and what it reveals is not flattering)

There are two kinds of people on the new right and dirtbag left: people who want to be 15 year olds, and people who want to be with 15 year olds...and this venn diagram is very nearly a circle

For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩‍🚀🚀💕

*All four astronauts went to public schools!

If it’s all matrilineal descent (I.e. your mother’s mother’s mother’s mother) and none of them converted out, then you’d be halachically Jewish. If someone converted out, you’d have to convert back in if interested—and the adult conversion process is comparatively more involved

If only this existed when I applied for doctoral study at UVA—might’ve gotten me off the waitlist. Alas. This is good stuff

She probably doesn't know the word "mischlinge" otherwise she would've used it

Also, let's be real, the Conservative movement can't afford to turn people away because they're hemorrhaging members

All of which leads me to wonder who Olivia Reingold is hanging out with. If she went to an Orthodox rabbi for this, then she should know better, and if she went to a rabbi of any other denomination, this tale strains credulity. fin.

the parents agree to raise them as Jews, provide Jewish education, and hold a bris/baby naming. While the RA (Conservative) still holds to the traditional view, they argue that their procedure is "Reform with extra steps". The child has to formally convert to Judaism (which is simple for kids) 4/x

These days, ~75% of non-Orthodox Jews are marrying gentile spouses. When these couples then have children, their status under Jewish law becomes somewhat ambiguous. Resolutions in 1968 by the RRA (Reconstructionist), and 1983 by the CCAR (Reform) affirm that patrilineal Jews are Jews provided 3/x

However, this didn't matter much because the social and physical isolation of Jewish communities meant that for most of post-70 CE Jewish history there weren't many Jews having children with non-Jews. This didn't become a major issue until late-20th century/early 21st century America 2/x

It's nothing at all like being mixed-race. For most of Jewish history, Jewishness descended matrilineally. Thus, a child born of a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother was not considered Jewish (there are a variety of proposed explanations for this). 1/x

I am, once again, begging the Marxists to do better historiography

This moment demands a reset. J Street is calling for the U.S. to end unconditional financial military subsidies to Israel and to move towards a relationship where we treat Israel like any other ally. 🧵 1/6

“Racial entropy” is a cursed phrase

The same people who wouldn’t vote for Harris are celebrating a guy substantially to her right…and sometimes that’s what you’ve gotta do. Just wish they understood that that’s what you’ve gotta do

Take note Americans

Don’t think he wants any Jews, queer people, and probably doesn’t even want the “wrong” kind of Christians either

The neighborhood where I grew up has a wide variety of all of the above. I remember being at the local dry cleaners (which is about the size of a postage stamp) and hearing four different languages spoken there. Thought it was cool

In Bruges scene where Colin Farrell is pointing a gun at his head and Brendon Gleeson is also pointing a gun at Colin Farrell's head

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

Also you’re right about not playing normal D1 sports. Our best sports are Hockey, Soccer, and Lacrosse. Never made men’s march madness, made women’s march madness once (we lost by 20 to VT which was still in the Big East). Our football team was ended the same month JFK was inaugurated

Tucker and Candace will make sure everyone sees it

First off, it’s University of Denver. Yes I know the acronym is DU. No I don’t know why

Artemis II was overshadowed by other bad things in the news but what it accomplished was frankly amazing. We are capable of incredible and unprecedented things. I’m in awe at how far we safely sent humans into space.