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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

W/stops @ 1930s Automats, lesbian bistros, Wisconsin sports bars, pioneering drag brunches & diners, Erik explores how LGBTQ restaurants shaped & continue to shape generations of gay AmericansThanks to @carrienap Niyati & Abi for shepherding to pub💚

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Dining Out

From a New York Times journalist, a culinary tour of gay restaurants—their history, and how they evolved as a space of safety and celebration for the LGBTQ...

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

So happy @erikpiepenburg's DINING OUT has a swanky cover & is available for preorder! Out😉June 3. Loved exploring a century of gay restaurants, where (much of the time), food was secondary to community, sex & romance. And, some spots still exist today! @jmdargz @GrandCentralPub

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

...to get drawn in. Her language is clear & fast-paced & she's light on notes. I caught more of the nuance & complications of the actual narrative in her version. Highly recommend!

Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Book rec! W/Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey coming '26, it was time to take Emily Wilson's translation off my shelf & I LOVED it. Her language isn't as poetically beautiful as Robert Fagles', but the story's so good that one doesn't need the artistic adornments 1/2

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

My search result: if this plan passes and the retirement age is raised for anyone 59yrs or younger, it would cut the current social security benefits for 620,000 people in my district.

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

List of full winners and finalists can be found here:

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74th National Jewish Book Awards Winners

Attend the 74th National Jewish Book Awards Celebration

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Get your copy here:@tobymundy @sam_raim @GrandCentralPub

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Pleased FINAL VERDICT: The Holocaust on Trial in the 21st Century by @TobiasBuckFT is a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award @JewishBook Holocaust category. Clear-eyed about our current reality. Review:

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Belatedly celebrating FINAL VERDICT: The Holocaust on Trial in the 21st Century by @TobiasBuckFT longlisted for The Wingate Prize (UK), in association w/the Jewish Literary Foundation. Results in Feb. Read here:@sam_raim @GrandCentralPub @tobymundy

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

I am unwell

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Pope heard Cardinal Bellini's list of priorities in Conclave and went 📝

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

I'd love book recommendations that deal with that more recent history in a similar narrative, linear style. I'm having trouble finding them. Can anyone recommend books that deal with the past 20ish years of Israel / Palestine conflict, from a Palestinian perspective?

Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

BOOK REC + Call for Recs: I loved how THE 100 YEARS WAR ON PALESTINE expanded my understanding of the long colonial history in the Middle East. I appreciated Rashid Khalidi's deep insight into the PLO, though I do think he should have included the Yom Kippur War in his accounting

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

This includes if you have bird feeders! Consider stopping refilling birdbaths and bird feeders around your home.

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Conclave is if 12 Angry Men were 108 Angry Cardinals send tweet

Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

🥳🥳🥳

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

It can be seen as a critique of folks who parachute in to tipping point moments as well. All really interesting!

Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

the prison industrial complex, punitive systems of "justice," and instead build mutual aid and accountability, community care and support, and staying in social justice work for the long haul. A couple of my favorite concepts were: 1) to people who worry we don't have all the

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change & Building a Disability-Inclusive World by @ImTiffanyYu's an Amazon pick for Best Nonfiction! Preorder now to get yours Oct 8th! A week from today!@GrandCentralPub @legacylitbooks

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

"Your oppression will not save you.

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Mhm

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

I really recommend a summertime layoff, if it's gotta happen at all. It lets you plan museum days, birthday parties, drinks on boats, beach days. Grateful to everyone in my life who's sticking around beyond the editor part of the story.

Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Keep! It! Up!

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Mollie Weisenfeld @themolliejean.bsky.social · Mar 17

Are you fucking kidding me?

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