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Tish Ray Romano

@chesedgevurah.bsky.social

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Interested in justice (social, corrective, distributive); practising law Erstwhile scholar of kabbalah & chasidus

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 3h

People forget the pragmatism at the root of shtadlanus. A good counter to the increasingly ideological (and downstream of Xian RW political) approach taken by Modern/Centrist Orthodox and Chabad.

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 5h

She supports his extrajudicial killing of people on the boats in the Caribbean

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 5h

Quite

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

She dedicated the "Peace" Prize to Trump, for goodness' sakes:

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

She is not in opposition to Trump; she supports his regime.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

www.newsweek.com/what-nobel-w...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

She is not a liberal democrat, as she supported Trump's extrajudicial bombing and killing of boats allegedly transporting drugs, which violated both domestic and international law.

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

Yes

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

It's not strategery; it's an accurate representation of her politics. She's a conservative through and through, aligned with Trump's shredding of the Constitution and international law.

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

She dedicated the fucking prize to him!

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

#Resistance

X-post by Maria Corina Machado, 2025 winner of the Nobel "Peace" Prize:
"This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
"We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the US, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
"I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decision support of our cause!"

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

One that supports Trump's extrajudicial killing?

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 1d

Touching grass - also a mitzvah

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently, the guy who invented autism was Avraham Avinu

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 5d

Hmmm...
I'll have to check the HALOT...

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 6d

I think that ends up being a false etymology, too. ב–ר–כ shows up in many Semitic languages, all with the meaning of blessing but not with the related meaning of kneeling.
That having been said, the notion that it comes from ברֵכָה is also clearly wrong.

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Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 6d

Representation matters

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 6d

Isn't the dismissiveness, in this case, not primarily even directed at these things but rather at the structure of power and capital used to force their adoption onto us?

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 6d

That is also obviously terrible. My question (which you're dodging) is: why is that a relevant thing to bring up when someone attacks a synagogue in the UK?

Tish Ray Romano @chesedgevurah.bsky.social · 6d

You're doing precisely what he said not to do. Unless you think all Jews are responsible for Israel's actions and thus deserve to be collectively punished.