Gail Labovitz
@gailsl.bsky.social
That’s Rabbi Dr. Professor to you! Faculty (Rabbinic Literature and Halakhah) at the AJU/Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and Conservative rabbi. she/her
Well, duh. Taking the train is safer than trying to cross a street in Manhattan!
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Well, duh. Taking the train is safer than trying to cross a street in Manhattan!
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I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
Hey everyone! I got invited to do a really fun thing - talk about my research on (food and) drinking metaphors in rabbinic texts about gender and sexuality, as a guest on the Jewish Drinking Show, a podcast hosted by Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Check out the episode here: jewishdrinking.com/rablitsexual...
Drinking Imagery as Sexual Metaphor in the Talmud, featuring Rabbi Dr. Gail Labovitz [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode #185] – Jewish Drinking
jewishdrinking.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hey everyone! I got invited to do a really fun thing - talk about my research on (food and) drinking metaphors in rabbinic texts about gender and sexuality, as a guest on the Jewish Drinking Show, a podcast hosted by Rabbi Drew Kaplan. Check out the episode here: jewishdrinking.com/rablitsexual...
There's ample reason to be frustrated and angry about the WaPo right now, but this one they got exactly right.
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 6:53 PM
There's ample reason to be frustrated and angry about the WaPo right now, but this one they got exactly right.
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Swastikas and nooses aren’t “potentially divisive” - they are symbols of racist and antisemitic hate, violence, and genocide. By no longer classifying them as hate symbols, the Coast Guard is doing nothing less than normalizing violent extremism.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Swastikas and nooses aren’t “potentially divisive” - they are symbols of racist and antisemitic hate, violence, and genocide. By no longer classifying them as hate symbols, the Coast Guard is doing nothing less than normalizing violent extremism.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I wonder who has been in charge of the House for the last 3 years?
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I wonder who has been in charge of the House for the last 3 years?
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
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Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
Brooke Rollins on why the Trump administration is cracking down on food stamps: "We're really opening up the market here, wanting to make sure that those who are receiving this *supplemental* nutrition benefit -- it was never meant for the long term -- are really those who need it."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
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Republicans vote overwhelmingly to pretend they want the Epstein Files released. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/h...
House votes to force DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files
While the vote marks an important step in backers' crusade to get the files released, significant barriers remain.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Republicans vote overwhelmingly to pretend they want the Epstein Files released. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/h...
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Let me be as clear as humanly possible: there is no version of a healthy democracy—or a healthy political party, or a healthy media environment, or a healthy moral compass—where defending, excusing, or platforming Nick Fuentes is acceptable.
Enough. Absolutely Enough.
Platforming antisemites is fine—if they flatter convicted felon Trump. Everything else? Dangerous.
buttondown.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Let me be as clear as humanly possible: there is no version of a healthy democracy—or a healthy political party, or a healthy media environment, or a healthy moral compass—where defending, excusing, or platforming Nick Fuentes is acceptable.
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
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For the next two weeks, visitors to Times Square will be greeted by a massive billboard highlighting Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released comments suggesting Trump knew about his child sex trafficking ring.
"Of Course He Knew About The Girls" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
"Of Course He Knew About The Girls" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Times Square Billboard Hits Trump On Epstein Ties: ‘Of Course He Knew About The Girls’
www.huffpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For the next two weeks, visitors to Times Square will be greeted by a massive billboard highlighting Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released comments suggesting Trump knew about his child sex trafficking ring.
"Of Course He Knew About The Girls" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
"Of Course He Knew About The Girls" www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
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The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
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“You and I and most Americans can reasonably insist he doesn’t represent us, but at what point does that become insufficient? In other words, is there a point when we cannot overcome the accelerating moral collapse resulting from his repugnant actions?”
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
Can America Avoid Moral Collapse?
Even as Trump reverses himself and calls for the release of the Epstein files, he and his enablers may have already damaged our nation beyond repair
www.americaamerica.news
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“You and I and most Americans can reasonably insist he doesn’t represent us, but at what point does that become insufficient? In other words, is there a point when we cannot overcome the accelerating moral collapse resulting from his repugnant actions?”
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The pedophile’s friends are sexual harassers. What a surprise…
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The pedophile’s friends are sexual harassers. What a surprise…
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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 11:43 PM
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.
Wow. Just wow.
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Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Wow. Just wow.
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No. It's the fact that Mike Johnson just reconvened the House for the first time in 2 months, finally swore in Grijalva, and we just got the 218th signature to move it forward. Duh. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
No. It's the fact that Mike Johnson just reconvened the House for the first time in 2 months, finally swore in Grijalva, and we just got the 218th signature to move it forward. Duh. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At risk of stating the obvious, the "economics mentor" highlight distracts from what he immediately says next.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
He is going to "cut off contact."
Which is to say he is withdrawing professional support because she declined to fuck him.
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
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Megyn Kelly in 2017: " If Roy Moore wants to go to the US Senate and he has a history of assaulting 14- and 16-year-old girls, it's a problem."
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Megyn Kelly in 2017: " If Roy Moore wants to go to the US Senate and he has a history of assaulting 14- and 16-year-old girls, it's a problem."
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Paul Ingrassia said he had a “Nazi streak.” Trump should have immediately condemned Ingrassia’s rhetoric and fired him from the White House.
Instead, Trump offered Ingrassia a new job.
For Trump, extremism is a positive – not a disqualifier.
Instead, Trump offered Ingrassia a new job.
For Trump, extremism is a positive – not a disqualifier.
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the General Services Administration.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Paul Ingrassia said he had a “Nazi streak.” Trump should have immediately condemned Ingrassia’s rhetoric and fired him from the White House.
Instead, Trump offered Ingrassia a new job.
For Trump, extremism is a positive – not a disqualifier.
Instead, Trump offered Ingrassia a new job.
For Trump, extremism is a positive – not a disqualifier.