Juicy Cake of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ
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I am a Jew, an American, a music lover, and a nerd, and I unconditionally denounce all violence against innocent people whoever and wherever they are. The Hebrew in my Bluesky name means 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
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Yesterday I looked up how many mediums there are in the phonebook (for book reasons) and it reminded me of this thread. I thought I should share it again so more of you can enjoy the weirdness that is Icelandic humour.
(FYI here are 12 mediums in the phonebook, one is a medium AND stunt actor)
(FYI here are 12 mediums in the phonebook, one is a medium AND stunt actor)
When you register your name in the Icelandic phonebook you can choose to state your profession. And they have a pretty loose definition of what exactly a profession entails.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Yesterday I looked up how many mediums there are in the phonebook (for book reasons) and it reminded me of this thread. I thought I should share it again so more of you can enjoy the weirdness that is Icelandic humour.
(FYI here are 12 mediums in the phonebook, one is a medium AND stunt actor)
(FYI here are 12 mediums in the phonebook, one is a medium AND stunt actor)
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Hello lovely people! If you're thinking of ordering a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy for Valentine's Day, this weekend would be the best time to guarantee it gets to you in time.
(Prices in NZD so cheaper in USD/GBP/Euro, Roman Sestertii and Klingon Darsek😁)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
(Prices in NZD so cheaper in USD/GBP/Euro, Roman Sestertii and Klingon Darsek😁)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Hello lovely people! If you're thinking of ordering a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy for Valentine's Day, this weekend would be the best time to guarantee it gets to you in time.
(Prices in NZD so cheaper in USD/GBP/Euro, Roman Sestertii and Klingon Darsek😁)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
(Prices in NZD so cheaper in USD/GBP/Euro, Roman Sestertii and Klingon Darsek😁)
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
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A tiny human (2?) is holding a toy wooden train that is almost as big as he is.
Mum asks what he would like to eat and Tiny Human consults his toy train.
Apparently all discerning locomotives like eating fresh strawberries with extra chocolate sauce and marshmallows on top. (2)
Mum asks what he would like to eat and Tiny Human consults his toy train.
Apparently all discerning locomotives like eating fresh strawberries with extra chocolate sauce and marshmallows on top. (2)
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM
A tiny human (2?) is holding a toy wooden train that is almost as big as he is.
Mum asks what he would like to eat and Tiny Human consults his toy train.
Apparently all discerning locomotives like eating fresh strawberries with extra chocolate sauce and marshmallows on top. (2)
Mum asks what he would like to eat and Tiny Human consults his toy train.
Apparently all discerning locomotives like eating fresh strawberries with extra chocolate sauce and marshmallows on top. (2)
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🧵Spotted at a Kai* Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM
🧵Spotted at a Kai* Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
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Source sheet! voices.sefaria.org/sheets/70501...
A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! | Voices on Sefaria
Shalom, friends!
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…
Almost as obsessed as JRR Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branch...
voices.sefaria.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Source sheet! voices.sefaria.org/sheets/70501...
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Shalom, friends!
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…Almost as obsessed as JRR #Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branches of Bilbo’s Party Tree - time for A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! 🌳
youtu.be/W6YcYEtrxEc
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…Almost as obsessed as JRR #Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branches of Bilbo’s Party Tree - time for A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! 🌳
youtu.be/W6YcYEtrxEc
A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive!
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Shalom, friends!
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…Almost as obsessed as JRR #Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branches of Bilbo’s Party Tree - time for A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! 🌳
youtu.be/W6YcYEtrxEc
#TuBishvat, the birthday of the trees in Judaism, is here! Judaism is deeply obsessed with trees…Almost as obsessed as JRR #Tolkien. You know what this means! Meet me under the branches of Bilbo’s Party Tree - time for A Tolkien Tu Bishvat Tree Deep Dive! 🌳
youtu.be/W6YcYEtrxEc
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The way my grandmother understood what happened in her village was that the Poles killed the Jews of the town
because they wanted their houses and all their stuff.
Greed leads to greater evils.
because they wanted their houses and all their stuff.
Greed leads to greater evils.
January 31, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The way my grandmother understood what happened in her village was that the Poles killed the Jews of the town
because they wanted their houses and all their stuff.
Greed leads to greater evils.
because they wanted their houses and all their stuff.
Greed leads to greater evils.
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Racist leader of a fascist militia is also antisemitic?
Yeah, not shocked. Just enraged.
Yeah, not shocked. Just enraged.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Racist leader of a fascist militia is also antisemitic?
Yeah, not shocked. Just enraged.
Yeah, not shocked. Just enraged.
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everyone say thank you to the little boat
Here's how this 64-foot tugboat is keeping your home warm during NYC's cold spell.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
February 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
everyone say thank you to the little boat
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I'm trying to sell more of these pins than they sell tickets for the Melania movie. I think I can do it. Want to help?
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
January 31, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I'm trying to sell more of these pins than they sell tickets for the Melania movie. I think I can do it. Want to help?
willburrows.art/shop
willburrows.art/shop
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Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani names reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Exactly one month into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated person to manage the facility.
gothamist.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
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Kristol means Kristallnacht: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristal...
January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kristol means Kristallnacht: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristal...
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Thank you. I’ve been saying getting out of the cities is the next story.
January 31, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Thank you. I’ve been saying getting out of the cities is the next story.
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social spotted this multicolor beauty in edgewater knocking doors for a political campaign
January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social spotted this multicolor beauty in edgewater knocking doors for a political campaign
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GIVE HIM HIS HAT AND BACKPACK BACK YOU GHOULS
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 PM
GIVE HIM HIS HAT AND BACKPACK BACK YOU GHOULS
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Gallifrey One can’t get here fast enough.
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Gallifrey One can’t get here fast enough.
Another one died.
At least the one I just put on lasts until next Tuesday - right after I get home from #gally1. I'm bringing an extra just in case.
At least the one I just put on lasts until next Tuesday - right after I get home from #gally1. I'm bringing an extra just in case.
Well, that's inconvenient.
My CGM sensor died this morning and I had to replace it. I was originally scheduled to replace it Saturday, and the next one as soon as I got back from #Gally1. Which means I'll need to replace it the Saturday night of the convention.
At least I'm now down 10lbs.
My CGM sensor died this morning and I had to replace it. I was originally scheduled to replace it Saturday, and the next one as soon as I got back from #Gally1. Which means I'll need to replace it the Saturday night of the convention.
At least I'm now down 10lbs.
January 31, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Another one died.
At least the one I just put on lasts until next Tuesday - right after I get home from #gally1. I'm bringing an extra just in case.
At least the one I just put on lasts until next Tuesday - right after I get home from #gally1. I'm bringing an extra just in case.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
I just realized - this comes from Temple Israel in MINNEAPOLIS.
January 31, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I just realized - this comes from Temple Israel in MINNEAPOLIS.
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(M)oral Torah: Manna sustained the Israelites in the desert, given in equal measure and unable to be hoarded so that each person had enough every day.
"We must trust ourselves to build systems where 'a day’s portion on its day,' means everyone truly has enough."
buff.ly/BPDW6VO
"We must trust ourselves to build systems where 'a day’s portion on its day,' means everyone truly has enough."
buff.ly/BPDW6VO
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
(M)oral Torah: Manna sustained the Israelites in the desert, given in equal measure and unable to be hoarded so that each person had enough every day.
"We must trust ourselves to build systems where 'a day’s portion on its day,' means everyone truly has enough."
buff.ly/BPDW6VO
"We must trust ourselves to build systems where 'a day’s portion on its day,' means everyone truly has enough."
buff.ly/BPDW6VO
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There is a lot to say about this, but today, my focus is simple:
Our tradition teaches us that it's on us to take action in the face of tyranny.
Yes, even when the threads to our neighbors, and ourselves, is by a government far greater than us.
When we do, we might even get to sing about it!
Our tradition teaches us that it's on us to take action in the face of tyranny.
Yes, even when the threads to our neighbors, and ourselves, is by a government far greater than us.
When we do, we might even get to sing about it!
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
There is a lot to say about this, but today, my focus is simple:
Our tradition teaches us that it's on us to take action in the face of tyranny.
Yes, even when the threads to our neighbors, and ourselves, is by a government far greater than us.
When we do, we might even get to sing about it!
Our tradition teaches us that it's on us to take action in the face of tyranny.
Yes, even when the threads to our neighbors, and ourselves, is by a government far greater than us.
When we do, we might even get to sing about it!
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א פרייליכען שבת שירה - גוט שבת 💞
Shabbat Shalom!
This Shabbos has a special name: Shabbat Shira - The Shabbos of Song.
Referring to the Song of the Sea read today, the story of the sea crossing has been on my mind a lot this week. It's the story, we are taught, of the impossible happening.
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Shabbat Shalom!
This Shabbos has a special name: Shabbat Shira - The Shabbos of Song.
Referring to the Song of the Sea read today, the story of the sea crossing has been on my mind a lot this week. It's the story, we are taught, of the impossible happening.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:23 AM
א פרייליכען שבת שירה - גוט שבת 💞
Shabbat Shalom!
This Shabbos has a special name: Shabbat Shira - The Shabbos of Song.
Referring to the Song of the Sea read today, the story of the sea crossing has been on my mind a lot this week. It's the story, we are taught, of the impossible happening.
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Shabbat Shalom!
This Shabbos has a special name: Shabbat Shira - The Shabbos of Song.
Referring to the Song of the Sea read today, the story of the sea crossing has been on my mind a lot this week. It's the story, we are taught, of the impossible happening.
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