Humanist Jew living in Berlin by way of NYC. Intelligence officer for the Kosher Nostra. Contains unreasonably strong opinions on bagels. A shlemiel at heart. Socialist. Unapologetically Diaspora. תיקון עולם maximalist Deep commitments to pluralism, diversity, and egalitarianism Solidarity not Assimilation
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Last Notes npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Today I learned that Finland once accidentally built a lighthouse on the wrong half of an island it shared with Sweden. This eventually forced them to redraw the border as to avoid moving the lighthouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4rket npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Me when they won't let me sit in the Sukkah https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/117/354/284/261/158/607/original/72742025ee46927a.png npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Can someone explain what's going on Australia? Award-winning Australian novelist Richard Flanagan claimed at a festival in Sydney recently that the deadly ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach last year was not antisemitic and that the “Israel lobby” could be fueling antisemitism in the country. https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/08/28/award-winning-australian-writer-claims-bondi-beach-terrorist-attack-was-not-antisemitic/ npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: All else being equal, which is more sanitary. Swimming in the ocean or swimming in a lake? Justify your answer! :boost_requested: npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: It's not a meme. Germans really do say Tschau Kakao npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Rome bans Jewish LGBT groups from Pride https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/rome-lgbt-pride-bans-jewish-lgbt-groups-for-failing-to-be-vocal-enough-about-gaza/ npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: When we normalise violence against some religious institutions we are actually normalising violence against all religious institutions https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/18/us/live-news/san-diego-islamic-center-shooting npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Saying Jews cause antisemitism is like saying gay people cause homophobia. It's bigoted victim blaming no matter how you try to spin it npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: The easiest way to get antisemitism removed from the network is to report it. Tagging and linking to it is good for raising awareness, but if you want it gone you have to report it. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @nprofile…nzda Just people that want to hang out and go for a nice bike ride when the streets are relatively clear. I'm told lots of people go spend time with family on that day npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Me trying to find people to hang with on the 25th: Hey are you one of those gestures wildly Christmas celebrators? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: GoFundMe actually created a hub for all the victims of the #Bondi massacre https://www.gofundme.com/en-au/c/act/bondi-beach-shooting-fundraisers npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Fourth nite https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/737/330/034/412/924/original/1fbfb38b64db0c69.jpg npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: It is called the Festival of Lights :menorah: #Hanukkah #Khanike #Menorah #RGB https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/730/072/144/151/226/original/a11df7872c49d383.mp4 npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Jewish anarchists are the best :jewish_anarchism: npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: We are full steam ahead for December's #TzedKhoy so donate now! https://ko-fi.com/tzedkhoy We are going to reuse the signup sign for this month, so if you are looking for support sign up there! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR9R4w3Ly1naBkfnniImAUqnMhuxMD8hDeiPOli2dcMftIKw/viewform?usp=pp_url Lots of us are really struggling. With charities being less giving. Government social services being cut or curtailed in many countries. And just the heating bills. More people need money and less people are giving money You do not need to be Jewish to give or get money! #MonthlyJustice #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #JewishCrowdFund #Hanukkah #DireGelt #Gelt #GetGelty https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/115/730/097/894/859/611/original/2b2bfbf38276829f.jpeg npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Anyway antisemitic rhetoric leads to antisemitic violence. Everyone who has engaged in that rhetoric has blood on their hands npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I find it fascinating that you can have a shooting targetting a Jewish event on Hanukkah, and posts here go out of their way to not mention Jewish people https://aus.social/@aby/115717744401147470 npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: A close personal friend died last nite and I am really not doing ok right now npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Shabbat Shalom everyone! npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: The silence from many people on this network on the deaths at the Manchester synagogue is deafening We really getting 5786 off to a great start npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: That antisemitism seems to spike not when Israel commits unspeakable atrocities but when Jewish people get killed should make it clear what motivates Jew haters. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: The Antisemitism Awareness Act has a religious exemption allowing Christians to say “Jews killed Jesus” https://forward.com/fast-forward/716347/antisemitism-bill-congress-jews-jesus/ How much more clear does the scapegoating need to get? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I'm kind of shocked how little I'm seeing people on English-language social media talk about India's demand that all Pakistan nationals leave the country within 48 hours https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/from-suspension-of-indus-waters-treaty-to-visa-ban-on-pakistani-nationals-india-responds-to-pahalgam-terror-attack-takes-5-major-decisions/3819750/ npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @nprofile…h94j Talking about the content of the conspiracy theories rarely helps illuminate why people are drawn to them. But it does get people comfortable with framing. We all agree it's bad for people to have sex with animals. Why shouldn't we re-affirm there is nothing specific about Norwegians that makes them more susceptibile to fornicating with sheep and polar bears? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @nprofile…h94j @nprofile…dgpx I oppose people having sex with animals. But most Norweigans don't fuck sheep and most sheep fuckers aren't Norwegian. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Hey, with the far-right gaining power around the world, now is the time to archive and secure vital cultural and scientific artifacts. A recent effort @nprofile…x0fx launched that I know @nprofile…6hfp and other academics with serious credentials are involved with! They are having a Q&A in 30 minutes and again tomorrow The fascists live to ban and burn books. We can't let them do it again npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Now, one more time from the top. Antisemites cause antisemitism. Blaming antisemitism on Jews is victim blaming npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: It's not antisemitism it's antizionism! Two schools in Anderlecht have refused to participate in the placing of four new ‘stolpersteine’ (memorials) for Jewish families deported or murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1386009/two-anderlecht-schools-refuse-to-attend-holocaust-memorial-ceremony npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I can't believe anyone has to say this but please don't wish Happy Kwanza to someone just because they are Black. Not all Black people celebrate Kwanza Not all Black people celebrate Christmas either Please if you don't know someone well just say happy holidays. It's fine. Seriously, how are people getting worse at this basic shit?! None of this was instigated by something that happened on Fedi. This is, I repeat, not a subtoot npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Happy Hanukkah comrades! 🕎 Chag sameach npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: When people say the left has an antisemitism problem this isn't some gotcha. The left also has problems with anti-Black racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, xenophobia, and a myriad of other bigotries. Moreover none of these issues are new. Some of them have been around since the beginning. But we can't fix any of this shit if we remain in denial or act like it's a problem our opponents made up. Our opponents know about these problems and already exploit and exacerbate them to divide us against ourselves. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Are people still making point-and-click adventure games? Can anyone recommend a cool indie one? :boost_requested: npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: If you have not experienced a coordinated harassment campaign. If you have not experienced persistent online stalking. If you have not had your servers DDOSed. If you have not had people attempt to doxx you and share your home address with open Neo-Nazis. Maybe defer to those that have when discussing the challenges of online moderation npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Calling Mastodon a left-wing version of Twitter is kind of like calling California a liberal paradise. To the extent it's true, it's only with massive caveats npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I wonder if there is a similar chart for the US. It's hard to understate how brutalised the UK people have been by the Tories https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/806/532/035/469/852/original/c90f4004fc362157.png npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I'm still happy the new Popular Front won the French elections, but people need to understand Mélenchon is a figure more like George Galloway or Sahra Wagenknecht than whatever politician you like. In either case, listen to French leftists. By all accounts, they are also very happy with this result, and as always death to all fascists. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Detailed studies on how people feel about Jews often contradict sensational reports from groups like the ADL, but are no less grim Brym found that there are certainly more antisemites in Canada now—but almost all of the anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hate is coming from a small section of Canadian society: Muslims, political extremists on both sides of the spectrum, university students, and French Canadians in Quebec. https://thecjn.ca/news/a-sociology-professors-new-attitudinal-study-identifies-canadas-most-antisemitic-elements-muslims-activists-and-university-students/ npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Yiddish Music Today, that’s changing. You can still find traditional renderings of Yiddish classics. But with a resurging interest in the language and music festivals, from KlezKanada in Montreal to Yiddish Summer Weimar in Germany, artists are expanding beyond the traditional confines of what we imagine Yiddish music to be. These artists have built on what the likes of Chava Alberstein, The Klezmatics, and Brave Old World have started. https://www.heyalma.com/a-beginners-guide-to-modern-yiddish-music/ npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Vegan seders are the best https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/322/709/125/182/174/original/a3a3eff1d9115899.jpg npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Few people say they are antisemites. They'll just say those fighting antisemitism are their enemies npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Ukraine doesn't need your thoughts and prayers. It needs guns and ammo. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Jews living their best lives are always my favourite thing to see on my feed npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: How long is it going to take people to get that the lack of accountability in machine learning solutions is the point, and not an accident? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Stories about Jews when written by non-Jews: I am a deeply conflicted man. I will bury myself in my work and create the atom bomb Stories about Jews when written by Jews: I hate this small shtetl life. I must run away to join this travelling theatre troupe while I pine for my love, the daughter of a cantor. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I unironically love when people put Alt-Text on shitposts. It communicates: I don't want to put any effort into this reply, but if I must it will be for accessibility. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub1yuu…6e96 I don't think those are all necessarily antisemitic, but there is enough there to make the case that she has hatred for people because they are Jewish. That she believes someone is less trustworthy because they are Jewish. Others can play whatever language games they want, but the evidence is there for those that require it. Beyond this, I think it's deeply insulting to Palestinians to pass off Jewish hatred as Pro-Palestinian rhetoric. It does nothing to bring about a ceasefire or end the occupation. It's cynically using the pain of others to justify a hatred that has nothing to do with them. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Of course right now the only sources for Irving's death are his fascist fans. But if anything I think it's even funnier if he is alive and gets to see how many people will be happy when he dies. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Far-right British Holocaust denier David Irving reportedly has died, but there hasn't been firm evidence of it npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: This Twitter thread, from last week, captures something important about the ways Jews and Gentiles talk about the Holocaust differently https://twitter.com/MisfitTorah/status/1742699027718713833 https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/741/126/493/661/685/original/a5bfa870252e3883.png https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/741/132/877/475/627/original/1f9b164b85a7dfd2.png npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: The clay has dried, now time to paint some :dreidel: https://babka-mastodon.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/534/220/006/974/161/original/2b93dc69aa9165fe.png npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c We can ask Hashem for many things. It's not always clear if they will heed our prayers npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c I've never implied that. I didn't even say don't use the slogan. I said have empathy with the people that don't see it the way you do, and then get back to the work of fighting for Palestinians. You acknowledged that you did this, but then felt the need to deride the Jewish people that don't like the slogan. I already said it's a derail. I don't know how much more clearly I can imply that arguing about the slogan takes away time from arguing for Palestinian lives? @npub1fwc…4lgs @npub1rev…4z9j npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c There have been massive spikes in antisemitism around the world. People are shooting up and vandalising Jewish institutions with no connection to Israel And it's amazing that Jewish fear is a thing? @npub1ra5…clqy @npub1fwc…4lgs @npub1rev…4z9j npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c I suspect that plays a role. Yes many people in Israel were escaping a genocide. But, we should also remember that Jews were also ethnically cleansed from the Middle East and Northern Africa. These Jews and their descendents make up the majority of the Jewish people in Israel. I personally don't think doing more ethnic cleansing is the best solution to address ethnic cleansing @npub1ra5…clqy @npub1fwc…4lgs @npub1rev…4z9j npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c My thing is you acknowledge that there are real reasons some people see the chant as violent, even while not letting it get in the way of solidarity with Palestine For me, the video just shows that the peace process is going to be hard since some subset of both Palestinians and Israelis have no interest in peaceful co-existence. @npub1ra5…clqy @npub1fwc…4lgs @npub1rev…4z9j npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c I just don't think it's appropriate for either of us to say what constitutes a reasonable expectation of genocide. @npub1ra5…clqy @npub1fwc…4lgs @npub1rev…4z9j npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c No I was just agreeing with you about the state of discourse these days! npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Between that and people insisting you call Hamas "resistance fighters", I really wish people would just take a minute and rehearse what they type in a mirror. Not even asking for humanity any more, just self-awareness npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Yea, a lot of specific ones got banned, especially early on, and that's fucked up. Anyway, thanks for your patience with me npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Perfectly fine to trust internationally respected news agencies over a flyer on Instagram. Especially since a few weeks these protests were banned in France. The ban has since been lifted https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231020-pro-palestinian-rally-draws-thousands-in-paris-as-protest-ban-lifted Similarly, specific protests are still being banned in France and Germany. But that's not the same as all protests are banned. I'm not really sure what more evidence I can provide. I've linked now to two major news sources about this event. Even if we disagree about this, can at least get a link to one of your sources to see if I can better understand where the confusion is coming from npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Here is an article (apologies in German) showing the protest that happened this past weekend. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/pro-palaestinensische-demonstration-berlin-100.html Notice that it says it was registered with the city under a specific org. That isn't something that would happen with all Pro-Palestine protests were banned. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c I literally live in Berlin and have gone to the demos. The second link shows pictures from the one last week. What happened early on was specific protests and demos were banned. But a blanket ban on Pro-Palestine protests is misinformation. My first link clarifies that as well npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c There is one registered for this Saturday which would be impossible if they were banned https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy0-crDsoDY/?img_index=1 npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c This is simply not true. I actually talked about it recently https://babka.social/@raf/111320212633557528 npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Another victim of the “I never thought the leopards would eat MY face” party https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-solovyov-claims-ethnic-cleansing-of-jews-on-russian-state-tv npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub1hkw…rz6r I see no difference. The UK statistics are quite clear that Jews and Muslims per-capita suffer the most hate crimes. Our oppressions are inextricably tied together. If any of us is in danger, all of us are in danger npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: This is more for German people. How much should I be tipping at a barbershop? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Any personal favourites? npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub1t2e…lf36 That sucks! There are humanist congregations that do a fee / volunteer time split that's way more affordable. npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: @npub19fc…ay3c Conspiratorial thinking here seems designed to apologise for the actions of Hamas npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: If you don't want to see Hamas-apologia in your timeline, join Babka! npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: Finally, this goes out to every Jewish person and their claimed allies: Your instance admin should be aware of this account. If they don't suck, they will use it as a resource to help purge the network of antisemitism. If they do suck, you now have a resource to keep yourself safe. 3/3 npub1ehvexc3c8a6l9fs7cgf9fxxqkrdvqen5g08nltjxe55f5lkamu8q44w6qw ראַף :jewish_anarchism: I've launched a new effort to combat antisemitism on the Fediverse https://mastodon.social/@endantisemitism This is an account I will dedicate to reporting publicly antisemitism I and others see on the network. Since antisemitism isn't really about Jews it's about Jew haters it's not a great fit for Babka as I want to use it. I want my presence on this account to be one full of joy, singing, dancing, and good vibes 1/3