Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

There is a challenge that we have, all Jews, with the way in which antisemites have come into the conversation and scream the loudest, mixing legitimate critiques of Israeli policy with antisemitism, disregard for Israeli lives, delegitimization, demonization, and double standards for Israel.

This "muddies the water" and makes it more challenging to determine what is and is not hate speech.

Right now, Jews are suffering. Jews in Israel are under multiple threats, with 500,000 evacuated from their homes, rockets hitting apartment buildings, and the threat of an uprising in Israel.

Hundreds of hostages are still unaccounted for.

And around the world, antisemitism is surging, on top of the 10 year rise that we've already seen.

Jews are hurting. Jews are crying. Jews are scared.

There is room for disagreement and dissent, but without acknowledging the suffering from our own community, it can feel cold, callous, and unfeeling.

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A $5 bill from 1950 before In God We Trust was printed on all US currency.

Since Republicans are so obsessed with the word "abortion, I think we should drop the moniker altogether and put up clinics that say "Mother's health and safety procedures" instead.

If people are the problem and not guns…

How about we do universal background checks on the PEOPLE before we let them have guns?

A "Jews not allowed" sign in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2023.
This is insane.

Edit: added another photograph.

#Turkey #AntiSemitism #Jews #Israel

@soc_i_ety Descartes said Religion was the glue that holds society together. Marx called it the "Opium of the Masses". The two seem to have condensed into "The Opium that glues the bigots together".

If you disallow folks to question practices, you cannot call yourself an educator.

Apparently it IS possible for Air Canada to suck even worse.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/air-canada-wheelchair-1.7010937

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mike-johnson-lgbtq-rcna122550 I’ve picked up plenty of #Bibles, Mike Johnson. I didn’t see your hate anywhere

How can anyone claiming to be a #christian #hate anyone?

NEVER vote for a #republican.

#hypocracy

Gun Reform NOW!

From @craignewmark: “A nerd’s got to do what a nerd’s got to do. Normal people aren’t getting the job done.”
https://observer.com/2023/10/craig-newmark-interview-craigslist-democracy/

#blasphemiedestages