Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
@rabbijill.bsky.social
Mindfulness & spirituality, justice & democracy 🔵. #Hineni ✡️ (SHE/HER). NEW סבתא SAVTA (grandma)! Photography & all things gardening 🌱 & knitting 🧶 & #poetry. Doodle mom. Pro-choice. My people were immigrants too. https://linktr.ee/pathwithheart
Thank you @ivodaalder.bsky.social for your astute analysis of the absolute mess - which started that Jared Kushner & Witcoff (neither have diplomatic experience) talked to the Russians first. Can you even imagine?!
It takes a special talent to come up with a Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine and present it as your own. But then that has been Steve Witkoff’s modus operandi from the start: take Russia’s side and force Ukraine to accept it. My latest @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Steve Witkoff’s peace plan for Ukraine is to hand victory to Putin | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Thank you @ivodaalder.bsky.social for your astute analysis of the absolute mess - which started that Jared Kushner & Witcoff (neither have diplomatic experience) talked to the Russians first. Can you even imagine?!
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All are encouraged to deadname the Department of Defense.
I will never ever call it the department of war. Never.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
All are encouraged to deadname the Department of Defense.
I will never ever call it the department of war. Never.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I will never ever call it the department of war. Never.
The damage that this admin has caused CHILDREN is unforgivable. & they have no remorse.
In addition to ICE in our country (👇) with the removal of USAID, the estimate is that 400,000 needy children have died. The USA could have saved them. Again, no remorse.
Crimes against humanity.
In addition to ICE in our country (👇) with the removal of USAID, the estimate is that 400,000 needy children have died. The USA could have saved them. Again, no remorse.
Crimes against humanity.
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The damage that this admin has caused CHILDREN is unforgivable. & they have no remorse.
In addition to ICE in our country (👇) with the removal of USAID, the estimate is that 400,000 needy children have died. The USA could have saved them. Again, no remorse.
Crimes against humanity.
In addition to ICE in our country (👇) with the removal of USAID, the estimate is that 400,000 needy children have died. The USA could have saved them. Again, no remorse.
Crimes against humanity.
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DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
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Worth reiterating that the Coast Guard is part of DHS, not the military.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Worth reiterating that the Coast Guard is part of DHS, not the military.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
So if this is "acceptable" Coast Guard policy, it's also probably an acceptable policy at ICE, CBP, Secret Service, and other agencies under DHS if it's not already.
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Today the President of the United States called for the killing of his political opponents. People need to understand how serious that is.
This is not normal. This cannot be something only Democrats condemn. Every leader and American must condemn this.
This is not normal. This cannot be something only Democrats condemn. Every leader and American must condemn this.
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today the President of the United States called for the killing of his political opponents. People need to understand how serious that is.
This is not normal. This cannot be something only Democrats condemn. Every leader and American must condemn this.
This is not normal. This cannot be something only Democrats condemn. Every leader and American must condemn this.
I went to a zoom training tonight for doing school patrols to protect parents & kids from ICE who are showing up at local schools.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I went to a zoom training tonight for doing school patrols to protect parents & kids from ICE who are showing up at local schools.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
I cannot believe we live in a country where we as citizens have to patrol elementary schools.
I cried. And was equally inspired by my neighbors.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
In case you are interested in how women in Saudi Arabia are treated (as DJT embarrasses himself by harassing another woman publicly…) www.hrw.org/world-report...
World Report 2025: Rights Trends in Saudi Arabia
www.hrw.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In case you are interested in how women in Saudi Arabia are treated (as DJT embarrasses himself by harassing another woman publicly…) www.hrw.org/world-report...
I’m in. Are you? #weaintbuyingit
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The enablers have to feel it.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I’m in. Are you? #weaintbuyingit
This article is devastating & important to read. ‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This article is devastating & important to read. ‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear’: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The way a society treats its most vulnerable tells you everything. We are failing.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The way a society treats its most vulnerable tells you everything. We are failing.
I agree with Pastor Woolf: this is a “spiritual emergency”. The brutalization of protestors & dehumanizing treatment of migrants must stop. Every religious leader needs to stand up.
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I agree with Pastor Woolf: this is a “spiritual emergency”. The brutalization of protestors & dehumanizing treatment of migrants must stop. Every religious leader needs to stand up.
1,000 victims of sexual exploitation. Can you even imagine the pain these girls, now women, endured?
All because they were taken advantage of by self-centered, wealthy men who cared more about satisfying their own sick“desires” than the life of the girl in front of them. It’s time 4 accountability
All because they were taken advantage of by self-centered, wealthy men who cared more about satisfying their own sick“desires” than the life of the girl in front of them. It’s time 4 accountability
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
1,000 victims of sexual exploitation. Can you even imagine the pain these girls, now women, endured?
All because they were taken advantage of by self-centered, wealthy men who cared more about satisfying their own sick“desires” than the life of the girl in front of them. It’s time 4 accountability
All because they were taken advantage of by self-centered, wealthy men who cared more about satisfying their own sick“desires” than the life of the girl in front of them. It’s time 4 accountability
We canceled our #Spotify subscription. They are running ads for ICE & also pay artists badly. #boycottspotify
Spotify is facing criticism for displaying recruitment advertisements for ICE on its platform.
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We canceled our #Spotify subscription. They are running ads for ICE & also pay artists badly. #boycottspotify
I stand with @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
An example of someone living his values. And getting assaulted for standing up for what’s right.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov what is going on in the city of my birth?
An example of someone living his values. And getting assaulted for standing up for what’s right.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov what is going on in the city of my birth?
Incredible shot of an incredible Baptist pastor, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social. I reported last week about him getting shot with pepper ball by Illinois State Police outside ICE facility: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
Today they violently arrested him during vigil. What a photo.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I stand with @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
An example of someone living his values. And getting assaulted for standing up for what’s right.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov what is going on in the city of my birth?
An example of someone living his values. And getting assaulted for standing up for what’s right.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov what is going on in the city of my birth?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov WTH is going on? Dragging faith leaders? Please explain why Illinois police are doing this.
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov WTH is going on? Dragging faith leaders? Please explain why Illinois police are doing this.
Thank you to the Catholic Church. No decent religious group or person can stopper the actions of this cruel administration who is disappearing people & terrorizing our communities
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Thank you to the Catholic Church. No decent religious group or person can stopper the actions of this cruel administration who is disappearing people & terrorizing our communities
Of course he’s in the files. Of course he knew. Of course he was involved.
The victims deserve justice. To be so abused & then to have to fight to be heard is horrible.
The victims deserve justice. To be so abused & then to have to fight to be heard is horrible.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Of course he’s in the files. Of course he knew. Of course he was involved.
The victims deserve justice. To be so abused & then to have to fight to be heard is horrible.
The victims deserve justice. To be so abused & then to have to fight to be heard is horrible.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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I understand the anger at leaders not doing what we hoped for. However the blame & vitriol adds to the polarization that is so toxic today. I’m trying to be compassionate & also - none of us know how this story is going to end. It might surprise us. Spewing hate is not the answer. End of sermon.
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I understand the anger at leaders not doing what we hoped for. However the blame & vitriol adds to the polarization that is so toxic today. I’m trying to be compassionate & also - none of us know how this story is going to end. It might surprise us. Spewing hate is not the answer. End of sermon.
I don’t know how to express clearly enough how disempowering it is for the 8 Dem senators to have caved after the incredible victories of last week
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social Do you even know how bad this is?
It’s like you kicked us in the gut. Sold us out. The GOP will not save our healthcare
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social Do you even know how bad this is?
It’s like you kicked us in the gut. Sold us out. The GOP will not save our healthcare
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I don’t know how to express clearly enough how disempowering it is for the 8 Dem senators to have caved after the incredible victories of last week
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social Do you even know how bad this is?
It’s like you kicked us in the gut. Sold us out. The GOP will not save our healthcare
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social Do you even know how bad this is?
It’s like you kicked us in the gut. Sold us out. The GOP will not save our healthcare
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First Argentina. Now Hungary.
No financial shield for SNAP or the ACA.
Only Trump's dictator buddies.
Hungary is collapsing under Orban, and this deal would ensure Hungary would face “no financing problems" and that the Hungarian economy won't continue to suffocate.
Only the US.
No financial shield for SNAP or the ACA.
Only Trump's dictator buddies.
Hungary is collapsing under Orban, and this deal would ensure Hungary would face “no financing problems" and that the Hungarian economy won't continue to suffocate.
Only the US.
Hungarian leader Orban says he secured ‘financial shield’ from Trump
Trump promises to defend Hungary’s finances amid Orban-EU tensions and to sign $600m gas deal, says Hungarian leader.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
First Argentina. Now Hungary.
No financial shield for SNAP or the ACA.
Only Trump's dictator buddies.
Hungary is collapsing under Orban, and this deal would ensure Hungary would face “no financing problems" and that the Hungarian economy won't continue to suffocate.
Only the US.
No financial shield for SNAP or the ACA.
Only Trump's dictator buddies.
Hungary is collapsing under Orban, and this deal would ensure Hungary would face “no financing problems" and that the Hungarian economy won't continue to suffocate.
Only the US.