easterngray.bsky.social
@easterngray.bsky.social
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mostly lefty stuff; in/add sci-fi, birds, wine stuff here and there (cont.). photos when I particularly like one I took. cannot overstate my hatred of gen ' ' ' ai ' ' '. of course I have blue [eyes] and pronounce: he/him/his
![Excerpt from Bialik's Wikipedia article, reading: "Support of Israel:
Bialik identifies as "unapologetically Zionist" and often advocates for Israel on social media. 741 175]
She identifies as a liberal Zionist and has stated
that her liberal values do not contradict her Zionism. 76] 771 She has stated that she has family who live on a kibbutz as well as family who are religious Zionists and live in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 177] [781 [79]
During the 2014 Gaza war, Bialik donated money to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for armored vests. 80] [81] [82! In a 2018 keynote address at the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, she stated that her support for Israel has led to attacks against her on social media, including calls to boycott her and The Big Bang Theory.
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After the 2023 October 7 attacks, Bialik posted frequently in support of the IDF and the Israeli hostages. 74 1751[85 In late 2023, she appeared in several videos with Noa Tishby in which they rejected calls for a ceasefire. 75] [86] PEN America was criticized for co-sponsoring an event hosted by Bialik in January 2024871[88](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zhdxnbfl6f2ouqkh7yzx4mld/bafkreig2amzasygwksc2ggwij7qgllv2akksx636jegwr5jzcorc5pifia)
![a text conversation between the poster and their landlord, which reads:
poster: hi [landlord] I would indeed like to renew. However I was wondering if we could discuss a ... limited increase in rent, due to the largely static state of the apartment, as well as the current economic forecast being, err, bleak. I'm not expecting any break or reduction in income (which is why I'm fully confident I will continue to be able to pay rent as-is) but nevertheless I suspect just about everything is going to get somewhat, if not substantially more expensive.
Thank you though as always for being wholly reasonable and understanding.
Landlord: Hi [poster] We usually do about a $100 increase each year, which is what we did last time as well.
Would a $50/mo increase work for you?
Poster: Meet in the middle-that seems totally fair! I would be more than happy to accept that. Thank you [message gets cut off]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zhdxnbfl6f2ouqkh7yzx4mld/bafkreifxn4nh4eioxipt7umuuuqoqcsi2wwsx5fryvl3ivptcx3h5hab6a)
![An image macro meme with a lemon-lime background and a few screenshots that says: "[over an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet] Tired of looking at BAD NUMBERS" and further down, "[over a screenshot of the video game Destiny 2, with critical damage figures popping up in front of the player character] Can't wait to get home and look at GOOD NUMBERS"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zhdxnbfl6f2ouqkh7yzx4mld/bafkreigogxzetqabz6j6vpwcbqyxddfuj4tlytwmpukpsmrcavwy7w7igy)
