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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

די לעצטע נאַכט פֿון סוכּות 🌿✨ מרים און איך זענען דאַנקבאַר פֿאַר נאָך איין וועטשערע אין דער סוכה, איידער מיר זאָגן איר זייַ געזונט ביז קומענדיקן יאָר

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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What is Hosha'na Rabba? A thread of indeterminate length. Before we begin, a forewarning: I would like to avoid being the XKCD expert familiarity guy, so if there is anything I bring up which you do not understand and would like to, feel free to ask. It's a weird day with a lot going on

"Hoshana Rabba is second nature to us liturgists, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows Kol Mevasser and the Yamim Noraim additions."
"And cabbage, of course."
"Of course."

Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

nyc, it’s almost time. 🗳️ early voting starts 10/24. we’ve already planned to hit the polls on 10/25. time to move forward, demand accountability, and make it clear we’re ready for a shift in policy. show up. cast your vote. make it count. 🗽

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

there aren’t enough words to express how despicable this framing from the world bank is. calling informality a “choice” ignores poverty, weak labor markets, low wages, and lack of protections. flexibility is not freedom when it’s the only option.

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World bank: Informality is not a single story. In Latin America, many workers choose self-employment: they value the flexibility and freedom of being their own boss over a formal salary.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

sitting down tomorrow with my assigned cohort learning team to stress-test each other on edge-case concepts, compare practice exam answers, and resolve final ambiguities. praying they’re spending today like i am: posting nonsense on socials instead of touching lecture materials or papers

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

i agree. elena deserves wayyy more recognition than she gets i first heard about her when i read rafael cabrera’s bio of her purely by chance in 2023 and it was rough bc my spanish was so bad by then 😭 but it’s literally the reason i later read ruth simms’s translation of los recuerdos del porvenir

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Purim is the ideal holiday for introducing a non-Jewish partner to the community. […T]he best thing about Purim? Thanks to the tradition of drinking ‘til you drop — if the relationship doesn’t work out, no one will remember a year later.” forward.com/culture/8526...

forward.com

Sydney Sweeney went to shul. But did she choose the right occasion?

The ‘Euphoria’ star was spotted with boyfriend Scooter Braun at High Holiday services

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

my dad’s approval of the pm’s “socialist overhaul ”—public utilities, more council housing, a national care service, state-led reindustrialisation etc— is inversely proportional to mine guess who is who 🙃

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

sometimes breakfast is our time to share random what ifs and wildly unnecessary “wait, hear me out” theories the sillier and more irrelevant, the better 😆😆

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ofc, i’m already making breakfast for my favorite mathematician and me before she starts her remote workday, while i bravely dedicate myself to posting here non-stop and occasionally pretending to prepare for next week’s exams. we all contribute to this household in our own special ways.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

october 1st marks fall break at grad school, which is the perfect little bridge into next week’s first round of exams. nothing says “academic success” like taking a break just long enough to remember what happiness felt like before getting absolutely wrecked by exams 🫠

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

65° 96% humidity 64° dew point so basically the atmosphere is just soup walked outside and immediately got hit with a wet handshake from the air 😆😆

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Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

apropos of this latest round I will just mention that there has been antisemitism on the left since the beginning. the people who invented anticapitalism did so in an environment in which Judaism had been equated with bad economic practices for 600 years already. AND they didn’t know any Jews

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the Cornell scandal is actually so bleak. “college culture” apparently means watching something horrific happen and then immediately reaching for every excuse in the book to avoid saying the obvious: some things are just evil. idc how connected you are, what frat you’re in, what your politics are,

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

no no no you're supposed to say 'zionist', didn't you even *read* the instructions

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

sorry, i don't yet understand what happened on the plane to Israel either but if your kneejerk is that this is a perfidious Israeli false flag you are just absurdly cooked and you need to change your life

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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The co-pilot seems to have tried to crash it into the ground with a full cabin of (mostly Israeli) civilians. Was stopped by his pilot that got stabbed in the process passengers interfered and another crew on the flight landed it in Saudi Arabia. Israel’s treating it as a terror attack for now.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

עס איז זייער מוטיקנדיק צו זען ווי אַ נישט־ייִדישע עפֿנטלעכע פּערזענלעכקייט ציטירט דעם תּלמוד מיט רעספּעקט.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the top 0.1% holds about 15% of the nation’s total wealth, with average household wealth of over $200 million each read that again a tiny sliver of the population owns a staggering share of the wealth, while everyone else is told to work harder, budget better, and stop buying avocado toast

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

idk, but there’s something really moving abt choosing virtue when ppl from all backgrounds are committed to hating Mamdani in bad faith. and him invoking the Talmud today—“one life = an entire world”—really got me. like yeah. THAT. 🥲

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

this is ridiculous. gentrification isn’t caused by one vendor charging a foreigner more. economically, it’s driven by demand, supply constraints, rising land values, investment & pp. price discrimination may transfer surplus but it doesn’t automatically raise market-wide prices or cause displacement

alt text: a social media post arguing that overcharging wealthy foreigners in mexico contributes to gentrification by normalizing higher prices that eventually affect local residents.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ai ❌ super intelligence ✅ tech bros after renaming ai: “guys, this changes EVERYTHING.” 🚀 meanwhile, super intelligence: “here’s a paper on quantum cognitive hyper-reasoning™” backed by 47 completely nonexistent peer-reviewed papers, 12 non-nobel prizes, and the university of somewhere 💀

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

just saw a tiktok of greg abbott chopping brisket like it was onions and i fear for everyone over there 😭 like thoughts, prayers, and a gofundme for that brisket

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i love that the school has its own covered pool. i just don’t love that it closes in the afternoons and doesn’t reopen until 6 😭 so here i am, waiting for them to open and for Mir to get here. (yeah, i know, the college swim team needs the pool for training lol)

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the path is being paved for my boss to make a quantum leap in 2028. she honestly deserves it. and the timing? right as i’m coming back from grad school to the company… coincidence? yeah, i don’t think so 😆😆

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This plan shows that Mayor Mamdani has listened to the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers — and put forward meaningful commitments and real funding to help keep them safe. Our full statement on NYC's first-ever municipal strategy to combat antisemitism:

A M N Y headlien: "Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security." "The Nexus Project appreciates and encourages the implementation of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. We are pleased to see the Nexus Document included among the tools that the New York City government will utilize to identify and confront antisemitism."

Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: "“This plan shows that Mayor Mamdani has listened to the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers — and put forward meaningful commitments and real funding to help keep them safe. Mayor Mamdani’s strategy is rooted in an important recognition that confronting antisemitism is a critical part of the wider struggle against bigotry. Jews have always thrived in pluralistic democracies. When we defend one another and build a society where no group can be singled out for discrimination, we're all safer and more secure.”

Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: “We're proud and encouraged to see the Nexus Document is helping guide how New York City understands and responds to antisemitism.

Building this strategy on a strong, pluralistic framework will help stem the rise in antisemitism while protecting the free expression and civil liberties that keep all of us safe.”

Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: “We are particularly encouraged to see the strategy double funding for the Partners Against the Hate (PATH) program as well as significant investment in new resources to secure synagogues, nonprofits and other vulnerable institutions as well as expanding Holocaust and Jewish history and culture education.

This is a very important first step. The strategy’s success now depends on implementation and turning a plan into real action with real impact. We call on everyone across the ideological spectrum to help make it succeed — by offering feedback, working with city and communal partners, and encouraging the mayor's office to deliver on this promise.”

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

די ליבע איז זיס, נאָר זי איז גוט מיט ברויט 💕

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

turns out we don’t oppose deportations. we oppose making them look ugly. apparently, the policy isn’t the problem, the aesthetics are.

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Miriam @miriamyed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Horrified by the Cornell & Chi Phi sexual assault case. As an alumna, I demand transparency and a real criminal investigation. I stand in full support with the victim. How tragic that her own friend betrayed her trust. Cornell failed her. Cornell failed us. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024

A former Cornell student filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that she was gang raped after being coerced into consuming drugs by several men at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024. 

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Chag Sukkot Sameach! 🌿🍋 tonight we step into the sukkah, remembering life’s fragility and giving thanks for shelter, community, and the people we share it with. wishing you a joyful Sukkot filled with good food, laughter, and love. Gut Shabbos • Shabbat Shalom

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i only have a few disagreements with @mayor.nyc.gov , but one of them is that he’s an arsenal fc supporter. i’m trying to be a reasonable person about it but unfortunately this may be a dealbreaker 🙃🙃

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

there’s a video of two youtubers in mexico harassing the diaspora during Rosh Hashanah that is repulsive. you can condemn israel/bibi, but targeting local Jewish communities and ending the video with “during times of zionism having a foreskin is revolutionary” is despicable and literal antisemitism

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the point about the growing importance of latino voters is valid, but “nadie puede llegar…” is too absolute. 65m latinos ≠ 65m voters, and the latino electorate isn’t a single bloc. their influence is significant in some races, but “indispensable” overstates the case.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mir lovely directed the Sukkah build just in time for Sukkot!! philly terrace space was serving tetris levels of tight, but we pulled through. stormy weather is supposed to hit for Shabbos, but honestly? sitting in the sukkah hits different. a little rain (or a storm) isn't ruining the mitzvah

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

one of my best days at grad school tbh. business economics is great, but i’m loving the public policy segment most. arguing and setting a conceptual framework (functions included) for how tax codes favor automation, bias against labor and favor capital? genuinely beautiful. my nerd era is thriving

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is a very cute clip, but I love it for reasons that the episode doesn't really explore: *All networked technology comes down to chat* Talking to each other is either the foundation of all new networked technology or becomes inexorably tied up with it-- since the early days of the Internet 1/

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

i read ariana harwicz interview with particular interest & some of her answers really don’t hold up saying “in culture, cancellation of jews is justified” is an enormous claim. if she means that jewish writers are being excluded because they’re jewish, that’s antisemitism & should be called out but

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 24/09/2026

Via @jimdefede.bsky.social on X: "So I was just watching Fox News and this commercial played during Jesse Watters show. It says “Paid for by the US Government.” This is clearly a campaign ad. And the singers are just singing over and over again, “Love me” - over images of Trump."

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

oracle crying "force majeure" because they got denied a gas pipeline twice for their openai data center is peak comedy loans are trading at 90 cents, stock is down, and banks are left holding the bag. infra cracks may show up in credit markets first. if this site slips, the debt gets spicy fast

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

whoever wrote this piece (english version in alt text) really can’t have read Unfit closely. lisa sees her ex’s family as enemies, invades their farmhouse, takes her kids, sets the barn on fire and flees. the book is full of war/hostage imagery. are we sure it’s unrelated? elpais.com/cultura/2026...

The novels by the Judeo-Argentine author, widely translated and with several film adaptations, do not address current political issues

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

white house bans reporters for leaking "national security threats" that... were literally leaked by jd vance himself. you cannot make this up, we are living in a low-budget simulation www.status.news/p/white-hous...

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The Source Behind The Ban

The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

now that china’s president is here, it’s a good moment to see how china and our country are perceived around the world. spoiler: yeah… not exactly a great look for us

chart showing favorable views of the u.s. and china across 36 countries, based on pew research center’s spring 2026 global attitudes survey. china is viewed more favorably than the u.s. in countries including mexico (59% vs. 40%), pakistan (90% vs. 15%), malaysia (75% vs. 19%), indonesia (72% vs. 29%), and thailand (69% vs. 36%). views are roughly even in countries such as the uk (46% china, 41% u.s.), colombia (63% vs. 60%), and brazil (47% vs. 46%). the u.s. is viewed more favorably than china in countries including japan (50% vs. 11%), india (45% vs. 23%), south korea (45% vs. 28%), and israel (81% vs. 19%).

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

nothing humbles me more than talking to some of the Hispanic guys at grad school and understanding like 75% of what they’re saying in Spanish but somehow missing the ONE crucial sentence that makes the joke funny 😭 like i promise i understand you i just apparently don’t understand the plot

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

the train is already here 😍

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

i won’t pretend i haven’t read ariana harwicz. but i do think the context matters. her recent book is disturbing, but maybe the author’s politics are part of why. she has said hatred is essential to art. she’s called criticism of israel’s bombing and blockade “nazism by another name,” compared

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

our rabbi did mention 10/7, but didn’t mention the idf, which i imagine wasn’t an easy decision to make. i think it was trying to navigate the different perspectives in the congregation.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mir went to nyc again today for meetings and i’m here at the train station waiting for her with another cheesy sign that says, “this sign is reserved for the prettiest passenger.” i mean, i just really enjoy making her blush when she steps off the train 😆

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

watching anti-immigrant dudes attack a small boat in the channel and officers a man in austin is horrific. it’s hard to put into words how despicable it is seeing both the us and the uk like this is heartbreaking bc they’re both part of who i am. like, how are we supposed to hold onto that?

NBC News headline about a Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas who says he still has a bullet in his back.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

dr oz spoke like someone who definitely failed actuarial exam p on the very first try and has no clue what a risk pool is whining that his patients are not draining the reserves fast enough for his tv ratings which is just a new way to rebrand straight up cruelty as public policy

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

wait, are you telling me the sacred capitalist mantra that “the market will self-regulate” somehow stops applying when the technology is disruptive, expensive, and in desperate need of guardrails? interesting. i was told the invisible hand had this covered.

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