@danblacksberg
Klezmer and Experimental trombone-based music in Philly, New York and around the world. Creates the Radiant Others Podcast! Gonna try and run this account for fun and connection like it’s that other site circa 2012.
after watching a lot of the deposition videos about NEH grant cuts/DOGE I wanted to see the ChatGPT generated spreadsheet with binary yes/no answers as to whether an active project involves DEI. can be read here 👇
www.mla.org/content/down...
Drone strikes in Haiti.
Drone strikes. In Haiti.
By private contractors.
They’re killing Haitians for private profit & the world barely pays attention.
The story of Haiti is the story America likes to tell about itself. Except there, it’s true. And the west has never stopped punishing Haiti for it
“We know very well the history of governments assembling lists of Jews does not end well.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Just another truly cursed headline in this truly cursed timeline...
"What is uncomfortable about this time period is how easily legitimate questions about Israel’s role in stoking this war can slide into conspiracy theories. The lines are not always as easy to maintain as we might like." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It turns out we had the Turing Test wrong this whole time. It's not a test for artificial consciousness, but a test of your ability to conceptualize other people as fully human
Missed opportunity for alliteration. "Pervert peepers" or maybe "sexual assault specs" hmmm
Thank you so much for making this great map of this part of our Yiddish cultural landscape.
Amazing resource!!!
Wish I could take the workshop this weekend! See you there though, I hope!
i have learned SO MUCH about how to say “lesbian” in yiddish over the past day and it is bringing me such joy. it has also led to me rewatching this sweet little gem of a story
Hell yeah! Find one near you!
www.instagram.com/shtetlphilly/
Has one this weekend!
Regardless of the game, (mine was Tears of the Kingdom - useful because it autosaves so often), what was the most useful was being able to have the Switch controllers separated so I could position my torso and arms for maximum baby comfort!
Also, play the games while you can, but also nap too!
Kristi Noem’s firing is long overdue. She oversaw vile crimes against humanity and we’ll never forget it.
But until ICE is abolished and expelled from our communities, we keep fighting.
Lawless federal agents kidnapping and killing people on our streets can never be normalized.
sigh... Sorry to everyone who spent a lot of time and energy to migrate to Proton Mail only for the shit to follow right behind....
10000000%
If folks are interested in some body affirming stuff, this kids book is a highlight!
That's all bonkers great.
Reut!!!!
Well done and thanks. Bodies come in every shape and size and always will. And all bodies are cool. This whole business is another bullshit oppressive thing that we have to have jammed down our throats until we start to believe it about others or ourselves. Try something new!
No to fascism.
No to forever war.
No to occupation and genocide.
No to antisemitism and Islamophobia.
For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.
These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20
Image from T'ruah Rabbis: "Mordechai would not bow. But we do! Join the ADL today."
This is ice cold, for Purim. But also deserved.
Hah!
Kansas invalidated a trans woman's license even though she never changed her gender marker.
It's not about the gender marker. It's about targeting trans people and making their lives unlivable.
Photo from @nycmayor on Instagram story. The mayor, Zohran Mamdani is sitting in a mosque, holding a plate of hamantaschen and eating from it. It says next to his right hand: "Iftar, Day 13"
This is NYC:
Iftar + Purim = @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social breaking the fast on hamantaschen 🎭🥰
Ah Freilichen Purim to us all!
I feel you deeply on this. And I also think, while deeply tarnished, Our traditions, including this messy one, are greater than all this bullshit
Khamenei was given a martyr's death instead of facing justice for the crimes of his regime; instead of standing before his accusers. Hardliners stand vindicated through America and Israel's unprovoked war. We have robbed them for 47 years of their rights to self-determination.
#LunarEclipse FAQ:
Q: Is it safe to look at?
A: Absolutely! Unlike a solar eclipse, there's no UNsafe time to look at a lunar eclipse.
Q: Do I need a telescope?
A: Nope! Best view is with naked eye. Just look up!
Q: Does the eclipse portend terror & doom?
A: Not at all! The news has that covered.
