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Kosher Nostra

@harfenist.bsky.social
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Freelance journo | Pursuing an MLIS @ CUNY QC Work in SPLC, LA Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CJR, VICE, Quartz, NowThis, Mongabay, DNAinfo, PPP, BOMB, UpperEastSite, more “Shakespeare's gone, don't even think about it."

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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 5h
🎶you don’t win friends with shigella salad!🎶
And don’t put your tongue in someone’s fan people I can’t stress than enough
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 12h
Some people, like my former roommate, just have it when it comes to photography (Check out his book “Odd Apples”)
A crescent moon over a chimney at dusk in New York 

Credit: @pommewilliam
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13h
A lawless killing spree for the amusement of POTUS.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 15h
It’s an absolutely bogus argument. We’re all “machines” in many ways but measuring consciousness in a plagiarism robot is absolutely insane. It can’t make new ideas, it’s not conscious, simple as.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 15h
How do they “suffer” unless you pour water all over their circuits? Please tell me this is satire.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 15h
No, they aren’t. A parrot is a thousand times more conscious. Stop spewing this absolute bullshit.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 15h
Straight up Tammany Hall shit
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 17h
You’d think a lawmaker would try reading the law before loudly accusing reporters of breaking it. Credit to these reporters for refusing to be bullied out of doing their jobs. Reporters record so the public can get the facts.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 17h
This whole concept will never not crack my shit up. Like, just Black Death and black mold everywhere in medieval Europe.
en.wikipedia.org
Horns of Moses - Wikipedia
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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🚩 Israel's Justification for Restricting Journalists Was Always Unconvincing. Now It's Collapsed ⚠️ By Allison Kaplan Sommer 🧵 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
It never ends
uppereastsite.com
Synagogue Intruder Caught After Disrupting Service, Spewing Antisemitic Comment, Police Say
Cops collared the suspect wanted for a disturbing case of antisemitism targeting a synagogue during prayer service, according to police.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In Queens and this dude is wearing a Star of David, a crucifix and a crescent moon on one gold chain. I love this fucking city.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Can I get a follow back? My account sucks but I admire you
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
"Ukrainian troops have been caught off guard by restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, while Kyiv received no warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running."
giftarticle.ft.com
Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I’m sorry but how the fuck did anybody trust this dude
Used car salesman as statesman
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If he bodies this reelection effort it feels inevitable. I don’t know how old you are, but my Jewish folks were shocked that Kennedy got elected bc he was Catholic (they were like 7). And yes it’s by no means the same but Zelenskyy has been an amazing Jewish world leader. And he doesn’t flaunt it.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My bad, didn’t know you were also an MoT. You know what’s good. He just happens to be very handsome in a…political way lol
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It’s unfortunately very true, and speaking as a Jew, his rise is both inspiring and terrifying. Rising (real) antisemitism will just play into it more and more. We did have a Black President so anything is possible but we Yids are kinda in the shit right now because of bad actors in Israel.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Forever the best “spooky season” rap album. Metro Boomin was truly on one making these beats with Southside.
music.apple.com
Without Warning by 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin on Apple Music
Album · 2017 · 10 Songs
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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 13/10/2026
one of my favorite projects to date: for Slate's 20 Years of 30 Rock package, I compiled *every* original song written over its seven seasons, from Jenna's shortest snippets to the full-length "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah." here's The 30 Rock Mixtape, all in one webpage: slate.com/culture/2026...
slate.com
30 Rock’s Unsung Secret Weapon
The crackling parodies, covers, and jingles that made up the music of 30 Rock.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Looks like the $3 million + that James Dolan raised for pro-surveillance gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman wasn't enough. Dolan is holding a $10K/head fundraiser for him at MSG, per the @nypost.com. At a Knicks pre-season game.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Where the hell do they find these people
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Appalling. Weaponizing the state to target a political opponent, weeks before an election, is nothing but a authoritarian tactic by a desperate administration. We wish we could say we were surprised, but this is textbook fascist behavior. Our Jewish community stands with @repilhan.bsky.social
reuters.com
US immigration authorities raid Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home
US authorities conducted a predawn raid on Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump who has been the target of po...
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/10/2026
1. There is no such thing as a "false rumor." The word for that is a HOAX. 2. The headline misses the entire point of the hoax, which is not that he was in Ohio, but that he was in a mental health facility! are there any adults left at the new york times
Republicans Promoted a False Rumor
That James Talarico Was in Ohio
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the
trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His
opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it
was debunked.
By Bayliss Wagner
Oct. 12, 2026
After James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas,
spent more than a week with no campaign appearances because of
what he and his aides described as a bad case of the flu, a false rumor
circulated by conservatives exploded online.
By Sunday, a post on X claiming that Mr. Talarico had been at a mental
health facility in Ohio a story promoted by Republican allies of Mr.
Talarico's opponent, Ken Paxton - had been viewed millions of times.
Then the Ohio facility took the remarkable step of publicly announcing
on Sunday night that Mr. Talarico had in fact never been treated there.
"I've never even been to Ohio," Mr. Talarico, who returned to the
campaign trail on Friday, wrote in a post sharing the center's
statement. He called the theory "the craziest thing I've ever heard" in
an interview with MS NOW.
The New York Times reviewed time-stamped images from a security
camera at Mr. Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign on
the condition they not be published for security reasons. The images
showed Mr. Talarico around the exterior of the home and at its
entrances between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.
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Mary McNamara @marymcnamara.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Kasey Musgraves, straight up Drogon'ed Kristi Noem. 🐲🔥
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Absolutely stunning that in the NYT’s latest major story on Elon Musk single-handedly trying to save the GOP there is NOT ONE WORD about how he is the world’s most vocal white supremacist and advocate of ethnic cleansing.
presswatchers.org
The world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it. | Press Watch
Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026
What’s funny to me is that this is a confluence of like four huge problems
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
youtu.be
Columbus Day - The Sopranos HD
YouTube video by TonySoprano
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Red Blazer Realty from the Simpsons
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
i think the nyt does a lot of important work and a lot of the journalists there are admirable. (they also employ like 10% of all print journalists or something.) if they offered me a job, i would take it. i also think they dominate the market and do a lot of political reporting that's....you know.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A New Confederacy but run entirely by mediocre slobs.
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Catherine Clase @catherineclase.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We shouldn’t need to reflect on this to recognize how cruel and wrong the death penalty is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Christa Pike is ‘up and walking’ for first time after failed execution, lawyer says
Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who was declared brain dead after a botched execution in Tennessee
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Still the best show ever made (besides golden era “Simpsons”)
nytimes.com
Opinion | ‘The Twilight Zone’ Was a Warning America Ignored (Gift Article)
With “The Twilight Zone,” Rod Serling created a durable blueprint for understanding our surreal reality.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Grizzly takes down a moose. Source: IG bobchadwickga
Grizzly takes down a moose.

Source: IG bobchadwickga
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“The video-er did not stop video-ing”What the fuck happened to Jezebel? Also, Eric Andre is funny and a Black Jew and has infinite goodwill across like a thousand circles. This dumb nepo baby guillotined himself in the court of public opinion.
yahoo.com
Chet Hanks Tried To Throw Hands With Eric Andre at a Streetwear Convention
Not Mad Libs. This actually happened.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hopefully it’ll be funny this time. Somehow you squandered Tim Heidecker.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 07/10/2026
“What this amounts to is a purported defender of free speech at the state department using the enormous power of the US government to try to pressure Americans from criticizing their government.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you don’t know about Radio Garden and love music and culture, you’ve been missing out. One of the coolest sites ever made.
radio.garden
Listen to live Yonkers NY radio on Radio Garden
Listen to live Yonkers NY radio on Radio Garden
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m not equating these evils. But I do think it provides valuable insight into how fraught this all is and how necessary it is to root out extremists on both sides and find a 2-state solution. Camp David was close, but both Barak and Arafat couldn’t decide on Jerusalem—even now it’s still divided.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
nytimes.com
For Twin Brothers Abducted in the Oct. 7 Attacks, Adjusting to Freedom Is a New Challenge
Gali and Ziv Berman were taken hostage when their kibbutz was attacked on Oct. 7, 2023. They were freed a year ago but are still adjusting to freedom and trying to rebuild their lives.
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’ll post two articles on this grave day that hopefully encapsulate two truths: the full-scale destruction and genocidal war on the people of Gaza post-10/7, and a story of the Israeli hostage crisis that seems to have just been completely dropped when it’s not the anniversary.
middleeasteye.net
Three years of death and devastation: Israel's war on Gaza in pictures
Homes, hospitals, schools and entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed during three years of war. These photos capture the scale of the devastation and the lives behind it
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gotta love those Spaniards and how they view us Jews.
thejewishnews.com
Zara Removes Halloween Costume Likened to Concentration Camp Uniform
Fashion chain has history of selling – and pulling – merchandise that evokes Holocaust imagery and Nazi symbols.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Abolish ICE.
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@CethanLeahy

Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!

Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.

Me: yes, I know how shops work

kittydesade

Spooky Shopkeeper: The price may be more than you expect to pay.

Me: Yes, I know how US taxes work, too.

del3141

Shopkeeper, increasingly exasperated: I'm trying to tell you that I'm evil and offering these wares with no regard for the harm they will do!

Me, also increasingly exasperated: I know what capitalism is too goddammit
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Kosher Nostra @harfenist.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank fuck Maine ditched that Nazi candidate
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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Schrödinger’s whiteness
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