Reposted by Alex MawsDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What does it mean to be a member-led party when the Greens have 230,000 members but only 1835 voted on the Zionism Is Racism motion? Doesn't seem like you can claim the result as the iron-clad democratic will of the membership while dismissing the concerns of actual democratically elected MPs 3548472
Reposted by Alex MawsJonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Green party motion on Zionism shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan FreedlandThe resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland 226122
Reposted by Alex MawsIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I find myself getting quite frustrated with this 'well it's a contested definition'. It's only contested if you think the views of ignorant people are as valid as those who know what they're talking about. 514711
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'd say 'new' is relative. There's lots of stuff that historians (🫵) wouldn't consider new, but that's a pretty high bar. Most of what Martin has researched for the new memorial does not appear in other museums, or classroom materials, or popular conceptions more generally. And it's really good! 121
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was not listening to Choosin' Texas way before it was cool to not listen to Choosin' Texas. Actually, I'm more into not listening to her early stuff. 120
Reposted by Alex MawsWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 27/09/2026The new semester opens tomorrow and I've updated my AI guidance. Feel free to steal and share with your students as well. docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comAI GuidanceAI Guidance The use of artificial intelligence (in particular generative AI or genAI) is expressly forbidden in this module. This does not include the spellcheck function in Word, for example. Why am... 54817
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Important reality-check for those of us living in a very particular bubble. Most Britons don't have a particularly strong opinion on Israel-Palestine. www.jewishnews.co.uk/the-thoughtf...jewishnews.co.ukThe moderate majority: Most Brits refuse to take sides over Gaza war - Jewish NewsMajor poll of 2,000 adults finds 62 percent do not clearly support either camp, while just 43 percent believe Britain is now safe for Jewish people 020
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just been told that this antisemitism explainer has more than 60K views and has been translated into French and Spanish. Merci, amigos! 000
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Honestly, if I lived in NYC I'd join Central Synagogue just to be able to listen to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl's sermons. This is great. forward.com/opinion/8513...forward.comI want to rescue the word Zionism. We cannot reduce a vast Jewish idea to the politics of the moment.Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in Manhattan, delivered a sermon on Zionist ideas and ideals 020
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Here's some video from that day. youtu.be/60LxVySw10U?...youtu.beEURO 2012 England squad visit camp Auschwitz | FATVYouTube video by England 010
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 22/09/2026OK, this is going to sound like a weird brag, but I accompanied Wayne Rooney last time he went to Auschwitz in 2012, and he seemed genuinely interested in the history and the fact that he is now taking his own children there shows that the visit stuck with him. 110
Reposted by Alex MawsJonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Why the Israeli opposition fears next month’s election could be the last. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThis Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan FreedlandSpend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland 7249
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Terrifying. Not surprising, but terrifying nonetheless. www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...thehandbasket.coRepublicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problemA spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same. 011
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have found my very specific corner of the internet. 010
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So many people discovering Macklemore for the first time today. 000
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sometimes allies also have blind spots. Maybe more than sometimes. 000
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026An interesting counterpoint to that piece 👇about Trump's instrumentalisation of Jews. I believe that Burnham's longstanding support of Jewish communal things shows him to be a genuine ally and the sort of person it's OK to have a principled disagreement with. www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-commu...jewishnews.co.ukJewish communal groups must work with the government now more than ever - Jewish NewsMany British Jews may fundamentally disagree with the stance Andy Burnham has taken on Israel - but the answer to that should be stronger engagement, not abandoning the floor 120
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I get asked a lot about how to respond in X, Y or Z situation. Generally speaking, I have no idea. This is a good case study to illustrate why there is rarely a "right" thing to do. 020
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dammit, I think I need to read his book.haaretz.comWhat we can learn from 100 years of American failure to fight antisemitismIn his new book, James Loeffler traces a century of U.S. battles over antisemitism and free speech. He tells Haaretz how American Jews are caught between Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker and why Trump's... 110
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I haven't read @jloeffler.bsky.social 's stuff before, but based on this I'm pretty sure I like the cut of his jib. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...nytimes.comOpinion | For Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool (Gift Article)Debates about Jews are never just about Jews. 120
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It is possible to have nuanced discourse around Israel/Palestine and antisemitism. Algorithms have rewired our brains to make it seem like it isn't. I'm going to make an effort to post good examples of non-shouty things on these topics. 030
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Hope you pushed some children out of the way to do it. 121
Reposted by Alex MawsNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Can’t help but find the cognitive dissonance astounding when people who very actively post on Twitter tell people to boycott things/organisations for ethical reasons Like… you are posting that on TWITTER, you know that? Elon Musk’s Twitter!? You might want to start by examining yourself idk 😭 37210
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Sure, but that describes like 95% of albums. It's often referred to as the "Oh Daddy rule". 210
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I was chuffed recently when my 18-year old nephew - a bona fide young person! - told me he really liked one of my songs. But then he went for the kill… “It sounds a lot like Coldplay,” he raved. 040
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This is obviously wrong. But Springsteen doing Romeo and Juliet would be pretty great. 181
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I hope this idea takes hold beyond California as well. Not only would it give me an option other than 'other' to tick (on British forms) but maybe it would in some small way help the general public to better understand Jewishness. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...nytimes.comCalifornia May Let Residents Choose ‘Jewish’ as an Ethnic Identifier (Gift Article)A bill would allow Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on state forms. Supporters argue it’s a step toward acknowledging the complex nature of Jewish identity. 000
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Literally nobody saw an eclipse that looked like this. 010
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I feel like there is a whole generation of politicians who learned to speak by watching Barak Obama. 110
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Showstopper is a mainstay and consistently great. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...edfringe.comWheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets, Audio Enhancement System, Captioning 020
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Also they had started to sell Christmas stuff. It was July. 020
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I was at Costco last week and it was absolute carnage. The police had to be called to break up a fight over cases of bottled water. It felt like foreshadowing for the fate of humanity. 120
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The rebranding team knew exactly what they were doing when they ruled out Wells-ON-Sea. 130
Reposted by Alex MawsDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Many left-wing writers are still on X. I think if you’d asked them five years ago if they’d stay if the owner was a white supremacist who advocated race war and the murder of people who opposed mass deportations they would have said no of course not, that’s crazy. And yet 21601118
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 20/07/2026You couldn't hear it on TV, but here's what it sounded like in the stadium. www.tiktok.com/@sports.illu...tiktok.comClosing out the World Cup in the U.S. #worldcup #worldcupfinal #trump TikTok video by Sports Illustrated 081
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 15/07/2026All the more niche given how shit they were that year. Crashed out at the group stage. 010
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Next time I see you remind me to tell you about the time I took the 2012 England squad to Auschwitz. tl;dr Joe Hart is a real one and can do no wrong in my book. 130
Reposted by Alex MawsWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 09/07/2026So, Graham Platner is like two Bud Lights from going full Protocols of Zion, isn't he? 2141
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Lunch in Greenwich Market, stroll through the Royal Naval College, optional visit to the Maritime Museum, walk through lovely Greenwich Park up to the Royal Naval Observatory (totally worth a proper visit), riverside pint at The Trafalgar. Sorted. 060
Alex Maws @alexmaws.bsky.social · 06/07/2026But even goths need to pay their respects to George Michael. 😉 110