Reposted by @bisel.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 01/10/2026if you think about it, winning via a direct connection to the divine father of all creation through His appointed emissary on Earth is a much more egregious cheating scandal than banging on trash cans 532082296
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Like, what do you MEAN Rachel Accurso wants to see you murdered because you're Jewish? No she doesn't, that's only not true that's utterly disconnected from anything rooted in facts. It's not "the sky is green," it's "the sky, a sentient being of aether, likes watching hentai" 937629
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026And the shell group is funded by Zioness, an org founded off of $$$ from Trump supporter Adam Milstein. 000
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Nonnegotiable’s chief spokesperson previously wrote an op-ed attacking the concept of Tikkun Olam. 110
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In addition, when posed relentlessly at Muslim candidates, but not at other progressives (Jewish or Christian), it ends up being a weird sort of litmus test, with more than a dollop of quiet anti-Muslim bigotry included. 19112
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Those Michigan rabbis probably have a fuzzy, liberal, inclusive version of Jewish sovereignty in their head. One that is not built on exclusion and discrimination. That version does not exist in reality. They are welcome to articulate it as a vision going forward. This is not what Israel is. 229026
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Jewish sovereignty, as it was codified in the Israeli Knesset (2018), is a political system based on exclusion and discrimination. This deep exclusion and discrimination is reflected in government policies, budgets, policing, land policies, etc. No one who believes in democracy should endorse it. 229231
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is, at best, a staggering level of myopia 12326
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026They demand "full participation [for Jews] in American political life” and endorsement of "Jewish sovereignty in Israel" which legally, ideologically and materially denies that full participation from Palestinian citizens. Rights for us here, no rights for them there www.jta.org/2026/09/08/p...jta.orgMichigan rabbis lay out demands for El-Sayed and state Democrats to earn their votes - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyAs the candidate seeks Jewish voters, an open letter describes Jewish sovereignty in Israel and Jewish safety as “nonnegotiables.” 2242663
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I believe this type of synagogue brings us closer to the divine. But it is only possible to achieve if we make the conscious choice to move past our fear and instead choose to embrace the better world that can come on the other side. 010
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I am glad to be a part of a shul where we can witness the sun set as we daven. And I want our synagogue to aspire for more — to become a place that is open and where strangers to be able to find welcome in our sanctuary. 110
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are obviously political dimensions to these questions. Those promoting right wing politics have strategic reasons for trading in this kind of fear. But I do think it is worth noting that this hurts Jewish communities in addition to others. 110
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026But Kol Nidrei, Neilah, Kabbalat Shabbat — these are all services deeply intertwined with the setting of the sun. When we chose to open the blinds again, it deeply moving to witness the day’s final rays. Moving past fear is a choice we should aspire to make. We should choose to see the sun. 100
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This thread that articulates something I’ve been grappling with. In union organizing, we talk about the need to move past fear even when people do have good cause to be afraid. For a long time, my shul kept the blinds closed because they thought doing so would keep us safer. 110
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Update: the extremely small number of names are listed separately from the article and, well, full on lol at the idea that some of these “leaders“ are accurately representing a majority of Jews in East Lansing and Ann Arbor. Looking forward to vote totals showing this in November! 000
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In my book, abolishing ICE is the true ”nonnegotiable“ Jewish value, not Israel First extremism. The small group of signers of this “letter” do not speak for me. Looking forward to Election Day when a majority of Jewish Michiganders will make our values clear by voting for Abdul 🗳️ ✊nytimes.comMichigan Rabbis Press El-Sayed to Change Tone and Stance on IsraelA coalition of Jewish leaders is launching a petition drive aimed at the Democratic Senate nominee, a fresh indicator of frictions in a key battleground. 021
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Would be neat if the (many more than two dozen!) Jewish Michiganders who are excited to vote for Abdul because we know that Abolishing ICE is a Jewish value were treated with this level of gravity by the NYT, but 🤷♀️ 0111
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Seems sort of astounding that the paper of record would consider what seems to be a semi-anonymous letter from less than two dozen rabbis this newsworthy, but I suppose I should not be surprised. 2100
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Also, as someone who is active in Jewish communal life in Michigan, has anyone seen which rabbis have signed? I’d very much like to know and imagine I’m not the only congregant who might have feelings about our positions being presented in the NYT in this way. 1165
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 08/09/2026once again, these people are terrified that Abdul winning means they will face the same conditions they have been forcing on Arab Democrats since 2001 19315
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialbrent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It’s time to let Israel First Democrats go. They want unequivocal support for their ethnonationalist project and we cannot and must not humor them. 115618
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Fully agreed. Relatedly, as someone who is a Jewish Michigander, I am deeply angered that some self-appointed leaders of our community are trying to homogeneously depict the diversity of Jewish views in our state as an Israel First monolith. 041
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialhangryeyes.bsky.social @hangryeyes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026You really get the sense that there is a defined difference between people who saw the genocide unfolding in Palestine and decided they needed to build a movement with the breadth, depth and power to stop it and those who decided they wanted to wheat paste and post for clout. 041
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 02/09/2026Seth Moulton ran the campaign Third Way has been asking for and 692719520
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think something a fair number of people refuse to engage with is that American Jews have good reason to fear for their physical safety. Zionism is a morally and practically disastrous response to that, but the underlying concern is legitimate. 20880134
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 08/08/2026You see, workplace freedom is when your boss sets your working conditions unilaterally, and you don’t get a say at all. 647280
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/08/2026That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas? 10995482184
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialBill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026the wnba alienating their core audience for the sake of people who wouldn’t watch a wnba game to save their child’s life is a bold gambit, to be sure 364288602
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialAsher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Who will need to have overtures made to them and who is expected to just suck it up is an (increasingly less!) quiet subtext around a lot of Democratic primary wrangling these days 220225
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Just now realizing that the discourse is around Nolan, Christopher not Nolan, Hamilton. Both makes sense and also — would that we had so much chatter on the crisis of union density! 010
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I think a left-labor coalition might be forming... 611113
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialSocialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · 19/07/2026This weekend, a supermajority of @dsa.la's Chapter Convention voted to call on @aoc.bsky.social to run for president in 2028 and prepare to elect her and a slate of democratic socialists at every level of government. The second-largest DSA chapter has spoken: Run, AOC, Run! 24912
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialTucker Jones @tuckerjones.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I'm watching in germany. The German commentators kept quiet for nearly the whole thing until suddenly the shot widened and we just hear with a German accent, "Oh, Miss Piggy" 182630556
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026quick question: what the fuck is this 591414178
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialDavor Mondom @dmondom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026*spins wheel* The Muppets will open for *spins wheel* BTS, who will segue to *spins wheel* Ted Lasso 4923162
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/07/2026stop giving them power they don't have. that they'll try is sure enough. 1665
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Minneapolis ran a special election during the occupation. 310917
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialdisgruntled lesbian of Minneapolis @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 16/07/2026really thinking about this tweet as i’ve been struggling to breathe through nausea for the last 5 hours 3161022358
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/07/2026No more climate-wrecking corporate welfare. We need a government that protects the people and places we love. /End 641462
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/07/2026This government is spending billions of dollars in public money to expand the very industry that’s causing climate breakdown — at a moment when renewables are cheaper and more available than ever before. /2 245190
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/07/2026Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today. Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate. /1 321352464
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialRobinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026england and france in the third place match… we call that the 20th century 351752266
Reposted by @bisel.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The CDC is so underfunded now that it's like: "Just remove the three outer layers of lettuce, so you don't consume any feces, then wash each interior leaf individually, so you remove any hidden feces. Good luck!" 15277631174
bisel.bsky.social @bisel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I am now seeing arguments on the timeline that Opavote lacks election security because DSA’s member rolls might be wrong, just truly rapidly cycling through all the classic voter disenfranchisement arguments of past eras and our current one. 021
