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mom reminded me of this adam smith quote & had to pin it here “This disposition to admire and almost to worship the rich and the powerful and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is [..] the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments”

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 7h

the deepest memories are often sensory: the taste of a grandmother’s cooking, the smell of a coal-fired stove, the cadence of yiddish. szeintuch’s recollections remind us how much of a vanished world survives in the details we carry with us.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 7h

the market was a world of its own: butchers, fishmongers, bakers, and food prepared according to jewish law. these weekly trips were part of preparing for shabbat, connecting the traditions of jewish life with a new home in argentina.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 7h

so much of jewish history lives not only in books, but in our grandparents’ voices. in this lovely yiddish piece, yechiel szeintuch recalls his bubbe and their trips to the marketplace in buenos aires, where jewish immigrant life came alive in sounds, smells and rituals forward.com/yiddish/8558...

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Memories of Bubbe Khave-Leye at the marketplace in Buenos Aires

דער ליטעראַטור־פֿאָרשער יחיאל שיינטוך באַשרײַבט דאָס לעבן אין זײַן משפּחה, וווּ דרײַ דורות האָבן געוווינט אין איינעם.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 8h

$1.2b in fines against bofa for allegedly violating anti-money laundering laws & we’re still pointing fingers? we blame other countries for cartel crime while ignoring how much of this is on our own hands. maybe follow the money & clean up our own backyard first. at the end, a fine is just a price

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 8h

i get that, but both things can be true. trump thinking he’s untouchable doesn’t mean misogyny isn’t part of the equation. given guilfoyle’s ties to don jr., i think it’s fair to question if there’s more going on, maybe even a quid pro quo. not saying it’s fact, but the timing is sus.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 10h

Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 9h

2 months into the mba & still have a personality outside of case studies!! the plot so far: lot of learning, academic humbling, meeting ridiculously smart humans & realizing my brain can do more than i thought 🥹 ofc, Mir has made all of this feel more beautiful❤️ איך האָב דיך ליב אויף אייביק

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 9h

not familiar with mexico’s behind-the-scenes politics, but i think guilfoyle’s resignation goes deeper. trump has removed five women from official posts and no men. given her ties to don jr., could this treatment be about keeping her quiet in exchange for a pardon?

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 10h

at&t bought into mexico for billions and is exiting for less. calling the difference a “loss” ignores cash flows, additional investments, market conditions, and 11 years of operations. but why bother with economics when you can just subtract two numbers and call it journalism?

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

nooooo 😭😭 necesito un lugar para volver 😔

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

solo espera por dos años, por favor, para graduarme 😅😅

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

yep, the story behind it is really bad.

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In mid-2025, just as she was reportedly scrambling to clear massive American Express credit card bills prior to entering her ambassadorship, Guilfoyle solicited a $250,000 car loan payment from several wealthy Greek businessmen, four Greek and State Department insiders with direct knowledge tell the Daily Mail.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“85% do not consider criticism of the Israeli government or its leaders inherently antisemitic, 56% believe such criticism is often used as a cover for antisemitism. Meanwhile, seven in 10 Jewish voters believe they are being blamed for society’s problems” forward.com/news/855476/...

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Poll: Most New York City Jewish voters say criticism of Israel is often a cover for antisemitism

The findings reveal how Jewish voters view political climate amid ongoing tension with Mayor Zohran Mamdani

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

ah! es una muy buena idea que debe esperar a diciembre pero que seguro a él le gustará mucho 🤗

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

my dad turns 52 this friday and idk what to get him 😭 would a facetime call suffice or is that a shanda? oy vey

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

economics nobel at 10am 📈 textbook salesman by 2pm 📚😭 bro unlocked a new side quest kiddinggg he was just giving an exam 💀

2026 economics nobel laureate robert e. hall standing in front of a classroom while his students take an exam

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

con esa eliminación incrementaron el costo de las aseguradoras y distorsionan el mercado. es esperado que ese costo lo trasladaran a los precios. incrementan el tax revenue que es necesario, pero no se si la estrategia fue la correcta sin tener algo para recibir a quienes abandonen sus pólizas

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

hahahaha, entrevisté a una terrible persona. tuve que expresar el enojo en alguna manera 😆

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

but if sheinbaum has a rep from the business group that owns hospital ángeles—the largest private hospital network in mexico—on her economic advisory council, good luck reducing private sector influence

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

if mexico really had universal healthcare like the ruling party claims, no families would need private health insurance. an actually leftist government would redistribute wealth by making sure people don’t have to pay out of pocket for basic services the state should provide.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

how bad does the guilfoyle story have to be for the president to actually fire her when he’s practically ignored similar cases involving others? or is it a different set of rules for women than for men in his administration?

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

if labour won't challenge the advantages enjoyed by the wealthy, then what exactly is the point of having a labour government? because at some point, fiscal responsibility without social justice is just austerity with better pr.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

and this is the labour party, not the conservatives. a party that built its identity around fairness, workers' rights and reducing inequality should be asking why wealth is treated more favourably than work. tax wealth fairly. fund public services. stand by the principles you were elected on.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

labour calling itself the party of working people while refusing to properly tax wealth is actually wild. if you earn your money through a PAYE job, you can pay 40% income tax. but if you're a higher-rate taxpayer making money from selling assets, capital gains tax is just 24%. make it make sense 🤡

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

i just look at the intern interviews at my school today 😭 it’s like we’re all living in some parallel universe where nobody has any real concerns or problems… the privilege is truly a different reality. or maybe my ocd is making me overanalyze everything

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

sometimes i feel so out of the loop with a lot of the issues and discussions on here that i start questioning how much i actually know about what’s going on in the world 💀

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

i know i can’t accuse greek mythology of being inaccurate, but in hadestown, eurydice chooses to go to the underworld 😭 in many ancient versions, she dies from a snakebite, but in the musical, she’s lured in by hades promising her food and security. that’s such a big change tho

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

how credible is the “ai is making us more efficient” excuse when kroger plans to cut 3,000 corporate jobs? the layoffs seem real, but how much is actually ai vs. old-school cost cutting? and will shoppers really see lower prices?

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

wow! se ven muy bien y muy ricos! yo voy a intentar en dos semanas

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

van a usar el argumento de marco

The text highlighted in red reads: “I stand here today as the Secretary of State of that republic, and a great-grandson of settlers who arrived in the new world from Spain.”

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

316k+ internship applications worldwide this year and we’re only accepting 2,600. it’s pretty sad to me

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

plssss 😭😭 i promise it’s legal 😆😆😆 and they pay well

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

jaja, me gusta mucho leer y contestar en español! estoy de acuerdo con que la manera de contar es diferente pero probablemente ahí es donde tiene su mayor handicap con el diálogo largo en muchas ocasiones. creo que un achievement de la película es ser controversial que logra dividir las opiniones

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

career management week at school = no regular classes🎉 got a couple things to lock in on tho: recruiting undergrads for internships at [redacted] llc, & getting through my modular lessons so i can go to india for my global immersion program at the end of 2026👀 lowkey so hyped for all of this ngl 🥹

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

we were figuring out how to split up our political donations this cycle and decided that, beyond donating to lander in our district, we’re gonna throw some money at 13 toss-up races across the country. the house is literally right there for the taking, might as well try to flip it

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

this survey suggests that voters are leaning toward bolsonaro

Screenshot of a Folha de S.Paulo news article titled “Datafolha: Flávio Bolsonaro has 52% and Lula, 48% in valid votes in the 2nd round.” A subtitle states that the survey is the first conducted after the initial round of the election, in which a candidate from the Liberal Party (PL) led a candidate from the Workers’ Party (PT).

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

so if bolsonaro wins, it’s fiscal austerity speedrun, smaller gov, aggressive spending cuts & trying to convince markets Brazil is finally serious about its debt same right-wing playbook latam keeps recycling like it’s gonna work this time 💀 idk enough tho, pol sci experts here are savvier than me

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

in college, i briefly dated a girl. nothing happened. literally zero lore. years later, she’s getting married in florida and sends me a wedding invite. Mir is invited too and still said “LMFAOOO stand up. not on my watch” 💀

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

ofc I have my issues with Hillel, from the whole big-tent org thing to trying to police what counts as acceptable Jewish campus politics (even tho I enjoy the kosher dining hall at my own campus’s Hillel lol), but the attack on Hillel at the U of Oregon is absolutely despicable and must be damned

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

a 5% wealth tax would take silicon valley billionaires back to their net worth from 31 days ago, when they were still up 178% since jan 2023 💀 brin, thiel & collison would rather spend millions manipulating votes than pay taxes. 📈 Gabriel Zucman

Line chart titled “Wealth of California billionaires ($ billion, end of year)” showing wealth rising from approximately $850 billion in December 2022 to $1,160 billion in December 2023, $1,570 billion in December 2024, and around $2,050 billion in December 2025. By October 7, 2026, wealth reaches approximately $2,350 billion before tax and $2,300 billion after a 5% tax. Annotations indicate increases of 192% since January 1, 2023, 20% since January 1, 2026, and 5% since September 7, 2026.

NYT headline reading, “Billionaires Prepare $87 Million Ad Campaign to Block California Wealth Tax.” The subheadline says a coalition backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and wealthy tech investors is trying to defeat a proposed one-time tax on California’s richest residents.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

we finally saw digger 😭 “the apocalypse is here but the rich are still doing theater kid shit” 💀 an anti-capitalist satire so meta it almost forgets its own point. messy, visually gorgeous, frustrating and allergic to short dialogues. maybe a $200M existential crisis. we respect the commitment 🙃

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

el banco mundial dice que en Latinoamérica la informalidad es una elección ☝🏻

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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 · 11/10/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word: the lord of the onion rings

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

us server imports from mexico hit $18.8b, up 142% yoy, vs. $10.8b for all vehicle and parts imports. but if ai demand doesn’t keep up, could data center operators, investors, and server manufacturers all get burned?

US imports from Mexico: server-related compute imports (one tariff line) have surged to $18.8B, up 142% YoY, while the entire vehicle & parts category is $10.8B, up just 3.5%.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

no family should have to choose between gas & groceries. compassion isn't conditional on politics. everyone deserves food, dignity & care. if you can, support your local food bank and remember, your voice matters. vote this november. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

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Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America

Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.

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Hersh @en-ri-que.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

plan was to bike but it rained, so went swimming instead. no complaints tho 🏊‍♀️

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