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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ

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Whovian, Trekker, general geek. Culture Vulture (esp classical music, opera). Choral Singer. Veggie. Political Leftie. Sweet Jewish Person. She/her. Bookkeeper - business account @timeoffbooks.bsky.social

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · Oct 13

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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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 8h

MAHLER AND BEYONCE ARE COUSINS.

(Eighth cousins four times removed)

Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 9h

PEANUT BUTTER bourbon??

Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 9h

Just saw an INCREDIBLE performance of TURANDOT at the Metropolitan Opera!

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 9h

Same!

Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 9h

Of course.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

Like 97 percent of why he’s obsessed with winning the Nobel peace prize is that Obama won it

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 9h

Let me know when they ARRIVE safely.

Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 10h

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 11h

Give me the peace prize or I will declare war on you is definitely a take.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 14h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst @profirmf.bsky.social · 11h

oh thank goodness

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 11h

The princes may also all have been black sheep.

Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 11h

I've listened to and seen productions of #TURANDOT for decades, so I can't believe this hasn't occurred to me before.

If Turandot has executed the princes of Samarkand, Persia, and India (among many others)...

WHY HAVEN'T THESE COUNTRIES DECLARED WAR ON CHINA?

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 15h

HE'S STILL ALIVE???

Tyler Maun @tylermaun.com · 1d

Sandy Koufax is 89 and looks better than I have ever looked a day in my life.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 15h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 15h

At New York Comic Con panel on Jewish representation in comics, Danny Fingeroth confirms that Peter Parker's mother is Jewish.

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S Block @ilanblock.bsky.social · 17h

@miriamanzovin.bsky.social

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Tzfardea Tzedek 🐸 @jsx.bsky.social · 16h

They've done it. They've reinvented "autism is a Jewish plot to weaken the West" from a brand new set of crazy ass starting assumptions.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

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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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

we must hope that the rest of our criminal justice system stands up better against this mockery of law than the grand jury

I at least retain some optimism on this front; this case is transparently weak and political and I don’t think they’ll find twelve sycophantic jurors to go through with it

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 21h

Going to speak on a tender subject but it's an offering of perspective, and I am going to encourage you to realize this will be a short thread, so anything taken out of context will be unappreciated. 1/?

I am the victim of a violent crime that forever changed my life.

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 21h

A dog and a cat play Satie's Gymnopedie #1!

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 23h

If there’s actually a ceasefire in Gaza, I suspect it has little to do with Trump’s nonexistent negotiating skills and a lot to do with Israel reading the room because things like this are happening. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Spanish MPs back move to enshrine in law arms embargo on Israel

Decree bans all exports of defence equipment, products or technology to Israel and imports of such goods from Israel

www.theguardian.com

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22h

Moadim L'simcha!

How are sukkot like clouds? Why on Earth do the Rabbis come up with this analogy and what does this beautiful lil metaphor teach us about how the Rabbis think and move?

cloud sukkah!

a holiday metaphor, talmudic spelunking

www.lifeisasacredtext.com

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Doctor Who Merchandise @doctorwhomerch.bsky.social · 1d

No release date, no details, but the Series 10 soundtrack is coming…

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

Praying that this is the beginning of a real ceasefire, and that this can be the beginning of an end to apartheid, genocide, and the start of a road to justice for everyone living in the land.

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Hahrie Han @hahrie.bsky.social · 1d

Totally, completely flabbergasted. #MacFellow

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Johns Hopkins political scientist Hahrie Han receives MacArthur genius grant

Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition

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Juicy Cake Of Figs וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ @datadivajf.bsky.social · 1d

If orchestras were run like football, featuring Peter Schickele.

(I would NOT want to be a horn player)

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primary.music.boss on Instagram: "🎻🏈 30-bar penalty for illegal note slippage!If orchestra concerts were run like football games…Would more people show up? 👀😂Vie…"

🎻🏈 30-bar penalty for illegal note slippage!If orchestra concerts were run like football games…Would more people show up? 👀😂

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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