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Zev זאב

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I reskeet better than I skeet Jerusalem Opinions are my brother’s, he’s not the online 🇮🇱🇨🇦🇺🇸

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · Dec 31

Three of my predictions happened before the year ended and I could post

Former president dying
Israel invading Syria
Trump trying to buy greenland

2025 Predictions
- [ ] Trump fires a member of his cabinet
- [ ] Captain America: bombs at the box office
- [ ] Polish/Russian war begins
- [ ] Huckabee commits a war crime on video
- [ ] east asian war
- [ ] Steroid scandal breaks in Hollywood
- [ ] Crazy ozempic side affects come out
- [ ] death of a former american president
- [ ] bluesky hits 75 million users
- [ ] chicago does something weird
- [ ] Prince Harry moves back to the UK
- [ ] my cat gandalf draws blood
- [ ] lebron james announces retirement
- [ ] Assad leaves russia
- [ ] VOLCANO
- [ ] non member of the house becomes speaker
- [ ] Fifa raided by Interpol
- [ ] Justin Trudou gets dramatic haircut
- [ ] Hot wolf goes viral
- [ ] 51st state

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 19h

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 1d

The frogs were introduced to Portland to protest ICE and keep down the cane beetle population, but once they start multiplying they're hard to get rid of. Don't lick them; you could get high.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Soren Bowie @sorenbowie.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry, but the Frankenstein monster is not scary. I’m not gonna pee my pants for a zombie that doesn’t bite and loves philosophy. That guy sounds like a good hang.

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 2d

Are we allowed to tip the TSA agents?

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

Shibboleth

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

related to dinars?

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

Deniers confused me thanks for explaining, stealing chickens is just funny

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

From Jewish Self-Government in the Middle Ages,

I don’t understand what it means

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

From Jewish Self-Government in the Middle Ages,

I don’t understand what it means

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

Shibboleth

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 3d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 3d

so many angry people in the replies to block

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 5d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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s’more of babylon @smoreofbabylon.bsky.social · 23d

it’s so important, now more than ever, that we remember: there’s a cowboy with a big knife in Dracula, because Dracula takes place in cowboy times.

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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 5d

Actual footage of the outcome of the Christian Zionist attempt to jumpstart the apocalypse. Maybe screen for anemia next time.

Still from BTVS of Jonathan Levinson on the pentagram in seasons 7, failing to fill the grooves with enough blood

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פינחס יוסף מונד @pymundgenealogy.com · Jun 26

‘Crusader’ among Jews with cultural awareness is said with about as much love as ‘the Black Death’

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 5d

If you see this post, a random photo (or meme) from your photo gallery without explaining it.

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 6d

Who’s the worst Kennedy?

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 6d

Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 6d

two mad posters fighting in the quote tweets

mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 17d

I'm not being controlled by my cursed amulet. You only think I am because your cursed amulet is telling you that I am. But I'm not. You are.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 6d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 7d

wizard frog is insane

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Lupo @lykare.bsky.social · 6d

Sometimes I wish I had a real and large following so I could ask random stuff like "is there anyone who's a native speaker of a mongolic language, fluent in english, and also a linguist I can ask a bunch of random questions" and have a real chance of getting a yes lol

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Yonatan Adler @yonatan.bsky.social · 6d

“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀 (סֻכּוֹת) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺; 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼.” (Neh 8:17)

I was recently in an email debate with a well-known Israeli rabbi (whom I won’t name).
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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 7d

my cat sleeps on his back

a large long haired grey and white cat laying on his back on a white rug. His head is tilted and looking directly at the camera

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Zev זאב @zevsamm.bsky.social · 7d

i just block a lot