Michael T Miller-Wierzbicki
@drmikemw.bsky.social
Academic research on Judaism, esp Black Jews and Black Hebrew Israelites. Posts about religion. Music-loving vegan. Family man. From Birmingham to Warsaw via Liverpool and Nottingham. Animal lover, environmentalist.
Fascinating and poignant story about a family of Old Believers who lived alone in the Russian forest for 44 years. Only one is still alive (and costing Russia millions to keep alive as a national treasure)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
The long read: In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Fascinating and poignant story about a family of Old Believers who lived alone in the Russian forest for 44 years. Only one is still alive (and costing Russia millions to keep alive as a national treasure)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
"We already have abundance in the world, but Elon Musk and Trump just slashed USAID. If we're not feeding poor people in Africa and the Middle East right now, why does anyone think the tech oligarchs are going to help us once their AI has destroyed all jobs and they no longer have a need for us?"
@wajali.bsky.social great episode ❤️ with @gilduran.com and @jacobsilverman.com …I wish @ms.now would cover the network state goals of the tech/theo bros 🙄 especially in light of everyone wondering what Trump’s really up to with all the threats to Venezuela, Greenland, etc 🤷🏼♀️
youtu.be/XlNGpY-uL1Q?...
youtu.be/XlNGpY-uL1Q?...
Peter Thiel’s Dark Plan to Replace Democracy
YouTube video by Wajahat Ali
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
"We already have abundance in the world, but Elon Musk and Trump just slashed USAID. If we're not feeding poor people in Africa and the Middle East right now, why does anyone think the tech oligarchs are going to help us once their AI has destroyed all jobs and they no longer have a need for us?"
Intriguing article on Dwight York and the Nuwaubian Nation. York apparently made music and had a minor hit in the 80s (video in the article!) so its semi- #hebrewisraelitemusic grime-square.com/2025/01/01/b...
Bushwick’s Cult Children Are Fighting
Your Honor, “Defendants are not the heir apparent to Isa Muhammad.”
grime-square.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Intriguing article on Dwight York and the Nuwaubian Nation. York apparently made music and had a minor hit in the 80s (video in the article!) so its semi- #hebrewisraelitemusic grime-square.com/2025/01/01/b...
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"At least nine mosques and Islamic centres had reported vandalism or serious security incidents requiring police involvement"
A rise in Islamophobic incidents prompts warnings from Muslim organisations that their communities are at risk of "retribution" and "collective punishment" following the mass shooting.
'Retribution' concerns amid surge in Islamophobic attacks after Bondi shooting
A rise in Islamophobic incidents prompts warnings from Muslim organisations that their communities are at risk of "retribution" and "collective punishment" following the mass shooting.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"At least nine mosques and Islamic centres had reported vandalism or serious security incidents requiring police involvement"
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community
Two men planned an attack in Greater Manchester and a third man failed to report the plan.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BBC News - Men guilty over gun attack plot on Manchester Jewish community - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just received: a short Black Hebree Israelite booklet from Rabbi Robert Devine's organisation. Unclear when it was published or how many copies exist, but this is the only one i know of. From a brief perusal of the contents i believe its early 1960s.
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Just received: a short Black Hebree Israelite booklet from Rabbi Robert Devine's organisation. Unclear when it was published or how many copies exist, but this is the only one i know of. From a brief perusal of the contents i believe its early 1960s.
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People without History are Dust.
Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the overlooked stories of Queer Jews in the Holocaust, deepening our understanding of identity, survival, and memory.
Read more: bit.ly/483yOtz
#QueerStudies @ankahajkova.bsky.social
Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the overlooked stories of Queer Jews in the Holocaust, deepening our understanding of identity, survival, and memory.
Read more: bit.ly/483yOtz
#QueerStudies @ankahajkova.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People without History are Dust.
Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the overlooked stories of Queer Jews in the Holocaust, deepening our understanding of identity, survival, and memory.
Read more: bit.ly/483yOtz
#QueerStudies @ankahajkova.bsky.social
Drawing on extensive archival research, this groundbreaking book uncovers the overlooked stories of Queer Jews in the Holocaust, deepening our understanding of identity, survival, and memory.
Read more: bit.ly/483yOtz
#QueerStudies @ankahajkova.bsky.social
The excellently named Nerd Reich podcast has some important recent episodes on the theobro-techbro coalition, and the "tescreal" new religion of silicon valley, which help to illuminate some of the new directions of US politics and elite culture www.thenerdreich.com
The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley Tech Extremism
Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics: authoritarianism, fascism, plutocracy, weirdness
www.thenerdreich.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The excellently named Nerd Reich podcast has some important recent episodes on the theobro-techbro coalition, and the "tescreal" new religion of silicon valley, which help to illuminate some of the new directions of US politics and elite culture www.thenerdreich.com
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🚨 NEW: Figures with violent pasts are gravitating to the British Democrats, a fascist political party seeking to embed itself within the growing anti-migrant protest movement.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/11/v...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/11/v...
Violent fascists resurface in the British Democrats – HOPE not hate
Figures with violent pasts are gravitating to the British Democrats, a fascist political party seeking to embed itself within the growing anti-migrant protest movement Emerging...
hopenothate.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🚨 NEW: Figures with violent pasts are gravitating to the British Democrats, a fascist political party seeking to embed itself within the growing anti-migrant protest movement.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/11/v...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/11/v...
The new British Association for the Study of Religion Bulletin features my review of Michael Muhammad Knight's important new book on the Supreme Wisdom Lessons, the foundational scripture of the Nation of Islam and its offshoots like the 5%ers. basr.ac.uk/2025/11/28/b...
BASR Bulletin 147 | November 2025
The November 2025 edition of the BASR Bulletin is available here: BULLETIN 147-minDownload
basr.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The new British Association for the Study of Religion Bulletin features my review of Michael Muhammad Knight's important new book on the Supreme Wisdom Lessons, the foundational scripture of the Nation of Islam and its offshoots like the 5%ers. basr.ac.uk/2025/11/28/b...
A Black Hebrew Israelite group in NC are causing problems for local shop owners. No indication of what camp they hail from.
eu.fayobserver.com/story/opinio...
eu.fayobserver.com/story/opinio...
Loud group disturbs downtown shops. Is it free speech? | Opinion
The Black Hebrew Israelites are using downtown as their pulpit to the dismay of some business owners. Is it still free speech?
eu.fayobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A Black Hebrew Israelite group in NC are causing problems for local shop owners. No indication of what camp they hail from.
eu.fayobserver.com/story/opinio...
eu.fayobserver.com/story/opinio...
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The new US ambassador to Poland has condemned the "grotesque falsehood" that Poles were to blame for the Holocaust.
Thomas Rose, who is himself Jewish, also said that Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
Thomas Rose, who is himself Jewish, also said that Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
New US ambassador condemns "grotesque falsehood" that Poles responsible for the Holocaust
notesfrompoland.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The new US ambassador to Poland has condemned the "grotesque falsehood" that Poles were to blame for the Holocaust.
Thomas Rose, who is himself Jewish, also said that Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
Thomas Rose, who is himself Jewish, also said that Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
New book on early 20th c US Black religions. Free download for 2 weeks. Looks great
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Early Twentieth Century New Black Religious Movements in the United States
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - Early Twentieth Century New Black Religious Movements in the United States
www.cambridge.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New book on early 20th c US Black religions. Free download for 2 weeks. Looks great
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
