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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 1h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 2h

In fact, it’s core to the arguments of people like Daniel Boyarin who propose a vision of non-state-based nationhood—part of his claim is that it was how Jews saw themselves for the longest time, so clearly it’s possible.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 2h

Yes? The idea of Jewish peoplehood is evident all the way back to the Babylonian exile. We see it in the Mishnaic era, we see it in the Talmudic era, and we see it in the earliest versions of the Amidah we have—a daily prayer that’s been said in some shape or form for over 2 millennia.

🧿Mustafa de Soft 🥀 @homosocialen.bsky.social · 1d

So you’re telling me polish jews and Iraqi Jews in the 19th century thought of themselves as one people? You got to be kidding me

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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · 3h

Institutionally, Jews were invested (sometimes paternalistically and hierarchically, granted) in the fates of Jews in other parts of the world *as Jews* and there are travelogues and educational/charitable networks that attest to this throughout the 17th-19th century. I teach abt some in my classes.

פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.com · 15h

Yes. The only people who have difficulty understanding this are people who know nothing about the Jewish world.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 2h

4 in Canada rip

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*puts on autumn crown, falls into a turkey circle* @klezmerstyle.bsky.social · 2h

the virgin Sennacherib, the NebuCHADnezzar

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 3h

There’s all of virtually none here! 🥲

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 3h

New marketing idea—restaurants with patios should turn them into a sukkah to attract business for the whole week.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 3h

Sort of? But my understanding was that it’s a lot less of A Thing? Though still a thing.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah it also took me a second to realize it wasn’t actually Hebrew. 😆

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Generally speaking, someone dying married but childless in the Mishnaic era sounds like a complete pain in the ass.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Yevamoth allows for a huge dick move, where an elder brother can completely prevent his younger brother from ever marrying their deceased brother’s widow.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

😆 It also just feels big commercial y’know?

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Literally no particular reason. 😆

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Iron sheep in the Mishnah

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently, Mishnaic science thought that babies can survive being born at 7 or 9 months but not at 8 months.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

If you do, make an extra for me. ;)

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

That’s not what I believe it was really about, personally.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

Oh couple cute ones

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 4h

I have a bit of a thing against that brand. 😆

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 14h

Most don’t have an aesthetic that fit and, unfortunately, shipping costs about as high as the item itself because they’re overseas.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 15h

I’m looking for a cute decorative matchbox or matchbox holder. Any ideas?

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 15h

Some more coverage of my employer being blergh. Featuring me at my office.

University of Alberta professor reinstated after put on leave over Charlie Kirk social media posts | Globalnews.ca

University of Alberta law professor Florence Ashley said they posted on social media about how Charlie Kirk’s death should not sanitize what they called his 'hateful legacy.'

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 16h

Trying to build a practice of taking complaint posts I want to write and turning them into positives.

Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 16h

I truly enjoy all of you lovely parents who don’t act like others don’t get to have any opinion about parenting or children unless they are parents themselves. You are truly a gift to this world.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 16h

I truly enjoy all of you lovely parents who don’t act like others don’t get to have any opinion about parenting or children unless they are parents themselves. You are truly a gift to this world.

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